…I wonder if I can do chain-of-thought on this site. Maybe even sync with Twitter. (or whatever replaces it)
4 thoughts on “This space under permanent hiatus…”
Hi, I stumbled upon this after finding out from a search for Megazeux’s music that you (unless I have the wrong person.. uhhh) are trans! I’m also trans and grew up dissociating into ZZT and Megazeux to get through a bad childhood (I’m 33 now). I then used music the same way and it’s what I care about most nowadays. But I wanted to say thank you. I’m glad all of that was there for me. I hope you’re doing well. I don’t know if you still have this connected to anything. But that’s okay. Just wanted to say thank you if I could, I guess.
I spent a good chunk of my childhood building (without publishing any) games in zzt and later MegaZeux, and it’s a big part of how I got into a career doing computer programming. You are also the first trans woman I’d ever heard of as a very sheltered, very Mormon, preteen egg. At the time it was just a rumor from Monthigos to Apoc to me about something you had said on IRC. It stuck with me for a long time, and when I came across some Wikipedia article crediting Alexis Janson for Megazeux, it filled me with so much joy to know you are finally yourself.
Anyway, thank you for making MegaZeux and for being a role model.
I don’t know if you remember me. But you were one of my childhood heros. You took the game oF ZZT from Tim Sweeney and transformed it into MegaZeux.
I am a large heterosexual male – 6’7 and 290 pounds if it matters (it truly doesn’t).
I have been planning to do a nonprofit podcast featuring true heroes like you.
I once read your blog about “being in the zone”. When I did so, I didn’t care about your gender identity. I cared about you. The one who transitioned ZZT into Megazeux. I hope you are well.
You were always fearless like me, Alexis. Please call or email me if you want to talk about anything!
Hi, I stumbled upon this after finding out from a search for Megazeux’s music that you (unless I have the wrong person.. uhhh) are trans! I’m also trans and grew up dissociating into ZZT and Megazeux to get through a bad childhood (I’m 33 now). I then used music the same way and it’s what I care about most nowadays. But I wanted to say thank you. I’m glad all of that was there for me. I hope you’re doing well. I don’t know if you still have this connected to anything. But that’s okay. Just wanted to say thank you if I could, I guess.
Thanks for the lovely note 🙂
I spent a good chunk of my childhood building (without publishing any) games in zzt and later MegaZeux, and it’s a big part of how I got into a career doing computer programming. You are also the first trans woman I’d ever heard of as a very sheltered, very Mormon, preteen egg. At the time it was just a rumor from Monthigos to Apoc to me about something you had said on IRC. It stuck with me for a long time, and when I came across some Wikipedia article crediting Alexis Janson for Megazeux, it filled me with so much joy to know you are finally yourself.
Anyway, thank you for making MegaZeux and for being a role model.
Alexis,
I don’t know if you remember me. But you were one of my childhood heros. You took the game oF ZZT from Tim Sweeney and transformed it into MegaZeux.
I am a large heterosexual male – 6’7 and 290 pounds if it matters (it truly doesn’t).
I have been planning to do a nonprofit podcast featuring true heroes like you.
I once read your blog about “being in the zone”. When I did so, I didn’t care about your gender identity. I cared about you. The one who transitioned ZZT into Megazeux. I hope you are well.
You were always fearless like me, Alexis. Please call or email me if you want to talk about anything!