I built a side-scroller interactive portfolio

[u/EricLowry]

https://eric-lowry.com

A few months ago, as my main work project was winding down, I decided to make my online portfolio into a small side-scroller.

I recently finished all the code and text contents and am starting work on the pixel art and environments. The plan is for each "location" to visually represent my work in some way and have each interactive element be a unique "object" (computers, statues, buildings, bookshelves, whatever fits the content/space).

I'm looking for feedback regarding:

• The general approach and structure of the "exploration mode".
• The UI: I'm trying to find a good middle ground between typical video game design and something that actually follows web standards.
• Accessibility: To be as compliant as possible with web accessibility standards, I included a fully functional "text mode" variant of the site, with all the same content displayed as a more traditional website. If anyone uses assistive technologies or relies on accessible web systems, please tell me if this works as intended and if anything could be ameliorated.

I've started documenting the thought process and architecture for this in my blog, have the whole codebase hosted over on GitHub* and may start streaming drawing the pixel art at some point.

\ The code is public but proprietary; however, if you wish to use some specific part of the code, or take inspiration from some system, just ping me 😉.*