demi

@cuddlepunk.bsky.social

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they / them supposedly in possession of pretty handwriting award-winning toy maker ✦ digital humanist luddite

a small game designer with a blonde flock of hair, captured in a an oval mirror
four riot grrrl teenage punks stand in a softly-lit forest glade during the golden hour
a cosy bundle of poets all collaging poems together at a table
"When you let an AI handle the encryption"
a small trumpet composed of lush summer gold hues
a minimalistic video game health pack, emblazoned with a white cross and coloured in lush green gradients
a young woman stares out at the sunset, in a moment of quiet contemplation
a small notepad and pencil, composed of warm gradients and soft paper whites
a small buoyant life ring, coloured in lush orange hues
coloured in soft harmonious pastel browns and oranges
Chef Anthony Bourdain, some famous chef, said: "Count me in the 'yes' team. I DO use bay leaves. And yes, they are important. Particularly for cream sauces and poaching liquid (court bouillons) for fish. I can understand how some would feel they get lost in more forceful dishes like beef stew - but I think they add something. Color me old school." I'll certainly Anthony Bourdain one thing: a liar.
a small yellow flower, in a clay flower pot
a small bundle of queer poets and comedians being silly at the camera
a small cat crying at the computer
a small mouse resting on a crumbling edifice, under the ever-foreboding night
a lush yellow flower in a flower pot
Chris Hecker (design and lead engineer, procedural generation): [In most games] these things are all done ahead of time by a professional in a tool that costs thousands of dollars and takes months and months and months. But we had to do it in real time when the player stuck a new arm on the guy. Ocean Quigley (art director): [Lead engineer]Andrew Willmott's Swarm [particle] system is kind of the glue that held this whole thing together. [...] When you pick a creature's texture, what you're really doing is, you're spawning hundreds or thousands of little agents that land on different parts of the creature and then walk around the creature following their individual steering rules, painting trails behind them as they go.
a monochrome photograph of a ramen bar, bright lights beckoning
a small yellow flower in a simple flower pot
a couple of friends are dutifully working at a library table at the bottom of my screen
a lush autumnal red book
an archery game, where anything that's not within your scope is cleanly blurred out
three adventurers gather around a steaming stewpot, the atmosphere rich in mirth and aroma
a bright yellow trophy, a red flag, and a light blue cogweel
a hacker stares forlorn at the ground, while a cybernetic corpo-curse descends down from above
a small sun smiles at you, while a red flag flutters in the wind below
the back of a road mirror, lightly covered in moss and lichen
a small moon stares down sadly a mouse cursor, casting a dim violet glow against the night sky
a screen showing five members of different game co-operatives discussing their experience
a vibrant splash of crayon lines
a small spring onion shoot tentatively begins to grow
a satellite hanging from the rafters of a long-forgotten museum
the sun sets over a barren martian landscape, shrouded in soft orange hues and endless sand
the surface of a starkly barren rust planet without an atmosphere, while the deep blue universe drifts by above
a distant sun, glimmering against the endless red night
a bundle of cute queers getting up to mischief in town
a yellow tulip composed of lush verdant colours
a small paintbrush with a splash of pink paint
a rubber duck, floating in an old school diving helmet
a small icon of a xylophone, coloured in lush sunset orange hues
a handful of gold coins (the player is playfully tossing them around the screen)
a small orange gravy boat, in the shape of a pumpkin
a small tree wobbles around the screen at the players' touch
a watercolour sketch of Villa Villekulla
a small game about decorating a playground, featuring a small swing that swings when you move it
a small game interface for buying carrots from a vendor
a small beach ball bobs gently in the middle of a block of water
a small game about designing your dream playground, coloured in lush vibrant hues and pastels
an interface briefly flashes up on screen as your space shuttle prepares to warp to another solar system
a glass corridor looking out at the deep emptiness of space, lit by some distant burning sun
a lone fishing vessel stirs gently, anchored just offshore
an albatross rests, but momentarily, on the ocean waves
a player is tossing around flowers, trees, and park equipment to design their dream park