Michael Townsend
Founder at doublespeak games
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Townsend is a founder, game designer, and full-stack developer with 12 years of experience building web and game software from prototype to market as head of doublespeak games. He combines a background in Java, C#, C/C++, Python and modern JavaScript with hands-on product work—designing mechanics, shipping UI updates and implementing combat systems for notable projects like the minimalist text-adventure A Dark Room. Comfortable toggling between engineering, marketing, finance and HR, he applies narrative-driven design to projects that aim for artistic and social impact. Formerly a senior engineer at TripAdvisor, he brings enterprise-grade practices to small-team indie development. Based in Old Toronto, he’s known for liking “weird stuff” and for coding both for personal passion projects and selective contracts.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Software Engineering at University of Toronto
English
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Github Skills (16)
javascript10
game-development10
ui-design9
front-end-development9
uid9
css7
html7
audio6
ecdsa6
haxe6
amp-html6
activitypub6
abstract6
activitystreams6
hyperledger-fabric6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
doublespeakgames/adarkroom
Jul 2013 - Jan 2023
A Dark Room - A Minimalist Text Adventure
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 release, 1 review, 204 commits in 9 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to the codebase by adding and modifying JavaScript files, specifically `script/events.js`, `script/room.js`, `script/outside.js`, `script/engine.js`, and other supporting files. They implemented combat mechanics, fixed bugs related to meat eating, and refactored code. The contributions also included updates to the UI, adding features to display and handle events.
gameminimalistroomdarktext-adventure
doublespeakgames/radum
Apr 2015 - Jul 2020
An abstract strategy game for two
Contributions:194 commits, 1 PR, 5 pushes in 5 years 4 months
strategy-gamegamestrategy
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