DIY Stuff

  • DIY Stuff - Games

    My first game jam (GMTK 2021)

    During the pandemic I got really into watching game development and analysis videos, including Game Makers Toolkit (GMTK). I had an old GameMaker Studio 2 licence (before it rebranded to GameMaker and turned free in August 2021), and started by watching tutorial series Make A Game With No Experience from…

  • Art - DIY Stuff

    Painting Iza

    Iza was my then-partner’s cat when I moved countries in 2017. He was wary of me for a bit, but once he realized I wasn’t moving out, he got pissed and started marking his territory. Eventually we became best buddies. For their birthday present, I had decided to paint in…

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    Building an (unfinished) arcade cabinet

    Around April 2015 I’d got my hands on my first Raspberry Pi 2. The internet was abuzz with the potential of what the Pi could do, but mostly it was the same few things: media center, retro game emulator, or magic mirror. You’ve read the title, you know where I’m…

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    How not to make Marceline’s axe bass

    In 2015, I was just starting to get into playing the bass, and watching a lot of Adventure Time. I’m a fan of all things vampire, and Marceline is cool as hell. In June 2015, I had some free time, a bit of extra money, and the intention of going…