About Me
Hi, I'm a programmer & designer living in Chicago.
I make games and tools that help people be creative.
Previously, I worked in Silicon Valley as a user interface engineer and designer, including 8 years at Netflix.
These days I’m independent, working on a mix of ongoing projects.
Computer Games
All of the games I've made since 2004.
A bundle of 80's-style minigames, like Hogger and Moonwalk Patrol.
A web app for making marching band shows.
Tabletop Games
A web-based tabletop RPG system with dice, miniatures, etc.
My simplified rules for D&D, 5th Edition.
Tabletop RPG with awesome animal ninjas that fight bad guys.
Home rules (PDF) for simplifying the Nautilus board game.
A fan-made expansion for Talisman, 2nd Edition.
Art
Artwork in colored pencil & ink.
3D block art created in Minecraft.
Code
My redesign of the PHP programming language.
Clever convoluted code.
Make kaleidoscopic graphics with code.
Writing
- How I Work
- Simpler Programming Lingo
- Little Idea Elves
- Creating With Concept
- How to Name an App (or Anything Else)
- How to Learn Game Coding (For Kids)
- My Favorite Computer Games
- My Favorite Creators
- My Favorite Books
Most recent thoughts → Joe's Notebook
Contact
Email: joe@joelesko.com