FulminisIctus
@fulminisictus.bsky.social
Creating audio for video games and doing game music studies/ludomusicology.
Website: https://tim-reichert.com
Website: https://tim-reichert.com
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FulminisIctus
@fulminisictus.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Tim ReichertTim Reichert
tim-reichert.com
I do music things:
tim-reichert.com
www.youtube.com/@FulminisIctus
Audio research things:
orcid.org/0000-0002-36...
And game dev things:
fulminisictus.itch.io
tim-reichert.com
www.youtube.com/@FulminisIctus
Audio research things:
orcid.org/0000-0002-36...
And game dev things:
fulminisictus.itch.io
Unacceptable terms to use for Game Boy parts/hardware. Interesting to see how strict Nintendo was about terminology in their software submission requirements.
January 27, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Unacceptable terms to use for Game Boy parts/hardware. Interesting to see how strict Nintendo was about terminology in their software submission requirements.
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Blue Whispering Day —Choy Moo Kheong, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
140 x 114 cm
Acrylic on canvas
140 x 114 cm
January 23, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Blue Whispering Day —Choy Moo Kheong, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
140 x 114 cm
Acrylic on canvas
140 x 114 cm
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Found this diagram in the SNES Development Manual. I talked about this in my presentation on video game loudness a few years ago and it's nice to see this as a recommendation in an official documentation. Music, SFX, but also voice acting stacking on top of each other can create distortion.
January 19, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Found this diagram in the SNES Development Manual. I talked about this in my presentation on video game loudness a few years ago and it's nice to see this as a recommendation in an official documentation. Music, SFX, but also voice acting stacking on top of each other can create distortion.
I never would have imagined that a post from a musicology account would go this viral
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 21, 2026 at 11:03 AM
I never would have imagined that a post from a musicology account would go this viral
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My overhauled guide on dynamic audio in visual novels is now up on the VNDev Wiki! I hope to show how visual novels can make use of more complicated dynamic audio techniques and enable more VN developers to make use of them.
vndev.wiki/Guide:Dynami...
vndev.wiki/Guide:Dynami...
January 6, 2026 at 10:59 AM
My overhauled guide on dynamic audio in visual novels is now up on the VNDev Wiki! I hope to show how visual novels can make use of more complicated dynamic audio techniques and enable more VN developers to make use of them.
vndev.wiki/Guide:Dynami...
vndev.wiki/Guide:Dynami...
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The launch of the University Minnesota’s Video Game Collection is today! Over one year of planning and consulting resulted in this launch. Thankful to everyone who has given advice on starting this, and hopeful it gets past pilot for it to remain permanent! 🎮
January 20, 2026 at 11:09 PM
The launch of the University Minnesota’s Video Game Collection is today! Over one year of planning and consulting resulted in this launch. Thankful to everyone who has given advice on starting this, and hopeful it gets past pilot for it to remain permanent! 🎮
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Wrote a small program to display the wave form used on the Game Boy wave channel for my thesis. Composers could decide how the wave form on that channel should look and the 32 4-bit values of the currently used wave can be viewed in "wave RAM" (by using an emulator with a debugger).
January 10, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Wrote a small program to display the wave form used on the Game Boy wave channel for my thesis. Composers could decide how the wave form on that channel should look and the 32 4-bit values of the currently used wave can be viewed in "wave RAM" (by using an emulator with a debugger).
Found this diagram in the SNES Development Manual. I talked about this in my presentation on video game loudness a few years ago and it's nice to see this as a recommendation in an official documentation. Music, SFX, but also voice acting stacking on top of each other can create distortion.
January 19, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Found this diagram in the SNES Development Manual. I talked about this in my presentation on video game loudness a few years ago and it's nice to see this as a recommendation in an official documentation. Music, SFX, but also voice acting stacking on top of each other can create distortion.
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I just released my code for interactable, randomized rooms in Ren'py!
Randomize props, furniture, and even lighting, and make the assets interactable with a simple point and click system. Using purely screen and scripting language, no external tools needed.
meiri.itch.io/renpy-random...
#VNDev
Randomize props, furniture, and even lighting, and make the assets interactable with a simple point and click system. Using purely screen and scripting language, no external tools needed.
meiri.itch.io/renpy-random...
#VNDev
Ren'py Interactable Randomized Rooms by Meiri
Randomize background assets and make them interactable in Ren'py!
meiri.itch.io
January 17, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I just released my code for interactable, randomized rooms in Ren'py!
Randomize props, furniture, and even lighting, and make the assets interactable with a simple point and click system. Using purely screen and scripting language, no external tools needed.
meiri.itch.io/renpy-random...
#VNDev
Randomize props, furniture, and even lighting, and make the assets interactable with a simple point and click system. Using purely screen and scripting language, no external tools needed.
meiri.itch.io/renpy-random...
#VNDev
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legend of zelda big band horns
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 PM
legend of zelda big band horns
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I didn’t have an example of video game dropshipping on hand last week, but one just popped up. This company ”Onix Arena” will sell you an $18 handheld that they didn’t make (and probably never touch through the whole proces) for $60. But that’s marked down from $106, what a deal!
January 10, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I didn’t have an example of video game dropshipping on hand last week, but one just popped up. This company ”Onix Arena” will sell you an $18 handheld that they didn’t make (and probably never touch through the whole proces) for $60. But that’s marked down from $106, what a deal!
Wrote a small program to display the wave form used on the Game Boy wave channel for my thesis. Composers could decide how the wave form on that channel should look and the 32 4-bit values of the currently used wave can be viewed in "wave RAM" (by using an emulator with a debugger).
January 10, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Wrote a small program to display the wave form used on the Game Boy wave channel for my thesis. Composers could decide how the wave form on that channel should look and the 32 4-bit values of the currently used wave can be viewed in "wave RAM" (by using an emulator with a debugger).
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January 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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Lone Wolf — A theme for a character who feels like they're better off on their own- tough on the surface, but might be trying to protect themselves from some emotional burden.
#composer #fantasy #musician #dtm #orchestra
#composer #fantasy #musician #dtm #orchestra
January 8, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Lone Wolf — A theme for a character who feels like they're better off on their own- tough on the surface, but might be trying to protect themselves from some emotional burden.
#composer #fantasy #musician #dtm #orchestra
#composer #fantasy #musician #dtm #orchestra
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"Wie arbeiten eigentlich die Game Studies? Welche Methoden verwenden sie? Aus welchen Disziplinen stammen die Forcher*innen? Gemeinsam mit @l17r.bsky.social und Alexander Max Bauer habe ich eine Umfrage zu diesen Themen durchgeführt. gespielt.hypotheses.org/8965 #gamestudies #akgwds
„Einhundert Leute haben wir gefragt …” Einblicke in Methodenvielfalt und Interdisziplinarität der Game Studies im deutschsprachigen Raum
Die Game Studies sind als junges und inhärent interdisziplinäres Feld auch selbst ein hochgradig interessanter Forschungsgegenstand. Vor diesem Hintergrund untersucht unser Beitrag Methodenvielfalt un...
gespielt.hypotheses.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"Wie arbeiten eigentlich die Game Studies? Welche Methoden verwenden sie? Aus welchen Disziplinen stammen die Forcher*innen? Gemeinsam mit @l17r.bsky.social und Alexander Max Bauer habe ich eine Umfrage zu diesen Themen durchgeführt. gespielt.hypotheses.org/8965 #gamestudies #akgwds
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Announcing Project Menagerie, my initiative to bring digital games to physical space.
I'm now working with an ever-growing collection of creators to make their games into super cool USBs!
Our 3 debut releases are available online or at one of our upcoming pop-up shops!
priro.pro/projectmenag...
I'm now working with an ever-growing collection of creators to make their games into super cool USBs!
Our 3 debut releases are available online or at one of our upcoming pop-up shops!
priro.pro/projectmenag...
January 7, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Announcing Project Menagerie, my initiative to bring digital games to physical space.
I'm now working with an ever-growing collection of creators to make their games into super cool USBs!
Our 3 debut releases are available online or at one of our upcoming pop-up shops!
priro.pro/projectmenag...
I'm now working with an ever-growing collection of creators to make their games into super cool USBs!
Our 3 debut releases are available online or at one of our upcoming pop-up shops!
priro.pro/projectmenag...
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Have you heard of Without a Dawn? If you're into meaningful, thought-provoking games, there's a very good chance you'd enjoy my darkest work: store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/... The release went under the radar, but slowly people are finding my game! 💚
#Steam #visualnovel #horror #indiegame
#Steam #visualnovel #horror #indiegame
January 6, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Have you heard of Without a Dawn? If you're into meaningful, thought-provoking games, there's a very good chance you'd enjoy my darkest work: store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/... The release went under the radar, but slowly people are finding my game! 💚
#Steam #visualnovel #horror #indiegame
#Steam #visualnovel #horror #indiegame
My overhauled guide on dynamic audio in visual novels is now up on the VNDev Wiki! I hope to show how visual novels can make use of more complicated dynamic audio techniques and enable more VN developers to make use of them.
vndev.wiki/Guide:Dynami...
vndev.wiki/Guide:Dynami...
January 6, 2026 at 10:59 AM
My overhauled guide on dynamic audio in visual novels is now up on the VNDev Wiki! I hope to show how visual novels can make use of more complicated dynamic audio techniques and enable more VN developers to make use of them.
vndev.wiki/Guide:Dynami...
vndev.wiki/Guide:Dynami...
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1762. DIGITAL CLOTHING IN VIRTUAL WORLDS
(Digitale Bekleidung in Virtuellen Welten)
👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/digital...
"A German #GameStudies book on virtual clothing: trends, tools, and the booming market. From 2D/3D design to how digital fashion reshapes apparel."
@springernature.com
(Digitale Bekleidung in Virtuellen Welten)
👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/digital...
"A German #GameStudies book on virtual clothing: trends, tools, and the booming market. From 2D/3D design to how digital fashion reshapes apparel."
@springernature.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:02 AM
1762. DIGITAL CLOTHING IN VIRTUAL WORLDS
(Digitale Bekleidung in Virtuellen Welten)
👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/digital...
"A German #GameStudies book on virtual clothing: trends, tools, and the booming market. From 2D/3D design to how digital fashion reshapes apparel."
@springernature.com
(Digitale Bekleidung in Virtuellen Welten)
👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/digital...
"A German #GameStudies book on virtual clothing: trends, tools, and the booming market. From 2D/3D design to how digital fashion reshapes apparel."
@springernature.com
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Diagram I drew at 1 am to explain how I like going about looping game tracks that have a noticeable reverb tail.
Green: First measures.
Blue: Rest of the track with its final reverb tail fading into a copy of the first measures at the end of the sound file.
Red: Loop back.
Green: First measures.
Blue: Rest of the track with its final reverb tail fading into a copy of the first measures at the end of the sound file.
Red: Loop back.
January 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Diagram I drew at 1 am to explain how I like going about looping game tracks that have a noticeable reverb tail.
Green: First measures.
Blue: Rest of the track with its final reverb tail fading into a copy of the first measures at the end of the sound file.
Red: Loop back.
Green: First measures.
Blue: Rest of the track with its final reverb tail fading into a copy of the first measures at the end of the sound file.
Red: Loop back.
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Little 2025 retrospective thread; I've done a summary on my (increasingly in need of a revamp) website and will highlight bits here.
spdrcstl.com/2025
spdrcstl.com/2025
January 1, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Little 2025 retrospective thread; I've done a summary on my (increasingly in need of a revamp) website and will highlight bits here.
spdrcstl.com/2025
spdrcstl.com/2025