JohnLee Cooper
@johnleeerg.bsky.social
I make videogames: https://ergman.itch.io/
contact me at johnleeerg@gmail.com, im probably not gonna use bluesky much unless it blows up
contact me at johnleeerg@gmail.com, im probably not gonna use bluesky much unless it blows up
I'm givin a lil talk at "ThinkyCon 2025" tommorow at 5 PM EST!
about Trail Mix and Life in Captivity, and how there's no undo/rewind in either of them and how that effects the design and response to each game. Tune in! Doing it live so who knows what could happen! Very Nervous!
about Trail Mix and Life in Captivity, and how there's no undo/rewind in either of them and how that effects the design and response to each game. Tune in! Doing it live so who knows what could happen! Very Nervous!
November 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I'm givin a lil talk at "ThinkyCon 2025" tommorow at 5 PM EST!
about Trail Mix and Life in Captivity, and how there's no undo/rewind in either of them and how that effects the design and response to each game. Tune in! Doing it live so who knows what could happen! Very Nervous!
about Trail Mix and Life in Captivity, and how there's no undo/rewind in either of them and how that effects the design and response to each game. Tune in! Doing it live so who knows what could happen! Very Nervous!
a weird tennis club we stumbled on hidden behind some houses. was strangely the second tennis club we saw on the walk. how many tennis clubs are hiding just around the corner?
October 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
a weird tennis club we stumbled on hidden behind some houses. was strangely the second tennis club we saw on the walk. how many tennis clubs are hiding just around the corner?
Some more art. still making games but it takes too long and nothing i can post. this here is acrylic marker and pen.
October 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Some more art. still making games but it takes too long and nothing i can post. this here is acrylic marker and pen.
last china trip drawing, of my lovely wife who is the reason i went at all and the reason we did the cool art class that got me these markers
chek her out on instagram for more cool art : @meet_your_puppy
chek her out on instagram for more cool art : @meet_your_puppy
October 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
last china trip drawing, of my lovely wife who is the reason i went at all and the reason we did the cool art class that got me these markers
chek her out on instagram for more cool art : @meet_your_puppy
chek her out on instagram for more cool art : @meet_your_puppy
Some more acrylic marker stuff. Really fun to blend the colors when wet and also overlay when dry.
September 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Some more acrylic marker stuff. Really fun to blend the colors when wet and also overlay when dry.
"History a precession of skeletonized fish"
not sure *exactly* what that means but it was the theme for these couple pieces.
what do we think, anyone buying shirts with that on it
acrylic marker, gel pen, watercolor, pencil crayon
not sure *exactly* what that means but it was the theme for these couple pieces.
what do we think, anyone buying shirts with that on it
acrylic marker, gel pen, watercolor, pencil crayon
September 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"History a precession of skeletonized fish"
not sure *exactly* what that means but it was the theme for these couple pieces.
what do we think, anyone buying shirts with that on it
acrylic marker, gel pen, watercolor, pencil crayon
not sure *exactly* what that means but it was the theme for these couple pieces.
what do we think, anyone buying shirts with that on it
acrylic marker, gel pen, watercolor, pencil crayon
In Xian our teacher gave me some cool acrylic markers, This is a little fantasy building done with those markers on grid paper. Rly fun to play with.
#art #markers #ScreenshotSaturday #idk
#art #markers #ScreenshotSaturday #idk
September 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
In Xian our teacher gave me some cool acrylic markers, This is a little fantasy building done with those markers on grid paper. Rly fun to play with.
#art #markers #ScreenshotSaturday #idk
#art #markers #ScreenshotSaturday #idk
A combination of train views and Xian skies. In Xian (and any other major city ofc) theres too much light pollution to see stars, but every night people fly kites with rainbow LEDs on them, creating their own constellations. I had a hard time capturing it in photos or paint but it was so cool
September 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A combination of train views and Xian skies. In Xian (and any other major city ofc) theres too much light pollution to see stars, but every night people fly kites with rainbow LEDs on them, creating their own constellations. I had a hard time capturing it in photos or paint but it was so cool
Inside the old city walls of Xian. Theres a solid block of touristy bars and restaurants all lit up vibrantly. But right around the corner it's residential and there aren't even streetlights, just the dark wall on one side and silhouetted roofs n trees on the other. this one is direct from a photo.
September 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Inside the old city walls of Xian. Theres a solid block of touristy bars and restaurants all lit up vibrantly. But right around the corner it's residential and there aren't even streetlights, just the dark wall on one side and silhouetted roofs n trees on the other. this one is direct from a photo.
Some more imaginary china views, inspired loosely by shanghai and the views from our 10 hours of train ride landscape between shanghai, beijing, and xian
watercolor, marker, pen, pencil crayon. I particularly like the mix of orthographic and perspective in the last, gonna explore that more sometime
watercolor, marker, pen, pencil crayon. I particularly like the mix of orthographic and perspective in the last, gonna explore that more sometime
September 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Some more imaginary china views, inspired loosely by shanghai and the views from our 10 hours of train ride landscape between shanghai, beijing, and xian
watercolor, marker, pen, pencil crayon. I particularly like the mix of orthographic and perspective in the last, gonna explore that more sometime
watercolor, marker, pen, pencil crayon. I particularly like the mix of orthographic and perspective in the last, gonna explore that more sometime
Something i was rly obsessed with in China was the little ecosystems that formed underneath air conditioner drips. Old temples seemed to recognize this drip-world by having beautifully carved natural iconography disguising rain runoff things. pen and watercolor, pen/cil and color pencil respectively
September 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Something i was rly obsessed with in China was the little ecosystems that formed underneath air conditioner drips. Old temples seemed to recognize this drip-world by having beautifully carved natural iconography disguising rain runoff things. pen and watercolor, pen/cil and color pencil respectively
Some very quick sketches of longtangs in shanghai. we got to stay in a very cute room on a 3rd floor deep in a maze of alleys in the french concession.
pen and pencil crayon
pen and pencil crayon
September 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Some very quick sketches of longtangs in shanghai. we got to stay in a very cute room on a 3rd floor deep in a maze of alleys in the french concession.
pen and pencil crayon
pen and pencil crayon
gonna try to regularly post some of the art I made on my china trip!
an attempt to depict Hutong vibes, not based on a specific street or photo. a lot of what i was trying to do in the trip art was try to update my cartoon vocabulary to depict chinese architecture.
watercolor and pencil crayon
an attempt to depict Hutong vibes, not based on a specific street or photo. a lot of what i was trying to do in the trip art was try to update my cartoon vocabulary to depict chinese architecture.
watercolor and pencil crayon
September 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
gonna try to regularly post some of the art I made on my china trip!
an attempt to depict Hutong vibes, not based on a specific street or photo. a lot of what i was trying to do in the trip art was try to update my cartoon vocabulary to depict chinese architecture.
watercolor and pencil crayon
an attempt to depict Hutong vibes, not based on a specific street or photo. a lot of what i was trying to do in the trip art was try to update my cartoon vocabulary to depict chinese architecture.
watercolor and pencil crayon
paradise-collab.itch.io/paradise-dig... new issue of paradise digest! with this issue, my 3 part series about "Cursors of Attention" in game design is complete! Feel free to read them all below, if you even can. the graphic design got a bit away from me hehe but damn if they dont look cool
June 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
paradise-collab.itch.io/paradise-dig... new issue of paradise digest! with this issue, my 3 part series about "Cursors of Attention" in game design is complete! Feel free to read them all below, if you even can. the graphic design got a bit away from me hehe but damn if they dont look cool
cool article about hauntology and the legend of zelda. made me think new thoughts about my own game, pictured below:
June 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
cool article about hauntology and the legend of zelda. made me think new thoughts about my own game, pictured below:
also if anyone is in toronto and wants a physical cassette let me know maybe we can link up!
each one is 15 CAD.
money from 3 stories goes to gaza, money from the others goes ta me cause im still at a p big loss from buying these lol. ill probably hide some in lil libraries again tho.
each one is 15 CAD.
money from 3 stories goes to gaza, money from the others goes ta me cause im still at a p big loss from buying these lol. ill probably hide some in lil libraries again tho.
June 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
also if anyone is in toronto and wants a physical cassette let me know maybe we can link up!
each one is 15 CAD.
money from 3 stories goes to gaza, money from the others goes ta me cause im still at a p big loss from buying these lol. ill probably hide some in lil libraries again tho.
each one is 15 CAD.
money from 3 stories goes to gaza, money from the others goes ta me cause im still at a p big loss from buying these lol. ill probably hide some in lil libraries again tho.
sold three 3 stories cassettes at the toronto games week thing so here are the resulting donations. i actually end up paying more cause its in usd and euros.
you too can take advantage of this by buying the game-pack online! comes with a big fat pdf and my best osts to date!
you too can take advantage of this by buying the game-pack online! comes with a big fat pdf and my best osts to date!
June 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
sold three 3 stories cassettes at the toronto games week thing so here are the resulting donations. i actually end up paying more cause its in usd and euros.
you too can take advantage of this by buying the game-pack online! comes with a big fat pdf and my best osts to date!
you too can take advantage of this by buying the game-pack online! comes with a big fat pdf and my best osts to date!
it just kinda makes sense as a format for easily editible non linear dialogue. some of my more dialogue heavy games pull from google sheets. its useful for things like random variants of dialogue or having multiple languages. i tend to do earlier planning and free writing in phone notes tho.
June 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
it just kinda makes sense as a format for easily editible non linear dialogue. some of my more dialogue heavy games pull from google sheets. its useful for things like random variants of dialogue or having multiple languages. i tend to do earlier planning and free writing in phone notes tho.
pluggin my girlfriends illustrations find her @meet_your_puppy on instagram
June 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
pluggin my girlfriends illustrations find her @meet_your_puppy on instagram
i even made a helpful chart to decide which cassette to buy
June 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
i even made a helpful chart to decide which cassette to buy
last reminder! come to houndstooth tomorrow from 2 to 7 PM to buy cassette copies of my games, and also to see all these beautiful hand painted promo drawings in person! theyre just gonna be scattered all over the table p much.
@torontogamesweek.com #gamedev #watercolors
@torontogamesweek.com #gamedev #watercolors
June 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
last reminder! come to houndstooth tomorrow from 2 to 7 PM to buy cassette copies of my games, and also to see all these beautiful hand painted promo drawings in person! theyre just gonna be scattered all over the table p much.
@torontogamesweek.com #gamedev #watercolors
@torontogamesweek.com #gamedev #watercolors
Reminder! You can get a physical copy of all my plundercore games! good old fashioned bootlegs! walk a mario kart track on foot! Explore the flooded ruins of delfino! Escape from kirby world prison! Decompose the body of ganondorf! And more! June 15th @ houndstooth in @torontogamesweek.com yeah woo
June 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Reminder! You can get a physical copy of all my plundercore games! good old fashioned bootlegs! walk a mario kart track on foot! Explore the flooded ruins of delfino! Escape from kirby world prison! Decompose the body of ganondorf! And more! June 15th @ houndstooth in @torontogamesweek.com yeah woo
Reminder that you can get a physical cassette of my 3 Stories About The Future Collection, which comes with a Bitsy game, a Twine game, a Unity game, and a bunch of bonus stuff like OST and a 'making of' PDF. Best of all, the proceeds go to gaza!! Come to houndstooth July 15th!@torontogamesweek.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Reminder that you can get a physical cassette of my 3 Stories About The Future Collection, which comes with a Bitsy game, a Twine game, a Unity game, and a bunch of bonus stuff like OST and a 'making of' PDF. Best of all, the proceeds go to gaza!! Come to houndstooth July 15th!@torontogamesweek.com
cassette 3: Trail Mix!
but it actually also comes with puzzsofts colleidoscope and puzzsofts museum of time and space *and* an exclusive early alpha demo of trail mix.
but it actually also comes with puzzsofts colleidoscope and puzzsofts museum of time and space *and* an exclusive early alpha demo of trail mix.
June 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
cassette 3: Trail Mix!
but it actually also comes with puzzsofts colleidoscope and puzzsofts museum of time and space *and* an exclusive early alpha demo of trail mix.
but it actually also comes with puzzsofts colleidoscope and puzzsofts museum of time and space *and* an exclusive early alpha demo of trail mix.