Anna E.
@queergermangirl.bsky.social
+ music producer by night
+ actor by day
+ writer in between
+ working on Moonshell Island and Pixel Art Academy
loves: pixel art, vaporwave, indie games, experimental electronic and rock music
annaeichenauermusic.com
+ actor by day
+ writer in between
+ working on Moonshell Island and Pixel Art Academy
loves: pixel art, vaporwave, indie games, experimental electronic and rock music
annaeichenauermusic.com
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Anna E.
@queergermangirl.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Hey, new friends! :) I thought I'd introduce myself:
I'm Anna. I make music for trailers, games and films like @moonshell-island.bsky.social. The first feature I've made music for recently premiered at SLIFF (whereinthemovie.com).
I also act sometimes and write (screenplays + games).
I'm Anna. I make music for trailers, games and films like @moonshell-island.bsky.social. The first feature I've made music for recently premiered at SLIFF (whereinthemovie.com).
I also act sometimes and write (screenplays + games).
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If you like feeling the freedom and possibility of open world games, but not the 80 hour run time — try these. They're fantastic open world indie games with playtimes of 2-14 hours.
Top 20 Open World Indie Games
YouTube video by Gaming In The Wild
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
If you like feeling the freedom and possibility of open world games, but not the 80 hour run time — try these. They're fantastic open world indie games with playtimes of 2-14 hours.
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I have come across this with musicians too. Please make sure people who like your work can contact you!
I love the Outsiders Arts Club and I love working with artists! what I love maybe slightly less is the number of artists' websites which do not offer any information on, say, whether they have gallery representation, where they live, how one may contact them, or indeed absolutely anything useful
February 16, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I have come across this with musicians too. Please make sure people who like your work can contact you!
Played Myst for the first time last week. A lot has been said about the aesthetics and game design but I think what will stick with me the most are the choices of angles that are forced upon you. I don’t think I would have had the same experience if this had been a bumpy 3D environment.
February 16, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Played Myst for the first time last week. A lot has been said about the aesthetics and game design but I think what will stick with me the most are the choices of angles that are forced upon you. I don’t think I would have had the same experience if this had been a bumpy 3D environment.
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The people who opine about “preserving culture” are the people who understand, appreciate, and participate in culture the least. All it is to them is a way to say “nothing should change in a way that is uncomfortable to my own pinhole worldview,” which of course is the opposite of how culture works.
Always striking to me how reactionaries treat "culture" as immutable, something totally static. They think it's like an inheritance, something with set bounds passed down from parent to child and never changing - Instead of the ongoing collective experience of people in a place and time
February 15, 2026 at 6:37 PM
The people who opine about “preserving culture” are the people who understand, appreciate, and participate in culture the least. All it is to them is a way to say “nothing should change in a way that is uncomfortable to my own pinhole worldview,” which of course is the opposite of how culture works.
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
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Only we can steal everything our company sells, how dare you steal from us.
OpenAI says China's DeepSeek trained its AI by distilling US models, memo shows reut.rs/4qBRM0n
OpenAI says China's DeepSeek trained its AI by distilling US models, memo shows
OpenAI has warned U.S. lawmakers that Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is targeting the ChatGPT maker and the nation's leading AI companies to replicate models and use them for its own training, a memo seen by Reuters showed.
reut.rs
February 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Only we can steal everything our company sells, how dare you steal from us.
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Fun news! We're looking for a narrative designer to join our team. Help us work on Star Wars Jedi! ✨ jobs.ea.com/en_US/career...
Narrative Designer (Star Wars Jedi)
jobs.ea.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Fun news! We're looking for a narrative designer to join our team. Help us work on Star Wars Jedi! ✨ jobs.ea.com/en_US/career...
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Check out my upgraded Crabby Color~ Like me, it only plays games that don't exist yet.
February 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Check out my upgraded Crabby Color~ Like me, it only plays games that don't exist yet.
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Are you a content creator of beautiful, cosy, artsy games? 💛
I want to hear from you! 🥰
recs & shares super appreciated! 🌸
I want to hear from you! 🥰
recs & shares super appreciated! 🌸
February 12, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Are you a content creator of beautiful, cosy, artsy games? 💛
I want to hear from you! 🥰
recs & shares super appreciated! 🌸
I want to hear from you! 🥰
recs & shares super appreciated! 🌸
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Day 29: 2025/08/08 - 8h
CW: annoying text sounds
Finished implementing the ground floor club interior, got object interactions animating as intended, & started adding crossfade to music effects when switching tracks.
#DailyDevlog #Moonshell_Island #gamedev #gamemaker
CW: annoying text sounds
Finished implementing the ground floor club interior, got object interactions animating as intended, & started adding crossfade to music effects when switching tracks.
#DailyDevlog #Moonshell_Island #gamedev #gamemaker
February 12, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Day 29: 2025/08/08 - 8h
CW: annoying text sounds
Finished implementing the ground floor club interior, got object interactions animating as intended, & started adding crossfade to music effects when switching tracks.
#DailyDevlog #Moonshell_Island #gamedev #gamemaker
CW: annoying text sounds
Finished implementing the ground floor club interior, got object interactions animating as intended, & started adding crossfade to music effects when switching tracks.
#DailyDevlog #Moonshell_Island #gamedev #gamemaker
I need to listen to some new (or old) ambient and ambient-adjacent albums. Please share your recommendations with me. 🧡
February 11, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I need to listen to some new (or old) ambient and ambient-adjacent albums. Please share your recommendations with me. 🧡
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business cards imply the existence of leisure cards.
February 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
business cards imply the existence of leisure cards.
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Age verification? I remember when the first Leisure Suit Larry asked you a bunch of questions at the start and booted you out if you didn't know the answers, because only an adult would know them
Age verification? I remember when the Internet was more than 4 websites
Age verification? I used to rewind cassette tapes with a pencil.
February 11, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Age verification? I remember when the first Leisure Suit Larry asked you a bunch of questions at the start and booted you out if you didn't know the answers, because only an adult would know them
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😶😶😶
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:14 PM
😶😶😶
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no one has been arrested for the epstein files but chipzel music is removed from apple music
truly it is the time of monsters
truly it is the time of monsters
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
no one has been arrested for the epstein files but chipzel music is removed from apple music
truly it is the time of monsters
truly it is the time of monsters
The coolest thing about the internet was always that it was decentralized and made by people. You would find a cool niche website and it would become one of your favorite personal places to visit. Now we spent most of our time on like 5 sites and it's not even fun anymore.
a nice thing about when the internet was a bunch of little sites and servers was that it was a lot harder for governments to pressure "the chat provider everyone uses" to implement age verification.
you wanna pressure 300 separate IRC servers? good luck with that. but one company? easy
you wanna pressure 300 separate IRC servers? good luck with that. but one company? easy
February 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
The coolest thing about the internet was always that it was decentralized and made by people. You would find a cool niche website and it would become one of your favorite personal places to visit. Now we spent most of our time on like 5 sites and it's not even fun anymore.
Sam has been sharing her progress with Moonshell Island publically in this devlog. It's been so much fun watching her build this beautiful game.
Since June 2025, I've been learning to code in #gamemaker as I rebuild #Moonshell_Island from scratch after losing another programmer. Follow my #gamedev journey one day at a time in this thread!
More recent #devlog sprints available to paid patrons, starting here: www.patreon.com/posts/21-day...
More recent #devlog sprints available to paid patrons, starting here: www.patreon.com/posts/21-day...
![Moonshell Island's protagonist Sam (a young purple haired girl) talking to Douglas (a large beaver guy) in a verdant lakeside area near his carpentry shack.
Douglas: Sounds like you've got something radical in mind... Lay it on me, bud!
Sam: I'm rebuilding this game from scratch!
[unselected dialogue option]: Where's the self-destruct button on this thing?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yfezk6zpuw3bzujhh3ct4lnj/bafkreicwakp4ipoe7jt2jduz7m75epmtvi7ezsl6rzbv3bmamsu62ahfaa@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Sam has been sharing her progress with Moonshell Island publically in this devlog. It's been so much fun watching her build this beautiful game.
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Day 26: 2025/08/05 - 9h
CW: possibly annoying SFX
Polished & added more ways to trigger SFX:
- Floaty acorn pickups!
- Area triggers for looping, pitch-varied, repeating, 1-off, & crossfading loop sounds!
- Walking on beach grass sounds silly!
#DailyDevlog #Moonshell_Island #gamedev #gamemaker
CW: possibly annoying SFX
Polished & added more ways to trigger SFX:
- Floaty acorn pickups!
- Area triggers for looping, pitch-varied, repeating, 1-off, & crossfading loop sounds!
- Walking on beach grass sounds silly!
#DailyDevlog #Moonshell_Island #gamedev #gamemaker
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Day 26: 2025/08/05 - 9h
CW: possibly annoying SFX
Polished & added more ways to trigger SFX:
- Floaty acorn pickups!
- Area triggers for looping, pitch-varied, repeating, 1-off, & crossfading loop sounds!
- Walking on beach grass sounds silly!
#DailyDevlog #Moonshell_Island #gamedev #gamemaker
CW: possibly annoying SFX
Polished & added more ways to trigger SFX:
- Floaty acorn pickups!
- Area triggers for looping, pitch-varied, repeating, 1-off, & crossfading loop sounds!
- Walking on beach grass sounds silly!
#DailyDevlog #Moonshell_Island #gamedev #gamemaker
I have a pet peeve with writing: When characters constantly bicker and argue with each other. In real life, people disagree all the time but not everyone is constantly outspoken and aggressive about it (except on the internet).
February 9, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I have a pet peeve with writing: When characters constantly bicker and argue with each other. In real life, people disagree all the time but not everyone is constantly outspoken and aggressive about it (except on the internet).
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Whoever came up with doubles luge was totally NOT homosexual in any way whatsoever.
February 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Whoever came up with doubles luge was totally NOT homosexual in any way whatsoever.
When I was a kid, every boy in American TV shows was called Zack.
February 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
When I was a kid, every boy in American TV shows was called Zack.
About Nancy Guthrie's disappearance:
The Ring footage was lost because the subscription level didn't cover retention for that camera. Ring has repeatedly changed the names and terms of their plans in the last 2 years to obfuscate their multiple subscription price increas
February 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
About Nancy Guthrie's disappearance:
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Day 23: 2025/08/01 - 8h
Added room transitions and a more structured and customizable audio playback system with dynamic crossfade controls. This works with cutscenes, sound trigger 'areas', and room switching.
#DailyDevlog #Moonshell_Island #gamedev #gamemaker
Added room transitions and a more structured and customizable audio playback system with dynamic crossfade controls. This works with cutscenes, sound trigger 'areas', and room switching.
#DailyDevlog #Moonshell_Island #gamedev #gamemaker
February 6, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Day 23: 2025/08/01 - 8h
Added room transitions and a more structured and customizable audio playback system with dynamic crossfade controls. This works with cutscenes, sound trigger 'areas', and room switching.
#DailyDevlog #Moonshell_Island #gamedev #gamemaker
Added room transitions and a more structured and customizable audio playback system with dynamic crossfade controls. This works with cutscenes, sound trigger 'areas', and room switching.
#DailyDevlog #Moonshell_Island #gamedev #gamemaker