Quick combat video, alpha footage #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegames #steam #madewithunity #DarkQueenOfSamobor

Day 23: #ArtAdventCalendar Sharing a new small painting from my Lighting the Dark series today. Tisha Mark ©2025, Light the Way No. 2502, oil on gessobord, 7"x5" View the series here: tishamark.com/lighting-the... #art #painting #TraditionalArt #SciArt #bsnm

Lovely light 🌄

Almost there now. A few finishing touches, then I need to make the little sidekicks. (Size is hard to convey here, but this one’s just shy of 4’ top to bottom. Very huggable size.)

Dickens’ A Tale of Two Notifications

Me, every time I use the 3x side of the shaving mirror. 🤣

Going to have to wrap up all the hand sewn details tomorrow, then stuffing!

Took a break for dinner, but back at it …

Gotta keep the workshop secure …

Working on this year’s critter …

As someone who struggles with color, preferring to compose in B&W, this is a wonderful example of how color, shading, lighting and depth can all be used to add so much mood and tone to an already great piece. Going to keep toggling back and forth and studying this piece for a long time to come.

Brunch Apple Swan Now that school’s on break and it’s a little less (work) hectic, I can get back to my true passion of making brunch + culinary art!

This is so true! In Unity, and in software dev of any kind. It takes a tiny bit of time and brain energy to find your (programming) language’s localized string vs string, relative to the pain and suffering of extracting everything later and ensuring you found every last bit of text.

(Sappiness warning): I’m not going offline until next week for holidays and a family trip, but I know some folks are already, sooooo, I just wanted to say thanks to everyone here who has been kind, supportive, helpful, listened, or was just there this past year. (Cont…)

Nothing beats a ride on a Bosco before the weekend! Hope you all have an awesome one!🙌 #indiegame #gamedev #FollowFriday

My curse in life is wanting to help every well-meaning website that uses WP to display 545 bytes of text in default sans-serif, no images, yet has page bloat of 7.97MB of javascript and 2.3MB of CSS because some "consultant" told them they needed ALL THE PLUGINS!

This is a great write-up! The "Notes" section is especially good, too often undervalued, advice! agneskripkaite.github.io/Notes/Articl... (It's all great advice, I just feel very seen as a chronic "now, how the hell did I do ...?" person. 🤣)

The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. Oof. I mean, on the one hand, badass Sigourney Weaver! On the other hand, xenomorphs everywhere and a dubious android.

Welp, after all that, nothing to report. Which I guess means that the critter exits for the daytime to go eat, etc, then returns to sleep at night. Couldn't find any nesting, scat, or disturbed insulation, soooo, I guess I'm going to have to poke back in at times when its active. 😒

About to head in …

Some sort of crepuscular critter has moved into the attic just in time for the holidays ... and all the critter relocation places to be closed or charge 3x. Sooo, I guess I'm stuck poking my head up the scuttle this afternoon to see what's what. Pray I don't get mauled!

A month ago I adopted a one eyed hamster from my local animal shelter

I know this is fiction because I also know he’s adamantly not using AI and we all know that ideas only come from GenAI.

There's something about the light/colouration that makes this very good, if cool. Photo by fashion designer Emily Brady Koplar. This particular instrument is one of twelve Rasivalaya Yantras at the Jaipur site. It's a kind of zodiac-related "ecliptic polar" sundial: jantarmantar.org/learn/observ...

Winter of the Gray Sky (2024) Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...

Whenever you think about how amazing/critical/integral Zoom and others were during the pandemic, just remember SRI was there 50+ years earlier ... in 1968! WTF were we even doing for half a century?!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA the event i've been hosting for 5 years ( @gdocexpo.com ) just won the #IndieGameAward for INDUSTRY IMPACT !! 🥹 this was such a heartwarming speech from @remysiu.com at @sunsetvisitor.studio !! thank you so much @indiegameawards.gg for this omgggggg

Tanat Boozayaangool, C. Bedford, and Remy Siu introduce our 2025 Industry Impact recipient, Game Devs of Color.

Looking absolutely frackin' rad!

As someone who grew up in the NE, and plowed for three winters in MA and NY state, the most revealing part of this is the salt/plow truck can been seen NOT steering into the skid, but actively the wrong way. That should be a plow driver 101 requirement. The cop starts to, but bails too early.

Content Warning: Male Buttocks

Grinch and Furious: Tokyo Grinch

Another universal truth, the “Can’t Find That One Tool Paradox”? - Need one specific pliers/mini-screwdriver/etc - Find every single one in the set except that one - Proceed without it, cursing like a sailor - Literally five seconds after finishing, spot the “missing” tool right next to your coffee

The Abbess Garden has an official release date! The game will be available on Steam on March 2! :) New trailer to celebrate ^^ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrpj... Other announcement, we have partnered with @join-indie-io.bsky.social! They'll help us with QA & marketing :) #indiegame #cozygame

Been afk for most of today, but huge thanks to the folks that took time to fill this out so far! 🙏 Some great feedback and insight. Keep it coming if you have a few free moments!

Question for the non-US small business owners on here: Where you live, do you get postal mail from scammers acting like govt offices? Like “FILING DEADLINE” pay now mail? Feels like this should be unlawful and easily stopped because they use prepaid rate here, which means they are known to USPS.

GM folks 🌞 How’s everyone’s week going so far? Here’s a picture of our doggo, not so subtly telling me he’s done with the distraction and wants dinner. (He carried the bowl from another room).

I don't get to do a lot of art anymore, but when I was five I made greeting cards for my family as a "company" called Black Tulip Designs, which eventually led to making comics for my brother and cousins based on our stuffed animals. Thus began a life of making things across several media.

Counterpoint

Hey #writers or anyone who #writes in software: Do you prefer when the text formatting tools are ... 1️⃣ in a stationary bar at the top 2️⃣ in a floating bar when you select the text 3️⃣ both 4️⃣ something else

A classic from working at the local cafe tonight … Middle aged man: Lets a juicy one rip. Looks vaguely embarrassed. 5 y/o at another table: “It’s okay mister. Tooting is verrrrry natural.” -scene-

I want a life sized Henri! 😍

My notifs are just a @kim-hu.com feed today

Hey folks, I'm making my anti-AI side quest real. If you make things, and you wouldn't mind taking a short survey or passing this link along to others, I would be forever in your debt! 🙏 tally.so/r/QKM24X

These continue to be absolutely wonderful! 🌱🌷

I am, perhaps, having too much fun writing campy, hedgehog noir as test documents. 🦔🕵️

Obvious, but worth saying "out loud": The more things you do, the more admin you have.

Takao’s art continues to amaze and delight, every day. I always stop my scrolling and end up with a huge smile on my face!

Johannes Vermeer’s Christ in the House of Martha and Mary is a truly masterful painting I only recently stumbled upon. The rendering of light and shadow throughout is brilliant. Have a good night all. 🌘