Then

I design video games for a living. Previously, I was...

→ Wandering

  • Crying while twisting knobs.
  • Looking into Skyrim modding.
  • Hurting my back while weight lifting.

→ Going back to game development

  • Watching Tenet and thinking it's a rather bad movie.
  • Working on Auspex, fixing lots of minor issues before finalizing the core loop.
  • Reading and learning a lot about fitness and nutrition on Darebee.
  • Attempting to start keys lessons on Melodics in parallel with pads lessons.
  • Watching Interstellar and greatly enjoying it. I wonder why Tenet is so bad in comparison.
  • Thinking standard piano layouts are awfully designed and pure torture to use.
  • Playing The Red Strings Club and loving it. A refreshing, deep cyberpunk game.
  • Playing the kalimba. Not sure why I forgot about it one year ago, but I now greatly enjoy it.

→ Chilling

  • Beating Cyberpunk 2077 and feeling mildly unsatisfied with the whole thing.
  • Doing pretty much nothing all week long. It's Christmas, apparently.
  • Resuming work on Auspex, squashing month-old bugs. It feels awesome.
  • Playing >observer_, a rather weird cyberpunk horror game.

→ kalama musi ike nanpa wan

  • Refining a couple of OP-Z tracks. It's really a joy to work with.
  • Having mixed feelings about Cyberpunk 2077, but mostly enjoying it.
  • Feeling very happy about how VEMOM #10 turned out, looking forward to the next time.
  • Updating my main Bandcamp after 6 years (wow, really?)
  • Releasing my mini mix for VEMOM on Bandcamp.

→ Enjoying music and sore muscles

→ Composing songs?

  • Trying to write Toki Pona lyrics for my OP-Z tracks.
  • Thinking about the workflow and instruments involved for including vocals.
  • Writing down my goals and vision for this Toki Pona collaborative album.
  • Choosing a new workout program to carry on after Foundation Light. Likely Express Tone.

→ Meandering

  • Getting closer to define a new album aesthetics with the OP-Z. Having fun.
  • Reaching a 500 day streak on Melodics. The learning curve is steep, but I'm learning.
  • Realizing I now have 3 different track drafts, and a rough outline for a future EP.
  • Keeping the OP-Z juice flowing. Turns out I may have 4 or 5 nice drafts, maybe even more.
  • Thinking about writing a Toki Pona album with the help of some internet clown friends.

→ Crunching/procrastinating

  • Trying to figure out the OP-Z workflow to make a "full" song. It's way, way deeper than it seems.
  • Getting busier than usual at work, which leaves me less time and energy for personal projects.
  • Feeling kind of stuck at grade 7-8 in Melodics, but realizing I still make constant progress.
  • Honoring the universe (by resuming workouts.) Funny how this thought resonates with people.
  • Giving a new try to Old World, playing as Egypt. It's a great historical drama generator.

→ Making music again

  • Thinking about changes and new features for Auspex.
  • Experimenting and working on new tracks with the OP-Z. I'm totally in love with this device.
  • Silver-starring grade 9 funk lessons in Melodics and reaching level 15. Funk beats are pure joy.
  • Trying to come up with something for the 2020 Microfiction Game Jam.
  • Recording a preview of my OP-Z experiments.
  • Finishing Inktober 2020! All my sitelen sitelen drawings can be found in this thread.

→ Teenage Artiphon Engineering

  • Trying to understand how to send the right MIDI messages between iOS apps.
  • Having so much fun with the Orba I decided to get an OP-Z to complement it.
  • Diving into the pure bliss of the OP-Z. The most fun I had in years.
  • Listening to some Plastikman classics.
  • Ending up making soothing ambient chill beats instead of acid, and absolutely loving it.