Benjamin Appel

Howdy, I'm Ben Appel, a programmer working on Myco Keeper of the Light. I started programming working on robots in high school and using that for games since 2019. I’ve been playing games for as long as I can remember and am working towards my Bachelor’s Degree at UBalt.
While I love programming and the problem solving challenges it presents, my passion is in systems design. I’m a fan of games as a medium and I love to push the boundaries of genre and mechanics in the medium. I love experimental games and games that have a distinct point of view. My background is in design with a heavy emphasis on data and statistics driven processes.
I’ve also spent time working at an escape room in the Baltimore area which was a joy and really helped me think about how to design puzzles and how to understand play experiences.