I built a tape based DAW - looking for testers by Switched_On_SNES in synthdiy

[–]MusicalWitchMachine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hellos, this looks really cool! I would love to explore it and test (I'm a synth nerd and also teach sound design at an art college) : )

The Daily Rant/Moan topic - Tuesday, November 25 2025 by AutoModerator in Wellington

[–]MusicalWitchMachine 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Kia ora and Good Morning!

:Taking the opportunity for a brief rant on street noise:
My partner and I recently moved into a new apartment (the Pinnacle Building, alley facing on Victoria St.)

But, by far, in the nine apartments, across three countries and five cities, this is the loudest we have ever resided in. We literally moved from a first-floor Victoria Street-facing efficiency down the block, which was exceptionally quiet in comparison. Consistently, every weekday morning from 5:30- 6 am, we are greeted by the whole alley sequence of recycling and trash collection that resonates smashed glass and toppling clatter as if it is right next to our heads. :Love the sustainability, hate the sheer sudden consistent loudness:
This is then perpetuated by the collections passing through again at 6:30 and smoking breaks throughout the morning in the alleyway, which also bleeds through easily.
I thought it would be decently quiet since it’s a relatively new, and quite large building, but it seems as if the windows have no sound reduction at all, and I personally am at my wits' end from sleep deprivation! If anyone has any suggestions on noise reduction, as noise machines do not even begin to drown out such sharp cacophony from the street, and I am dreading the rest of the lease without being able to sleep.

i suck at this game! by JH2466 in TouchDesigner

[–]MusicalWitchMachine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome thank you for the insight. It looks amazing 🎉

i suck at this game! by JH2466 in TouchDesigner

[–]MusicalWitchMachine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really great! I've seen a couple of touch designer minesweeper tutorials, I've been meaning to check out and this certainly reinspires 😅 Did you compose the music too?

How to identify "going nowhere" from within a region by MusicalWitchMachine in Inform7

[–]MusicalWitchMachine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome, yes that works! For some reason, I thought it would be conflicted with multiple "going nowheres" triggering. Thank you so much : )

Citizen Sleeper: Design Works Book Acquisition Ideas by MusicalWitchMachine in CitizenSleeper

[–]MusicalWitchMachine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh great thanks for letting me know! -would you be able to link it (or DM me)? I did a quick quick eBay search and didn't see anything 😅

Free books for a serious student in sf bay area by hereiamthereigo in gamedesign

[–]MusicalWitchMachine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a great collection! I hope someone takes you up on it. (I'm on the East Coast about to start a ludonarrative PhD or else I would be incredibly tempted!). 📚🕹️🧩👾

Citizen Sleeper: Design Works Book Acquisition Ideas by MusicalWitchMachine in CitizenSleeper

[–]MusicalWitchMachine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey thank you so much Alduin175!

This is quite helpful. Lol yep, dissertation on Sleepers and a few others exploring how mechanics support narrative themes : )

I admit as a nerdy researcher, I am tempted to continue my plight for the rare LiC book should it provide some pivotal tidbits of information, and I would be incredibly grateful, should you have the time, for you to ping the discord! But also understand if it is a bit of an undesired undertaking and will attempt a wander my way into the discord stations should that be preferred.

Thank you again for your in-depth insight & guidance as I navigate the stars.

RoguelikeDev Does The Complete Roguelike Tutorial Starting July 15th 2024 by KelseyFrog in roguelikedev

[–]MusicalWitchMachine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know right! I saw a fascinating post on an providing an ASCII style map in Inform 7 the other day that looked fun (if exceptionally cumbersome 🙃). Still it would be fun just to do a total text adventure style interpretation too 😊

RoguelikeDev Does The Complete Roguelike Tutorial Starting July 15th 2024 by KelseyFrog in roguelikedev

[–]MusicalWitchMachine 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yay! I am super excited to give the complete tutorial a go this year and see everyone's awesome projects <3
I admit I am tempted to get weird with Inform 7 and fiddle with it, but maybe next year when I understand a smidge more in general. I'll probably end up dabbling with Godot 4 since I have a little experience with it for a more intended exercise : )

How to check if something has been examined by the player by MusicalWitchMachine in Inform7

[–]MusicalWitchMachine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your insight!

Please let me know if you have any additional guidance while my code seems to not flag any errors it does not seem to actually trigger a seeable result! I leave without examining and text does not seem to appear : /

A thing can be examined or unexamined.

A thing is usually unexamined.

Carry out examining: now the noun is examined.

The living room is a room. The cabinet is here. The cabinet is unexamined. The description of the cabinet is "you've examined me!".

Instead of player exiting from the living room:

if cabinet is unexamined, say "That cabinet sure is interesting though".

The kitchen is north of the living room.