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Love people, tech and art. Many Python hours, some Rust, JS, PHP, more. Open-source maintainer of the Indie Smiths project and its apps/games: https://github.com/IndieSmiths Also a Business Administration graduate. Posts in 🇺🇸/🇧🇷 He/him/cis

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Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · Apr 9

👋 Hello! I'm Kennedy. I present you:

➡️ Nodezator, a Python node editor, and
➡️ Bionic Blue (WIP), 2D platformer game

Both in the public domain here:

🌐 github.com/IndieSmiths

Indie Smiths is a personal project to promote and provide fun, learning & value with open-source apps, games and content.

Screenshot of the node editor called Nodezator. It shows a node layout with interconnected nodes displaying the image of a basket full of strawberries and an edited version of such image.

An animated gif showing the Bionic Blue game. A pixel art 2D action platformer game where you control a bionic boy called Blue that uses a blue suit. In the gif Blue appears climbing a ladder than he jumps into higher ground where he charges an attack which he shoots at robots.

Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · 21h

Very charming and fluid animation, congrats.

Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · 21h

Can't come up with an atomic example, but I have a real use-case: traversing DAGs (some might consider them tree-like, but I think the mathematical concept, as well as possible configurations, are more complex than a tree).

Just check the yield_* functions in this file: github.com/IndieSmiths/...

nodezator/nodezator/graphman/utils.py at main · IndieSmiths/nodezator

A generalist Python node editor. Contribute to IndieSmiths/nodezator development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · 21h

E agora q BB tem armaduras tá muito daora. Embora eu goste da estética de modelos 3D com membros separados da era PS1, os modelos têm um charme especial.

Muito provavelmente vou adotar o BB pra um projeto futuro.

Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · 21h

Acho que ambos são ótimos, dependendo do requerimento do projeto (e é claro a preferência pessoal tem peso tb), mas tbm acho q pra low-poly+pixel art, BB tem a interface mais intuitiva e eficiente.

Quanto mais ferramentas de modelagem de código aberto, melhor pra nós usuários.

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Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · 8d

Best werewolf design in the history of entertainment. (okay, that might be overdoing it, but at least, it is the best design that I know of , or at least the one I find more beautiful).

Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · 9d

Another awesome Kenney's update almost out of the oven.

Kenney @kenney.nl · 9d

Almost done updating my Graveyard Kit, I've remade every single 3D model in this #gameassets pack. It'll release (probably!) near the end of the week, free for everyone and can be used for any purpose.

Thank you for all your support all these years! ✨

Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · 10d

Links

Repo: github.com/IndieSmiths/...

Latest activity/commits: github.com/IndieSmiths/...

Monthly reports (devlog; beware spoilers): github.com/orgs/IndieSm...

GitHub - IndieSmiths/bionicblue: Action platformer game where a bionic boy protects humanity by fighting robots (by Kennedy Guerra)

Action platformer game where a bionic boy protects humanity by fighting robots (by Kennedy Guerra) - IndieSmiths/bionicblue

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Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · 10d

I intend to release the first level of the game in a month or two (hopefully). Until then the content in the development branches has a soft lock to prevent people from being spoiled. Just a bit more time and it will all be available again to everyone.

Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · 10d

Language support feature I implemented recently (it is not on the main branch yet because I'll only merge everything in a month or two when I release the first level of the game)

#gamedev #indiedev #indiebr #python #pygame-ce

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Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · Sep 15

Thank you for the reply. Wish you success on your project!

Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · Sep 13

What a cozy little charming environment 😍

I don't recall having ever laid my eyes upon such art style (at least not with that exact configuration). May I ask the engine/lib and tools used?

Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · Sep 13

IMHO both are fine, it all depends on the requirements or art direction of the project using it.

Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · Sep 13

Which is why I've been curious to see what people can make with BB.

Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · Sep 13

Thank you for sharing your perspective. I don't have a favorite, recommend both, depending on the requirements/art direction of a project.

It is just that for many low-poly or voxel aesthetics I personally feel like using Blender is like using a bazooka to hunt rabbits.

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Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · Sep 13

Next step: play with Blockbench?

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Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · Sep 13

You are very talented, congrats. One work better than the other.

Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · Sep 1

Thank you!

Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · Sep 1

2D camera tracking for the Bionic Blue game (open-source public domain serious game project in active development).

Playable content shown isn't available yet, but I hope to release it this month or next one, as soon as it is ready (intro level with a boss fight).

github.com/IndieSmiths/...

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Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · Sep 1

Congrats! Very charming, beautiful assets.

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Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · Aug 29

Congrats. I'm not an expert, but from my own experience I think narrative is so neglected in games.

It is always special when we feel that play is connected with the world and that the world is concise. I rather play a simpler more concise game than a more complex one with disconnected elements.

Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · Aug 27

Newbie indie dev/OSS maintainer here.

Given a set of n people following/exposed to your projects each year, the higher the number and variety of your projects, the more likely it is for a person from that set to be interested in at least one of them. Each new project potentially expands your reach.

Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · Aug 25

Since you're from Brazil as well, in case you don't know, you have free access to psychologists and all.

Just ask around or search the internet. Yes, it takes a lot of time until a spot opens up, usually several months, but it is worth the wait anyway. Feel free to dm me if you need more pointers.

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Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · Aug 21

Yeah, I've used in the past and am considering it for a future project (but in 2 yrs or so). Big fan of all open-source engines/frameworks.

It is kinda sad seeing people trying to imitate AAA studios (without having the budget of one) by pursuing realistic 3D graphics just for the sake of it.

Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · Aug 21

Yes, take Panda3D for example. For many years it's been able to achieve PBR graphics. It is not about the tool, but about its holder.

One more point: people must realized PBR/photorealism isn't superior to stylized graphics either (nor inferior, ofc). It is just one possible art style.

An in-game image from the Panda3D engine rendered with photorealistic materials/lights. Accompanying text says: "Extensibility -
Panda3D exposes all of its low-level graphics primitives to the application. Invent your own graphics techniques and rendering pipelines!"

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Kennedy Richard maintains OSS @kennedyrichard.com · Aug 19

Thank you for your invaluable service to the gamedev community worldwide.

They are well-made enough to be used as final art, but even their usage as placeholder art is already very useful and can save a lot of time and money in both pre-production and production.

Kenney @kenney.nl · Aug 19

In the last decade I've released more than 160 packs of 2D sprites and 50+ packs of 3D models - they're all completely free to use by anyone for anything! Not thinking of stopping anytime soon, it's a lot of fun and the community support is fantastic! ✨

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