Mcoorlim - looking for work
@mcoorlim.com
he/him, 40s, narrative design, novels, games
Portfolio mcoorlim.com
Patreon: patreon.com/mcoorlim
ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/mcoorlim
Comradery: https://comradery.co/mcoorlim
YT: https://www.youtube.com/MichaelCoorlim
BASIC: https://basic-code.bearblog.dev/
Portfolio mcoorlim.com
Patreon: patreon.com/mcoorlim
ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/mcoorlim
Comradery: https://comradery.co/mcoorlim
YT: https://www.youtube.com/MichaelCoorlim
BASIC: https://basic-code.bearblog.dev/
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Mcoorlim - looking for work
@mcoorlim.com
· Aug 15
Hire me for:
Narrative design
Game Writing
Localization
Audiodrama scripts
Developmental Editing
Consulting
Research
VA casting/direction
Weird little spreadsheets
Retrogaming Reviews
Podcast Hosting
Godot Tutorial Writing
Showrunning
Ephemera
Narrative Analysis
Anything really, I need work
Narrative design
Game Writing
Localization
Audiodrama scripts
Developmental Editing
Consulting
Research
VA casting/direction
Weird little spreadsheets
Retrogaming Reviews
Podcast Hosting
Godot Tutorial Writing
Showrunning
Ephemera
Narrative Analysis
Anything really, I need work
Trying to remain positive, but I'm starting to think I'm not going to make it, friends. I've been writing pro since 2011, freelance and solo game dev since 2017... but I don't have any AAA experience, and indies aren't hiring in this economy.
2 months to find a steady income, and I'm out of ideas.
2 months to find a steady income, and I'm out of ideas.
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Trying to remain positive, but I'm starting to think I'm not going to make it, friends. I've been writing pro since 2011, freelance and solo game dev since 2017... but I don't have any AAA experience, and indies aren't hiring in this economy.
2 months to find a steady income, and I'm out of ideas.
2 months to find a steady income, and I'm out of ideas.
AI as in PAC MAN
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
AI as in PAC MAN
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About halfway through the Children of Time trilogy by Adrian Tchaikovsky and wow...this is some of the best sci-fi I've read in years.
Nice, hard science, good character development, cool ideas, stretches your brain a bit, few McGuffins, and well thought out. Pulls few punches.
...
Nice, hard science, good character development, cool ideas, stretches your brain a bit, few McGuffins, and well thought out. Pulls few punches.
...
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 AM
About halfway through the Children of Time trilogy by Adrian Tchaikovsky and wow...this is some of the best sci-fi I've read in years.
Nice, hard science, good character development, cool ideas, stretches your brain a bit, few McGuffins, and well thought out. Pulls few punches.
...
Nice, hard science, good character development, cool ideas, stretches your brain a bit, few McGuffins, and well thought out. Pulls few punches.
...
Short interactive fiction game jam.
IF Short Games Showcase 2025
A game jam from 2025-11-23 to 2026-01-25 hosted by Emery Joyce & Encorm. What is the Short Games Showcase? The Short Games Showcase is an opportunity to show off shorter interactive fiction works made...
itch.io
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Short interactive fiction game jam.
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Always worth taking a moment to remind you if you’re pirating authors’ book you’re a shitty person. You can rail that our profession isn’t a profession all you want. You can paint yourself as an online revolutionary liberating ideas. It’s all bullshit.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Always worth taking a moment to remind you if you’re pirating authors’ book you’re a shitty person. You can rail that our profession isn’t a profession all you want. You can paint yourself as an online revolutionary liberating ideas. It’s all bullshit.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
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Hire me for:
Narrative design
Game Writing
Localization
Audiodrama scripts
Developmental Editing
Consulting
Research
VA casting/direction
Weird little spreadsheets
Retrogaming Reviews
Podcast Hosting
Godot Tutorial Writing
Showrunning
Ephemera
Narrative Analysis
Anything really, I need work
Narrative design
Game Writing
Localization
Audiodrama scripts
Developmental Editing
Consulting
Research
VA casting/direction
Weird little spreadsheets
Retrogaming Reviews
Podcast Hosting
Godot Tutorial Writing
Showrunning
Ephemera
Narrative Analysis
Anything really, I need work
August 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Hire me for:
Narrative design
Game Writing
Localization
Audiodrama scripts
Developmental Editing
Consulting
Research
VA casting/direction
Weird little spreadsheets
Retrogaming Reviews
Podcast Hosting
Godot Tutorial Writing
Showrunning
Ephemera
Narrative Analysis
Anything really, I need work
Narrative design
Game Writing
Localization
Audiodrama scripts
Developmental Editing
Consulting
Research
VA casting/direction
Weird little spreadsheets
Retrogaming Reviews
Podcast Hosting
Godot Tutorial Writing
Showrunning
Ephemera
Narrative Analysis
Anything really, I need work
You know I'm fucked when my fallback from solo game dev is "write another novel." This job market is killing me - if I can't find a day job, I need a solid way to generate income without one.
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
You know I'm fucked when my fallback from solo game dev is "write another novel." This job market is killing me - if I can't find a day job, I need a solid way to generate income without one.
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Out of curiosity, do I have any followers who are familiar enough with Applesoft BASIC to be able to understand an odd bit of NPC behavior that's likely determined by a combination of hidden dice roles and dialogue choices?
November 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Out of curiosity, do I have any followers who are familiar enough with Applesoft BASIC to be able to understand an odd bit of NPC behavior that's likely determined by a combination of hidden dice roles and dialogue choices?
I want to do *something* with C64 BASIC... but I don't have a good javascript emulator that will autoload a C64 BASIC program and run in a browser. I wouldn't be able to share my output, and that saps my enthusiasm. #retroComputing
November 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I want to do *something* with C64 BASIC... but I don't have a good javascript emulator that will autoload a C64 BASIC program and run in a browser. I wouldn't be able to share my output, and that saps my enthusiasm. #retroComputing
#DevLog for 11/23/2025.
Single Stage - Michael Coorlim
Recovery continues, and I still haven’t picked up Space Quest II again. I’ll make a point of recording it this coming week. Applied for a
mcoorlim.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
#DevLog for 11/23/2025.
Posted to my BASIC code blog: A breakout clone in TRS-80 BASIC, playable in the browser. Refactored from a listing in the January 1983 issue of 80 Micro magazine by Tom Hanson. #gameDev #DevLog #retroComputing
TRS-80 Breakout.BAS
An ASCII breakout clone in a browser-based TRS-80 BASIC game.
basic-code.bearblog.dev
November 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Posted to my BASIC code blog: A breakout clone in TRS-80 BASIC, playable in the browser. Refactored from a listing in the January 1983 issue of 80 Micro magazine by Tom Hanson. #gameDev #DevLog #retroComputing
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You think LLM-based chatbots can help students learn? Think again.
Take a few minutes to listen to Dr. @drtanksley.bsky.social clear explanation why this is very bad, harmful idea, especially for Black students.
#Critical_AI_Literacy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mtc...
Take a few minutes to listen to Dr. @drtanksley.bsky.social clear explanation why this is very bad, harmful idea, especially for Black students.
#Critical_AI_Literacy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mtc...
Howard University AI Panel
YouTube video by Tiera Tanksley
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
You think LLM-based chatbots can help students learn? Think again.
Take a few minutes to listen to Dr. @drtanksley.bsky.social clear explanation why this is very bad, harmful idea, especially for Black students.
#Critical_AI_Literacy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mtc...
Take a few minutes to listen to Dr. @drtanksley.bsky.social clear explanation why this is very bad, harmful idea, especially for Black students.
#Critical_AI_Literacy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mtc...
All I wanted was a Pepsi
Just one Pepsi
And she wouldn't give it to me
Just a Pepsi
Just one Pepsi
And she wouldn't give it to me
Just a Pepsi
November 23, 2025 at 5:34 AM
All I wanted was a Pepsi
Just one Pepsi
And she wouldn't give it to me
Just a Pepsi
Just one Pepsi
And she wouldn't give it to me
Just a Pepsi
If you see this, post a robot.
November 23, 2025 at 5:29 AM
If you see this, post a robot.
[Modem noises]
November 23, 2025 at 3:51 AM
[Modem noises]
Mr. Dobalina, Mr. Bob Dobalina
Mr. Dobalina, Mr. Bob Dobalina
Mr. Dobalina, Mr. Bob Dobalina
Mr. Dobalina, Mr. Bob Dobalina
Mr. Dobalina, Mr. Bob Dobalina
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Mr. Dobalina, Mr. Bob Dobalina
Mr. Dobalina, Mr. Bob Dobalina
Mr. Dobalina, Mr. Bob Dobalina
Mr. Dobalina, Mr. Bob Dobalina
Mr. Dobalina, Mr. Bob Dobalina
In 2011 I was unemployed and living on friends' couches. Since applying for work wasn't working, I decided that self-publishing sff was a better use of my time. By the end of the year I was making four figures per month in royalties, so I just kept writing novels. [1/2]
November 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
In 2011 I was unemployed and living on friends' couches. Since applying for work wasn't working, I decided that self-publishing sff was a better use of my time. By the end of the year I was making four figures per month in royalties, so I just kept writing novels. [1/2]
Get to know your mutuals.
List 10 random things you like:
1. Writing
2. Developing small games quickly
3. Finishing projects
4. Making spreadsheets
5. Black coffee
6. Leftist politics. No, further left.
7. Creative collaboration
8. When a plan comes together
9. Retrogaming
10. Music
List 10 random things you like:
1. Writing
2. Developing small games quickly
3. Finishing projects
4. Making spreadsheets
5. Black coffee
6. Leftist politics. No, further left.
7. Creative collaboration
8. When a plan comes together
9. Retrogaming
10. Music
Get to know your mutuals.
List 10 random things you like:
1. Cooking/baking
2. Telling/writing stories
3. Running
4. Reading
5. Movies
6. Gaming (tabletop, video, board)
7. Tinkering
8. Problem solving
9. Hanging with friends.
10. Making bread
List 10 random things you like:
1. Cooking/baking
2. Telling/writing stories
3. Running
4. Reading
5. Movies
6. Gaming (tabletop, video, board)
7. Tinkering
8. Problem solving
9. Hanging with friends.
10. Making bread
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Get to know your mutuals.
List 10 random things you like:
1. Writing
2. Developing small games quickly
3. Finishing projects
4. Making spreadsheets
5. Black coffee
6. Leftist politics. No, further left.
7. Creative collaboration
8. When a plan comes together
9. Retrogaming
10. Music
List 10 random things you like:
1. Writing
2. Developing small games quickly
3. Finishing projects
4. Making spreadsheets
5. Black coffee
6. Leftist politics. No, further left.
7. Creative collaboration
8. When a plan comes together
9. Retrogaming
10. Music
#GameDev #DevLog: Added difficulty levels to my single-screen #godotEngine platformer; enemy firing delays and reactivity will change with every "round" (cycle of stages). Some enemy instances will only appear at higher rounds.
Also implemented limited lives and extra lives.
Also implemented limited lives and extra lives.
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#GameDev #DevLog: Added difficulty levels to my single-screen #godotEngine platformer; enemy firing delays and reactivity will change with every "round" (cycle of stages). Some enemy instances will only appear at higher rounds.
Also implemented limited lives and extra lives.
Also implemented limited lives and extra lives.
I would love to learn to draw in an abstract slightly modernized mid-century cartoon style.
“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
November 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I would love to learn to draw in an abstract slightly modernized mid-century cartoon style.
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Hakeem Jeffries was literally voting for a resolution condemning socialism while this meeting was taking place
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Hakeem Jeffries was literally voting for a resolution condemning socialism while this meeting was taking place
#gameDev #devLog: While waiting for the pharmacy to text that a prescription is ready, I have implemented hitbox and hurtbox components, along with score.
#godotEngine
#godotEngine
November 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
#gameDev #devLog: While waiting for the pharmacy to text that a prescription is ready, I have implemented hitbox and hurtbox components, along with score.
#godotEngine
#godotEngine
#GameDev #DevLog: I've been working on a single-screen platformer in #godotEngine 4.5 in which the player is plundering billionaire's survival bunkers. This morning I implemented security cameras that sweep until they intersect the player, then stop and fire.
November 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
#GameDev #DevLog: I've been working on a single-screen platformer in #godotEngine 4.5 in which the player is plundering billionaire's survival bunkers. This morning I implemented security cameras that sweep until they intersect the player, then stop and fire.
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Hey, I bet you didn't hear that Zork 1, 2, and 3 were open-sourced today!
…Oh, you have heard. Yeah. Way ahead of me. :)
Here's my comments, and some details that you might not have seen.
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork...
…Oh, you have heard. Yeah. Way ahead of me. :)
Here's my comments, and some details that you might not have seen.
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork...
Zork is now open source
Two years ago, I wrote: Microsoft-the-company does not care about Infocom. But a lot of people in Microsoft must care. Microsoft is heavily populated by greying GenX nerds just like me. Folks who grew...
blog.zarfhome.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Hey, I bet you didn't hear that Zork 1, 2, and 3 were open-sourced today!
…Oh, you have heard. Yeah. Way ahead of me. :)
Here's my comments, and some details that you might not have seen.
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork...
…Oh, you have heard. Yeah. Way ahead of me. :)
Here's my comments, and some details that you might not have seen.
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork...
I remember a late 80s sci fi short story about burning out AI robot imposters' brains by making them come up with rhymes for the word "Orange."
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I remember a late 80s sci fi short story about burning out AI robot imposters' brains by making them come up with rhymes for the word "Orange."