Ryan Spangler
@prismofeverything.bsky.social
game design / compositional biology / modular synthesis / temple of the universe
owner of Elephant Laboratories
creator of Sol: Last Days of a Star
owner of Elephant Laboratories
creator of Sol: Last Days of a Star
Look around your house and ask, how much of this is because of fire?
October 28, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Look around your house and ask, how much of this is because of fire?
How many bricks do you need to put in a pile before it becomes conscious?
October 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
How many bricks do you need to put in a pile before it becomes conscious?
The Ship of Theseus is not just a curiosity but an essential blueprint for survival
October 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
The Ship of Theseus is not just a curiosity but an essential blueprint for survival
Hey Marcy thank you so much for the shout out! You were an essential part of how the game turned out and I couldn't be happier to finally bring it to life now : ) the time for ORGANISM has come
Super duper excited to see the game I was a developer for ORGANISM come together after years and years of anticipation!!
I describe ORGANISM as “Go, by way of Twilight Imperium”—and that’s exactly what it feels like. Super elegant, interactive, and deep!
Go follow the KS page now!!
I describe ORGANISM as “Go, by way of Twilight Imperium”—and that’s exactly what it feels like. Super elegant, interactive, and deep!
Go follow the KS page now!!
August 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Hey Marcy thank you so much for the shout out! You were an essential part of how the game turned out and I couldn't be happier to finally bring it to life now : ) the time for ORGANISM has come
All logic is circular
August 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
All logic is circular
The universe is inherently collaborative
July 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The universe is inherently collaborative
A ball of joy and destruction
A mesmerizing time-lapse of the Sun in ultraviolet light, captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft over a month.
-Credits: NASA
-Credits: NASA
July 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
A ball of joy and destruction
Sometimes you need to be defensive about things that are worth defending
July 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Sometimes you need to be defensive about things that are worth defending
Imagination guides building, and building catalyzes imagination. They're each remarkable on their own, but together form a virtuous cycle of evolving creation
June 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Imagination guides building, and building catalyzes imagination. They're each remarkable on their own, but together form a virtuous cycle of evolving creation
The story is composed of all the parts we couldn't leave out
June 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The story is composed of all the parts we couldn't leave out
My favorite base is base Infinity where every number just gets its own symbol of which there are an infinite number
May 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
My favorite base is base Infinity where every number just gets its own symbol of which there are an infinite number
Load-bearing delusions
May 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Load-bearing delusions
Feedback creates memory
April 11, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Feedback creates memory
The proton is an organism
April 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The proton is an organism
Every bubble is alive
April 8, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Every bubble is alive
New optimism just dropped
April 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
New optimism just dropped
I'm not sure about "takes"
April 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I'm not sure about "takes"
I'm not entirely sure what I've done here
March 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I'm not entirely sure what I've done here
There are many stages of knowing but the last is forgetting entirely
March 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
There are many stages of knowing but the last is forgetting entirely
When the middle of nowhere is the middle of everywhere
March 21, 2025 at 2:15 AM
When the middle of nowhere is the middle of everywhere
If you name your shadow you'll never be lonely
March 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
If you name your shadow you'll never be lonely
"A story is not a thing but a process of remembering what matters and forgetting what doesn't"
March 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
"A story is not a thing but a process of remembering what matters and forgetting what doesn't"
Is you still understand everything you haven't gone far enough
March 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Is you still understand everything you haven't gone far enough
It's all for real. It's always been for real
March 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
It's all for real. It's always been for real
Hey all, we've all been on the internet a long time at this point and we can recognize a russian bot when we see one
March 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Hey all, we've all been on the internet a long time at this point and we can recognize a russian bot when we see one