Christer Kaitila [GameDev]
@mcfunkypants.bsky.social
Optimist #gamedev since 93. Keynoted two Ludum Dares and a Global Game Jam. Wrote 2 paper books, 80 songs, and 150 game jam games.
http://christerkaitila.com
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http://soundcloud.com/mcfunkypants/
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here have a textured torus
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 AM
here have a textured torus
February Album Writing Month
website fawm.org
follow @fawmchallenge.bsky.social
Join hundreds of people making as much music as possible all month! . #FAWM has a great community with actual nice human beings.
This is the (omg) FOURTEENTH year I've participated.
MAKE MUSIC, IT WILL BRING YOU JOY
website fawm.org
follow @fawmchallenge.bsky.social
Join hundreds of people making as much music as possible all month! . #FAWM has a great community with actual nice human beings.
This is the (omg) FOURTEENTH year I've participated.
MAKE MUSIC, IT WILL BRING YOU JOY
February 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
February Album Writing Month
website fawm.org
follow @fawmchallenge.bsky.social
Join hundreds of people making as much music as possible all month! . #FAWM has a great community with actual nice human beings.
This is the (omg) FOURTEENTH year I've participated.
MAKE MUSIC, IT WILL BRING YOU JOY
website fawm.org
follow @fawmchallenge.bsky.social
Join hundreds of people making as much music as possible all month! . #FAWM has a great community with actual nice human beings.
This is the (omg) FOURTEENTH year I've participated.
MAKE MUSIC, IT WILL BRING YOU JOY
January 8, 2026 at 7:39 PM
coding some really fast running movement today
January 5, 2026 at 11:54 PM
coding some really fast running movement today
this week I did a lot of #gamedev coding for a speedrunning game's movement! eventually I hope to implement wall running, drifting, and wingsuit gliding, all the time trying to make it "feel faster" using tricks like a speed boost that changes fov and adds speed lines to the edge of the camera
December 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
this week I did a lot of #gamedev coding for a speedrunning game's movement! eventually I hope to implement wall running, drifting, and wingsuit gliding, all the time trying to make it "feel faster" using tricks like a speed boost that changes fov and adds speed lines to the edge of the camera
We just released a new game!
TALON SOLITAIRE 🦅♥♠♦♣
- made by seven people including myself
- plays on your web browser/phone/tablet
- no ads or anything like that
Relax and play a hand today!
patrickmck.itch.io/talon
TALON SOLITAIRE 🦅♥♠♦♣
- made by seven people including myself
- plays on your web browser/phone/tablet
- no ads or anything like that
Relax and play a hand today!
patrickmck.itch.io/talon
December 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
We just released a new game!
TALON SOLITAIRE 🦅♥♠♦♣
- made by seven people including myself
- plays on your web browser/phone/tablet
- no ads or anything like that
Relax and play a hand today!
patrickmck.itch.io/talon
TALON SOLITAIRE 🦅♥♠♦♣
- made by seven people including myself
- plays on your web browser/phone/tablet
- no ads or anything like that
Relax and play a hand today!
patrickmck.itch.io/talon
Global Game Jam registration is now open!
- follow @globalgamejam.bsky.social
- sign up to join the fun on January 26th:
- globalgamejam.org
- follow @globalgamejam.bsky.social
- sign up to join the fun on January 26th:
- globalgamejam.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Global Game Jam registration is now open!
- follow @globalgamejam.bsky.social
- sign up to join the fun on January 26th:
- globalgamejam.org
- follow @globalgamejam.bsky.social
- sign up to join the fun on January 26th:
- globalgamejam.org
doing the classic #gamedev trick of inverted normals for a volumetric light beam effect, ie. the tube only has an inside not an outside
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
doing the classic #gamedev trick of inverted normals for a volumetric light beam effect, ie. the tube only has an inside not an outside
here's how I made the ring shaped sprite: started with stars and used photoshop PINCH then made the edges transparent
November 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
here's how I made the ring shaped sprite: started with stars and used photoshop PINCH then made the edges transparent
made a wormhole lightspeed effect in js today. =)
I photoshopped a star picture into a ring-shaped transparent sprite, then in code draw eight copies at different scales based on the current time. whole thing is 25 lines of code yay
I photoshopped a star picture into a ring-shaped transparent sprite, then in code draw eight copies at different scales based on the current time. whole thing is 25 lines of code yay
November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
made a wormhole lightspeed effect in js today. =)
I photoshopped a star picture into a ring-shaped transparent sprite, then in code draw eight copies at different scales based on the current time. whole thing is 25 lines of code yay
I photoshopped a star picture into a ring-shaped transparent sprite, then in code draw eight copies at different scales based on the current time. whole thing is 25 lines of code yay
had some fun today working on a classic "speed lines" particle effect for when you boost
November 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
had some fun today working on a classic "speed lines" particle effect for when you boost
Today I discovered the new "Unity Studio" which runs in a web browser. Beta test only, but looks really cool! Sign up with a #gamedev work email only (no gmail allowed) unity.com/campaign/uni...
November 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today I discovered the new "Unity Studio" which runs in a web browser. Beta test only, but looks really cool! Sign up with a #gamedev work email only (no gmail allowed) unity.com/campaign/uni...
I love adding critters to game worlds using a simple particle system so you can draw as many as you want with almost zero performance cost. Here are some fish that orient to a random velocity with noise; one draw call for all, no code, just a bunch of "sparks" really
October 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I love adding critters to game worlds using a simple particle system so you can draw as many as you want with almost zero performance cost. Here are some fish that orient to a random velocity with noise; one draw call for all, no code, just a bunch of "sparks" really
it is such a joy to be able to work on an effect inspired by "the" classic win98 solitaire gameover screen!!
might iterate next week and make them leave trails by not clearing the background like in the oldschool original
#gamedev #screenshotsaturday #phaser #typescript
might iterate next week and make them leave trails by not clearing the background like in the oldschool original
#gamedev #screenshotsaturday #phaser #typescript
October 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
it is such a joy to be able to work on an effect inspired by "the" classic win98 solitaire gameover screen!!
might iterate next week and make them leave trails by not clearing the background like in the oldschool original
#gamedev #screenshotsaturday #phaser #typescript
might iterate next week and make them leave trails by not clearing the background like in the oldschool original
#gamedev #screenshotsaturday #phaser #typescript
I love #godot multiMeshInstance3d which can spawn 150k grass meshes on my terrain and since it uses gpu instancing and only one node3d in the scene it's still 60fps+
September 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I love #godot multiMeshInstance3d which can spawn 150k grass meshes on my terrain and since it uses gpu instancing and only one node3d in the scene it's still 60fps+
just joined a cool new #gamedev project at devpods.gg - A SOLITAIRE GAME!!! we're coding it in #typescript using #phaser - I can't wait to show it to you all in december
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
just joined a cool new #gamedev project at devpods.gg - A SOLITAIRE GAME!!! we're coding it in #typescript using #phaser - I can't wait to show it to you all in december
#screenshotsaturday currently making an RPG in #godot at devpods.gg with some cool folks. graphic novel style, I'm drawing the textures on paper with markers and watercolour paint just for fun
September 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
#screenshotsaturday currently making an RPG in #godot at devpods.gg with some cool folks. graphic novel style, I'm drawing the textures on paper with markers and watercolour paint just for fun
I've contributed to over 100 different game projects on github so far! github.com/McFunkypants
so many happy memories! (and a few painful ones too lol)
#gamedev
so many happy memories! (and a few painful ones too lol)
#gamedev
August 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I've contributed to over 100 different game projects on github so far! github.com/McFunkypants
so many happy memories! (and a few painful ones too lol)
#gamedev
so many happy memories! (and a few painful ones too lol)
#gamedev
I've contributed to over 100 different game projects on github so far! github.com/McFunkypants
so many happy memories! (and a few painful ones too lol)
#gamedev
so many happy memories! (and a few painful ones too lol)
#gamedev
August 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I've contributed to over 100 different game projects on github so far! github.com/McFunkypants
so many happy memories! (and a few painful ones too lol)
#gamedev
so many happy memories! (and a few painful ones too lol)
#gamedev
today's #gamedev fun included starting work on a space level for an on-rails flying game featuring a witch on a broomstick. (black magic lets you breathe in space of course)
work in progress with a lot more detail and gameplay to come (speed boosts, hazards like spinning lasers to dodge etc)
work in progress with a lot more detail and gameplay to come (speed boosts, hazards like spinning lasers to dodge etc)
August 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
today's #gamedev fun included starting work on a space level for an on-rails flying game featuring a witch on a broomstick. (black magic lets you breathe in space of course)
work in progress with a lot more detail and gameplay to come (speed boosts, hazards like spinning lasers to dodge etc)
work in progress with a lot more detail and gameplay to come (speed boosts, hazards like spinning lasers to dodge etc)
The #js13kgames competition is on!
Tons of prizes (100 t-shirts!), no entry fee, the challenge is to make a game in only 13kb! This jam has been around for over a decade. Join the fun. I am one of the #gamedev judges.
THIS YEAR'S THEME: "BLACK CAT"
js13kgames.com/2025/prizes
Tons of prizes (100 t-shirts!), no entry fee, the challenge is to make a game in only 13kb! This jam has been around for over a decade. Join the fun. I am one of the #gamedev judges.
THIS YEAR'S THEME: "BLACK CAT"
js13kgames.com/2025/prizes
August 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The #js13kgames competition is on!
Tons of prizes (100 t-shirts!), no entry fee, the challenge is to make a game in only 13kb! This jam has been around for over a decade. Join the fun. I am one of the #gamedev judges.
THIS YEAR'S THEME: "BLACK CAT"
js13kgames.com/2025/prizes
Tons of prizes (100 t-shirts!), no entry fee, the challenge is to make a game in only 13kb! This jam has been around for over a decade. Join the fun. I am one of the #gamedev judges.
THIS YEAR'S THEME: "BLACK CAT"
js13kgames.com/2025/prizes