Creative Tool Microcommunities
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Babycastles art space - an IRL experimental space and supportive community for exploring art and games
Ennuigi by Travis Millard, made in Pico-8
Pico-8's editor, by Lexaloffle
Pico-8's online forum
Microtools encourage creation through improvisation and play
Sandspiel by Max Bittker
Sandspiel Notre Dame fire simulation
Inspiring micro-tools are easy to begin using and intuitive to use
Puzzlescript by Steven Increpare Lavelle
Puzzlescript's Editor and Little Language, with helpful clone/hack feature
There's a benefit to defined space (virtual, conceptual) with constructive limiting constraints
Sok-Stories by SokPop Collective - and a sok-story I made
Sok-Stories visual editor
Sok-Stories share page - Straitforward, no commenting, no trolling
Bitsy by Adam LeDoux
Jess Eddy's Careful It's Wet In Outerspace(LEFT) and MiloSoft's Omen (RIGHT)
Bitsy Games piggyback on itch.io infrastructure for distributing/sharing games in a community
With these tools, there is intention that community members are co-supporting caretakers
The community of Glorious Trainwrecks
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