A list of words and spells placed atop a prototype board game
I had a wonderful weekend doing Ludum Dare 47, a 48 hour global game jam. I have been planning for this event for months, ever since I had an inspiring idea to create a combat spell casting game which involved Espers vs. Mages. It was back in July when I came up with this game…
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About five years ago I answered a question on Superuser.com — Can I close firefox browser tab or firefox browser from ubuntu terminal? My answer to this question was to use wmctrl, a CLI program to interact with an X Window Manager. I had completely forgotten about answering that question until today when I was…
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This article was written in the spring of 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown. OWI Squad is at version beta 18. As of late, I’ve been taking up the Squad Leader position more often. I’ve noticed that the new commander artillery has caused the use of mortars and other player controlled indirect fire…
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We’re in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and our lives are being changed by the lockdowns, cancelled group meetings, and mandated social distancing. I’ve always been fascinated with screen sharing apps, video chat, and video sharing experiences which require no downloading and exist solely in a web browser, and now more than ever is…
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Jamuary is a month-long challenge created by TrueCuckoo. I took part in Jamuary this year, and commited to create one music jam for every day of the month. I learned a lot from Jamuary. I learned more about song structure, chord progression, vocoders and VOCALOID. I made some tracks that I’m very proud of, some…
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The final jam of Jamuary2020. This Jamuary was a lot of fun and a great challenge. I learned a lot, and made some tracks that I think are the best I’ve ever made. I’m really proud of this accomplishment and my persistence. I’m happy to have been a part of Jamuary2020. Thanks for listening!
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[Verse]The other day, I went to my friend’s house.We had some fun. I didn’t want it to end.I hope that next, we’ll have another fun day.That’s how I’d like all of my days to be like. [Chorus]We would like to have fun.We would like to have fun.
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I was super busy today and not in the mood to make music. I couldn’t come up with anything other than this short melody.
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Here’s a quick little Medieval/Fantasy loop for today’s Jam.
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Nice big sound on today’s jam. It has lots of layers, just like Ogres. I’m feeling bittersweet about Jamuary coming to an end this week. Only four more jams to finish out the month long challenge! Here’s the loopable version
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Vocoder experimentation!
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