The Maker
The programmer behind the Riot
Hi, I'm Shills.
I'm forty-four. I've spent thirty years building businesses, and I'm the programmer behind VEXA. When I dreamed up the Riot, I didn't reach for a paintbrush. I reached for a keyboard.
Every one of these athletes is inspired by the people, the sports and the music I love. Look closely and you'll find a little of each in every one of them.
Every outline, every glove, every mohawk and safety pin you see here is a line of code. The theme song was built one note at a time, with no samples. And every single athlete began as a real photograph of space.
- Programmer
- 44
- 30 years building
- Woman in code
How a Riot athlete is made
NASAPublic-domain
space image
space image
CODEPython draws
every line
every line
SOUNDTheme built
note by note
note by note
RIOTalien
all-stars
all-stars
Shills is the programmer. VEXA is the artist. Together, WE.


