Matthewせいじ
@matthewseiji.com
Matthew Seiji Burns is a writer and director who works on game-like things and other things.
Author of the novel Process and the visual novel Eliza.
https://www.tuneandfairweather.com/collections/process-a-novel
Author of the novel Process and the visual novel Eliza.
https://www.tuneandfairweather.com/collections/process-a-novel
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Matthewせいじ
@matthewseiji.com
· Apr 25
Process takes readers on an intense psychological journey into the dark heart of Seattle’s tech startup world. The main character is a young man driven by an almost animalistic need to find outsized success creating the next unicorn tech juggernaut.
www.tuneandfairweather.com/products/pro...
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Hi, I’m Matthew Seiji Burns. You may know me from such tweets as “They call him Big Hat Logan because he wears a big hat” or “Sam. It’s me, Die-Hardman. Wanted to let you know there's banana bread in the kitchen.” Check out my debut novel, about a guy who has a bad time.
Final Fantasy Tactics, The Ivalice Chronicles edition, is a good game for a few different reasons and one of them is you can make a ninja with a cockney accent
February 9, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Final Fantasy Tactics, The Ivalice Chronicles edition, is a good game for a few different reasons and one of them is you can make a ninja with a cockney accent
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Hey I recognize that camera work! 😎
Also it’s actually a great read, especially for the tech work crowd. @matthewseiji.com is entirely too good at capturing the existential thoughts that keep some folks up at night
Also it’s actually a great read, especially for the tech work crowd. @matthewseiji.com is entirely too good at capturing the existential thoughts that keep some folks up at night
Author Matthew Seiji Burns (@matthewseiji.com) about his novel Process.
www.tuneandfairweather.com/products/pro...
www.tuneandfairweather.com/products/pro...
February 4, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Hey I recognize that camera work! 😎
Also it’s actually a great read, especially for the tech work crowd. @matthewseiji.com is entirely too good at capturing the existential thoughts that keep some folks up at night
Also it’s actually a great read, especially for the tech work crowd. @matthewseiji.com is entirely too good at capturing the existential thoughts that keep some folks up at night
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Author Matthew Seiji Burns (@matthewseiji.com) about his novel Process.
www.tuneandfairweather.com/products/pro...
www.tuneandfairweather.com/products/pro...
February 4, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Author Matthew Seiji Burns (@matthewseiji.com) about his novel Process.
www.tuneandfairweather.com/products/pro...
www.tuneandfairweather.com/products/pro...
Claiming there will be six more weeks of winter, whatever that even means, at the beginning of February? Not exactly a gusty call... and yet everyone loves him. I don’t get it.
- Predictive Animal chat (secret)
- Predictive Animal chat (secret)
February 2, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Claiming there will be six more weeks of winter, whatever that even means, at the beginning of February? Not exactly a gusty call... and yet everyone loves him. I don’t get it.
- Predictive Animal chat (secret)
- Predictive Animal chat (secret)
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Chotiner: I'm going to eat you...
Victim: Aaaahhh!!
Chotiner: I'm putting you between two big slices of bread....
Victim: Aaagh! Aaagh!
Chotiner: And now...I'm covering you with mustard...
Victim: No! NO!
Victim: Aaaahhh!!
Chotiner: I'm putting you between two big slices of bread....
Victim: Aaagh! Aaagh!
Chotiner: And now...I'm covering you with mustard...
Victim: No! NO!
October 28, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Chotiner: I'm going to eat you...
Victim: Aaaahhh!!
Chotiner: I'm putting you between two big slices of bread....
Victim: Aaagh! Aaagh!
Chotiner: And now...I'm covering you with mustard...
Victim: No! NO!
Victim: Aaaahhh!!
Chotiner: I'm putting you between two big slices of bread....
Victim: Aaagh! Aaagh!
Chotiner: And now...I'm covering you with mustard...
Victim: No! NO!
I’m the NPC who has “marked the spot on your map.”
February 1, 2026 at 5:29 AM
I’m the NPC who has “marked the spot on your map.”
Everyone loves to include me in their little schemes
January 24, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Everyone loves to include me in their little schemes
“Phantom power” is an audio gear thing and one of those terms that sounds so much cooler than what it actually is
January 18, 2026 at 9:40 PM
“Phantom power” is an audio gear thing and one of those terms that sounds so much cooler than what it actually is
The most uplifting thing you can say to a clown is “who’s this clown?” because it shows that 1. you recognize they are a clown and 2. you want to know more about them
January 16, 2026 at 4:04 AM
The most uplifting thing you can say to a clown is “who’s this clown?” because it shows that 1. you recognize they are a clown and 2. you want to know more about them
Robert Nozick: I’m saying people would reject this theoretical Experience Machine, because they want to know they are in the real world
Me (not looking up from my phone): One moment. The horse girls need my guidance
Me (not looking up from my phone): One moment. The horse girls need my guidance
January 14, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Robert Nozick: I’m saying people would reject this theoretical Experience Machine, because they want to know they are in the real world
Me (not looking up from my phone): One moment. The horse girls need my guidance
Me (not looking up from my phone): One moment. The horse girls need my guidance
Ramza Beoulve: So “broth of bean” is actually a pretty good egg white substitute, you can whip it up and make vegan pisco sours
All the people who were mad about the aristocracy before: (cheers and celebration)
All the people who were mad about the aristocracy before: (cheers and celebration)
January 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Ramza Beoulve: So “broth of bean” is actually a pretty good egg white substitute, you can whip it up and make vegan pisco sours
All the people who were mad about the aristocracy before: (cheers and celebration)
All the people who were mad about the aristocracy before: (cheers and celebration)
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Fortunato (coughing): You’re certain the Criterion Closet is down here
Montresor (picking up a trowel): Definitely. Have you thought about your picks yet
Montresor (picking up a trowel): Definitely. Have you thought about your picks yet
December 31, 2025 at 3:56 AM
If I were running out of magic power to sustain my delightful illusory world, I would simply not let it fall into a corrupted state that exposes my deepest memories
December 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If I were running out of magic power to sustain my delightful illusory world, I would simply not let it fall into a corrupted state that exposes my deepest memories
My Chinese homestay father picked a dumpling out of the soup, held it up with his chopsticks and said “look, it’s one of the ones Matthew made”
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My Chinese homestay father picked a dumpling out of the soup, held it up with his chopsticks and said “look, it’s one of the ones Matthew made”
This Is a Heck of a Way to Find Out I Inherited a Blood Curse! 2
December 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This Is a Heck of a Way to Find Out I Inherited a Blood Curse! 2
*sigh* It’s not an “expedition,” mom, it’s une expédition
December 24, 2025 at 5:14 AM
*sigh* It’s not an “expedition,” mom, it’s une expédition
Bro, you doing alright, bro? I saw the autosave icon come on just as you entered the room
December 20, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Bro, you doing alright, bro? I saw the autosave icon come on just as you entered the room
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the point at which a tech CEO says to you "well what if a COMPUTER could make POETRY huh??? what THEN???" was when i was stopped and checked the release date just to see how ahead of the discourse this game was
Eliza is 50% off. It’s a fully-voiced visual novel about an AI therapy app. It was released in 2019, years before the idea of AI became what it is now. How much did it get right? What did it get wrong? Play it for yourself (play the whole thing) and decide.
store.steampowered.com/app/716500/E...
store.steampowered.com/app/716500/E...
Save 50% on Eliza on Steam
Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the ...
store.steampowered.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
the point at which a tech CEO says to you "well what if a COMPUTER could make POETRY huh??? what THEN???" was when i was stopped and checked the release date just to see how ahead of the discourse this game was
Eliza is 50% off. It’s a fully-voiced visual novel about an AI therapy app. It was released in 2019, years before the idea of AI became what it is now. How much did it get right? What did it get wrong? Play it for yourself (play the whole thing) and decide.
store.steampowered.com/app/716500/E...
store.steampowered.com/app/716500/E...
Save 50% on Eliza on Steam
Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the ...
store.steampowered.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Eliza is 50% off. It’s a fully-voiced visual novel about an AI therapy app. It was released in 2019, years before the idea of AI became what it is now. How much did it get right? What did it get wrong? Play it for yourself (play the whole thing) and decide.
store.steampowered.com/app/716500/E...
store.steampowered.com/app/716500/E...
Producer: We got a BIG ORDER on a TIGHT DEADLINE, you up for that?? You ready to DO THIS???
Contractor: HECK yeah I’m PUMPED, LET ME AT IT
Producer: Cool, we’re not ready for you yet. Hold on while I try to figure out what’s going on
Contractor: HECK yeah I’m PUMPED, LET ME AT IT
Producer: Cool, we’re not ready for you yet. Hold on while I try to figure out what’s going on
December 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Producer: We got a BIG ORDER on a TIGHT DEADLINE, you up for that?? You ready to DO THIS???
Contractor: HECK yeah I’m PUMPED, LET ME AT IT
Producer: Cool, we’re not ready for you yet. Hold on while I try to figure out what’s going on
Contractor: HECK yeah I’m PUMPED, LET ME AT IT
Producer: Cool, we’re not ready for you yet. Hold on while I try to figure out what’s going on
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New episode! @matthewseiji.com talks about his debut novel Process, as well as:
• The abyssal nature of ambition
• The weird relationship between big tech companies and the cities they inhabit-without-inhabiting
• The fractal cults that emanate from the Cult of Steve Jobs
etao.blog/2025/12/16/p...
• The abyssal nature of ambition
• The weird relationship between big tech companies and the cities they inhabit-without-inhabiting
• The fractal cults that emanate from the Cult of Steve Jobs
etao.blog/2025/12/16/p...
Something That Sticks With You, with Matthew Seiji Burns – Everybody's Talking At Once
Process is Matthew Seiji Burns' first novel, in some ways following directly from his work on Eliza (and the under-appreciated rest of his narratives for the Zachtronics/Coincidence catalog) but in ot...
etao.blog
December 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
New episode! @matthewseiji.com talks about his debut novel Process, as well as:
• The abyssal nature of ambition
• The weird relationship between big tech companies and the cities they inhabit-without-inhabiting
• The fractal cults that emanate from the Cult of Steve Jobs
etao.blog/2025/12/16/p...
• The abyssal nature of ambition
• The weird relationship between big tech companies and the cities they inhabit-without-inhabiting
• The fractal cults that emanate from the Cult of Steve Jobs
etao.blog/2025/12/16/p...
What are "dulcet tones"? Do I have "dulcet tones"? Listen to this podcast (you have to listen to the whole thing) and let me know.
New episode! @matthewseiji.com talks about his debut novel Process, as well as:
• The abyssal nature of ambition
• The weird relationship between big tech companies and the cities they inhabit-without-inhabiting
• The fractal cults that emanate from the Cult of Steve Jobs
etao.blog/2025/12/16/p...
• The abyssal nature of ambition
• The weird relationship between big tech companies and the cities they inhabit-without-inhabiting
• The fractal cults that emanate from the Cult of Steve Jobs
etao.blog/2025/12/16/p...
Something That Sticks With You, with Matthew Seiji Burns – Everybody's Talking At Once
Process is Matthew Seiji Burns' first novel, in some ways following directly from his work on Eliza (and the under-appreciated rest of his narratives for the Zachtronics/Coincidence catalog) but in ot...
etao.blog
December 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
What are "dulcet tones"? Do I have "dulcet tones"? Listen to this podcast (you have to listen to the whole thing) and let me know.
Game designer: After lots of hard work we’re proud to announce we’ve created the Wheel of Saṃsāra from the ancient Buddhist classic Don’t Get Trapped in the Wheel of Saṃsāra
December 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Game designer: After lots of hard work we’re proud to announce we’ve created the Wheel of Saṃsāra from the ancient Buddhist classic Don’t Get Trapped in the Wheel of Saṃsāra
Name fifty indie games? I’m not sure I could even name five… *my memories continue to be deleted* or like, any…
December 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Name fifty indie games? I’m not sure I could even name five… *my memories continue to be deleted* or like, any…
I heard they’re making a new video game! Should be fun, if you like that sort of thing.
[Persuasion: 20] Is that all?
[Success] Well, no… they’re also making another new video game.
[Persuasion: 20] Is that all?
[Success] Well, no… they’re also making another new video game.
December 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I heard they’re making a new video game! Should be fun, if you like that sort of thing.
[Persuasion: 20] Is that all?
[Success] Well, no… they’re also making another new video game.
[Persuasion: 20] Is that all?
[Success] Well, no… they’re also making another new video game.