corpus.blog
41554 blogs · [ { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d536b3455b7", "title": "Opening Electric Zine Maker on macOS guide (I downloaded the Electric Zine Maker but it won’t open on my Mac. It keeps getting blocked…)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/opening-electric-zine-maker-on-macos-guide-i-downloaded-the-electric-zine-maker-but-it-wont-open-on-my-mac-it-keeps-getting-blocked", "published_at": "2020-11-20T01:16:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d536bbccc19", "title": "A short history of Flash & the forgotten Flash Website movement (when websites were “the new emerging artform”)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/a-short-history-of-flash-the-forgotten-flash-website-movement-when-websites-were-the-new-emerging-artform", "published_at": "2020-11-12T23:54:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d536c99e46d", "title": "Dev update for the new Tetrageddon.com (old-school animated cursors, iFrames, and more!)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/dev-update-for-the-new-tetrageddon-com-old-school-animated-cursors-iframes-and-more", "published_at": "2020-11-01T22:21:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d536cc1e451", "title": "Code share: a javascript image gallery, javascript & php countdown timer, and a very basic javascript & php email form…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/code-share-a-javascript-image-gallery-javascript-php-countdown-timer-and-a-very-basic-javascript-php-email-form", "published_at": "2020-09-18T21:28:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d536ceafc4a", "title": "More from the wonderful world of tools by small devs, shareware, and freeware (art tools, music tools, and toys to create with)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/more-from-the-wonderful-world-of-tools-by-small-devs-shareware-and-freeware-art-tools-music-tools-and-toys-to-create-with", "published_at": "2020-08-19T01:07:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d536de52e61", "title": "The Beautiful Rebellion of Video Game Bugs (how simulated worlds express malfunction in their own way, and that poetic digital decay…)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/the-beautiful-rebellion-of-video-game-bugs-how-simulated-worlds-express-malfunction-in-their-own-way-and-that-poetic-digital-decay", "published_at": "2020-08-15T01:13:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d536e6519ae", "title": "Asking Kotaku for accountability, a collection of my threads (cries for help) all in one convenient place…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/asking-kotaku-for-accountability-a-collection-of-my-threads-cries-for-help-all-in-one-convenient-place", "published_at": "2020-08-05T17:50:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d536eb17397", "title": "All the beautiful Zines from the first ever Electric Zine Jam (and the recorded stream)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/all-the-beautiful-zines-from-the-first-ever-electric-zine-jam-and-the-recorded-stream", "published_at": "2020-07-03T00:10:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d536f6dd282", "title": "Open sourcing the Electric Zine Maker (early commit available on github!)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/open-sourcing-the-electric-zine-maker-early-commit-available-on-github", "published_at": "2020-06-03T23:17:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d537023d97f", "title": "The New Electric Zine Maker Update! (About the grant, open source plans, and some thoughts on UI design…)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/the-new-electric-zine-maker-update-about-the-grant-open-source-plans-and-some-thoughts-on-ui-design", "published_at": "2020-05-19T22:26:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d5370553d4c", "title": "Mackerelmedia Fish: an ARG-like text adventure game (with sourcefiles)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/new-release-mackerelmedia-fish", "published_at": "2020-04-01T05:09:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d5370f5fd4f", "title": "About desktop pets & virtual companions: discussing the inhabitants that fill the void of our digital spaces", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/about-desktop-pets-virtual-companions-discussing-the-inhabitants-that-fill-the-void-of-our-digital-spaces", "published_at": "2020-03-17T02:40:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d5371e58d39", "title": "UI design is fun! (inspirational ways of looking at UI, and discussing how to better understand UI’s place in game design…)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/ui-design-is-fun", "published_at": "2020-03-06T01:06:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d5372a2919a", "title": "An open letter to game journalists: #metoo, fighting with surviving abusive reporting, and the fallout of not caring", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/an-open-letter-to-game-journalists-metoo-fighting-with-surviving-abusive-reporting-and-the-fallout-of-not-caring", "published_at": "2020-03-01T04:30:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d53733d886f", "title": "The wonderful world of tools made by small teams, solo-devs, and shareware (weird, beautiful, and experimental things to be creative in + an analysis on building for approachability)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/the-wonderful-world-of-tools-made-by-small-teams-solo-devs-and-shareware-weird-beautiful-and-experimental-things-to-be-creative-in-an-analysis-on-building-for-approachability", "published_at": "2020-02-16T05:37:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d5373d58df6", "title": "What it’s like sharing your #metoo with Kotaku (a cautionary tale)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/what-its-like-sharing-your-metoo-with-kotaku-a-cautionary-tale", "published_at": "2020-01-17T22:47:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d5374d0490f", "title": "walking sims and the joy of existing in a virtual space", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/walking-sims-and-the-joy-of-existing-in-a-virtual-space", "published_at": "2019-12-20T07:34:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d5375296bfc", "title": "games as found objects & virtual relics", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/games-as-found-objects-virtual-relics", "published_at": "2019-12-08T01:35:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d537563a9c9", "title": "the future of my games on Apple (post-Catalina) and what this means for art games in general", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/the-future-of-my-games-on-apple-post-catalina-and-what-this-means-for-art-games-in-general", "published_at": "2019-11-11T01:11:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb0-38d5-726d-9353-1d5375f381cf", "title": "design notes, a bit on definition hell, and building an “art toy”…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/design-notes-a-bit-on-definition-hell-and-building-an-art-toy", "published_at": "2019-11-04T00:43:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de212fa00b", "title": "IndieCade Europe Keynote: Addressing abuse in our communities and how can we move forward (full transcript)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/indiecade-europe-keynote", "published_at": "2019-10-18T17:59:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de222101ab", "title": "Design notes on the Electric Zine Maker’s Tool Update! (and general life update + overshare)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/design-notes-on-the-electric-zine-makers-tool-update-and-general-life-update-overshare", "published_at": "2019-09-21T23:31:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de228a566c", "title": "my follow up post", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/my-follow-up-post", "published_at": "2019-09-02T23:52:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de2382b7d8", "title": "calling out my rapist", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/calling-out", "published_at": "2019-08-26T21:50:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de245775bd", "title": "on UI design & using UI as a means to tell a story, convey emotion, create personality… an in-depth look…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/on-ui-design-using-ui-as-a-means-to-tell-a-story-convey-emotion-create-personality-an-in-depth-look", "published_at": "2019-08-11T01:58:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de24996788", "title": "My gross revenue on itch.io, transparently sharing all my stats & earnings, and speaking on how supportive of a base itch.io has", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/my-gross-revenue-on-itch-io-transparently-sharing-all-my-stats-earnings-and-speaking-on-how-supportive-of-a-base-itch-io-has", "published_at": "2019-08-07T03:36:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de257083ec", "title": "The Electric Zine Maker website is up!", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/the-electric-zine-maker-website-is-up", "published_at": "2019-07-31T23:40:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de25a46539", "title": "Electric Zine Maker fuzzy update with ASCII, Power Goo-like tools, Displacement, Color Management, and more…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/electric-zine-maker-fuzzy-update-with-ascii-power-goo-like-tools-displacement-color-management-and-more", "published_at": "2019-07-16T18:57:09+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de25aee520", "title": "recent thoughts about mentioning influences in the discussion, and why recognizing inspiration matters (ending the “lone genius” ideal)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/recent-thoughts-about-mentioning-influences-in-the-discussion-and-why-recognizing-inspiration-matters-ending-the-lone-genius-ideal", "published_at": "2019-07-07T01:50:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de2680a2e2", "title": "Playdate & the LA Zine Fest, weird games, and what it means for “Playdate” to lose its name…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/playdate-the-la-zine-fest-weird-games-and-what-it-means-for-playdate-to-lose-its-name", "published_at": "2019-05-27T21:57:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de26f05809", "title": "Electric Zine Maker Beta is out (here are some development and design notes about it)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/electric-zine-maker-beta-is-out-here-are-some-development-and-design-notes-about-it", "published_at": "2019-05-14T21:58:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de278cf161", "title": "Announcing the Electric Zine Maker! (about my new art-tool-toy-game-thing being developed & the direction it’s taking)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/announcing-the-electric-zine-maker-about-my-new-art-tool-toy-game-thing-being-developed-the-direction-its-taking", "published_at": "2019-04-27T01:34:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de28498598", "title": "My GDC Talk transcript (Personal Experiences as Games) and a small update about what I’m making next", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/my-gdc-talk-transcript-personal-experiences-as-games-and-a-small-update-about-what-im-making-next", "published_at": "2019-03-29T19:51:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de28548832", "title": "Documenting the Internet & Webring of Tetrageddon (the desktop version)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/documenting-the-internet-webring-of-tetrageddon-the-desktop-version", "published_at": "2019-03-20T17:58:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de290693eb", "title": "RUNONCE (remember_me): A new existential project about loss and friendship… and some artist commentary about it.", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/runonce-remember_me-a-new-existential-project-about-loss-and-friendship-and-some-artist-commentary-about-it", "published_at": "2019-03-03T02:49:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de29098baf", "title": "Building Weird Games With Alternative Technologies Workshop", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/building-weird-games-with-alternative-technologies-workshop", "published_at": "2019-02-08T00:50:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de29653f73", "title": "Heartfelt Messages: making personal games, design notes, and awareness of the cultural repercussions that this work is in…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/heartfelt-messages-making-personal-games-design-notes-and-awareness-of-the-cultural-repercussions-that-this-work-is-in", "published_at": "2019-02-07T22:14:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de2a09683e", "title": "my #deletegdc entry, its progress, and saving a memory of it here…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/my-deletegdc-entry-its-progress-and-saving-a-memory-of-it-here", "published_at": "2019-01-14T19:55:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de2aa1a39c", "title": "GDC Talk Transcript: Alternative Paths in Indie Dev", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/gdc-talk-transcript-alternative-paths-in-indie-dev", "published_at": "2019-01-07T23:50:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb5-dd58-72e1-af5b-d0de2acff5b0", "title": "new release: A_DESKTOP_LOVE_STORY (design & technical notes)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/new-release-a_desktop_love_story-design-technical-notes", "published_at": "2018-12-21T03:11:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121edebd2b0", "title": "Altgames Workshop: a discussion of surrealism and personal stories in games", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/altgames-workshop-a-discussion-of-surrealism-and-personal-stories-in-games", "published_at": "2018-11-27T21:05:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121eee7b22b", "title": "ELECTRIC FILE MONITOR (out now! and some commentary about it)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/electric-file-monitor-out-now-and-some-commentary-about-it", "published_at": "2018-10-05T03:05:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121efbf9d61", "title": "My Full Indie Summit 2018 slides & talk transcript (Art Games & Speaking Your Truth)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/my-full-indie-summit-2018-slides-talk-transcript-art-games-speaking-your-truth", "published_at": "2018-09-20T21:24:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121f05c70cd", "title": "A “10 years of experimental work” retrospective: does being a gamer automatically mean toxic fandom, and can anything be done to break away from that?", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/a-10-years-of-experimental-work-retrospective-does-being-a-gamer-automatically-mean-toxic-fandom-and-can-anything-be-done-to-break-away-from-that", "published_at": "2018-07-23T17:04:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121f0ac4b88", "title": "Cyberpet Graveyard (out now!)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/cyberpet-graveyard-out-now", "published_at": "2018-07-09T21:45:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121f14e0202", "title": "Virtual pets and digital toys…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/virtual-pets-and-digital-toys", "published_at": "2018-06-23T20:38:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121f1e6ba76", "title": "the “hold in there” mentality, post E3… some thoughts about indie and mainstream culture", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/the-hold-in-there-mentality-post-e3-some-thoughts-about-indie-and-mainstream-culture", "published_at": "2018-06-19T23:15:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121f29ff9d3", "title": "Missing Pages added to “Everything is going to be OK” (personal writing & fever dream OS)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/missing-pages-added-to-everything-is-going-to-be-ok-personal-writing-fever-dream-os", "published_at": "2018-05-04T00:30:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121f2b4ac81", "title": "After GDC and “keeping it up” (how people view/treat work made by women and what we can hopefully change)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/after-gdc-and-keeping-it-up-how-people-view-treat-work-made-by-women-and-what-we-can-hopefully-change", "published_at": "2018-03-25T00:42:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121f2f9a5c3", "title": "I’ll be at GDC! (Speaking and Showcasing) – small update post", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/ill-be-at-gdc-speaking-and-showcasing-small-update-post", "published_at": "2018-02-18T23:00:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121f389a752", "title": "Development update for “Everything is going to be OK”", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/development-update-for-everything-is-going-to-be-ok", "published_at": "2018-01-19T22:33:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121f451c48b", "title": "moving past destructive cycles, and modes of thought, about different game experiences", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/moving-past-destructive-cycles-and-modes-of-thought-about-different-game-experiences", "published_at": "2017-12-11T22:17:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121f53c76e8", "title": "“Everything is going to be OK” development update: personal essays about hope, new pages coming, and some thoughts", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/everything-is-going-to-be-ok-development-update-personal-essays-about-hope-new-pages-coming-and-some-thoughts", "published_at": "2017-12-07T23:44:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121f56d7a9b", "title": "If “games are art”: challenging the toxicity of gamer culture and preconceptions of what a game is", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/if-games-are-art-challenging-the-toxicity-of-gamer-culture-and-preconceptions-of-what-a-game-is", "published_at": "2017-11-27T22:40:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121f60e7c5d", "title": "observations about my “Day of the Devs” article & thoughts after harassment over a post that’s about harassment", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/observations-about-my-day-of-the-devs-article-thoughts-after-harassment", "published_at": "2017-11-25T07:06:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121f652340b", "title": "being brave, framing trauma, personal experiences in games, and announcing the next installment of “Everything is going to be OK”", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/being-brave-framing-trauma-personal-experiences-in-games-and-announcing-the-next-installment-of-everything-is-going-to-be-ok", "published_at": "2017-11-21T21:11:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121f69c7f2c", "title": "my post “Day of the Devs” observations about how people view/treat art games and their creators", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/my-post-day-of-the-devs-observations-about-how-people-seetreat-art-games-and-their-creators", "published_at": "2017-11-14T18:29:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121f773887e", "title": "“Everything is going to be OK” officially released! (final thoughts)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/everything-is-going-to-be-ok-officially-released-final-thoughts", "published_at": "2017-10-18T02:37:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121f783f3ef", "title": "“Everything is going to be OK” wins the Interaction Award at IndieCade & some thoughts after showcasing it…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/everything-is-going-to-be-ok-wins-the-interaction-award-at-indiecade-some-thoughts-after-showcasing-it", "published_at": "2017-10-09T23:36:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbba-7b51-7287-926a-a121f799319c", "title": "“Everything is going to be OK” and more observations about art games", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/everything-is-going-to-be-ok-and-more-observations-about-art-games", "published_at": "2017-09-17T02:25:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b3b96bfa7", "title": "The Hurricane Relief Bundle (on itch.io)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/the-hurricane-relief-bundle-on-itch-io", "published_at": "2017-09-14T04:24:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b3c821b40", "title": "My games & future plans…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/my-games-future-plans", "published_at": "2017-07-28T20:34:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b3cdc7605", "title": "Comments on today’s announcement (Flash)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/comments-on-todays-announcement-flash", "published_at": "2017-07-25T20:00:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b3d189356", "title": "“Everything is going to be OK” early access observations & some philosophy (about art games)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/everything-is-going-to-be-ok-early-access-observations-some-philosophy-about-art-games", "published_at": "2017-07-05T06:06:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b3daea135", "title": "A better (post E3) update about “Everything is going to be OK”…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/a-better-post-e3-update-about-everything-is-going-to-be-ok", "published_at": "2017-06-25T00:08:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b3e1a813b", "title": "“Everything is going to be OK” early access", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/everything-is-going-to-be-ok-early-access", "published_at": "2017-06-17T00:14:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b3f03e1cc", "title": "Game design notes: “Everything is going to be OK” (talking about personal things/experiences is easy, making a game about them is not)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/game-design-notes-everything-is-going-to-be-ok-talking-about-personal-things-is-easy-making-a-game-about-them-is-not", "published_at": "2017-05-17T23:55:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b3fe730a3", "title": "A NEW Electric Love Potato & observations about virtual pets & assistants…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/a-new-electric-love-potato-observations-about-virtual-pets-assistants", "published_at": "2017-04-16T23:41:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b4001701c", "title": "small rant & creative observations lately…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/small-rant-creative-observations-lately", "published_at": "2017-03-20T05:44:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b40f7c847", "title": "updates, faux frames, geocities, and stuff…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/updates-faux-frames-geocities-and-stuff", "published_at": "2017-02-23T01:48:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b41d17aea", "title": "Everything Is Going To Be OK (Progress Update #6 & Artist’s Statement)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/everything-is-going-to-be-ok-progress-update-6", "published_at": "2017-02-15T22:01:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b421c5d5d", "title": "EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OK available till Monday. All $$ goes to the ACLU.", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/everything-is-going-to-be-ok-available-till-monday-all-goes-to-the-aclu", "published_at": "2017-02-01T00:36:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b42a5493e", "title": "Everything Is Going To Be OK update #5 & some hot takes", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/everything-is-going-to-be-ok-update-5-some-hot-takes", "published_at": "2017-01-29T22:07:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b439d552a", "title": "Everything Is Going To Be OK (milestone update!)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/everything-is-going-to-be-ok-milestone-update", "published_at": "2017-01-16T20:50:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b4407fbd6", "title": "“Everything Is Going To Be OK” progress update #3", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/everything-is-going-to-be-ok-progress-update-3", "published_at": "2017-01-03T22:12:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b44bbb443", "title": "“Everything Is Going To Be OK” & some recent new work", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/everything-is-going-to-be-ok-some-recent-new-work", "published_at": "2016-11-30T08:49:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b453b9193", "title": "Announcing my new game in-the-works: “Everything is going to be OK”", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/announcing-my-new-game-in-the-works-everything-is-going-to-be-ok", "published_at": "2016-11-13T22:05:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b45ffa1b1", "title": "thoughts today", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/thoughts-today", "published_at": "2016-11-10T01:48:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b469efb64", "title": "Why my games are disappearing from the AppStore", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/why-my-games-are-disappearing-from-the-appstore", "published_at": "2016-11-02T19:19:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbe-e26c-71a2-8f07-7c1b4785f71f", "title": "A summary of my Fantastic Arcade week", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/a-summary-of-my-fantastic-arcade-week", "published_at": "2016-10-02T01:24:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90b28de969", "title": "New Game! F2OGGY (Only One Survives!)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/new-game-f2oggy-only-one-survives", "published_at": "2016-09-23T18:02:09+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90b339cfc3", "title": "update & a Fireside article…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/update-a-fireside-article", "published_at": "2016-08-14T00:01:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90b403f339", "title": "Couple of my Game Jam games lately (small update)…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/couple-of-my-game-jam-games-lately-small-update", "published_at": "2016-06-02T21:48:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90b4dda1e1", "title": "ARMAGAD (also Tetrageddon Games) out now on GameJolt’s new Marketplace!!", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/armagad-also-tetrageddon-games-out-now-on-gamejolts-new-marketplace", "published_at": "2016-05-11T20:50:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90b5dbb7f4", "title": "Launching Soon! (and a rant about stuff)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/launching-soon-and-a-rant-about-stuff", "published_at": "2016-04-15T23:42:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90b663fe06", "title": "Tetrageddon Games (for the desktop): Development Update", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/tetrageddon-games-for-the-desktop-development-update", "published_at": "2016-04-07T22:55:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90b71aabd0", "title": "Post GDC Writeup", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/post-gdc-writeup", "published_at": "2016-03-22T23:07:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90b722d030", "title": "Screenshake 2016, GDC, & other news", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/screenshake-2016-gdc-other-news", "published_at": "2016-02-27T23:45:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90b766b49a", "title": "Tutorial: Making a Frog Generator with Adobe Animate (HTML5 & CreateJS)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/tutorial-making-a-frog-generator-with-adobe-animate-html5-createjs", "published_at": "2016-02-13T01:25:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90b83a8793", "title": "GameJolt Interview & Stuff…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/gamejolt-interview-stuff", "published_at": "2015-12-10T22:22:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90b8dc347d", "title": "Taking A Break: A Retrospective", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/taking-a-break-a-retrospective", "published_at": "2015-12-05T00:49:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90b92dcf0a", "title": "Just going to leave this here…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/just-going-to-leave-this-here", "published_at": "2015-12-02T21:35:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90b94e22d3", "title": "“But It’s Not REAL!” (alternative title: i want my free premium content, and to complain about it too)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/but-its-not-real-alternative-title-i-want-my-free-premium-content-and-to-complain-about-it-too", "published_at": "2015-12-01T00:21:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90ba38fb3b", "title": "Electric Love Potato Playlist Player", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/electric-love-potato-playlist-player", "published_at": "2015-11-27T23:15:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90baed30de", "title": "The (New) Tetrageddon Games “Art Direction” Commentary: Everything Looks Better Low-Fi!", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/the-new-tetrageddon-games-art-direction-commentary-everything-looks-better-low-fi", "published_at": "2015-10-16T23:33:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90bbc30753", "title": "Holding Out & Thoughts About That Internet Niche ;)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/holding-out", "published_at": "2015-10-11T22:30:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90bc3a2665", "title": "Update (my Fantastic Arcade post and stuff)…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/update-my-fantastic-arcade-post-and-stuff", "published_at": "2015-10-05T23:48:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90bcfb3d40", "title": "Artist’s Commentary on Anatomically Incorrect Dinosaurs (and the trailer)", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/artists-commentary-on-anatomically-incorrect-dinosaurs-and-the-trailer", "published_at": "2015-08-25T22:16:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90bde750c7", "title": "Anatomically Incorrect Dinosaurs – Out Now! & Notes About this Game…", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/anatomically-incorrect-dinosaurs-out-now-notes-about-this-game", "published_at": "2015-08-19T22:40:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc3-53e6-722b-9061-ea90be1abc86", "title": "Electric Love Potato – Let’s Play’s", "url": "https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/electric-love-potato-lets-plays", "published_at": "2015-08-11T08:42:54+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2020

Opening Electric Zine Maker on macOS guide (I downloaded the Electric Zine Maker but it won’t open on my Mac. It keeps getting blocked…)original ↗
20 Nov 2020
A short history of Flash & the forgotten Flash Website movement (when websites were “the new emerging artform”)original ↗
12 Nov 2020
Dev update for the new Tetrageddon.com (old-school animated cursors, iFrames, and more!)original ↗
1 Nov 2020
Code share: a javascript image gallery, javascript & php countdown timer, and a very basic javascript & php email form…original ↗
18 Sept 2020
More from the wonderful world of tools by small devs, shareware, and freeware (art tools, music tools, and toys to create with)original ↗
19 Aug 2020
The Beautiful Rebellion of Video Game Bugs (how simulated worlds express malfunction in their own way, and that poetic digital decay…)original ↗
15 Aug 2020
Asking Kotaku for accountability, a collection of my threads (cries for help) all in one convenient place…original ↗
5 Aug 2020
All the beautiful Zines from the first ever Electric Zine Jam (and the recorded stream)original ↗
3 Jul 2020
Open sourcing the Electric Zine Maker (early commit available on github!)original ↗
3 Jun 2020
The New Electric Zine Maker Update! (About the grant, open source plans, and some thoughts on UI design…)original ↗
19 May 2020
Mackerelmedia Fish: an ARG-like text adventure game (with sourcefiles)original ↗
1 Apr 2020
About desktop pets & virtual companions: discussing the inhabitants that fill the void of our digital spacesoriginal ↗
17 Mar 2020
UI design is fun! (inspirational ways of looking at UI, and discussing how to better understand UI’s place in game design…)original ↗
6 Mar 2020
An open letter to game journalists: #metoo, fighting with surviving abusive reporting, and the fallout of not caringoriginal ↗
1 Mar 2020
The wonderful world of tools made by small teams, solo-devs, and shareware (weird, beautiful, and experimental things to be creative in + an analysis on building for approachability)original ↗
16 Feb 2020
What it’s like sharing your #metoo with Kotaku (a cautionary tale)original ↗
17 Jan 2020

2019

walking sims and the joy of existing in a virtual spaceoriginal ↗
20 Dec 2019
games as found objects & virtual relicsoriginal ↗
8 Dec 2019
the future of my games on Apple (post-Catalina) and what this means for art games in generaloriginal ↗
11 Nov 2019
design notes, a bit on definition hell, and building an “art toy”…original ↗
4 Nov 2019
IndieCade Europe Keynote: Addressing abuse in our communities and how can we move forward (full transcript)original ↗
18 Oct 2019
Design notes on the Electric Zine Maker’s Tool Update! (and general life update + overshare)original ↗
21 Sept 2019
my follow up postoriginal ↗
2 Sept 2019
calling out my rapistoriginal ↗
26 Aug 2019
on UI design & using UI as a means to tell a story, convey emotion, create personality… an in-depth look…original ↗
11 Aug 2019
My gross revenue on itch.io, transparently sharing all my stats & earnings, and speaking on how supportive of a base itch.io hasoriginal ↗
7 Aug 2019
The Electric Zine Maker website is up!original ↗
31 Jul 2019
Electric Zine Maker fuzzy update with ASCII, Power Goo-like tools, Displacement, Color Management, and more…original ↗
16 Jul 2019
recent thoughts about mentioning influences in the discussion, and why recognizing inspiration matters (ending the “lone genius” ideal)original ↗
7 Jul 2019
Playdate & the LA Zine Fest, weird games, and what it means for “Playdate” to lose its name…original ↗
27 May 2019
Electric Zine Maker Beta is out (here are some development and design notes about it)original ↗
14 May 2019
Announcing the Electric Zine Maker! (about my new art-tool-toy-game-thing being developed & the direction it’s taking)original ↗
27 Apr 2019
My GDC Talk transcript (Personal Experiences as Games) and a small update about what I’m making nextoriginal ↗
29 Mar 2019
Documenting the Internet & Webring of Tetrageddon (the desktop version)original ↗
20 Mar 2019
RUNONCE (remember_me): A new existential project about loss and friendship… and some artist commentary about it.original ↗
3 Mar 2019
Building Weird Games With Alternative Technologies Workshoporiginal ↗
8 Feb 2019
Heartfelt Messages: making personal games, design notes, and awareness of the cultural repercussions that this work is in…original ↗
7 Feb 2019
my #deletegdc entry, its progress, and saving a memory of it here…original ↗
14 Jan 2019
GDC Talk Transcript: Alternative Paths in Indie Devoriginal ↗
7 Jan 2019

2018

new release: A_DESKTOP_LOVE_STORY (design & technical notes)original ↗
21 Dec 2018
Altgames Workshop: a discussion of surrealism and personal stories in gamesoriginal ↗
27 Nov 2018
ELECTRIC FILE MONITOR (out now! and some commentary about it)original ↗
5 Oct 2018
My Full Indie Summit 2018 slides & talk transcript (Art Games & Speaking Your Truth)original ↗
20 Sept 2018
A “10 years of experimental work” retrospective: does being a gamer automatically mean toxic fandom, and can anything be done to break away from that?original ↗
23 Jul 2018
Cyberpet Graveyard (out now!)original ↗
9 Jul 2018
Virtual pets and digital toys…original ↗
23 Jun 2018
the “hold in there” mentality, post E3… some thoughts about indie and mainstream cultureoriginal ↗
19 Jun 2018
Missing Pages added to “Everything is going to be OK” (personal writing & fever dream OS)original ↗
4 May 2018
After GDC and “keeping it up” (how people view/treat work made by women and what we can hopefully change)original ↗
25 Mar 2018
I’ll be at GDC! (Speaking and Showcasing) – small update postoriginal ↗
18 Feb 2018
Development update for “Everything is going to be OK”original ↗
19 Jan 2018

2017

moving past destructive cycles, and modes of thought, about different game experiencesoriginal ↗
11 Dec 2017
“Everything is going to be OK” development update: personal essays about hope, new pages coming, and some thoughtsoriginal ↗
7 Dec 2017
If “games are art”: challenging the toxicity of gamer culture and preconceptions of what a game isoriginal ↗
27 Nov 2017
observations about my “Day of the Devs” article & thoughts after harassment over a post that’s about harassmentoriginal ↗
25 Nov 2017
being brave, framing trauma, personal experiences in games, and announcing the next installment of “Everything is going to be OK”original ↗
21 Nov 2017
my post “Day of the Devs” observations about how people view/treat art games and their creatorsoriginal ↗
14 Nov 2017
“Everything is going to be OK” officially released! (final thoughts)original ↗
18 Oct 2017
“Everything is going to be OK” wins the Interaction Award at IndieCade & some thoughts after showcasing it…original ↗
9 Oct 2017
“Everything is going to be OK” and more observations about art gamesoriginal ↗
17 Sept 2017
The Hurricane Relief Bundle (on itch.io)original ↗
14 Sept 2017
My games & future plans…original ↗
28 Jul 2017
Comments on today’s announcement (Flash)original ↗
25 Jul 2017
“Everything is going to be OK” early access observations & some philosophy (about art games)original ↗
5 Jul 2017
A better (post E3) update about “Everything is going to be OK”…original ↗
25 Jun 2017
“Everything is going to be OK” early accessoriginal ↗
17 Jun 2017
Game design notes: “Everything is going to be OK” (talking about personal things/experiences is easy, making a game about them is not)original ↗
17 May 2017
A NEW Electric Love Potato & observations about virtual pets & assistants…original ↗
16 Apr 2017
small rant & creative observations lately…original ↗
20 Mar 2017
updates, faux frames, geocities, and stuff…original ↗
23 Feb 2017
Everything Is Going To Be OK (Progress Update #6 & Artist’s Statement)original ↗
15 Feb 2017
EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OK available till Monday. All $$ goes to the ACLU.original ↗
1 Feb 2017
Everything Is Going To Be OK update #5 & some hot takesoriginal ↗
29 Jan 2017
Everything Is Going To Be OK (milestone update!)original ↗
16 Jan 2017
“Everything Is Going To Be OK” progress update #3original ↗
3 Jan 2017

2016

“Everything Is Going To Be OK” & some recent new workoriginal ↗
30 Nov 2016
Announcing my new game in-the-works: “Everything is going to be OK”original ↗
13 Nov 2016
thoughts todayoriginal ↗
10 Nov 2016
Why my games are disappearing from the AppStoreoriginal ↗
2 Nov 2016
A summary of my Fantastic Arcade weekoriginal ↗
2 Oct 2016
New Game! F2OGGY (Only One Survives!)original ↗
23 Sept 2016
update & a Fireside article…original ↗
14 Aug 2016
Couple of my Game Jam games lately (small update)…original ↗
2 Jun 2016
ARMAGAD (also Tetrageddon Games) out now on GameJolt’s new Marketplace!!original ↗
11 May 2016
Launching Soon! (and a rant about stuff)original ↗
15 Apr 2016
Tetrageddon Games (for the desktop): Development Updateoriginal ↗
7 Apr 2016
Post GDC Writeuporiginal ↗
22 Mar 2016
Screenshake 2016, GDC, & other newsoriginal ↗
27 Feb 2016
Tutorial: Making a Frog Generator with Adobe Animate (HTML5 & CreateJS)original ↗
13 Feb 2016

2015

GameJolt Interview & Stuff…original ↗
10 Dec 2015
Taking A Break: A Retrospectiveoriginal ↗
5 Dec 2015
Just going to leave this here…original ↗
2 Dec 2015
“But It’s Not REAL!” (alternative title: i want my free premium content, and to complain about it too)original ↗
1 Dec 2015
Electric Love Potato Playlist Playeroriginal ↗
27 Nov 2015
The (New) Tetrageddon Games “Art Direction” Commentary: Everything Looks Better Low-Fi!original ↗
16 Oct 2015
Holding Out & Thoughts About That Internet Niche ;)original ↗
11 Oct 2015
Update (my Fantastic Arcade post and stuff)…original ↗
5 Oct 2015
Artist’s Commentary on Anatomically Incorrect Dinosaurs (and the trailer)original ↗
25 Aug 2015
Anatomically Incorrect Dinosaurs – Out Now! & Notes About this Game…original ↗
19 Aug 2015
Electric Love Potato – Let’s Play’soriginal ↗
11 Aug 2015
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