heya! i am arty, a lizard from a universe not too dissimilar to this one, where i have chosen to stay.
the "me" that lived here is a human named "ryan" who i have taken the identity of for convenience.
i majored in computer science and minored in math. i do enjoy me some theoretical computer science. i have been a software engineer, but i would ideally do game development for a living.
in my free time, i am a hobby game developer. i love the creativity, from art to design to writing. i haven't made a polished complete game, but all the skills are there!
i play a lot of fighting games! i also tend to play platformers and traditional roguelikes.
this is me btw
i discovered reality bending online, but i wasn't super good at it. i was drawn to being able to understand and define things as they exist. this probably lead to me learning game development instead!
later on, i found dimension hopping, and gave that a shot too. i am pretty good at it actually. i've noted some parallels to reality bending. they're a bit concerning. but i wouldn't worry about it!!
i was touring parallel universes for a while. saw a whole bunch, got in a little trouble too! but it was a bit too crazy to keep up. i'm settling here, where it is a bit closer to home. not sure if i'd go home even if i could!
my counterpart ryan and i seem to have the same background, which makes sense. i could log in to the same stuff! (although using their accounts.) we have the same friends and interests too!
judging from message logs, my gloomy counterpart is a lot less cheery than i am! also they're a bit lonlier. which works for me! wouldn't want to reveal myself offline to their friends!
ryan left some creative projects and notes behind, as have i. they're familiar! though a bit melancholy. if i work on them, i like to think i am collaborating with my alternate self! and in my home universe, another is doing the same with my ideas!