Ally Avalon
@allyavalon.bsky.social
Artist, Crafter, Creator
Video game artist for over a decade. I did Freshly Frosted and it was good.
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Video game artist for over a decade. I did Freshly Frosted and it was good.
they/them
The screenwriter of my fav star wars movie once tweeted that he liked the soundtrack to my game (full credit to @visager.bsky.social for being an incredible musician) and I never took a screenshot before the site exploded because I am a fool.
#gamedev
#gamedev
September 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The screenwriter of my fav star wars movie once tweeted that he liked the soundtrack to my game (full credit to @visager.bsky.social for being an incredible musician) and I never took a screenshot before the site exploded because I am a fool.
#gamedev
#gamedev
What if every rapture has been legit and just nobody has been eligible?
September 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
What if every rapture has been legit and just nobody has been eligible?
it took me less than an hour to add randomized spawning because of this.
I gotta keep it up with the comments
I gotta keep it up with the comments
omg, I was dreading revisiting some code I did ages ago, and I finally did it and it's FULLY COMMENTED. thank you so much, past me.
#gamedev
#gamedev
September 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
it took me less than an hour to add randomized spawning because of this.
I gotta keep it up with the comments
I gotta keep it up with the comments
omg, I was dreading revisiting some code I did ages ago, and I finally did it and it's FULLY COMMENTED. thank you so much, past me.
#gamedev
#gamedev
September 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
omg, I was dreading revisiting some code I did ages ago, and I finally did it and it's FULLY COMMENTED. thank you so much, past me.
#gamedev
#gamedev
I'm probably a weirdo because I'm taking an intro interior design class, and each time they assign a documentary I'm like "no, please, just make me read a 20 page essay, pleeeeaaase 🫠"
July 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I'm probably a weirdo because I'm taking an intro interior design class, and each time they assign a documentary I'm like "no, please, just make me read a 20 page essay, pleeeeaaase 🫠"
just refreshed my personal logo, pretty hyped about it
July 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
just refreshed my personal logo, pretty hyped about it
pebble says it's time to stop pattern drafting and to pet her instead
May 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
pebble says it's time to stop pattern drafting and to pet her instead
May 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Did a lil watercoloring on my flight to Boston
btw friends, I'm lurking in Boston this week, say hey if you're around
btw friends, I'm lurking in Boston this week, say hey if you're around
May 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Did a lil watercoloring on my flight to Boston
btw friends, I'm lurking in Boston this week, say hey if you're around
btw friends, I'm lurking in Boston this week, say hey if you're around
why do the Internet algorithms know everything about me except that I really don't wanna see mother's day ads?
mother's day is my birthday, lemme be motherless and childless in peace.
mother's day is my birthday, lemme be motherless and childless in peace.
May 5, 2025 at 7:22 AM
why do the Internet algorithms know everything about me except that I really don't wanna see mother's day ads?
mother's day is my birthday, lemme be motherless and childless in peace.
mother's day is my birthday, lemme be motherless and childless in peace.
I'm like "All my friends are game devs, I wanna diversify my friend group," so I go to a gym event and make a new friend. Turns out they're a game dev, haha.
April 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I'm like "All my friends are game devs, I wanna diversify my friend group," so I go to a gym event and make a new friend. Turns out they're a game dev, haha.
I literally finished a craft project last night and already I've thought of another craft I haven't tried that I wanna give a go.
I want to make a wire flower lantern, but I want to make a huge one and put it above my living room area
I want to make a wire flower lantern, but I want to make a huge one and put it above my living room area
April 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I literally finished a craft project last night and already I've thought of another craft I haven't tried that I wanna give a go.
I want to make a wire flower lantern, but I want to make a huge one and put it above my living room area
I want to make a wire flower lantern, but I want to make a huge one and put it above my living room area
The capybara plush is all done!
It was really fun drafting my own pattern for a stuffed animal, I've never done that before
Now the hard part is waiting for the recipient's bday so I can give it to them! I always want to give gifts as soon as they're ready, I get so excited. 😁
It was really fun drafting my own pattern for a stuffed animal, I've never done that before
Now the hard part is waiting for the recipient's bday so I can give it to them! I always want to give gifts as soon as they're ready, I get so excited. 😁
April 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The capybara plush is all done!
It was really fun drafting my own pattern for a stuffed animal, I've never done that before
Now the hard part is waiting for the recipient's bday so I can give it to them! I always want to give gifts as soon as they're ready, I get so excited. 😁
It was really fun drafting my own pattern for a stuffed animal, I've never done that before
Now the hard part is waiting for the recipient's bday so I can give it to them! I always want to give gifts as soon as they're ready, I get so excited. 😁
Side view: perfect, front view... maybe a liiiiittle wide
April 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Side view: perfect, front view... maybe a liiiiittle wide
for this week's random craft I'm making a plush capybara!
Left is the first prototype, right is the second. I'm pretty happy with the new shape, some minor tweaks and I can make it in the final fabric.
Left is the first prototype, right is the second. I'm pretty happy with the new shape, some minor tweaks and I can make it in the final fabric.
April 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
for this week's random craft I'm making a plush capybara!
Left is the first prototype, right is the second. I'm pretty happy with the new shape, some minor tweaks and I can make it in the final fabric.
Left is the first prototype, right is the second. I'm pretty happy with the new shape, some minor tweaks and I can make it in the final fabric.
I've been using React for a week now and I've pretty much figured out all the frontend stuff I need to do
today I started trying to figure out database stuff and my brain is goop again
today I started trying to figure out database stuff and my brain is goop again
April 4, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I've been using React for a week now and I've pretty much figured out all the frontend stuff I need to do
today I started trying to figure out database stuff and my brain is goop again
today I started trying to figure out database stuff and my brain is goop again
I have now done the setup for making a React app 10 separate times while trying to find a good tutorial so it's p much nbd anymore
April 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I have now done the setup for making a React app 10 separate times while trying to find a good tutorial so it's p much nbd anymore
it's such a bother to have finite time and energy when the best ways to get me fired up are Huge Idealistic Projects and Learning New Skills
April 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
it's such a bother to have finite time and energy when the best ways to get me fired up are Huge Idealistic Projects and Learning New Skills
For today's feature of "Ally, are you addicted to charts?":
I made a Venn diagram to help contrast how certain types of interaction appear in video games
If you have any interesting examples, let me know!
#gamedev
I made a Venn diagram to help contrast how certain types of interaction appear in video games
If you have any interesting examples, let me know!
#gamedev
March 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
For today's feature of "Ally, are you addicted to charts?":
I made a Venn diagram to help contrast how certain types of interaction appear in video games
If you have any interesting examples, let me know!
#gamedev
I made a Venn diagram to help contrast how certain types of interaction appear in video games
If you have any interesting examples, let me know!
#gamedev
Based on my (non-exhaustive) list of Things in Games, game devs are doing too much.
It's okay, take a break. Stretch your spine. Have a snack.
#gamedev #spreadsheet
It's okay, take a break. Stretch your spine. Have a snack.
#gamedev #spreadsheet
March 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Based on my (non-exhaustive) list of Things in Games, game devs are doing too much.
It's okay, take a break. Stretch your spine. Have a snack.
#gamedev #spreadsheet
It's okay, take a break. Stretch your spine. Have a snack.
#gamedev #spreadsheet
update: I accidentally spent all day working on my flowchart. Mysteriously, my spreadsheet has doubled in size and I think my brain is trying to escape through my ears
pretty sure I'm gonna sleep great
pretty sure I'm gonna sleep great
I'm home from GDC, trying to rest and recover, and I couldn't sleep last night because I was thinking too hard about a flowchart
March 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
update: I accidentally spent all day working on my flowchart. Mysteriously, my spreadsheet has doubled in size and I think my brain is trying to escape through my ears
pretty sure I'm gonna sleep great
pretty sure I'm gonna sleep great
I'm home from GDC, trying to rest and recover, and I couldn't sleep last night because I was thinking too hard about a flowchart
March 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I'm home from GDC, trying to rest and recover, and I couldn't sleep last night because I was thinking too hard about a flowchart
Reposted by Ally Avalon
GDC is a reminder that all my peers are some combination of hot smart creative unhinged neurodiverse theater kid goblins creating magic and fantasy using tools made from duct tape and dollar store staples.
March 23, 2025 at 5:53 AM
GDC is a reminder that all my peers are some combination of hot smart creative unhinged neurodiverse theater kid goblins creating magic and fantasy using tools made from duct tape and dollar store staples.