my name is dave
i live in minneapolis, working for Target in engineering infrastructure
i studied CS at Michigan, and i make games in my free time

make a pizza before you go!

projects

• velaTarget's CICD framework
• vela/uifrontend written in Elm
• vela/serverbackend written in Go
• pen-plottergenerating pen plotter art
• margarita-mayhembarback arcade simulator
• go-ebiten-multiplayerebiten and websockets
• skellyrule-based slackbot
• ha-laundryHome Assistant integration
• siteminimal personal website

games

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  Mlordmicro hex-grid battler
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  Margarita Mayhemkeep the drinks flowing
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  Neebo's Big Adventurewhacky ufo flyer
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  Lovoflowfunky lava lamp sim
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  Djimm's Revengesingle-room platformer
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  Virtual Pet Kaijuraise and battle kaiju pets
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  Thrifty Thieves2v2 bank heist platformer
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  Thanos Teaches TypingMarvel typing challenge
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  Deep SpaceAsteroids rip-off in C++

unity tools

• unity-build-factoryre-usable CICD game builder workflows
• unity-state-machinefinite state machine for building game logic
• unity-input-systema wrapper for the Unity Input System
• unity-screen-transitionscreen transition system for scene changes
• unity-grid3dflexible 3D spatial grid container
• unity-event-systemdrop-in pubsub event system

journal

• texture driven gamesmaking a game with a single 32x32 texture and a shaderJan 29, 2025