Call for Audio Submissions

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022 ~ Suzanne Skaar ~ 3 Comments

Hi friends!

My 43rd birthday is on July 26. While many people use their birthdays on social media these days to solicit funds for charity, I am collecting impressions of dinosaurs.

In 2021, my indie game was accepted into the Tacoma Artists Initiative Program for support while I focus on research and designing the background art. One of my other goals for this project is to include as many voices from the Greater Tacoma Community as I can in the game. As such, I want to include others’ best (and even worst) dinosaur impressions in the game’s soundscape.

QUESTION: Is there pay for participating? No, there is no pay. But if your audio clip is used, you have the choice whether you will be included in the credits or not.

Don’t live in Tacoma but want to participate anyway? Not a problem!

If you are under 18, please get permission from your parent or guardian prior to participating.

If this sounds like fun, please check out the application form for complete details (Word/ PDF). Submissions are due July 26, 2022.

Please note that submissions may be shared on social media. If you don’t want your submission shared, please don’t send it! And if you do share your submission on social media, please tag @nominestudios!

Thank you for your support!

Suzanne

Sneak Peek

March 26, 2022 ~ Suzanne Skaar ~ Leave a comment

Here’s a look at the latest progress on the interior of “The Very Diverse Society for Old Dude Bros” from my as yet untitled dinosaur game. Enjoy!

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Thank you for your support!

Suzanne

Audio Design

March 22, 2022 ~ Suzanne Skaar ~ Leave a comment

I started adding sound effects into the game engine (Unity) last week. It took me a long time to get into audio design projects, but now that I’m here, I’m having a lot of fun.

Stegos are peeping. Trilobites are shuffling. Volcanoes are blorping.

I could have been blorping volcanoes for decades!

I never felt like I knew enough before I could start, but this approach is backwards. I’ve learned so much more from the actual doing than the researching beforehand. There need to be more spaces for women and girls to fail and be encouraged to move forward anyway.

Video: in game engine clip of black and white dino walking through underground tunnel system past trilobites. Multiple pipes of varying hues (gray, yellow, blue, and orange) are seen in the foreground. The concrete walls lining the tunnel are greenish and braced with rusted orange steel beams.
Graphics and sound by Suzanne Skaar, 2022. All rights reserved.

Accessibility and Technology

March 4, 2022 ~ Suzanne Skaar ~ Leave a comment

A year ago, I went through the very frustrating process of trying to get help from Novation tech support to remove the unnecessary flashing light display on the Launchpad X due to flashing lights being a known migraine trigger. At the time, it did not go well, but it inspired my essay on accessibility and technology entitled “Rock Salt.” Today, I received the following message:

“[W]e have released the 1.0.5 update for Launchpad Mini Mk3 and Launchpad X that will disable the Vegas mode display when a PC connection is unavailable (as you had requested).”

Even though I returned the product a year ago, it’s good to know the company took this concern seriously. There’s always room to grow.

Suzanne

Screenshot Saturday

January 15, 2022January 15, 2022 ~ Suzanne Skaar ~ Leave a comment

Building a city in Unity is a lot of work, but a heck of a lot of fun.

2D pixel art game design. Black and white dinosaur standing in front of a yellow and pink building, next to a meteorite. The signs on the building read “Stego and Son, Modern Stuff, Roar Loudly.” Suzanne Skaar, 2021-2022. All rights reserved. — 2D pixel art game design. Black and white dinosaur standing in front of a yellow and pink building, next to a meteorite. The sign on the building reads “Stego and Son, Modern Stuff, Roar Loudly.” Suzanne Skaar, 2021-2022. All rights reserved.

Notes from the Underground

November 15, 2021 ~ Suzanne Skaar ~ Leave a comment

For those following along, here’s some of the latest progress on my as yet untitled dinosaur game. Let me know what you think in the comments below! If you’d like to show your support for this project, please follow No, Mine! Studios (nominestudios) on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook.

Thank you!

— Suzanne