Hello and Welcome!
I am Matthew McFarland and I design Experiences.
An Experience can be a game, an application, a tool, a menu, or many other things.
The important part is that an Experience has a User, such as a player, a customer, or even a coworker.
My goal is to influence the User to feel the way I want them to, whether they feel excited, pressured, or in control.
Why Microraptor13?
As I stated, my name is Matthew McFarland, but here and in many online places I go by Microraptor13.
As it turns out, Matthew is a very common and popular name, and I’ve gone to school and worked with many Matthews over my lifetime. According to a few websites, there are more than 246 people named Matthew in every 100,000 Americans.
And McFarland, is a very common last name, as the same websites have it at a 99th percentile for names in the US, meaning less than 1% of names are more common than it.
Due to this, looking up Matthew McFarland in any professional fashion will prove to find thousands of people who are not me, so I felt the need to differentiate. I had already been using the username Microraptor13 for a while before, so I went with that. It is a simple combination of my favorite dinosaur and my favorite number.
About this Site
This site may look unfinished at times. That is partially due to it being an ongoing project to improve it. It is also because I don’t think it makes sense to hide the rough edges. I will be working with you to make rough drafts and polish them, so this is quite relevant to our connection.
On top of that, it helps me actually feel good about sharing this before it’s perfect. I try my best to not fall to perfectionism, but it can be difficult to avoid at times.
A good example is that I would love to include a video introducing myself and going over much of this page rather than having you read it all, but I haven’t yet had time to finish that.
What I’m Good At
I have been told by many people that I’m really good at learning, and I’m inclined to agree.
I have repeatedly been able to learn a new programming language, a new engine, or a new workflow pretty easily. I will go over this more in each project highlight and how it has influenced my ability to design.
Menu Design
Take a minute to write an introduction that is short, sweet, and to the point.
D&D Homebrew
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.
Dialogue System
Take a minute to write an introduction that is short, sweet, and to the point. If you sell something, use this space to describe it in detail and tell us why we should make a purchase. Tap into your creativity. You’ve got this.
