Maximo

4 years of @procreateapp.bsky.social sketches

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some pixelart

No Graphics API — Sebastian Aaltonen Graphics APIs and shader languages have significantly increased in complexity over the past decade. It’s time to start discussing how to strip down the abstractions to simplify development, improve pe...

My "No Graphics API" blog post is live! Please repost :)
www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-grap...

I spend 1.5 years doing this. Full rewrite last summer and another partial rewrite last month. As Hemingway said: "First draft of everything is always shit".

ipad sketches

What open source ASIC tools am I excited by in 2025? OpenEMS, 3D viewers, Surfer, OpenROAD, and lots more!

Check this article for all the links: zerotoasiccourse.com/post/excited...

#opensource #ASIC #tools

Blender Development Fund Join the Development Fund and support Blender Foundation to work on core Blender development.

Blender is struggling. it's the best piece of 3d software on the market, and it's free. I'm not going back to autodesk.
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org

Shows a render of a satellite in low earth orbit

It's finally happening! Our 6th community built #TinyTapeout chip is heading into Low Earth Orbit on Wednesday the 19th at 19:20 CET!

Watch with us on the #SpASICs channel of the Tiny Tapeout discord: tinytapeout.com/discord

#SpaceX #ASIC

🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT!
Our slot-driven, Wordle-style roguelike battler RANDEL'S QUEST now has its Steam page! To celebrate, we’re premiering a brand-new reveal trailer!

❤️ Thanks for all the support. We’re doing our very best to make this game shine! RTs appreciated!
#indiedev

More Game Design Days ahead! Following tonight's kickoff party, tomorrow at 2:30pm, return to @wonderville.nyc where curator Mark Kleback will take guests through the arcade to talk about the history of the games, devs, and show us under the hood! 1 hour of free play to follow, all ages welcome!

🏝️My little indie game #Castaway is like $3.99 now on Playstation and Switch! $3.99 ridiculous bucks that would help me fund my new game! please share!
💙PS: bit.ly/Castaway-Pla...
❤️Switch: bit.ly/Castaway-Swi...

Tiny Tapeout - Tiny Tapeout From idea to chip design in minutes! Tiny Tapeout is an educational project that makes it easier and cheaper than ever to get your designs manufactured on a real chip.

You have just 10 days left to get your #ASIC design submitted to our TTSKY25b shuttle!

There are still 70 early bird dev kits left, which mean you can do a full custom tapeout for just €185!

Get started here: tinytapeout.com

some gf180 vs sky130 dies photos
The rest is here: mbalestrini.github.io/chip_images/...

#asic #macro #photography

macro photo of a bare die

macro photo of a bare die

macro photo of a bare die

macro photo of a bare die

and here are some photos
I've uploaded more here: mbalestrini.github.io/chip_images/...

#asic #photography

a little more of the current setup I'm using to take the pictures of the bare dies

Photo a Sony A7CIi with a Minolta MD lens, adapter and 5 30cm extension tubes You can see some tape helping hold one of the extension tubes connection

Photo a Sony A7CIi with a Minolta MD lens, adapter and 5 30cm extension tubes You can see some tape helping hold one of the extension tubes connection

Ready to take some chip photos

faces

Detail of Gol-E-Gol's inside base, showing some components like PC, Power suppy, fan, controller pcb, and the panel mount connections to the bottom service panel You can see wires going from different places

Detail of Gol-E-Gol's inside base, showing some components like PC, Power suppy, fan, controller pcb, and the panel mount connections to the bottom service panel You can see wires going from different places

we are making progress

#gamedev #arcade #videogamo

Out Of Index 2025 - Experimental Game Festival Out Of Index is an experimental game festival in South Korea. The goal of the festival is to inspire the game industry with new ideas and experimental energy.

If you make experimental or unusual games, the Out of Index festival in Seoul is still accepting submissions through the 17th! www.outofindex.org

photo of Gol-E-Gol’s inside without the rods and the TV, showing the components laying on the base, with many cables going to different places

organizing #GolEGol base so we can do some basic cable management later

Looking for raylib examples contributors · raysan5 raylib · Discussion #5209 raylib new examples ideas raylib examples are the main documentation and learning resource for raylib; they illustrate the library provided functionality and they can be used as a direct test and c...

Enjoying #raylib? Would you like to contribute to the project? Looking for new raylib examples contributors! 🚀

github.com/raysan5/rayl...

🚨FREE BEER er I mean FREE MIX!🚨
Hey musical friends, if you have some cool song that needs mix and master I have a few slots to work on that.

More in this thread 🧵

Feliz Cumpleaños!!

Shaman, by Chipzel track by Chipzel

‼️ NEW CHIPZEL MUSIC

it's my birthday!!! happy my birthday to everyone
& happy rapture to all who celebrate

can't wait to ascend with you all 🥰
🍻 buy me 1/8th of a pint

🎧LISTEN & 🛍 BUY:
chipzelmusic.bandcamp.com/track/shaman

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Our chips look the best, no competition!

TMNT point and click, April-controlling, mystery-solving game. Would you play it?

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev

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