The Basics
1984, Slovenian, living in California and around the world
MA in Education, Stanford University
MSc in Computer Science, University of Ljubljana
Currently doing:
Work — Pixel Art Academy, an adventure game for learning how to draw
Art — pixel art, drawing, painting (artist statement)
Press
Sometimes other people write about me or my projects and it makes me feel nice.
Interviews
Skillshare: Student Stories: Matej Jan
(english, Feb 2014, Dennissa Karnjanaprakorn)
GiocoIndie: Parliamo con Retronator
(english, Oct 2012, Marco Alba)
Goriška: Matej Jan – Ljubiti, kar delaš in delati, kar ljubiš
(slovenian, Jul 2010, Tadeja Ozebek)
E-neo: Glavna je vsebina
(slovenian, Oct 2010, Urša Eva Pucelj)
Features
Kotaku: Pixel Art Game Will Teach You Pixel Art
(Aug 2015, Luke Plunkett)
Boing Boing Offworld: An adventure game that teaches you how to draw pixel art
(Aug 2015, Laura Hudson)
Destructoid: Learn how to make pixel art with this adventure game
(Aug 2015, Jordan Devore)
This Week in Kickstarter: Build a World
(Aug 2015, Kickstarter)
Kotaku: An Incredible Pixel Tribute to Video Games
(Apr 2012, Luke Plunkett)
Destructoid: Promoted art: Tribute by Retronator
(Apr 2012, Mr Andy Dixon)
GamesBeat: Game of Thrones and other such geekery to be featured in “retro” art gallery
(June 2012, Sebastian Haley)
Places where I post my work or mingle
Snapchat — @Retronator
Society6 — Shop
Behance — Portfolio
Pixel Joint — Pixel Art
Soundcloud — Mashups
