Elissa
@elissablack.com
Makes games, shoots photos, does other stuff, etc. 🏳️🌈🧛🏻♀️ she/her
Currently: Death by Scrolling (Out now on PC!), Deck & Conn, Dungeons of Freeport.
The lesbian roadkill of the information superhighway.
Currently: Death by Scrolling (Out now on PC!), Deck & Conn, Dungeons of Freeport.
The lesbian roadkill of the information superhighway.
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Elissa
@elissablack.com
· Oct 28
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Welcome to Purgatory, inc. now under new management! Death by Scrolling is a rogue-like vertically scrolling RPG where you kill enemies, collect gold, and avoid the Reaper long enough to pay the Ferry...
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Death by Scrolling, my game with @grumpygamer.com, is out! It’s a vertically scrolling arcade roguelite with a sense of humour. Grab it on PC now - with console coming soon!
Okay everyone, stop what you're doing, pens down, etc.
New Folding Ideas video.
New Folding Ideas video.
This Is How You Get JARHEAD Sequels
YouTube video by Folding Ideas
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January 10, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Okay everyone, stop what you're doing, pens down, etc.
New Folding Ideas video.
New Folding Ideas video.
Interesting interview of the day: one with Roger Stahl, on Propaganda and the US military's involvement in American filmmaking. [68m
Propaganda Expert on How Hollywood Works with the Pentagon (TFP001: Roger Stahl)
YouTube video by Picture's Up Productions
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January 9, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Interesting interview of the day: one with Roger Stahl, on Propaganda and the US military's involvement in American filmmaking. [68m
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Let's make 2026 the year we induct Caper in the Castro (1989) into the Video Game Hall of Fame.
January 7, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Let's make 2026 the year we induct Caper in the Castro (1989) into the Video Game Hall of Fame.
Me: *wakes up, grabs her Bad Rectangle and reads the latest news on our civilization's ongoing controlled flight into terrain* Why do I do this, again?
January 8, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Me: *wakes up, grabs her Bad Rectangle and reads the latest news on our civilization's ongoing controlled flight into terrain* Why do I do this, again?
A friend described me as "seductively grinding coffee at her" yesterday, and that's just not a concept that's going away any time soon.
January 7, 2026 at 11:15 PM
A friend described me as "seductively grinding coffee at her" yesterday, and that's just not a concept that's going away any time soon.
Gotta be honest, holistically speaking this century is turning out to be a bit of a disappointment.
January 7, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Gotta be honest, holistically speaking this century is turning out to be a bit of a disappointment.
Independence Day update: the aliens did, in fact, shoot "that green shit" at fighter pilot Will Smith.
January 6, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Independence Day update: the aliens did, in fact, shoot "that green shit" at fighter pilot Will Smith.
I often joke that calling something a "'90s indie film" just means "any film made in the 1990s with James Duval in it".
Which seemed to hold true, but that technically means that Independence Day is a '90s indie film.
Which seemed to hold true, but that technically means that Independence Day is a '90s indie film.
January 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I often joke that calling something a "'90s indie film" just means "any film made in the 1990s with James Duval in it".
Which seemed to hold true, but that technically means that Independence Day is a '90s indie film.
Which seemed to hold true, but that technically means that Independence Day is a '90s indie film.
I had a friend ask me why UI fascinated me so much.
I thought about this for a moment, and can only explain it this way: I do game design. A HUGE chunk of that is essentially just user experience design. Which explains a massive overlap between UI design and game design.
I thought about this for a moment, and can only explain it this way: I do game design. A HUGE chunk of that is essentially just user experience design. Which explains a massive overlap between UI design and game design.
January 6, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I had a friend ask me why UI fascinated me so much.
I thought about this for a moment, and can only explain it this way: I do game design. A HUGE chunk of that is essentially just user experience design. Which explains a massive overlap between UI design and game design.
I thought about this for a moment, and can only explain it this way: I do game design. A HUGE chunk of that is essentially just user experience design. Which explains a massive overlap between UI design and game design.
"It's hard to justify Tahoe icons"
A dive into the UI disaster that is macOS Tahoe, from the perspective of its icons, using the brilliant Macintosh UI Guidelines doc from 1992.
A dive into the UI disaster that is macOS Tahoe, from the perspective of its icons, using the brilliant Macintosh UI Guidelines doc from 1992.
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons
Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe
tonsky.me
January 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
"It's hard to justify Tahoe icons"
A dive into the UI disaster that is macOS Tahoe, from the perspective of its icons, using the brilliant Macintosh UI Guidelines doc from 1992.
A dive into the UI disaster that is macOS Tahoe, from the perspective of its icons, using the brilliant Macintosh UI Guidelines doc from 1992.
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BEALE_ST.ANS, 1992-08-17 from Monster Disc 2: The Best of 1992 (CD-ROM)
January 6, 2026 at 10:45 AM
BEALE_ST.ANS, 1992-08-17 from Monster Disc 2: The Best of 1992 (CD-ROM)
The wreck of HMS Erebus is marked on google maps, so people have been reviewing it. A+ work, everyone.
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 AM
The wreck of HMS Erebus is marked on google maps, so people have been reviewing it. A+ work, everyone.
Threw my neck out drinking from a take-away coffee cup. It was the day after I turned 30. A solid "welcome to your 30s, shit's different now," I guess...
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
😅
😅
January 6, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Threw my neck out drinking from a take-away coffee cup. It was the day after I turned 30. A solid "welcome to your 30s, shit's different now," I guess...
Re-watching War of the Worlds (2005) my key takeaways are to never have children or get invaded by aliens.
January 5, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Re-watching War of the Worlds (2005) my key takeaways are to never have children or get invaded by aliens.
True fact: sometimes I think to myself "I should have a coffee", and having thought that I either make myself a coffee or go for a short walk to buy myself one from a local cafe.
January 5, 2026 at 2:10 AM
True fact: sometimes I think to myself "I should have a coffee", and having thought that I either make myself a coffee or go for a short walk to buy myself one from a local cafe.
brb deleting almost every selfie I've ever posted on the internet because we are in the Worst Timeline
January 4, 2026 at 11:13 PM
brb deleting almost every selfie I've ever posted on the internet because we are in the Worst Timeline
Update: I got this book.
"Friendship and Gender Rebellion in Nineties San Francisco". These photos are amazing and giving me WICKED flashbacks to my friends back then. I MUST get this book when it comes out.
www.newyorker.com/culture/phot...
www.newyorker.com/culture/phot...
January 4, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Update: I got this book.
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The 1980s happened entirely too much to this one guy.
September 21, 2024 at 10:36 AM
The 1980s happened entirely too much to this one guy.
I miss being excited for the future, rather than just hoping I survive it.
January 4, 2026 at 11:06 AM
I miss being excited for the future, rather than just hoping I survive it.
The US was always a disaster area, but watching it act with complete impunity is somehow more shocking than I feel like it should be given its entire history.
January 3, 2026 at 11:36 PM
The US was always a disaster area, but watching it act with complete impunity is somehow more shocking than I feel like it should be given its entire history.
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It's fascinating to see the changes in one company's logo over the years.
January 3, 2026 at 2:47 AM
It's fascinating to see the changes in one company's logo over the years.
”Satellite caught Red October in the Polyarny Inlet this morning.”
January 3, 2026 at 3:10 AM
”Satellite caught Red October in the Polyarny Inlet this morning.”
Thinking about Birds of Prey.
January 3, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Thinking about Birds of Prey.
Fairly sure my high school art teacher is sitting beside me in this cafe and there’s no way she’d recognise me. Being trans is a superpower.
January 2, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Fairly sure my high school art teacher is sitting beside me in this cafe and there’s no way she’d recognise me. Being trans is a superpower.
Merry New Year! Anyway, here's a recap of my work in 2025, and a breakdown of what I'm going to be doing in 2026. Mostly in the sense of game development, but also some stuff about photography, etc.
2025 Recap & 2026 Plans
Well, here where I sit in this little part of the globe it’s been 2026 for one sleep now, so I figure I might post a recap/plans thing. This post contains a list of things I did in 2025, and what my p...
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January 1, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Merry New Year! Anyway, here's a recap of my work in 2025, and a breakdown of what I'm going to be doing in 2026. Mostly in the sense of game development, but also some stuff about photography, etc.