Alan Lawrey
@astrellon.bsky.social
Software engineer, hobby game dev and pixel artist. He/Him
https://alanlawrey.me
https://astrellon.itch.io/space-strife
#gamedev #pixelart
https://alanlawrey.me
https://astrellon.itch.io/space-strife
#gamedev #pixelart
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Alan Lawrey
@astrellon.bsky.social
· Oct 30
This is a pixel art background I made a few years ago and I’m still very happy with how it turned out. I used Blender to get the perspective correct on the spiral and the rest was done in Aseprite.
Decided to provide source for the game I’m currently working on. Mostly because I’ve decided that I want to move on from it soon but I also get a lot out of open source software and I want to pass on that in some way.
github.com/astrellon/sp...
github.com/astrellon/sp...
GitHub - astrellon/space-strife: An open source tower defence inspired game that uses tanks and gravity.
An open source tower defence inspired game that uses tanks and gravity. - astrellon/space-strife
github.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Decided to provide source for the game I’m currently working on. Mostly because I’ve decided that I want to move on from it soon but I also get a lot out of open source software and I want to pass on that in some way.
github.com/astrellon/sp...
github.com/astrellon/sp...
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EA Partnering with Stability AI is not only an insult to the creative industries but an insult to every single person they've laid off in recent years.
Games are nothing without the people who make them. Disgusting.
www.ea.com/news/ea-part...
Games are nothing without the people who make them. Disgusting.
www.ea.com/news/ea-part...
EA and Stability AI partner to empower artists, designers, and developers
The partnership will help unlock faster iteration, accelerate workflows, and expand creative possibilities.
www.ea.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
EA Partnering with Stability AI is not only an insult to the creative industries but an insult to every single person they've laid off in recent years.
Games are nothing without the people who make them. Disgusting.
www.ea.com/news/ea-part...
Games are nothing without the people who make them. Disgusting.
www.ea.com/news/ea-part...
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I can't believe my boy Johnson is finally back. Once Upon a Katamari is peak. My review:
www.well-played.com.au/once-upon-a-...
www.well-played.com.au/once-upon-a-...
October 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I can't believe my boy Johnson is finally back. Once Upon a Katamari is peak. My review:
www.well-played.com.au/once-upon-a-...
www.well-played.com.au/once-upon-a-...
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Frosty is ready for summer 😎 We're excited to reveal the new look for our December show!
Frosty Mini will be a shorter showcase (compared to Frosty Games Fest in June), but it will still be packed with some of the coolest games made in Australia & Aotearoa, and a chocka-block Steam event to boot 🎮
Frosty Mini will be a shorter showcase (compared to Frosty Games Fest in June), but it will still be packed with some of the coolest games made in Australia & Aotearoa, and a chocka-block Steam event to boot 🎮
October 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Frosty is ready for summer 😎 We're excited to reveal the new look for our December show!
Frosty Mini will be a shorter showcase (compared to Frosty Games Fest in June), but it will still be packed with some of the coolest games made in Australia & Aotearoa, and a chocka-block Steam event to boot 🎮
Frosty Mini will be a shorter showcase (compared to Frosty Games Fest in June), but it will still be packed with some of the coolest games made in Australia & Aotearoa, and a chocka-block Steam event to boot 🎮
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I've seen this screenshot doing the rounds but....I am actually kind of interested to see if the error can be reproduced.
Does anyone have access to Copilot in Excel? Willing to try reproducing this?
Does anyone have access to Copilot in Excel? Willing to try reproducing this?
October 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I've seen this screenshot doing the rounds but....I am actually kind of interested to see if the error can be reproduced.
Does anyone have access to Copilot in Excel? Willing to try reproducing this?
Does anyone have access to Copilot in Excel? Willing to try reproducing this?
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🚨 Just one day left to submit for Frosty's Dec event! 🚨
Last chance to submit your upcoming or recently released game made in Australia & Aotearoa for consideration. Dev submissions close TOMORROW, Sep 30! ⤵️
forms.gle/tt8y9N1dPweS...
Last chance to submit your upcoming or recently released game made in Australia & Aotearoa for consideration. Dev submissions close TOMORROW, Sep 30! ⤵️
forms.gle/tt8y9N1dPweS...
September 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🚨 Just one day left to submit for Frosty's Dec event! 🚨
Last chance to submit your upcoming or recently released game made in Australia & Aotearoa for consideration. Dev submissions close TOMORROW, Sep 30! ⤵️
forms.gle/tt8y9N1dPweS...
Last chance to submit your upcoming or recently released game made in Australia & Aotearoa for consideration. Dev submissions close TOMORROW, Sep 30! ⤵️
forms.gle/tt8y9N1dPweS...
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It’s time to wake up — if you aren’t using ChatGPT to optimize your work (and your life!) you’re getting left behind. Watch this for 5 simple, lesser-known ChatGPT prompts that geniuses use!
youtu.be/IS65dBNlng8
youtu.be/IS65dBNlng8
5 Secret Ways to Use ChatGPT Like an AI Pro (2025 easy prompt guide!)
YouTube video by Charalanahzard
youtu.be
September 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It’s time to wake up — if you aren’t using ChatGPT to optimize your work (and your life!) you’re getting left behind. Watch this for 5 simple, lesser-known ChatGPT prompts that geniuses use!
youtu.be/IS65dBNlng8
youtu.be/IS65dBNlng8
Finally got around to wrapping up some small learning projects about ray-marched SDFs. As usual it feels right to make a video about them because they look better in motion, but here are the GitHub links as well:
github.com/astrellon/we...
github.com/astrellon/ga...
youtu.be/Pn4Dm88hx30
github.com/astrellon/we...
github.com/astrellon/ga...
youtu.be/Pn4Dm88hx30
Ray-marching SDFs in WebGL and Godot
YouTube video by Alan Lawrey
youtu.be
September 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Finally got around to wrapping up some small learning projects about ray-marched SDFs. As usual it feels right to make a video about them because they look better in motion, but here are the GitHub links as well:
github.com/astrellon/we...
github.com/astrellon/ga...
youtu.be/Pn4Dm88hx30
github.com/astrellon/we...
github.com/astrellon/ga...
youtu.be/Pn4Dm88hx30
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Frosty is back to celebrate the coolest upcoming and recently released games made in Australia & Aotearoa, this December 🍦🥳
We’ll be featuring exclusive reveals, announcements, and updates. Developers can submit their games now until Sep 30! ⤵️
forms.gle/tt8y9N1dPweS...
We’ll be featuring exclusive reveals, announcements, and updates. Developers can submit their games now until Sep 30! ⤵️
forms.gle/tt8y9N1dPweS...
September 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Frosty is back to celebrate the coolest upcoming and recently released games made in Australia & Aotearoa, this December 🍦🥳
We’ll be featuring exclusive reveals, announcements, and updates. Developers can submit their games now until Sep 30! ⤵️
forms.gle/tt8y9N1dPweS...
We’ll be featuring exclusive reveals, announcements, and updates. Developers can submit their games now until Sep 30! ⤵️
forms.gle/tt8y9N1dPweS...
Reposted by Alan Lawrey
Incredible clip of tech CEOs fawning over Donald Trump. Someone store this clip in the underground archive vault
September 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Incredible clip of tech CEOs fawning over Donald Trump. Someone store this clip in the underground archive vault
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I've spent the last month just making something for fun. Combining SDFs, wireframes, vector graphics and pixel art into an interactive galaxy map. This isn't tied to a larger project.
Source is included and it's made in Godot 4
alanlawrey.me/galaxy-map
github.com/astrellon/ga...
#pixelart #godot
Source is included and it's made in Godot 4
alanlawrey.me/galaxy-map
github.com/astrellon/ga...
#pixelart #godot
August 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I've spent the last month just making something for fun. Combining SDFs, wireframes, vector graphics and pixel art into an interactive galaxy map. This isn't tied to a larger project.
Source is included and it's made in Godot 4
alanlawrey.me/galaxy-map
github.com/astrellon/ga...
#pixelart #godot
Source is included and it's made in Godot 4
alanlawrey.me/galaxy-map
github.com/astrellon/ga...
#pixelart #godot
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Here’s my feature on Collective Shout, and their attempts to take down Steam and itch.io. I found a conversation where they spoke about exactly how they did it, and detailed their plans going forward, which sounds… very unrelenting.
youtu.be/rKD4fYc8xV4
youtu.be/rKD4fYc8xV4
The Censorship "Hit Squad" attacking Video Games.
YouTube video by Charalanahzard
youtu.be
August 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Here’s my feature on Collective Shout, and their attempts to take down Steam and itch.io. I found a conversation where they spoke about exactly how they did it, and detailed their plans going forward, which sounds… very unrelenting.
youtu.be/rKD4fYc8xV4
youtu.be/rKD4fYc8xV4
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Breaking news. Snake oil salesman insists all ailments will be cured with snake oil. 🙄
Zuckerberg says people without AI glasses will be at a disadvantage in the future
Zuckerberg says people without AI glasses will be at a disadvantage in the future | TechCrunch
Mark Zuckerberg really believes AI glasses will be the ideal way to blend the physical and digital worlds together.
techcrunch.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Breaking news. Snake oil salesman insists all ailments will be cured with snake oil. 🙄
Reposted by Alan Lawrey
Frosty Keynote complete!! Thank you Freeplay for having us, thank you to the audience for your excellent questions. 💙💙💙
Day Two of Freeplay Angles has begun!
The theme is Fortune and we've started off strong with a keynote from the @frostygamesfest.com team!
The theme is Fortune and we've started off strong with a keynote from the @frostygamesfest.com team!
August 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Frosty Keynote complete!! Thank you Freeplay for having us, thank you to the audience for your excellent questions. 💙💙💙
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Every. Single. Story. about women not using AI as much as men portray it as bad for their future career prospects (without a shred of evidence) and a result of women being fearful little ladies rather than looking at AI's output and saying "this sucks, it's not going to help me."
For women, the increase of AI use in the workplace may affect their careers: Harvard study
Women are using AI significantly less then men and it’s going to have a major impact on their careers, according to extensive research on the topic.
www.ctvnews.ca
July 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Every. Single. Story. about women not using AI as much as men portray it as bad for their future career prospects (without a shred of evidence) and a result of women being fearful little ladies rather than looking at AI's output and saying "this sucks, it's not going to help me."
Reposted by Alan Lawrey
Reposted by Alan Lawrey
This is a very bad look. A very negative signal from the project leadership to the community #godot #godotengine #indiegames
June 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This is a very bad look. A very negative signal from the project leadership to the community #godot #godotengine #indiegames
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Delighted to announce that Frosty is joining the official Summer Game Fest showcase lineup! ☀️🍦
Mark your calendars for a jam packed weekend of games 🗓️
Mark your calendars for a jam packed weekend of games 🗓️
May 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Delighted to announce that Frosty is joining the official Summer Game Fest showcase lineup! ☀️🍦
Mark your calendars for a jam packed weekend of games 🗓️
Mark your calendars for a jam packed weekend of games 🗓️
I finally got a playable build with portals in Space Strife over on itch. I also put together a video devlog about it on YouTube (also linked to on itch).
astrellon.itch.io/space-strife
astrellon.itch.io/space-strife
April 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I finally got a playable build with portals in Space Strife over on itch. I also put together a video devlog about it on YouTube (also linked to on itch).
astrellon.itch.io/space-strife
astrellon.itch.io/space-strife
I've been playing around with creating portals for a last level mechanic, it's taken a bit to get it looking mostly right, still work to do but I'm reasonably happy with them now.
March 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I've been playing around with creating portals for a last level mechanic, it's taken a bit to get it looking mostly right, still work to do but I'm reasonably happy with them now.
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My PC updated automatically overnight, giving me no opt out option from OneDrive.
I thought I had manually disabled it earlier in the day, but I just booted up The Sims 4 to find that OneDrive reinstated itself, removing all my files. All of my saves were gone.
I thought I had manually disabled it earlier in the day, but I just booted up The Sims 4 to find that OneDrive reinstated itself, removing all my files. All of my saves were gone.
March 16, 2025 at 5:51 AM
My PC updated automatically overnight, giving me no opt out option from OneDrive.
I thought I had manually disabled it earlier in the day, but I just booted up The Sims 4 to find that OneDrive reinstated itself, removing all my files. All of my saves were gone.
I thought I had manually disabled it earlier in the day, but I just booted up The Sims 4 to find that OneDrive reinstated itself, removing all my files. All of my saves were gone.
Playing around with a new effect for a 'final boss'. I wanted to be more clever and use a single object and use the shader to mirror the mesh. But since there's only one object like this in the game, it's much easier to just clip along the center plane, duplicate and give one side a negative scale.
February 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Playing around with a new effect for a 'final boss'. I wanted to be more clever and use a single object and use the shader to mirror the mesh. But since there's only one object like this in the game, it's much easier to just clip along the center plane, duplicate and give one side a negative scale.
Reposted by Alan Lawrey
Ok lets get into it then. Hi I'm Valentine, I was one of the employees who led most of the walkouts and who was part of the original group pushing for unionization at Blizzard, especially on the WoW team where I worked at the time.
www.eurogamer.net/bobby-kotick...
The trauma, discrimination, and abuse that our coworkers and former coworkers endured is not fake or a "plan to drive union membership". Our unions were born from the very real and harmful way executives reacted when made aware of these situations.
The trauma, discrimination, and abuse that our coworkers and former coworkers endured is not fake or a "plan to drive union membership". Our unions were born from the very real and harmful way executives reacted when made aware of these situations.
Bobby Kotick says Activision Blizzard harassment lawsuits were "fake" and simply a "plan" to drive up union membership
Ex-Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has described the legal action taken by multiple government agencies over alle…
www.eurogamer.net
February 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Ok lets get into it then. Hi I'm Valentine, I was one of the employees who led most of the walkouts and who was part of the original group pushing for unionization at Blizzard, especially on the WoW team where I worked at the time.
Reposted by Alan Lawrey
CW: suicide
Her name was Kerri Moynihan. She was real woman whose life, and death, were real. Her loss to her loved ones is real. Their grief is real. Her passing's relationship to how she was treated at Blizzard was real.
Shame on you, Bobby. May you never have to lose a loved one in that way.
Her name was Kerri Moynihan. She was real woman whose life, and death, were real. Her loss to her loved ones is real. Their grief is real. Her passing's relationship to how she was treated at Blizzard was real.
Shame on you, Bobby. May you never have to lose a loved one in that way.
www.eurogamer.net/bobby-kotick...
The trauma, discrimination, and abuse that our coworkers and former coworkers endured is not fake or a "plan to drive union membership". Our unions were born from the very real and harmful way executives reacted when made aware of these situations.
The trauma, discrimination, and abuse that our coworkers and former coworkers endured is not fake or a "plan to drive union membership". Our unions were born from the very real and harmful way executives reacted when made aware of these situations.
Bobby Kotick says Activision Blizzard harassment lawsuits were "fake" and simply a "plan" to drive up union membership
Ex-Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has described the legal action taken by multiple government agencies over alle…
www.eurogamer.net
February 13, 2025 at 1:26 AM
CW: suicide
Her name was Kerri Moynihan. She was real woman whose life, and death, were real. Her loss to her loved ones is real. Their grief is real. Her passing's relationship to how she was treated at Blizzard was real.
Shame on you, Bobby. May you never have to lose a loved one in that way.
Her name was Kerri Moynihan. She was real woman whose life, and death, were real. Her loss to her loved ones is real. Their grief is real. Her passing's relationship to how she was treated at Blizzard was real.
Shame on you, Bobby. May you never have to lose a loved one in that way.