Adam Martin specializes in online-games development - servers, security, and system architecture. He is currently the CTO of MindCandy, developing commercial Alternate Reality Games and web-based games.

Previously chief architect of the GrexEngine, an MMOG middleware solution, he has written chapters on networking for both Game Programming Gems 4 and 5. In addition, he founded the Java Games Factory, a free casual games site which aims to demonstrate the benefits of Java as a serious platform for commercial games development (currently in beta).