Niel McLaren #
Creative coder and overall person.
Games
Manley Mann
A wholesome build-em-up with lovable characters and extreme carpentry.
Sneaky Elementals
Local 2-player competitive action game. Playful and stealthy! Made for the Vancouver Global Game Jam.
Sew Far Sew Good
A short and sweet arcade game about repairing clothes. Made for the Grow UP! Game Jam.
Unearthed
A short, psychological horror adventure. Made for the Cosmic Horrors Game Jam.
WarpLooper
A twin stick space shooter with a unique time loop mechanic. Made for the GMTK Game Jam.
Exhibitions
Live-Coding Set @ Coda
Live coding performance where screenshots of code are turned into visuals.
Of All the Worlds
A virtual reality experience based on the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Eclipse Metacycles
Guests take control of the solar system using spinning tops and explore the repeating patterns of eclipses.
Halo, World
Teaching creative coding workshops in a youth mentorship program culminating in a student art show.
Other Projects
Literal Game Changer
Business cards you can use to ambush your friends in any card or boardgame.
Interval Bowl Gong
Automate mindfulness using an Arduino and servos.
Don't Reinvent the Wheel
Wasted effort now serves as a little reminder of an important lesson.
Saros and Eclipse Explanimations
Animations explaining three different cycles of the sun, earth, and moon which conspire together to cause a repeating pattern of eclipses.
Overhead Ray Tracing
Visualizing 2D ray traces with occlusion, reflection, and refraction.
Authwave / Guilloche / Moiré
Interference between two sets of parallel bézier curves creates a counterfeit deterrent aesthetic.
Diacriticism
Tool for adding diacritical marks to text.