Loren Crain
@bluehexagons.com
End of Blackjack is coming soon.
Generalist developer: low-level,
web, games, graphics, servers.
Available for freelance work.
https://linktr.ee/bluehexagons
Antistatic dev | Photographer | SSBM Yoshi (Terral)
Generalist developer: low-level,
web, games, graphics, servers.
Available for freelance work.
https://linktr.ee/bluehexagons
Antistatic dev | Photographer | SSBM Yoshi (Terral)
End of Blackjack's reveal trailer was my first serious attempt to edit a video. I think it came out OK despite rushing it, but I'm hoping to do a better job next time.
October 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
End of Blackjack's reveal trailer was my first serious attempt to edit a video. I think it came out OK despite rushing it, but I'm hoping to do a better job next time.
The world is over, but this machine lets humanity play a forgotten game for the last time.
There is still plenty to do before launch, but getting End of Blackjack's Steam page up is a big milestone.
store.steampowered.com/app/3884650/...
There is still plenty to do before launch, but getting End of Blackjack's Steam page up is a big milestone.
store.steampowered.com/app/3884650/...
October 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The world is over, but this machine lets humanity play a forgotten game for the last time.
There is still plenty to do before launch, but getting End of Blackjack's Steam page up is a big milestone.
store.steampowered.com/app/3884650/...
There is still plenty to do before launch, but getting End of Blackjack's Steam page up is a big milestone.
store.steampowered.com/app/3884650/...
I didn't intend for the file to be this large, but I almost got to avoid encoding it again.
October 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I didn't intend for the file to be this large, but I almost got to avoid encoding it again.
Mantidflies are also very cool. This one randomly landed on me while I was indoors and waited around for its photo to be taken.
October 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Mantidflies are also very cool. This one randomly landed on me while I was indoors and waited around for its photo to be taken.
Some of my Phob 1 builds from back when I worked on Gamecube controllers. The clear one was made from junk parts, and the white one is still my main. Good times. More info in the alt text.
September 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Some of my Phob 1 builds from back when I worked on Gamecube controllers. The clear one was made from junk parts, and the white one is still my main. Good times. More info in the alt text.
Got curious where I took this seagull photo on my first time in San Francisco and went to check a map. This must be a popular perch, because there's also one in the street view image.
September 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Got curious where I took this seagull photo on my first time in San Francisco and went to check a map. This must be a popular perch, because there's also one in the street view image.
I accidentally bought worms that were too big from the pet store once, but they seemed well-received. I also got a very Metal photo of her eating one.
September 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I accidentally bought worms that were too big from the pet store once, but they seemed well-received. I also got a very Metal photo of her eating one.
A great friend. She lived for almost an entire typical mantis lifespan despite being fully grown when I found her, and even made an (assumed sterile) ootheca while I was around.
September 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A great friend. She lived for almost an entire typical mantis lifespan despite being fully grown when I found her, and even made an (assumed sterile) ootheca while I was around.
A few years ago, I met this huge mantis in my yard. I learned it's problematic for the native mantis populations, so I took that as a good excuse to adopt it.
September 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A few years ago, I met this huge mantis in my yard. I learned it's problematic for the native mantis populations, so I took that as a good excuse to adopt it.
I only got one good chance to go to a tide pool while I was in California. I wish that I could go again now that I have better camera gear.
September 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I only got one good chance to go to a tide pool while I was in California. I wish that I could go again now that I have better camera gear.
Visiting a tidepool convinced me that I had to do macro photography
September 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Visiting a tidepool convinced me that I had to do macro photography
My favorite clip from playing Melee as my favorite character
September 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
My favorite clip from playing Melee as my favorite character
Still no coneflowers, but some of the sunflowers keep blooming.
August 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Still no coneflowers, but some of the sunflowers keep blooming.
Cool way to start my day
August 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Cool way to start my day
Nearing the end of my backlog, but I'm still finding a few I like.
#macro #photography #nature #spiders
#macro #photography #nature #spiders
July 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Nearing the end of my backlog, but I'm still finding a few I like.
#macro #photography #nature #spiders
#macro #photography #nature #spiders
A fly on a cable, gazing wistfully into the beyond
July 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A fly on a cable, gazing wistfully into the beyond
Good thing spiders have so many legs, or they'd have to worry about tripping in every loop. Carpet will be an unfortunate evolutionary pressure acting against bipedalism forming in invertebrates of this size.
July 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Good thing spiders have so many legs, or they'd have to worry about tripping in every loop. Carpet will be an unfortunate evolutionary pressure acting against bipedalism forming in invertebrates of this size.
Jumping spiders can observe regardless of their orientation
July 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Jumping spiders can observe regardless of their orientation
Quick edits of flowers I thought looked neat. Buttonbush?
July 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Quick edits of flowers I thought looked neat. Buttonbush?
She is certain that she has a job to do here, upon this moss-colored tapestry. The mechanism and purpose of this task, interspersed with dazzling flashes, is bewildering. Her composure is maintained.
July 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
She is certain that she has a job to do here, upon this moss-colored tapestry. The mechanism and purpose of this task, interspersed with dazzling flashes, is bewildering. Her composure is maintained.
I don't know this ant's backstory, but I bet it would make for a thrilling movie adaptation.
#MacroMonday
#MacroMonday
July 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I don't know this ant's backstory, but I bet it would make for a thrilling movie adaptation.
#MacroMonday
#MacroMonday
I didn't get the lighting or exposure great, but here are a few more of this ant family's visit.
July 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I didn't get the lighting or exposure great, but here are a few more of this ant family's visit.
These ants decided that the right place to keep their pupae during a storm was on my plug-in carbon monoxide sensor.
Photo taken some years ago. #MacroMonday
Photo taken some years ago. #MacroMonday
July 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
These ants decided that the right place to keep their pupae during a storm was on my plug-in carbon monoxide sensor.
Photo taken some years ago. #MacroMonday
Photo taken some years ago. #MacroMonday
