Paul Straw

I design and build video games and electronics for fun, and web and mobile applications for a living. Mostly, I like making things that make people smile. I post about new projects I’m experimenting with on Instagram and Twitter, or you can get in touch via email.

Things I've Made

Super NetCam

Use your phone as a network webcam (iOS)

Booster's Big Neighborhood

Multiplayer spaceflight mayhem (iOS + Android)

Microcosm

VR voxel drawing (HTC Vive + Oculus Rift, iOS in development)

Game Jam Games

The Brothers Deep

Ludum Dare 48, 72 hours

The Decline

Ludum Dare 42, 48 hours

Booster's Day Out

Ludum Dare 38, 48 hours

Things I've Written About

The Sprinter

Two years of van life tech

MetaLamp

Bluetooth LED desk fixture

Some Companies I've Worked With

Cometeer

Principal Software Engineer

MetaLab

Principal Engineer

Design Kollecive

VP Engineering

imgix

Developer Relations

Does Not Compute

Podcast Co-host

Octopus Creative

Consulting Director/Partner

Miscellany

Nybble

Fun, impractical, blocky typeface. Public domain release.

Placemat

Placeholder image nouns (people, places, and things). Powered by imgix + Unsplash.

Drift

Easy "zoom on hover" website images. Lightweight, no-dependency JavaScript.

Luminous

A simple, lightweight, no-dependencies JavaScript image lightbox.