Aura/Moom
@moomanibe.bsky.social
She/her. Gamedev. Animation Lead at Ivy Road on Wanderstop.
Personal blog is here: https://auratriolo.com/blog/
Also find me on mastodon at https://mastodon.social/@MOOMANiBE
Personal blog is here: https://auratriolo.com/blog/
Also find me on mastodon at https://mastodon.social/@MOOMANiBE
....also video-game-wise they published two editions of the game Personal Automated Wagging System and the discrepancy in the publisher branding was what led me down this rabbit hole last year to begin with
November 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
....also video-game-wise they published two editions of the game Personal Automated Wagging System and the discrepancy in the publisher branding was what led me down this rabbit hole last year to begin with
shoutout to that time i painstakingly de-perspectived a map that shows up for a fraction of a second in Kingsglaive showing that even late in movie production there was supposed to be a land bridge between northern lucis and the empire that got cut
November 22, 2025 at 6:19 AM
shoutout to that time i painstakingly de-perspectived a map that shows up for a fraction of a second in Kingsglaive showing that even late in movie production there was supposed to be a land bridge between northern lucis and the empire that got cut
Any sympathy I might have had for the Unknown Worlds founders sure evaporated as I read this racist and sexist screed that came out in discovery
![Quote from article: ""Korea—they are the Joe Pesci of countries. Charming until they're incredible [sic] nasty. It goes to 11 quickly. No filter," it adds. "It can be emotionally draining dealing with this, especially as male westerners. Males might be more problem-solvers and bring less emotion—they're [sic] biological reasons for this. Making games is about problem-solving. "](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2jjromh55tf7pp7s4hsvurf4/bafkreicrinlte7vvbds6nldifm473mhhuxyjegtnxnj56s7p2ekl76ee54@jpeg)
November 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Any sympathy I might have had for the Unknown Worlds founders sure evaporated as I read this racist and sexist screed that came out in discovery
(look closely, if you haven't, at some of the names of these external quarters)
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
(look closely, if you haven't, at some of the names of these external quarters)
(looking up a local city that's shown up in the news) oh, huh, "urban-planned Garden City", that sounds, interesting, what's that
(wikipedia page on Garden Cities) invented by a late-1800s journalist, his original plan posited to "prevent the ills of cities".... the ills... wait a minute.. *squint*
(wikipedia page on Garden Cities) invented by a late-1800s journalist, his original plan posited to "prevent the ills of cities".... the ills... wait a minute.. *squint*
November 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
(looking up a local city that's shown up in the news) oh, huh, "urban-planned Garden City", that sounds, interesting, what's that
(wikipedia page on Garden Cities) invented by a late-1800s journalist, his original plan posited to "prevent the ills of cities".... the ills... wait a minute.. *squint*
(wikipedia page on Garden Cities) invented by a late-1800s journalist, his original plan posited to "prevent the ills of cities".... the ills... wait a minute.. *squint*
I had to capture the intro to GP mode because it's just. this is how you fucking DO it
November 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I had to capture the intro to GP mode because it's just. this is how you fucking DO it
oh good new tactical nexus patchnotes
November 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
oh good new tactical nexus patchnotes
glad to see this guy is still the mascot of transformations
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
glad to see this guy is still the mascot of transformations
this is the ideal tutorial. you may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like
November 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
this is the ideal tutorial. you may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like
ok this one isn't the AI's fault but i do think it's really funny
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
ok this one isn't the AI's fault but i do think it's really funny
here's some greatest hits for you
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
here's some greatest hits for you
right okay as liz points out here that IS in fact how it works, engineer guy is a guest party member and not your permanent sidekick
November 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
right okay as liz points out here that IS in fact how it works, engineer guy is a guest party member and not your permanent sidekick
the other thing I suspect is notable here is that his dedicated healthbar on your hud has an _icon_ next to it that might imply there's room for a like. party? of people? or at least characters with different 'roles'? not sure what to make of that
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
the other thing I suspect is notable here is that his dedicated healthbar on your hud has an _icon_ next to it that might imply there's room for a like. party? of people? or at least characters with different 'roles'? not sure what to make of that
"Guy who nags you when you don't immediately find an item in metroid" is one of those sentences to make anyone who has previous experience with the series break into a cold sweat
November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"Guy who nags you when you don't immediately find an item in metroid" is one of those sentences to make anyone who has previous experience with the series break into a cold sweat
currently experiencing a "Noodle Battle"
November 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM
currently experiencing a "Noodle Battle"
I want to reiterate that this is a soccer RPG
November 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I want to reiterate that this is a soccer RPG
I love sports anime
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I love sports anime
we've officially reached the point where games are parodying discord for their group chats instead of LINE or Twitter
November 14, 2025 at 5:12 AM
we've officially reached the point where games are parodying discord for their group chats instead of LINE or Twitter
you know what? that's fair
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 AM
you know what? that's fair
this is the intro cutscene in a game where you make children play soccer
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
this is the intro cutscene in a game where you make children play soccer
I'm always saying this
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I'm always saying this
before I get started playing the game I've decided to try out the included, mystifying "build your own online city" mode. I haven't unlocked any buildings in the campaign yet so all i have is this gigantic head that the developers distributed for free. it will be the centerpiece of my town
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 AM
before I get started playing the game I've decided to try out the included, mystifying "build your own online city" mode. I haven't unlocked any buildings in the campaign yet so all i have is this gigantic head that the developers distributed for free. it will be the centerpiece of my town
I can't tell if this is a bug or not but my soccersona looks INCREDIBLY upset about existing
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I can't tell if this is a bug or not but my soccersona looks INCREDIBLY upset about existing
I have created my soccersona
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I have created my soccersona