matt sephton
@gingerbeardman.com
✳️ Games @ Serenity 🤓 Game Dev since ~1990 🟨 YOYOZO (GOTY 2023) 🕹️ Retro Games 🗿Moai 💿 Macintosh Magazine Media 🍎 ex-Apple
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com
Pinned
Finished a small & beautiful 3D game in my spare time, thinking about launching 😎
Maybe single player (pay what you can) & paid online multi-player (fixed price, one-off, offset infra)
Will submit to Steam Next Fest 2026 assuming my Steamworks Tax is approved this coming week!
Maybe single player (pay what you can) & paid online multi-player (fixed price, one-off, offset infra)
Will submit to Steam Next Fest 2026 assuming my Steamworks Tax is approved this coming week!
A quick couple days macOS development and I've got a native version of my localhost server manager ready for TestFlight! Don't stop me now 🚀
- self-contained (hummingbird web server)
- zero config
- notifications
- launch at login
- no need for xbar & python
- more QOL changes
- self-contained (hummingbird web server)
- zero config
- notifications
- launch at login
- no need for xbar & python
- more QOL changes
January 14, 2026 at 11:18 PM
A quick couple days macOS development and I've got a native version of my localhost server manager ready for TestFlight! Don't stop me now 🚀
- self-contained (hummingbird web server)
- zero config
- notifications
- launch at login
- no need for xbar & python
- more QOL changes
- self-contained (hummingbird web server)
- zero config
- notifications
- launch at login
- no need for xbar & python
- more QOL changes
@pablo0151.bsky.social have you got this one? it’s a gem.
“Renaissance: The Mix Collection” (1994)
Sasha & John Digweed
www.discogs.com/master/1477-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaiss...
The 10th anniversary version on streaming messes with the track listing
“Renaissance: The Mix Collection” (1994)
Sasha & John Digweed
www.discogs.com/master/1477-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaiss...
The 10th anniversary version on streaming messes with the track listing
January 14, 2026 at 7:49 PM
@pablo0151.bsky.social have you got this one? it’s a gem.
“Renaissance: The Mix Collection” (1994)
Sasha & John Digweed
www.discogs.com/master/1477-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaiss...
The 10th anniversary version on streaming messes with the track listing
“Renaissance: The Mix Collection” (1994)
Sasha & John Digweed
www.discogs.com/master/1477-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaiss...
The 10th anniversary version on streaming messes with the track listing
That's the quota of musicians-living-in-squats mentions done for the year!
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
‘It was inspired by a snog in a photo-booth’: how Thompson Twins made Hold Me Now
‘We had a disagreement that spilled over into personal insults. But we soon made up – and wrote this about the process’
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:38 PM
That's the quota of musicians-living-in-squats mentions done for the year!
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
Today I shall mostly be trying to hunt down all of the many Sasha remixes of M-People's "How Can I love You More?"
youtu.be/bL2X3RZ5XSU
youtu.be/bL2X3RZ5XSU
How Can I Love You More? (Sasha's Master Mix)
YouTube video by M People - Topic
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Today I shall mostly be trying to hunt down all of the many Sasha remixes of M-People's "How Can I love You More?"
youtu.be/bL2X3RZ5XSU
youtu.be/bL2X3RZ5XSU
New blog post about a little tool I created to manage multiple localhost web servers from the macOS menu bar.
Controlling local web servers using xbar:
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2026/01/12/x...
Controlling local web servers using xbar:
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2026/01/12/x...
Controlling local web servers using xbar ⌘I Get Info
Sometimes I want to run local web servers for projects I’m working on. Usually more than one at a time.
blog.gingerbeardman.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:48 PM
New blog post about a little tool I created to manage multiple localhost web servers from the macOS menu bar.
Controlling local web servers using xbar:
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2026/01/12/x...
Controlling local web servers using xbar:
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2026/01/12/x...
Some retrospective posts added to the blog thanks to findings on DiscMaster!
- EXIF Cleaner (Mac app)
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2005/12/31/e...
- Circuit Heat (game prototype)
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2003/01/23/c...
- Web Design Index 2 (book and CD feature)
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2002/01/31/w...
- EXIF Cleaner (Mac app)
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2005/12/31/e...
- Circuit Heat (game prototype)
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2003/01/23/c...
- Web Design Index 2 (book and CD feature)
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2002/01/31/w...
Circuit Heat ⌘I Get Info
I made a prototype of a game called Circuit Heat. It is a version of the classic network completion puzzle (aka Pipes, FreeNet, Net, NetWalk, etc). The graph...
blog.gingerbeardman.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Some retrospective posts added to the blog thanks to findings on DiscMaster!
- EXIF Cleaner (Mac app)
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2005/12/31/e...
- Circuit Heat (game prototype)
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2003/01/23/c...
- Web Design Index 2 (book and CD feature)
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2002/01/31/w...
- EXIF Cleaner (Mac app)
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2005/12/31/e...
- Circuit Heat (game prototype)
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2003/01/23/c...
- Web Design Index 2 (book and CD feature)
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2002/01/31/w...
Sparkling Japanese instrumental melodies in this week's #NewMusicMix
"Two Breath EP" by WAZGOGG & Koshun Nakao
@DJ_WATA820
song.link/https:/music...
"Two Breath EP" by WAZGOGG & Koshun Nakao
@DJ_WATA820
song.link/https:/music...
Two Breath EP by WAZGOGG & 中尾功俊
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
song.link
January 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Sparkling Japanese instrumental melodies in this week's #NewMusicMix
"Two Breath EP" by WAZGOGG & Koshun Nakao
@DJ_WATA820
song.link/https:/music...
"Two Breath EP" by WAZGOGG & Koshun Nakao
@DJ_WATA820
song.link/https:/music...
Mine arrived from AliExpress and it's remarkably decent. It even has rumble!
AceGamer T50 Pocket Controller youtu.be/OQIAJoiPKbk
AceGamer T50 Wireless Pocket Controller - Unboxing - Black Friday
YouTube video by coreross
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Mine arrived from AliExpress and it's remarkably decent. It even has rumble!
Reposted by matt sephton
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!! 🧙🪄
My indie puzzle game, Rhell, where you can use 100,000,000 spells and solve puzzles in your own unique way just got a release date!
Now you only have to wait a few months before you can play Rhell >:] (or play the demo now lol)
#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
My indie puzzle game, Rhell, where you can use 100,000,000 spells and solve puzzles in your own unique way just got a release date!
Now you only have to wait a few months before you can play Rhell >:] (or play the demo now lol)
#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
December 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!! 🧙🪄
My indie puzzle game, Rhell, where you can use 100,000,000 spells and solve puzzles in your own unique way just got a release date!
Now you only have to wait a few months before you can play Rhell >:] (or play the demo now lol)
#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
My indie puzzle game, Rhell, where you can use 100,000,000 spells and solve puzzles in your own unique way just got a release date!
Now you only have to wait a few months before you can play Rhell >:] (or play the demo now lol)
#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
Reposted by matt sephton
This Sunday. 🌲
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January 8, 2026 at 11:44 PM
This Sunday. 🌲
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Reposted by matt sephton
Built a palette extractor that thinks like a curator, not a pixel counter.
– Physics-based color repulsion
– Auto-detects muted vs vibrant bias
– Adaptive spacing to hit target count
– OKLCh color space (perceptually uniform)
Early Access: please break it!
chipper-otter-d6c600.netlify.app
– Physics-based color repulsion
– Auto-detects muted vs vibrant bias
– Adaptive spacing to hit target count
– OKLCh color space (perceptually uniform)
Early Access: please break it!
chipper-otter-d6c600.netlify.app
January 8, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Built a palette extractor that thinks like a curator, not a pixel counter.
– Physics-based color repulsion
– Auto-detects muted vs vibrant bias
– Adaptive spacing to hit target count
– OKLCh color space (perceptually uniform)
Early Access: please break it!
chipper-otter-d6c600.netlify.app
– Physics-based color repulsion
– Auto-detects muted vs vibrant bias
– Adaptive spacing to hit target count
– OKLCh color space (perceptually uniform)
Early Access: please break it!
chipper-otter-d6c600.netlify.app
Great video about a new game engine powered by SDFs, to enable highly dynamic worlds. One for the from-scratch game dev nerds like myself
I just released my video about the engine (and game) I've been working on.
The engine is based on dynamic SDFs, and the video describes how it works and what it makes possible.
Link in the reply!
This is my first YouTube video and it took forever - please repost!
The engine is based on dynamic SDFs, and the video describes how it works and what it makes possible.
Link in the reply!
This is my first YouTube video and it took forever - please repost!
January 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Great video about a new game engine powered by SDFs, to enable highly dynamic worlds. One for the from-scratch game dev nerds like myself
Reposted by matt sephton
Music video for SMILE by Will Powers (Lynn Goldsmith) animated by Rebecca Allen (1983) youtu.be/g43lzoRamWE
Will Powers - Smile (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Lynn Goldsmith
youtu.be
January 8, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Music video for SMILE by Will Powers (Lynn Goldsmith) animated by Rebecca Allen (1983) youtu.be/g43lzoRamWE
January 8, 2026 at 10:32 PM
My CRT shader blog post is currently on the front page of Hacker News news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4649...
GLSL Web CRT Shader
I’m releasing my GLSL Web CRT Shader as open source.
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2026/01/04/g...
Have fun with it! 😎
I’m releasing my GLSL Web CRT Shader as open source.
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2026/01/04/g...
Have fun with it! 😎
January 8, 2026 at 12:45 PM
My CRT shader blog post is currently on the front page of Hacker News news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4649...
Had my first Unoffice Hours of the year just now with @rezmason.bsky.social a wonderful couple of hours covering all manner of topics and shared interests. ✌️ blog.gingerbeardman.com/unoffice-hours
January 8, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Had my first Unoffice Hours of the year just now with @rezmason.bsky.social a wonderful couple of hours covering all manner of topics and shared interests. ✌️ blog.gingerbeardman.com/unoffice-hours
January 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Reposted by matt sephton
Forgot to mention! File size of this game, with infinite levels and infinite music and online multiplayer: 6MB.
The final release will bundle many more sets of instruments, and currently weighs only 12MB.
Main code is 0.5MB. 🤘🗿
The final release will bundle many more sets of instruments, and currently weighs only 12MB.
Main code is 0.5MB. 🤘🗿
January 6, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Forgot to mention! File size of this game, with infinite levels and infinite music and online multiplayer: 6MB.
The final release will bundle many more sets of instruments, and currently weighs only 12MB.
Main code is 0.5MB. 🤘🗿
The final release will bundle many more sets of instruments, and currently weighs only 12MB.
Main code is 0.5MB. 🤘🗿
Reposted by matt sephton
Having a couple of popular posts on here this week means I'm now getting bot spam on my DM inbox
January 6, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Having a couple of popular posts on here this week means I'm now getting bot spam on my DM inbox
GLSL Web CRT Shader
I’m releasing my GLSL Web CRT Shader as open source.
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2026/01/04/g...
Have fun with it! 😎
I’m releasing my GLSL Web CRT Shader as open source.
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2026/01/04/g...
Have fun with it! 😎
January 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
GLSL Web CRT Shader
I’m releasing my GLSL Web CRT Shader as open source.
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2026/01/04/g...
Have fun with it! 😎
I’m releasing my GLSL Web CRT Shader as open source.
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2026/01/04/g...
Have fun with it! 😎
Does anybody have a setup where the Google Meet button labels aren't truncated? I just solved with a userstyle.
January 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Does anybody have a setup where the Google Meet button labels aren't truncated? I just solved with a userstyle.
Pico-8 emulator for iOS & Android
github.com/jevonlipsey/...
github.com/jevonlipsey/...
GitHub - jevonlipsey/pico-ios: A Native Emulator for the Pico-8 fantasy console. Available on iOS and Android!
A Native Emulator for the Pico-8 fantasy console. Available on iOS and Android! - jevonlipsey/pico-ios
github.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Pico-8 emulator for iOS & Android
github.com/jevonlipsey/...
github.com/jevonlipsey/...