Boon Cotter
@booncotter.bsky.social
Aussie in the USA | Game Developer | Lead Lighting Artist | Batshit Crazy | These are my words and are not representative of my employer / doctor / therapist / mum.
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5 years ago I decided to teach myself C++ so I could attempt making my own game.
After 5 long years of late nights and weekends, I’m proud to finally announce, I have a working pause screen.
After 5 long years of late nights and weekends, I’m proud to finally announce, I have a working pause screen.
November 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
5 years ago I decided to teach myself C++ so I could attempt making my own game.
After 5 long years of late nights and weekends, I’m proud to finally announce, I have a working pause screen.
After 5 long years of late nights and weekends, I’m proud to finally announce, I have a working pause screen.
“It’s more scared of you than you are of it.”
Ok Julian but I haven’t seen a spider break out in a cold sweat and slap itself in the face and vomit because a person touched it.
Ok Julian but I haven’t seen a spider break out in a cold sweat and slap itself in the face and vomit because a person touched it.
October 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“It’s more scared of you than you are of it.”
Ok Julian but I haven’t seen a spider break out in a cold sweat and slap itself in the face and vomit because a person touched it.
Ok Julian but I haven’t seen a spider break out in a cold sweat and slap itself in the face and vomit because a person touched it.
Little Nightmares 3 co-op for Halloween month is pretty perfect tbh.
October 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Little Nightmares 3 co-op for Halloween month is pretty perfect tbh.
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it's honestly very funny that dogs are just SO friendly and sociable they're just allowed to smell like that
September 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
it's honestly very funny that dogs are just SO friendly and sociable they're just allowed to smell like that
Silksong has made me realise I’m now, sadly, too old for some games.
September 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Silksong has made me realise I’m now, sadly, too old for some games.
I’m surprised YouTube will play an uninterrupted 30 seconds of ads without putting ads in it.
September 7, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I’m surprised YouTube will play an uninterrupted 30 seconds of ads without putting ads in it.
If someone had warned me about frenchie farts I think I would have reconsidered.
August 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If someone had warned me about frenchie farts I think I would have reconsidered.
Just noticed that at least every second post on Instagram is an ad now. Sometimes two in a row.
August 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Just noticed that at least every second post on Instagram is an ad now. Sometimes two in a row.
Shadow of the Beast (Amiga)
Something about the music and that Psygnosis / Roger Dean aesthetic made my skin crawl.
Something about the music and that Psygnosis / Roger Dean aesthetic made my skin crawl.
What was the first video game that scared you?
It doesn't have to be a horror game. Maybe you didn't even play it -- plenty of ads freaked me out as a kid.
It doesn't have to be a horror game. Maybe you didn't even play it -- plenty of ads freaked me out as a kid.
August 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Shadow of the Beast (Amiga)
Something about the music and that Psygnosis / Roger Dean aesthetic made my skin crawl.
Something about the music and that Psygnosis / Roger Dean aesthetic made my skin crawl.
Aliens: Wipe out 2/3rds of humanity and farm the remaining third as livestock.
Me in the pens, whose only coping mechanism is inappropriate humour: “This is still better than the ‘Invasion’ AppleTV series.”
Me in the pens, whose only coping mechanism is inappropriate humour: “This is still better than the ‘Invasion’ AppleTV series.”
August 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Aliens: Wipe out 2/3rds of humanity and farm the remaining third as livestock.
Me in the pens, whose only coping mechanism is inappropriate humour: “This is still better than the ‘Invasion’ AppleTV series.”
Me in the pens, whose only coping mechanism is inappropriate humour: “This is still better than the ‘Invasion’ AppleTV series.”
Moe has learned a new trick: Torpedoing from across the house, into the bedroom, onto the bed, and crashing full speed into my face while I’m asleep.
For a little guy, he can move.
For a little guy, he can move.
August 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Moe has learned a new trick: Torpedoing from across the house, into the bedroom, onto the bed, and crashing full speed into my face while I’m asleep.
For a little guy, he can move.
For a little guy, he can move.
“50 is the new 30,” I say, as I gag down my heartburn medication and climb into bed at 8:45pm.
“I feel as young as ever!”
Realising I forgot to schedule my colonoscopy, I laugh.
“Hahaha, so forgetful. Hey babe, what month is it?”
“I feel as young as ever!”
Realising I forgot to schedule my colonoscopy, I laugh.
“Hahaha, so forgetful. Hey babe, what month is it?”
August 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“50 is the new 30,” I say, as I gag down my heartburn medication and climb into bed at 8:45pm.
“I feel as young as ever!”
Realising I forgot to schedule my colonoscopy, I laugh.
“Hahaha, so forgetful. Hey babe, what month is it?”
“I feel as young as ever!”
Realising I forgot to schedule my colonoscopy, I laugh.
“Hahaha, so forgetful. Hey babe, what month is it?”
First time in Santa Cruz and I gotta say this is quintessential California. PNW meets the beach.
July 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
First time in Santa Cruz and I gotta say this is quintessential California. PNW meets the beach.
Was having a sad today. Nothing specific, just The General Malaise. Then I saw this and my brain squirted out a solid dose of dopamine and now I have nostalgia sad, which is the nice kind.
Debugging my Speccy ASCII roguelike on the 5" b&w CRT - definitely need the glasses on!
July 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Was having a sad today. Nothing specific, just The General Malaise. Then I saw this and my brain squirted out a solid dose of dopamine and now I have nostalgia sad, which is the nice kind.
So I discovered WoW plays really damn well with controller and I feel like this is a discovery I could have done well without.
July 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
So I discovered WoW plays really damn well with controller and I feel like this is a discovery I could have done well without.
4 8 15 16 23 42
77 80 83 99 02 05 15 17 19
What’s a number (or set of numbers) in your field or hobby that might seem unrelated but anyone else in that group would recognise in an instant?
221 255 260 289 302 351
221 255 260 289 302 351
July 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
4 8 15 16 23 42
When we’re in the water wars it’s gonna be really weird telling kids we had giant bowls of water that magically filled themselves and we pooped in them.
July 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
When we’re in the water wars it’s gonna be really weird telling kids we had giant bowls of water that magically filled themselves and we pooped in them.
I love how coordinate systems have absolutely no consistency. Which way is X? Which way is Y? Is the top the bottom? WHERE IS ZERO? NO RULES JUST ANARCHY.
June 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I love how coordinate systems have absolutely no consistency. Which way is X? Which way is Y? Is the top the bottom? WHERE IS ZERO? NO RULES JUST ANARCHY.
My favorite thing about playing games with Julian is he’ll see something like a patrolling DEATH SHIP shining a giant DEATH LIGHT on the DEATH SANDS and be like “I wonder what happens if we-“
KLAXON.
DEATH BEAM.
JETPACK TROOPERS.
WORM.
DEAD.
What did you think was gonna happen you big, pretty man?
KLAXON.
DEATH BEAM.
JETPACK TROOPERS.
WORM.
DEAD.
What did you think was gonna happen you big, pretty man?
June 8, 2025 at 2:26 AM
My favorite thing about playing games with Julian is he’ll see something like a patrolling DEATH SHIP shining a giant DEATH LIGHT on the DEATH SANDS and be like “I wonder what happens if we-“
KLAXON.
DEATH BEAM.
JETPACK TROOPERS.
WORM.
DEAD.
What did you think was gonna happen you big, pretty man?
KLAXON.
DEATH BEAM.
JETPACK TROOPERS.
WORM.
DEAD.
What did you think was gonna happen you big, pretty man?
Been noticing lately it’s harder to read small text and I’m squinting a lot. Got my eyes tested. Turns out they’re so bad I can’t legally drive lol wot. Frog in a boiling pot scenario I guess?
June 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Been noticing lately it’s harder to read small text and I’m squinting a lot. Got my eyes tested. Turns out they’re so bad I can’t legally drive lol wot. Frog in a boiling pot scenario I guess?
I yearn for boredom.
June 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I yearn for boredom.
We adopted a puppy, and we’ve narrowed the names down to:
Moe
Bubba
Dookie Bow-Wowser
Moe
Bubba
Dookie Bow-Wowser
June 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
We adopted a puppy, and we’ve narrowed the names down to:
Moe
Bubba
Dookie Bow-Wowser
Moe
Bubba
Dookie Bow-Wowser
Sex is great but have you ever torn your thumbnail off slamming it in a door and while opening the bandaids sliced your other thumb open on the lid so now you have to type with your index fingers like some gumby praying mantis with a phone addiction?
June 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Sex is great but have you ever torn your thumbnail off slamming it in a door and while opening the bandaids sliced your other thumb open on the lid so now you have to type with your index fingers like some gumby praying mantis with a phone addiction?