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Technology

Managing a Play Test

So I am ready to launch an Alpha build for one of game development projects. To my surprise, there really isnt a lot of information on this subject online. I was hoping to find, perhaps, a platform that will publish the alpha, provide private invites and keys, add some forms for community feedback, maybe even […]

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Gamedev

isometric design

Isometric design is really a interesting process. It really is a play on color theory. For this little thing I used Hexels, which I picked up many years ago and highly recommend it. I put it down after only using it a couple of times, but I think I might revisit this software from time […]

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Gamedev

Moving Platforms

Moving platforms vertically and horizontally in GMS2 can be tricky, but I feel it is a definitely must-have item if you are designing a platformer title. Below is my process for creating moving jump-thru platforms. The Parent Since we are going to have vertical/horizontal platforms, I usually create a parent/child system to organize them better […]

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Blog

SNES Chrome Theme

I put together a small theme for Google Chrome. Nothing really major, lol, but I was tired of seeing my browser look the same for so long. I visited the chrome store, found some ‘ok’ themes. Some of the google published themes, were pretty alright in terms of color choices. Still, they didn’t have anything […]

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Music

Lofi OP1 Sample Pack

I put together a free sample pack! Featuring full drum kit, vinyl static, couple of chords and some bass lines. Its a simple pack, but it definitely provides you with a the basic foundation for a decent jam. Download from op1.fun and watch a quick performance video below. Thanks! much love <3

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Music

Synth Pop Album Art

Recently worked on putting together some album art and a short promo animation for a friend. Johnnybgood is a super talented electropop artist/producer making fun retro game inspired tunes on a Teenage Engineering OP-1. He spends most of his time making music for other artists as a producer and is often a guest musician for […]

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Technology

iCUE RGB Profile

Spent more time than I would like to admit on adjusting the rgb lights on the keyboard to a color palette inspired by Winter. It features a light minty color, a soft salmon/pinkish and the numpad is a plum purple. Yes, its dorky, yes I am a geek. Use the profile for some winter inspiration, […]

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Gamedev

Top Unity Assets 2019

Hey all! I’ve recently jumped into Unity development and in my noob search I have found a couple must have scripts/assets that are can be real helpful if you are just starting. Dialog System EZ – Camera Shake Cinemachine Camera System Brackeys 2D Player Controller Unity 2D Player Controller Tutorial Photoshop Layer-To-PNG Script Most of […]

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Gamedev

Diagonal Movement

I often get asked about how I manage top down movement with diagonal ‘math’ ? in Gamemaker? I think I have a pretty simple fix that seems to work real nice, and is real easy to implement. I use this technique in all my top-down projects. Below is the most basic setup for our Player […]

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stream

Pixel Art Stream

Spent some time streaming some pixel art concept drawing/pixeling/sketching wall designs. I’m terrible at environmental art so this is the process I have to go through lol. (also, some pretty good chillhop music)