Author: Jacob

Today I played more games: (List)

Today’s games: (List) I’m really enjoying myself! I’m playing a lot more games I wouldn’t normally try.

More games! Here’s what I played today:

My adapter arrived! It was a little tricky to get it plugged in and then I had to configure it to work with PICO-8. The mapping suggestions in the PICO-8 manual didn’t work, but I figured it out. Here’s the SDL map: The controller works perfectly now!Here’s the games I tried today (in no particular…

My controller adapter hasn’t arrived yet and I want to wait on starting until it does. USPS says it should arrive before 9 PM today, but in my experience, if it isn’t in the morning mail, it’s going to be the next day. I did start finding some games I want to play, though.

It’s time to play some games! Here’s the plan: try 10 new games per day for 10 days. The goal is to have fun and find more games I enjoy. I’m going to primarily play PICO-8 games with my NES controller. Each day I’ll post the ones I tried and if any stood out in…

Today I finished reading The Great Gatsby. The first time I read it, I remember being told that the meaning of the story was, “middle class can’t become upper class.” However, now I think the meaning of the story is more like “money can’t fix problems of the heart.” Here’s why: The Great Gatsby is…

Today I continued reading The Great Gatsby. I’m about 70% through and here’s some of my thoughts so far: I like how the world is always in motion. There’s never a perfectly still moment. I like how Fitzgerald conveys the unease of social situations. The unfinished sentences, subtle gestures, and unspoken expectations. I like Gatsby’s…

Today I started reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.I haven’t read it in years and I wanted to re-read it because I remember one scene had good lighting and I liked the atmosphere of the book. I’m only on page 4, but I think I’ll finish by tomorrow. See you then!

Today I continued researching how to develop film. Specifically, how to scan the negatives. Scanning film, options: Dedicated scanner, $250 DSLR scanning (macro lens, light table), $250+ Hacky methods, free I read some reviews for the Epson v600 scanner and they ranged from positive to mixed. DPReview’s review especially makes the v600 seem like a…

With my Anscoflex camera fixed, I’m researching what I’d need to take photos with it. I’m looking at developing my own film because there’s no film labs near me and I think it would be fun. I’m not sure whether to start with color or black and white film. I’ve never tried black and white…

It isn’t working out this time; I didn’t find anyone to collaborate with. I thought that with 200 people in the jam, there would be more people looking for teams. I considered going ahead solo, but there’s two problems. Firstly, the point was to make a game with other people. Secondly, I don’t have time…

Today I tried to find a team for the jam, but no luck. Maybe tomorrow. If not, I might do the jam solo; I’ll see how it goes. On the bright side, I have an idea for a story.

I’m participating in Paint Jam! It’s a week long game jam with one restriction: all the graphics must be made in Microsoft Paint. It starts in a few hours, but I’m probably going to start this evening.

Today I thought about the differences between making games in Godot and PICO-8. Using Lego as an analogy: PICO-8 is like making all your own custom bricks and then building with them. Godot is like a huge bucket of bricks and the process is learning how to connect them and making a few custom bricks.…