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Husband, dad, vegan, graphic designer, illustrator, pixel artist, indie game dev. Aspiring to be woke. Likes birds. (he/him) 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.gamedev.place/@Braininabowl, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
So, I've been using #bun for my #vue and #nuxt projects (because my teacher recommended it and it seemed easy), but now I learn that they're owned by Anthropic. So it's time to migrate to an alternative. #nodejs and #deno seem to be the main options. Can anyone advice me on this? Can they […]
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026
It's funny, back on other social media I used to get a kick out of getting more followers. Here in the fediverse I get that from finding cool and/or interesting people to follow.
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026
Finished my latest #linocut #print. #linoprint #frog #coffee
A black and white linocut print featuring a frog holding a hot beverage, framed with a simple art-deco border.
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026
#QT chaosfem.tw/@NewSunRising/117070517… Anyone in my network able to help out? @NewSunRising would like to find more #ambientmusic folks to connect with, and creative people who can help create non-AI #visualization for its music. #askfedi #noai #collaboration
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@Braininabowl@mastodon.gamedev.place I create ambient music on my own. OK the plugins themselves were AI generated, and they're also driven manually, by my own hands on the computer, in a daw. The part I can't do, that I'd *love* some help with, is getting visuals on those pieces. Right now I'm using an audio visualizer, also AI-coded, that I have no way of verifying the output of because of blindness. More generally? I miss being around others who do the things I do. The ambient music corner of the internet is full of... people who may or may not be using AI as a primary output mechanism, and it shows. I don't want to get views or stand out. I also don't want to have AI visuals, even AI visuals a step down from being wholesail generated by a model itself, slapped onto my stuff, unless 1, there's no other option I know looks appropriate for the soundtrack behind them and, 2, I can get visuals on it first to figure out whether it's *actually* photosensativity safe, as I'd spesificly asked for, or not.
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Rosanna Sibora @rosannasibora.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026
“After just “10 minutes of AI-assisted problem-solving, people who lost access to the AI performed worse and gave up more frequently than those who never used it”. An MIT study showed that test groups who used ChatGPT had the lowest brain activity and “consistently underperformed at neural […]
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026
#silentsunday
A bee crawling backwards out of a purple flower
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026
#silentsunday
A lonely watchtower
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 12/07/2026
#silentsunday
A snail, looking very determined.
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2026
"Only the cringe are free" - Margaret Killjoy #quoteoftheday #wholesome
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 18/06/2026
You ever have those days where some things seem just slightly off, or where one weird thing happens without anyone remarking on it, and you start to wonder if you've stumbled into a very near parallel universe, and you spend your entire day in doubt, wondering what other surprises this reality […]
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 22/05/2026
For anyone who's into #soulslike games (especially #DemonsSouls and the first #darksouls), go check out the free #Mouseward demo at store.steampowered.com/app/1188410/…. It streamlines some systems in neat and interesting ways while really nailing the feel of those earlier […]
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 03/05/2026
Internet is like Faerie Never accept a gift without offering something of equal value. And never give your true name.
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 08/04/2026
And this beautiful game on grief is out now! If you want to support Arab-made work about the Arab world, history, arts, and culture -especially in a time of destruction and erasure towards our people- I cannot recommend this game more. store.steampowered.com/app/3451680/...
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Save 10% on The House of Hikmah on Steam
The House of Hikmah is a fully voice-acted, narrative-driven 3D adventure game exploring grief, legacy and the search for answers after profound loss. Solve puzzles, encounter historical scholars of t...
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 26/03/2026
Hey Fediverse! Do you have #recommendations for good, affordable #webhosting, preferably of the type that allows me to have fun with nodejs shenanigans? Preferably EU-based, privacy-friendly, etc. DEI, environmentalism and other woke stuff are plusses too. I'm pretty happy with my current […]
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 23/03/2026
Had a rare movie night, and this one was a banger! "A Dark Song" is a low-budget Welsh/Irish horror mystery that's basically an hour of slow, steady buildup of dread and weirdness leading into 20 minutes of bonkers ending. Highly recommended!
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 21/03/2026
So, I guess I accidentally started making another #7DRL. #playdate #pulp #roguelike
A yellow PlayDate handheld console displaying a traditional ASCII roguelike.
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 21/03/2026
I still regularly think about this wonderful bit of poetry: mastodon.art/@emmajuettner/10810347…
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Emma (@emmajuettner@mastodon.art)
Attached: 1 image hello world! I'm new to mastodon, just figuring out how everything works. lately I've been doing knitting, generative art, & collage poetry and mostly hoping to find a space to share creative stuff I'm doing & connect with other cool people.
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 11/03/2026
I took the time to throw my #7DRL on GitHub. It's under the MIT license, so make use of it however you wish. github.com/BraininaBowl/Corridor-Fi…
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GitHub - BraininaBowl/Corridor-Fight-Scene-7DRL2026: A traditional roguelike made in 7 days for 7DRL2026
A traditional roguelike made in 7 days for 7DRL2026 - BraininaBowl/Corridor-Fight-Scene-7DRL2026
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 09/03/2026
Another #7DRL finished: braininabowl.itch.io/corridor-fight…
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Corridor Fight Scene by Brain in a Bowl
One hero. One exit. A whole lot of mooks between them.
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 05/03/2026
Writing enemy AI routines is hard, You know? #7drl
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 02/03/2026
It's that wonderful time of the year again. #7DRL
A snippet of JavaScript code, used to find a random empty spot on a map.
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 24/02/2026
While searching for a job I've been forced to get back on #LinkedIn, and wow. That place always was kinda sad, but these days it's downright terrifying.
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 23/02/2026
Update for the "I've forgotten almost everything about Dark Souls" replay: Ornstein and Smough went down in the fourth attempt. Strength build truly is the #easy mode here. Now back to Blighttown, I vaguely remember there's something with a secret door I should do there. #darksouls #replay
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 23/02/2026
#Coffee!
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 20/02/2026
As a fun side project, I created a password generator in html/js. (live: braininabowl.github.io/Paswurdium source: github.com/BraininaBowl/Paswurdium). Some of it creations turn out to be quite #poetic - The-angry-house-sleeps-once-the-river-thinks - A.angry.computer.thinks […]
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 18/02/2026
I've achieved a gamer's dearest wish: I've not played Dark Souls for long enough to not remember most of it. I've started a new run, I'm in Anor Londo and find myself pleasantly baffled. #darksouls #praisethesun
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 23/01/2026
Asking for a project I'm working on: is there a more #neutral and #inclusive set of terms for whitelisting and blacklisting?
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 01/12/2025
I made a thing again: *Can't be careful on a skateboard, man!* is a #pico8 #skateboarding game based on the little known secondary story playing in the background of Stephen King's It. braininabowl.itch.io/cant-be-carefu… #picostevemo
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Can't be careful on a skateboard, man! by Brain in a Bowl
On a roll through Derry, Maine
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 07/11/2025
It's that time of the year again, when #picostevemo is in full swing and everybody (yes, including you) spends the month making a #pico8 game based on the work of Stephen King. itch.io/jam/picostevemo-3
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PiCoSteveMo 3
A game jam from 2025-11-01 to 2025-12-01 hosted by BaseCase. PiCoSteveMo is a noncompetitive month-long jam where participants create a PICO-8 game inspired by a Stephen King work. This is the third installment...
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 06/11/2025
Bird #photography #ILikeBirds #bird #heron #monochrome #naturephotography
High contrast monochrome picture of a heron wading through and reflected in water, lighted starkly by the parking lot in the background.
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 04/11/2025
Two more #linocut prints to add to my portfolio. It's hard to express the satisfaction it gives to draw one of these by hand, cut it, print it, and then have the physical result of your labor. #mastoart #art #printmaking #prints
Two framed linocut prints, one portraying a fairly realistic and detailed hedgehog, the other more stylized depicting the silhouette of a cat in front of a full moon.
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2025
I used to think "I use Arch [Linux]" was a sentence closely related to "Do you read Sutter Cane?", but now I've been running it for a week in my laptop (via CachyOS) and I must admit I really like it. I've picked Niri as my desktop on a whim, and it's incredibly smooth and usable. I've always […]
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2025
And that's another game wrapped: I just finished A Forest, my #nonviolent tradtional #roguelike. While designing a non-violent roguelike, I might have accidentally stumbled into interactive fiction. braininabowl.itch.io/a-forest #14drl #gamedev #nonviolentgames
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A Forest by Brain in a Bowl
A roguelike interactive fiction walking simulator
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2025
Finished my third #linocut #print design last week: Vicar #Amelia from #Bloodborne. This was my first time using that new-fangled ez-cut material instead of old-fashioned #linoleum, there's definite up- and downsides to both.
A black-and-white linocut print of the Bloodborne character Vicar Amelia: A werewolf-deer-cat-hybrid wearing a veil are holding a pendant.
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 30/05/2025
Last year I picked up #linocut #printing as a hobby, and yesterday I finished my second #design. There's something incredibly satisfying about making a design, cutting it out by hand, and then printing it by hand. #linoprint #mastoart
A monochrome linocut print featuring a crowned magpie, a flower, and a beetle.A monochrome linocut print featuring a lizard.
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 11/05/2025
I've been going through my box of old #doodles and #sketches, stuff spanning from college to my first job, and some of these are surprisingly nice. There's #weird creatures, visual puns, and plain #silliness.
A hand-drawn armadillo with a cup of tea.A ballpoint drawing of two pieces of toilet paper that don't want to be separated.A ballpoint drawing of a wendigo taking a cigarette break.A drawing of a ... whale serpent?
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 14/04/2025
Sharing this from my job (not on Mastodon). If you're into #eventdriven systems, #eventsourcing, #ddd, or anything like that, you should come hang out. It's pretty cool. AxonIQ Conference 2025 is open for real-world talks — the messy, hard-won lessons […] [Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
A flashy visual advertising AxonIQ Conference 2025
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2025
Now that I finished making my #roguelike for #7drl2025, I can finally resume work on my #Playdate pulp project, which is to make a roguelike. I finally managed to get a spell selection menu that I'm happy with, which has been a roadblock for the longest time. #indiedev #gamedev #ui
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 20/03/2025
Okay, #music masto, please help me out. I'm looking for music to match my mood: Something like Ólafur Arnalds or Sigur Ros but more #metal, or #Opeth but less metal. Basically, I'm looking for the hallway point between Kveikur and Blackwater Park. It's there such a thing as moody wistful […]
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 11/03/2025
Oh, that #7DRL #roguelike #game I made is also #opensource, in case you're wondering how it all works: github.com/BraininaBowl/Quartz-7DRL…
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GitHub - BraininaBowl/Quartz-7DRL2025
Contribute to BraininaBowl/Quartz-7DRL2025 development by creating an account on GitHub.
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 09/03/2025
And that's another #7drl finished. It was a crazy rush near the end, but I managed to create a new, original, roguelike game in seven days! braininabowl.itch.io/quartz #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike
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Quartz by Brain in a Bowl
Documentation pending
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 09/03/2025
Work on my #7drl entry is ongoing. Less than a day left to turn this into an actual game! braininabowl.itch.io/quartz/devlog/…
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Day 6: Hubris
I should have known better. Fiction told us not to mess with time travel. Authors told us not to write about time travel. Physicist told us time travel is really bloody difficult. And I thought: Yeah,...
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 05/03/2025
Looking pretty! #7drl #gamedev #roguelike
A screenshot of a simulated crt monitor displaying a _very_ chunky roguelike game.
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 02/03/2025
It's time for #7DRL2025, where I (and a lot of other people) will be making a #roguelike game in 7 days. You can follow my progress at braininabowl.itch.io/quartz/devlog/…, if you like. #7DRL #gamedev #indiedev
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Setting up
Time for this years' 7 Day rogue-like! In 2024 I was quite successful, my project for 2023 was terribly scoped and a complete failure. This year, I've tried to keep my scope in check while still havin...
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 25/02/2025
A rare #kaiju attack in The Hague today as a giant #crow terrorizes the harbour.
A truly hilarious photo of an actual crow in a miniature city.
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 28/01/2025
In my enthusiasm for the upcoming #7DRL2025 I decided to #opensource last years' entry Piss and Vinegar. I'll probably be reusing some of this code, so why shouldn't you? github.com/BraininaBowl/Piss-and-Vi… #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike #7DRL
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GitHub - BraininaBowl/Piss-and-Vinegar-7DRL2024: A traditional roguelike made in 7 days for 7DRL2024
A traditional roguelike made in 7 days for 7DRL2024 - BraininaBowl/Piss-and-Vinegar-7DRL2024
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2025
So, I'm trying the new #surf client for Mastodon (and other stuff) and it's cool and ... different? The design is sublime, and the UX of browsing through posts feels *very* nice, but it's very different from what I'm used to. No longer just scrolling through the timeline and catching up with […]
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🧠 @braininabowl.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 24/01/2025
I made a little wooden lockbox for a treasure hunt for my daughter. There really was only one possible combination for the lock... #immersivesim #451
A photo depicting the front of a homemade wooden lockbox. The numbers on the combination lock read "451".
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
A helpful gift shopping algorithm that I made for @theguardian.com a couple of years ago.
A very complex diagram which begins with the question "Do you need a a gift for someone" but, despite many questions and choices, always suggests either giving a book or buying a book for yourself, or gets in a huff and says "I give up!".
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