Aaron Hedquist
@aarhed.bsky.social
Principal Gameplay Engineer at @polyarcgames.com
🐭🗡️ Moss: Book II
🕶️ VR / MR
⚽️ Soccer
🎲 Board Games
🌱 Plant foods
🐀 Gym rat
👽 Sci-fi
Also making #Onwords, an adventure word game
🐭🗡️ Moss: Book II
🕶️ VR / MR
⚽️ Soccer
🎲 Board Games
🌱 Plant foods
🐀 Gym rat
👽 Sci-fi
Also making #Onwords, an adventure word game
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I'm excited for this one!
I hope there are lots of interesting questions for our talented devs.🤓
I hope there are lots of interesting questions for our talented devs.🤓
Redditors, mark your calendars: we’re hosting our first AMA on r/OculusQuest, NOVEMBER 14th, starting at 12PM Pacific! Bring your questions about Glassbreakers, game development, and crafting immersive worlds in VR.
We can’t wait to see you there!
We can’t wait to see you there!
November 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I'm excited for this one!
I hope there are lots of interesting questions for our talented devs.🤓
I hope there are lots of interesting questions for our talented devs.🤓
#Onwords dev blog
Another graphics pass, added some fog, lights and turned the clouds back on.
Also improved the algorithm that gives you new letters. It now tries to balance vowels and consonants so you aren’t stranded in a vowel-less corner.
I almost got all the coins!
#indiedev #gamedev
Another graphics pass, added some fog, lights and turned the clouds back on.
Also improved the algorithm that gives you new letters. It now tries to balance vowels and consonants so you aren’t stranded in a vowel-less corner.
I almost got all the coins!
#indiedev #gamedev
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Currently playing the Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss preview. It's technically and artistically impressive. @polyarcgames.com has created something special. More coverage soon.
October 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Currently playing the Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss preview. It's technically and artistically impressive. @polyarcgames.com has created something special. More coverage soon.
#Onwords dev blog
🕚 Very overdue for a post! Another ✨ UI overhaul, and new mechanics coming online.
This is a puzzle room prototype, where you pick up letters as you put them down! This way you can strategize for your next word, and unlock doors with word locks. 📖🔒
#indiedev #gamedev
🕚 Very overdue for a post! Another ✨ UI overhaul, and new mechanics coming online.
This is a puzzle room prototype, where you pick up letters as you put them down! This way you can strategize for your next word, and unlock doors with word locks. 📖🔒
#indiedev #gamedev
July 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Joining the #ColorQuill painting party 🖌️🎨
Featuring Quill from @polyarcgames.com and drawn in @vermillionvr.bsky.social
Featuring Quill from @polyarcgames.com and drawn in @vermillionvr.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Joining the #ColorQuill painting party 🖌️🎨
Featuring Quill from @polyarcgames.com and drawn in @vermillionvr.bsky.social
Featuring Quill from @polyarcgames.com and drawn in @vermillionvr.bsky.social
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So excited for this one!!! There are now Moss templates in the VR painting studio app Vermillion.
I am about half way done with a masterpiece that I will share later, but it scratched an itch at a time where I am unable to paint IRL for a little while.
I am about half way done with a masterpiece that I will share later, but it scratched an itch at a time where I am unable to paint IRL for a little while.
Step into a world of magic with the Vermillion x Moss bundle! ✨🎨
We've teamed up with VermillionVR to release a Paint-by-Numbers update, featuring an assortment of Moss artwork. Bring Quill to life one brushstroke at a time. 🖌️
Grab it now!
🔗 www.meta.com/experiences/...
We've teamed up with VermillionVR to release a Paint-by-Numbers update, featuring an assortment of Moss artwork. Bring Quill to life one brushstroke at a time. 🖌️
Grab it now!
🔗 www.meta.com/experiences/...
March 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
So excited for this one!!! There are now Moss templates in the VR painting studio app Vermillion.
I am about half way done with a masterpiece that I will share later, but it scratched an itch at a time where I am unable to paint IRL for a little while.
I am about half way done with a masterpiece that I will share later, but it scratched an itch at a time where I am unable to paint IRL for a little while.
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YouTube Speedrunner Becomes Full-Blown Fascist In Record Time
YouTube Speedrunner Becomes Full-Blown Fascist In Record Time
RUTLAND, VT—After he clicked at blinding speed through recommended videos touting election conspiracy theories, holocaust denial, and outright ethnic cleansing, sources confirmed Thursday that local Y...
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March 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
YouTube Speedrunner Becomes Full-Blown Fascist In Record Time
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GDC needs a nap lounge
March 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
GDC needs a nap lounge
March 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Some highlights from some of the wacky and fun controllers at alt.ctrl #gdc
The samurai one was cool, you just partially unsheath to kill enemies along the line. All were really inventive
The samurai one was cool, you just partially unsheath to kill enemies along the line. All were really inventive
March 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Some highlights from some of the wacky and fun controllers at alt.ctrl #gdc
The samurai one was cool, you just partially unsheath to kill enemies along the line. All were really inventive
The samurai one was cool, you just partially unsheath to kill enemies along the line. All were really inventive
@duplighosts.bsky.social Lovely talk, thank you!
March 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
@duplighosts.bsky.social Lovely talk, thank you!
Great #GDC talk from this morning, World Building from Weird to Mainstream. Micronotes:
What’s weird about your world?
What’s the smallest version of it?
Create identity through contrast
Dig into your weird, show its heart
What would you show if shame was off the table?
Find the nostalgia
What’s weird about your world?
What’s the smallest version of it?
Create identity through contrast
Dig into your weird, show its heart
What would you show if shame was off the table?
Find the nostalgia
March 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Great #GDC talk from this morning, World Building from Weird to Mainstream. Micronotes:
What’s weird about your world?
What’s the smallest version of it?
Create identity through contrast
Dig into your weird, show its heart
What would you show if shame was off the table?
Find the nostalgia
What’s weird about your world?
What’s the smallest version of it?
Create identity through contrast
Dig into your weird, show its heart
What would you show if shame was off the table?
Find the nostalgia
Am I staying in San Fran.. or Tokyo?
March 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Am I staying in San Fran.. or Tokyo?
#Onwords dev log 🔠🐧
Been working UX and progression. Now you can level up and earn "challenges" which give you a set of letters to make a word with, giving you a score bonus if you do.
Also added more UI to clearly show the word you are making, and a list of your bonuses.
#indiedev #gamedev
Been working UX and progression. Now you can level up and earn "challenges" which give you a set of letters to make a word with, giving you a score bonus if you do.
Also added more UI to clearly show the word you are making, and a list of your bonuses.
#indiedev #gamedev
March 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM