Harlow's Big Blog

I'm Harlow [She/They], concept artist for Beastieball and developer of Tynk! and the Final Phonorecord. Play the FREE DEMO here: https://TynkGa.me || Icon by @slitherbop

[buginacup]

Heya! I’m HARLOW. //AKA VirtualMoth, BugInACup, Harl0w. This is my big blog! (ko-fi) I’m the game developer of a little action-adventure game called TYNK! AND THE FINAL PHONORECORD. If you want to read about its progress you can check out the latest post on the DEVELOPMENT BLOG.

If you’d like to peruse some of the COMICS I’ve written, click HERE. I make a lot of WEIRD MUSIC that you can BUY or LISTEN TO ON SOUNDCLOUD.

I have a YOUTUBE CHANNEL where WEIRD THINGS get uploaded sometimes.

This is my PRIMARY BLOG, since the Twitter meltdown a lot of people followed this account to stay up to date on TYNK! To cut down on spam, my reblogs and more personal “posts” are on my SECONARY BLOG: @cybergoth-damsel​. Follow me there if there’s not enough nonsense in your life.

[cybergoth-damsel]

Recovering from the second cold I've had this season. Send me a digimon via ask and I'll rate their design out of 10. If it has a high concept like the Shoemon->Cendrillmon line please make note in your ask.

Other propaganda for said digimon is allowed but keep it brief.

These ratings are official and are for all intents and purposes considered objectively true until further notice.

Thank-you.

[buginacup]

Style imitation of Chibi Godzilla Raids Again with the forgettable Gorosaurus. Made in Blender using grease pencil.

[inkediscloud]

And a raremorph plumask!

[inkediscloud]

That's a funny looking bird...person.. thing..

[despazito]

can more people frame this dumbass update as destroying the flow of communication on this platform and not "stealing" notes from people. they're made up numbers on a screen babe nobody's getting paid by the note

[buginacup]

Virtual Moth (@virtualmoth.bsky.social)

I'm Harlow! I'm a Gamedev, writer, composer, et cetera. I make [Tynk! and the Final Phonorecord] and am a concept artist and designer for [B

No shot this site dies in a big sudden death but if you plan on leaving bluesky is the only other social media I ever open.

[videogamesincolor]

‘Worst of the worst’? ICE snatches beloved video gaming champion living in US legally for decades

“This is the nightmare that I've had—literally had nightmares woken up in a cold sweat about. The government has kidnapped one of my friends

"38-year-old regional video gaming champion Ludovic Mbock, who came to the US legally from Cameroon, was snatched by ICE while applying for his yearly work permit—as he’s done for 20 years. He has since been detained for three weeks and moved to facilities in Louisiana and Georgia, and his freedom depends on a critical bond hearing this week. In this urgent episode of Working People, we speak with Diane Sohna, Ludovic’s sister, and Nikhil Delahaye, a close friend of Ludovic’s and a fellow gamer."

[sumptiousfeast]

hey, this is a friend of a friend -- i made a post that didn't get much traction, if you'd like to help out with legal funds, here's the campaign.

Donate to Support Ludovic’s Legal Defense, organized by David Hazlewood

Ludovic Mbock is a dear friend who has always brought kindness and positivity to those… David Hazlewood needs your support for Support Ludov

[clawcakes]

jack beastieball stim board

[clawcakes]

what does this mean. what did i mean by this.

[clawcakes]

jack beastieball stim board

[buginacup]

Hey I know you're working a job and there are money issues (plus finding a publisher for tynk) but can we get an update? On Tumblr last one was a year ago (and even longer on indiegogo because for some reason you didn't give us one there, which isn't an issue at all just weird). Clarification: I am not forcing you make the game faster or whatever it's just that I and the other people who supported the indiegogo want to know if everything is okay. IS everything okay? Have a good day and sorry if you get these messages a lot

Hi! I don't get these messages too often but I don't mind answering them.

Development is still paused while we finish Beastieball. I occasionally pull it up and chip away in my spare time but nothing has progressed that's worth writing home (or to you guys) about. I'm optimistic about returning to it full time in the next year or two but it's dependent on a lot of stuff outside of my control. If things don't pan out how I'm hoping then after Beastieball I'll have to return to trying to court publishers - and for both our sakes lets hope that the current climate with publishers changes. Seems things are really bad for most indie devs in the same spot.

It's strange being stuck spinning my wheels. Gamedevs seem to finish projects in either 2 years or 10 and I'll admit I'm a little mortified to be skewing towards the latter. That said, I haven't lost sight of the goal. I've no intention of cancelling the game or doing another round of funding or anything like that. I'm just hunkering down until better conditions, because if I try to force it while working fulltime on another game I think I'd burnout beyond repair.

Thanks for your patience/concern!

[gaykittycorps]

The Rise of the Techno-Pastoral

When criticizing the present, we keep dreaming of the technology of the past. Is this logic sound?

I made a blog!

been thinking a lot about our relationship to technology and what I find unsettling about "tech detox" culture

go read it

[buginacup]

Did the nine games bluesky trend. I want my favorites to say anything about me but aside from the fact that I like RPGs but uh. I don't think it does.

[transrubato]

despite it kicking my ass repeatedly i really like this bug

[buginacup]

Tynk you need to look the fuck out

[buginacup]

Happy Valentines Day! I dedicated ten minutes each to the most beautiful Tynk! valentines anyone could ask for.

[buginacup]

Four more valentines based on requests from twitter!

[jerryterry]

Im sorry Jerry, people are trying to type cast you as an elf fucker. All your other accomplishments are null and void

I like the implication that elf-fucking is an "accomplishment". In many ways, I guess it's the greatest accomplishment of all...

[buginacup]

This is one of the many reasons that ghostwriting is superior to writing.

[cartoonistcoop]

HOURLY COMICS DAY HAS MOVED!

It's the 20th anniversary and we're taking a stand alongside our Black cartoonist members and friends to demand a change to honor Black History Month- draw your comics on the 8th, not the 1st! http://hourlycomicsday.com/