my projects!

in my free time, I like to make pixel art, music, games, videos, and web apps. check out some of my favorite projects on this page!



web dev

GDShader Playground

web editor for Godot post-processing shaders. integrates a Godot build into a web shell, sending code between the engine and the web app in real time.

check out the repo here!

DiceChat

a peer-to-peer dice-rolling chat web app with easy-to-use room hosting. implemented as an exercise with web components and PeerJS networking.

give it a try here!


game dev

PickyPixels

a plugin enabling pixel-perfect control over colors and lighting in the Godot game engine. features color palette and sprite configuration, and a drag-and-drop library.

find the repo here!

Nimble Ember

high speed platforming where stopping has consequences. created during a two-week game jam to test PickyPixels.

play it here!

Silt Spawn (Demo)

explore and survive within twisting, dark, dusty caverns. an experiment that combines procedural generation, restrictive visuals, and building-based survival mechanics.

check it out here!


videos

Why I Love Celeste's Pixel Art

analyzing Celeste's pixel art through bespoke demos and frame-by-frame analyses, highlighting the impressive technical decisions of its art style.

watch it here!

Video Games and Reading for Fun Again

how video games helped me find a new love for art in our digital age, and how that brought me back to reading books again.

watch it here!


pixel art

Pixel artwork of a character from the chest up with magnolia flowers, stems, and leaves growing out of their eye and neck. One arm is pulling back their neck skin, and the other is draped over their head.
Pixel artwork of a character from the neck up with roses and leaves covering their eye and growing out of their body. Animated pixel artwork of a rainy bus stop with a young girl swaying back and forth on a bench.
Animated pixel art scene scrolling slowly to the right, showing plants illuminated by fireflies. Pixel artwork of a girl with short, curly, blue hair tilting her head sideways and looking up.
Pixel artwork of an abstract representation of a person holding themselves in sadness, with watercolor-like splotches in the background. Pixel art scene of a bug-like creature among some leafy vines on the ground and hanging from the ceiling.

music

Mountain Song

Vignettes Vol. 1

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Sunfall

Holly's

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Level Theme

DEBUGGED Original Soundtrack

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contact me!

something on this page strikes your fancy? let me know! I'm open to chatting professionally, or just hearing your thoughts. :)

you can reach me at hi@auranym.me.

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