Mattias Ivarsson
Solo Game Developer at Egenföretagare
Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolMattias Ivarsson is a seasoned game programmer and entrepreneur based in Gothenburg, Sweden, with 15 years of game programming experience and 9 years in Unity. As co-founder of Tarsier Studios and, since 2021, a solo game developer at Egenföretagare, he blends indie creativity with hands-on engineering, tooling, and gameplay systems. His breadth spans platforms from ZX Spectrum to PlayStation VITA and a range of languages including C++, C#, and Java, with work touching AI, physics, graphics, animation, audio, and UI. He also contributed to Android open-source tooling, enhancing the FastAdapter library with swipe actions, undo support, and multi-direction interactions. A metal drummer with a passion for creative startups and indies, he leverages cross-disciplinary skills and a strong educational background in software engineering and math.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Blekinge Tekniska HögskolaSoftware Engineering, Software Engineering at Högskolan på GotlandMusic Production / Media, Music Production / Media at Jämshög FolkhögskolaComputer Science / Math, Computer Science / Math at Högskolan i KalmarGame Development / Programming, Game Development / Programming at School of Future EntertainmentSoftware Engineering, Software Engineering at Luleå tekniska universitet
Github Skills (13)
swipe-gesture10
android-library10
kotlin10
android-ui10
recyclerview-adapter10
recyclerview10
swipeview10
android-recyclerview10
android10
android-development10
adapter10
swipegesture10
drag-and-drop9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
mikepenz/FastAdapter
Feb 2016 - Feb 2016
The bullet proof, fast and easy to use adapter library, which minimizes developing time to a fraction...
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:5 commits, 3 PRs, 22 comments in 2 days
Contributions summary:Mattias focused on enhancing the FastAdapter library with Android-specific UI/UX features. They implemented swipe actions for RecyclerView items, including swipe-to-delete and swipe-to-archive functionality, adding visual elements like icons and background colors. These changes included implementing a basic undo mechanism and adapting code to accommodate multiple swipe directions. This resulted in direct improvements to the FastAdapter's interactivity.
developingfractionandroid-animationadapterrecyclerview-adapter
mattiasbe/FastAdapter
Feb 2016 - Feb 2016
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
developingfractionadapterminimizesbullet
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