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Here's all the major projects I've ever put online, as far as I (care to) recall. Note: the further back you scroll, the cringier it gets. You've been warned.

2023

2022

nutshell – a tool to make expandable explanations

how to explain things real good – a Stanford mini-talk

the femboy hooters jingle – a musical animation i made mid-pandemic coz i'm so lonely

cute gay nerd – a free album of silly songs i made mid-pandemic

2021

2020

what happens next? – covid-19 futures, explained with playable simulations

protecting lives & liberty – how contact tracing apps can foil both COVID-19 & Big Brother

make plushie patterns with play-doh & paper towels – a craftsy tutorial

2019

what did i learn this decade? – personal reflections from 2010 to 2019

adventures with anxiety – an interactive story about anxiety, where you are the anxiety

mental health tips ft. anxiety wolf – my mental health journey, some science & practical tips

curse of the chocolate covered broccoli – on emotion in learning

lone wolf – a short story about a werewolf who just wants to make some dang coffee

lizard person – a tiny story in a tiny diner

does guessing first improve memory? – a randomized-controlled web experiment

2018

parable of the hill climber – the most Peak Nicky thing i've ever written

how to remember anything forever-ish – an interactive comic on the science of memory

the explorables jam – a 3-week jam to make something to help folks learn by play

i am become anime – a webcam toy i made for the 2018 Stupid Sh*t Nobody Needs hackathon

the wisdom and/or madness of crowds – an interactive guide to human networks

attractor landscapes – a playful introduction

how to become a centaur – an essay published in the MIT Journal of Design & Science

2017

joy.js – a tool for making happy little programs

seeing whole systems – my Long Now talk

the evolution of trust – an interactive guide to the game theory of why & how we trust each other

fireflies – a small, serene simulation of self-synchronization

loopy – a tool to make your own simulations of systems, by drawing them

2016

to build a better ballot – an interactive guide to alternative voting systems

we become what we behold – a game about news cycles, vicious cycles, infinite cycles

how to simulate the universe in 134 easy steps – a talk i gave about systems thinking

2015

emoji simulator – a tool to make cellular automata, with emoji

neurotic neurons – an interactive animation on neurons & anxiety

i am ink – an experimental 2.5D animation I did for Mozilla VR

explorable explanations – a hub for learning through play

it's a(door)able – a lovely one-minute minigame

2014

parable of the polygons – a playable post on the shape of society

coming out simulator – a half-true story about half-truths

the magnificent 2D matrix – an explorable explanation on 2D matrices

sight & light – how to create 2D visibility/shadows for your game

nothing to hide (demo) – [A PUZZLE GAME I NEVER FINISHED MAKING]

And Before That

pony wings – the first HTML5 game I ever made and it's a pony clone of a mobile game ughhhh

:the game: – some stupid Flash game I made when I was 13 that got inexplicably popular

a christmas game – the first Flash game I ever put online and it's a clone of Snake ughhh

All my oldest Flash games & movies, bizarrely, still survive on Newgrounds. Let them be a reminder of my humble beginnings and/or a cautionary tale.