Conor O'Kane
@conorokane.bsky.social
Game Developer, Miniature Painter, Simulation Engineer.
http://cokane.com
http://cokane.com
I made a photography table so I can take better photos of my miniatures. It's designed to work with natural light from a window. It uses A2 mounting board, some PVC piping, and 3D printed brackets. Reflective panels on the side provide fill lighting. www.thingiverse.com/thing:7192488
November 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I made a photography table so I can take better photos of my miniatures. It's designed to work with natural light from a window. It uses A2 mounting board, some PVC piping, and 3D printed brackets. Reflective panels on the side provide fill lighting. www.thingiverse.com/thing:7192488
I think I got HL2 on launch day. I definitely remember complaining about having to install steam to play a single-player game.
August 31, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I think I got HL2 on launch day. I definitely remember complaining about having to install steam to play a single-player game.
August 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I got a question on Discord about how the collision works for the magnetic fields - here's a visualization. Plasma inside the white squares is deflected. Smaller plasma balls are deflected more. I use simple bounding-box checks for all collisions in this game to keep it fast. #picotron #shmup
August 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A shmup needs shooting, so I added a gun. The effect is heavily inspired by the Amiga game Another World. I always loved the look of its laser. I haven't designed any enemies yet 😅 but the idea is the player can either shoot, or deflect with magnetic fields, but not both. #picotron #shmup #pixelart
August 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Progress on my #picotron twin-stick #shmup.
The plasma trail visual effect relies upon retaining the screen image and distorting it between frames, so I can't have a conventional scrolling background. To convey a sense of speed I've added random lines in the background and 're-entry' particles.
The plasma trail visual effect relies upon retaining the screen image and distorting it between frames, so I can't have a conventional scrolling background. To convey a sense of speed I've added random lines in the background and 're-entry' particles.
August 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I've been painting the models from the Doom boardgame. Here's the progress so far.
July 19, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I've been painting the models from the Doom boardgame. Here's the progress so far.
My portrait of Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin was awarded first place in the Sci-Fi and Fantasy Busts category at the Australian Model Expo this weekend.
June 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
My portrait of Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin was awarded first place in the Sci-Fi and Fantasy Busts category at the Australian Model Expo this weekend.
It also has a 'silence reduction' filter that can crop out silent parts:
June 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
It also has a 'silence reduction' filter that can crop out silent parts:
I used #picotron 's color-table system to create semi-transparent magnetic field lines. The blending is similar to multiply, but with a hue-rotation. Color-tables are really interesting. Because you define every color combination manually, you can create unusual/novel blend effects.
April 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I used #picotron 's color-table system to create semi-transparent magnetic field lines. The blending is similar to multiply, but with a hue-rotation. Color-tables are really interesting. Because you define every color combination manually, you can create unusual/novel blend effects.
I'm trying to get the plasma to form in ribbons, as if you're flying through coronal mass ejections on the surface of the sun. I'm not sure how I'll do a scrolling background to create the feeling of speed. #picotron
April 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I'm trying to get the plasma to form in ribbons, as if you're flying through coronal mass ejections on the surface of the sun. I'm not sure how I'll do a scrolling background to create the feeling of speed. #picotron
Hot, charged plasma. The dissolve effect is based on @werxzy.itch.io 's tutorial here: werxzy.itch.io/infinimoes/d...
#picotron
#picotron
April 6, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Hot, charged plasma. The dissolve effect is based on @werxzy.itch.io 's tutorial here: werxzy.itch.io/infinimoes/d...
#picotron
#picotron
Positive charges (pink) turn right in the magnetic field, negative charges turn left. I think I'll make this an 'escort' mission game, where you have to protect something.
#picotron
#picotron
April 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Positive charges (pink) turn right in the magnetic field, negative charges turn left. I think I'll make this an 'escort' mission game, where you have to protect something.
#picotron
#picotron
Made a quick prototype for a game idea. It's a twin-stick shmup, but instead of shooting, the player projects a magnetic field, which can be used to manipulate and deflect incoming charged particles. I've just mocked-up the magnetic field visuals so far. #picotron #shmup #gamedev
April 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
3D printed busts.
Before getting a 3D printer I mainly painted Warhammer miniatures and some model planes. But since starting to print models I've found I really enjoy larger-scale busts. Painting them feels more like portraiture.
Before getting a 3D printer I mainly painted Warhammer miniatures and some model planes. But since starting to print models I've found I really enjoy larger-scale busts. Painting them feels more like portraiture.
February 26, 2025 at 5:57 AM
3D printed busts.
Before getting a 3D printer I mainly painted Warhammer miniatures and some model planes. But since starting to print models I've found I really enjoy larger-scale busts. Painting them feels more like portraiture.
Before getting a 3D printer I mainly painted Warhammer miniatures and some model planes. But since starting to print models I've found I really enjoy larger-scale busts. Painting them feels more like portraiture.
Titanic & Icebergs model kit from Suyata. The kit comes with the seals and icebergs. I scratch-built the water base from foam card and aluminium foil. I used my TV for the backdrop to get nice reflections on the water.
January 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Titanic & Icebergs model kit from Suyata. The kit comes with the seals and icebergs. I scratch-built the water base from foam card and aluminium foil. I used my TV for the backdrop to get nice reflections on the water.
The #battleaces beta is over, but I still needed to get my fix. So I 3D printed some units and painted them up for a table-top wargame.
December 1, 2024 at 6:02 AM
The #battleaces beta is over, but I still needed to get my fix. So I 3D printed some units and painted them up for a table-top wargame.
Tetris Attack (called Panel De Pon in Japan) has a great scoring system, but it's a very fast game that requires a lot of dexterity. So I took the parts I liked from Tetris Attack and put them into Puzstel Storm, making it turn based. Tiles break after 5 swaps, giving you time to plan ahead. #pico8
November 20, 2024 at 6:40 AM
Tetris Attack (called Panel De Pon in Japan) has a great scoring system, but it's a very fast game that requires a lot of dexterity. So I took the parts I liked from Tetris Attack and put them into Puzstel Storm, making it turn based. Tiles break after 5 swaps, giving you time to plan ahead. #pico8
I love the idea of "demakes" where you take an existing game and remake it to a lower specification. My first Pico 8 game was ChuChu Pico, a demake of Sega's ChuChu Rocket for the Dreamcast. It's one of my favorite multiplayer games and since Sega won't re-release it, I made it for myself. #pico8
November 18, 2024 at 1:55 AM
I love the idea of "demakes" where you take an existing game and remake it to a lower specification. My first Pico 8 game was ChuChu Pico, a demake of Sega's ChuChu Rocket for the Dreamcast. It's one of my favorite multiplayer games and since Sega won't re-release it, I made it for myself. #pico8
First post going out to the ether with zero followers! 😅
Try my new game Ghost Wave. It's free, it's made with Pico-8 and it runs in the browser or on pretty much any device.
monorail.itch.io/ghost-wave
#shmup #pico8 #indiegames
Try my new game Ghost Wave. It's free, it's made with Pico-8 and it runs in the browser or on pretty much any device.
monorail.itch.io/ghost-wave
#shmup #pico8 #indiegames
October 18, 2024 at 3:31 AM
First post going out to the ether with zero followers! 😅
Try my new game Ghost Wave. It's free, it's made with Pico-8 and it runs in the browser or on pretty much any device.
monorail.itch.io/ghost-wave
#shmup #pico8 #indiegames
Try my new game Ghost Wave. It's free, it's made with Pico-8 and it runs in the browser or on pretty much any device.
monorail.itch.io/ghost-wave
#shmup #pico8 #indiegames