Platform 13She pulled the helmet tight, checking the clasp once more in front of the big metal dome as the cold morning air washed over her. Trains rumbled in and out of the station. Looking up towards the pink dust sky torn by gravity trails travelling south. She knew what lay south. It wasn't hope. She saw a single knotted rope of distortion tearing to the heavens, its frayed bottom torn
Leave it all BehindPickle approached Platform 13 with a smile and a confident step only to find a great deal of motion had ensued in her minutes in the office of the scribe. She paused to see Gunther locked in a shouting match with a small man who was wielding a stack of papers like a furious baton of authority. Meanwhile, a flurry of activity was happening on the platform behind them, the
Journey to the Edge"Easy there. You have quite the nasty knock there, Pumpkin. "Stirring from her dazed state and looking through powder mist as her brain cleared of powered frost and fog. She said the first thing which came to her mind, "For saying name's Pickle, not Pumpkin. ""Well, whatever it is, you still took quite a fine tumble onto our resident grump. I want you to
Echoes of SinWatching Malcolm's long dark frame sagging, all the threatening strength rushing out. A mountain of power collapsing in on itself. Falling to his knees, vibrant colours flowing away from him and washing over Pickle. The last echos of powerful magical work. Lost in amazement, as she let the coating of magic flow over her skin, Pickle felt at peace. A wake of rainbow glycerine
The Ball Twins"Lock it and stock it. " Gunther's voice brought her back into the moment as Pickle looked around the echoing underground train platform. The room was just long enough to accommodate the open train on rails with a small walkway upfront with a glittering bronze shaft perhaps two meters across running from floor to ceiling. The ceiling almost ten meters high above them,
New RoutineOver the next two weeks, Pickle started to enjoy life on watch. For the first time in her life, she had a routine. While her control was limited, she felt empowered and knew what tomorrow would bring. It was strangely peaceful. Gone were the endless days of darkness, crawling to find nuggets to extend her life, running from place to place, constantly on alert or surrendering to the
Can You BreatheThe air lay heavy with anticipation, the high sun casting shadows in sharp relief on the edge of the treeline. Pickle could easily pick out the twisted shape impaled with the javelin she had shot moments before. The corpse was bubbling and fuming with acrid black smoke. Now it appeared to be melting around the shaft, sliding down slowly. The screams had lasted less than a second,
First off new job which means a bunch of things but mostly a project update. The video should be on the main page at the time of posting but here is a link if your in the future. I've updated the experiments page with a range of stuff. Here is a brief overview. Software / Hardware DevThimBall Controller - Alternative VR controller designTinyXR - OpenXR / Vulkan engine with SDF / Volumetric
So I realised one of the reasons I don't post as often to my website is that often content is not blog worth but its more substantial than a tweet. When Twitter started we referred to it as a Micro Blogging service. There where some other competitors, such as Tumblr but it really stole the spotlight and solidified the idea. I still need to make my Golang static website generator update AWS but
Well, after almost 15 years chasing video games, I decided to do a bit of a side step. I still love games, and I could easily see myself working on them again. At this point, I looked out at stuff, and well, this seemed the right move. Leaving Mm and Sony was a tough call, but I wanted to push VR, and well, I knew that PSVR2 was mostly locked. I could see the road ahead for me in my role, and it
Recently I've had a bit more time between leaving Media Molecule and starting my new job. I want to explore a few concepts, some of which I think are worth writing up, if only to work the ideas through my fingers. Lip Syncing in virtual reality is an interesting one that seized my grey gooey bits the other day so let us explore it. The issues with computers are they like numbers. If we were to
I'm now officially protected against Covid, or rather in two to three weeks, have a pretty good immune response, with a second jab bringing me up to the high 90s. That is because I went I got my first jab thanks to the NHS deeming me a high risk younger person. No idea what put me in that risk group, potentially my weight which hasn't been great. I thought it might be helpful to note some
"There is some surprising complexity in this isekai. " That was the line my wife blurted after she asked me was it good. It's honestly a fun romp I would recommend to anyone as being both silly and wholesome. It maintains a unique flavour while "conforming" to several tropes. It has some surprising nuance in places for all the silliness of the premise and tropes of the genre. I
I've been running a DnD games again. I am enjoying it so far. It is good to be rolling dice in person again. The campaign is actually running across multiple groups. Some of which are at the London DnD Meetup. So I've decided to publish some of the notes on my webpage to make it easier for players to reference stuff and intro players. Second Moon NotesAlso, I made a fun video of the setting
Loving this idea of using Midjourney to document Dungeons and Dragons sessions. There is an issue with consistency and certain fantasy races but overall it really captures the feel of the sessions and the progress. It's great to see the session laid out visually. Brigadier's New Armor Kelly rallies the camp Public Whipping Feast to celebrate Dissection of Chiwi Chiwi Problems with
Are you ready for an adventure? Last week, I returned to the world of roleplaying for the first time in years. I journeyed to Con-tingency, an epic event held at Searles Leisure Resort in Hunstanton from 18th to 22nd January 2023. With three slots of four hours each, I delved into a diverse variety of roleplaying games, board games, and all-around fun. This event is the spiritual successor to
My lovely Ducky got me Artemis for Chrismas. I confess I skipped this one hearing mixed reviews, but with a lovingly gifted paperback sitting on the lounge table, it seemed time to tackle it. I quickly ate up the novel in two days, its an easy and compelling read but the entire time I was groaning and reading awkward passages aloud to her. Overall the plot will carry you through, and the science