Cole Cecil

@colececil.dev

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The universe made me human because I'd be too powerful as a robot. Website: https://colececil.dev/

A large crowd of protesters with the Old Capitol in the background.
Many protesters lined up in front of the Pentacrest.
Screenshot from Metroid Prime 4, with Samus standing in front of a motorcycle. There is a text box that says: "You can now ride Vi-O-La. To fully operate the vehicle, driver registration is required."
A display from the museum that discusses the decreasing percentage of black-owned farms in the US over the years, much of which is attributed to discriminatory practices of the USDA. The percentage dropped from a peak of 14% in 1910 to a low of 0.9% in 1996. It then grew back to 1.7% by 2012.
Protesters gathered in the Iowa City ped mall.
Silksong game completion screen, showing 100% completion with 127 hours and 58 minutes of playtime.
Guava "wrapped" - Your Toughest Day. "Let's never do that again."
Detailed colored pencil drawing of an American sycamore leaf I found earlier this fall.
"Game Completion" stats screen from Silksong, showing 95% completion with a time of 117h 26m 51s.
A cosmic horror with a body somewhat resembling the head of a catfish with eyes on stalks, and squid-like tentacles dangling behind it. It floats among some trippy-looking multicolored clouds. Some of the clouds appear to be some sort of toxic/magical substance that has possibly been expelled from the beast's mouth.
Red and green colors in the night sky from an aurora.
Four pots setting in my garage: one containing a young mulberry tree, one containing a couple oak seedlings, and two containing ginkgo seeds. Each pot has a soil moisture sensor stuck into it, all of which are connected to a single microcontroller that's plugged into a wall outlet.
Oak leaf
Photo of a walking path through a field, with scattered trees casting shadows from the afternoon sun. The sky is decorated with some well-textured clouds.
Screenshot of a terminal window, where I'm using Nushell to work with the data I've gathered and compare Natural Balance Fat Cats (the food my cats are currently eating) with other low-calorie dry foods.
Protesters gathered near the Old Capitol on the Pentacrest.
Ank ink drawing of Rambi from Donkey Kong Country.
A fierce frog stabbing a pill bug through its belly, using a spear held by its tongue.
An ink drawing of a smiling deer skull. The tips of its antlers are lit candles.
A screenshot of my UFO 50 game library, showing I've played all 50 games, beaten 24 of the games, and gotten cherries on 10 of the games.
The sun sets behind steam rising from the power plant downtown.
My orange cat is lying on top of my keyboard (which is black with green, unlabeled keys), pressing down a bunch of keys and preventing me from getting any work done. In the background is my monitor displaying a wallpaper that shows a nebula, along with a cup of tea in a mug with illustrations of mushrooms. Under the monitor is a geode and a selenite crystal.
A bottle of dishwasher detergent entitled "Radiance", with orange liquid shown in my dishwasher's detergent compartment behind it.
Screenshot of my UFO 50 games library. I still have about a third of the games left unplayed.
Pen and ink drawing of the menacing moon from Majora's Mask. With colored pencil, its eyes glow orange, and it's surrounded by orange and yellow flames as it enters the atmosphere and approaches Clock Town below. The moon and town are framed by clouds on the sides, and a starry twilight sky is shown above. The bold text "I... I SHALL CONSUME" is written to the left of the moon.
Animated pixel art of a character wearing a wide-brimmed yellow hat on his head and a jetpack on his back. The hat is pulled over the character's eyes, and he has a big nose. He swings his arms and torso in a carefree manner as he runs.
Animation of the main character running, displayed within a pixel art editor.
Image of the game's main character, opened in a pixel art editor.
A notebook with rough notes about game ideas, implementation details, and plans. The right page starts with vague game ideas for the theme "bubble" and then goes on to list more detailed ideas for the "Oxygen Farm" game idea we settled on. The left page contains a sketch of the game's main scene, along with some notes for figuring out the aspect ratio, resolution, and color palette. It also has plans for who will be working on which parts.
A ceramic planter with a brick pattern and a colorful floral design, filled to the brim with a variety of healthy succulents.
Charts on my Home Assistant server, showing the soil moisture percentages over the past 7 days for both my hackberry tree and my mulberry tree.