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Aaron Hedquist

@aarhed.bsky.social

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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

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MJ Smiles @misajoy.bsky.social · 3d

I'm excited for this one!
I hope there are lots of interesting questions for our talented devs.🤓

Polyarc Games @polyarcgames.com · 3d

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!

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Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · 4d

#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

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AndresPlays🎮 @andresplays.bsky.social · 18d

Currently playing the Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss preview. It's technically and artistically impressive. @polyarcgames.com has created something special. More coverage soon.

A screenshot from Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss. It's a beautiful fantasy landscape surrounding a tabletop map in the middle.

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Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · 18d

#Onwords dev blog

My game is looking more like… a game? Finished a lot of work on the level editor which allows for these more creative levels and obstacles, then did a quick UI pass.

Footage is sped up because I am bad at my own game lol

#indiedev #gamedev

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Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · Oct 1

#Onwords dev blog

Playing with my new level editor, which allows for more interesting shapes and challenges. Each doorway will attach to a new level, so who knows where you will end up...🤔

#indiedev #gamedev

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Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · Sep 1

I wish they had sprayed them down with the halftime fire hose

Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · Jul 31

Love our new Quill plushie!

www.makeship.com/products/qui...

#vrgaming

Quill Plushie

Quill has always been more than just a character in Moss—she’s a companion, a tiny but mighty hero, and a dear friend. From the moment she extended her hand and you reached back, a special bond was fo...

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Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · Jul 8

#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

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Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · Apr 15

Thank you! Interesting, I’ve only heard of Wordatro. I’m not certain yet if this will be a full roguelike with a lot of meta progression, or maybe just cosmetics.

Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · Apr 14

Hello! I might do both, but focusing on mobile / portrait layout right now. You are correct about the mouse cursor 🙂

Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · Apr 13

#Onwords dev log 🔠🐧

Experimenting with "fog of word", where the collectibles aren't revealed to you until you discover them through making words.

#gamedev #indiedev

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wei 韡 @weiology.bsky.social · Apr 7

Joining the #ColorQuill painting party 🖌️🎨

Featuring Quill from @polyarcgames.com and drawn in @vermillionvr.bsky.social

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Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · Mar 26

#Onwords dev log 🔠🐧

Now you have little islands to go to that give you coins, instead of just going straight to the exit. What will the coins give you? 🤔

#indiedev #gamedev

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MJ Smiles @misajoy.bsky.social · Mar 24

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.

Polyarc Games @polyarcgames.com · Mar 24

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/...

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The Onion @theonion.com · Mar 21

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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Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · Mar 22

Now the interminable wait for #GDC2025 to post the videos of all the sessions I couldn’t see

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Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · Mar 21

Facts #gdc

Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · Mar 20

Good start to Thursday! Also, how is it already Thursday? #gdc

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Morgan Baker @momoxmia.bsky.social · Mar 20

GDC needs a nap lounge

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Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · Mar 19

Me trying the seesaw pirate ship one 🏴‍☠️⛵️

It was a real thigh workout! #gdc

Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · Mar 19

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

Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · Mar 18

More #gdc things I don’t have room in my suitcase to buy… so time to buy another suitcase

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Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · Mar 18

Also they have a lot of vinyl!

Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · Mar 18

Found some cool books in the #GDC store.

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Aaron Hedquist @aarhed.bsky.social · Mar 18

Fellow former mobile dev here! Happy to meet up, DM if you want

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