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Caroline Middlebrook
@rheyan.bsky.social
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Long time PC #gamergirl (#pcmasterrace) and newly aspiring #gamedev (I made a Pong game, so that counts, right??). I'm a #solodev learning with #Unity. I #buildinpublic and post regular #devlog videos.
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · 11h
Alright last one for today, I've created a kind of "level card" for each of the levels that can be played, and they are highlighted as you mouse over them. I swear I've spent longer on this UI then the actual game at this point! #gamedev #ScreenshotSaturday
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · 12h
When it comes to working on the UI in my games, it feels like something essential, but really annoying! A bad UI can certainly kill a game and render it unplayable, but does a good UI get rewarded? youtu.be/N2U5s5_Z85w #gamedev
UI - The Essential GameDev Annoyance That Feels Irrelevant!
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6HkQvSY_pPF8cYuDio4ti I don't know about you guys but for me, when it…
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · 15h
MOAAAAAR sprites! This is now my final set of 8x8 sprites that will be playable levels in my #breakout #game. Thanks to the many #pixelart creators who made these assets! #gamedev #gameart #ScreenshotSaturday
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · 18h
I've gathered some 8x8 sprites to be used ass playable levels in my #breakout #game. I got these from #pico8 art asset packs! #gamedev #indiedev #gameart #unity #ScreenshotSaturday
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · 3d
A post about deciding to attempt to make a tutorial as a way of deepening my own understanding of a topic I was struggling with in my game development efforts. rheyan.itch.io/flood-drop/d... #unity #gamedev #tutorial
Making a Tutorial To Teach Myself!
Learning Frustrations I started learning Unity by following tutorials. One of the first things that I learned about was how to move things around the screen by changing the position vector of the…
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · 4d
This #tutorial walks you through the creation of a simple but complete game in Unity 6, with a focus on 2D object movement. It's aimed at beginners but some knowledge of #Unity and C# code would be useful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pau3... #TutorialTuesday
Unity 6 Full 2D Game Tutorial – Physics vs Manual Movement
Play the game and download all assets and code for the tutorial from the Itch page: https://rheyan.itch.io/flood-drop-tutorial This tutorial walks you through the creation of a simple but complete…
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · 6d
#Unity recently dropped a new version to fix a security vulnerability. Unfortunately this version introduced a very annoying bug that causes a ton of "Null Reference Exception" errors. In this short video I demonstrate the bug, and show you how to fix it. youtu.be/k9Ag6skGVRg #gamedev #unitybug
Fix For New Unity Bug Introduced In Recent Security Update!
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6HkQvSY_pPF8cYuDio4ti Jut a few days ago Unity announced that a…
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · 7d
Knocked up a quick little game today to test my understanding of 2D object manipulation (Transform vs RigidBody) as I was still a bit fuzzy in places. Might put out a #tutorial video on it next week... #gamedev #ScreenshotSaturday
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · 7d
This first #devlog shows a very basic game of #Breakout and a level generator class that can take a .PNG image of a sprite and turn that into a Breakout level made of up square blocks which match the colour of the sprite. www.youtube.com/watch?v=svZA... #gamedev
Sprite Breaker Devlog 1 - Generating Levels From Images
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6HkQvSY_pPF8cYuDio4ti In this first devlog I show the initial prototype…
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · 8d
Creating a #breakout level using square blocks that are procedurally generated by importing a .PNG sprite. Note sure if its any quicker than just making the level tho lol! #gamedev #MadeWithUnity #FeatureFriday
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · 11d
After playing around with several game ideas I have thought about them more deeply and decided what I will be moving forward with at this time. youtu.be/37dcrWC7VBg #gamedev #indiedev #unity #breakout
Choosing Which Game Project(s) To Move Forward With
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6HkQvSY_pPF8cYuDio4ti After playing around with several game ideas I…
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · 14d
Unity have just announced that a security loophole made its way into their software! Thankfully they fixed it quickly but they recommend that everybody update their projects. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBjQ... #gamedev #unity
Unity Security Vulnerability - How to Update Your Projects
Unity have just announced that a security vulnerability has been found in their editor! The problem has been swiftly fixed but they are recommending that all projects be updated to a secure version.…
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · 14d
Making a #breakout game but game design is NOT my thing so I whipped up some code to generate a level based on an imported .png file. Any suggestions for sprites to use for this? #gamedev #ScreenshotSaturday
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · 19d
The last few weeks I have been playing around with various ideas for games - trying things out, experimenting and just having fun. In this video I show you all the ideas I have been working on. youtu.be/jF8ieRtHsuQ #gamedev #unity
Playing With New Game Ideas
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6HkQvSY_pPF8cYuDio4ti The last few weeks I have been playing around…
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · Sep 4
This is a detailed devlog video of the creation of my game Endless Coil, which is based on a retro classic game of Snake. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flj5... #gamedev #madewithunity
Making Endless Coil (Snake) From Start to Finish in Unity 6
Play Endless Coil free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io/endless-coil Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6HkQvSY_pPF8cYuDio4ti This is a detailed devlog video…
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · Aug 29
After finishing Asterworlds I found myself simply unable to continue with game development, even though I had been enjoying it so much! I felt utterly stuck and lost and at the time I didn't understand why I was feeling so paralyzed or how to move forward. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUXZ... #gamedev
Overthinking Almost Destroyed My GameDev Journey
Play Endless Coil free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io/endless-coil Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6HkQvSY_pPF8cYuDio4ti This has been a difficult video…
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · Aug 22
After a break of almost 3 months, I've finally created a new game. This is my fifth game and it's very simple. It's basically just Snake, kinda... youtu.be/_Uyvgkrvtk0 #gamedev #unity
After Almost 3 Months, I Finally Made My 5th Game (Snake!)
Play Endless Coil free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io/endless-coil-h3djam Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6HkQvSY_pPF8cYuDio4ti I've been stuck for a…
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · Jul 4
It's been over a month since my last game, and I have been struggling to get started on a new game project despite having quite a few game ideas. In this video I talk about burnout, self doubt, procrastination, games addiction etc! youtu.be/hQXKZLY3194 #gamedev #solodev
I'm Struggling - Still Not Started A New Game Project
Doloc Town on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2285550/Doloc_Town/Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6HkQvS...
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · Jun 6
I've been learning #gamedev for 3 months! I've used 2 engines (one framework), made 4 games and entered a #gamejam. This video is a look back at those first 3 months, the games I made, the jam results and a look ahead at what's next in my #gamedevjourney youtu.be/bBjLFJ7NtBQ #solodev #devlife
My First 3 Months of GameDev - 2 Engines, 4 Games, 1 Jam!
Play AsterWorlds free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io/asterworlds-gdtvjam-2025Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6Hk...
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · May 27
Honestly, I'm kinda blown away by the amazing feedback that I've got from my game so far in this #gdtvjam! I've been playing as many games as I can (34 so far!) and there are some gems here. It's amazing what some people have done in just 10 days. rheyan.itch.io/asterworlds-... #gamedev #gamejam
Asterworlds - #GDTVJam 2025 by Rheyan
A twist on the classic Asteroids game
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · May 26
Days 9 & 10 of the #GDTVJam 2025. The final build was uploaded just a couple of hours before I had to leave for work! But it is now DONE! I'm looking forward to playing many of the other jammer's games over the next few days 😀 youtu.be/QZ9cZL8F2LU #gamedev #gamejam #unity
GDTVJam 2025 Days 9 & 10 Devlog - The Game is COMPLETE!
Play AsterWorlds free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io/asterworlds-gdtvjam-2025Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6Hk...
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · May 25
Day 8 of the #GDTVJam 2025. I had to pivot on my game concept pretty heavily because of the graphics issue. Today I set to work implementing a new system for integrating planets into the game. I end the day on a game-breaking bug! :-( youtu.be/CrKFBOvmOGc #gamedev #unity
GDTVJam 2025 Day 8 Devlog - The End is in Sight!
Play AsterWorlds free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io/asterworlds-gdtvjam-2025Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6Hk...
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · May 24
Experimenting with a little voice acting! This is AI generated using ElevenLabs. #gamedev #solodev #unity
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · May 23
Day 7 of the #GDTVJam 2025. I started out with a clear(ish) vision for the game, but when I went to implement it today, I realised that it simply doesn't work graphically! I've had to really pivot to move forward and I'm still stuck. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdiL... #gamedev #unity #asteroids
GDTVJam 2025 Day 7 - Original Concept Just Doesn't Work
Play AsterWorlds free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io/asterworlds-gdtvjam-2025Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6Hk...
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Caroline Middlebrook @rheyan.bsky.social · May 22
Day 6 of the #GDTVJam 2025. Today has been a very long, difficult and frustrating day! I've managed to do a major rewrite of a key section of the code and I've made a decision about what I'm going to do with the game going forwards. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IId... #gamedev #unity
GDTVJam 2025 Day 6 - Infinite Procedurally Generated World
Play AsterWorlds free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io/asterworlds-gdtvjam-2025Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6Hk...
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