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Hi, I’m Ben, I make things with a computer!
I am an avid creative, constantly making things with my trusty Mac. I am currently focused on Brush Ninja - an animated gif making app, and BeepMini - a retro 8-bit game library, but I also run a bunch of other projects.
Formerly the Director of Web Development at Miniclip.com I have been working online since the late 90’s and have no plans to stop.
Projects
Photo Edit Tools
Ninja Puzzles
Ninja Puzzles
WPBriefs
WPBriefs
Writing
The Games I’ve Made (So Far)
I was recently asked for a list of the games I have worked on over the years. That question sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole. I realised I don’t actually have a single list anywhere. Some of...
I Spent Two Weeks Writing an Accessibility Report for Brush Ninja
A few weeks ago, someone emailed me asking if Brush Ninja had a VPAT. It didn’t. I also didn’t know where to start - but since a lot of schools use the app, I thought it was worth taking seriously.For...
Playing with Particle Flow Fields
I’ve been working on a new little side project: a Particle Flow Fields app. It’s a tool where you can watch particles drift around in invisible currents, like dust in the wind. The “wind” comes from simple maths formulas that...
Prime Time: Anti-capitalist game jam entry
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been building Prime Time for the F*ck Capitalism game jam. I wanted to make a simple idle game with a message, using my own game library, beep8.Idle games are quick to prototype and...
Private, Fast, Social Sharing Links
Social sharing links used to be everywhere. Blogs and news sites loved them. You’d see buttons for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and more on every article.But these sharing tools had problems. They loaded lots of scripts from different social networks. That...
Beep8 and BeepMini – a Retro Games Library
I’ve always had a soft spot for retro games. Born in the 80s, I was lucky enough to be raised on them—though they weren’t retro at the time. For a while now, I’ve wanted to build something that makes rapid...
