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✦ the melt zone

about me

i'm mel, or melt, or meltknuckles ✧

here are some ways to describe who i am and what i do:

lowpoly 3d generalist
occasional pixelsmith
serial website maker
gamedev when the stars align
grubby green nature fan
nonbinary artist in CNY

games

jellikeeper oct 7 2024

(currently a bit broken) made for ludum dare 56, with the theme "tiny creatures"! care for a tiny slime creature and see what it grows up to be!

→ meltknuckles.itch.io/jellikeeper

little rats' big top oct 4 2021

made for ludum dare 49 with the theme "unstable". help these little guys stay balanced as they work their tails off for some cheddar!

→ meltknuckles.itch.io/littleratsbigtop

CRABITALISM: pinching pennies mar 10 2019

made for an 24h IRL pico-8 game jam with the theme "underwater". a crabs-to-riches tale you'll have to SEA to believe

→ meltknuckles.itch.io/crabitalism

H3X F0R H1R3 dec 5 2017

made for ludum dare 40 with the theme "the more you have, the worse it is". what goes around, comes around... a tale of freelance hexing

→ meltknuckles.itch.io/h3x-f0r-h1r3

tropix 🌴 aug 1 2017

made for ludum dare 39 with the theme "running out of power". what else is there to do on vacation but take pretty pictures to post on the internet?

→ meltknuckles.itch.io/tropix

Across the park in 80 Wiggles apr 25 2017

made for ludum dare 38 with the theme "a small world". help this caterpillar wiggle to its destiny! a short oregon trail-like with minigames

→ meltknuckles.itch.io/across-the-park-in-80-wiggles

>> FIND REWIND aug 30 2016

made for ludum dare 36 with the theme "ancient technology". reinvent the ancient art of moviemaking, loot the past for future profit!

→ meltknuckles.itch.io/find-rewind

jelliskul apr 19 2016

made for ludum dare 35 with the theme "shapeshift". short and silly slime simulator

→ meltknuckles.itch.io/jelliskul

code projects

CNY Hiking 🌈 nov 4 2024

website for queer CNY hiking group with faq, event calendar, and photo gallery

→ cnyhiking.lgbt

woodwidewebsite

an iNaturalist feed-style viewer

→ woodwideweb.site

iDentifi

a free identification practice tool for plants, fungi, and wildlife

→ identifi.life

the site you're on right now! sept 20 2024

a new personal site, one that showcases all my creations instead of just linking to social media

→ meltknuckles.net

Syracuse Parks & Art june 1 2024

a general overview of syracuse ny parks, trails, sports fields/courts, community centers, and public art. winner of the open data syracuse june civic data challenge

→ d3sj1qmjfhn0fo.cloudfront.net