Hello, I'm Vaughn Royko.
I'm a website and game developer.
I've also been known to do design, art, and other cool things. I'm currently calling Kelowna, BC my home and Bravo Tango my place of employment. I'm pretty crafty when it comes to HTML5, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, and Wordpress.
I'm probably most notable for Wayward, a retro wilderness survival roguelike, currently in beta and available on Steam.
Selected Works
Latest Blogs
Fixing YouTube Music’s “New Albums & Singles” Section
July 14th, 2021
It’s been a minute. How about a good helping of fixing some really bad UI/UX decisions from the YouTube Music team as a “welcome back” to writing in this section.
Read the Rest...Moving from Rdio
November 24th, 2015
Sadly, it was announced that Rdio has kicked the bucket. Being proactive, I thought I’d jump ship early. As it turns out, I’m pretty serious about “my music”. It’s something I think about and listen to everyday. So what happens when I have to move “my music”? Well, first we have to decide where to jump ship to.
Read the Rest...Better Upload Filename Sanitization in WordPress
October 28th, 2015
If you are like me, you feel like there is a lot to be desired for how uploaded filenames look in Wordpress. Don’t get me wrong, it does a decent job in terms of making them web-safe (sometimes?), but for actually making a standardized, consistent structure across everything – not so much.
Read the Rest...Latest Reviews
Friends vs Friends Review
November 29th, 2023
You’ve heard of boomer shooters, right? Well, I think we have a new genre with this one: zoomer shooters.
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PogoChamp Review
November 25th, 2022
It is a game about overcoming controls, trying things, testing your patience, and learning movement mechanics. It rides among other similar games such as “Getting Over It” or “QWOP”, but much less frustrating.
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Noita Review
December 2nd, 2019
You won’t find anoita game like this one. Besides the puns to be made ad infinitum with the name, the game is a keeper.
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