Working on a point and click adventure game with Mark Watson. Part time Indie Dev, Dad. I like coffee, smiles and kindness. he/him from Aotearoahttps://bsky.app/profile/groundedbirdgames.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/groundedbirdgames.bsky.social/post/3mrrkbr3pfc2hGame development is sometimes spending far too long trying to decide 'should the item image show for 0.8 seconds, or 1.2 seconds? Should it fade in? Slowly disappear into the corner? #indiedev #gamedev29 Jul 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:exojdn3ke3psev5bqzgpfc65/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrkbr3pfc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/groundedbirdgames.bsky.social/post/3mrnpzp75us2eBit of fog around on my drive to work this morning! #nz #hamilton #paeroa27 Jul 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:exojdn3ke3psev5bqzgpfc65/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnpzp75us2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/groundedbirdgames.bsky.social/post/3mrk5vgvjkc2xThis is how most doors work isn't it? #indiedev #gamedev26 Jul 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:exojdn3ke3psev5bqzgpfc65/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrk5vgvjkc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/groundedbirdgames.bsky.social/post/3mr34p2xexs2sWho knew a simple book could offer so many challenges! Now you can examine the book, open the book and close the book but, if you return the book to the shelf without closing it, the game closes it for you! Made this into a reusable system now that I can apply to other objects #indiedev #gamedev20 Jul 2026 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:exojdn3ke3psev5bqzgpfc65/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr34p2xexs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/groundedbirdgames.bsky.social/post/3mqybqowkn22sA book on a shelf? can I look at it? Of course! Can I open it and does it have a useful code inside? Double of course! Having fun playing around some options for various potential mechanics in the game #indiedev #gamedev19 Jul 2026 07:42 +0000at://did:plc:exojdn3ke3psev5bqzgpfc65/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqybqowkn22shttps://bsky.app/profile/groundedbirdgames.bsky.social/post/3mqm5yma4bs2eMuch like getting a door to open and close, I think having a PIN pad to unlock something is a pivotal moment in a point-and-click games development! Made a few tweaks to make it look a little more phone-like #gamedev #indiedev14 Jul 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:exojdn3ke3psev5bqzgpfc65/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqm5yma4bs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/groundedbirdgames.bsky.social/post/3mql5o2jyqk2tMuch like getting a door to open and close, I think having a PIN pad to unlock something is a pivotal moment in a point-and-click games development! #gamedev #indiedev14 Jul 2026 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:exojdn3ke3psev5bqzgpfc65/app.bsky.feed.post/3mql5o2jyqk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/groundedbirdgames.bsky.social/post/3mqbvll2rtk2oStill trying to use up some lemons from our tree, so I made a lemon meringue pie this time. Filling was delicious, the meringue was average. Used 5 lemons...approx 100 more to use 😆10 Jul 2026 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:exojdn3ke3psev5bqzgpfc65/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbvll2rtk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/groundedbirdgames.bsky.social/post/3mpv53ieqz22fOur lemon tree has a lot of lemons, so I decided to try making my first ever baked lemon cheesecake. Turned out delicious! Unfortunately it only used about 1% of the lemons from the tree though 😆05 Jul 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:exojdn3ke3psev5bqzgpfc65/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpv53ieqz22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/groundedbirdgames.bsky.social/post/3mpl73oerl22uOne of those challenging few days in #indiedev - managed to do 'something' that broke 'most things', and it took a few evenings to figure it out. It ended up being as simple as accidentally moving a folder in my hierarchy. Time to strengthen my backup routine! Fixed now so onward ho! #gamedev01 Jul 2026 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:exojdn3ke3psev5bqzgpfc65/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpl73oerl22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/groundedbirdgames.bsky.social/post/3mpih4oajvs22I know often the 'youth these days' get a hard time, but on the weekend I drove 6 15/16yo boys to their football game 2.5 hours away. The drive home was spent with them chatting and singing and laughing together. They played with 100% effort and respect, and even left the van spotless. A+ experience30 Jun 2026 07:10 +0000at://did:plc:exojdn3ke3psev5bqzgpfc65/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpih4oajvs22