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- Pictured is Peanut - call me Shivers - she/her/they - 

[corkboardofcuriosities]

Paleo Climate

In the wake of recent climate change discussions, we decided to talk about how scientists study the climates of yore.

[orcposts]

do not go gentle into that good night

[orcposts]

be a bit of a bitch about it

[transbian-uprising]

can't in good conscience leave this out

[johnny-depp-is-loved]

Big fan of whatever this genre of conversation is

[wizardrights]

[maaarine]

2014 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert with Daniel Barenboim — Johann Strauss I, Radetzky March, Op. 228

@tojibignaturals

[revieloutionne]

[ospreyonthemoon]

I love that, like. He KNOWS the audience want to clap and so he's using them as an extra instrument. He turns around and goes hey, stop, and hopes they understand conductor gestures and it works, and then he has clapping he can use when he wants

[this-one-is-me]

I'm about to ruin your day. Imagine having a tongue transplant. You're welcome.

[this-one-is-me]

RIP to Peanut, the cat in my profile picture. She sadly passed away yesterday, at the age of 18 years and 4 months.

[this-one-is-me]

I had a dream last night that I was at a screening of Finding Nemo held at an indoor pool. Everyone in attendance was on inflatable boats. Hundreds of mechanical fish were swimming around the pool, and they looked pretty realistic. Only one clownfish was in the pool, and the person who found it during the course of the film won an award. (In the dream, I found Nemo and went up to collect my prize with proud tears in my eyes, only to find that the prize was being sprayed in the face with bubbles)

[pestilenceboy]

experimental archaeology (killing people with rocks :3)

[onlytrowels]

I know a professor who needs this on a T Shirt

[artfortheages]

“Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung.”

— P. T. Barnum

[despazito]

pegging clowns????

[happys-hall-of-horrible-things]

pegging hung clowns????

[elmachetecriollo]

This is why this website is worth negative money

[megapope-deactivated20220531]

god damn this is a QUILT (‘late day shadows’ by nancy messier)

[cyber-seagull404]

THIS IS A QUILT?!?!?!?

[madronasky]

Zoom IN!!

[bob-artist]

Brotherhood of The Orb

[bob-artist]

[kilncreatures]

this one is called goose horse

[setheverman]

you: suck my dick me, an intellectual: inhale my richard

[setheverman]

here it is! the post that started a “me, an intellectual” hell frenzy, and is officially ⭐ the worst post of 2016 ⭐

[slimetony]

lets make a videogame how hard can it be

[slimetony]

nevermind you have to know shit about computers

[hthrthebear]

hey!! sorry to hijack this post, but there are a bunch of ways you can make videogames without knowing shit about computers!! 

for starters, there’s Twine, which is fucking great for making all kinds of interactive experiences (it’s what Crystal Warrior Ke$ha was made in so you KNOW it’s good) at all skill levels (i picked it up and made a game in two minutes a few nights ago)

if you want a bit more involved experience there’s Inform 7 which is a simple language for text-based adventure games that reads like slightly-weird English and also relatively easy to learn

you can do some pretty fucking cool stuff with Unity (my personal engine of choice) but you may need to dig a bit farther to get at the good stuff. there’s lots of really good presets though (i made an entire game just mixing and matching pre-existing templates and adding in my own art, won an award at a game jam for that one) and if you want help the community’s pretty dang friendly from what i’ve seen!

this is just a taste of what’s out there from what i’ve seen, but there’s so many cool resources out there. if anyone wants help getting started, i’m around to give you a leg up on making something in the coolest, most unexplored art medium around!

[auttoton]

I’m addin’ to this post because lowering the barrier to entry for making games is super important to me!!!! If y’all have any questions about making games, you’re welcome to come and ask! I made this list a while back with some friends, so it has some of the programs John already mentioned.

2D Editors:

GameMaker : Potential for pure drag-and-drop “programming”. It is recommended to read-up on the program’s functions to make good use of it. Good for prototyping. Uses its own language called Game Maker Language (GML) that is similar to a C language (e.g. C++ or C#). For both Mac and PC; free version available.

Construct2 : Drag and drop level editor that uses an “If-Then” event sheet structure for programming. Good for prototyping and for beginners. For PC; free version available.

GameSalad : Drag and drop with no code requirement. Good for programming. For both Mac and PC; free version available.

Solpeo : HTML5 based game engine for 2D and isometric game development. Some programming knowledge needed. Platforms supported: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer 9+. Free version available.

Stencyl : Drag and Drop “programming,” templates you can edit the variables/values for.

Scratch : Lego-block-style coding platform by MIT; totally free and a great intro to thinking in code. Very kid-friendly and comes with a community site. Browser version available.

3D Editors:

Unity : 3D editor that creates 3D games. Can build games for browser, as an app, or for mobile devices (iOS and Android). For both Mac and PC; free version available.

UDK (Unreal Development Kit) : Full-fledged, highly advanced editor. Features a complete set of tools that go from level design to visual scripting to cut-scene creation. Uses it’s own programming language called Unreal Script that can be arranged with Kismet, a visual code editor. For Mac and PC; free.

2D Art/Animation Software:

GIMP : Free photo editing and digital painting software.

Easy Paint Tool SAI : Free digital painting software with a UI similar to Photoshop.

Mischief : Free digital painting software with an endless canvas.

3D Art/Animation Software:

Sculptris : From the company that created Zbrush, this free software is ideal for beginning 3D sculptors.

Maya : Animation, VFX, lighting, and rendering software.

Magical Voxel : Voxel Art (3D Pixel Art). Very intuitive and quick to pick up.

SketchUp :  Architectural modeling software, great for creating 3D environments and buildings. Free version available.

Text-Based Games:

Twine : Create interactive text stories using Twine’s visual map system that links your game together. Easy to learn and use. End result is browser-based. For Mac and PC; free.

Quest : Interactive text stories that you can build in-browser.

Ren’Py : Create visual novels using a modified version of Python that reads like a combination of stage directions and a CYOA novel. For PC, Mac, and Linux; free.

Audio Resources/Editors:

Indie Game Music : This site offers free indie music with no need to worry about royalties or licenses.

Audacity : A free, open-source, cross-platform sound editor that allows you to record and arrange sound.

Super Flash Bros. : This site allows you to record theremin-like (8bit) sounds and export them as .wav files for your games.

FL Studio : Free music composition software.

Miscellaneous Tools:

Donjon RPG Tools : Randomly generates maps, items, XP, etc.

W3Schools : Web-code tutorial database: HTML, CSS, Javascript+.

Debut Video Capture : Video screen capture to record Let’s Play videos, showcase your game on Youtube, etc.

Korsakow : Free tool for creating interactive and database films.

Processing : Flexible programming language used for visual and interactive artworks and simulations.

From Student to Designer, Part 2 : Tips for making a well-rounded, solid portfolio

Places to Publish/Share:

Itch.io : Platform for self-publishing games

Philome.la : Place to share Twine Games

[nicejewishguy]

@slimetony how does it feel to have your shitpost be turned into a helpful resource

[slimetony]

It feels like a betrayal of every tenant of humor I subscribe to. Helping people is an alien concept to me. It makes me upset.

[this-one-is-me]

I don't know anyone in person on tumblr, so I should have complete free will on what I post. I could be as chaotic as I wanted....

Usually when I realise that I am dreaming in a lucid dream, I laugh because I realise that there are no consequences to my actions, then I proceed to run around and cause chaos. For example, I once ram around a grocery store, slapping people across the face with trolley wipes while being chased by shop attendants.

I don't know what the tumblr posting equivalent of that would be...

Also if I don't add any tags to this... it is likely that it will never be seen by anyone other than me and a couple of bots. Pretty weird.

Anyway, stream of consciousness over before this gets any weirder! If a real human does happen to see this, let me know, for interest's sake!

[this-one-is-me]

Ugh the pain of being 'behind' in a fandom, or joining one well after the content has been released... I want to consume fan made stuff but I also want to avoid spoilers!!!

[textbooklesbian]

this is the type of work they’re gonna make high school art students study in ten years

[tk-n-la]

1) the fact that the camera is not level

2) the unsexiness of the Velcro sound

3) the barely-qualifies-as-kick of the leg kick

4) the fact that I truly cannot tell if the slip was planned or not

11/10 #recommend

[the-haiku-bot]

4) the fact that I

truly cannot tell if the

slip was planned or not

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.