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We've released a free enhanced version of our game jam game Spooltape! A documentary filmmaker decides to center his next project around analog horror. He soon finds out that there might be more to the tape he bought than he thought. store.steampowered.com/app/4112180/... rocrac.itch.io/spooltape

We've released a free enhanced version of our game jam game Spooltape! A documentary filmmaker decides to center his next project around analog horror. He soon finds out that there might be more to the tape he bought than he thought. store.steampowered.com/app/4112180/... rocrac.itch.io/spooltape

Woah! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_vw...

This isn't the 80's anymore, folks. The 90's means each person needs at least....12 computers

Just listened to this episode and it’s a very insightful conversation on gaming magazines and their unique international approaches. Check it out. @forgottenworlds.bsky.social

Auf Languageatplay wird nach und nach der aufschlussreiche Sammelband "Papier und Pixel: Exploring Card Games" veröffentlicht.📝🗺️ Einige spannende Beiträge, darunter auch von AKGWDS-Mitgliedern, rund um die Welt von Kartenspielen sind hier zu lesen: languageatplay.de/2025/12/05/p...

An der Uni Konstanz findet vom 25. bis zum 27. März der Workshop „Board | Game | Play“ statt!☝️ Auch einige unserer Mitglieder tragen ihren Senf zu den Schnittstellen zwischen analogem und digitalem Spielen bei. ▶️Mehr Infos: www.gamelab.uni-konstanz.de/forschung/ev...

Found some more old game sheet music, this time in a booklet of an official soundtrack release of Sexy Parodius from 1996. This one's more likely to have been created by the composer. Gotta admit that this is my first time seeing sheet music in a game OST booklet. I wonder if there are more examples

Hunting for the source of an interview in old Japanese magazines and stumbled upon this. They're advertising the music capabilities of the PC pretty heavily, feat. Beethoven and the tagline "Now I'm a composer too". There's also a lengthy section on how to make music. Source: BASIC, March 1988

Sneak peek of the improved SnowBlossom - includes slow_start to add more particles over time & adjust their speed, fluttering motion, better performance, and more! I'm so excited with how the examples are turning out 💖 BG from neeka.itch.io/winter-park-...

If #persona 3 Reload had a #ewi solo! part 2 #fyp #cover #persona3reload full vid on @nicomendozamusic.bsky.social youtube channel!

wrote this in a discord server but I feel like sharing it here too

Unacceptable terms to use for Game Boy parts/hardware. Interesting to see how strict Nintendo was about terminology in their software submission requirements.

MIDI is fun! Mother 1 arrangement of the ending theme. #earthbound #DTM #vgm #VGenOpen

Back in our @chludens.bsky.social Bern Gamelab with my last additions from the East. Our collection keeps expanding beautifully thanks also to the work of @hekabeohnename.bsky.social et al. #GameStudies

For historical context, this newly translated game is considered to be the first visual novel. The developer, Leaf, would later develop the ToHeart series.

Handreichung für Lehrkräfte zum digitalen Spiel „Erinnern. Die Kinder vom Bullenhuser Damm“ jetzt online – mit unseren erprobten Unterrichtskonzepten. Wie erinnern wir? Eine Frage, die aktueller nicht sein könnte. #BlueLZ @neuengamme-mem.bsky.social @bullenhuser-damm.bsky.social @paintbucket.de

Unacceptable terms to use for Game Boy parts/hardware. Interesting to see how strict Nintendo was about terminology in their software submission requirements.

Blue Whispering Day —Choy Moo Kheong, 2022 Acrylic on canvas 140 x 114 cm

Found this diagram in the SNES Development Manual. I talked about this in my presentation on video game loudness a few years ago and it's nice to see this as a recommendation in an official documentation. Music, SFX, but also voice acting stacking on top of each other can create distortion.

I never would have imagined that a post from a musicology account would go this viral

My overhauled guide on dynamic audio in visual novels is now up on the VNDev Wiki! I hope to show how visual novels can make use of more complicated dynamic audio techniques and enable more VN developers to make use of them. vndev.wiki/Guide:Dynami...

The launch of the University Minnesota’s Video Game Collection is today! Over one year of planning and consulting resulted in this launch. Thankful to everyone who has given advice on starting this, and hopeful it gets past pilot for it to remain permanent! 🎮

Wrote a small program to display the wave form used on the Game Boy wave channel for my thesis. Composers could decide how the wave form on that channel should look and the 32 4-bit values of the currently used wave can be viewed in "wave RAM" (by using an emulator with a debugger).

Found this diagram in the SNES Development Manual. I talked about this in my presentation on video game loudness a few years ago and it's nice to see this as a recommendation in an official documentation. Music, SFX, but also voice acting stacking on top of each other can create distortion.

I just released my code for interactable, randomized rooms in Ren'py! Randomize props, furniture, and even lighting, and make the assets interactable with a simple point and click system. Using purely screen and scripting language, no external tools needed. meiri.itch.io/renpy-random... #VNDev

Hey you! You’re Enough.

legend of zelda big band horns

#pixelart requests

I didn’t have an example of video game dropshipping on hand last week, but one just popped up. This company ”Onix Arena” will sell you an $18 handheld that they didn’t make (and probably never touch through the whole proces) for $60. But that’s marked down from $106, what a deal!

Wrote a small program to display the wave form used on the Game Boy wave channel for my thesis. Composers could decide how the wave form on that channel should look and the 32 4-bit values of the currently used wave can be viewed in "wave RAM" (by using an emulator with a debugger).

Pink Sea #yumenikki #rpgmaker #indiegame #art #traditionalart

Lone Wolf — A theme for a character who feels like they're better off on their own- tough on the surface, but might be trying to protect themselves from some emotional burden. #composer #fantasy #musician #dtm #orchestra

"Wie arbeiten eigentlich die Game Studies? Welche Methoden verwenden sie? Aus welchen Disziplinen stammen die Forcher*innen? Gemeinsam mit @l17r.bsky.social und Alexander Max Bauer habe ich eine Umfrage zu diesen Themen durchgeführt. gespielt.hypotheses.org/8965 #gamestudies #akgwds

Announcing Project Menagerie, my initiative to bring digital games to physical space. I'm now working with an ever-growing collection of creators to make their games into super cool USBs! Our 3 debut releases are available online or at one of our upcoming pop-up shops! priro.pro/projectmenag...

Have you heard of Without a Dawn? If you're into meaningful, thought-provoking games, there's a very good chance you'd enjoy my darkest work: store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/... The release went under the radar, but slowly people are finding my game! 💚 #Steam #visualnovel #horror #indiegame

My overhauled guide on dynamic audio in visual novels is now up on the VNDev Wiki! I hope to show how visual novels can make use of more complicated dynamic audio techniques and enable more VN developers to make use of them. vndev.wiki/Guide:Dynami...

1762. DIGITAL CLOTHING IN VIRTUAL WORLDS (Digitale Bekleidung in Virtuellen Welten) 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/digital... "A German #GameStudies book on virtual clothing: trends, tools, and the booming market. From 2D/3D design to how digital fashion reshapes apparel." @springernature.com

Current mood

Diagram I drew at 1 am to explain how I like going about looping game tracks that have a noticeable reverb tail. Green: First measures. Blue: Rest of the track with its final reverb tail fading into a copy of the first measures at the end of the sound file. Red: Loop back.

Little 2025 retrospective thread; I've done a summary on my (increasingly in need of a revamp) website and will highlight bits here. spdrcstl.com/2025

I revived the recap thing! If you'd like to see what cool projects I worked on last year (and also the year before since I skipped the recap for it), then feel free to check it out! Turns out I did more than I thought. ko-fi.com/Post/2024202...

$0.99 for a dissertation research game? Yes pls thanks Steam sale

End of the year sale. This will be the last sale until spring. 20% off music and audio bundles! Don't need sfx/alerts? I can convert them into extra song time. vgen.co/bleepmusic #VGen #VGenOpen

I am a sucker for anytime video game history intersects with etymology, and @katewillaert.bsky.social's investigation of "Metroidvania" does not disappoint. Is essential. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...

Reminder that POKÉCOLOGY is getting the English translation treatment next year. Just one of ~30 headlines covered in this week's Newsletter: 👉 thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-... #Pokémon