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HI! I'm a game developer, filmmaker, and general art making person living in Berlin, Germany. Excited to share experiments, works in progress, and meet like minded people. Currently making Time in Place - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2936510
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Really thrilled with the progress of new mini game, "Pit Jump: Battle the Moles" (working title), a loosely retro-style 2d platformer. Playable via an in-game floppy disk scattered somewhere in the apartment. #madewithunity #indiedev #indiegames #gamedev #2dplatformer #pixelart #meta

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

For a 2d platform, inside my main game, I made this online sprite creator. https://buff.ly/436bqcD It can do onion skin, fill, color sample, tile previews, animation previews and export/load. hopefully someone finds it useful #2DArt #pixelart #madewithUnity #platformer

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

I just can't stop putting games inside games... 😄 🎮 📺 #madewithunity #indiedev #games #inception #retrogaming

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

I'm testing out a snowy reading nook vibe. Might have to dust off the old creative writing skills. 📖 ❄️ 💡 It'll be tricky to balance that dark morning vibe, but I'm confident I can get some inspiration from the Berlin Winter. #madewithunity #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #readingnook #cozylight

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Well.... that was a rollercoaster... #madewithUnity #indiedev #indiegames #Git #gamedev

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

Fun with physics and light. I really like how everything moves together. 📻 #madeWithUnity #cozygames #indiedev #walkingsimulator #balance #blender

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Just a few views for you(s). I've gone through so many different looks for this room/time period, but I really like this vibe and I'm pretty sure it will, more or less, stay this way. 😎 #madewithunity #gamedev #indiegames #sunbeams #alarmclock #gameart

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

Just a playable drum machine sitting in an isolated view void I don't expect everyone who plays the game to want to play the drum machine. But if you aren't just anyone, it's a fun time 🥁 #unity3d #indiegame #indiedev #gamemusic #drummachine

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

Rigidbody-powered spinning top code! Raycasts for surface placement, lerp to final position & apply spin. Center of gravity adjusts with curve. Random impulses nudge it. Full code included! #indiedev #unity3d #gameaudio #simulationgame #gamedevcode

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

I was playing with a little spinning top yesterday and I wondered if it'd be possible to put a fully physics controlled toy top into Time in Place. I'm really enjoying the results so far 🌀 💎 #gamedev #indiedev #experimental #spinning #toys

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Anyone remember old school MS Paint? 🎨 I'm super excited that I created a procrastination application inside my game's work computer. And yes, it's still #fun! #indiedev #gamedev #mspaint #meta #painting

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

Up a bit too late working on music ideas. Tomorrow will be rough but I like the song I made. hope everyone else is have a good one

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

You're in school and you need to finish your story-- 💻 ✍️ #gamedev #narrative #shortstories #Blender #Unity3d

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

I'm kind of into the way the shader and shading fall apart here. 🎸 #indiegames #gamedev #Blender #shaders #guitarpedal

submitted 51 days ago • 2 comments

I first wanted players to be able to take photos because it's fun, or silly, or nostalgic. I realized it's a way to look for beauty. Just like real life, of course. But it was a good shock to see how nice it was in the game too. 📷 #instant #photo #gamedev #indiegames #photography

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

Reading nook! 📘 A new addition today. The real one no longer exists, but now it can live on inside the game. Basic mechanics are working, and now to decide on page turning design, and just how much text I can comfortably fit on these pages... 😀 #indiedev #gamedev #novel #readingnook

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

Sometimes less is more, but it doesn't last long. 🛌 🌞 #indiegames #indiedev #lazymorning #sunlight

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

One year ago today, I hadn't even begun work on my current game, Time in Place. Instead I was focused on a mobile game prototype about a lighthouse, and idea that had evolved from a surreal dream into something much more colorful and fun. ⛈️ #gamedev #prototypes #indiegames

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

Playing around with some new UI ideas for level selection. It gives each level/time period its own identity. Only downside is, if I stick to it, I'll need to do the same for everything 😄 what do other devs do in this scenario? #indiedev #UI #illustration #gamedev

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

As the new year rolls around around the cities, spaces, ground the ground people, with the sound the sound I hope you're doing fine #newyear #poem #musing

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

A satisfying but simple object destruction technique! 🍾🎊 - check for collision impulse threshold - disable main mesh renderer, randomly select from four crunched can meshes for the new mesh renderer. - play a random sound - Have fun making a mess! #gamedev #indiegames #gametip #happynewyear

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

I spent way too long, a few months back, making a working 4 track recorder in unity, as well as various tweakable effects pedals. I'm very excited to hear what people make with these. 🎤🎹🎸🥁 #indiegames #gamedev #music

submitted 64 days ago • 1 comment

Ehh... you'll get to it eventually #indiegames #gamedev #eventually

submitted 64 days ago • 1 comment

a few of the sound sources in my game. 🔊 When I started working on Time in Place, I didn't expect to get so absorbed in audio, but it's one of my favorite things now. Looking at these, though, I do wonder if I should look into how Unity deals with this many audio sources... #gamedev #audio

submitted 68 days ago • 1 comment

Constantly playing around with the colors and look, but vibe and mood is the always goal :) 🌞 #gamedev #indiegames #volumetric #vibe

submitted 68 days ago • 1 comment

Happy #ChristmasEve friends and fellow #indiedevs ! I've been fighting with the saving and menu systems for a while and thought I'd take a break to model a few old Tupperware leftovers and sliced cheese for the University time period. Does it feel familiar, or too clean?

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments