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Jay Machalani
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💻 UX/UI Specialist. 🕹️ Game Developer. 🎥 Creator.
❤️ Dad. ⚕️Combat Medic. 🪂 Thrill Seeker.

Developing #PocketPlayground

Everything on ➡️ https://jay.lapatte.ca
Games & Books ➡️ https://bycolorstorm.com
When you're so immersed in the development of your game that it took many months to realize:

Hey... I didn't design a game menu, how are people going to quit? 😅

@construct.net #gamedev #indiegame #pocketplayground
June 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The @construct.net team just pushed an update to the engine, and I just want to say that there's a special place in heaven to whoever added the option for multiple preview and debug window ❤️

That just slashed 25% of the friction debugging my multiplayer game #PocketPlayground

#gamedev #gameengine
May 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Making a multiplayer game equals watching a lot of fake players doing random things to ensure nothing breaks.

@construct.net #gamedev #multiplayer #pocketplayground
May 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
How is the new #Severance episode, with everything they finally showed and explained, give me more questions than answers... Start the countdown for next Thursday 9pm 😅
February 28, 2025 at 5:04 AM
There's a lot of Lumon Computer inspired apps available for mobile, but they don't get the feel quite right. Is there a plan for an official app/game? A Lumon OS that could be explored and "hacked".

If not and we wanted to develop one, could we be in potential trouble? @benstiller.redhour.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
February 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It's baffling how the iPhone 16E has horrible value.

#iPhone16E, 900$ CAD
#Pixel8a, 680$ CAD

You get less cameras, half the brightness and half the screen fluidity for 220$ more.

And the 8a have a better AI, full multitasking and the cameras beat the iPhone 15 Pro in a photography blind test.
February 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Balancing, balancing, balancing. Getting better at my own game in Survival Battle though 😄. 4 players multiplayer of this with items is going to be intense!

Having fun with the lighting, effects and particles.

#gamedev #PocketPlayground @construct.net #wip #indiegame
February 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I wouldn't recommend missing the platform and falling into a laser 😅 Survival Battle will be my favorite gamemode in #PocketPlayground for sure, but Coin Quest will be fun for more casual players!

@construct.net #gamedev #indiegame #multiplayer #wip
February 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Late night testing of my latest build of #PocketPlayground. Basically supervising fake players doing random things across "three devices" and making sure it all works.

A stable sandbox is a fun sandbox 😁 @construct.net devtools and good ol' console!

#gamedev #multiplayer #construct
February 8, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I made a fun prototype with @construct.net back in 2022 of an instant mobile multiplayer game. It's on track for this year 😁

I want to make playing with each other easier, even if it's for a quick 5 min, instead of everyone scrolling their feeds in silence.

#gamedev #wip #pocketplayground
February 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Hello Bluesky! I make tech videos, I'm a UX/UI Specialist, and a game developer!

Here's my recent work minitechno; an app, A to Z book and Coloring Book for kids.

Yes, kids should learn that K is for Kazaa and have a fun rhyme about how we used to pirate songs with it 😄

bycolorstorm.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM