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It's out.
i gave clippy a soul using AI and told him he was going to die.what happened next broke me as a person.and you are in the creditsmy brain is friedit has been an absolutely wild yearand i'm so excited for the next project!in the meantime... here's to you! WATCH!
HEY! A crazy catch-up, new updates, and a Patron-Only Project Preview
hey.I've been very busy since I last posted.this is going to pack a lot of things in at once. HERE'S WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TO:LifeNot gonna get way into it, but the west-coast fires were a pretty big shift in direction for what I was working on. In September, I was starting to plan working on a relatively massive long-term game project for ideally a particular major platform. HOWEVER, but that got so shaken up I began to explore a lot of new directions, which ya might have noticed on my ...
SET IT ALL ON FIRE, MY PATRONS
Hey all! Exclusively for patrons, for this month's project: a new little piece that sets your whole dang computer on fire.Download it in the attachments for this post!(hit the ESC key to quit! hold left + right mouse buttons to drop water!)I've been overhauling my entire desktop game engine to make these kinds of things easier to develop (and to make come to Mac!) and you'll all see the benefits of those first, before anyone else. Stay tuned! This is the first demo of that, soon for ...
Try out the latest project before it's released... NOW!
Remember the lil' meadow?I'm soon to release an expanded, serious version of the meadow unlike what I've released before. The project got BIG and in a couple days, it'll be out!But YOU can scroll down to the attachments of this post and download it BEFORE RELEASE, *now*.Because you're a hero.The video isn't out quite yet, but here's what the first UX window looks like!More birds will appear as days pass, and you all will be the first to get the letters going! There...
New project, and welcome to the weird times.
Hey! It has been... an eventful month.I'm safe and sound, it's of course shaken up schedule and plans. But the important thing is safety.To keep you company during this wild time... a new little utility, downloadable in the attachments of this Patreon post!I'm still deciding what to call this experiment, it's a little thing that turns your desktop into a peaceful meadow. It's an early version.I was working on some more fun stress-inducing projects, but given all that's ha...
Gravity Typer download out now!
This is a Windows hack, and you can get it for free here just for patrons :)Y'all are amazing. Thank you so much for your patience!The IconThe download is in the attachments of this post :D
What if your keyboard flooded your screen?
New lil project!https://twitter.com/samnchiet/status/1233862179310403586?s=21There’s been some issues uploading the binary application file, I’ll have it up here by tomorrow!Thank you so much for your support, it means the world <3
Next project, sneak preview...
Alright, this is hush hush. A sneak, top-secret preview, just for you patrons. I hope I can trust your discretion. You ready?What you're looking at is a procedural voxel landscape, built entirely out of desktop icons.Basically, "Minecraft" on the desktop. Literally.(the first main version of this idea, anyway.) Can you scroll, build, and break? Yup, here's the engine in action.The techniques used to make this possible (in anywhere close to realtime) have gone through a ton of ite...
Discord Update 2.
(Edited because bleak, everything’s back!) https://discord.gg/xZFRmPTIf you don't get your Patreon role added back automatically within 48h, please message me with your Discord @ so I can manually re-grant you the Patreon role.Thank you for your patience and kind words-Sam
The Goose Is Loose
This is the latest project - a desktop goose friend who, let's face it - is a bit of a knob.It's the next level in Windows Desktop hackery!
New year, new project...
This week, we did something a little different.MS Paint, except it can obliterate your desktop.Source will be posted exclusively for patrons soon, and more VR projects to come!The communication's gonna be picking up over the next month! For easier access to me and more up-to-date-ness on what's going on, join the Discord at discord.gg/uJWWs35Have an amazing day,Sam
Hypothetical, Open World "Wii Sports" Project
Greetings! Here are a bunch of gifs from the next project I've been working on... an open-world hypothetical Wii Sports what-if sequel in VR tying together a bunch of prototypes!Dev StuffDev gifs and process is forthcoming... I won't be able to release builds of this presently, because Big N, but I will be releasing more extended gameplay + some explainers, so if you guys have anything you'd like me to address, let me know!
Leviathan Axe 02: Destruction Physics Update!
Adding some breakable object physics to the mix!Plus some minor tuning on the axe attachment logic and throw rotation...Download it here!
Modulo - a new quick experiment
This is an early "slideshow" gif of a new demo I threw together in a couple hours- a fast-rendering physics playspace that seamlessly wraps itself infinitely, in all directions. If you throw a block ahead if you, it'll come up and land behind you. More video/apk to come soon! You can see the above in more reality-warping glory here.And new sports?...Why yes, and you're welcome. It's archery!The target swings at different intensities depending on how "bulls-eye" your s...
Leviathan Axe Demo v01 Released!
Congrats! You now have access to the Not Leviathan Axe(tm) demo!Format is .apk for Quest, PC build available by re...Quest. Request. By request.Download it below, and thank you for your support!Get it here!
New Beginnings
Hello! If you're reading this, it means you've made the leap to join my veritable fleet of Patreon supporters, together going boldly forth into new realms of VR experimentation.You have excellent judgement. And dare I say, a refined taste in absurd internet content.To quickly restate the elevator pitch: on my Patreon, I'll be sharing with you a wealth of pre-release content and behind-the-scenes insight. There are, at the time of writing, just a smidge fewer of us here than the popul...
