> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://www.petthepetra.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://www.petthepetra.com/about/introduction.md). # Introduction Hi, I'm Petra, a game developer and computer programming A.A.S. graduate! I've been fascinated by the design of video games since I played Super Mario Galaxy in 2008, and always wanted to build imaginary worlds like that myself. As a child with no internet access, I had to draw a bunch of my own silly ideas on pencil and paper back then. Years later, my parents downloaded a little educational program called Scratch for me, and I finally got to dip my toes into game development. It took me some time to wrap my head around it, but after a bit of practice I was falling in love. I spent hours every day working on my own little projects, recreating games I liked and putting together brand new ones. However, as great of a learning tool Scratch is, the platform was very limited, and I began looking into other ways to turn my ideas into realized experiences. I learned the basics of scripting languages, messed around in Unity, then discovered PICO-8 in 2019. Making friends in the Celeste Classic community pushed me to improve at programming, game design, and level design, and my simple mods eventually turned into standalone games. I've continued to grow my skillset since then, and I'm learning and improving every single day.

I still draw sometimes too! I'm not the most experienced, but it's fun :3