Next Level
Over the past three months, Simon has taken playing puzzle games to whole a new level: his love for this kind of playful and complex problem solving has led him … Continue reading Next Level
Tag: game
Platformer Template
Simon has built what he calls a platformer template, a foundational platformer game that he can later use as a basis for more hifi game ideas. Below is a short … Continue reading Platformer Template
Minesweeper
In November and early December, Simon spent quite a few hours working on a clone of the new puzzle game 14 Minesweeper Variants. The puzzle generation algorithm he had to … Continue reading Minesweeper
Abridge Demake in Puzzlescript
We have a new rule: I am not allowed to interfere with Simon’s coding projects (ask him to record a work in progress vid) while he is busy with them … Continue reading Abridge Demake in Puzzlescript
Music in Sky
Neva gave up traditional piano lessons a while ago, but has been experimenting with electronic music for over a year now. Over the past several months she has really enjoyed … Continue reading Music in Sky
“I have made a game in a game!”
Simon has succeeded in making a playable game using another game as a programming language. He created a clone of Fight using Baba Is You, currently one of his favorite … Continue reading “I have made a game in a game!”
Simon and Abhay’s Second App
Simon and Abhay have just produced their second mobile app, this time a game of Connect 4! Simon: So I called with my friend Abhay and didn’t know what to … Continue reading Simon and Abhay’s Second App
Two more steps forward in Unity land
Simon has been spending most of his time practicing Unity with the wonderful set of game dev tutorials by Sebastian Lague. The short compilation below highlights three initial projects he … Continue reading Two more steps forward in Unity land
Discord Bot to Play Word Scramble
This was a beast of a project but Simon didn’t cave in. The video below features the two of us trying to unscramble the bot’s scrambles and also the painful … Continue reading Discord Bot to Play Word Scramble
The Winter Game
Neva invented this game for us and we have had a late night candle light “party” playing it (just the three of us, Dad already gone to bed). We laughed … Continue reading The Winter Game
St.Nicolas Obsessions
Tomorrow we are celebrating Sinterklaas, or St.Nicolas’ birthday. It’s the climax of the traditional Dutch gift-giving season embracing the last two weeks of November and the first week of December. … Continue reading St.Nicolas Obsessions
Amsterdam Friends and Color Jump
After months is self-isolation, we spent the whole month of August away from home, first at our old home in Amsterdam, where we had some urgent personal matters to arrange, … Continue reading Amsterdam Friends and Color Jump
Geeks out of the box 