It's been 4 years since the release of the original Perfect Tides. I wrote down some feelings about it on my blog: meredithgran.com/perfect-tide...

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BREAKING: Three people are dead and 14 were left injured after a shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas, authorities say.

the good news is that the long lines at my polling place today point towards an unusually large voter turnout for a midterm primary. a good sign! the bad news is that i had meetings through noon and then it took me an hour to vote, so now it's 2:24 and i haven't eaten lunch yet and i'm CRANKY

i think all women are gamers

this is a great article made even greater by the inclusion of @maff.bsky.social's thoughts on mountain climbing and Cairn. that's my boyfriend in there! wow, look at him go!!

"The more I live in the mind of my past self, the more forgiveness and understanding I’m able to find." @emilyprice.bsky.social talks to @meredithgran.com about her game Perfect Tides: Station to Station and women in games and writing:

rest in peace Éliane Radigue, i listened to her Trilogie de la Mort in 30-minute increments when working out on the elliptical at the gym last year, and even though this probably wasn't the best way to listen to the work, it transported me to another dimension all the same

being an industry worker in games discords is often exhausting - people always want to theorycraft about why X was delayed or what the politics behind an executive reshuffling were and you can't even tell them about the Five Prismatic Bones

i have a bunch of sounds on my Zoom that i recorded in december and january, and i've been putting off editing and naming them ever since I started working again. but tonight i am going to knock these out! finally!! and i really mean it!! i am posting here for Accountability

once again, it is Junie

i feel the same way about Yoko Taro Evangelion as i felt about the FLCL sequels: my mind is open. my heart is open. and in the event that it sucks, the original work and my relationship to it is safe. i cannot be hurt by this.

every time i sit down to watch an anime now, no matter what it is or how much i enjoy it, i think to myself "well, it's no Orb: On The Movements Of The Earth"

i like video games and think there should be a sustainable industry for me and my very cool and talented friends to keep making them :)

A member of the Austin FC community has been detained by ICE. If you're able, please join us in contributing funds for his legal defense and bond here: chuffed.org/project/1702...

calibrating rooms is fun because you get to pretend you're a little bug when doing the sub crawl. if you're not in a rush, you can even curl up and take a little nap down there.

Absolutely devastating. An Austin institution. Bluepoint quite literally has only ever done phenomenal work. Man.

my friend Attie could use a little help getting some necessary cancer-preventative treatment, and I'd super appreciate it if any of y'all would consider kicking a few bucks her way. shares appreciated too! 🙏💜 gofund.me/2b462e2e3

finally checking out Ambrosia Sky and it has all my favorite immsim things: abandoned sci-fi environment, scanning dead bodies, piecing together the facts of a mysterious and fucked up past event

my friend Attie could use a little help getting some necessary cancer-preventative treatment, and I'd super appreciate it if any of y'all would consider kicking a few bucks her way. shares appreciated too! 🙏💜 gofund.me/2b462e2e3

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the latest episode of #BCAIGA is out and you should give it a listen. @emilyemeo.bsky.social was a wonderful guest and took the time to sit down with me while at GSC last year to chat about #gameaudio and recording cats among other things.

the episode is now out! you can now listen to @mattesque.bsky.social and I talk about Daily Recording, Reaper workflows, and the strategies one employs when recording cats

every time Maff and I finish an episode of The Pitt, we turn to each other and say "these people have so many problems"

the episode is now out! you can now listen to @mattesque.bsky.social and I talk about Daily Recording, Reaper workflows, and the strategies one employs when recording cats

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wow, surround sound in my office! i can't wait to use it to listen to music [Tidal doesn't support surround on windows] oh. well, it'll still be cool to watch some anime in surround [most anime doesn't have surround mixes] um... games? [don't wanna game in my office ever] movies?? [no disc drive]

audio design is my passion

I did this thing the week I found out how to get models from MGS2, no fancy rigs, but yes fancy compositing setup

been looking forward to this one for a while now

yesterday I took part in #hourlycomicday even though I'm not at all a comic artist!! you can read them all in this thread if you want. there are lots of cooler/better drawn hourly comics if you check the tag, so I def recommend that

Idea for a new sport: american football but no bodyarmor or tackling. Instead of a field the players navigate a vast warren of underground chambers interconnected by hallways and ductwork, often finding special items that let them backtrack to previously inaccesible areas.

Our kind of super bowl. 🍜

it's hourly comic day! i like to participate when i can, even though i am not even remotely a comic artist. please enjoy these bad little comics about my day

i heard a lot of mixed things when Pokemon Legends Z-A came out, but i've been playing it lately and it's such a chill time. i can drink tea with my Charizard at a cafe. i can buy little outfits for my trainer. battles are fun and breezy. some fun verticality in the environment. it's nice!

brother this the only "substack" I'm interested in

i wrote about perfect tides: station to station and interviewed @meredithgran.com for @mothership.blog. one of the best games i've played in a while! www.mothership.blog/perfect-tide...

"Deep in the South American jungle, four men come together to deliver a dangerous cargo. Playing both online or through Nintendo GameShare, you and up to three friends will balance, ford, and drive their trucks through perilous landscapes when SORCERER launches on Nintendo Switch Systems."

Hey you. Austinite. My friend Andrew is running for Justice of the Peace Pct 1 in Travis County. He's a civil rights lawyer fighting to keep families in their homes and children in school. We could really use your help in getting a socialist into office down here in TX. www.hairstonforpeace.com

we spent a long weekend eating our way through New Orleans. also saw some incredible jazz performances and drank too many sazaracs. my only regret is that the weather was too cold to justify ordering any shrimp remoulade. 😔 better luck next time.

This one is great and Grayson is not underselling it how it basically connects to every social issue of the 20th (and lol also 21st) century

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning. Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

we're in New Orleans and we went to an early-season Marti Gras parade, and there was a little girl there with a sign that said "Abolish ICE" on one side and "no crowns for these clowns" on the other. she's so right

truly, no one is doing it like my close personal friend Reaper

Wrote a post on my blog today about some of the people who helped make Perfect Tides: Station to Station. It's not a complete list, but I hope you'll join me in awestruck gratitude. This game required a lot of hearts and minds. meredithgran.com/post-release...

honestly not sure that any game has ever looked better than this