Marquis Kurt 🗺️
@marquiskurt.net
[mar.kɪs kɚrt] He/him. Indie game and app un-devvepoper. Opinions written are my own and are not representative of the entities I work with.
Tech “anti-enthusiast”. ❌👑
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #Playdate #iOSDev
Tech “anti-enthusiast”. ❌👑
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #Playdate #iOSDev
DigitalOcean: “Hold my beer”
October 13, 2025 at 4:13 AM
DigitalOcean: “Hold my beer”
October 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It’s been a while, but I’ve done some things for #IndexingYourHeart yesterday and can’t wait to show you what I’ve been cooking up soon!
#gamedev #godotengine #puzzle #conlang #indiegamedev #dotnet
#gamedev #godotengine #puzzle #conlang #indiegamedev #dotnet
July 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It’s been a while, but I’ve done some things for #IndexingYourHeart yesterday and can’t wait to show you what I’ve been cooking up soon!
#gamedev #godotengine #puzzle #conlang #indiegamedev #dotnet
#gamedev #godotengine #puzzle #conlang #indiegamedev #dotnet
And, yes, on iPadOS, you can customize the tab bar and sidebar!
June 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
And, yes, on iPadOS, you can customize the tab bar and sidebar!
I wanna lick this so bad lol
June 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I wanna lick this so bad lol
Thanks for the Sketch files! Quick question, I detached one of the template windows on macOS and replaced the background, but I noticed the glass seems pretty low in terms of contrast. Is there something else in the kit (or Sketch) I need to bump this up, or is this a "bug"?
June 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Thanks for the Sketch files! Quick question, I detached one of the template windows on macOS and replaced the background, but I noticed the glass seems pretty low in terms of contrast. Is there something else in the kit (or Sketch) I need to bump this up, or is this a "bug"?
I haven’t posted much about #Alidade since the postmortem, but I’m already at work on some new updates! Some of this requires custom UI that #SwiftUI doesn’t have out of the box, so I’ve made a small demo app that lets me prototype these components more easily.
#iosdev #macdev #indiedev
#iosdev #macdev #indiedev
May 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
@birchtree.me Not sure what happened here, but I think somehow I got the Blueprint joker on your RSS feed? Unsure if a NetNewWire bug or a bad RSS update
March 30, 2025 at 4:57 AM
@birchtree.me Not sure what happened here, but I think somehow I got the Blueprint joker on your RSS feed? Unsure if a NetNewWire bug or a bad RSS update
Well, I think it's time I make this lil' project more public! For the past month, I've been working on a new #Minecraft seed map app, #Alidade (alidade.dev), which lets you navigate and explore your Java worlds across #Mac, #iPhone, and #iPad.
🧵 (1/n)
🧵 (1/n)
March 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Well, I think it's time I make this lil' project more public! For the past month, I've been working on a new #Minecraft seed map app, #Alidade (alidade.dev), which lets you navigate and explore your Java worlds across #Mac, #iPhone, and #iPad.
🧵 (1/n)
🧵 (1/n)
Love this work! Reminds me of some sections in The Talos Principle 2...
January 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Love this work! Reminds me of some sections in The Talos Principle 2...
First impressions of Swift Testing: a surprisingly decent framework for writing up unit tests. XCTest is still engrained in the back of my head, but having named descriptions, parameterized tests, etc. this way is super nice.
(I promise this particular bit *is* tied to #WhatTheTaiji / Grids)
(I promise this particular bit *is* tied to #WhatTheTaiji / Grids)
December 24, 2024 at 2:58 PM
First impressions of Swift Testing: a surprisingly decent framework for writing up unit tests. XCTest is still engrained in the back of my head, but having named descriptions, parameterized tests, etc. this way is super nice.
(I promise this particular bit *is* tied to #WhatTheTaiji / Grids)
(I promise this particular bit *is* tied to #WhatTheTaiji / Grids)
"Through many births I have wandered on and on, searching for, but never finding, the builder of this house."
December 20, 2024 at 12:59 AM
"Through many births I have wandered on and on, searching for, but never finding, the builder of this house."
December 15, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes didn't quite make the cut in this year's Game Awards, but it's definitely my Game of the Year! (But hey, good job, Astro Bot and Balatro!)
Throwback to when I made this cute little Witness puzzle...
Throwback to when I made this cute little Witness puzzle...
December 13, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes didn't quite make the cut in this year's Game Awards, but it's definitely my Game of the Year! (But hey, good job, Astro Bot and Balatro!)
Throwback to when I made this cute little Witness puzzle...
Throwback to when I made this cute little Witness puzzle...
More work on the #WhatTheTaiji editor! I've implemented more tools, and now you can undo/redo most actions. The ribbon is also now defined with a simple KDL-based file, making it easy for me to add or change the controls.
I've also landed on a name for this app: #Grids!
#gamedev #Playdate #Love2D
I've also landed on a name for this app: #Grids!
#gamedev #Playdate #Love2D
December 7, 2024 at 7:45 PM
More work on the #WhatTheTaiji editor! I've implemented more tools, and now you can undo/redo most actions. The ribbon is also now defined with a simple KDL-based file, making it easy for me to add or change the controls.
I've also landed on a name for this app: #Grids!
#gamedev #Playdate #Love2D
I've also landed on a name for this app: #Grids!
#gamedev #Playdate #Love2D
I also spent quite some time creating mockups of the UI, so I know what I wanted. Eventually, I decided a small ribbon would be appropriate given the complexity of the tool, and that it'd be the easiest to implement in #Love2D.
#gamedev #Playdate #WhatTheTaiji
#gamedev #Playdate #WhatTheTaiji
December 6, 2024 at 5:33 PM
I also spent quite some time creating mockups of the UI, so I know what I wanted. Eventually, I decided a small ribbon would be appropriate given the complexity of the tool, and that it'd be the easiest to implement in #Love2D.
#gamedev #Playdate #WhatTheTaiji
#gamedev #Playdate #WhatTheTaiji
More work on the #WhatTheTaiji editor! The new ribbon is a work in progress element that contains all the controls for creating and editing puzzles. Currently, you can just flip tiles and erase symbols, but I'll be adding more functionality and controls down the line.
#gamedev #Playdate #Love2D
#gamedev #Playdate #Love2D
December 6, 2024 at 5:33 PM
More work on the #WhatTheTaiji editor! The new ribbon is a work in progress element that contains all the controls for creating and editing puzzles. Currently, you can just flip tiles and erase symbols, but I'll be adding more functionality and controls down the line.
#gamedev #Playdate #Love2D
#gamedev #Playdate #Love2D
Tiles can also be clicked on, too, to perform actions. For now, it just flips the tile, but later it should support placing symbols or locking tiles in place.
December 3, 2024 at 4:08 AM
Tiles can also be clicked on, too, to perform actions. For now, it just flips the tile, but later it should support placing symbols or locking tiles in place.
I can load files (even drag + drop) in the #WhatTheTaiji editor (menu option TBA), and they all render as intended.
#gamedev #Playdate
#gamedev #Playdate
December 3, 2024 at 4:08 AM
I can load files (even drag + drop) in the #WhatTheTaiji editor (menu option TBA), and they all render as intended.
#gamedev #Playdate
#gamedev #Playdate
This week in #WhatTheTaiji shenanigans: working on an editor! Most of the core aspects of the puzzle are in a shiny new library, and I'm working on creating an editor using #Love2D to let you make puzzles more easily.
#gamedev #Playdate
#gamedev #Playdate
December 1, 2024 at 4:31 PM
This week in #WhatTheTaiji shenanigans: working on an editor! Most of the core aspects of the puzzle are in a shiny new library, and I'm working on creating an editor using #Love2D to let you make puzzles more easily.
#gamedev #Playdate
#gamedev #Playdate
Tutorials (and puzzle sets) in #WhatTheTaiji now allow you to go back, and you get a nice control cheat sheet when you go to the menu in-puzzle. It's a wee finicky in the Simulator, but it works decently on device.
#gamedev #Playdate
#gamedev #Playdate
November 23, 2024 at 4:37 AM
Tutorials (and puzzle sets) in #WhatTheTaiji now allow you to go back, and you get a nice control cheat sheet when you go to the menu in-puzzle. It's a wee finicky in the Simulator, but it works decently on device.
#gamedev #Playdate
#gamedev #Playdate
November 22, 2024 at 4:25 AM
I forgot just how great the #Playdate dev experience is on a Mac. I'm waiting for my type cover to be repaired by MS, and I set up my Mac for some #WhatTheTaiji dev should I need it when traveling. Part of my wants to move all my dev work to this thing...
November 21, 2024 at 2:25 AM
I forgot just how great the #Playdate dev experience is on a Mac. I'm waiting for my type cover to be repaired by MS, and I set up my Mac for some #WhatTheTaiji dev should I need it when traveling. Part of my wants to move all my dev work to this thing...