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Right, I've just moved the vole site's account over to crispsandwi.ch (only a few stragglers haven't migrated automatically,...

Right, I've just moved the vole site's account over to crispsandwi.ch (only a few stragglers haven't migrated automatically, might have to prod those people), now to try this one...

Mastodon instance is taking shape

Mastodon instance is taking shape

A sad moment

A sad moment

Noticed someone commenting that the sound didn't work on their phone, & then saw a similar comment about my Hampster Invaders - both...

Noticed someone commenting that the sound didn't work on their phone, & then saw a similar comment about my Hampster Invaders - both people probably simply had their ringer switch set to silent.

Many/most things are allowed to bypass that switch, so users get used to audio in silent mode, but the WebAudio API can't. So they assume the game is broken, gah

Really nice multi-user wander-around-environment thing https://summer-afternoon.vlucendo.com

Really nice multi-user wander-around-environment thing https://summer-afternoon.vlucendo.com

(very impressed with how simple @mastohost is to set up, with a screen showing specific DNS records to add & remove, plus additional...

(very impressed with how simple @mastohost is to set up, with a screen showing specific DNS records to add & remove, plus additional info if you're using CloudFlare)

Current status: experimenting...

Current status: experimenting...

Look, I wasn't going to buy any more domain names, but...

Look, I wasn't going to buy any more domain names, but...

And there are plenty of games that don't even need complex movement - quizzes, puzzles, strategy games, etc. Plain old HTML/CSS/JS is...

And there are plenty of games that don't even need complex movement - quizzes, puzzles, strategy games, etc. Plain old HTML/CSS/JS is enough, & you can make them nicely responsive, but many highly skilled web devs are oddly wary of going anywhere near games

Something I wish more web devs realised: if you can build a website, you can build a webgameModern browsers are pretty good at throwing...

Something I wish more web devs realised: if you can build a website, you can build a webgame

Modern browsers are pretty good at throwing dozens of elements around the screen, you can do a lot without needing a game framework, WebGL or even <canvas>

Both Penga and Hampster Invaders simply use DOM elements for the 'sprites', moving them around with CSS and jQuery-style code. Penga even has time to also run a decent physics engine https://vole.wtf/penga/

FFS, it's impossible to tell if this is serious or not https://dateforce.app

FFS, it's impossible to tell if this is serious or not https://dateforce.app

The hound's on some more medication for his explosive gut troubles, hoping I don't have to spend yet another night lying awake ready...

The hound's on some more medication for his explosive gut troubles, hoping I don't have to spend yet another night lying awake ready to dash to the front door if he starts fidgeting

So many bad decisions are made in Barbarian, SO MANY

So many bad decisions are made in Barbarian, SO MANY

Here's the live dev thread for the daft game I launched today (next time I do that it'll be on here)...

Here's the live dev thread for the daft game I launched today (next time I do that it'll be on here) https://twitter.com/mattround/status/1613105300210438145

Genuinely thrilled to have a daft pop hit in a vole site game with the artist's blessing

Genuinely thrilled to have a daft pop hit in a vole site game with the artist's blessing

Crossing my fingers that the hound's gut troubles are over & we'll all finally have a proper night's sleep (it's been...

Crossing my fingers that the hound's gut troubles are over & we'll all finally have a proper night's sleep (it's been pretty bad, but he's bearing up well for an old dog)

Stumbled upon UsVsTh3m's YouTube page. Later this year it'll be 10 years, A WHOLE DECADE, since it launched 💀

Stumbled upon UsVsTh3m's YouTube page. Later this year it'll be 10 years, A WHOLE DECADE, since it launched 💀

One of the joys of dog ownership is being woken by strange noises at 3am then leaping out of bed knowing you have seconds to get the front...

One of the joys of dog ownership is being woken by strange noises at 3am then leaping out of bed knowing you have seconds to get the front door open before they unleash hell from at least one end

Current project; all done except for the audio!

Current project; all done except for the audio!

Apart from anything else, this has the best domain name I've seen in ages https://brr.fyi

Apart from anything else, this has the best domain name I've seen in ages https://brr.fyi