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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

So the “steam page coming soon is aspirational” but excited by the progress ! It’s starting to feel like a real game . My first level is based on San Pedro de Atacama (desert in Chile) inspired by my trip to the flamingo reserve at one of their lagoons . #travel #travelsky #gamedev #indiegamedev

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Re-reading the Abhorsen trilogy (and apparently there were post trilogy novellas and fun things) . Discovered this series in middle school but still love the writing as an adult. Thanks for building such an incredible world @garthnix.bsky.social .

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

The sign you’ve been waiting for to visit a new (or old favorite) Indie Bookstore . Also my first stop on the Columbus Indie Bookstore crawl. #Booksky #Cbus #BookloversTrail

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Had to take a longer #gamedev because because life was life-ing but familiarizing myself with where I laid off and ready to get back into in next week.

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

I just finished season 2 of Andor and then watched Rogue One for the first time . I feel emotionally wrecked . WOW . Also what amazing storytelling #StarWars #RogueOne #Andor

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

I also fixed my camera that I broke setting up cross-scene settings . Micro-win.

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

A full two day effort for these tacos al pastor but they came out sooooo good ! Also allowed me to finally gift the recipe to my sister and brother-in-law. I made them once a decade ago and they’ve talked about them ever since! had to re-find, test, make and finally gift the recipe ! #cooking

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Goal for the afternoon : fix camera mode , plan for a planning staycation to set my 2026 goals , and test out this surprise taco al pastor recipe .

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Mini #DevLog : Added scene transitions , broke part of my camera mode when setting up persistent cross-scene settings , and brought my prototype boat 3D model back into the game #gamedev #indiegamedev #unity

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Yall looking back through memory lane it’s crazy to think in May I was so excited about moving a cylinder and now I’m celebrating getting my camera and photo album working…I also thought I was going to build my game in 90 working days #delusional #thenandnow #gamedev #indiegamedev

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Micro-win before the holidays ! I have visible day and time in my game ! #gamedev #indiegamedev

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Also the dog I’m dog sitting just hopped on my bed , peed on it , hopped off elf curled up for a nap on the floor 🙃

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

I’m 90% there on the v0 photo mechanic . Photo mode and activating photo mode ✅ Album and activating Album ✅ Switching between game play , photo mode, and album mode ✅ Escape working to return to game from either mode 🚩….but I’ll get there . #gamedev #indiegamedev

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Still haven’t really decorated and it’s almost Christmas but having fun watching Christmas movies with my favorite senior pups .

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Double the sky , double the fun ✨ . Plotting out night sky photo challenges for my cozy, travel , photo game AND finally downloading my astrophotography photos from the Atacama desert #gamedev #indiegamedev #photography #travel

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Still locked out of my Unity Project & waiting to hear from Unity support so starting to do some initial UI planning/shipping for asset packs . Not going to build most of my UI from scratch so if you have any favs bundles/creators - building cozy game/cartoon style . #gamedev #indiegamedev #gameart

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Happy Sunday , Bluesky crew. Ran into a bit of a roadblock last night w/ my #gamedev when my #unity account randomly started giving me errors about a license & no ability to refresh license or “add personal license.” anyone else run into this before? How did you resolve? #indiegamedev #help lol

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

I haven’t posted in a bit because between work and travel and moving , any free time has been on my game or sleeping and I’ve been avoiding social media and distractions….BUT here’s my Saturday update and weekend challenge for my cozy travel game #gamedev #indiegamedev

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Retro Game Art 🎮🖼️🍂👻🦇 @retrogameart.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Super Mario Bros. was released 40 years ago today in North America (1985) #retro #art #gaming #Mario

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Companies make things so easy at sign up and then have you jumping through hoops when it’s time to cancel 🙃. I know it’s been like this forever , everywhere , but it’s still so annoying.

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

I haven’t watched #ProjectRunway in 1000 years and just picked up this season . Ooooh it is spiiiiicy 🌶️🌶️🌶️. Between the addition of Law Roach as judge , Christian as mentor , and these contestants. I’m locked in.

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

I’ve been using my L&D budget to get better at skills for my video game (nothing to do with my day job but the industry knowledge there isn’t something to use L&D on) , and it’s been going well , but I think my Blender tutor just ghosted me 🥹.

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Why does #DC traffic start at 3:00 pm ? 🥹🥹🥹 Me leaving the house at 2:50 - I’m going to be a few mins early for my 3:30 appt. Me at 3:24 still sitting in my uber - I should only be 5-10 mins late 🙃

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Me a few days ago : I’m going spend 30 mins fixing this camera clipping issue as a micro-win on a long day. My progress after a few days of intermittent troubleshooting 🙃— Making things worse may be a talent lol #gamedev #indiegamedev #strugglebus #unity #cinemachine #hopeyoudontgetseasick

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Brunch in the morning, #gamedev in the afternoon, #CBCWeekend activities in the evening. A very balanced Saturday ! I fixed a lot of small things of the interior level in terms of proportions so excited to drop some before and after pictures tomorrow. #indiegamedev #unity #3DModeling

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Just thinking about that time I fell a little bit in love with Bosnia & Herzegovina over the summer. #travelsky #solotravel #photography

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Alright - today’s micro goal is to fix the camera clipping issue on my follow cam . It will be fairly quick (all I’m up to after todays work day ) but feel so satisfying - I know my other hobby #gamedev #indiegamedev folks also have those days where work only leaves you with 30 mins of effort left.

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Now that I’m no longer in my summer game dev sprint , diversifying between working on my game and testing out different content channels. First up - #TikTok . #gamedev #indiegamedev #hadtopickthehardhobby

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Spent 45 mins troubleshooting why my 3D model wasn’t showing up in my scene . Finally noticed it WAS but just so tiny that I couldn’t see it . Something was totally off with the proportions. 🤦🏾‍♀️ some days are more productive than others lol #GameDev #Unity #LetsSeeWhatTomorrowBrings

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

So Sept 1st was the official end of my Cozy Game Dev sprint. Goal : spend 3 months of time over a 4 month consecutive period (adding buffer for my crazy summer travel schedule) to Build a cozy travel video game based on my trip to Antarctica . 1/2 #indiegamedev #gamedev #creativechallenges

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

I really think Olandria should do a collab/brand deal with a lotion or body moisturizer because I would buy it in a min. She stays GLOWING . #LoveIsland #LoveIslandUSA

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

My first #USOpen - best friends , honey deuces, casual champagne, and watching Naomi Osaka and Venus Williams play. #travel #travelsky #tennis

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Yall #DC has me stressed. “Officers” are being allowed to be masked, refuse to identify themselves verbally , refuse to provide an ID , and taking people away in unmarked cars. WTF ?! You could have bought that outfit on eBay . How is this acceptable ?!

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

And then today I got my first animations “idle” and “walk” set up. I’m only about a week into switching to Unity from Godot so it’s nothing crazy to look at but I’m enjoying the engine and excited about my progress! Using my free Mixamo character to prototype. #gamedev #indiegamedev #hobbyhamedev

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Even with my travels I’ve been maintaining my “a little bit of incremental progress on my game every day sprint” but have been excited to get back to my PC & full setup in the last 24 hours - I got cinemachine installed and a follow camera set up…& then troubleshot the camera #gamedev #indiegamedev

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Random National Guards roaming around DC …odd feeling. However still took advantage of my day off being the start of Restaurant Week. I’m not into an occupied #DC but Bar Angie was tasty. Would definitely recommend.

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Followed up #BarrelAndFlow (brews and art) with the #FamilyReunion at the Salamander Resort in Middleburg ( #Food & #Wine) because August is for black centered festivals on my favorite things - beer, wine, food. #BlackSky if you like any of those things, check them out. More photo drops coming.

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

At this point I think I’m pretty locked in on switching to #Unity for my main project but also planning to do a mini mini project with #Godot . I’m going to make my niece a very simple game that’s on her reading level (Kindergarden) and she can just walk around in. #gamedev #indiegedev

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Still playing around with #Unity : I’ve got my charcuterie controller set up. I’m using the default controller , no rigid body. I debugged the few weird things by fixing gravity and having the character face the direction they are moving. #gamedev #indiegamedev

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

One of my favorite finds & moments from the weekend was discovering beersteins from a 1980s #Oktoberfest for sale.The vendor‘s husband was stationed there in the 80s & she convinced him to part with some of his steins. As a beer lover who also lived… (1/2) #Blacksky #Beer #BarrelAndFlow #Travel

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Also for the beer drinkers amongst #Blacksky highly highly recommend Barrel & Flow beer festival in Pittsburg. The beer, vibes , music and can art are impeccable. It’s the culture + #Beer 🍻

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Wandering downtown Pittsburg before last week’s Barrel & Flow beer festival. It’s such a cute city , I definitely need to go back for a longer weekend. #Photography #Travel #UStravel

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

#CozyGamers who’s played the Tiny Bookshop ? 👀 Thoughts ? Demos keep popping up on my YouTube under recommended videos and I’m on the fence on buying.

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

The Inheritance is the first Ilona Andrews serial I didn’t read live (because I’m obsessed with them and everything they write it brilliant - any #booksky also part of the BDH ? iykyk 😏. Now I’m excited for the full release this weekend to binge 🤤📚

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Black, white, & wine 🍷🐼 vibes at my creative corner. Post work project time & Day 2 of testing #Unity , although I still am a #Godot girl at heart. #gamedev #indiedev #hobbygamedev. (PS - I need to do a full #PCBuild post soon so yall can fully appreciate my Peanuts motif & love of Snoopy)

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Yall I was already having Sunday scaries about the work week ahead and then woke up to this. Happy Monday , #DC.

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Latrice Tries Game Dev @theamateurgamedev.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Spending the week testing out Unity. I feel like I’m cheating on Godot but I feel like I’ll have FOMO if I don’t personally try Unity in addition to the research I did when picking my game engine. I really like Godot but grass is always greener …

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