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Elliott Mitchell 🎥 🧀
@mrt3d.bsky.social
Founder Vermont Digital Arts & the original Boston Unity Group, 3D - XR Artist, Indie Game Developer, Volumetric Filmmaker & Nutter - #XR #VR #Immersive #GameDev
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Intro: I am an artist who founded an indie studio & became a game dev, XR dev, volumetric filmmaker, & community organizer. My game reached number 3 on the App Store. I have played significant roles in projects that were Emmy-nominated, exhibited internationally, & had a substantial cultural impact.
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Huge Update for Mr. Magpie! Big new art, a ton of new perks, a Theology Department, and a million other improvements.

store.steampowered.com/app/3616280/...
Mr. Magpie’s Harmless Card Game on Steam
A Roguelike Deckbuilder hosted by a deranged puppet. Push your luck and use your wits to tilt the odds in your favor. Exploit strange synergies to get filthy rich. Make your quota before closing time ...
store.steampowered.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Our CCG roguelite deckbuilder, Vortex Siege, just launched a public playtest! Check it out here: store.steampowered.com/app/3029050/...

#indiedev #gamedev #playtest #vortexsiege
Vortex Siege on Steam
Defend your city in Vortex Siege, a roguelike collectible card game where you can evolve your cards in unique ways for millions of possibilities. Defeat your enemies in battle, steal their cards, and ...
store.steampowered.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Keeping warm in Vermont
October 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Was super excited that the trailer for our game Drift Scavenger just got posted to IGN! WOOOOO! Definitely a big milestone for me. feels good!🙂

www.ign.com/videos/drift...
Drift Scavenger - Official Gameplay Teaser Trailer - IGN
Take a look at the Gameplay Teaser Trailer for Drift Scavenger, an action roguelike extraction shooter developed by Evil Villain Games. Players will explore procedurally generated maps in the pursuit ...
www.ign.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Meet my angry gnome, Orrin Ironpiss. Rigged and animated in Maya.
He's the main character in my third person #VR game, Stabby Stabby Loot Loot.
#VRGaming #Animation #ActionRPG
October 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Towerbound is live, free, and playable in Browser. freezebeam.itch.io/towerbound

It's a bite-sized Tower Building / Tower Defense Roguelite Deckbuilder. Take a 20 minute Silk Song break and see if you can finish a run.
September 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Making games, volumetric XR experiences and music in #vermont
August 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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💥Ash & Adam's Existential Treads now has a pre-release demo!💥

Top down Action! Settlement-building! Explosions!

We've been working on this all year and can't wait for you to play.🍻

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/...

Itch: ashadamsgames.itch.io/existential-...

#indiegame
August 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Come join our artist Annie and senior engineer Ian on how animations and the details of each of them brought the unique worlds of CIPHER ZERO to life!

notes.cipherzerogame.com/posts/02-mak...

#GameDev #IndieDev #SolveForX #DevLog
July 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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"There are two truths we must face when we look at nostalgia: first, that memories aren’t necessarily identical to reality; and second, most of us firmly believe that it is." -- @nyanfood.bsky.social

notes.cipherzerogame.com/posts/01-dra...

#GameDev #IndieDev #SolveForX #DevLog
July 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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We're going to be sharing stories and techniques over the next coming weeks to give you a peek into the development of CIPHER ZERO!

First up: an interview with our designers! How DO you design over 300+ puzzles?

notes.cipherzerogame.com/posts/00-sta...

#GameDev #IndieDev #SolveForX #DevLog
July 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
July 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
July 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Stunning end to a historically abysmal day - Nature always wins!
July 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Today is the day, y’all! Battle Train is now available on Steam and Nintendo Switch and we are simply exploding with joy!
#BattleTrain
#GameRelease
#IndieDev
June 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Does anyone know if the #unity VFX Graph renders fewer particles on iOS? I’m not sure what’s happening, perhaps it’s a settings issue or some kind of limitation, but when building to an M4 iPad Pro, most of the particles in a complex system don’t seem to render.
May 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Some folks from the BGD community dispensing knowledge at PAX! @ichiro.bsky.social @caiojmini.bsky.social @noabeazley.bsky.social @chelwongaudio.bsky.social @trellos.bsky.social, @mrt3d.bsky.social, Alex Engel and Luigi Guatieri.
May 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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My new website is up.

I only mention it because I know most you only follow me for my recipes. You're in luck! We've got recipes for turkey chili, rockin' chickies, and turkey burgers.
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Erik Robson
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April 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Gif of who you wanted to be as a kid.
April 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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🎉 LAB RAT is out now!! 🎉

- A comedic puzzler that satirizes your favorite games
- Over 100 puzzles
- At least 10 good belly laughs

👇 Check it out Here 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/1304610/...
Lab Rat - Official Launch Trailer [4k]
YouTube video by Klei Entertainment
www.youtube.com
April 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Logic, Laughter, and Laser Grids

For anyone interested in behind-the-scenes puzzle dev stuff this is an interview I gave on the making of Lab Rat:

news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
Building Lab Rat: Gwen Frey on Logic, Laughter, and Laser Grids - Xbox Wire
An interview with developer Gwen Frey about creating her latest title, Lab Rat, out now on Xbox.
news.xbox.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Refactored the audio waveform VFX graph (left:old, right: new)
March 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Audio reactive particle effects github.com/keijiro/Lasp...
March 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM