Maddy Waves

she/her

Hi there!I'm Maddy - German gamer, Aspie girl, and hobby writer who loves to talk about her favorite topics. I have a huge passion for all kinds of fictional media, be it games, movies, or books. I love exploring imaginary universes as well as diving into the lore and themes behind them. Sometimes, I will make up my own stories about my favorite fandoms, publishing them as fanfics.In addition, I’m very interested in a variety of historical, cultural, and scientific topics. I enjoy writing about those too, and occasionally, I will do interdisciplinary analyses combining my interests - such as the real-life inspiration behind fictional stories, the origin of character names and the like. For me, culture and media are closely interlinked, and I love exploring the connections between our imagination and real life, as well as what art can tell us about ourselves.If you like, you can even watch me play and talk about my games - I have a YouTube channel where I do German Let’s Plays, and I also livestream on Twitch from time to time.

Faves

Video games:

  • Fire Emblem (primarily Jugdral, Archanea and Tellius)

  • Monster Hunter (Gen 1 - Gen 4)

  • Endless Ocean

  • Mass Effect

  • Lies of P

  • Total War (Medieval 2, Shogun 2)

  • Mount & Blade

  • Northgard

  • Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

  • Anno 1602/1503 (1602/1503 A.D.)

  • Zoo simulation games and park managers (e.g. Wildlife Park, Zoo Tycoon, Roller Coaster Tycoon)

Movies/TV series :

  • Jurassic Park

  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence

  • Tron

  • Joker (2019)

  • Sherlock (BBC)

  • La Révolution française (1989)

  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire

  • Treasure Planet

  • The Iron Giant

  • Coco

  • The Last Unicorn

  • Ghost in the Shell (1995)

  • Animated movies in general

Books/literature:

  • Jurassic Park (by Michael Crichton)

  • Child of Vengeance (by David Kirk)

  • The Invention of Hugo Cabret (by Brian Selznick)

  • Los de abajo (by Mariano Azuela)

  • Treasure Island (by Robert Louis Stevenson)

  • The Jungle Book (by Rudyard Kipling)

  • Jules Verne books

  • The Little Mermaid (by Hans Christian Andersen)

  • Any good non-fiction books about my special interests I can get my hands on

History/mythology/culture:

  • Ancient Celtic history

  • Angevin Empire/High Middle Ages

  • Ancient Egypt

  • Japanese history/culture

  • The French Revolution

  • Age of Sail

  • History of Jamestown/early English colonization

  • Mexican culture/history

  • Norse mythology (like, the OG myths)

  • Celtic mythology/folklore (whatever remains of it, anyway ;_;)

Science:

  • Dinosaurs/paleontology

  • Astronomy

  • Computers, robotics & A.I.

  • Marine biology

  • Biology in general (I pretty much love all animals, but especially birds, big cats, and whales/dolphins)

Links

Mstdn.games (English main account)Fedinerds.social (German main account)Tumblr (for blog posts, reviews, analysis, etc.)Archive of Our Own (English fanfiction account)Fanfiktion.de (German fanfiction account)YouTube (for let's plays, clips, music videos, etc.)Twitch (German livestream account)

Image credits

Mstdn.games/Carrd PFP: Orca tenderness by Natalya ZelenovaMstdn.games header: Hideaway by Inga NielsenCarrd background: The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika HokusaiFedinerds.social/YouTube/Twitch PFP designed by Brent PruittFedinerds.social/YouTube/Twitch header designed by TripTiltTumblr/AO3/FF.de PFP: Portrait of Camille Desmoulins, 18th century engravingTumblr header: Ink pot/parchment wallpaper from peakpx.com