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This week I got to work with my friend Allen Riley for 3 days on the video-feedback arcade game we started working on three years ago!It got...

This week I got to work with my friend Allen Riley for 3 days on the video-feedback arcade game we started working on three years ago!

It got put aside for various life reasons but I'm so excited to get back to it!

It's made using a super heavily modified version of video waaaves by Andrei Jay.

#indiedev #creativecoding

Working on new shaders for the background and tiles in the game.Very much a work in progress but after a few days of getting mad at my...

Working on new shaders for the background and tiles in the game.

Very much a work in progress but after a few days of getting mad at my computer it's starting to congeal into something I like.

#gamedev #IndieGames #moire

I've been going through collections of 90s rave flyers to think about the aesthetic for this game and I love them so much. So much wild...

I've been going through collections of 90s rave flyers to think about the aesthetic for this game and I love them so much. So much wild and cool typography and pattern design.

Here's the rave flyer!

Here's the rave flyer!

My partner Jane mocked up a menu for Rocket Dog based on an old rave flyer and I just wrapped up my first pass on bringing it into the...

My partner Jane mocked up a menu for Rocket Dog based on an old rave flyer and I just wrapped up my first pass on bringing it into the engine and animating it.

I'll post the original flyer in a reply!

#gamedev #ScreenshotSaturday

Taking Rocket Dog to playtest night at Wonderville in Brooklyn tomorrow (Tuesday)!This will be the first time the procedural daily run will...

Taking Rocket Dog to playtest night at Wonderville in Brooklyn tomorrow (Tuesday)!

This will be the first time the procedural daily run will be shown!

I just setup a computer to permanently run Salmon Roll: The Upstream Team and it seemed like a great opportunity to update my old...

I just setup a computer to permanently run Salmon Roll: The Upstream Team and it seemed like a great opportunity to update my old "Prepping a Windows 10 Computer to be a Permanent Installation" post for Windows 11.

This guide walks through turning off windows updates, bypassing login screens, launching a game (or anything) on startup, and using AutoHotkey to recover from crashes.

https://www.tumblr.com/andymakesgames/775682484969029632/setting-up-a-windows-11-computer-as-a-permanent

#gamedev

ViperNode.js61x50for(y=0;y<50;y++)for(x=0;x<61;x++)process.stdout.write(String.fromCodePoint(0x2570+Math.ceil(Math.sqrt(((h=x-(30+(15-y/3)*((Math.floor(x/31)*2)-1)))*h+(v=y-(25+12*((Math.floor(y/25)*2)-1)))*v))*1.5+y-4)))I...

Viper
Node.js
61x50

for(y=0;y<50;y++)for(x=0;x<61;x++)process.stdout.write(String.fromCodePoint(0x2570+Math.ceil(Math.sqrt(((h=x-(30+(15-y/3)*((Math.floor(x/31)*2)-1)))*h+(v=y-(25+12*((Math.floor(y/25)*2)-1)))*v))*1.5+y-4)))

I enjoyed making a single-line node app that output a drawing to a 61x50 console for Our Generation. I've been meaning to make a little website to make more, but I'd rather just make and post one!

#nodejs #sizecoding #generativeart

send this to your loved one 2 day

send this to your loved one 2 day

Also to help debug the generation I have a tool to print a segment to the console, and it's very fun to see the ASCII versions of some...

Also to help debug the generation I have a tool to print a segment to the console, and it's very fun to see the ASCII versions of some of the game's levels.

First pass at procedural level design in Rocket Dog! This would be for an arcade version where there is a fixed level for a week (like Black...

First pass at procedural level design in Rocket Dog! This would be for an arcade version where there is a fixed level for a week (like Black Emperor or Hoverburger, two local indie arcade games I adore)

There are not nearly enough segments right now, and the way they get strung together is very basic (always enter on the left, always exit on the right etc). It feels like a good start though!

#gamedev #indiedev

I got a tattoo yesterday! I'd been wanting to get a second one for ages. So much of my plotter work is about the optical illusion you...

I got a tattoo yesterday! I'd been wanting to get a second one for ages. So much of my plotter work is about the optical illusion you get from rotating shapes (and it pairs nicely with my unit circle tattoo). My partner even offered to get it for me as a birthday present!

I went with Mert in Brooklyn because his portfolio has a lot of amazing fine line work.

I made a small web app to design it and work with Mert on the details. You can play with it too!
https://andymakes.com/extras/tattoo2024/

#generativeart

Sold a plotter drawing this week so I'm filling the slot in the store of mine with a drawing of mine from 2022 that I like a...

Sold a plotter drawing this week so I'm filling the slot in the store of mine with a drawing of mine from 2022 that I like a lot!

Labyrinth Hills #3
12x9
Micron on Bristol

This drawing and other for sale at shop.andymakes.com

#penplotter #plotter #generativeart

So many cool things at #MAGFest this year, but the most amazing has to be the four people who cosplayed as the ships from my game PARTICLE...

So many cool things at #MAGFest this year, but the most amazing has to be the four people who cosplayed as the ships from my game PARTICLE MACE. They even made a custom shirt for me!

Congrats to this crew for taking the #1 spot on the coop leaderboard every year!

I have to use my windows laptop to do some work for MAGFest and it's just so clunky and bad. I do not understand how this is such a...

I have to use my windows laptop to do some work for MAGFest and it's just so clunky and bad. I do not understand how this is such a popular OS

Getting ready for #magfest I made a very small website for Rocket Dog that includes a link to the demo, a steam wishlist, and vanity...

Getting ready for #magfest I made a very small website for Rocket Dog that includes a link to the demo, a steam wishlist, and vanity url:

https://indomitablerocket.dog/

Got a few #ptpx2024 postcards in the mailThanks @th, jussijokinen, & WOUT FIERENS #plotter

Got a few #ptpx2024 postcards in the mail

Thanks @th, jussijokinen, & WOUT FIERENS
#plotter

Putting some video stuff together for a basic website for Rocket Dog and I got this cool level editor footage.#gamedev

Putting some video stuff together for a basic website for Rocket Dog and I got this cool level editor footage.

#gamedev

I wrote a little summary of all of the projects I worked on and released this year! Most are very small, but I didn't realize just how...

I wrote a little summary of all of the projects I worked on and released this year! Most are very small, but I didn't realize just how much I did this year until I sat down to write it!

https://www.tumblr.com/andymakesgames/771768447449300992/andys-2024-year-in-review?source=share

#tweetcart #pico8 #rocketdog #yearinreview #emma #plotter #gamedev #indiedev #generativeart

I actually started a new XCom 2 campaign (using the recently released Long War of the Chosen 1.2), and you know what that means: I spent...

I actually started a new XCom 2 campaign (using the recently released Long War of the Chosen 1.2), and you know what that means: I spent hours configuring mods and updating my extensive notes.