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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I built a handheld console from Scratch - A quick 3.5 minutes video explaining how I did it :) youtu.be/UZcDpu__DRo?... #indieGameDev #pixelArt

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A handheld STEM Home-made console [GAME 347]

YouTube video by Garage Collective

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Myself, and a bunch of devs talked with Nicholas Sutrich, from Android Central, after the devastating news of the last few days... Such a sad devolution 🙁 #VR, #indiegamedev www.androidcentral.com/gaming/virtu...

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Meta isn't giving up on VR, but it just evaporated any goodwill it had left

Meta has made a lot of mistakes over the years, but the latest round of layoffs is the straw that broke the camel's back for many.

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

For those that are into that sort of thing, I've dumped a huge load of art on my Artstation profile > www.artstation.com/luxregina Environments, characters, marketing stuff, etc... Feel free to connect with me on Artstation as well! #VR, #pixelArt, #environment art, #character art

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

If you enjoyed the new adventure on Maruk's Hammer, you might want to immerse yourself in the new music @smialy_1926 wrote for it and watch our new video soundtrack! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1awj... #VR, #pixelart

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DrakkenRidge - Maruk's Hammer (expansion) - video soundtrack

YouTube video by Garage Collective

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

We had the honor to have our upcoming Drakkenridge content update featured on @RuffTalkVR Sunday! Here's a sneak peek of our new gameplay > www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e5N... #VR, #indiegame

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Ruff Talk VR Gaming Showcase - December 13th, 2025 at 1pm ET

YouTube video by Ruff Talk VR - A Virtual Reality Podcast

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

We have a brand new island coming to DrakkenRidge, December 18th - a large, FREE, content update for Christmas !!! :) www.youtube.com/shorts/tuP4z...

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DrakkenRidge: Content Update for Dec 18th

YouTube video by Garage Collective

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

I want them all! The Gabe Cube, the brutalist controller and the Steam Frame!!! #steam #VR

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGqq... It's DrakkenRidge 1st Month anniversary - many players commented enjoying the soundtrack! Well, you can now reminisce your time on the archipelago with our "hour-long" video soundtrack! #pixelart #vr #indiegames

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DrakkenRidge - Full Original Video Soundtrack

YouTube video by Garage Collective

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Right in the middle of QA! If everything goes to plan, in less than a month, on September 4th, you'll be able to play Drakkenridge. And if you are interested by a 10% discount, well, the game is available for pre-order ;) www.meta.com/experiences/... #VR, #pixelart

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

I'm super proud to reveal DrakkenRidge's launch trailer! It's a semi-open world adventure game that will have you travel many islands, and battle your foes with magic, ranged and melee weapons. #VR, #pixelart www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zno...

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DrakkenRidge VR - trailer - UHD

YouTube video by Garage Collective

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

We are playing Drakkenridge right now - it's our biggest game yet - and we want a bit more time to polish the game :) Now coming out in early September 2025! #VR #IndieGameDev

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Please share and help spread-out :) A preview of our "main" island... While there will be many "main quests" reasons to be there, hopefully you'll want to stay a little, touch some grass, and enjoy some fun side-quests as well... youtu.be/QCfd2LuJHWA #VR, #indiedev, #pixelart

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Drakken Isle questing preview [Beta version] HD

YouTube video by Garage Collective

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Wonder what to do on the Island of Loreley? We got you covered: here's a preview of questlines for the Elves : youtu.be/vSUewtz1emY #VR, #IndieGameDev

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Loreley questing preview [Beta version] HD

YouTube video by Garage Collective

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

We cater to all playstyles: you hate spiders and always wanted to be the Wolverine? We got you covered! (VFX still has temporary particles) #VR , #indiegamedev

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

I haven't really showed the magic yet :) It's because we are busy polishing it... but here's a taste of what to expect! #VR, #IndieGameDev

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Still hard at work on Drakkenridge, finishing content - here's a 4 mns preview of Questing and Dungeoning on the Dwarf Island of Madak Dwvir > www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC1f... #VR, #IndieGameDev

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Madak Dwvir questing preview [Beta version] HD

YouTube video by Garage Collective

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

As I'm wrapping up our latest game, Drakkenridge, I'm wondering what type of market our game is going to hit when it releases later this year. So it's as good a time as ever to look back at what brought me to VR in the first place ... Let me know your thoughts, luxregina.com/portfolio/th...

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

I haven't posted regularly because we are on the verge of being done with the "creation" part, and about to start the "tuning" part - expect an onslaught of content then :) An (incomplete) preview of the player arsenal (missing 2 bows)... #VR, #pixelart, #gamedev

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

With more than 90% of the content done, I'm finally able to finish all the island minimaps: displayed on the player grimoire they feature major landmarks, quests or zones of interest. I can now experience Drakkenridge as a whole, and hopefully soon, you too! #VR, #pixelart

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

One thing can be heart-breaking when you are a dev: content you made that needs to be cut out, because of time left, because you can't fit it in the "polish loop", because it's "unfocused"...Bye bye Ork Island, maybe see you as an expansion? #VR, #pixelart, #lowpoly

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Hope no one's arachnophobe! Base mesh & animation courtesy of @polyperfectteam , additions and textures my own... #VR #lowpoly

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

#MerryChristmas everyone! Here's a Xmas dog with (some of) her new toy(s) :)

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

We were invited to a video call about DrakkenRidge, showed some work in progress, talked World of Warcraft, quest design, level design, business, game culture, etc... If you want to listen to a bunch of dudes talk about Indie video games over 2 hours> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei-a... #indieGameDev

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202. Garage Collective - Drakkenridge

YouTube video by Pj

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Finally took the time to animate a Christmas card: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! (Now, back to working on my dungeon!) youtu.be/wnz8ONLj_W0?... #VR, #indieGameDev

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Some dungeons are designed for you to look up :) It would be a shame not to, in VR the sense of scale is impressive! (in magenta, the player, for scale) #VR, #IndieGameDev

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

A fun part when doing a dungeon kit, is to use it in a "pristine" state, but also in a "completely ruined" way ... it allows visual diversity in the dungeon, make it feel "lived-in", and it's just generally fun to set-dress :) (dungeon still mostly untextured) #VR, #IndieGameDev

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

After a couple years designing Dungeons, I finally have a Dragon! :) (model from @polyperfectteam , textures and additional assets my own) #VR, #lowpoly, #pixelArt

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Started working on the final dungeon of DrakkenRidge (technically, I'll still have one more small dungeon to design after, but it's side-content, not main quest related) #VR, #levelDesign

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

At launch, Drakkenridge will have 5 islands for the player to explore, each with its own quests, dungeons, enemies, resources, etc Each island (except the Fiskradder Island) will have an Inn where players can access their lair, get side quests, etc #pixelart , #lowpoly , #VR

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Finishing my last game biome, the Elf island, and thought it would be cool to show player scale (in pink). Upper left pic, the player is 1 pixel big. This is a medium-size island. We have 5... Our main isle is twice as big :) #VR, #levelDesign, #IndieGameDev

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

While multiple "debates" are plaguing the game industry, let me offer you some comfort and zen with a bird sanctuary (they still fight! ;)) (birds are being worked on, based on a model by @polyperfectteam) These birds are free range and uncoocked :) #VR, #pixelart, #lowpoly

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving to all that celebrate today! I'm ever thankful to be able to work on passion projects! and here's a sneak-peek on what I'm currently working on! #VR, #pixelart, #lowpoly

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Decided to be more active on LinkedIn, since X traffic is declining (at least, for me :)) and not many people follow me here :) (My fault, I'm having a hard time working on the game and managing multiple social media accounts) www.linkedin.com/pulse/peek-d...

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A peek into Drakkenridge Dungeon design and tech.

A quick look at the tech and implementation of dungeon assets for a mobile VR RPG

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Progress on the Dwarf dungeon - each new dungeon is an interesting "puzzle" to make, as I want them to feel "different" than the others. This one is built like an outdoor environment, but indoors... it will be absolutely gigantic! #VR, #lowpoly, #pixelart

A Dwarf dungeon, surrounded by a lava lake, with colossal Dwarven heads sculpted into the rock.

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

4 days ago, I posted pics of the dungeon lighting blockout... since then, I started texturing: still a LOT missing (particularly secondary and tertiary details) but here's a screen of where it's at... #VR, #lowpoly, #pixelart

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

finishing the Atlas VS density question: here you have 3 atlases present: n, n+1 and n+2... the density between n and n+1 is identical... n+2 atlases big items, like large rocks, etc... and I deemed it OK that the density would be 2 to 1 (so the pixels on the rocks are larger)

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

to continue on the Atlas: here's an example of my modular kit for the Dwarf dungeon - in cyan (selected) this is Atlas 1 out of 4. It's a 2K texture with all the assets on it. Some other atlases are 4K (because pixel art, I need to preserve as much as possible Texel density) #VR

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

After I posted my Atlasing video last year, I've had lots of people asking how do I proceed if there's a need for more than 1 atlas: here's an example - the whole dungeon is using 4 atlased materials in total (not counting the terrain mat) >>> 12 draw calls max in most places #VR

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I haz a rollercoaster... in a dungeon :) #VR #lowpoly

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Had to pause my work for a while (grading my Finals) but here's the beginning of the work on the penultimate dungeon... I know I keep saying "massive" but each new one is bigger than the previous :) No textures yet, just lighting so far... #vr, #lowpoly, #pixelart (soon)

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Cyril Guichard @luxregina.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

Slowly rebuilding my profile here as well! :) if you are interested by pixelart , lowpoly , VR and generally indiegames , maybe give me a follow? > artstation.com/luxregina

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