I've been blown away by the reception of my #gamedev and #programming videos the past year! If you've watched or subscribed, big thanks for rejuvenating my dream to be a successful indie dev. :D I'M SO READY FOR CONFETTI

Day 18 is done! I even submitted one to a game jam. I'm really proud of most of these games. But I've been VERY tired. I have a full-time job, y'know. But by the end, I hope to join @lou.cool in the very small club of devs who've survived the 30 games in 30 days #gamedev challenge. Wish me luck!

I'm making 30 games in 30 days. #gamedev I design and code each one after work every day! Each one is based on a year of my life, and when I finish making the last one, I will turn 30 years old. 13 days in! Wish me luck making it to the end haha :D

The mini-map in this game has a fancy radar feature, where it reveals where you can find the next letter to make your sign. The map uses hyperbolic tan projection to curve the visuals! Such a neat trick for 2D #gamedev. :)

I made a game where all of the graphics, sound effects, and music were made using just sine waves! Check out my latest YouTube video to see how it was made. Game's called Crow Sign - you're a crow that flies banners for neighbors on different planets. #gamedev #indiedev

Omg, @zanzlanz.com's latest game dev video has had me smiling from start to finish. Such a fun presentation for a well-executed, whimsical project youtu.be/Qr3VsZYQy4s?...

How I released a game that has no assets

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The future is here! Pasting SVG in #AfterEffects \o/ A couple years ago, this is what I had to do: I made a Python script that converted SVG clipboard content to AE paths for pasting. A bit later someone made a paid plugin that did the same thing but better. But hey I was proud of my hodgepodgery:

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🎉🆕🎉 At long last, it’s here: copy and paste vectors from Illustrator as native shape layers in After Effects beta. Works with any app that supports SVG clipboard data, too! community.adobe.com/announcement...

Can you add math symbols between the digits of 2026, to equal each number, 1 though 26? #mathsky #puzzles I love trying this each year! Here's my attempt:

It's my 14th annual recap! :D zanzlanz.com/n/102 This year was big for me: My focus went into my gamedev YouTube channel this year. The effort was rewarded with 1.5mil views and 39000 new subs! 👀 I made 7 videos, 3 games, and a bunch of music. Plus I learned a TON along the way! My 2025 recap:

Goodbye 2025!

This past year I made 3 games and became a YouTuber? Here's everything I've been up to, and what I'm thinking about in 2026! Happy new year!

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I just got back from #Avatar3 with my family! Here's my #pixelart of James Cameron's panther (a Thanator) meeting its real life counterpart: (Process gif in 🧵)

I apparently was very wrong! 3 days ago, before I uploaded this month's video, I told friends this one was going to be "mid". I've never been so thankful to be proven wrong! lol

an epic 90 minute orchestral drum & bass concert www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ7M...

Camo & Krooked & Christian Kolonovits - Red Bull Symphonic Johann Strauss 2025 Edition | UKF On Air

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as a fan of @crypticsea.bsky.social's "Skate or Don't!", I had the burning question: "but what if skateboarding was an obstacle course?" (I recommend playing in Chrome, not FF) zanzlanz.com/game/SkaterW... #gamedev #indiegame #haxe

New #gamedev skill unlocked: I made a physics engine from scratch!! I attempted it piece by piece 🧵

@crypticsea.bsky.social Hi Alex! I was just wondering if I could connect with you some time. I sent you an email :)

I turned Rock Paper Scissors into a SKILL game! 💥 Here's a clip where I challenged @someran.dev! Watch the full gamedev video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=83W7... #haxe #indiedev

What exactly makes games fun?? In my latest monthly video, I explore the Philosophy, Psychology, and Physiology of "fun" in #gamedev! youtube.com/watch?v=aGFY...

good is out on steam and itch! store.steampowered.com/app/3165530/... zzox.itch.io/good

This month's video reached 100k views already! ❤️ I never received this much attention on a YouTube video before. I'm so happy people love the concept & editing!

A tree won't say a single word for most of its life. But at the verrrry end, it will die-a-log.

People who love reading should be known as textphiles.

🎉 HaxeJam 2025: Summer Jam is in 18 days! Guests @ninjamuffin99.newgrounds.com, @squidly.newgrounds.com, and @zanzlanz.com will be playing all games on the Haxe Discord VC 💛 If you are interested in joining, please join on the itch page below. Ty!! itch.io/jam/haxejam-... #gamejam #haxe #indiedev

HaxeJam 2025: Summer Jam

A game jam from 2025-08-03 to 2025-08-12 hosted by l0go. Welcome! Summer time is here! HaxeJam is a one-week-long game jam. It is run with the ambition of giving a platform for the Haxe community to s...

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I coded 100 games in 20 years! 🎉 New video out now, part of a new #gamedev series: youtube.com/watch?v=Z9xF...

I coded 100 games in 20 years!

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Hi! I'm posting monthly videos about GameDev! First episode is next weeeeeek! :D Subscribe on YouTube so you don't miss this journey ^^

Watch out, it's the tree snake!

This actually scared me!! I was working on physics simulation, and I coded nothing to move yet... it just started wiggling on its own #glursday #glitchthursday #gamedev

I made a tiny game last night! ⚔️ But there's something VERY weird about how it was made. I'll reveal it in August! #gamedev

If I could be just ONE thing, it would be a game developer who also makes music and art and custom tools to make more of all of that and shows off these things in fun videos with animations and sound design and

Wait..! why would the Cancel button not be in the same place as the Update button when you press it? why would the Uninstall button swap there instead?¿⸮ that's it, I'm revoking Google's #UIUX privileges for the day

Last night I had the sudden irreversible urge to make a blank Sudoku solver (in Haxe). I tried to make this in Flash when I was a kid, and ended up deleting it because it would just crash. Redemption! Y'ever solve a blank Sudoku? Look at it go! :)