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.gitignore

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+_site
+.sass-cache
+.jekyll-cache
+.jekyll-metadata
+vendor

404.html

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+---
+permalink: /404.html
+layout: default
+---
+
+<style type="text/css" media="screen">
+  .container {
+    margin: 10px auto;
+    max-width: 600px;
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+  h1 {
+    margin: 30px 0;
+    font-size: 4em;
+    line-height: 1;
+    letter-spacing: -1px;
+  }
+</style>
+
+<div class="container">
+  <h1>404</h1>
+
+  <p><strong>Page not found :(</strong></p>
+  <p>The requested page could not be found.</p>
+</div>

CNAME

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+stevepdp.dev

Gemfile

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+source "https://rubygems.org"
+# Hello! This is where you manage which Jekyll version is used to run.
+# When you want to use a different version, change it below, save the
+# file and run `bundle install`. Run Jekyll with `bundle exec`, like so:
+#
+#     bundle exec jekyll serve
+#
+# This will help ensure the proper Jekyll version is running.
+# Happy Jekylling!
+gem "jekyll", "~> 4.3.3"
+# This is the default theme for new Jekyll sites. You may change this to anything you like.
+gem "minima", "~> 2.5"
+#gem "minima", git: "https://github.com/jekyll/minima"
+# If you want to use GitHub Pages, remove the "gem "jekyll"" above and
+# uncomment the line below. To upgrade, run `bundle update github-pages`.
+# gem "github-pages", group: :jekyll_plugins
+# If you have any plugins, put them here!
+group :jekyll_plugins do
+  gem "jekyll-feed", "~> 0.12"
+end
+
+# Windows and JRuby does not include zoneinfo files, so bundle the tzinfo-data gem
+# and associated library.
+platforms :mingw, :x64_mingw, :mswin, :jruby do
+  gem "tzinfo", ">= 1", "< 3"
+  gem "tzinfo-data"
+end
+
+# Performance-booster for watching directories on Windows
+gem "wdm", "~> 0.1.1", :platforms => [:mingw, :x64_mingw, :mswin]
+
+# Lock `http_parser.rb` gem to `v0.6.x` on JRuby builds since newer versions of the gem
+# do not have a Java counterpart.
+gem "http_parser.rb", "~> 0.6.0", :platforms => [:jruby]
+
+# Downgrade jekyll-sass-converter to avoid division warnings
+gem "jekyll-sass-converter", "~> 2.0"
+

Gemfile.lock

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+GEM
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    addressable (2.8.6)
+      public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 6.0)
+    colorator (1.1.0)
+    concurrent-ruby (1.2.3)
+    em-websocket (0.5.3)
+      eventmachine (>= 0.12.9)
+      http_parser.rb (~> 0)
+    eventmachine (1.2.7)
+    ffi (1.16.3-x64-mingw-ucrt)
+    forwardable-extended (2.6.0)
+    http_parser.rb (0.8.0)
+    i18n (1.14.4)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+    jekyll (4.3.3)
+      addressable (~> 2.4)
+      colorator (~> 1.0)
+      em-websocket (~> 0.5)
+      i18n (~> 1.0)
+      jekyll-sass-converter (>= 2.0, < 4.0)
+      jekyll-watch (~> 2.0)
+      kramdown (~> 2.3, >= 2.3.1)
+      kramdown-parser-gfm (~> 1.0)
+      liquid (~> 4.0)
+      mercenary (>= 0.3.6, < 0.5)
+      pathutil (~> 0.9)
+      rouge (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
+      safe_yaml (~> 1.0)
+      terminal-table (>= 1.8, < 4.0)
+      webrick (~> 1.7)
+    jekyll-feed (0.17.0)
+      jekyll (>= 3.7, < 5.0)
+    jekyll-sass-converter (2.2.0)
+      sassc (> 2.0.1, < 3.0)
+    jekyll-seo-tag (2.8.0)
+      jekyll (>= 3.8, < 5.0)
+    jekyll-watch (2.2.1)
+      listen (~> 3.0)
+    kramdown (2.4.0)
+      rexml
+    kramdown-parser-gfm (1.1.0)
+      kramdown (~> 2.0)
+    liquid (4.0.4)
+    listen (3.9.0)
+      rb-fsevent (~> 0.10, >= 0.10.3)
+      rb-inotify (~> 0.9, >= 0.9.10)
+    mercenary (0.4.0)
+    minima (2.5.1)
+      jekyll (>= 3.5, < 5.0)
+      jekyll-feed (~> 0.9)
+      jekyll-seo-tag (~> 2.1)
+    pathutil (0.16.2)
+      forwardable-extended (~> 2.6)
+    public_suffix (5.0.5)
+    rb-fsevent (0.11.2)
+    rb-inotify (0.10.1)
+      ffi (~> 1.0)
+    rexml (3.2.6)
+    rouge (4.2.1)
+    safe_yaml (1.0.5)
+    sassc (2.4.0)
+      ffi (~> 1.9)
+    terminal-table (3.0.2)
+      unicode-display_width (>= 1.1.1, < 3)
+    tzinfo (2.0.6)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+    tzinfo-data (1.2024.1)
+      tzinfo (>= 1.0.0)
+    unicode-display_width (2.5.0)
+    wdm (0.1.1)
+    webrick (1.8.1)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  x64-mingw-ucrt
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  http_parser.rb (~> 0.6.0)
+  jekyll (~> 4.3.3)
+  jekyll-feed (~> 0.12)
+  jekyll-sass-converter (~> 2.0)
+  minima (~> 2.5)
+  tzinfo (>= 1, < 3)
+  tzinfo-data
+  wdm (~> 0.1.1)
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   2.5.7

_config.yml

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+# Welcome to Jekyll!
+#
+# This config file is meant for settings that affect your whole blog, values
+# which you are expected to set up once and rarely edit after that. If you find
+# yourself editing this file very often, consider using Jekyll's data files
+# feature for the data you need to update frequently.
+#
+# For technical reasons, this file is *NOT* reloaded automatically when you use
+# 'bundle exec jekyll serve'. If you change this file, please restart the server process.
+#
+# If you need help with YAML syntax, here are some quick references for you:
+# https://learn-the-web.algonquindesign.ca/topics/markdown-yaml-cheat-sheet/#yaml
+# https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/yaml/
+#
+# Site settings
+# These are used to personalize your new site. If you look in the HTML files,
+# you will see them accessed via {{ site.title }}, {{ site.email }}, and so on.
+# You can create any custom variable you would like, and they will be accessible
+# in the templates via {{ site.myvariable }}.
+
+title: Games by Stephen Pearce
+author: Stephen Pearce
+copyright: "2020-2024"
+email: [email protected]
+description: >- # this means to ignore newlines until "baseurl:"
+  Game development projects and writings.
+baseurl: "/" # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog
+url: "https://stevepdp.dev" # the base hostname & protocol for your site, e.g. http://example.com
+lang: en-GB
+
+# Build settings
+theme: minima
+plugins:
+  - jekyll-feed
+minima:
+  skin: auto
+  date_format: "%A, %B %d, %Y"
+
+collections:
+  games:
+    output: true
+
+# Jekyll Feed Config
+feed:
+  posts_limit: 10
+  collections:
+    posts:
+      path: "/feed.xml"
+    games:
+      path: "/games.xml"
+
+# Jekyll SEO
+social:
+  name: Stephen Pearce
+  links:
+    - https://twitter.com/stevepdp
+    - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevepdp
+    - https://github.com/stevepdp
+  locale: en_GB
+
+# Minimise FE
+compress_html:
+  clippings: all
+  comments: all
+  endings: all
+  ignore: [
+    pre
+  ]
+  envs: []
+  blanklines: false
+  profile: false
+  startings: []
+
+# Exclude from processing.
+# The following items will not be processed, by default.
+# Any item listed under the `exclude:` key here will be automatically added to
+# the internal "default list".
+#
+# Excluded items can be processed by explicitly listing the directories or
+# their entries' file path in the `include:` list.
+#
+# exclude:
+#   - .sass-cache/
+#   - .jekyll-cache/
+#   - gemfiles/
+#   - Gemfile
+#   - Gemfile.lock
+#   - node_modules/
+#   - vendor/bundle/
+#   - vendor/cache/
+#   - vendor/gems/
+#   - vendor/ruby/
+exclude:
+  - about.markdown

_games/2019-01-13-rad-rocket.markdown

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+---
+layout: game
+
+title: Rad Rocket!
+release_year: 2019
+abstract: Avoid and shoot.
+made_for: First self-published game.
+thumb: /assets/img/rad-rocket-thumb.png
+thumb_alt: Rad Rocket! gameplay thumbnail.
+credit:
+  name: Stephen Pearce
+# team:
+#   - name: Stephen Pearce
+#     url:  https://stevepdp.dev
+platforms:
+  - name: Google Play
+    url: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.uk.stephenpearce.radrocket
+  - name: Itch.io
+    url: https://stevepdp.itch.io/rad-rocket
+created: 2019-01-13 11:36:45 +0100
+#updated: 
+tags: ["Study"]
+is_game: true
+---
+
+| Made with | GameMaker Studio 2 |
+| Timeline | 1 month |
+| Playable | <a href="https://stevepdp.itch.io/rad-rocket" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Play it on Itch.io">Itch.io</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.uk.stephenpearce.radrocket" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Play it on Itch.io">Google Play</a> |
+
+
+## About The Game
+Rad Rocket was my first attempt at making, marketing and releasing a game.
+
+It was built using GameMaker Studio 2 in a month.
+
+It's a brief, but satisfying run.

_games/2021-06-05-ghoul-must-eat.markdown

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+---
+layout: game
+
+title: Ghoul Must Eat
+release_year: 2021
+abstract: Eat to survive and grow.
+made_for: Made for Weekly Game Jam.
+thumb: /assets/img/ghoul-must-eat-thumb.png
+thumb_alt: Ghoul Must Eat gameplay thumbnail.
+credit:
+  name: Stephen Pearce
+# team:
+#   - name: Stephen Pearce
+#     url:  https://stevepdp.dev
+platforms:
+  - name: Itch.io
+    url: https://stevepdp.itch.io/ghoul-must-eat
+created: 2021-06-05 15:52:54 +0100
+#updated: 
+tags: ["Game Jam"]
+is_game: true
+---
+
+| Made with | Unity |
+| Timeline | 1 week + post-release improvements |
+| Playable | <a href="https://stevepdp.itch.io/ghoul-must-eat" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Play it on Itch.io">Itch.io</a> |
+| Source | <a href="https://github.com/stevepdp/ghoul-must-eat" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="View the source code on GitHub">stevepdp/ghoul-must-eat</a> |
+
+
+## Retrospective
+Made for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210528170116/https://itch.io/jam/weekly-game-jam-203" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Weekly Game Jam 203</a>.
+
+
+### The Idea
+The jam theme was &ldquo;Eat the Enemy&rdquo;.
+
+I like to explore antagonists and the anti-hero archetype. After some thought, I settled on the idea that the player would be the bad guy and that they would be eating the good guy.
+
+
+### What Went Wrong
+I spent too long musing on features and aesthetic decisions. Most of the code went in on the final days. Particularly in the final few hours where I had to cut back and focus on quick-wins.
+
+For example, I decided to cut back on how I represent a horde of ghouls. The plan was to present the ghoul with child ghouls following in a grid-like formation. I instead opted for displaying the number and scaling the player.
+
+
+### What Went Well
+Despite it&apos;s flaws, the product has a beginning, a middle and an end. It shipped within the deadline. As one of the comments read, that’s an achievement in and of itself.
+
+I received plenty of well-meaning feedback and feature requests.
+
+
+### Lessons Learned
+* If allowed, prepare the game&apos;s scaffolding in advance.
+* Focus on the gameplay. Leave pixel art and aesthetics till the end.
+* Test exports throughout to catch issues early.
+* It doesn’t matter what you <em>intended</em> to make, you will be judged on what you shipped.