Hey, I'm Shen! He/him, your local crossdressing trans dude. ๐บ๐ธ ๐น๐ผ Do not use my work for AI training.
Artist on [redacted] indie game o-o
Game design analysis on One More Run!
ART+COMICS: bigflatcabbage.com
GAMES: bigflatcabbage.itch.io
unexpectedly binge re-watched Hisone and Masotan a couple days ago, and was pleasantly surprised to love it more than I did when it first came out (I already liked it quite a bit then)!
it's a strange, complicated work. a proper Piece of Art if I've ever seen any. I don't know to what degree it could be argued it's feminist. But one of the writers apparently suffered social anxiety and bullying in school, and you can plausibly see that come through in HisoMaso
Sexism is very present in the story but acts more as a backdrop, I think. More than anything, I felt the story wanted to say, that others in society may try to neatly label people and force expectations on them, but it's your own life! Reject those expectations if it suits you.
The Elandrake Demo is now live! ๐
Check out the demo launch trailer, and if you like what you see, you can play now!
Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/4992600/...#indiedev#indiegames#madewithunity
For the first time, weโre partnering with labor unions to speed up and modernize hiring for city jobs.
It should be easy, fast, and fair to find a good-paying job serving the city we call home โ and after 100 years, weโre due for an update.
I have been making Elandrake over the past 6 months...
It has been an emotional rollercoaster! ๐ข
I will be releasing the demo on Steam in a few days; here is a clip from the upcoming demo launch trailer! ๐
Wishlist - store.steampowered.com/app/4992600/...#indiedev#indiegames#madewithunity
We released a new podcast episode on the run-based magic of Oregon Trail and how it may have led to other design ideas we see today. Give it a listen if you're into this classic game and/or typhoid fever
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fba...
Are you a BIPOC artist who makes spooky zines? We are looking to highlight some awesome zinesters who make comic or art zines in any range of spooky subjects! We will buy up to 3 copies wholesale of your zines to spotlight on our table for upcoming shows.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I find it harder to enjoy childrens media like I used to (I guess I'm old now!), but I'm very glad I got to watch Coyote vs Acme. It's a delight to see something made with so much skill and artistry and care.
I was worried the theater would be empty but there were a fair number of families!
Technology being everywhere doesnโt mean it belongs everywhere. The tech industry wants us to believe that AI in early education is not only inevitable, but necessary. We don't see it that way. This week, we announced a moratorium on generative AI for public school students in 2-K to 8th grade.
As a fan of strange media outing I subscribed to Quibi for a month or two when it was live and it was absolutely worth it for the spectacle of weird content that padded out the offerings on the app.
Sorry it just occurred to me that there may be people who havenโt seen clip from the Quibi show where Rachel Brosnahan plays a woman dying because of her golden prosthetic arm and I needed to fix that
๐ Folk Emerging is OUT NOW on Steam! ๐
Grab that 10% launch discount, and don't forget to leave a review! store.steampowered.com/app/2275300/...
MASSIVE THANK YOU to everyone that has supported this game โค๏ธ
instead of "do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life" it should be "being insane about something may increase your chances of being good enough at it to turn it into a marketable skill but the odds of that are low and further pushed down by systemic forces out of your control"
that said, dreams are necessary. the thing ppl skip is that you shouldn't act on dreams alone, you should act based on reality, even if you choose to reach for dreams. bring band-aids and cushions for when you inevitably fall flat on your face eventually.
Excited to announce my cleaning+farming #simulation game Goreticulture with a trailer!
store.steampowered.com/app/3943110/...
Mop, water, and shear your way through retro levels, nurturing a visceral garden as you clean up a bloody aftermath.
#pcgaming#indiegame#gamedev#wishlistwednesday#godot
If you're looking for alternative printing options, I did make a list of printer services that comic book creators and other book makers have used.
If you have recommendations that could be added, please share so they can be added to the list. Thank you!
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Looking to print comics through a print service, but not sure where to start? ๐ค๐จ๏ธ
I got you covered with THE REALLY HUGE COMIC BOOK PRINTER GUIDE! ๐๐
If you make comics or zines, or know someone who does, please share this resource and Make More Comics! โค๏ธโฎ๏ธ
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One of the most important skills you can learn as a young artist is how to disregard critiques from people whose opinions about how you draw donโt really help you.
Money out of politics.
Money in your pocket.
Medicare for All.
Michigan...
We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.
With In Boxes chapters only being 9 puzzles I wanted a way to add some of the extra harder puzzles that pop up when designing them and a way to tie in the cats on the level select with the game a bit more.
So I've added an optional 10th level to each that ticks both those boxes!
#gamedev#indiedev