Hello there !

I'm a clumsy little person. Try to ignore the silly screenname, my normal pseudonym is Orteil. I'm in a self-deprecating phase right now, so, please don't mind the weird forced modesty.
Oh, and please don't be too put off by how formal this all sounds, I'm a lot more loose and fun when you get to know me.

I'm the creative type. When I'm armed with a computer, I like making video games, be it programming, drawing, or sonorizing them. I also enjoy drawing and sometimes making computer-assisted music.
You can see my games and doodles there : http://orteil.deviantart.com
Don't be fooled. I'm not that tech-savvy and I'm not that artsy. I like being a little of both.
I also enjoy reading about a ton of topics on the internet, mostly about biology and space. I'm packed with random trivia, and will bother you with it until you tell me to shut up.

I'm a rather calm person. I don't like partying. I can't dance.
I don't smoke or do drugs and I never will. I don't drink either, but I might, occasionally.
I don't do sports, but my wicked metabolism allows me to cheat sedentarism and stay reasonably thin.
I don't have any piercings or tattoos and I am not into fashion, or overall "looking good". This might seem strange to some but I just don't want to make an esthetic statement on my person.

I don't go out much besides work / school. I prefer staying in and working on my games or any other projects I may have. You can consider me a shut-in or hikikomori.

I have a thing for proper spelling and capitalization, and I believe I could classify good orthography as one of my turn-ons. If I do make a mistake, do tell me about it, I love learning where I did wrong. This is not my native language after all.

I always try my best not to sound elitist or arrogant. I'm stubborn but I try really hard to be understanding and open-minded. I like debates, though they sometimes end in arguments. I have my opinions, but people have sometimes made me widen my views in the past.

This profile used to be wittier, but I am very bored of that. I'm tired of sarcasm and puns for the sake of puns.

Currently in some french art school. Not sure about what'll come next.
Ideally, I'd love to develop small indie games by myself.

Also :
http://orteil.deviantart.com

Procrastinating. I should probably go see a therapist about that.
Making bad puns in bad situations.
Messing up my sleep schedule.
Watching creepy movies without displaying much emotion. Again, therapist.
Heh. Heh. "The rapist".

In real life, people usually notice I'm a rather shy and quiet person. So they really don't quite notice me, to be honest.

This is the section where people list names that don't evoke much to most other people. Let's go !
Aphex Twin, Douglas Adams, Orson Scott Card, David Firth, Jan Švankmajer, Junji Ito, Boards of Canada, Daft Punk.
Also Nitrome, Nedroid, xkcd, Kiwis by Beat, Minecraft, Terraria, Skyrim...
Sometimes I lurk the internet and search for creepy things to read and watch.
I'm also fairly keen on pastries and exotic food.

Computer.
Internet.

yeaaah I'm not very demanding

Science, animals, and silly ambitious projects I'll never actually start.
Also, how much I regret the way I perceived things as a kid. Everything, movies, places, felt so much more meaningful and magical back then. I strive to find that feeling again someday.

Reading Wikipedia or Cracked or Reddit, building things in Minecraft or Second Life with friends, or working on one of my weird game projects.

I actually know you're not supposed to put spaces before ! and ? - I just consciously keep that habit from french punctuation.

You're a creative, open-minded hermit.

Bonus points if you'd like to work on a video game project with me, or if you have cool stories about art/computers/programming.

Oh, also : I've found that being too formal in first messages makes the rest of the conversation dry and overly polite. If you decide to hit me up, don't hesitate being casual or even rude. (Also please not in french. I can't speak french on the internets. It's just not me.)