Owen Hellum
@owmacohe.bsky.social
Indie game dev & passionate tech
omch.tech || omch.itch.io || github.com/owmacohe
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he/they
Programmer @ Studio Imugi
Co-organizer @ GAMERella
Alumni member @ TAG
omch.tech || omch.itch.io || github.com/owmacohe
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he/they
Programmer @ Studio Imugi
Co-organizer @ GAMERella
Alumni member @ TAG
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New hobby: biking to 70s-era brutalist sports complexes at sunset and just Looking At Them
August 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
New hobby: biking to 70s-era brutalist sports complexes at sunset and just Looking At Them
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Edward Burne-Jones, 'Theseus and the Minotaur in the Labyrinth'. i love how the floor is covered with carefully arranged, festive remains of prior labyrinth-goers, interspersed with flowers.
it reminds me of a fresco i love, a 2nd century banquet hall floor rom Aquileia, of the remains of a feast.
it reminds me of a fresco i love, a 2nd century banquet hall floor rom Aquileia, of the remains of a feast.
August 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Edward Burne-Jones, 'Theseus and the Minotaur in the Labyrinth'. i love how the floor is covered with carefully arranged, festive remains of prior labyrinth-goers, interspersed with flowers.
it reminds me of a fresco i love, a 2nd century banquet hall floor rom Aquileia, of the remains of a feast.
it reminds me of a fresco i love, a 2nd century banquet hall floor rom Aquileia, of the remains of a feast.
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A generated replication of an invented past, formed from photo-shoots & movie scenes, lamenting a present whose conditions caused its creation.
It's the narrative of a simulation of a fiction of a memory. Even our ennui is being automated. Baudrillard's head would explode if he lived to see this.
It's the narrative of a simulation of a fiction of a memory. Even our ennui is being automated. Baudrillard's head would explode if he lived to see this.
August 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
A generated replication of an invented past, formed from photo-shoots & movie scenes, lamenting a present whose conditions caused its creation.
It's the narrative of a simulation of a fiction of a memory. Even our ennui is being automated. Baudrillard's head would explode if he lived to see this.
It's the narrative of a simulation of a fiction of a memory. Even our ennui is being automated. Baudrillard's head would explode if he lived to see this.
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Wow we’re having “games are art” discourse again! Just gonna leave this here.
From my dissertation:
From my dissertation:
August 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Wow we’re having “games are art” discourse again! Just gonna leave this here.
From my dissertation:
From my dissertation:
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Well, I'll be damned.
It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up.
newatlas.com/infectious-d...
It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up.
newatlas.com/infectious-d...
The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global
An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...
newatlas.com
July 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Well, I'll be damned.
It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up.
newatlas.com/infectious-d...
It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up.
newatlas.com/infectious-d...
Working on a little building generator plugin for Unity...
July 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Working on a little building generator plugin for Unity...
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Day 1
June 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Day 1
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Greta Thunberg has been kidnapped by the state of Israel.
"Please make sure to be loud."
- One of the last messages from the crew before being taken hostage after the attack from Israel
RESHARE! REPOST! SPEAK OUT!
RELEASE. THE. CREW.
END. THE. BLOCKADE.
FREE. PALESTINE.
"Please make sure to be loud."
- One of the last messages from the crew before being taken hostage after the attack from Israel
RESHARE! REPOST! SPEAK OUT!
RELEASE. THE. CREW.
END. THE. BLOCKADE.
FREE. PALESTINE.
June 9, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Greta Thunberg has been kidnapped by the state of Israel.
"Please make sure to be loud."
- One of the last messages from the crew before being taken hostage after the attack from Israel
RESHARE! REPOST! SPEAK OUT!
RELEASE. THE. CREW.
END. THE. BLOCKADE.
FREE. PALESTINE.
"Please make sure to be loud."
- One of the last messages from the crew before being taken hostage after the attack from Israel
RESHARE! REPOST! SPEAK OUT!
RELEASE. THE. CREW.
END. THE. BLOCKADE.
FREE. PALESTINE.
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they took a detour to rescue a boat full of migrants yesterday.
this right here should be more popular than the goddamn stuck shipping vessel thing, this should be everyone's page-refreshing major event right now
this right here should be more popular than the goddamn stuck shipping vessel thing, this should be everyone's page-refreshing major event right now
I know there was a lot going on in American politics today, but I wanted to take a moment to highlight how much I admire the work that Greta Thunberg and the Freedom Flotilla are doing.
They're sailing an aid ship across the Mediterranean to Gaza right now, despite lacking Israeli permission.
They're sailing an aid ship across the Mediterranean to Gaza right now, despite lacking Israeli permission.
June 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
they took a detour to rescue a boat full of migrants yesterday.
this right here should be more popular than the goddamn stuck shipping vessel thing, this should be everyone's page-refreshing major event right now
this right here should be more popular than the goddamn stuck shipping vessel thing, this should be everyone's page-refreshing major event right now
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Taking Departure for a test flight at @fullindie.bsky.social 🛩
June 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Taking Departure for a test flight at @fullindie.bsky.social 🛩
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We worked on this for most of the past year. Happy to see it out in the world. Congrats to the whole team. If you play, look for sharp writing from @maryarroz.bsky.social.
Bonaparte - A Mechanized Revolution is OUT NOW on Steam!
⚜️ Choose your ideology and rewrite history
🗳️ Leverage politics to transform the nation
⚔️ Dominate rivals in tactical warfare
store.steampowered.com/app/2560340/...
IGNITE THE REVOLUTION 🔥
#indiegame #outnow #steam #strategy
⚜️ Choose your ideology and rewrite history
🗳️ Leverage politics to transform the nation
⚔️ Dominate rivals in tactical warfare
store.steampowered.com/app/2560340/...
IGNITE THE REVOLUTION 🔥
#indiegame #outnow #steam #strategy
May 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We worked on this for most of the past year. Happy to see it out in the world. Congrats to the whole team. If you play, look for sharp writing from @maryarroz.bsky.social.
Bonaparte is now released in Early Access on Steam! We've put in a fundamental amount of work to get the game to this point here @studioimugi.bsky.social. Reviews and re-posts greatly appreciated.
store.steampowered.com/app/2560340/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2560340/...
Bonaparte - A Mechanized Revolution on Steam
1789, Paris. Take Napoleon’s place in an alternate history as Céline or César Bonaparte in this ideology driven, turn-based strategy journey. Defend, reform or oppose the monarchy and write your own a...
store.steampowered.com
May 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Bonaparte is now released in Early Access on Steam! We've put in a fundamental amount of work to get the game to this point here @studioimugi.bsky.social. Reviews and re-posts greatly appreciated.
store.steampowered.com/app/2560340/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2560340/...
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A year ago, I was living the same nightmare that 2.2 million people in Gaza are currently living: constant exhaustion, dehydration, rapid weight loss.
Just wrote on what it feels like to be starving — and slowly being deprived of the necessities to survive.
Just wrote on what it feels like to be starving — and slowly being deprived of the necessities to survive.
What It Feels Like to Starve
What we are witnessing now in Gaza is not a famine of nature. It is famine as a weapon of mass destruction.
open.substack.com
May 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
A year ago, I was living the same nightmare that 2.2 million people in Gaza are currently living: constant exhaustion, dehydration, rapid weight loss.
Just wrote on what it feels like to be starving — and slowly being deprived of the necessities to survive.
Just wrote on what it feels like to be starving — and slowly being deprived of the necessities to survive.
Only about a month away! Check out our trailer :)
🔥 IGNITE THE REVOLUTION 🔥
We are excited to announce that Bonaparte - A Mechanized Revolution is coming to Steam Early Access on May 21, 2025!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRa8...
#trailer #announcement #indiegames #news #history
We are excited to announce that Bonaparte - A Mechanized Revolution is coming to Steam Early Access on May 21, 2025!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRa8...
#trailer #announcement #indiegames #news #history
Bonaparte - A Mechanized Revolution | Early Access Release Date Trailer
YouTube video by Studio Imugi
www.youtube.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Only about a month away! Check out our trailer :)
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BREAKING: Days after a Louisiana judge ruled that the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil can proceed, thousands are holding an emergency Passover Seder at the ICE headquarters in New York City, saying: If you come for one, you face us all.
April 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
BREAKING: Days after a Louisiana judge ruled that the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil can proceed, thousands are holding an emergency Passover Seder at the ICE headquarters in New York City, saying: If you come for one, you face us all.
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🎮 Appel à tou·te·s les créateur·rice·s de jeux émergent·e·s! ✨
Les candidatures pour le mentorat GAMERella sont OUVERTES! Prêt·e à passer au niveau supérieur, à connecter avec des pros de l’industrie et à donner vie à tes idées de jeux?
🚀Toutes les infos et le formulaire
gamerella.ca/mentorship/fr/
Les candidatures pour le mentorat GAMERella sont OUVERTES! Prêt·e à passer au niveau supérieur, à connecter avec des pros de l’industrie et à donner vie à tes idées de jeux?
🚀Toutes les infos et le formulaire
gamerella.ca/mentorship/fr/
April 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
🎮 Appel à tou·te·s les créateur·rice·s de jeux émergent·e·s! ✨
Les candidatures pour le mentorat GAMERella sont OUVERTES! Prêt·e à passer au niveau supérieur, à connecter avec des pros de l’industrie et à donner vie à tes idées de jeux?
🚀Toutes les infos et le formulaire
gamerella.ca/mentorship/fr/
Les candidatures pour le mentorat GAMERella sont OUVERTES! Prêt·e à passer au niveau supérieur, à connecter avec des pros de l’industrie et à donner vie à tes idées de jeux?
🚀Toutes les infos et le formulaire
gamerella.ca/mentorship/fr/
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🎮✨ Calling all emerging game makers! ✨🎮
GAMERella Mentorship Applications are NOW OPEN!
Ready to level up your skills, connect with industry pros, and bring your game ideas to life? 💥 This is your moment!
🚀 Get all the info & apply here:
gamerella.ca/mentorship/en/
#GameDev #Mentorship
GAMERella Mentorship Applications are NOW OPEN!
Ready to level up your skills, connect with industry pros, and bring your game ideas to life? 💥 This is your moment!
🚀 Get all the info & apply here:
gamerella.ca/mentorship/en/
#GameDev #Mentorship
April 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🎮✨ Calling all emerging game makers! ✨🎮
GAMERella Mentorship Applications are NOW OPEN!
Ready to level up your skills, connect with industry pros, and bring your game ideas to life? 💥 This is your moment!
🚀 Get all the info & apply here:
gamerella.ca/mentorship/en/
#GameDev #Mentorship
GAMERella Mentorship Applications are NOW OPEN!
Ready to level up your skills, connect with industry pros, and bring your game ideas to life? 💥 This is your moment!
🚀 Get all the info & apply here:
gamerella.ca/mentorship/en/
#GameDev #Mentorship
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✨I'm looking for work!✨
I did the sound design for Venba, Eternights
Wrote the music of Six Ages 2, Lost Your Marbles
Currently working on Spleen, an action RPG game about childhood nostalgia
Gonna show off a bit more of my work in the threads!
RTs appreciated!
I did the sound design for Venba, Eternights
Wrote the music of Six Ages 2, Lost Your Marbles
Currently working on Spleen, an action RPG game about childhood nostalgia
Gonna show off a bit more of my work in the threads!
RTs appreciated!
April 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
✨I'm looking for work!✨
I did the sound design for Venba, Eternights
Wrote the music of Six Ages 2, Lost Your Marbles
Currently working on Spleen, an action RPG game about childhood nostalgia
Gonna show off a bit more of my work in the threads!
RTs appreciated!
I did the sound design for Venba, Eternights
Wrote the music of Six Ages 2, Lost Your Marbles
Currently working on Spleen, an action RPG game about childhood nostalgia
Gonna show off a bit more of my work in the threads!
RTs appreciated!
Just published the first release of my next Unity micro-package, Concordant!
It’s a small but powerful localization manager with import/export functionalities. It’s up on GitHub right now, and should be coming to the Unity Asset Store soon!
github.com/Owmacohe/Con...
#gamedev #unity #unity-plugin
It’s a small but powerful localization manager with import/export functionalities. It’s up on GitHub right now, and should be coming to the Unity Asset Store soon!
github.com/Owmacohe/Con...
#gamedev #unity #unity-plugin
GitHub - Owmacohe/Concordant: Create, modify, export, and import databases of terms, sentences, or any other localizable text into any Unity system language.
Create, modify, export, and import databases of terms, sentences, or any other localizable text into any Unity system language. - Owmacohe/Concordant
github.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Just published the first release of my next Unity micro-package, Concordant!
It’s a small but powerful localization manager with import/export functionalities. It’s up on GitHub right now, and should be coming to the Unity Asset Store soon!
github.com/Owmacohe/Con...
#gamedev #unity #unity-plugin
It’s a small but powerful localization manager with import/export functionalities. It’s up on GitHub right now, and should be coming to the Unity Asset Store soon!
github.com/Owmacohe/Con...
#gamedev #unity #unity-plugin
We’re hiring an events coordinator at GAMERella! Help us organize our events and ceremonies. Lots of exciting stuff coming up on the horizon 👀
We're #hiring a new Event and Workshop Coordinator for GAMERella's new Mentorship program in Montreal.
Apply today or share this post with your network. 🤗
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...
Apply today or share this post with your network. 🤗
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...
GAMERella hiring Event and Workshop Coordinator for GAMERella in Montreal, Quebec, Canada | LinkedIn
Posted 9:25:16 PM. At GAMERella, we champion aspiring and emerging game makers from equity-deserving communities…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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March 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
We’re hiring an events coordinator at GAMERella! Help us organize our events and ceremonies. Lots of exciting stuff coming up on the horizon 👀
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Video game workers in North America now have an industry-wide union
There’s now an industry-wide union for video game workers in the US and Canada. The United Videogame Workers-CWA (UVW-CWA) has a mission to bring together "artists, writers, designers, QA testers, programmers, freelancers and…
There’s now an industry-wide union for video game workers in the US and Canada. The United Videogame Workers-CWA (UVW-CWA) has a mission to bring together "artists, writers, designers, QA testers, programmers, freelancers and…
Video game workers in North America now have an industry-wide union
There’s now an industry-wide union for video game workers in the US and Canada. The United Videogame Workers-CWA (UVW-CWA) has a mission to bring together "artists, writers, designers, QA testers, programmers, freelancers and beyond to build worker power irrespective of studio and current job status." The union makes its official debut at the "Video Game Labor at a Crossroads: New Pathways to Industry-Wide Organizing" panel at GDC.
newsguidee.com
March 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Video game workers in North America now have an industry-wide union
There’s now an industry-wide union for video game workers in the US and Canada. The United Videogame Workers-CWA (UVW-CWA) has a mission to bring together "artists, writers, designers, QA testers, programmers, freelancers and…
There’s now an industry-wide union for video game workers in the US and Canada. The United Videogame Workers-CWA (UVW-CWA) has a mission to bring together "artists, writers, designers, QA testers, programmers, freelancers and…