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@equiston.com
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http://equiston.com/
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valley! @equiston.com · Feb 25
my album is out now!!!! if u like what u hear, u can buy it for 10 dollars and get 2 bonus tracks AND 10 valve-style commentary tracks about the process i went through to make the album!!
equiston.bandcamp.com/album/until
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Until, by equiston
22 track album
equiston.bandcamp.com
equiston.com
dispatch is a miracle of a game. i've never been so invested in something with so many glaring issues. we shouted at the screen for the entire finale. such great design and art direction! it's a really compelling use of the "choices matter" genre, even if it doesn't push it as far as it should imo!
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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joshuaholland.bsky.social Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · Dec 25
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December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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stcymsn.bsky.social
Tapping the sign.
stcymsn.bsky.social Stacey Mason @stcymsn.bsky.social · Aug 4
Wow we’re having “games are art” discourse again! Just gonna leave this here.

From my dissertation:
2.1 Lenses, Not Boxes I wondered whether this section was necessary, but games discourse seems to repeatedly find itself adrift in questions of whether _ counts as a _. We have seen the question repeatedly: Do games count as art? Do games without goals count as games? Is The Sims a game? Are hypertexts interactive fiction? Are Twine pieces literature? In fairness to the researchers cited here, all of whom I respect immensely, many of these sources pose or imply the question rhetorically. Still, the necessity of such a framing frustrates me. "Is _ a _?" is, in my opinion, a fruitless question. The question can never be answered to anyone's satisfaction, and it often serves as either a provocation to espouse politics or as a cover to institute gatekeeping. Its agenda is usually opaque to onlookers and bewildering to those trying to advance the field from across disciplines. We should be thinking in lenses, not boxes. It is always more interesting to ask "If we think of _ through the lens of _, what do we learn?" We know it is more interesting to ask "What do we learn by considering Tom Stoppard through the lens of poststructuralism?" than to ask "Is Stoppard's work poststructuralist?" And while some works may be more or less fruitful when examined through different lenses, sometimes the most unlikely pairings of lenses and objects are the most rewarding. Certainly any of the questions above would be much better served by reframing them in this way.
October 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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just found out that about a week ago, while george santos has been in solitary confinement, that he wrote that due to the inhuman conditions he is facing he is now pro prison reform. just unreal stuff honestly
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, I paced in circles like a restless ghost. The windows were frosted, allowing only a faint suggestion of daylight and nightfall, enough to remind me that time was passing, though I had little sense of how. The shower water was always cold, and my only amenities were the steel toilet and sink fused together in the corner. It was a miserable existence. Yet, as I soon learned, misery can always be deepened On September 7th, the warden's office saw fit to move me into something far worse, an even smaller cell, no more than seven by nine feet, coated in filth, reeking of neglect, and utterly devoid of natural light or ventilation. In that suffocating shoebox, there is no room to walk, no hint of the sun, no trace of humanity. The silence is crushing. The air feels stale. The walls themselves seem to close in. I keep asking myself: will this barbaric confinement ever end? Is this legal under our Constitution, or have I simply been erased from the protections of due process? Most haunting of all, will I survive it? With no access to my family, no calls, no emails, and with letters that may never leave this building, I live in total darkness, cut off from the world I once fought to serve. Let me be blunt: I find Warden Kelly's so-called "protection" not only unpalatable, but cruel and unjustifiable. My time here has opened my eyes to a truth far too many ignore: America desperately needs prison reform.
October 13, 2025 at 4:26 AM
equiston.com
finished another mod racetrack for the racing game of the century, Parking Garage Rally Circuit #PGRC !!! this one's got a cute little track based on the Washington State ferry system! steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/...

#indie #modding #racing
Steam Workshop::City Circuits
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September 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
equiston.com
besides being one of the strangest titles for a movie, the mandalorian and grogu text design also makes me seasick somehow. i'm all for stylization but this is like.... appalling!!
the title card text for the movie Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. the text is a sickly off-green gradient which warps itself down and then up again at a 30 degree angle.
September 24, 2025 at 5:47 AM
equiston.com
scrolling indeed while listening to late 90s-early 00s jungle music. this is a recession indicator
September 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
equiston.com
i've been doing some synth studies recently (i'll share soon!!) and i'm just discovering how boring the standard A440 tuning is
September 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
equiston.com
hey all!! i have just uploaded both of my most recent albums to @mirlo.space, including all of the bonus content (extra tracks on the self-titled and commentary tracks on Until) if you purchase the albums there. you're getting your money's worth, i promise! mirlo.space/equiston/rel...
Mirlo
mirlo.space
September 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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I just found Settings > Privacy > Social Features / Messaging and shut that down
September 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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indieformer does some really great games journalism!! reposting for the giveaway but using this opportunity to shout them out as well
indieformer.com Indieformer @indieformer.com · Sep 3
#GIVEAWAY: 3 x #Silksong Copies

One of the most anticipated games ever drops in <24h. I want it in your hands for free.

To enter:
1. Follow here ✅
2. Like & Repost ✅
3. Comment your must-play indie ✅

Picking 1 winner here, +1 each on Threads & X, in ~24h. 🎉

Good luck!
September 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
equiston.com
any cool indies at #PAXWest this year? looking for ways to kill time between panels and talks!
August 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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falseknees.bsky.social
Improbably Compatible #oldknees
Two crows are flying in front of a gray-blue sky. One says to the other "Do you think we're best friends in other universes too?" The second panel splits into a three by three grid of different reactions of "Um"s and "Well"s from the second crow, in a multiverse sort of way. The third panel is further split again by three, so there are nine by nine squares of the same two crows flying together, the only distinction between the squares is a different sky colour. In the fourth panel, the square are again divided by three so there are now 27 by 27 filling the panel. We can see now that there is a greater pattern emerging from the colours of each square, a pixelated form is starting to emerge. In the fifth panel, the many many squares of different universes is reminiscent of a painting using pointillism, which each dot of colour represent one of many thousands of realities. We can see now very clearly that the pixelated forms are the two crows, flying in front of a gray-blue sky. We return to the visual resolution as we saw in the first panel, as if no time has passed at all. The second crow responds "It doesn't seem likely".
July 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Partake in my experiment
brodnork.bsky.social Bee! @brodnork.bsky.social · Jun 26
FROGSONG is 50% OFF on Steam for the Summer Sale!
...it's also 50% EXTRA on itch for a REVERSE Summer Sale???

You can either get the game for super cheap, or give support to a small indie dev! There is no wrong choice!!!

50% OFF store.steampowered.com/app/1281860/
50% ON brodnork.itch.io/frogsong
June 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
equiston.com
the more hats i try on in the artistic and gamedev scene, the more i realize that i really just want to make music.

that's not to say i'm not committed to learning other skills!! it's just that it would be an absolute dream to just score someone else's project. please hire me
June 17, 2025 at 5:49 AM
equiston.com
we are now live on streaming services!! i am very proud of these songs and hope you enjoy them too!
June 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
equiston.com
i put 8 bonus tracks on this album for the people who find it valuable

the album features much of my soundtrack work from 2019-2023!

equiston.bandcamp.com/album/equiston

#indiemusic #newmusic #solomusician #dopeoplelookatthetags #ireallyhopenot #album #bandcamp
equiston, by equiston
30 track album
equiston.bandcamp.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
equiston.com
hello all!!! my portfolio album (self-titled "equiston") comes out in a week!!

22 songs coming out on 6/7/25.
composed and mixed between 2019-2023, mastered within the last few months.
here's a little tester to whet your appetite!!

remember to be proud of what you make!
June 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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I’ve been practicing writing cozy game music for my reel and I really love the orchestration at the end of this track!

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #gameaudio #gamemusic
May 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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April 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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shadecho.bsky.social
Neil banging out the tunes
#art
Drawing of a hairless rat named Neil banging out the tunes on a purple keyboard with rainbow keys. There are colorful stars and music notes in the background as he plays.
April 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
equiston.com
this is my custom map!! the game is very fun and you should play it 😎
walaber.com Walaber @walaber.com · Apr 4
Not the cleanest finish 😬
April 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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lena.fyi
finished chapter 1 of ENA: Dream BBQ

so many good Guy's in this... great game for wandering around and experienceing New Guys
April 1, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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harmcox.bsky.social
Hi! If you are a trans person, you are likely affected by this. (ACA funding covers more than someone who is not a health policy wonk might realize.) If this thing passes, thousands of trans folks are going to lose access to everyday health care like hormones. If you care about us, speak up.
madycast.com mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · Mar 20
The HHS rule banning trans care from many ACA plans is open for public comment now. Only 3 comments so far.

Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
March 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
equiston.com
rediscovering the joy of making things just for fun!!
March 20, 2025 at 6:57 AM