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31 32</head> 33 34<body> 35 <div id='wrapper'> 36 <nav> 37 <a href="index.html" class='img'><img src='images/me.png?123#' id='headshot' 38 style='width:100%; border: none !important; border: none !important' /></a> 39 <ul> 40 <li><a href="http://blog.lazerwalker.com">Blog</a></li> 41 <li><a href="works.html">Projects</a></li> 42 <li><a rel="me" href="https://xoxo.zone/@lazerwalker">Mastodon</a></li> 43 <li><a href="https://www.twitter.com/lazerwalker">Twitter</a></li> 44 <li><a href="https://www.github.com/lazerwalker">GitHub</a></li> 45 <li><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#147c7d5478756e71666375787f71663a777b79">Email</a></li> 46 </ul> 47 </nav> 48 <div id="content"> 49 <section> 50 <h1>Hi! I'm so glad you're here!</h1> 51 52 <p>I make experimental games, interactive art, and software tools. I thrive at the intersection of HCI 53 and game design; most of my work uses nontraditional interfaces to spark intellectual curiosity about 54 the wider world. By day, I work as a developer advocate at Microsoft.</p> 55 56 <p>I'm currently based in Toronto. Previously, I was based in Berlin, where I was co-founder of a 57 funded games hardware startup and 58 did contract work on projects such as <a href="https://www.voiceoriginals.com">When In Rome</a>, a 59 tabletop game for smart speakers that was nominated for the <a 60 href="https://www.toyawards.org/toyaward/custom/GameToy.aspx">2019 Toy Fair Game of the Year</a> 61 award.</p> 62 63 <p>I've been fortunate enough to spend time in creative learning and research spaces such 64 as the <a href="https://recurse.com">Recurse Center</a> and the <a 65 href="http://www.media.mit.edu">MIT 66 Media Lab</a>, where my research within the <a 67 href="http://www.media.mit.edu/research/groups/playful-systems">Playful 68 Systems</a> research group focused on storytelling at the intersection of experiential theatre, 69 interactive fiction, and audio-based augmented reality.</p> 70 71 <p>I've also worked on great products and with great teams such as <a 72 href="https://apps.facebook.com/wordswithfriends">Words 73 With Friends</a>, <a href="https://timehop.com">Timehop</a>, <a 74 href="https://etsy.com">Etsy</a>, 75 and <a href="http://pivotallabs.com">Pivotal 76 Labs</a>.</p> 77 78 <p>As an event organizer, I help run <a href="https://roguelike.club">Roguelike Celebration</a>, a game design 79 conference about games and procedural generation, <a href="https://bangbangcon.com">!!con (Bang Bang Con)</a>, a conference about the joy and excitement of computing, and <a 80 href="http://alt.ctrl.party">alt.ctrl.PARTY</a>, 81 an annual celebration of physical hardware games during the Game Developers Conference.</p> 82 </section> 83 84 <section> 85 <h2>A few things I've made</h2> 86 This is a small selection of my projects. I have a <a href="works.html">complete list</a> if you'd like 87 to see more. 88 89 <article> 90 <h3>Games and Art</h3> 91 <ul class='squares'> 92 <li><a href="roguelike.html"> 93 <img src="images/azure-mud.png" /> 94 Attend a <strong>conference</strong> in a <strong>MUD</strong>. 95 </li> 96 97 <li><a href="flappyroyale.html"> 98 <img src="images/flappyroyale.png" /> 99 <strong>Flap</strong> with your <strong>friends</strong>. 100 </a></li> 101 102 <li><a href="hellooperator.html"> 103 <img src="images/telephone-switchboard.png" /> 104 Operate a <strong>telephone switchboard</strong>. 105 </li> 106 107 <li><a href="https://lazerwalker.itch.io/train2"> 108 <img src="images/zephyr.png" /> 109 Go on an <strong>alien train journey</strong>. 110 </a></li> 111 112 <li><a href="sextmachine.html"> 113 <img src='images/sext-thumb.png'> 114 <strong>Sext</strong> with a <strong>robot</strong>. 115 </a></li> 116 117 <li><a href="flaneur.html"> 118 <img src='images/poetry.png'> 119 <strong>Walk</strong> with an <strong>Irish poetry robot</strong>. 120 </a></li> 121 122 <li><a href="https://lazerwalker.itch.io/gorli"> 123 <img src="images/gorli.png" /> 124 Explore the <strong>history</strong> of a <strong>Berlin park</strong>. 125 </a></li> 126 127 <li><a href="chirpclub.html"> 128 <img src='images/chirpclub.png'> 129 <strong>Massive local multiplayer</strong> arcade fun. 130 </a></li> 131 132 <li><a href="telegraph.html"> 133 <img src='images/morse.png'> 134 Be a 19th century <strong>telegraph operator</strong>. 135 </a></li> 136 137 <li><a href="trainjam2016.html"> 138 <img src="images/laculture.jpg" /> 139 A <strong>Jazz-Age</strong> Parisian <strong>exercise</strong> simulator. 140 </a></li> 141 <li><a href="http://whatsapplebees.com"> 142 <img src="images/whatsapplebees.png"> 143 The premier <strong>Applebee's</strong>-based <strong>social chat app</strong>. 144 </a></li> 145 146 <li><a href="dr-horrible.html"> 147 <img src="images/horrible.png" /> 148 The first authorized stage adaptation of <strong>Dr. Horrible</strong>. 149 </a></li> 150 151 <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thrust-vector/id934451542"> 152 <img src="images/thrust-vector.png" /> 153 A 1-button <strong>infinite runner</strong> for iOS. 154 </li> 155 156 <li><a href="https://lazerwalker.com/ios-games-list"> 157 <img src='images/ios-games.png'> 158 A list of the <strong>iOS games</strong> that I recommend. 159 </a></li> 160 </ul> 161 </article> 162 163 <article> 164 <h3>Applications</h3> 165 <ul class='squares'> 166 <li><a 167 href="https://medium.com/microsoftazure/how-you-can-use-computer-vision-to-avoid-touching-your-face-34a426ffddfd"> 168 <img src="images/touch-face.png" /> 169 Don't <strong>touch</strong> your <strong>face</strong>. 170 </a></li> 171 <li><a 172 href="http://blog.lazerwalker.com/2015/06/25/location-as-intent-introducing-cortado.html"> 173 <img src="images/cortado.png" /> 174 Track your <strong>caffeine intake</strong>. 175 </a></li> 176 <li><a href="https://appsto.re/us/9WMS2.i"> 177 <img src="images/metchallenge.png" /> 178 Keep track of what parts of the <strong>Met</strong> you've seen. 179 </a></li> 180 181 <li><a href="http://bit.ly/15q7ZXz"> 182 <img src="images/bikenyc.png" /> 183 An iOS app for the <strong>Citi Bike</strong> bike share program. 184 </a></li> 185 186 <li><a href="http://blog.lazerwalker.com/2014/01/03/introducing-habit-squares.html"> 187 <img src='images/habit-squares.png'> 188 Build and sustain <strong>daily habits</strong> over time. 189 </a></li> 190 </ul> 191 192 <h3>Client and Employee Work</h3> 193 <ul class='squares'> 194 <li><a 195 href="wheninrome.html"> 196 <img src="images/wheninrome.png" /> 197 Play a <strong>board game</strong> with <strong>Alexa</strong>. 198 </a></li> 199 200 <li><a href="fracture.html"> 201 <img src="images/fracture_tiles.jpg" /> 202 A <strong>"smart"</strong> abstract strategy <strong>tabletop game</strong>. 203 </a></li> 204 </ul> 205 </article> 206 207 <article> 208 <h3>Developer Tools</h3> 209 <ul class='squares'> 210 <li><a href="http://fuckingblocksyntax.com"> 211 <img src='images/fuckingblocksyntax.png' /> 212 <strong>Fucking Block Syntax</strong> is a handy Obj-C reference. 213 </a></li> 214 <li><a href="http://clojurescriptkoans.com"> 215 <img src="images/clojurescriptkoans.png" /> 216 Learn <strong>ClojureScript</strong> inside your browser. 217 </a></li> 218 219 <li><a href="http://www.maketinsel.com"> 220 <img src='images/flappy.png' /> 221 Make <strong>interactive audio experiences</strong> for telephones. 222 </a></li> 223 224 <li><a href="http://intentkit.github.io"> 225 <img src='images/intentkit.png'> 226 <strong>IntentKit</strong> simplifies inter-app linking on iOS. 227 </a></li> 228 </ul> 229 </article> 230 </section> 231 232 <section id='writing'> 233 <article> 234 <h2>A few things I've written</h2> 235 There's plenty more for you to read on my <a href="http://blog.lazerwalker.com">blog</a>. 236 237 <h3>Design and Technology</h3> 238 <ul> 239 <li><a href="http://blog.lazerwalker.com/2016/08/28/experiential-theatre-and-affordances.html">Experiential 240 Theatre and Design Affordances</a></li> 241 <li><a href="http://www.objc.io/issue-18/designing-elegant-mobile-games.html">Designing Elegant 242 Mobile Games</a> (objc.io)</li> 243 <li><a href="http://blog.lazerwalker.com/2014/03/05/your-iphone-app-is-boring.html">Your iPhone 244 App is Boring</a></li> 245 <li><a href="http://blog.lazerwalker.com/2015/05/04/the-tension-of-alt-control-games.html">The 246 Tension of Alt Control Games</a></li> 247 <li><a 248 href="http://blog.lazerwalker.com/games/2014/08/13/number-why-arent-there-more-games-like-spaceteam.html">Why 249 Aren't There More Games Like Spaceteam?</a></li> 250 <li><a 251 href="http://blog.lazerwalker.com/2014/11/03/when-design-is-a-core-value-proposition.html">
251When 252 Design is a Core Value Proposition</a></li> 253 <li><a 254 href="http://blog.lazerwalker.com/2013/12/24/one-post-a-week-running-an-iron-blogger-challenge.html">Running 255 an Iron Blogger Challenge</a></li> 256 </ul> 257 258 <h3 style='padding-top: 0.5em'>Code</h3> 259 <ul> 260 <li><a href="https://nshipster.com/core-location-in-ios-8/">Core Location in iOS 8</a> 261 (NSHipster)</li> 262 <li><a 263 href="http://blog.lazerwalker.com/2014/09/03/making-multiplayer-ios-games-with-apple-multipeer-connectivity.html">Making 264 Multiplayer iOS Games With Apple MPC</a></li> 265 <li><a 266 href="http://blog.lazerwalker.com/objective-c,/open/source,/moves/2014/05/13/building-a-moves-clone-day-1.html">Building 267 an Open-Source Moves Clone</a></li> 268 <li><a 269 href="http://blog.lazerwalker.com/objective-c/code/2013/10/16/faking-touch-events-on-ios-for-fun-and-profit.html">Faking 270 Touch Events on iOS</a> (and a <a 271 href="http://blog.lazerwalker.com/objective-c/code/2013/10/17/more-fun-with-simulated-ios-events-keypresses.html">follow-up</a> 272 on simulating keypresses)</li> 273 </ul> 274 </article> 275 </section> 276 277 <article id='upcoming-speaking'> 278 </article> 279 280 <article id='past-speaking'> 281 </article> 282 283 <article id="contact" class="end"> 284 <h2>...But wait, there's more!</h2> 285 <section> 286 <p>Want to get in touch for any reason? Feel free to reach out via your preferred method of 287 communication. I accept carrier pigeons, smoke signals, and singing telegrams, but I'd probably 288 recommend <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7cfcee7cbc6ddc2d5d0c6cbccc2d589c4c8ca">email</a>.</p> 289 290 <p>
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