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COSMOS + After
Whisker
Whisker 2
Whisker 3
Pre-COSMOS
Sharpshooter
Island Infinite Runner
Murder Mystery

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Designing Whisker 2: From First Click to Final Level
How Programming Constraints Changed the Way I Designed Whisker 2
The Feature I Was Most Excited About Had to Go
I Thought Players Would Love This Mechanic. They Didn't. Here's What I Changed.
What Makes a Game Feel Good? What I Learned Making Whisker 2
Whisker 2 Devlog: Bakery: the level that was remade 3+ times. Here's why
Whisker 2 Devlog: why my character kept falling into the ground and how I fixed it
Whisker 2 Devlog: How I Overcame Drawing Side Profiles, Mostly
Designing in a Vacuum vs. Designing for Your Game
Whisker 2 Devlog: The reason why I made three different level layouts for Whisker 2
Four UI Iterations: What I Learned About Feedback
Five Days Debugging a State Machine Bug
Whisker 2 Devlog: The inspiration for the UI for Whisker and what is next for Whisker 2
Development Journey: What My First Playtest Taught Me About Game Design
Why I Pivoted from Shooter to Cozy Game
Cutting Half Your Features to Ship on Time
Island Runner: Why I Chose to Remake My Map for My Infinite Runner
Sharpshooter Devlog: Why I Chose to Have Birds be the Enemies in My Third-Person Shooter
Murder Mystery Devlog: How we came up with a murder mystery game for our final
Development Journey: How I made my first game and why

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