Matt Sephton
Independent Video Game Developer at Self-employed
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolMatt Sephton is an independent video game developer and technologist with 15+ years of industry experience and roots in programming hobby projects dating back to the 1980s. He combines hands-on game and app development across retro, handheld, mobile and web platforms with product-savvy consultancy experience from roles at Apple and numerous agencies. Matt has shipped high‑visibility consumer software— including a casual game with over a million downloads and features that later became standard OS utilities—and has contributed practical open-source fixes and plugins to notable macOS tooling like xbar and Dozer. Comfortable working end-to-end, he has built an internal game studio, driven multiplayer infrastructure under tight deadlines, and shepherded collaborations with designers and musicians. Based in Liverpool, he offers a mix of historical perspective on UX and platform trends plus a proven ability to turn playful ideas into polished, widely distributed products.
15 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Computer Science, BSc, Computer Science at University of LiverpoolA levels, A levels at Liverpool College
English, French, Japanese
Stackoverflow
3,901reputation
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24questions
google-analytics
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firefox
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Github Skills (24)
python10
bitbar10
user-interface10
plugin10
swift10
macos10
google-analytics9
scripting9
tooling9
ui-design9
firefox9
shell9
script9
sh9
github-api8
Programming languages (41)
Github contributions (5)
matryer/xbar-plugins
May 2018 - Sep 2022
Plugin repository for xbar (the BitBar reboot)
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:106 commits, 103 PRs, 92 pushes in 4 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Matt primarily contributed to the `xbar-plugins` repository by modifying existing plugins and adding new functionalities. They demonstrated proficiency in Python, updating plugins related to GitHub notifications and Todoist. Their work included fixing bugs, adding new features like mounting/unmounting capabilities, and refactoring code. They also merged a branch demonstrating experience in integrating code changes, with focus on shell scripting and system utilities.
bitbarxbarplugins
gingerbeardman/fsnotes-alfred-workflow
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
Alfred workflow for FSNotes
Contributions:4 releases, 32 commits, 2 PRs in 7 days
alfred-workflow
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