Gerry Mander
@mandelbaumski.bsky.social
Aspiring cat. Basic artist. Creative journal on Instagram @kattstudie Into: indie PC games, creating stuff, books. Previous life: media relations & communications, dance (house & waacking).
I'm a simple man. I see people on stage get booed for using AI and I feel all warm and fuzzy inside. More of that please!
I've been a fan of Amanita Design ever since they put up Samorost. Love the variety of styles and genre variations they've gone through over the course of 2 decades, and Phonolopis looks absolutely fabulous. (Coming out tomorrow!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQlh...
Constructing Phonopolis | Dev Documentary
YouTube video by Amanita Design
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2026-05-14 live @ A MAZE a live debut as part of A MAZE's SOSS, improvised with only a few days to prepare on a minimal setup. digitalnightmares.bandcamp.com/track/2026-0... thanks to @sosowski.bsky.social for organizing the event and letting me perform and @amazefest.bsky.social for hosting it
2026-05-14 live @ A MAZE, by dgtl_nightmares
track by dgtl_nightmares
digitalnightmares.bandcamp.com
A MAZE Berlin was great. It's an art house video game festival. It's more design and art heavy than programming. But they managed to squeeze in my Odin workshop despite that! Thanks :) Personally I like the art focus, as I find game design harder than programming. Got lots of inspiration!
This is 8-bitBot: A programming puzzle game that I am working on and aiming to release in 2026. I started working on this in July 2025. Steam wishlisting: store.steampowered.com/app/3959370/... Playable demo on my website (a bit outdated): zet23t.itch.io/8-bitbot #gamedev #raylib
Did I travel to Berlin only to stumble upon an Indonesian market? 😱 Granddad is gonna be so pleased in his grave.
Ha! @zylinski.se at his workshop at @amazefest.bsky.social , where they learn about making games from scratch using Odin and Karl2D as an example :)
First evening at @amazefest.bsky.social and so much has already happened?! All the smiles with the faces I've met before and new ones too 😻 and so much cool art 😭 Gonna put my volunteer hat on tomorrow. Say hi to this awkward human if you see me ✨️
Drawing cover art for @zylinski.se is one of my favorite things to do. I can go full crazy and silly :D
Karl Zylinski@zylinski.se · 3mo agoA short story about how Tom tries Odin and struggles a bit with namespaces zylinski.se/posts/toms-n...
Showcase video of the top 10 games from the Karl2D Jam: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hArE...
People made these games using my library
YouTube video by Karl Zylinski
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Super Open Sound System is back at @amazefest.bsky.social this year for it's 10th anniversary! Everyone can be a DJ! 14 May, Thursday, 22:00-XX:00! Sign ups will be live during the festival! If you make your own music and want to secure a spot, contact Sos on AMAZE Discord! discord.gg/Tfhxtmz53
Kulturhuset Leopardens konstmarknad (art market) was a blast 😻 Felt all the love and support from friends, family, fellow artists, my dearest town Uppsala, and even myself 😌 Came home super tired from an mega stimulating and fruitful day 🐈
"EN TILL, TACK!" One of the most useful phrases to learn in Swedish imo. My first use of it was at a bar hehe. Much confidence after one beer, to order the next. I felt cool while saying it.
Next week, I am hosting a workshop at A MAZE in Berlin. Want to make games where you start from the `main` function of a plain program and then just write the code? I'll show you how to get started with that, but also how the library we use works, all the way down to the OS and rendering APIs.
A MAZE.@amazefest.bsky.social · 3mo agoReady to plan your days for #amaze2026? 🦩 Our program is now live! We've got four days of full programm planned. 🌴 Featuring, workshops, talks and of course games! 💃🕺 Let's dance, game and party together! 🦩🎉 Link to full program: https://2026.amaze-berlin.de/schedule/ #playfulmedia #amazeberlin
Am going to be volunteering at @amazefest.bsky.social ! I don't know many in the scene, so let me know if you'd like to hang/grab a beer/coffee or a spot to chat :D :D
A MAZE.@amazefest.bsky.social · 3mo agoReady to plan your days for #amaze2026? 🦩 Our program is now live! We've got four days of full programm planned. 🌴 Featuring, workshops, talks and of course games! 💃🕺 Let's dance, game and party together! 🦩🎉 Link to full program: https://2026.amaze-berlin.de/schedule/ #playfulmedia #amazeberlin
Funny SPACE CAT accident while trying to draw its different perspectives. Vibes pretty well with MJ's Thriller doesn't it?
"Mass producing" namecards kind of day. How long will it take me to do 250pcs? 🤔
Am going to be at Leoparden's art market (in Uppsala) on 9 May, 12-4pm! Will be selling a zine, "Working Class Cat"🐈, as well as some prints and stickers. Kinda feels a little "for real" now... I guess that's good for all that imposter syndrome... 😅👀
Possibly the scariest looking Pontus I've ever drawn....
This is ridiculously satisfying to hold in my hands. Made with fabric from a used canvas tote and embroidered with sewing thread from an old sewing kit.
Recently tried dancing again, after a 15-year "break" and 3 failed attempts. This is the longest I stuck at it so far (1 month). It's somehow harder to go back to an art form you used to do. The shock that your body is not as it once was albeit the rumored "muscle memory". And the hurt to ones ego.
It happened again. I drew this from right to left... can't argue with evil potions and evil intentions of cat though.
