Intro
Hey there, I'm Michael
Often found around the web as sprngr.
I make software, pixel art, scale model kits, games, or whatever I can get my hands on.
This website is a collection of selected projects I want to showcase & miscellaneous musings that pop into my head and have managed to be written down.
Want to get in touch, collab, or just say hi? Find me on your preferred platform or feel free to send an email.
Posts
Armchair Dev - Pokemon Legends Arceus
This is an essay about about how Pokemon Legends Arceus for the Nintendo Switch is actually a master class in iterating on a long recycled formula through simplification of feature set while maintaining your core. Is it perfect? No. Is it worth checking out? Yes.
Thoughts on Focus and Deep Work
This is a post about my thoughts on deep work, my personal struggles with focus, and how I am working to overcome it so as to help others in a similar situation especially given the current circumstances of the world in 2020.
Armchair Dev - Animal Crossing Economy Curosities
This is an essay about the oddities that is the economy of the recently released Animal Crossing title for the Nintendo Switch. I had done a lightning talk on it as part of the lunch & learn education track at work and it has just gotten stranger since then.
Projects
Twitch Bot
An extensible Javascript based combination chatbot and Twitch client built for a private streamer.
Aseprite Record
An Aseprite utility script for recording snapshots in app to build pixel art time lapses.