480361
Frank Force

@frankforce #480361

Generative Artist / Game Dev / Programmer / Size Coding Expert / Musician / Zen Buddhist / Wizard / Friend To Cats
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"Ever try stuffing a gaming console into a file smaller then a cat meme?" ๐Ÿ˜น

As an experiment I created a podcast about my game Space Huggers using AI tools and this is the result! ๐Ÿ‘

https://youtu.be/2JZR-erR9gg?si=RVub-Y_78EmyE8ZV
Just got back from the People's Gallery opening reception where my generative artwork "Astronomic Comics" is on display at Austin City Hall! ๐Ÿš€๐ŸชโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜
Calling all Austin generative artists, collectors, and enthusiasts! ๐ŸŽจโœจ Join us next week for our second ever Austin Generative Art Meetup.

๐Ÿ‘‰Tuesday, October 8, 7-9PM @ Easy Tiger Linc๐Ÿ‘ˆ

https://atxgenart.com ๐ŸŒต
This Friday Night in Austin Texas, one of my generative art works, a print of Astronomic Comics, will be on display at City Hall along with some other amazing local artists. Everyone is welcome to attend, don't miss it! ๐Ÿš€๐ŸŒต
My JS13k game is live on itch.io! ๐Ÿš—๐ŸŒด๐ŸŒŠ I will be branching off this 13k version soon so I can experiment with new features and really go wild.

https://killedbyapixel.itch.io/dr1v3n-wild
My website has a new theme! After having the same look for over 10 years it was due for a change. The new theme is a moded version of Rachana by WPKoi. It auto adjusts layout for mobile. There's a little dweet easter egg if you scroll to the bottom! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘

https://frankforce.com
Full playthrough of my JS13K game is live on YouTube, check it out! ๐Ÿš—๐ŸŒด

https://youtu.be/67j0Z9wJhvo?si=6JJyPK_27WkP8ib_
Exciting news! My new #JS13K game is out and it's a driving game inspired by Outrun! ๐Ÿš—๐ŸŒด

https://killedbyapixel.github.io/Drive13K

Everything in the game is generated procedurally on startup. ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ‘ This build is identical to the 13K version with extra support for touch and gamepads. Enjoy!
I'm excited to share that LittleJS Engine has just surpassed 3000 stars on GitHub! ๐ŸŒŸโญ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ซ

This incredible milestone is only possible with amazing support from our community. ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ‘

Thank you all for believing in LittleJS. Full steam ahead! ๐Ÿš‚๐Ÿš€

https://github.com/KilledByAPixel/LittleJS
My talk about Tiny Coding is now live on Youtube, check it out! ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ‘
https://youtu.be/CagnRwPkw_M?si=Fs8f70qP1YIfDWkp
I just put up a new blog post to highlight some of our amazing new LittleJS updates, full speed ahead! ๐Ÿš‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ‘

https://frankforce.com/littlejs-game-jam-and-new-logo/
Real Eyes ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ https://dwitter.net/d/32144

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Tonight I will be doing a 20 minute talk at Nerd Nite Austin! The talk will be all about my hobby of writing tiny programs that make art. It's at the Alamo Drafthouse Mueller and also broadcast live on Twitch! ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ‘

https://austin.nerdnite.com #nerdnite #tinycode #generativeart
This Thursday, July 18th, 7:30pm at Barrel Oโ€™ Fun in Austin Texas, I will be doing a 20 minute presentation about my hobby of making super tiny programs to craft art, games and animations. Hope you can make it out, should be fun! ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ‘ More info here: https://austin.nerdnite.com/
Does anyone want a kitten? We have 3 from a stray cat that came to us in our back yard! These kittens are beautiful, sweet, and playful. We are working with Austin Humane Society to get them all adopted, but if anyone is interested, contact me directly and we can share more details. ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฑโค๏ธ
๐Ÿš€ Excited to announce LittleJS 1.9.0! ๐Ÿš‚

Now with instanced rendering for up to 8x perf boost, improved keyboard input, new ZzFX filter param, and more! What can you do with 100k+sprites at 60fps? Full speed ahead! ๐Ÿ›ซ

Check it out: https://github.com/KilledByAPixel/LittleJS
Austin generative artists, collectors, and enthusiasts! ๐ŸŽจโœจ Join us Tomorrow night for the first ever Austin Generative Art Meetup! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘ I will bring prints to share. atxgenart.com ๐ŸŒต

๐Ÿ‘‰ Tuesday, July 9, 7-9PM @ Easy Tiger Linc ๐Ÿ‘ˆ
Big ZZFX News! ๐Ÿ“ก A new parameter joins the team: Low Pass and High Pass Filtering! Thanks to a community contribution from Dmitry Iv. ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘

It may be just one parameter, but really unlocks a whole new range of zoundz. ๐ŸŽง๐Ÿš€ #javascript #zzfx #js13k

https://killedbyapixel.github.io/ZzFX/
All day I been working on a new logo and startup splash screen for LittleJS! ๐Ÿš‚ 100% JS, about 100 lines of code. ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ‘ #javascript #littlejs #gamedev
Calling all Austin generative artists, collectors, and enthusiasts! ๐ŸŽจโœจ Join us in 2 weeks for the first ever Austin Generative Art Meetup.

๐Ÿ‘‰Tuesday, July 9, 7-9PM @ Easy Tiger Linc๐Ÿ‘ˆ

https://atxgenart.com ๐ŸŒต
Pointy ๐Ÿ”ผ Stereogram
deep zoom ๐Ÿ‘€ experimenting with maximizing the feeling if depth
I'm excited to announce the first ever LittleJS Game Jam! ๐Ÿš‚๐Ÿš€

Join us from Nov 11 to Dec 12 and create games using the open source LittleJS game engine. ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Sign up today and get more info on itchio! ๐Ÿ’ฅโฐ https://itch.io/jam/littlejs-game-jam
Pixel Stereogram Cubed ๐ŸงŠ
Iโ€™m excited to announce the first ever ATX Gen Art Meetup! Join us at Easy Tiger LINC on Tuesday, July 9 from 7-9 PM.๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿ‘

Connect with artists, collectors, and generative art enthusiasts! โœจ๐ŸŽจ Join our mailing list at https://www.atxgenart.com for updates.