ari velazquez 🌯
@arivelazquez.com
technical designer @sleightofhand.game ◦ pronounced airy ◦ he/him ◦ american gameboy in australia ◦ prev: coreborn, sims 4, dawngate ◦ fka roxaloxa
https://arivelazquez.com ◦ https://clumsywords.blog ◦ discord: roxaloxa
https://arivelazquez.com ◦ https://clumsywords.blog ◦ discord: roxaloxa
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ari velazquez 🌯
@arivelazquez.com
· Oct 18
life's been in the way of shareable work but here's the last thing i was jamming on: recreating Ys Origin in unreal so i can use it as a mechanical base for making my own game on top of it. would really love to come back to this
#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #unrealengine5
#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #unrealengine5
hi new folk, i'm ari! 10 years in gamedev on shit you haven't heard of and one you definitely have, nowadays i'm a technical designer mainly in unreal and doing contract work and a hundred side projects.
one of my fave side things:
one of my fave side things:
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Something positive: Spry Fox is spinning out of Netflix. We are independent (once again!) and preparing to launch Spirit Crossing.
We wrote up a little blog post musing about this wild adventure. Worth sharing the good news.
spryfox.com/a-16-year-ol...
We wrote up a little blog post musing about this wild adventure. Worth sharing the good news.
spryfox.com/a-16-year-ol...
A 16-year-old baby is born! Miracles do happen.
After three years under the Netflix umbrella, Spry Fox is once again a fully independent studio. As a studio, we’ve managed to somehow survive countless industry upheavals and release a whole lot o…
spryfox.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Something positive: Spry Fox is spinning out of Netflix. We are independent (once again!) and preparing to launch Spirit Crossing.
We wrote up a little blog post musing about this wild adventure. Worth sharing the good news.
spryfox.com/a-16-year-ol...
We wrote up a little blog post musing about this wild adventure. Worth sharing the good news.
spryfox.com/a-16-year-ol...
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huge congratulations to @froggyblink.bsky.social for absolutely nailing the assignment on the first-ever skeet to feature a functioning $TSLA cashtag
January 15, 2026 at 8:08 PM
huge congratulations to @froggyblink.bsky.social for absolutely nailing the assignment on the first-ever skeet to feature a functioning $TSLA cashtag
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serving brunt
January 13, 2026 at 2:23 AM
serving brunt
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Retro Textures 1 is out now! 🎉
Completely free to download and use in any of your projects. Includes 115 textures like walls, floors, windows, doors and much more!
kenney.nl/assets/retro... (no tracking, no ads, no sign-up, etc.)
Completely free to download and use in any of your projects. Includes 115 textures like walls, floors, windows, doors and much more!
kenney.nl/assets/retro... (no tracking, no ads, no sign-up, etc.)
January 15, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Retro Textures 1 is out now! 🎉
Completely free to download and use in any of your projects. Includes 115 textures like walls, floors, windows, doors and much more!
kenney.nl/assets/retro... (no tracking, no ads, no sign-up, etc.)
Completely free to download and use in any of your projects. Includes 115 textures like walls, floors, windows, doors and much more!
kenney.nl/assets/retro... (no tracking, no ads, no sign-up, etc.)
the mantra i am carrying forward:
you can always never vote for gavin newsom. it's always morally correct
you can always never vote for gavin newsom. it's always morally correct
January 15, 2026 at 3:26 PM
the mantra i am carrying forward:
you can always never vote for gavin newsom. it's always morally correct
you can always never vote for gavin newsom. it's always morally correct
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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Leonardo DiCaprio has stopped using Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is 25 today.
January 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Leonardo DiCaprio has stopped using Wikipedia.
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I made a tool that makes retro anime sound effects. Meet AnimeVox!
I made it for a game, but it's free to use.
I'm using the forgotten (but popular in 80s japan) Schroeder reverb algo, and some wobble.
If you find it useful consider supporting me on itch :)
castpixel.itch.io/animevox
I made it for a game, but it's free to use.
I'm using the forgotten (but popular in 80s japan) Schroeder reverb algo, and some wobble.
If you find it useful consider supporting me on itch :)
castpixel.itch.io/animevox
January 15, 2026 at 4:31 AM
I made a tool that makes retro anime sound effects. Meet AnimeVox!
I made it for a game, but it's free to use.
I'm using the forgotten (but popular in 80s japan) Schroeder reverb algo, and some wobble.
If you find it useful consider supporting me on itch :)
castpixel.itch.io/animevox
I made it for a game, but it's free to use.
I'm using the forgotten (but popular in 80s japan) Schroeder reverb algo, and some wobble.
If you find it useful consider supporting me on itch :)
castpixel.itch.io/animevox
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the best thing about shooters is that bar none. without fail. across decades of video game history. you will play an expertly crafted masterpiece of pacing and design and then it will end on the worst boss fight ever created by human hands
January 15, 2026 at 1:37 PM
the best thing about shooters is that bar none. without fail. across decades of video game history. you will play an expertly crafted masterpiece of pacing and design and then it will end on the worst boss fight ever created by human hands
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The Forbidden Solitaire DEMO is releasing this Friday!
To celebrate, I'd like to show off this ridiculous source photo I took standing above my table lamp to make the eyeless wizard for the game's key art.
💿 WISHLIST: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
To celebrate, I'd like to show off this ridiculous source photo I took standing above my table lamp to make the eyeless wizard for the game's key art.
💿 WISHLIST: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
January 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The Forbidden Solitaire DEMO is releasing this Friday!
To celebrate, I'd like to show off this ridiculous source photo I took standing above my table lamp to make the eyeless wizard for the game's key art.
💿 WISHLIST: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
To celebrate, I'd like to show off this ridiculous source photo I took standing above my table lamp to make the eyeless wizard for the game's key art.
💿 WISHLIST: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
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My action skydiving racing FPS Aerial_Knight’s DropShot drops Feb 17 on PS5, Xbox, and PC.
You play as a guy bitten by a radioactive dragon, taking down mercs, dragons, tanks, and cows… all while trying not to mess up your fro.
Give it a Wishlist it means a lot 🙂
youtu.be/Hl0ylC9SYuw?...
You play as a guy bitten by a radioactive dragon, taking down mercs, dragons, tanks, and cows… all while trying not to mess up your fro.
Give it a Wishlist it means a lot 🙂
youtu.be/Hl0ylC9SYuw?...
Aerial_Knight's DropShot - Release Date Announcement Trailer | PS5 Games
YouTube video by PlayStation
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 4:08 PM
My action skydiving racing FPS Aerial_Knight’s DropShot drops Feb 17 on PS5, Xbox, and PC.
You play as a guy bitten by a radioactive dragon, taking down mercs, dragons, tanks, and cows… all while trying not to mess up your fro.
Give it a Wishlist it means a lot 🙂
youtu.be/Hl0ylC9SYuw?...
You play as a guy bitten by a radioactive dragon, taking down mercs, dragons, tanks, and cows… all while trying not to mess up your fro.
Give it a Wishlist it means a lot 🙂
youtu.be/Hl0ylC9SYuw?...
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btw if you or someone you know is a beginner/intermediate gamedev having trouble finding friendly teammates we connect people in a flexible process to finish long-term projects together, freeware jam vibes but 2-6 month schedules. no genAI art etc, the whole purpose is for people to learn and collab
Dev Pods - Learn Skills, Join Teams, Make Games
Dev Pods Helps You Learn Game Dev By Working On Real Games With Live Teams - So You Can Finally Finish Projects!
devpods.gg
August 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
btw if you or someone you know is a beginner/intermediate gamedev having trouble finding friendly teammates we connect people in a flexible process to finish long-term projects together, freeware jam vibes but 2-6 month schedules. no genAI art etc, the whole purpose is for people to learn and collab
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Keeping this on hand
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Keeping this on hand
i knew you'd have my back
January 15, 2026 at 4:59 AM
i knew you'd have my back
20th anniversary tour of an atlanta band that people only know as that one song from madden 07's only good album actually coming to australia? time to put on my deepest v-neck and buy a pack of cloves cause the stars have aligned specifically for me to relive the late 00s
January 15, 2026 at 4:54 AM
20th anniversary tour of an atlanta band that people only know as that one song from madden 07's only good album actually coming to australia? time to put on my deepest v-neck and buy a pack of cloves cause the stars have aligned specifically for me to relive the late 00s
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A 1977 Star Wars tie-in Coca-Cola Premium promotional poster starring R2-D2 and C-3PO by Del Nichols. (I’m particularly taken by his Obi-Wan Kenobi.)
February 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A 1977 Star Wars tie-in Coca-Cola Premium promotional poster starring R2-D2 and C-3PO by Del Nichols. (I’m particularly taken by his Obi-Wan Kenobi.)
it was just some frozen tendies but it had me thinking about fried chicken instead
January 15, 2026 at 2:44 AM
it was just some frozen tendies but it had me thinking about fried chicken instead
i bet the first person to fry a chicken popped the fuck off after that first bite
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
i bet the first person to fry a chicken popped the fuck off after that first bite
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was not expecting the introduction section on the dilbert wikipedia to conclude quite this brutally holy SHIT
January 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
was not expecting the introduction section on the dilbert wikipedia to conclude quite this brutally holy SHIT
thankfully that doesn't matter
January 15, 2026 at 12:50 AM
thankfully that doesn't matter
sincerest apologies to addison rae but this is rebecca black's song now www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sni...
Rebecca Black covers Addison Rae’s ‘Fame is a Gun’ for Like A Version
YouTube video by triple j
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:36 AM
sincerest apologies to addison rae but this is rebecca black's song now www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sni...
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my sister got moved to long-term disability due to an injury and got terminated from her job because of that so she won't have medical insurance at the end of the month to cover her medical stuff so any donations would be helpful
www.gofundme.com/f/help-gaby-...
#Mutualaid #gofundme #helpsky
www.gofundme.com/f/help-gaby-...
#Mutualaid #gofundme #helpsky
Donate to Help Gaby afford Spinal injections, PT and possible surgery., organized by Gaby Mitchell
Hiya, I am Gaby mitchell, also known as EBroxas72 online. I a… Gaby Mitchell needs your support for Help Gaby afford Spinal injections, PT and possible surgery.
www.gofundme.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:27 AM
my sister got moved to long-term disability due to an injury and got terminated from her job because of that so she won't have medical insurance at the end of the month to cover her medical stuff so any donations would be helpful
www.gofundme.com/f/help-gaby-...
#Mutualaid #gofundme #helpsky
www.gofundme.com/f/help-gaby-...
#Mutualaid #gofundme #helpsky
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all the pros at the arcade do the feral four legged stair climb stance
January 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
all the pros at the arcade do the feral four legged stair climb stance
bandcamp banning AI. comic-con banning AI. microsoft and nvidia CEOs saying stop being mean about AI.
for just a moment, you catch the scent of something sweet in the air.
for just a moment, you catch the scent of something sweet in the air.
January 15, 2026 at 12:12 AM
bandcamp banning AI. comic-con banning AI. microsoft and nvidia CEOs saying stop being mean about AI.
for just a moment, you catch the scent of something sweet in the air.
for just a moment, you catch the scent of something sweet in the air.