Hi again!

My name is John Cooney, and I am a citizen of earth. My earth job is working as a Flash developer for Armor Games Inc. I used to do everything under my own alias (jmtb02) and business for a while, but after college I got a job doing Flash programming and artwork (I didn’t like running a business, business got in the way of business). I’m 22 23 years old and I live in Irvine, CA.

Armor Games was my first game sponsor ever. I used to make games freelance for Armor Games in my free time in college, and my last year of college I decided to jump up and make it my career.

And now I am Head of Game Development, which is a fancy title for being a game developer as well as the guy who makes sure the games we put out are up to snuff. Nothing really has changed since switching over to Armor Games… except I get a really cool office, a few extra responsibilities, and some nice people to work with. I still make the games I want to, and design them the way they want.

I Do My Own Stunts

Not trying to be anti-social at all, but I mostly a one-man team (except for special projects). All the artwork and programming is typically my own work. So really, I’m not looking for team members, but if you want to hook up for a project let’s talk (contact page, ho!).

My Alias

In 2002 I made a screen name for AOL Instant Messenger, which was an acronym for John Mountain Bike 2002. Forum members for years couldn’t guess what it stood for, even though pictures of me bike riding graced several pages of the website. I made a screen name on Newgrounds with the same name, and it stuck… sadly, I always wonder how many people have never found my website due to my obscure alias.

I want your work on my site. Can I take it?

Yes, but leave me a message by email that you are using it. It’s against my own creative terms that you do not post content on sexually-explicit or hateful/illegal websites, so please respect my wishes.

My Everchanging Website

My old website was a silly thing. It took forever to update, the news section was not very feasible, and I really didn’t like that the site wasn’t easily updated. Also, web design is my side-hobby… I love working with CSS and XHTML, so I love changing my website just about every 6 months.

Sequels Sequels Sequels

It’s hard to say when new versions or sequels/prequels of games will appear. Some games I never want to make EVER again… I’m not naming names but the games are starting to get a bit wary on me even though people demand sequels like they are Rocky films. Obviously, if I am working on something I’ll post about it; but if I’m not writing about it, it’s probably not being worked on at the moment.

I’m sorry I can’t teach everyone.

I get so many requests for help and teaching that I can’t teach you from scratch (I’m sorry! But I approve of your eagerness!). However, I would love to help you if you have specific questions about Actionscript or what Flash is. (Oh, and here’s Flash if you’re looking for it).

Who is Muffin? Who is Bagel? Who is Carlie?

Muffin is my cat. She’s very skitterish and a tad bit crazy. Bagel is Carlie’s cat. Carlie is my girlfriend wife and best friend of five years, and she likes my Flash games so I love her for that.

How can I contact you? I have other questions.

Visit my contact page.

And as always, I appreciate your feedback, suggestions, complaints, rants, interesting things, or whatever. Feel free to contact me!