twine succeeded precisely because of its violence–because it was suited to guerilla warfare–a weapon for underdogs
replicating, breeding, virulent–cheap pipebombs and tin can landmines
PORPENTINE
too raw too real too right
Filed under gamestuff …
LOOTER
LOOTER
just a tiny lil 10 second game i made for madam luna
it’s a perfect encapsulation of her criminal lifestyle
i’m lying in bed delirious with sickness knitting words instead of scarves, its all i can do
7 Thoughts on Women in Games
And trans people, and queers, and everyone else who feels this.
I.
When I think of visibility, renown, people liking my work–the first thing that comes to my mind is that I have less chance of being doubted when I talk about abuse and harassment.
Less chance of suffering in silence.
I resent seeing everything as part of a power dynamic.
I resent this fixation on survival.
It dominates my vision, makes my eye sick.
II.
Women are turned against other women.
I feel sick when I think about it. I second-guess every disagreement I have with other women. I wonder how to disagree with other women in a culture where we’re encouraged to bully and undermine each other.
I feel disgusted and ashamed.
HOWLING DOGS CONTINUES THE SWEEP
howling dogs won Best Story and Best Writing in the 2012 Xyzzy Awards
and j chastain’s rat chaos won Best NPC for New Rat City
it was held in a MUD so me and j got to explore a little text world (~CYBERDATE~)
Free Indie Games: Curating the DIY Revolution
a talk i did with terry cavanagh about cool games, queer creators, diy, curation, and fuck capitalism
“I attribute all my terrific success to the essential purity of my soul.”
NEW THECATAMITES INTERVIEW IS OUT
“…I kind of absentmindedly got into the habit of ritual devil worship despite not really knowing what it was meant to accomplish.”
the music of porp games: a compilation
pretty much everything i make is based on music
music is my emotions when i have none
my games are music games
they should have a soundcloud.
i listened to many of these songs over and over again (Ke$ha’s Warrior track, 7 hours on repeat) until they become permanent reminders of a certain time in my life, even tear-inducing to relive (the howling dogs tracks especially).
my games are how i get people to listen to music.
that is a big reason why they exist.
Youtube playlist
(or click the jump to listen to them as individual Youtubes + 2 extra tracks that weren’t on Youtube)
Naked Shades
Naked Shades
a collaboration between Andi McClure and Porpentine
made for the ludum dare 26 jam
the world’s first online multiplayer Twine game, driven by a corpse economy
identity-driven hungry ghost simulator with lamias
the ecosystem is the puzzle
there is a way to escape
#nakedshades on Twitter
climbing 208 feet up the ruin wall
PRESENTING
climbing 208 feet up the ruin wall
-OVER 207 FEET
-MORE THAN 1,000,000 PROCEDURALLY GENERATED VINES
-REALISTIC WEATHER SYSTEM
-LOOKS LIKE WE GOT A “CLIMB”-INAL INVESTIGATION
rave review from marras! “…a great plant based agony simulator”
made in 24 hours for the ludum dare 26 comp
HIGH END CUSTOMIZABLE SAUNA EXPERIENCE
HIGH END CUSTOMIZABLE SAUNA EXPERIENCE
i designed this for a crowd with big font and lots of choices, like a CYOA book a bunch of people can play at once
it was made last minute for Oakland Nights Live which is a fun cool live talk show where people do esoteric performances based on a theme, and the theme was Hacking
…but all i could think about was high end customizable sauna experiences and cupcakes :~O
i read the words over mic and people yelled the choices and my friend Channing did the clicking. playing games live can be a very fun and cutey of an experience!
You guys @aliendovecote 's live twine game at ONL went SO GOOD. seeing 200 people yelling CRYSTAL ARMOR! PLANT ARMOR! warmed my heart :>
"High-end Customizable Sauna Experience" by @aliendovecote is one of the greatest things I've ever seen at Oakland Nights Live.
