Loren Schmidt

to supplement the programming and art updates on the game i'm making, tentatively called [the coiled sun], i've been posting world building articles. recently i've been doing some work on one of the technology-bearing species, the [metal eaters]. the following is compiled from several in-world sourc

selka are scaled, bipedal beings with lithe, serpentine bodies and tapering heads. they have thicker, longer necks than humans, and the head is more forward-slung. short, swept crests or spines point back from the skull. they have binocular vision, supplemented by a third, apical eye. evolutionarily

this piece is in the format of multiple subjective entries written by in-world authors. +w106ddb582◐ an amoebic lifeform with nodules of bone suspended in it. the organism's matrix is transparent, and you can see the nodules through it. the nodules are roughly spherical. you may see imagined, or hal

i've started sharing pieces on the setting of the game i'm making to give people a better sense of what it's like as a world. today i'm writing about one of the technological species in the world: wind speakers. i'm excited about them. i have a lot of favorites, but they're my favorite. wind speaker

outside of making games and digital art, one of my greatest interests is movies. i thought i'd put together a curated list of horror movies for y'all to celebrate the beginning of fall. there have actually been quite a lot of good recent releases, so while it spans the entire history or horror, this

welcome, new patrons! thank you all so much for helping me create. this november is a big month for me in terms of projects and public appearances. i'll be posting an update on the various goings on in the near future, along with some goodies. stay tuned!

(there's a less visually cluttered version of this article here) idyll hello, my name is loren, and i make games and other digital art. my projects include STAR GUARD and STRAWBERRY CUBES, and a little over a week ago i released a new game called beads of orange glass. i also actively collaborate wi

i am now doing things a bit differently here on patreon! firstly, i'm writing more regular updates for patrons. so if you're a patron, you will now receive news about projects and upcoming releases every month. if you're at the 10$ plus level, you will receive advance builds, exclusive media and var

if you've been following my work recently, it should come as no surprise that i've been doing a lot of thinking lately about space and space travel, and the ways we view that through a human lens. when working on projects which deal with space and worlds other than our own, i think it's useful to ex

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