The fact that I do not have anyone in my life who is the kind of person to just say "let me see what you have so far" is my biggest issue. If I bring up anything about my game to the one person I talk to daily, he ignores it. None of my other family will even talk to me unless I call first.
February 6, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The fact that I do not have anyone in my life who is the kind of person to just say "let me see what you have so far" is my biggest issue. If I bring up anything about my game to the one person I talk to daily, he ignores it. None of my other family will even talk to me unless I call first.
Today, I wanted to release my cinematic trailer. I was stuck on music for two weeks. I still don't have anything that sounds decent. Listening to music from similar games, I am going to try to make a very simple song.
February 6, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Today, I wanted to release my cinematic trailer. I was stuck on music for two weeks. I still don't have anything that sounds decent. Listening to music from similar games, I am going to try to make a very simple song.
AI pushers complain that there are lots of successful technologies that were originally rejected by the public. Except that those technologies were able to show how they benefit everyone. I don't see how AI benefits anyone except the super rich who want to stop paying humans.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:09 AM
AI pushers complain that there are lots of successful technologies that were originally rejected by the public. Except that those technologies were able to show how they benefit everyone. I don't see how AI benefits anyone except the super rich who want to stop paying humans.
I want to release a trailer tomorrow, but I am still struggling with music. I may just have drum beats to set the mood behind the gameplay. Simple drum beats is easy enough.
February 5, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I want to release a trailer tomorrow, but I am still struggling with music. I may just have drum beats to set the mood behind the gameplay. Simple drum beats is easy enough.
Here and the news are very different. Here I see AI is completely failing. The news says that AI is taking over everything. Don't get me started with LinkedIn.
February 5, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Here and the news are very different. Here I see AI is completely failing. The news says that AI is taking over everything. Don't get me started with LinkedIn.
I swear that I heard in college that ID Software was founded in Virginia. I had been telling people this for years. Today I looked it up and saw that they never had a headquarters in Virginia.
Maryland on the other hand I know had always been big in the games industry since Microprose was here.
February 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I swear that I heard in college that ID Software was founded in Virginia. I had been telling people this for years. Today I looked it up and saw that they never had a headquarters in Virginia.
Maryland on the other hand I know had always been big in the games industry since Microprose was here.
AI has no idea what beautiful means. AI has no idea what sad means. AI has no idea what exciting means. AI can only guess based on logic. There is a reason logic and emotions are different parts of the brain.
February 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
AI has no idea what beautiful means. AI has no idea what sad means. AI has no idea what exciting means. AI can only guess based on logic. There is a reason logic and emotions are different parts of the brain.
Rendering is almost done for my trailer. I wanted to do a small "director" voice over. Can't decide what terrible mic to use. Phone, or headset. I was not ready to do a voice over. Nor can I really afford to buy a decent mic.
January 30, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Rendering is almost done for my trailer. I wanted to do a small "director" voice over. Can't decide what terrible mic to use. Phone, or headset. I was not ready to do a voice over. Nor can I really afford to buy a decent mic.
I am rendering my first shot for the trailer (about 33.5 seconds). Since characters are a big part of the success of my company, I am doing a more cinematic style of trailer and not just game footage. I want the players to be invested in these silly characters even though it's just an arcade game.
January 26, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I am rendering my first shot for the trailer (about 33.5 seconds). Since characters are a big part of the success of my company, I am doing a more cinematic style of trailer and not just game footage. I want the players to be invested in these silly characters even though it's just an arcade game.
I hate Blender renders. Why is it so hard to make the render lighting look like what I am working with? There is a reason why there are multiple people listed for each task in animated movies. You really do need someone full-time to just rig the models or set the scene lighting.
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I hate Blender renders. Why is it so hard to make the render lighting look like what I am working with? There is a reason why there are multiple people listed for each task in animated movies. You really do need someone full-time to just rig the models or set the scene lighting.
For those who have not seen it in a while. I might make the Steam page soon. Probably after this trailer I am working on. Keep in mind that I am targeting a $4 or $5 price point when finished.
I know it has been a while since I posted any real updates. Here is a new gameplay video of Smile Run early alpha. I removed the copyrighted placeholder music for now. You can see how the two environments transition well and play differently.
For those who have not seen it in a while. I might make the Steam page soon. Probably after this trailer I am working on. Keep in mind that I am targeting a $4 or $5 price point when finished.
I know it has been a while since I posted any real updates. Here is a new gameplay video of Smile Run early alpha. I removed the copyrighted placeholder music for now. You can see how the two environments transition well and play differently.
For those who have not seen it in a while. I might make the Steam page soon. Probably after this trailer I am working on. Keep in mind that I am targeting a $4 or $5 price point when finished.
I admit that I am asking for more engagement on posts when I am just as bad at it. I tell myself every week that I want to engage with the gave dev BlueSky 1 hour every day, but I never do.
January 22, 2026 at 8:16 AM
I admit that I am asking for more engagement on posts when I am just as bad at it. I tell myself every week that I want to engage with the gave dev BlueSky 1 hour every day, but I never do.
I am having a bad night. 2:45AM, can't sleep because I feel like such a failure. Nobody cares about my projects, and that is a huge problem. I try to show family my updates and they just ignore me. They only want me to get a real job. How can I stay motivated to work on this game?
January 22, 2026 at 7:53 AM
I am having a bad night. 2:45AM, can't sleep because I feel like such a failure. Nobody cares about my projects, and that is a huge problem. I try to show family my updates and they just ignore me. They only want me to get a real job. How can I stay motivated to work on this game?
Today I learned that I have been misspelling my Dragon's name this entire time. Good thing I don't have it truly documented anywhere. I really should get on building that website.
January 19, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Today I learned that I have been misspelling my Dragon's name this entire time. Good thing I don't have it truly documented anywhere. I really should get on building that website.
Today marks the 5th anniversary of my comic, "Dinosaur Bones"! Even after all this time I still can't get tired of drawing these guys. 🦖 Thank you all so much for the continued support and enjoying my goofy comics! 💙
Remember that if you want to chat with an artist in the vendor hall, please be mindful of people shopping. Don't get in the way of why the artist is at the con.
January 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Remember that if you want to chat with an artist in the vendor hall, please be mindful of people shopping. Don't get in the way of why the artist is at the con.
Although the formula has gotten stale, I did enjoy the latest Jurassic World movie. I thought it was along the same lines as JP3. And after the last two Jurassic World movies, that's a compliment. Please be the last one of the franchise though.
January 12, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Although the formula has gotten stale, I did enjoy the latest Jurassic World movie. I thought it was along the same lines as JP3. And after the last two Jurassic World movies, that's a compliment. Please be the last one of the franchise though.
I want to know if all the dinosaur movies were wrong about dinosaurs. I want to know if it was the T-Rex that was gentle and the giant herbivores were total assholes.
January 11, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I want to know if all the dinosaur movies were wrong about dinosaurs. I want to know if it was the T-Rex that was gentle and the giant herbivores were total assholes.
Spend 7 hours building a marble run from ROKR, hardly works. I knew when I bought it a few years ago that it was probably a mistake. I also have an airplane ride and a functioning pinball machine from them. I hope those work better, but I am going to hold on those for a while.
January 11, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Spend 7 hours building a marble run from ROKR, hardly works. I knew when I bought it a few years ago that it was probably a mistake. I also have an airplane ride and a functioning pinball machine from them. I hope those work better, but I am going to hold on those for a while.