Hi all, so I’ve got a new app out TODAY called 95 Moments on a Train — it’s a remixable VHS time capsule from the 90's, filmed in one day on a train bound for Los Angeles. I’d be grateful if you’d check it out and spread the word! apps.apple.com/us/app/95-mo...

Wonderful films curated by Jane de Almeida for the LA Filmforum "Indexicality in Astronomy" screening last night, followed by live/zoom chat with James Tralie and Eames Demetrios. (And to whomever put Tomita on before the screening: nice touch. :) www.filmforumexperimentations.org/events/image...

An Infinity of Ships — loved the vibe and ethos of this project since I first heard about it, excited to see it out in the world! Imaginative, inclusive, flavorful spaceships for your sci-fi TTRPGS: 72stations.itch.io/infinity-of-...

Litany of protection (excerpt), made from the words that will get your research flagged at the “new and improved” National Science Foundation, per the Washington Post. There’s a link in the replies if you want to run it on your device.

I’ve been making these little fidget songs lately. Just little phrases that jump out at me. It’s kind of comforting to tap them out. I’ll make you one for your phone if you want, drop a phrase in reply or DM.

Pleasantly surprised to learn about a major sci-fi archive so close to me: The Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy at UC Riverside. Authors' papers, fandom materials, more. Now, what to explore... library.ucr.edu/collections/...

thirteen years ago i was writing about similar mutual aid or “virtual volunteer” communities that sprung up seven years prior during hurricane katrina. folks ain’t new to this, they are true to this ❤️ msmagazine.com/2012/08/29/t...

Got my own shots of the Vancouver Lookout UFO over the holiday — hadn’t put it together that I was going to be there in person when I reposted that shot a few weeks earlier, so was a very pleasant surprise when I turned a corner and it was right in front of me!

It used to be that archiving a year’s worth of digital files took a few CD-Rs, then a few DVD-Rs, and now it’s up to 10+ BD-Rs… 💿 💿 💿 😅

Had a wonderful time revisiting past digital humanities work with NYU Cinema Studies + DH students yesterday — the occasion made happier still since digging thru my archives uncovered this high FPS clip of The Knotted Line in action, haven't seen it running like this in a while! knottedline.com

Couldn't get the whole piece working unfortunately, but nevertheless was very happy to see Ruffle bring this bit of Flash magic from The Virtual Window Interactive back to life... More about the piece here: erikloyer.com/index.php/pr...

Some of the oldest media in my personal archive. One-bit screen captures from Betamax videotape made on a Macintosh 512Ke in Santa Rosa, California between 7:30 pm and 7:39 pm on October 25, 1986.

Crashing into the edge of the moon on a DEC GT40. Light pen input and vector display 😍

What typeface should be on your book cover? Well if you've had it with Helvetica and you're tired of Times New Roman why not revive a classic pulp font or two? Here's a list of some stand-out typefaces that are fruitier than Frutiger and louder than DIN 1451...

Took longer than I expected, but finally got the Conundrum Luna score ported into FMOD. Excited to refine and expand without having to scratch-build as much. #conundrumluna

Pay your freelancers before Christmas.

L.A. folks, great opportunity to see this striking film with filmmaker Q&A: www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

Virtual Space Shuttle overflying virtual South Los Angeles. (The map is an historic one, showing the TMZ or “thirty mile zone” considered local to Hollywood, allowing studios to film at reduced costs as an incentive to keep production close to Los Angeles.)

Quartet of images from Ahree Lee’s Bojagi (Memories to Light) — this piece knocked me out today at UC Riverside Arts’ Digital Capture exhibit. Learn more and see it for yourself here: www.ahreelee.com/work/bojagi

Editors of 1970s sci-fi mags had opinions… (from Star Warp, April 1978, which I picked up at the excellent More Fun Comics in New Orleans)

Was in Mobile, AL recently looking up my mom’s family history and was reminded that much of Close Encounters was filmed there. We didn’t have much time, but managed to get a glance at the hangars where the mothership landing set was built. Two motherships in one city, you could say :)

Exhibiting Forgiveness is in theaters now and well worth seeking out. Powerful, beautiful drama from a writer/director/painter who puts all three talents to stunning use, and some wonderful performances to boot. www.exhibitingforgivenessfilm.com

VR play with the Eagle and Moonbase Alpha from Space: 1999. If I hold up the right ship I can feel it triggering impressions as I turn it this way and that, but since I don’t have childhood memories of Space: 1999, it’s the clever post-lunar design language that has the greatest impact.

The STELLAR GOURD, the first spaceship seen in Conundrum Luna, is not a peopled vessel at all, but a medium for communication. The craft carries a gift from its extraterrestrial authors: a reality-bending instrument called a conundrum, in the shape of the Moon. #conundrumluna #shiptember #scifi

Disappointed not to find any scribblings from Mike, Bill, and Kevin in the margins… when can we get @rifftrax.bsky.social for books?

Recently picked up a collection of classic Starlog mags. Love these artifacts of fandoms past…

Went the shameless nostalgia route at the used bookstore yesterday — the Blish adaptations in particular were a staple of my library-going as a kid. #vintage #scifi

FMOD, where have you been all my life?! Started rebuilding the music for Conundrum Luna as a test and it's already addressing some of the thornier issues I ran into... #gamedev #indiedev

I thoroughly enjoyed performing “Conundrum Luna” for the first time, live in VR, at the ELO (Un)linked 2024 conference over the weekend. Great company, great audience, and some lovely synchronicity — it was both the 55th anniversary of the moon landing and Earthseed Day. More to come soon.

Fun fact: My early 2000s web serial “Chroma” took the Apple II classic #Wizardry now being remastered by Digital Eclipse as inspiration for an episode that riffs on the racial logics of D&D. You can watch it here, voiced by Chene Lawson: vimeo.com/13391970

Hey! I’ll be sharing new VR work next week at UCLA (and the reasons why I wanted to turn the moon into a drum). Come by if you’re in the area, would love to see you there!

Recently contributed visuals of a fragment of the LA Aqueduct to a climate grief ritual created by Raya Ward (rayais.online). Rendered on a 5x clock so that the sun rose during the ceremony. By the end, the participants’ real time and the simulated time of the scene had synchronized.

Tonight I'll be "recentering" the Mobius-inspired landscapes of Sable... through recomposed ambient video that hides the player and highlights the world. Starting now, join me! www.youtube.com/live/tjDu3Qd...

Game Devs of Color Expo is creating a new job board for the game industry, for POC seeking jobs and POC-friendly employers who want to draw from a diverse hiring pool. www.gamedevsofcolorexpo.com/jobs

Firing up the engines for a "recentered" trip through Owens River Valley via Flight Simulator... processed ambient video that hides the player and highlights the world. Starting now, join me: www.youtube.com/live/7X-A7Gc...

This week’s Recentering will be verrrry relaxing. Flight Simulator. We’ll take off from Bishop and head south through the Owens River Valley towards LA. Learn more about the Recentering series: opertoon.com/blog/recente... Join the live stream at 7PM PT Tuesday: www.youtube.com/@ErikLoyer/s...

Feeling pretty confident that I was the only kid in Santa Rosa who dressed up as “big suit David Byrne” for Halloween 1984.