Uncle Matt, a wild-haired maker with welding goggles on his forehead Uncle Matt makes

Uncle Matt makes

I build things and show you how I did it: the ugly drafts, the dead ends, the parts that caught fire. I don't always know what I'm doing. I've decided not to let that stop me. Pull up a stool.

Finished

Proof I actually finish things. Some of them, anyway.

  • PolyFish

    A whole underwater world running in your browser. The fish are low-poly. The dying is high-fidelity.

    • Three.js
    • WebXR
    • Verlet physics
    • GLSL shaders
    • Claude Code

    updated

    Read the build Live demo

  • Six Degrees of Play

    The history of video games, wired up like a conspiracy board. Everything connects to everything.

    • web app
    • games history
    build notes coming soon

  • The Backyard

    A camera, a feeder, and one very confident raccoon. An observation post for whatever wanders through.

    • critter cam
    • hardware
    • wildlife
    build notes coming soon

  • Oddball Creature Club

    Made-up critters with real attitudes. Character design, and a sticker habit I can't quit.

    • character design
    • AI-assisted
    • stickers
    build notes coming soon

Still on the bench

In progress. Sawdust everywhere. Check back.

  • Hoverbike

    in progress

    A game about going much too fast, a few inches off the ground.

    • game

  • Numen

    in progress

    A game. That's all I'm saying for now.

    • game

  • Living room LEDs

    in progress

    Too many addressable LEDs and a soldering iron I probably shouldn't be trusted with.

    • hardware
    • LEDs

Down the rabbit hole

Still reading, sketching, and taking things apart to see how they work. No promises yet.

  • Animatronics

    researching

    Teaching motors to act. So far they mostly twitch, but menacingly.

    • robotics
    • servos

  • The Crossroads

    researching

    A story you walk into instead of read. Still drawing the map.

    • narrative