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Game Off 2023 - Theme: Scale

Jo — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 01:20:19 +0000

Anyone participating in Game Off 2023? It's GitHub's annual game jam, which spans the month of November. This year's theme is scale, which can be abstracted or interpreted literally. AI tools are welcomed for use this go-round. For both creative assets and code. Likewise there are no specifics on languages, engines, or libraries. To participate, join the jam after logging into itch with your GitHub account. Have a repo posted by December 1st 13:37 PT. Then submit your game through itch to be judged.

Voting runs from December 1st to January 8th, at 13:37 PT. They'll highlight their favorites, but participants decide the winner(s). The five categories ratings are based on are: Overall, Graphics, Audio, Innovation, & Theme Interpretation.

The site also language-dependent tips on where to start:

As well as hosting a forum where you can connect with others:

https://itch.io/jam/game-off-2023/community

If you've got a little time and a little interest, why not sign-up?

Jo's Hacktoberfest 2023 Pledge

Jo — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 18:11:46 +0000

Hey folks, it's better to be late than never I suppose. I realized that there's badges to be had, and I want them ALL! So here's my tiny-tiny pledge for Hacktoberfest 2023.

I'm not sure how I stumbled upon the concept. Maybe an ad, maybe someone mentioned it on some site somewhere. But I found out about Hacktoberfest last week. Through some means connected to that, I found this place. So here I am with both. Why do I want to do it? Because I am open to anything, and figured why not. Seems fun.

I'm an absolute trash-mess of a programmer currently. It's all spaghetti code, so I wasn't sure what I could contribute. But I was open to figure that out. Looked at a lot of beginners repositories. Many of the problems I could solve were either claimed, or to be claimed. Which is understandable. I mean lots of people in my position, likewise my limitations.

So to be honest with you, I scoured the low-to-no-code options. Because I wanted to get something done. I committed to my first repo, EVER! Which felt like a hallelujah, even if it was pretty dumb-dumb commits. They repo as a whole actually got disqualified later, I found out. That's okay, I am glad I did it in the first place. Sweaty hands and all. Not sure if you fellow devs remember, but firsts are always terrifying.

I've got three more in the works. Said I need to keep them valid for seven days. I've got one more I've got to contribute. They're all doc work, and I figured I'd do a little more just to keep safe. So I'm going to knock them out either today or tomorrow. Body willing. I actually really like the idea of the repo I've been committing to though, as it keeps my head clear about certain concepts. I think I'm either going to continue working with it post-October or clone it and make it mine.

Now gimmie badge-y? PLEASE!? *Gimmie-grabby hands!

Study Music

Jo — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 20:30:18 +0000

Hey there folks! Wondering what all you listen to for a little background noise as you study. If you don't, tell us why. If you do, share links. If you use something else, you can put that as well. Let's just discuss.

For me, came to mind as I was listening to some professional cool boys: Denki Groove. This video popped up shortly after, and while I haven't always dug Animal Crossing mixes this one just did it for me. So I'm tossing it into the lot of jams I can play while programming.

Now share your grooves =P!

Where do the Queers, "Weirdos," & "Freaks" Gather...?

Jo — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 03:16:02 +0000

Folks, if networking is king, where is a centralized space for atypical individuals? I'm talking people left of center. People working with what they've got over what they never will. Those late-night ghoulies whose brains are powered by moonlight. Masking burnouts replicating normality by force. And rainbow saluters.

We need a space. So if we have one, share it. And if we don't, we should figure out how to build it. Or at least connect together as some semblance of a web. Because life is hard, developing is hard, and not fitting into "the mold" is hard too. But we're social creatures, the most of us. So let's build our pillow fort, and help one another climb the ladder our own way.

RSVP!