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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 03/10/2026

#NZGDC was really inspirational. Starting to make plans for messing around with my engine of choice that will lead to a bigger project and whatnot. Blah blah blah vague stuff. The real big question is going to be whether to mess with 2D or 3D for the first real project...

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 01/10/2026

First panel for the day! Lessons from making physical games.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 01/10/2026

Imposter Syndrome Round 2! Riding the bus system here in Auckland for the first time down to #NZGDC for Day 2. Full slate of panels and presentations for today. Got a couple breaks to sneak in and play some stuff being shown off.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 01/10/2026

Fought through imposter syndrome at the opening day of the New Zealand Game Developer’s Conference. It began with an amazing pōwhiri and keynote. Went to a couple of great presentations. And saw a bunch of great looking games I cannot wait to get my hands on over the next couple days.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 21/09/2026

Ugh. Why does the mess and clutter always sneak up on you? 🤣 So I've got some progress on a couple projects to make this week, but the primary focus right now is getting my office cleaned up and re-arranged so I can actually use more than just my computer here 😂 Time to get started... woo?

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 14/09/2026

So weird idea. Is it possible to hook something like a BBS up to LORA stuff and getting access to it over something like Meshtastic? Because MysticBBS + Meshtastic sounds kind of amazing...

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 14/09/2026

Is it just me, or do you also remember that JK Rowling decided to publish under said name because they didn't want people to know they were a female writer?

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 04/09/2026

hey @hypernode.bsky.social - Any thoughts on where to potentially find an ascii/ansi artist to do artwork for splash screens and menus for a BBS (probably Mystic)?

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 04/09/2026

As someone who was born in North America, one of the only downsides of moving to New Zealand is the lack of access to good Mexican food or a large number of the ingredients necessary to do it your damn self. But hey, there’s Old El Paso 😂🤣

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 05/08/2026

Wow. I can't wait to see the reaction from Conservatives and Veterans. There will be a reaction, right? Right? ...right?

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 09/07/2026

It's fucking sad to be friends with the offspring of people I grew up with on social media, and watch them spouting a bunch of bullshit that falls in line with the shitty right wing talking points. I think I'm going to start taking bets on how long it's going to take him to block me. 🤔

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 08/07/2026

Woo! Just booked my tickets for #NZGDC in October! I miss the first little half day, and I doubt I'll be able to attend any of the after hours stuff this year. But it's a step forward.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 25/05/2026

I just finished Between Horizons by @digitalesgames.bsky.social beautiful game. I highly recommend it. It's definitely got the creative juices flowing. I wish there were more stories on the Zephyr.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 10/05/2026

It's funny to me how so much Alien Contact SciFi is drenched in the whole idea that their technology is so vastly superior to humanities. It's hard to imagine anything breaking physics enough to stop something like a super-sonic projectile.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 13/03/2026

Had a conversation the other day that I think is interesting: Do you think a slow-burn, quasi-free-form, puzzle game like The 7th Guest or Myst would be able to succeed in today's gaming market? Could an audience spend weeks on a single puzzle? Or would it be ruined by guides and walkthroughs?

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 07/03/2026

It's weird that the best, most advanced military in the world with the best, cutting-edge technology at the forefront of their arsenal cannot manage to keep themselves from blowing up a school full of kids... much less four of them.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 07/03/2026

You know, in the grand scheme of things, I wouldn't object to mandatory service in the Armed Services for all children and relations of American politicians that are of legal age. No blowing up foreign countries unless your own family and bloodline is on the ground.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 07/03/2026

The concept of the .hack games is rather fun. It's an MMORPG that doesn't exist. I feel like there's a lot of really good room to play with some of these ideas in the game dev world. 1/

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 07/02/2026

All I want for Christmas is to hear the entire stadium at the Super Bowl chant "FUCK ICE".

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 02/02/2026

There's a fun movement of people who want to make the internet weird and more personal again. I think this is a fantastic idea. Now how do we run with this theme...?

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 16/12/2025

Okay... things are in the works. I'm jumping off of the cliff next year and doing as many Game Jams as I can in 2026. They are going to be longer to actually be able to work with my schedule (or lack thereof) - but let's get to making a bunch of weird stuff and have fun! Woo!

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 13/12/2025

How is anyone supposed to take LinkedIn serious when their choices of adding "instant messaging" contact information for your profile only lets you select from: Skype (dead), ICQ (dead), Google Hangouts (dead), QQ, and WeChat?

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 28/11/2025

So a week or so ago I dropped into an #AucklandMakesGames co-working thing at Grid/AKL and it was a lot of fun. Really inspiring talking with other people trying to work on games and seeing what people are working on. Makes me really want to work on stuff! Let's go!

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 20/11/2025

So I have realised I've hit a weird milestone in my move outside of the US. We have been here for over 2 years. Which doesn't seem like a lot to me, but for my kids? Who are now 8, 8, and 11? It's probably difficult to remember times before they were here. So when I read books to them... 1/🧵

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 19/11/2025

What I wouldn't give to hear a Whitehouse reporter ask Donald Trump in an oval office press conference, "Who is Bubba?" ... Can someone please make this a reality? It will totally be worth whatever stupid babbling name he tries to call you.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 15/11/2025

Imagine a world where Bill Clinton posts a video online of him saying, "I did not have relations with that man." 🤣😂💦

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 10/11/2025

Since it is November 11 where I am, and November 11 is Veterans Day in the US I would like to wish a Happy Veterans Day to all of my fellow Veterans, especially the ones who haven’t turned traitor. Enjoy your free food today. 🫡

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 04/11/2025

It's that time again, a progress (or lack thereof) update on the projects we have on the table. More to follow in the near(ish) future: pixelheim.com/index.php?po...

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the end of october

So I've been doing a lot of thinking about "progress" lately and what it means in the various aspects of my life. And writing this now feels…

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 30/10/2025

Hmm. Since the people who made Bluesky came over from Twitter to rebuild Twitter, have they made a Bluedeck (Skydeck?) application yet? Twitter was garbage to use without Tweetdeck. Has anyone made something like this yet? Since it's an open platform, it means basically everyone can do it. Hmm.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 29/10/2025

@myke.social I thought you would appreciate this story. I was at an event this morning in the North Shore of Auckland and I was wearing my beautiful green @cortexbrand.com Subtle Hoodie, and someone walked up to me and asked, “Is that for Cortex?” And when I told him yes he said “Wow, it IS subtle.”

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 28/10/2025

Today I get to take advantage of one of the more amusing perks of being in the position I am in in life. I get to volunteer to assist with a school trip to go to a Kapa Haka festival at one of the local schools. So I get to spend my day celebrating indigenous culture. Fucking amazing.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 21/10/2025

So I left Twitter a while ago because I refuse to support it and its owner. I’ve been considering making an account there to do a sort of experiment: literally only interact with Grok. As a free user, what is it going to do when you ask it questions on the platform? 1/3

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 14/10/2025

Remember: every time Donald Trump tries to call up a state's National Guard units within the borders of the United States, he's saying that he is incapable of doing his job.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 14/10/2025

My brain is being a bit of an asshole lately. It's basically hijacking things and refusing to focus on things that it doesn't want to do. In this case, it feels that focusing on Python development and working with Evennia isn't the way. So what does it want instead? To Godot all of the things! 1/2

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 08/10/2025

Who has 7 thumbs an is now a Permanent Resident of New Zealand? I have no idea. But the good news is, I am also a Permanent Resident Visa holder in New Zealand!

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 02/10/2025

This game looks interesting, definitely keeping an eye on it.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 02/10/2025

Woo. Blog thing. I haven't had a very productive month. Between prepping and running a D&D adventure for a birthday party to the kids being on break from school. I'm trying to hit the ground running this coming Monday, so we shall see how it goes. pixelheim.com/index.php?po...

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end of september

This has been a strange month. I definitely don’t think I made much progress at all this month. Life decided to laugh at my plans it would seem. I got…

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 01/10/2025

Depression is strong the last few weeks. It’s going to be tough to push myself to do some of the things I feel like I need to do. But I think one of the big things I need to focus on is getting out there and being active again. Work on eating better and less. And start losing weight again. 1/🧵

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 13/09/2025

Tonight we have a drink! To celebrate the second anniversary of my family landing here in New Zealand. Cheers.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 13/09/2025

I’m running a D&D* game for a bunch of 9-11 year olds. Most of them have never played before. Save me. 🤣 Send plot harpoons. * - heavily modified and streamlined.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 04/09/2025

Man, I'm not on the ReMarkable train... but that Paper Pro Move is a sexy idea. I'd love to see Onyx and Supernote's versions of the idea.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 04/09/2025

Big yikes from Florida. I can only sit here and wonder how long it's going to be before there's a major meningitis outbreak in Florida.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 28/08/2025

Elite Dangerous is still such a great game... must not invest ridiculous amounts of money into my setup...

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 27/08/2025

You know, I have to say that Minecraft's greatest contribution to society is the like complete and total reset it made to the "graphics fidelity" in games. It came out probably around the peak era of "realism" and showed that games can be completely awesome without trying to look like the real world

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 21/08/2025

Release the Trumpstein Files.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 14/08/2025

Wednesday Season 2, Episode 1: …fucking burners.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 11/08/2025

I find myself wondering how amused Peter Steele would have been by the fact that there is basically an entire genre of music and YouTube videos that is covering/rewriting songs “in the style of Type O Negative”? Some of the tributes are fantastic. I hope he would have loved them.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 11/08/2025

Rofl @dialacina.com thought you’d enjoy this clapback.

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Chop the Viking @pixelheim.com · 11/08/2025

I wonder when we are going to enter whatever death metal’s version of a Hipster Era? Bands stop naming them after stuff that’s all “evil” & go for the truly terrifying things. “Incontinence” “ALS” “Rickets” “Muscular Dystrophy”? What would your band name be if you had to scare able-bodied people?

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