Welcome to secondepoch.com.

I'm Matt Pullin, a computer programmer from Evanston, IL. This website used to be for my web design/hosting firm Second Epoch Solutions, which was founded in 2005 to provide cheap, non-sleazy web design for small businesses in the Chicagoland area. Now that the company is no longer active, I am using this domain as a showcase for my other work, which mostly consists of Flash games.

I'm currently working for Integrisys, a company that designs and installs custom home technology systems. Mostly I program AMX control systems, but I also develop other software tools as well. I write the most in PHP/MySQL, JavaScript, and Flash. I graduated DePauw University '04, where I majored in Computer Science and Philosophy. I have a traditional C++ programming education, and I have also written in .NET and Java. I am highly interested in Interface Design, mostly because I write a lot of games.

I am not, however, a game programmer by trade, although eventually I would like to be. For now I use the Internet, specifically Flash centric sites like NewGrounds and ABS, to publish and promote my work.

My goal is to produce a high-quality RPG-style game in AS3 sometime in 2008. I am working with Flash CS3, and collaborating with a couple of artists over the internet (one is responsible for characters & animation, the other for tiles). The project is currently on hold due to factors beyond my control but still might happen later this year. In the meantime I am going to start another Flash AS3 Project to hone my skills. Projects I am considering starting: 1) multiplayer card based game 2) puzzle game combining chess pieces & sokoban 3) platformer, maybe collaborating with a stickman artist.