Christer Kaitila [GameDev]
@mcfunkypants.bsky.social
Optimist #gamedev since 93. Keynoted two Ludum Dares and a Global Game Jam. Wrote 2 paper books, 80 songs, and 150 game jam games.
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As I was growing up, I thought I wanted to be many things:
An inventor
A magician
An artist
A musician
An animator
A writer
Turns out, I didn't have to pick! I could be ALL of it. Gamedev is every bit of my dreams and so much more. I love this career!
An inventor
A magician
An artist
A musician
An animator
A writer
Turns out, I didn't have to pick! I could be ALL of it. Gamedev is every bit of my dreams and so much more. I love this career!
November 7, 2025 at 6:56 AM
As I was growing up, I thought I wanted to be many things:
An inventor
A magician
An artist
A musician
An animator
A writer
Turns out, I didn't have to pick! I could be ALL of it. Gamedev is every bit of my dreams and so much more. I love this career!
An inventor
A magician
An artist
A musician
An animator
A writer
Turns out, I didn't have to pick! I could be ALL of it. Gamedev is every bit of my dreams and so much more. I love this career!
The Unity 20th Anniversary Game Jam just started!
TWENTY YEARS WITH UNITY? omg we're all getting OLD!!!!!! =) did you know it used to be mac-only? no pc version at first!
JOIN HERE:
itch.io/jam/unity-20...
TWENTY YEARS WITH UNITY? omg we're all getting OLD!!!!!! =) did you know it used to be mac-only? no pc version at first!
JOIN HERE:
itch.io/jam/unity-20...
Unity 20th Anniversary Game Jam
A game jam from 2025-11-07 to 2025-11-14 hosted by Unity, BradstonUnity, theJoyatUnity & Liz at Unity. The Unity 20th Anniversary Game Jam Theme is Timeless Watch Theme Announcement here: Jam project ...
itch.io
November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The Unity 20th Anniversary Game Jam just started!
TWENTY YEARS WITH UNITY? omg we're all getting OLD!!!!!! =) did you know it used to be mac-only? no pc version at first!
JOIN HERE:
itch.io/jam/unity-20...
TWENTY YEARS WITH UNITY? omg we're all getting OLD!!!!!! =) did you know it used to be mac-only? no pc version at first!
JOIN HERE:
itch.io/jam/unity-20...
made a new @itch.io collection:
165 indie games with my name in the credits!!!
itch.io/c/6545206/ga...
help! I may be addicted to game jamming
165 indie games with my name in the credits!!!
itch.io/c/6545206/ga...
help! I may be addicted to game jamming
Games that McFunkypants worked on - Collection by McFunkypants
A collection by McFunkypants
itch.io
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
made a new @itch.io collection:
165 indie games with my name in the credits!!!
itch.io/c/6545206/ga...
help! I may be addicted to game jamming
165 indie games with my name in the credits!!!
itch.io/c/6545206/ga...
help! I may be addicted to game jamming
made a wormhole lightspeed effect in js today. =)
I photoshopped a star picture into a ring-shaped transparent sprite, then in code draw eight copies at different scales based on the current time. whole thing is 25 lines of code yay
I photoshopped a star picture into a ring-shaped transparent sprite, then in code draw eight copies at different scales based on the current time. whole thing is 25 lines of code yay
November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
made a wormhole lightspeed effect in js today. =)
I photoshopped a star picture into a ring-shaped transparent sprite, then in code draw eight copies at different scales based on the current time. whole thing is 25 lines of code yay
I photoshopped a star picture into a ring-shaped transparent sprite, then in code draw eight copies at different scales based on the current time. whole thing is 25 lines of code yay
thinkycon - #gamedev talks on puzzly topics is streaming live right now through till nov 7
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1mh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1mh...
ThinkyCon 2025 - Day 1
YouTube video by Thinky Games
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November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
thinkycon - #gamedev talks on puzzly topics is streaming live right now through till nov 7
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1mh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1mh...
had some fun today working on a classic "speed lines" particle effect for when you boost
November 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
had some fun today working on a classic "speed lines" particle effect for when you boost
Today I discovered the new "Unity Studio" which runs in a web browser. Beta test only, but looks really cool! Sign up with a #gamedev work email only (no gmail allowed) unity.com/campaign/uni...
November 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today I discovered the new "Unity Studio" which runs in a web browser. Beta test only, but looks really cool! Sign up with a #gamedev work email only (no gmail allowed) unity.com/campaign/uni...
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PROCJAM - the Procedural Generation Jam - is back for another year! Join us on itch.io this November for another week of making something that makes something - a bskybot, a videogame, a digital artwork, a dice table or something else!
🗓️ Nov 21st - Dec 1st
🔮 itch.io/jam/procjam
🗓️ Nov 21st - Dec 1st
🔮 itch.io/jam/procjam
PROCJAM - The Procedural Generation Jam
A game jam from 2025-11-21 to 2025-12-01 hosted by PROCJAM. Let's Make Something! PROCJAM - the Procedural Generation Jam - is a creative coding jam about making things that make things. This normally...
itch.io
October 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
PROCJAM - the Procedural Generation Jam - is back for another year! Join us on itch.io this November for another week of making something that makes something - a bskybot, a videogame, a digital artwork, a dice table or something else!
🗓️ Nov 21st - Dec 1st
🔮 itch.io/jam/procjam
🗓️ Nov 21st - Dec 1st
🔮 itch.io/jam/procjam
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Quake Brutalist Jam has been extended to Nov 30th.
if you feel like you found out too late or didn't have the time, now's your chance!
if you feel like you found out too late or didn't have the time, now's your chance!
I'm proud to announce the start of the Quake Brutalist Jam 3, featuring a custom near total conversion mod
www.slipseer.com/index.php?th...
www.slipseer.com/index.php?th...
November 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Quake Brutalist Jam has been extended to Nov 30th.
if you feel like you found out too late or didn't have the time, now's your chance!
if you feel like you found out too late or didn't have the time, now's your chance!
hello #gamedev friends! 🎮😺🕹
I'm on a search to find friendly, active, focused, *SMALL* game developer discords (less than 1000 people).
know of one I should check out? grateful for any recommendations!
I'm on a search to find friendly, active, focused, *SMALL* game developer discords (less than 1000 people).
know of one I should check out? grateful for any recommendations!
October 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
hello #gamedev friends! 🎮😺🕹
I'm on a search to find friendly, active, focused, *SMALL* game developer discords (less than 1000 people).
know of one I should check out? grateful for any recommendations!
I'm on a search to find friendly, active, focused, *SMALL* game developer discords (less than 1000 people).
know of one I should check out? grateful for any recommendations!
Download this inspiring book by @dancingmonkeys.net "CODE IS JUST"
A memoir about the early days of game development. speccy/c64/atari/playstation etc. by a person who finally "made it" in #gamedev despite painful beginnings!
Choose your own price including $0
1720541891659.gumroad.com/l/qkali
A memoir about the early days of game development. speccy/c64/atari/playstation etc. by a person who finally "made it" in #gamedev despite painful beginnings!
Choose your own price including $0
1720541891659.gumroad.com/l/qkali
Code is Just — The Compiled Edition
A record of the British home computer revolution — and my place in it. First told live on Twitter in 2021, now compiled, complete, and yours to keep.Code is Just began as a live Twitter thread in 2021...
1720541891659.gumroad.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Download this inspiring book by @dancingmonkeys.net "CODE IS JUST"
A memoir about the early days of game development. speccy/c64/atari/playstation etc. by a person who finally "made it" in #gamedev despite painful beginnings!
Choose your own price including $0
1720541891659.gumroad.com/l/qkali
A memoir about the early days of game development. speccy/c64/atari/playstation etc. by a person who finally "made it" in #gamedev despite painful beginnings!
Choose your own price including $0
1720541891659.gumroad.com/l/qkali
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Games for Blind Gamers 5 is now open for sign ups!
Join a community of hundreds of devs for our 5th annual game jam dedicated to blind accessibility in gaming!
itch.io/jam/games-fo...
#Accessibility #A11y
Join a community of hundreds of devs for our 5th annual game jam dedicated to blind accessibility in gaming!
itch.io/jam/games-fo...
#Accessibility #A11y
Games for Blind Gamers 5
A game jam from 2026-01-31 to 2026-03-15 hosted by Ericbomb. Welcome, Blind and Sighted Game Developers! Welcome to the fifth annual Games for Blind Gamers jam! The goal of this jam is to make games f...
itch.io
October 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Games for Blind Gamers 5 is now open for sign ups!
Join a community of hundreds of devs for our 5th annual game jam dedicated to blind accessibility in gaming!
itch.io/jam/games-fo...
#Accessibility #A11y
Join a community of hundreds of devs for our 5th annual game jam dedicated to blind accessibility in gaming!
itch.io/jam/games-fo...
#Accessibility #A11y
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I'm proud to announce the start of the Quake Brutalist Jam 3, featuring a custom near total conversion mod
www.slipseer.com/index.php?th...
www.slipseer.com/index.php?th...
October 20, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I'm proud to announce the start of the Quake Brutalist Jam 3, featuring a custom near total conversion mod
www.slipseer.com/index.php?th...
www.slipseer.com/index.php?th...
I love adding critters to game worlds using a simple particle system so you can draw as many as you want with almost zero performance cost. Here are some fish that orient to a random velocity with noise; one draw call for all, no code, just a bunch of "sparks" really
October 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I love adding critters to game worlds using a simple particle system so you can draw as many as you want with almost zero performance cost. Here are some fish that orient to a random velocity with noise; one draw call for all, no code, just a bunch of "sparks" really
it is such a joy to be able to work on an effect inspired by "the" classic win98 solitaire gameover screen!!
might iterate next week and make them leave trails by not clearing the background like in the oldschool original
#gamedev #screenshotsaturday #phaser #typescript
might iterate next week and make them leave trails by not clearing the background like in the oldschool original
#gamedev #screenshotsaturday #phaser #typescript
October 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
it is such a joy to be able to work on an effect inspired by "the" classic win98 solitaire gameover screen!!
might iterate next week and make them leave trails by not clearing the background like in the oldschool original
#gamedev #screenshotsaturday #phaser #typescript
might iterate next week and make them leave trails by not clearing the background like in the oldschool original
#gamedev #screenshotsaturday #phaser #typescript
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Here are the WINNERS of the #JS13K 2025 competition, congratulations! 🎉
1. CLAWSTRIKE
2. Cat Survivors
3. Witchcat
Blog post: js13kgames.com/2025/blog/wi...
Full results: js13kgames.com#winners
#gamedev #gamedevjs #gamejam #indiedev #indiegames #JavaScript #HTML5
1. CLAWSTRIKE
2. Cat Survivors
3. Witchcat
Blog post: js13kgames.com/2025/blog/wi...
Full results: js13kgames.com#winners
#gamedev #gamedevjs #gamejam #indiedev #indiegames #JavaScript #HTML5
October 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Here are the WINNERS of the #JS13K 2025 competition, congratulations! 🎉
1. CLAWSTRIKE
2. Cat Survivors
3. Witchcat
Blog post: js13kgames.com/2025/blog/wi...
Full results: js13kgames.com#winners
#gamedev #gamedevjs #gamejam #indiedev #indiegames #JavaScript #HTML5
1. CLAWSTRIKE
2. Cat Survivors
3. Witchcat
Blog post: js13kgames.com/2025/blog/wi...
Full results: js13kgames.com#winners
#gamedev #gamedevjs #gamejam #indiedev #indiegames #JavaScript #HTML5
Game Accessibility Conference just started streaming! #gamedev #a11y #GAConf @gaconf.bsky.social
View on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvR1...
View on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvR1...
GAConf Online
YouTube video by IGDA GASIG
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Game Accessibility Conference just started streaming! #gamedev #a11y #GAConf @gaconf.bsky.social
View on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvR1...
View on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvR1...
I love #godot multiMeshInstance3d which can spawn 150k grass meshes on my terrain and since it uses gpu instancing and only one node3d in the scene it's still 60fps+
September 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I love #godot multiMeshInstance3d which can spawn 150k grass meshes on my terrain and since it uses gpu instancing and only one node3d in the scene it's still 60fps+
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Hey indie game devs! @takethis.org & @igdafoundation.org are teaming up to create the Indie Allies for Impact @itch.io bundle later this year, and we need your help.
We're looking for games to include in the bundle. For more info & to submit your game, check out this form: tinyurl.com/iaibundle
We're looking for games to include in the bundle. For more info & to submit your game, check out this form: tinyurl.com/iaibundle
September 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hey indie game devs! @takethis.org & @igdafoundation.org are teaming up to create the Indie Allies for Impact @itch.io bundle later this year, and we need your help.
We're looking for games to include in the bundle. For more info & to submit your game, check out this form: tinyurl.com/iaibundle
We're looking for games to include in the bundle. For more info & to submit your game, check out this form: tinyurl.com/iaibundle
just joined a cool new #gamedev project at devpods.gg - A SOLITAIRE GAME!!! we're coding it in #typescript using #phaser - I can't wait to show it to you all in december
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
just joined a cool new #gamedev project at devpods.gg - A SOLITAIRE GAME!!! we're coding it in #typescript using #phaser - I can't wait to show it to you all in december
beginners create complex things
September 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
beginners create complex things
#screenshotsaturday currently making an RPG in #godot at devpods.gg with some cool folks. graphic novel style, I'm drawing the textures on paper with markers and watercolour paint just for fun
September 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
#screenshotsaturday currently making an RPG in #godot at devpods.gg with some cool folks. graphic novel style, I'm drawing the textures on paper with markers and watercolour paint just for fun
gotta love a one-liner bugfix you came up with while lying in bed!!!!
just happened to me. tried the fix this morning, BOOM everything works. thanks, subconscious mind!!! the entire day is a success already. what a rush I love coding so much. it makes me feel smart.
just happened to me. tried the fix this morning, BOOM everything works. thanks, subconscious mind!!! the entire day is a success already. what a rush I love coding so much. it makes me feel smart.
September 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
gotta love a one-liner bugfix you came up with while lying in bed!!!!
just happened to me. tried the fix this morning, BOOM everything works. thanks, subconscious mind!!! the entire day is a success already. what a rush I love coding so much. it makes me feel smart.
just happened to me. tried the fix this morning, BOOM everything works. thanks, subconscious mind!!! the entire day is a success already. what a rush I love coding so much. it makes me feel smart.
I love making games but hate telling people all about them blah blah blah wish I could just heads-down create in stealth mode forever
September 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I love making games but hate telling people all about them blah blah blah wish I could just heads-down create in stealth mode forever