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@cuddlepunk.bsky.social

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demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · Nov 7

an introduction for new followers (since there's so many of you now!)

I’m a small-time game designer with a love for making smaller bespoke interface games

my games have been exhibited all over the world, and I’m currently in the middle of a doctorate in the digital humanities 🌻🌱✨

a photographic portrait of the author, reading a poem

a playfully-designed interface of an orange microphone, set before a bright sunflower yellow background

a photograph of idyll, a small social world designed around kinder forms of online conversation and connection. Wander around a gentle pastoral island, strike up small conversations with other passing players, and even toss out small letters into the wide open blue oceans of the internet.

The Library of Babble

an isometric interface inspired by older vector graphics; representing a brightly-toned geographical space, in which someone has written a love letter of sorts for others to stumble upon

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 5h

or an uncredited wife

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 15h

I got part ways through the first episode and realised what I actually adore about Alien is its sense of atmosphere, pacing, and cinematography

none of which that episode had!

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 15h

that’s too bad

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 15h

yay 🩷

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 15h

ok

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 15h

I hope you all manage to get a little rest now, and just get to enjoy players playing your art

it sounds like you all handled that so gracefully 🥰

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 15h

I sadly couldn’t even get through the first episode, is the series worth persevering for?

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 17h

🥺🩷

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 1d

I’m so sad I’m missing this as someone in the middle of spinning up a small studio and needing to think about these things!

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 1d

good luck with the talk!

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 1d

from the land to the sea, Palestine will be free 🕊️🌿🇵🇸

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 1d

I think it’s going to be a long time to come before we truly reconcile how easily complicit we all are in this genocide, and fear the blood will never wash from our hands

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 1d

my heart goes out with such joy for all the Palestinian whānau who are finally reunited with their loved ones, and can finally grieve and mourn and regrow beyond all this bloodshed

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 1d

Luigi's Mansion 3 is also an underrated masterpiece, you're both in for such a lovely time!

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 1d

this is intended for really young kids, who are only expected to be playing around with this for about five-ten minutes. So it's been a really lovely journey of exploring styles that are simple and intuitive and really communicate their functions

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 1d

this is such a small thing

but I really adore how my interface is beginning to coalesce into a visually-consistent style

a screenshot of video game, featuring lush poppy colours against a paper-coloured grid

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 1d

making a unity tool that allows you to splash yellow paint all over your world

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 1d

I adore this soo much

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 1d

oh my gosh these are beyond unhinged

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 1d

your students are so fortunate to have you, you’re going to be simply the best of teachers ☺️

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 1d

I can imagine a mechanic that allows players to leave messages, or small stone cairns, for other players to stumble over and contribute to as they explore the boundless infinity

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 1d

I’m really inspired by infinity in games, and the soft melchonly and loneliness it inspires in us when we’re confronted with it

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 2d

thank you for such a lovely talk, I feel like a certified game industry hater now! 🥹

demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · 2d

thinking about a small linear level game that’s secretly about breaking out of bounds and exploring the endless deserts beyond

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M Dodd (Modd) 💖💜💙 @moddisms.bsky.social · 2d

i bet on losing dogs