Joby Otero
@jobyotero.bsky.social
Made/worked on (games) Skylanders, Call of Duty, Shrek 2, Kung Fu Panda, Sacrifice… (+toys, robots, AI). Now 🐹🐙 #solodev. #art #design #code #music
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Joby Otero
@jobyotero.bsky.social
· Jul 9
Ordered custom shirts for my new game, starring my art. The game is called BANK. Hamstapus is just me. I do all the design, code, art, music, etc. (Great how fast, cheap, and easy it is to get custom shirts now.)
#games #indiegames #solodev
#games #indiegames #solodev
I wonder if Nvidia will be a popular baby name.
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I wonder if Nvidia will be a popular baby name.
I just want to be the 1st artist to make AI genuinely laugh. Like “ha ha 01 01 bleep bloop, that’s so fucking stupid! I’M ALIVE!” ⚡️🧠🎂
#frankenstein
#frankenstein
November 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I just want to be the 1st artist to make AI genuinely laugh. Like “ha ha 01 01 bleep bloop, that’s so fucking stupid! I’M ALIVE!” ⚡️🧠🎂
#frankenstein
#frankenstein
Not a sports guy. I thought it was “call an edible”, where one team challenges the other to play the rest of the game high.
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Not a sports guy. I thought it was “call an edible”, where one team challenges the other to play the rest of the game high.
Not as flexible as I used to be. Might have a microplastics deficiency.
November 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Not as flexible as I used to be. Might have a microplastics deficiency.
Frankenstein. Amazing. Truly great work from del Toro and team. Also great reminder of the GENIUS of Mary Shelley. So far ahead of her time. The film takes liberties, but in the concept space she created.
#movies #frankenstein #maryshelley
#movies #frankenstein #maryshelley
November 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Frankenstein. Amazing. Truly great work from del Toro and team. Also great reminder of the GENIUS of Mary Shelley. So far ahead of her time. The film takes liberties, but in the concept space she created.
#movies #frankenstein #maryshelley
#movies #frankenstein #maryshelley
Spiders should have to wear tap shoes, so you can hear them.
November 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Spiders should have to wear tap shoes, so you can hear them.
The truck Tesla should have made.
This dumb joke came to me and I was compelled since the original Enterprise was one of the 1st things I made in 3D (mid 80's). I googled Star Truck and nothing close came up. So here you go (w/music by me).
#startrek #startruck #scifidesign #scifihumor
This dumb joke came to me and I was compelled since the original Enterprise was one of the 1st things I made in 3D (mid 80's). I googled Star Truck and nothing close came up. So here you go (w/music by me).
#startrek #startruck #scifidesign #scifihumor
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The truck Tesla should have made.
This dumb joke came to me and I was compelled since the original Enterprise was one of the 1st things I made in 3D (mid 80's). I googled Star Truck and nothing close came up. So here you go (w/music by me).
#startrek #startruck #scifidesign #scifihumor
This dumb joke came to me and I was compelled since the original Enterprise was one of the 1st things I made in 3D (mid 80's). I googled Star Truck and nothing close came up. So here you go (w/music by me).
#startrek #startruck #scifidesign #scifihumor
Day 31, creature a day til Halloween (a bit late), from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, whatev.
Last one. Here’s MOTHER TIME.
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
Last one. Here’s MOTHER TIME.
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Day 31, creature a day til Halloween (a bit late), from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, whatev.
Last one. Here’s MOTHER TIME.
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
Last one. Here’s MOTHER TIME.
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
Day 30, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, what.
Catching up on the last 2. Here’s CHIMERA, Monsters Love Puns Edition.
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
Catching up on the last 2. Here’s CHIMERA, Monsters Love Puns Edition.
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
November 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Day 30, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, what.
Catching up on the last 2. Here’s CHIMERA, Monsters Love Puns Edition.
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
Catching up on the last 2. Here’s CHIMERA, Monsters Love Puns Edition.
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
November 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Day 29, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, what.
Still 2 days behind, but here’s SKELETUSK! Circus Peanuts Suck Edition.
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
Still 2 days behind, but here’s SKELETUSK! Circus Peanuts Suck Edition.
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
November 1, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Day 29, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, what.
Still 2 days behind, but here’s SKELETUSK! Circus Peanuts Suck Edition.
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
Still 2 days behind, but here’s SKELETUSK! Circus Peanuts Suck Edition.
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
Terrifying. Just saw a pumpkin carving a me.
October 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Terrifying. Just saw a pumpkin carving a me.
Day 28, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, what.
I’m 2 days behind, but here’s JETPACK JACK! Too much ghost chicken and beer gives him hiccups.
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
I’m 2 days behind, but here’s JETPACK JACK! Too much ghost chicken and beer gives him hiccups.
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
October 31, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Day 28, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, what.
I’m 2 days behind, but here’s JETPACK JACK! Too much ghost chicken and beer gives him hiccups.
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
I’m 2 days behind, but here’s JETPACK JACK! Too much ghost chicken and beer gives him hiccups.
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
One source of inspiration for my designs is an idea I call “concept ghosts”. E.g. “What if the concepts of trucks and fish died and left ghosts, and those ghosts had offspring”. As long as results echo something of the original ideas, they’re free to be what they want.
#creativity
🎃👻🐹🐙
#creativity
🎃👻🐹🐙
October 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
One source of inspiration for my designs is an idea I call “concept ghosts”. E.g. “What if the concepts of trucks and fish died and left ghosts, and those ghosts had offspring”. As long as results echo something of the original ideas, they’re free to be what they want.
#creativity
🎃👻🐹🐙
#creativity
🎃👻🐹🐙
Day 27, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, what.
But here’s FATHOM Sunday, Sunday, Sunday (and maybe Saturday) Edition!
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
But here’s FATHOM Sunday, Sunday, Sunday (and maybe Saturday) Edition!
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Day 27, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, what.
But here’s FATHOM Sunday, Sunday, Sunday (and maybe Saturday) Edition!
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
But here’s FATHOM Sunday, Sunday, Sunday (and maybe Saturday) Edition!
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
Day 26, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, what.
Full day behind due to bugs, and it ended up way too Pixar / Dreamworks.
But here’s LOANSHARK!
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
Full day behind due to bugs, and it ended up way too Pixar / Dreamworks.
But here’s LOANSHARK!
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
October 28, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Day 26, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, what.
Full day behind due to bugs, and it ended up way too Pixar / Dreamworks.
But here’s LOANSHARK!
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
Full day behind due to bugs, and it ended up way too Pixar / Dreamworks.
But here’s LOANSHARK!
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
One signal that a character design is getting close is when I can’t help hearing its voice, motion, breathing, environment. It’s coming to life whether I’m ready or not.
October 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
One signal that a character design is getting close is when I can’t help hearing its voice, motion, breathing, environment. It’s coming to life whether I’m ready or not.
Day 25, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, whatev.
Here’s LOCO MOTIVE Soul Train Edition
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
Here’s LOCO MOTIVE Soul Train Edition
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
October 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Day 25, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, whatev.
Here’s LOCO MOTIVE Soul Train Edition
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
Here’s LOCO MOTIVE Soul Train Edition
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
Day 24, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, whatev.
Here’s 8 IS ENOUGH
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
Here’s 8 IS ENOUGH
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
October 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Day 24, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, whatev.
Here’s 8 IS ENOUGH
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
Here’s 8 IS ENOUGH
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
Day 23, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, whatev.
Here’s DEMON COW Haunted Breakfast Edition
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
Here’s DEMON COW Haunted Breakfast Edition
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
October 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Day 23, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, whatev.
Here’s DEMON COW Haunted Breakfast Edition
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
Here’s DEMON COW Haunted Breakfast Edition
#indiegames #solodev #blender3d #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
Day 22, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, whatev.
Here’s DRONE TOTEM. More WIP than usual, due to false starts. LOVE the concept though.
#indiegames #solodev #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
Here’s DRONE TOTEM. More WIP than usual, due to false starts. LOVE the concept though.
#indiegames #solodev #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Day 22, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, whatev.
Here’s DRONE TOTEM. More WIP than usual, due to false starts. LOVE the concept though.
#indiegames #solodev #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
Here’s DRONE TOTEM. More WIP than usual, due to false starts. LOVE the concept though.
#indiegames #solodev #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
Day 21, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, whatev.
Here’s CUBIT
#indiegames #solodev #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
Here’s CUBIT
#indiegames #solodev #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
October 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Day 21, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, whatev.
Here’s CUBIT
#indiegames #solodev #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
Here’s CUBIT
#indiegames #solodev #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
Day 20, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, whatev.
Here’s GHOST COWBOY
#indiegames #solodev #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
Here’s GHOST COWBOY
#indiegames #solodev #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Day 20, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, whatev.
Here’s GHOST COWBOY
#indiegames #solodev #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
Here’s GHOST COWBOY
#indiegames #solodev #creaturedesign #artdirection #halloween #bigbanktheory
Sometimes my creature ideas start with thoughts like “What if your body was enamel and your teeth were flesh?”.
October 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Sometimes my creature ideas start with thoughts like “What if your body was enamel and your teeth were flesh?”.
Day 19, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, whatev.
Here’s ASS KING, Elective Procedure Edition
#indiegames #solodev #creaturedesign #artdirection #blender3d #halloween
Here’s ASS KING, Elective Procedure Edition
#indiegames #solodev #creaturedesign #artdirection #blender3d #halloween
October 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Day 19, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, whatev.
Here’s ASS KING, Elective Procedure Edition
#indiegames #solodev #creaturedesign #artdirection #blender3d #halloween
Here’s ASS KING, Elective Procedure Edition
#indiegames #solodev #creaturedesign #artdirection #blender3d #halloween