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Ben Chandler

@threeohfour.bsky.social

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I make games! Known for Old Skies, Expelled!, Nighthawks, Unavowed, Technobabylon, Blackwell Epiphany, Shardlight, Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator and more. :)

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 14d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 7d

It doesn't yet, but I was making my own sigil font at 6:50 this morning...

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Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 7d

Yeah I was thinking about panpsychism too much last night okay but the game will be weird and interesting.

Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 7d

Actually you just know that extra-terrestrial beings would have a fourth dimensional form of reddit where they roast each other's choice of crop circle font.

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Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 7d

I would almost suggest it is irrational to *not* dream.

Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 7d

I am rational enough to understand that crop circles are not celestial keys to unlocking forgotten arcane knowledge, but romantic enough to imagine a world in which they are.

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Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 7d

I do not think I could elucidate on how this change happened. I think the more time you spend doing something, the more opinions and fine details you will bring to that thing. For me it happened organically as much as it did through applied study and experimentation.

Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you very much!

Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 7d

When I was small I did not daydream about jetpacks, flying cars or space travel. I daydreamed about crop circles, arcane alphabets, secret places, Gods hidden in nature. I think that's why I'm making an adventure game.

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Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 13d

Very fun layouts!

Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 13d

When I get successful beyond belief I'm gonna hire you to come do graphic design on a game UI for me.

Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 13d

This looks amazing, great stuff.

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Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 13d

Oh that's COOL!

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BlindCoyote 🔜 BLFC @blindcoyote.com · 15d

Honestly, the best way to make an artist’s day is by being very specific about what you like about a piece. Geek out a lil. Gush over how they use line, color, texture. Every mark is layed down by the artist, so if you can connect with those little moments, it helps the artist feel seen.

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Rob Caporetto @ #MIGW25 @robcap.bsky.social · 15d

Got a NEW VIDEO for y'all!

Gradius Advance/Galaxies/Generation may not be the first entry you think of, but it not only is a great way to blast Bacterions on the go, but also wants to help you be a better Vic Viper pilot!

#retrogaming #gba #gameboyadvance #gradius

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Gradius Advance (GBA): Mastering the Art of Blasting Bacterions - Beyond The Scanlines #127

YouTube video by Beyond The Scanlines

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Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 16d

Interesting, I don't know either of these! I'll add them to my list, thank you!

Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 16d

Hellll yes

Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 17d

Yes, they're very good at camouflage.

Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 17d

My hemisphere is southern!

Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you!

Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 17d

Happy to share the sunshine!

Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 17d

Another perfect spring day! I ended up walking 35km this weekend. I have missed the sun, and I can feel myself recharged by it. Now I spring to life like a thorny weed in the garden - unexpected and strange, and full of vigour.

A sandwich, thermos of coffee, and segmented grapefruit sitting next to a canvas backpack on a lichen-covered granite rock in the middle of a scrubby clearing.

An ornate dragon, very well camouflaged among the granite rock.

A pink lace variety of honey-myrtle, with brush shaped pale pink blossoms among thin, green leaves. (commonly called 'melaleuca' around here)

A cluster of tadpoles in a shallow rockpool, churning the water into mud as they feed.

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Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 18d

I’ve only just started it, but am enjoying it! I liked The Starless Sea.

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Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social · 18d

The sun gives me energy, like a weed in the garden. And I always cut my citrus like this, haha. It’s the perfect shape for getting the flesh out neatly and leaving a clean pith and rind behind.