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2-bit Pictures: book 2
cover of the photobook, against a Monstera plant, on a wooden table, with a book case and door in the background

2-bit Pictures: book 2

My second Game Boy Camera photobook is another 52 pages of (mostly colorized) pixel perfect photos in a handy pocket format (A6).
Part of the fun was figuring out with new ways to present the work. For this issue, I used the page spreads to play with scale, contrast and balance to create more of a dialogue between the pieces.

Contact me if you want a copy (I ship internationally).
Price is €9 (excluding shipping, which is between €2.5 & €8.5 depending on the country).

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    The Empire of Dreams

    The Empire of Dreams

    ‘The Empire of Dreams’ is a (point-and-click) exploration game, set in a world inspired by the paintings of surrealist René Magritte.
    You must choose a character to go and explore. Collect the tool items which you can use to recover 5 treasure items, so you can retrieve your favorite pipe and find your way home.
    Every new game you start will have some objects distributes randomly to keep things interesting and every character has their own specific tool, already in their inventory.

    The game was built using GB Studio, with an export as a Gameboy ROM and an HTML5 version.

    You can play The Empire of Dreams in the browser here, or download the Empire of Dreams to play in your favorite Gameboy emulator (or console).

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    Transmissions

    Transmissions

    Imagine you are walking one day, and find a boxy handheld computer in the bushes. It looks like something out of an 80’s sci-fi movie. You turn it on and you realize it is the lost device of a space traveller, with all their log transmissions (a diary of sorts).

    ‘Transmissions’ is not so much a game, but a serial story converted into a Gameboy game. I wrote and released it in instalments on Instagram and via RSS, every other day in 2020. There is no gameplay, other than you reading what the traveller was up to before the device was lost.
    It was built using GB Studio, with an export as a Gameboy ROM and an HTML5 version.

    Here’s one review of the game (at 4m:17s).

    You can play Transmissions in the browser here, or download Transmissions to play in your favorite Gameboy emulator (or console).

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    DMG Express

    DMG Express

    ‘DMG Express’ is a homebrew Gameboy game simulating a slow-paced trip by train, through a long scrolling landscape, past train stops and vending machines.
    It was built using GB Studio, with an export as a Gameboy ROM and an HTML5 version.

    You can play DMG Express in the browser here, or download DMG Express to play in your favorite Gameboy emulator (or console).

    I’m still actively updating the game, so be sure to check there every now and then to get the latest version. Version 3 has parallax scrolling on the landscape scenes, better enemy AI and various tweaks to make timing and dialogs better.

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    Inktober 2018

    Inktober 2018

    Another year, another #inktober! This is a selection of my work for 2018, in which I drew a Franco-Belgian comic book character for every day of October.
    Started by Jake Parker in 2009, artists all over the world take over October with their ink drawings in an effort to creatively challenge themselves, improve their inking and develop better drawing habits.

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      Zuidrand

      Zuidrand

      Tourism website for Zuidrand

      Front-end development for a responsive tourism site showing the diversity and beauty of the region. Subtle UI animation to enhance the surfing experience.

      Design by Simon Smalle (Entity One)

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