Mr. Whitman is a man leading two lives.
In one life, he's Christopher Whitman, dog about town. He's a writer, programmer, and fancier of suitably priced wines, currently working for Gaslamp Games. You would think that any one of these pursuits would be hampered by the fact that Christopher is a dog, but he doesn't let that get in his way. Like many people, there is more to this programmer's pedigree than meets the eye.
For example, in his other life, he is not a dog. And in this other life, much like the first, he is fine writer, and a talented programmer also working at Gaslamp Games. In this other life he is also passionate connoisseur of wines that match a budget of a man who is also a dog who is also in the games industry.
As you may have figured out, these two lives are much the same, and indeed Christopher's own friends sometime have trouble telling Christopher the man apart from Christopher the dog. The organizers of the WTF Game Jam are excited to see which Christopher Whitman shows up, and whether he will explain the terrible programming/discount wine drinking accident that allowed two Christopher Whitmans to exist in one universe.