John Greg Gomez

Animation test for my Pico8 based game!
#pico8 #pixelart #aseprite

New spell - Coagulator

#indiegame #indiedev #metroidvania #boomershooter

Puzzled Pint 15th anniversary photo

Shining a light through a Puzzled Pint 15th anniversary cup to reveal letters

Now it's been a couple of days can we talk about how incredibly cool the meta puzzle for Puzzled Pint's 15th anniversary was??? 👀

I cannot stop thinking about it

COMING SOON: Neotropolis The annual cyberpunk festival returns to the deserts of SoCal this April

The off-world colonies are calling your name, and we've got just the thing to cure your earthbound blues: Neotropolis.

The #cyberpunk festival returns to SoCal this April with bands, #cosplay, and an evolving story for those who want to dive in.

Learn more in our latest COMING SOON.

#immersive

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival founded by John Earle, Sterling Van Wagenen, and Robert Redford. It appeared only in the Season Two episode "Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls". Robert...

South Park predicted the move of Sundance to Colorado southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Sundanc...

Sundance Picks Boulder, Colo., as Its New Home The Sundance Institute chose the new location for the movie festival because it had outgrown Park City, Utah, its home for the past 40 years.

Beginning in 2027, the Sundance Film Festival will be based in Boulder, Colorado, a city 10 times the size of Park City, Utah, the event’s original home.

After the Eaton Fire, Altadena residents fight to keep out luxury developers Homeowners and renters want to restore their neighborhood’s small-town charm but fear they may not be able to afford it.

After the Eaton Fire, Altadena residents fight to keep out luxury developers

Congratulations!!!

Text along with the BAFTA logo, a golden face. It reads: "Dear Laura Thank you for applying for BAFTA membership. We are delighted to accept you as a Full member of BAFTA in recognition of your considerable contribution to our industries. By joining BAFTA, you are helping to change the industry for the better. Members are at the heart of everything we do and play a vital role in our work - championing creativity, recognising exceptional storytelling, and helping to create more inclusive and sustainable screen industries. We really look forward to you being a part of our future."

Thrilled and honored to be accepted as a BAFTA member! Thank you @baftaofficial.bsky.social and @baftagames.bsky.social, I'm excited to be in the company of such amazing and talented creative people

Something Bizarre Is Happening to People Who Use ChatGPT a Lot ChatGPT "power users," or those who use it the most, are becoming dependent upon — or even addicted to — the chatbot.

I saw this as far back as 99-2003, with people sharing far too much, too often for my comfort, so I pulled the plug on my projects.
futurism.com/the-byte/cha...

whenever i read articles in the hollywood press about cutting costs in tv production i think “man, if only you had a vast workforce trained in making world class tv shows in eight days with two cameras, a reasonably nimble second unit, and a budget of under four million dollars an episode…”

An image from themo ie “The Purge”. It’s a screen reading “Emergency Broadcast System”, and text saying it is not a test, the US Government has sanctioned 12 hours of legal violence though politicians are excluded. "This is not a test. This is your Emergency Broadcast System announcing the commencement of The Annual Purge sanctioned by the U.S. Government. Weapons of Class 4 and lower have been authorized for use during the Purge. All other weapons are—"

A frame from the film The Purge showing a video feed of a car on fire, dated March 21, 2021. It's in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Today, March 21, at 7pm, in the United States all crime becomes legal for exactly 12 hours (🎥 The Purge, 2013)

Get more from Center for Immersive Arts on Patreon Immersive history, archives and education

Just posted an update to the Center for Immersive Arts Patreon! As an FYI, I use Patreon to talk about what's new in immersive archiving (and digital preservation generally) and to share behind-the-scenes looks at what I'm working on and what's coming up next: patreon.com/CenterForImm...

@alexaray.bsky.social said that writers need to be weirder and thirstier and who am i to ignore her advice

A young man with a distinctly 70s haircut wearing a grey sweatshirt. He's in front of a totally white, gauzy background. He's saying, “Well, you guys made a mistake.”

An older man in a suit, standing on a gauzy white backdrop, near what looks like a large crystal. He's reading a clipboard and saying, “Pendleton, Joseph. Due to arrive 10:17 AM, March 20th of the year 2025.”

Today, March 20, in 2025, at 10:17 AM, Los Angeles Rams backup quarterback Joe Pendleton was due to arrive in heaven, until his guardian angel pulled him out of his body too early (Heaven Can Wait, 1978)

On Wrapping up Now Play This If you're reading this, you've probably already seen that 2025 is going to be the last edition of Now Play This. We’ve had a pretty good run of it, as weird little game festivals go: ten years, eleve...

Heya! You might have seen that this is going to be the final year for @nowplaythis.bsky.social; there's a little post here about why, and about how glad we are to have stuck around for this long nowplaythis.net/2025/03/20/o...

Photograph of a monthly calendar which incorrectly reads “Smarch”

Someone (not saying who) snuck into my office and made some modifications to my calendar 🤨 @dansays.bsky.social

A series of book covers that seem...slightly off, with a headline reading "[ ]omething missing", with the Simon and Schuster logo in the bracketed space

I made some questionable life choices last night, but on the upside I now have a puzzle on the door to my office!

Thinky Third Thursday - March 2025 Monthly game recommendations from the puzzle experts at Draknek & Friends

Here's the March edition of Thinky Third Thursday, the monthly roundup of thinky puzzle games that have caught our eye:
thinkythirdthursday.com/march-2025

@scottrogers.bsky.social - SUCH A GAME!!!

My sentiments

More power to them!

YouTube video by Tim Lewis youtube Whiteaker Tales/End of the World 12-07-2024

youtu.be/ni4BI_2QxRQ

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Is Fatally Shot in Midtown Manhattan: Live Updates The executive, Brian Thompson, was killed in what the police described as a “brazen targeted attack” outside a hotel where the company was holding an investor meeting. The suspect was last spotted in ...

The police called the killing of UnitedHealthcare's chief executive, Brian Thompson, a "brazen targeted attack." The suspect was last spotted in Central Park, investigators said at a news conference. Here’s the latest.

The District of Columbia’s attorney general sued Amazon on Wednesday, accusing the company of violating consumer protection laws by making slower deliveries to Prime members in historically lower-income neighborhoods. nyti.ms/3Zmcl5j

James Webb Space Telescope’s infrared view of the Pillars of Creation

At the Cheech! this past Tuesday for the unveiling of my dad’s statue of Cheech Marin, with the phenomenally-talented playright (and more) Lupe Montiel, and the tireless advocate for literacy, Jesse Marez (proprietor of The Libros bookstore in Lincoln Heights)!!!

(Photo by Lupe!👁️)