Nathalie Lawhead (alienmelon)

@alienmelon
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Slovenian gamedev, i make experimental games and software ~Tetrageddon, Everything is going to be OK, Electric Zine Maker… http://tetrageddon.com ✨ http://unicornycopia.com 🌈 non-binary they/them 🏳️‍🌈
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Writinghttp://nathalielawhead.com
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Portfoliohttp://alienmelon.com
Tetrageddonhttp://tetrageddon.com
Show threadNathalie Lawhead (alienmelon)3h ago
i added insinuation to my own experiences (only insofar as to how people treated me. this is presented like online posts with engagement) because i didn’t want it to be written off as misanthropy. it’s a commentary on how society treats those it deems as expendable. earth was the first victim. 5/5
Show threadNathalie Lawhead (alienmelon)3h ago
the player is also tasked with burning this hate. disposing of it like the player brings peace to the rest of the world.
drawing similarities between the real world, and the fiction, is what illustrates the reality of the social violence and power structures that the game’s fiction discusses. 4/5
Show threadNathalie Lawhead (alienmelon)3h ago
the only time sexual assault is brought up is when i present the player with actual hate that i’ve received (from the alt right or the left online) for my own experience. that’s text at the very end, overlaid over the skeleton, because it illustrates the social violence the game talks about. 3/5
Show threadNathalie Lawhead (alienmelon)3h ago
skeletons are common in video games, as are depictions of the end result of violence. by the time you reach the one in the game it has been humanized to you, and you’re supposed to think of what was done to it as an injustice. it has a story to being there. 2/5
Nathalie Lawhead (alienmelon)3h ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@alienmelon/116063527434261587

fwiw this game isn’t (necessarily) about sexual assault. there is no sexual violence featured in it. it is about social violence and the social structures that enable abuse, evil, or the violence of power.
in the end you find the crucified skeleton, and you’re asked to bring it peace… 1/5

Nathalie Lawhead (alienmelon)22h ago

“Would fly around as a dandelion again”
🙏🌸💕🩷✨

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4430780/she_danced_in_the_wind_like_a_holographic_dream_before_the_world_died/

Nathalie Lawhead (alienmelon)22h ago
Nathalie Lawhead (alienmelon)1d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@alienmelon/116063527434261587

“I just found one of the most beautiful and tragic games I've ever played, and today we're going to see if a single flower is enough to heal a dead world.” https://youtu.be/Z_er27ZGjIo
😭🥲🙏💕🌸

Nathalie Lawhead (alienmelon)1d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@alienmelon/116063527434261587

“I just found one of the most beautiful and tragic games I've ever played, and today we're going to see if a single flower is enough to heal a dead world.” https://youtu.be/Z_er27ZGjIo
😭🥲🙏💕🌸

Show threadNathalie Lawhead (alienmelon)3d ago
@portaloffreedom i have no idea how the store works there. Steam and itch are different. itch numbers by far are better, so maybe it is the audience. i don't really know what kind of crowd uses the Epic store either.
Nathalie Lawhead (alienmelon)3d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@alienmelon/116234834672640780

ok so...13 people have downloaded it from the Epic Store with (what looks like) 2 returns.
i'm not sure if putting more work on this storefront is worth it for me lol 😆
i think maybe it's worth it if you have a connection there and they feature it, otherwise it's a lot of effort!