Thank you all so much! (general updates & such)
Added 2024-02-05 20:47:19 +0000 UTC
I really wanted to thank y'all for the overwhelming interest in the projects I've been posting on here, particularly for my most recent release, JPGPU for OBS! It's been so cool to see people using the filters I've made & integrate them into their streams, and it means the world to me that people want to support me making the sort of things I have been. I really can't wait to improve on those releases with updates & to continue releasing more new & unique things.
I also wanted to apologize for the lack of activity over the last month since the release of JPGPU. I've been rather busy getting through some small contract projects just to make ends meet, as I haven't had any regular income for some time & have already burnt through my savings over the past year.
The support here has definitely gotten me closer to being able to be self sufficient enough to just working on my own projects, but I still have a ways to go & have a number of contract projects I've agreed to that I intend to see to completion with the usual care & effort I put into all my work. I also have to apologize to anyone who's sent me messages seeking me for work which I haven't been able to respond to yet, as there has been a reasonable amount of interest since I announced I was looking for work & I can only juggle so many conversations at once.
That aside, I'm beyond stoked & incredibly humbled that the monthly support here from y'all is already just beyond 1/3rd of the amount needed to become self-sufficient & allow me to be able to focus on making my own content full-time. I hope I can continue to produce work that both makes me happy & makes your continued support worth it. I owe y'all big-time. 💜
I've also been working on the occasional odd personal prototype here & there between work stretches, though I haven't really gotten into the habit of posting about any of them on here yet. I'd like to change that & make this place less exclusively just tool releases, & rather more representative of all the things your support actually allows me to do (and if people really want to find just my tools without those posts littering the place, that's what tags here are for after all). I'll see about getting into the habit of doing that soon, so expect some semi-frequent snippets of things I'm working in the near future in the realms of gamedev, tech art, & other general creative projects.
(I'm including some screenshots in this post of things I've been working on to try kickstarting the habit a little bit, & to also just make this wall of text just a little easier/more fun to consume, eheh)
Potential Future Projects
There are a number of projects on the backburner that I'd like to get to sooner or later in my free time, and I have no idea what to work on for here next just yet, so I felt it would be nice to share some of those here & gauge interest for each.
The following image is a non-exhaustive list of things I'd like to get to, including updates for things I've released already. If any of them pique your interest, please let me know what in the comments!
Discord Server
I've also revived my ancient Discord server to a degree! While I still need to see about reorganizing the channels themselves & maintaining a better presence on there, it's been a delight to see people come together on there & share things, and it's been really great just having some casual conversations on there with folk about things we find neat. Updated server rules haven't been published yet, but until they are, please use your head & be respectful & kind to others. This server is intended as an inclusive & safe space for audiences, creators, and aspiring creators.
Join the Discord server here!
One Last Thing: Streams
I've been streaming a ton on Twitch lately as a means of passive income & to keep my sanity, often showcasing indie games both good and bad & discussing their design & execution, occasionally working on experiments for both stream elements & gamedev, and also host a wide variety of conversations with viewers & friends (and frequently uncovering & falling down some of the funniest & most absurd rabbit holes on the internet through sheer luck).
