Matt Wells

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• PhD, itinerant instructor, digital games, history of computing

• I make games too - mostly in JavaScript, which is awesome - but not commercially, more as research, at least for now?

• Fan of '90s video games, '80s hip hop, and '70s computer science

• I'm visiting from the future to let you know that "eval" is actually totally cool, and people here use it all the time

Pronounshe/him
LocationToronto, Canada
Websitehttps://semioticblocks.com
Email[email protected]
Matt WellsNov 2, 2024

Frenzy is a pixel art demake of the Far Cry genre, with an original story told from an ecofeminist perspective. Join Beatrice MacArthur as she fights for her life on the island of Shivaji, while also discovering its ancient secrets.

#screenshotsaturday

#solodev

#indiedev

Show threadMatt WellsOct 27, 2024
@xxsiv base/home building. It's really comforting making your own space.
Show threadMatt WellsOct 26, 2024
@desur it's a Gamemaker project, planning first for a Windows release but I may put out a demo in WebGL. Stay tuned!
Matt WellsOct 26, 2024

Frenzy is a pixel art demake of the Far Cry genre, with an original story told from an ecofeminist perspective. Here we meet Isha, leader of the sex worker collective that sells you weapons and ammo.

#screenshotsaturday
#solodev
#indiedev

Matt WellsOct 19, 2024
Frenzy is a pixel art demake of the Far Cry genre, with an original story told from an ecofeminist perspective. Join Beatrice MacArthur as she fights for her life on the island of Shivaji, while also discovering its ancient secrets. #screenshotsaturday #solodev #indiedev
Show threadMatt WellsJul 28, 2024
@glassbottommeg you step away from a problem, let your mind relax, and then the answer arrives, at least sometimes.
Show threadMatt WellsApr 27, 2024
@ClarusPlusPlus if he was on a rail hanging underneath or something like that I would say stop, but here I think I would say fall off? I think that feels more intuitive.
Matt WellsApr 27, 2024
Frenzy is a pixel art demake of the Far Cry genre, with an original story told from an ecofeminist perspective. Join Beatrice MacArthur as she fights for her life on the island of Shivaji, while also discovering its ancient secrets. #screenshotsaturday #solodev #indiedev
Show threadMatt WellsApr 26, 2024
@amigalove it was such a horrible column! Though given The Guardian's recent descent into blatant transphobia I suppose I shouldn't be shocked that it sucks now in other ways as well.
Matt WellsApr 4, 2024
Katie ParsonsMar 30, 2024

Happy birthday to Terrible Toybox's Thimbleweed Park! One of my all-time favourite adventure games with great writing, humour and replayability. This one means a lot to me.

If you haven't played it yet, for goodness sake check it out a-boo.