At A Glance

favorite picture of myself, gencon 2018

E-mail

kyle.atterson@twicry.com

My Other Links

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About

Hello! My name is Kyle Atterson, and I love to be creative. I make websites, and games (both video and traditional) as a hobby. One day I'd love to transition to participating in game development in a bigger team than just myself, maybe as a project manager with you and your team!

I can be described as a designer with a myriad of experience in modern coding and design programs. I bring a precise eye for detail and a vast knowledge of systems that allows me to create high quality design and technical work to specification. I also have experience in training new staff, working in group-oriented projects and scenarios, and have worked with developing web technlology to ensure accessible usability and proper architecture.

Education

Master of Science @ Indiana State University, May 2022
Major: Computer Science;
Bachelor of Science @ Indiana State University, May 2020
Major: Business Administration; Major: Information Technology; Minor: Management Information Systems;

Work

Freelance Web Developer & Marketer, December 2021 - Present
  • Consulted with multiple indie and small teams on crafting their websites or creating marketing campaigns
  • Implemented analytics and authored developer documentation for ongoing use.
Owner & Game Dev @ Twisted Crystal Games, November 2020 - Present
  • Designed and released original tabletop RPGs and journaling games, spanning game jams and independently motivated projects.
  • Publish development postmortems on projects on my Ko-Fi, with a monthly summary dev journal, focusing on my growth as a developer.
  • Founded and organized Street Grimoire Jam annually on itch.io, a community game jam focused on modern-day fantasy game design
Lecturer @ Indiana State University, August 2023 - March 2026

I have taught:

  • CS 170 - "An introduction to World Wide Web programming methods and scripting languages. Includes Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language (DHTML), JavaScript, and VBScript."
  • CS 479/579 - "Advanced programming for the World Wide Web and the Internet. This course includes three approaches: the older CGI/PERL, Microsoft’s Active Server Pages (ASP), and Sun’s Java Server Pages (JSP). The course also includes the setup and configuration of World Wide Web servers including Apache and Microsoft’s IIS."
  • CS 469/569 - "Includes installation and configuration of Unix/Linux operating system software; set-up of hardware and software for Unix/Linux networking including TCP/IP, FTP, Telnet, DNS, DHCP, and Apache; Unix/Linux administration tasks including directories, users, tuning, backup, security, and networking."
  • CS 609 - "This course provides an introduction to development and administration related to the web. Topics may include software design, client-side and server-side development, web applications, data management, and security."
Web Architect @ Indiana State University, October 2021 - March 2026
  • Lead development for Drupal CMS, was in charge of architecture and ensuring best practices within the lean web team.
  • Established partnerships with the web team, campus constituents, and campus governance.
  • Trains university staff and creates and provides training documents
  • Lead the switch from Google Universal Analytics to GA4
Bursar Operations Systems Coordinator @ Indiana State University, August 2020 - October 2021
  • Assisted with all technical aspects of Bursar Operations
  • Charged with overcoming process failures with existing tasks, designing new, efficient processes.
  • Day-to-day university-wide balancing tasks.

Skills

Web Development

Programming Languages

Video Game Development

Writing & Analytics

Project Management

Web Development

I have been working on websites casually since my years in middle school. Lots of those sites don't exist anymore sadly, but a few projects of mine that are still are listed below.

This Website June 2021 - Today Portfolio Website for myself. You are already here. Website Github
Twisted Crystal Game Drupal Site June 2020 - Today Recreated website for Twisted Crystal Games. Website
Indiana State University - Role Player's Guild August 2016 - June 2020 Maintained and recreated the website for ISU's Role Player's Guild. Website is now defunct

Game Projects

I have worked on some amount of different games. Some being in traditional media (tabletop) and some are video games. I was uncredited for my work with them, but some projects I have are down below.

NovArchaic - Tabletop Role Playing Game (In Development) November 2012 - Today Original creator of this game. It is a tabletop role playing game in which the players are modern day people who are dealing with magic coming into their world. Check out the playtest on itch.io
DLCards - Tabletop Role Playing Game (In Development) December 2014 - Today A game ruleset that was given to me to finish and produce. It is a tabletop role playing game in which the players are adventurers in a common fantasy setting, though things are more deadly. Check out the playtest on itch.io
Dubious Destinies January 2025 Made for the game jam, Souls-lite TTRPG Jam, that had 13 entries, including this one. Check it out on itch.io
A Web of Novels January 2025 Made for the game jam, 36-Word RPG Jam, that had 353 entries, including this one. It was made in 45 minutes! Check it out on itch.io
Labyrinth Caught Between The Stars - Dungeon Generator for any TTRPG system May 2023 Made in one month. This generator is a quickly wrote and made generator to explore a unique labyrinth. Can you survive and make it out? Check it out on itch.io
A Gift To The Family - A Solo or Group Journalling Game September 2023 Made in one week. This is my first-ever attempt at making a solo or group journaling game, mainly for flexing my brain muscles. I'd love feedback, and to know if others find it as fun as I do. Check it out on itch.io

Game Jams & Events

There are times where I like to work with others and make or help with bigger projects, like running events or cons.

Street Grimoire Jam April/May 2023 - Present I founded and got volunteers to help me run and create a game jam focused on modern science fantasy adventures. It was more of a 'creative' jam, and non-competitive. 2023 2024 2025
Modern Fables Jam June/July 2025 I founded modern fables to test the waters of a more focused game jam, where people were to write a TTRPG adventure in a modern world. Itch Jam Page
ISU-Con and Son of ISU-Con Feburary 2016 - Feburary 2020 I donated time and my skills to help with making ISU-Con as good as a student ran event as possible. I mostly maintained the websites, or helped with organizing tables and/vendors. Facebook