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loren schmidt
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images, words, games, and other digital art. she / they. please support my work on patreon: patreon.com/vacuumflowers
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    loren schmidt
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    Jun 25, 2022
    in case anyone missed it: the Hole Digging Game 1.0.1 is now out! it's a slow, gentle, goalless game intended to invite curiosity and reflection, featuring procedurally generated visuals + sound. as of today, there's a mac version thanks to @sh0vemedia! lorenschmidt.itch.io/dig
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    loren schmidt
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    Sep 23, 2018
    announcement thread! my next project is a gardening game 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱 with a surreal fantasy setting, 🌌🌌☄☄ programmable magitech robots, ✨💻💻✨ an emphasis on ecology, 🌸🌸🌸🌸 and existential horror components. 🕳🕳🚪🕳 working title, "nectar thief"
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    loren schmidt
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    Jun 25, 2019
    this wp illustration is killing me.
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    loren schmidt
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    May 23, 2024
    angle of repose is a good rabbit hole if anyone needs one
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    loren schmidt
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    Oct 1, 2018
    some of the original notes on Conway's game of life, written out on a typewriter. they are so beautiful and endearing.
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    loren schmidt
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    Aug 19, 2018
    this is huge. planned obsolescence is one of the biggest ecological problems incentivized by capitalism. i hope this has the legal teeth it needs to accomplish its goals. retaildetail.eu/en/news/elektr…
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    loren schmidt
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    May 18, 2023
    i was looking at more ergonomic keyboard layouts and learned that there is a way to graph the differences which uses hands with variable finger length.
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    loren schmidt
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    May 21, 2024
    this is so iconic. it's perfectly representative of Microsoft's ethos. i wonder how much this terrible circle costs.
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    sleitnick
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    May 20, 2024
    Visual Studio's breakpoint circle is horrendous
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    loren schmidt
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    Apr 12, 2019
    playing AAA games as a small scale game creator is so wild. on the one hand, the design language is completely familiar. but then every time i walk around a corner there are like $20,000 worth of plant models or like tiny perfectly made bottles or something.
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    loren schmidt
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    Feb 3, 2022
    hello, my name is Loren Schmidt, and i am currently working on a beautifully detailed and unconventional game in the vein of metroid / castlevania. i'm currently struggling with financial stability. please consider supporting me or spreading the word. patreon.com/vacuumflowers
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    loren schmidt
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    May 22, 2020
    making free fit tiling patterns by drawing seamlessly across a grid of randomly oriented tiles
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    loren schmidt
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    Jun 19, 2017
    i just noticed something about vampire myths: all of the folkloric vulnerabilities- direct sunlight, silver, alliums, are all antimicrobial.
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    loren schmidt
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    Apr 6, 2021
    one of my favorite parts of programming is comments
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    loren schmidt
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    Feb 23, 2018
    hydlide 3 (1989), NES. these three screenshots evoke such a strange, dreamlike, vivid world. these dreamlike colors and choppy sprite work are incredible.
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