Uncle Matt makes stuff

I build things and show you how I did it: the ugly drafts, the dead ends, the parts that caught fire. I don't always know what I'm doing. I've decided not to let that stop me. Pull up a stool.

Latest from the bench

Freshest posts first, across everything.

27 June 2026Chapter 5Six Degrees of Play
The part I'm actually bad at
I'll ship anything the second somebody else is counting on it, then sit on my own work for months. This is me fixing that.
Read it
26 June 2026Bench notes
Pull up a stool
A quick hello, and what this place is. I make things I don't really know how to make, and after a lifetime of not showing anybody, I'm finally going to. Welcome.
Read it

Projects

Everything on the bench, finished first. The chip says how done it is.

PolyFish
shipped 🏴‍☠️

A whole underwater world running in your browser. The fish are low-poly. The dying is high-fidelity.
- Three.js
- WebXR
- Verlet physics
- GLSL shaders
Live demo build notes coming soon
Six Degrees of Play
shipped 🏴‍☠️

The history of video games, wired up like a conspiracy board. Everything connects to everything.
- web app
- games history
updated 27 June 2026

Read the build Live demo
Oddball Creature Club
shipped 🏴‍☠️

Made-up critters with real attitudes. Character design, and a sticker habit I can't quit.
- character design
- stickers
build notes coming soon
Hoverbike
in progress

A game about going much too fast, a few inches off the ground.
- game
Numen
in progress

A game. That's all I'm saying for now.
- game
Living room LEDs
in progress

Too many addressable LEDs and a soldering iron I probably shouldn't be trusted with.
- hardware
- LEDs
The Backyard
in progress

A camera, a feeder, and one very confident raccoon. An observation post for whatever wanders through.
- critter cam
- hardware
- wildlife
Animatronics
researching

Teaching motors to act. So far they mostly twitch, but menacingly.
- robotics
- servos
The Crossroads
researching

A story you walk into instead of read. Still drawing the map.
- narrative