UPDATE: 💼I had opportunity to leave my last job to... 🎮Start indie development full time! 🔴Considering streaming it all day, just for fun If you have advice / warning / wanna wish me good luck, leave me a comment! #gamedev #indiedev #streaming #lgbtq #sologamedev

I'm visiting my home state. Me: Merry Christmas! Cashier: I'm 'bout ready to shoot him in the face! Haha Me: 😅😳 (I am fairly certain he was talking about Santa, but still...)

My new friend I made in the TSA line got flagged for having a suitcase full of raw hotdogs. Happy holidays.

In the fight of my life with my ADHD trying to learn a new tech stack. Tonight's dinner: Dry mini wheats and glass of pinot.

Huh... weird! I can't seem to cancel my Hulu / Disney+ subscription all of a sudden. Weiiird.

I can't think of a caption for this picture of my cat I took, but it's a mood I feel a lot.

All the screens on my flight said "Please Wait" and the lights were dim. It felt very liminal.

Hey y’all. I’m still looking for a day job, so if you know anything remote or within LA let me know. I’ve been a tech writer, content creator, social media manager, project manager, operations manager, and a consultant on 5G and Satellite grant proposals, DEI, and marketing.

"Singing your song isn't the hard part. It's getting the fans. That's why they're on the stage and I'm at the bar." -Bartender to Me last night and it felt relevant.

My dysphoria-having ass trying to make the best of June.

QUESTION for those who buy assets: If you buy an asset and post-download, you strongly suspect it was generated by AI (undisclosed, but I'm pretty sure), how do you proceed? - Contact the artist for a refund? - Leave a negative review? - Report them? - All of the above? Something else?

ManaWeaver Update: I've spent a lot of time getting ready for a demo to release next month. The game is so fun to work on and I'm forcing myself to take breaks and vacation. It's so important to do that. Much love and more updates to come.

Joe and friends are making a game, and you can wishlist it RIGHT NOW on steam! If you like exploration, terraforming, and crafting, keep your eyes peeled on Manaweaver. store.steampowered.com/app/3649320/...

Thank you #PAX! Thank you for everyone who stopped by and played our game! Thank you to @darumagames.bsky.social for the wonderful Stamp Quest! We had a fantastic time. ❤️

Day 3 of PAX! What a time it's been. Pretty stoked at the demo reception thus far, though I'm excited to fix all the bugs. Come check it out! #Pax #paxeast #indiegames

After all...Why not? Why shouldn't I ... just change my entire tree solution at 11:50PM the night before PAX? (why am I like this?) #paxeast #indiegames

ManaWeaver is at PAX East! Come play the demo and say hi! Grab a card! #pax #paxeast #indiegames

I got a lot of negative feedback on reddit, which ... any engagement is good right? 😅 But mostly it's been the lack of response that's the hardest. The feeling of discouragement is pretty real. What's your biggest tips for resilience for your project? #gamedev #sologamedev

FINALLY! Trailer Drop: ManaWeaver's first (and my first) gameplay trailer has been released! www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnhB... #gamedev #indiegamedev #sologamedev #majorupdate

FINALLY! Trailer Drop: ManaWeaver's first (and my first) gameplay trailer has been released! www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnhB... #gamedev #indiegamedev #sologamedev #majorupdate

Hey hey! We're gearing up for PAX and super excited! Come by our booth, grab a stamp, and get a really cute trading card! Also check out the other games on this list. They are all RAD.

Adding the all too important Sunflower to our game. #gamedev #indiegamedev #sologamedev #unity3d

🪄Manaweaver by Badger Hub (@manaweaver.bsky.social) - a fantasy open world terraforming and crafting adventure! manaweavergame.com

🚀We've teamed up with some amazing indie games to host a #PAXEast Indie STAMPede Quest! 👋Visit participating booths 🎮Play the demo ✅Get a stamp 🥳Fill out your card & return it to the Sol Mates booth for an exclusive trading card pack featuring all our games! #indiegames #pax

I've added a discord channel to discuss the game in the Badger Hub community! Come join! BadgerHub Discord: discord.gg/UnaFKKSW The Channel: #manaweaver #gamedev

ManaWeaver Update: I'm getting pretty stoked about the way my game's looking post-playtest! #gamedev #indiegamedev #sologamedev #unity3d

Post-Playtest, I'm rethinking a lot of the game, but the fun vistas remain the same. :) #gamedev #indiegamedev #sologamedev #unity3d

Today, I've been playing around with some hazardous biome and hazardous effects (in my test level) while ordering PAX supplies. Busy day! #gamedev #indiegamedev #sologamedev #unity3d

Unity question for engineers out there: I turned off GPU Property Drawer and got like a 5 FPS boost. Anyone have any idea why this could be? #unity3d #gamedev

The game is currently in external playtests and I'm working on the trailer, but I wanted to drop something! The current in-progress terraformation timelapse! Still more to do. www.youtube.com/watch?v=447v... #gamedev #indiegamedev #sologamedev #unity3d

I just sent out emails for the first playtest of my game. The last 6 hard worked months of my life hang on display for strangers to judge. Do you get used to this feeling? #gamedev #indiegamedev #sologamedev #unity3d #art

@gameengines.bsky.social I would like unity and unreal please

I wish AI wasn't shorthand for LLMs and GAN-derived art. AI in games and tools was a fun topic before 2022.

Wikipedia spirals, iTunes spending sprees, checking out 'You Tube', 'Facebook', and of course, 'Xanga'.

twitch.tv/TerrorballLive Might be doing a thing...

Happy #transdayofvisibility! I hope you find yourself closer to who you are inside, no matter how small. 🏳️‍⚧️🫶

If you're at PAX East in Boston, please come by and check out our game, ManaWeaver! I'll be there and I'd love to talk about it. east.paxsite.com/en-us/expo-h... #gamedev #pax #paxeast

MRW a Godot tutorial refuses to use any type hints. #godot #gamedev

I made a croquembouche! Caramel dipped cream puffs with bourbon vanilla crème pâtissière. 📷 @manaweaver.bsky.social

Today, I traveled back to my home state. Fields are all grey and the skies are a haze and the only thing that breaks the monotony is new wind turbines scattering the horizon and giant billboards advertising AI companies. It feels so strange.

GDC? Yeah I'll be Great Dame Cuddling

Making games is a pavlovian exercise. I'm testing lil things, panicking, avoiding fall damage and underwater suffocation, AS IF I've even implemented those... #gamedev

I've been focused on Terrorball, a live sports sim, for a few weeks. Last night felt like landing a rover on an asteroid. Planning, launching, and euphoria when it lands on it's feet. I'm so relieved. #gamedev

I bought a new espresso leveler to get more consistent results. I got consistently bad espresso. Welp, does what it says on the tin.

I really want to play Avowed but I really need arachnophobia mode. @obsidian.net 🥺🙏

The other game I'm co-deving, Terrorball, has truly the best fan base-so incredibly wholesome and creative and wonderful. #terrorball #gamedev

Trans peeps, QRP with a pic of yourself that you love.

Some fun ManaWeaver Updates: 🛠️ - Craft From Storage! 🏰 - Saving and Loading the game is feature complete 🎥 - Third Person Camera mode, very much a WIP! I'm primarily focused still on 1st person, but I wanna provide options. #gamedev #indiegamedev #sologamedev #unity3d

Shisa is lost in the sauce.