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Martin Grider
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Independent game designer and developer, doing iOS development since 2008. Game releases at http://abstractpuzzle.com, bibliography at http://martingrider.name, development blog at http://chesstris.com, follow me on https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@grid
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Games are structured play! Come play some games (including my chess variants) at the Arcade today at #minnebar19! #minnebar
May 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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thinking about agnes denes' "wheatfield" today, turns out it's more complicated than I remember... like it took 4 months of constant labor to protect it from plant diseases... and the hay was donated to the NYPD news.artnet.com/art-world/ag...
the artist standing in a wheat field in manhattan "Once seeded, however, the work was far from over. For the next four months as the wheat grew, it was meticulously cared for. This included setting up an irrigation system, weeding, fertilizing, and clearing the plants of “wheat smut,” a type of fungi several grain-bearing crops are susceptible to. Not a single day went by where the wheat field was left unattended, and for the many months it was growing it became a part of the fabric of the city, with even the ships coming towards the Hudson River regularly saluting the field with their horns as they came and went." "The wheat from Denes Wheatfield – A Confrontation was harvested on August 16, 1982, and everything was used and given a purpose. The harvest bore nearly 1,000 pounds of wheat, which was collected and then taken on tour and exhibited all over the world, with the first stop being at the Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, in the exhibition “International Art Show for the End of World Hunger,” (1987–90). At each stop on the wheat’s journey, Denes offered out packets of the seeds, which she donated, for people to take as a form of solidarity." "In addition to the traveling wheat, the hay that was left over from the harvest was also donated, but instead locally to the New York City Police Department Mounted Unit to feed their horses. The careful and complete utilization of the wheat crop further emphasized Denes’ aims to confront the status quo; not simply a gesture or performance isolated from the greater world, in its conclusion the wheat field fulfilled its thesis, to actively provide sustenance both literally and metaphorically."
January 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
grd.bsky.social
Is there a way to follow a starter pack feed without following all its users? (I want to add it like I can a list.) 🤔
November 23, 2024 at 6:03 PM
grd.bsky.social
My latest board game design is a mashup of Go and Chess. It's a Chess variant AND a Go variant. I'm thinking about making 100 sets and putting them on Kickstarter. Any interest?
A 9x9 Go board with small circular chess pieces intermingled with circular go stones. There are also bowls with go stones, and bowl lids with captures and remaining chess pieces.
November 13, 2024 at 4:36 PM
grd.bsky.social
I haven't really been using this... but at least logging into blue sky today, my feed isn't empty! I only logged in to follow the "Eyeo Festival Speakers" feed. If anyone knows of an equivalent list on Mastodon, please LMK!
April 16, 2024 at 4:52 PM
grd.bsky.social
Looking forward to having some board games playable at #minnebar this Saturday. (At least two are games that also have iOS versions.)
April 16, 2024 at 4:41 PM
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I'm giving two talks on #visionOS development in the coming month or so. Both will cover my latest game release, Puzzle Prison for Apple Vision Pro: apps.apple.com/us/app/puzzl...

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‎Puzzle Prison
‎Tap to match-3 in this spacial puzzle game that appears all around you. There's actually no escaping this puzzle... prison. Features: - immersive block-breaking puzzle game - fully original soundtr...
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April 16, 2024 at 4:39 PM