avery
@crestofthebeast.bsky.social
writing designing programming games. she/her. living on stolen land in naarm, sovereignty was never ceded.
corunning https://asymptotes.au
https://crestofthebeast.itch.io/
corunning https://asymptotes.au
https://crestofthebeast.itch.io/
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Earlier this year Freeplay announced that 2026 might be their last year of operation.
I've spent the last few weeks talking to people in and around Freeplay about this point in its history regarding how its changed, its relationship to funding and what it might look like in the future.
I've spent the last few weeks talking to people in and around Freeplay about this point in its history regarding how its changed, its relationship to funding and what it might look like in the future.
Examining the identity, evolution, funding, legacy and potential future of the longest-running independent games festival in the world.
@free-play.bsky.social
Read Here:
checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
@free-play.bsky.social
Read Here:
checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
Freeplay’s past and present on identity, funding and the future
The Freeplay Independent Games Festival lost funding last year, prompting conversations about the long-running organisation's identity and future.
checkpointgaming.net
October 4, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Earlier this year Freeplay announced that 2026 might be their last year of operation.
I've spent the last few weeks talking to people in and around Freeplay about this point in its history regarding how its changed, its relationship to funding and what it might look like in the future.
I've spent the last few weeks talking to people in and around Freeplay about this point in its history regarding how its changed, its relationship to funding and what it might look like in the future.
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The Darkest Zelda Isn't Even A Zelda: The Sutte Hakkun Story (3:23:45)
September 25, 2026 at 12:56 AM
The Darkest Zelda Isn't Even A Zelda: The Sutte Hakkun Story (3:23:45)
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we literally root for charlie brown every step of the way, he is the main character the show has told us to love. he is who we want to see win. and then when lucy pulls the football away, the show is telling us it does not respect our time as a viewer.
October 3, 2026 at 6:42 AM
we literally root for charlie brown every step of the way, he is the main character the show has told us to love. he is who we want to see win. and then when lucy pulls the football away, the show is telling us it does not respect our time as a viewer.
dont believe ive ever not slept through an earthquake. i am not entirely sure you all arent making it up.
October 2, 2026 at 10:27 PM
dont believe ive ever not slept through an earthquake. i am not entirely sure you all arent making it up.
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it's the steam autumn sale AND melbourne international games week, so WIZARD PUNKS!!! is 40% off!
go play it!
store.steampowered.com/app/3332770/...
#wizardpunks #gamedev #indiedev
go play it!
store.steampowered.com/app/3332770/...
#wizardpunks #gamedev #indiedev
October 2, 2026 at 12:20 AM
it's the steam autumn sale AND melbourne international games week, so WIZARD PUNKS!!! is 40% off!
go play it!
store.steampowered.com/app/3332770/...
#wizardpunks #gamedev #indiedev
go play it!
store.steampowered.com/app/3332770/...
#wizardpunks #gamedev #indiedev
brightness on my iphone was interpolating slowly down when i turned it dow, and this was bothering me so i looked for a fix. the fix is enabling dictation on the keyboard. amazing work from apple
October 1, 2026 at 12:46 PM
brightness on my iphone was interpolating slowly down when i turned it dow, and this was bothering me so i looked for a fix. the fix is enabling dictation on the keyboard. amazing work from apple
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MASSIVE strike at QUT today. About 200 of us on the picket line demanding better working and learning conditions from our overpaid corporate managers. Such incredible solidarity.
September 30, 2026 at 3:35 AM
MASSIVE strike at QUT today. About 200 of us on the picket line demanding better working and learning conditions from our overpaid corporate managers. Such incredible solidarity.
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if perfect knowledge is the death of wonder, wonder in MMOs died a long time ago, is the thing
September 29, 2026 at 7:59 AM
if perfect knowledge is the death of wonder, wonder in MMOs died a long time ago, is the thing
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A Pheasants Wake
digital painting
digital painting
September 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
A Pheasants Wake
digital painting
digital painting
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Many people don't understand probability very well and many of them are resistant to having it explained to them. This leads some designers to creating mechanics that work like the player's instinctive (read: fucking wrong) understanding of probability, further confusing everyone.
This might be the opposite of what you wanted as a response to posting it, but: what in particular drives you mad?
Genuinely curious because I have extremely narrow band exposure (my own TTRPG games which often have very high probability literacy) but am making modules I want to share more widely.
Genuinely curious because I have extremely narrow band exposure (my own TTRPG games which often have very high probability literacy) but am making modules I want to share more widely.
September 27, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Many people don't understand probability very well and many of them are resistant to having it explained to them. This leads some designers to creating mechanics that work like the player's instinctive (read: fucking wrong) understanding of probability, further confusing everyone.
watching friend play ff7 remake. why is red 13 so emaciated and small.... let him be big
September 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM
watching friend play ff7 remake. why is red 13 so emaciated and small.... let him be big
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Handcoded in HTML, CSS and Javascript and running locally, Scrubjay is usable for research, collection, game-building, website construction or simply to hold little fragments of digital things, in the same way that you hold a pebble in your palm on a walk.
September 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Handcoded in HTML, CSS and Javascript and running locally, Scrubjay is usable for research, collection, game-building, website construction or simply to hold little fragments of digital things, in the same way that you hold a pebble in your palm on a walk.
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Scrubjay is still early, messy in some places (and not chasing seamless UI regardless) but I hope you'll enjoy playing with this very personal web gathering tool.
everestpipkin.itch.io/scrubjay
everestpipkin.itch.io/scrubjay
Scrubjay by Everest Pipkin
A drag-and-drop bookmarking, game-making, and wandering tool.
everestpipkin.itch.io
September 28, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Scrubjay is still early, messy in some places (and not chasing seamless UI regardless) but I hope you'll enjoy playing with this very personal web gathering tool.
everestpipkin.itch.io/scrubjay
everestpipkin.itch.io/scrubjay
in all seriousness i will be at freakon pax and maybe the interactive narrative social, depending. come say hi if u want a pint and/or coffee
this migwuh look for me in everything that surrounds you
September 28, 2026 at 11:08 PM
in all seriousness i will be at freakon pax and maybe the interactive narrative social, depending. come say hi if u want a pint and/or coffee
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remember when they put master chief's digital clone of his abusive, adopted mother that helps him kill with greater efficiency and he is impossibly in love with inside everyone's windows start bar
September 25, 2026 at 10:33 PM
remember when they put master chief's digital clone of his abusive, adopted mother that helps him kill with greater efficiency and he is impossibly in love with inside everyone's windows start bar
i wish there was an easy way to chuck a reader-mode article at my kindle with just a button press... would be nice to have a low friction way to get little things on my ereader. i understand (formerly) firefox Pocket used to do this with rss feeds but um look where that got us
September 28, 2026 at 8:10 AM
i wish there was an easy way to chuck a reader-mode article at my kindle with just a button press... would be nice to have a low friction way to get little things on my ereader. i understand (formerly) firefox Pocket used to do this with rss feeds but um look where that got us
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[ Bridge to eQualia ]
cyber-noir webfiction
14.1k words, CC0 1.0 Universal
Maggie, a security researcher moonlighting as a internet sleuth, uses her unique set of skills to investigate a case of online vandalism.
Please share with a friend if you like it ^w^
blackle.itch.io/bteq
cyber-noir webfiction
14.1k words, CC0 1.0 Universal
Maggie, a security researcher moonlighting as a internet sleuth, uses her unique set of skills to investigate a case of online vandalism.
Please share with a friend if you like it ^w^
blackle.itch.io/bteq
Bridge to eQualia by blackle
A security researcher/internet sleuth uses her unique set of skills to investigate a case of online vandalism.
blackle.itch.io
June 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
[ Bridge to eQualia ]
cyber-noir webfiction
14.1k words, CC0 1.0 Universal
Maggie, a security researcher moonlighting as a internet sleuth, uses her unique set of skills to investigate a case of online vandalism.
Please share with a friend if you like it ^w^
blackle.itch.io/bteq
cyber-noir webfiction
14.1k words, CC0 1.0 Universal
Maggie, a security researcher moonlighting as a internet sleuth, uses her unique set of skills to investigate a case of online vandalism.
Please share with a friend if you like it ^w^
blackle.itch.io/bteq
this migwuh look for me in everything that surrounds you
September 28, 2026 at 5:56 AM
this migwuh look for me in everything that surrounds you
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oh yeah thats the good shit
September 25, 2026 at 3:27 PM
oh yeah thats the good shit
puritan names are a really beautiful well to tap
September 25, 2026 at 1:21 AM
puritan names are a really beautiful well to tap
hello i am on bookwyrm and storygraph. you can react to me having read a book with a variety of responses such as: 'i will start a dialogue with you about this novel and whether i agree/disagree with your review but in a manner which respects your unique subjectivity and how you came to your take'
September 24, 2026 at 12:27 PM
hello i am on bookwyrm and storygraph. you can react to me having read a book with a variety of responses such as: 'i will start a dialogue with you about this novel and whether i agree/disagree with your review but in a manner which respects your unique subjectivity and how you came to your take'
still thinking abt that new catamites game several weeks later. there do seem to be a lot of war criminals at this sexual wellness clinic
September 19, 2026 at 1:17 PM
still thinking abt that new catamites game several weeks later. there do seem to be a lot of war criminals at this sexual wellness clinic
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death is only the start. BITTER FRUIT is out now on itch, kobo, and (for pre-order on) amazon! if you want a self-indulgent book about death, mechs, and agonising intimacy, check it out! bitter-fruit.carrd.co
September 19, 2026 at 4:53 AM
death is only the start. BITTER FRUIT is out now on itch, kobo, and (for pre-order on) amazon! if you want a self-indulgent book about death, mechs, and agonising intimacy, check it out! bitter-fruit.carrd.co