Then

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

→ Coding & drumming

→ Rekindling the flame

  • Feeling the itch to restart work on Under This Forlorn Tree.
  • Thinking my conlang project would perfectly fit with it.
  • Looking forward to also compose the soundtrack with my current setup.

→ Keeping the pace

  • Still making Lunaires levels every day (and having fun!)
  • Finishing my Scorn playthrough. It's a beautiful failure of a game.
  • Really starting to enjoy diving deeper into the Analog Four intricacies.

→ Overwhelmed

  • Preparing levels for Lunaires in advance. This week is very busy.
  • Seeing Einstürzende Neubauten live. That was insanely beautiful.
  • Managing to do two game jams at the same time.
  • Making dirty techno with my A4 + AR + T1 setup.
  • Playing Scorn. Questionable yet uncompromising design, amazing art and sound.

→ Pushing builds every day

  • Working on Lunaires, which is time-consuming, but also a lot of fun.
  • Making quick and dirty ambient/dub/techno with the T-1 and the A4 for Lunaire's soundtrack.
  • Resuming regular weight lifting slowly while recovering from long head of biceps tendonisis.
  • Experimenting and adjusting my diet and lifestyle for better results.
  • Slowly getting used to the excellent Model 100 split keyboard.

→ 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.

→ Making beats

  • Thinking about making beats for Novembeat with the Orba.
  • Enjoying the Inktober sitelen sitelen ritual.
  • Trying to resume my meditation practice, and failing. Again.
  • Learning more about myself and my inner workings. It's enlightening and terrifying.
  • Searching a quick and dirty workflow involving the Zynthian and the Orba.
  • Making little progress on my acid techno attempts but loving how it sounds.
  • Feeling tempted to invest in a hardware tracker like a Digitakt or an OP-Z.

→ Being globally confused

  • Wondering what the hell I'm doing with life and going through an existential crisis.
  • Failing to prioritize my bazillion projects. As usual.
  • Starting to read David Graeber's Debt: The First 5000 Years. It's awfully interesting so far.
  • Working on various small improvements for Auspex.
  • Going further than I ever did in Pathfinder: Kingmaker, and enjoying it.
  • Having a blast with the Orba I kickstarted ages ago and finally received. So much fun!