Welcoem to posts!!
in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
Hey all - How's it going? It's been a rocky autumn, so I hope you're all doing okay.
Since September my family and I have been caring for my mom, who was diagnosed with late stage breast cancer. She passed a few days ago, on November 7th.
My mom really wanted kids, and I was her first. She homeschooled me and my little sister and has always been there for us throughout her adult years. Before and after being a stay-at-home mom she was a school teacher, teaching history for Middle School. She spent her retirement time volunteering and giving tours at the Kansas City WW1 museum and Harry Truman museum & library. She was so smart and kind and witty, and the most peaceful feeling in the world was to hang out in the living room doing whatever while she sat next to a window reading a book about history. She accomplished a lot in her life, but still it feels like she is gone too soon. I'm 36 right now and she was 69.
There is some comfort in not being alone - a lot of people who have also lost a parent have reached out to me. I've found the same comfort in my infertility and IVF journey; you feel so alone until others reach out and have had similar experiences. I'm grateful for all the support friends, family, and even random people on the internet have reached out with.
Make sure to spend time with loved ones the remainder of the year. Be cozy, eat good food, make memories, even if it's just watching a movie together. Take care of each other. Much love to all of you.
--Rachel
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Next programming stream I should work on...
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itchio blog: What's next? - Prototypes and cross-platform game engine
moosadee.itch.io/rachels-playdate-game-pack/devlog…
Which sounds most interesting?
#gamedev #indiedev #playdate
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What kind of game pack sounds most like what you'd want to play?
Examples:
- Puzzle games: Bejeweled, Pipe Dream, Sudoku
- 80s arcade: Asteroids, Galaga, Berzerk, Robotron
- Sim: Farming, mining, virtual pet
- NES style: Bubble Bobble, Gauntlet, Gradius, Crystalis
- Win95 style: Rodent's Revenge, Ski Free, Chip's Challenge
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The January projects for me are to finish this game pack update for playdate, and to finish writing my third song for the month, and to record an episode of Bad Game Ideas.
February I might do some kind of tutorial on my website + video accompaniments on YouTube.
Could be a basic "how to use XYZ library" such as SFML, or Gideros, or PyGame, or PlayDate SDK. Or maybe a "how to make XYZ game".
What's more interesting to people?
#gamedev #indiedev
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Today is a worldwide strike to demand a #PermanentCeasefire and #FreePalestine
No work, no spending, no banking.
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A Vic-20 with a C-64 mini on top :)
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Here's some things that have been on my mind, related to teaching or programming. Want to hear me ramble about anything?
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I wasn't really impressed by the FFXVI demo. Should I burn money on it? Should I stream it talk about why I don't find it impressive? :P
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It's been a long time since we last held a Moosadee community gamedev competition! Here's the announcement video for our next one, which runs over the entire month of July! You can check out the video or the itchio gamejam page for more information: itch.io/jam/moos-a-dee-community-jam-14
#gamedev #indiedev
I don't know if hashtags actually work in these YouTube status updates. Whatever!!
See you around! :)
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I teach Computer Science courses at a local community college and I've been in Kansas City since I was probably 11 years old. I've been making games since I was a kid, and I also like making my own music and art as well as the coding! C++ is my favorite language.
I believe learning resources should be free and publicly available. I make a lot of resources for my courses and I make those available publicly here and on my website.
I also like learning human languages, and I have a separate channel for constructed language projects (youtube.com/rachelsconlangs). I'm also currently (always) learning Hindi, since my husband is from Uttarakhand.
You'll find my games, apps, zines, songs, and more stuff on my itch.io page!
- Rachel Wil Sha Singh (they/them)