Holy shit this is so good, gorgeous writing, extremely-thick ATMOSPHERE, vibrant imagery, love love love love love. Incredible that it's done with so few words, the structure is so smart and it gives the experience a very specific tone and vibe. I also did a sort of weather generator toy for a joint project with my girlfriend, https://lamaxelle.itch.io/augury-engine , but the structure you gave this, in one minute blocks, make the experience really self-contained and powerful. And the kinda simple variables for world-modeling and the way you used that for your procedural writing, SO smart. Exposing them also somehow adds to the atmosphere!
Oh wow, yay, I'm so glad you liked this <3! It was tricky to describe something as variable as the weather with a limited number of words, but I think it ultimately pushed the language more toward the metaphorical. I'm super happy that you liked the printed variables, too. I was hoping it would feel more uncanny if the players could see the gears and switches inside the automaton. Thank you so much!! I love your weather generator too, btw, but will commend over there :)!
This is the ultimate novelty and I want it in real life very badly. The writing is glorious. The music is delightfully tactile (I think the ticking sound effect really does the trick). The minute timer ties it all together, you get small doses of weather at a time so you don't go overboard with it. (The weather is too powerful to witness for prolonged periods. You must take breaks!)
Also, that data center article is surprisingly illuminating. I was expecting it to just be about a funny cloud in a data center, but it ended up being way more. Non-places, the fundamental role of the US military in the internet's creation, the ecological impact...
Oh awesome, I'm so happy you enjoyed it (and did not get overwhelmed by the sheer power of the weather lol). Thank you so much! And yeah, I really admire Everest Pipkin's work, and this essay is fantastic in the way it ties everything together.--even the building of the railroad!
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Holy shit this is so good, gorgeous writing, extremely-thick ATMOSPHERE, vibrant imagery, love love love love love. Incredible that it's done with so few words, the structure is so smart and it gives the experience a very specific tone and vibe. I also did a sort of weather generator toy for a joint project with my girlfriend, https://lamaxelle.itch.io/augury-engine , but the structure you gave this, in one minute blocks, make the experience really self-contained and powerful. And the kinda simple variables for world-modeling and the way you used that for your procedural writing, SO smart. Exposing them also somehow adds to the atmosphere!
Oh wow, yay, I'm so glad you liked this <3! It was tricky to describe something as variable as the weather with a limited number of words, but I think it ultimately pushed the language more toward the metaphorical. I'm super happy that you liked the printed variables, too. I was hoping it would feel more uncanny if the players could see the gears and switches inside the automaton. Thank you so much!! I love your weather generator too, btw, but will commend over there :)!
This is the ultimate novelty and I want it in real life very badly. The writing is glorious. The music is delightfully tactile (I think the ticking sound effect really does the trick). The minute timer ties it all together, you get small doses of weather at a time so you don't go overboard with it. (The weather is too powerful to witness for prolonged periods. You must take breaks!)
Also, that data center article is surprisingly illuminating. I was expecting it to just be about a funny cloud in a data center, but it ended up being way more. Non-places, the fundamental role of the US military in the internet's creation, the ecological impact...
Oh awesome, I'm so happy you enjoyed it (and did not get overwhelmed by the sheer power of the weather lol). Thank you so much! And yeah, I really admire Everest Pipkin's work, and this essay is fantastic in the way it ties everything together.--even the building of the railroad!