Michael Perce

Michael - Independent Technical Game Designer - I Design Games, arrange flowers, and Ballroom Dance. Definetly not a Plant.

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

I very rarely yell out into the void of social media, but I am here if anyone wants to DM and chat!

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

Shakespeare is SO much better when experienced in its original medium. Shout-out to the Atlanta Shakespeare Company!

Reading Shakespeare in school is like verbally sharing a visual gag comic.

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

@jeffbrice And they're done!!

Shout-out to Noctua who had by far the best *physical* user manual

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

Oh boy this is going to take a while

First custom PC build for myself!

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

@jeffbrice Forecast shows: chance of building two

It's mirror builds for me and my girlfriend, so I'm building mine first as crash test dummy and then we'll see how much work *I* end up putting into building the second

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

There's nothing quite like the existential horror you get from being in a plane flying over the ocean

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

Being an adult is great!

You can just make chocolate fondue whenever you want!

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

@worklifevalue This is more of a general game design question rather than one specifically about cubing...

So I ask you this: What parts of your design did **the players** find fun?

Keep only those elements, throw the rest away, and try again. Failure is part of the process!

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

Now that I've actually recovered from GDC, it was so much fun getting to meet both new and old colleagues!

I'm sad I wasn't able to play the alt.ctrl games, but if I go next year, I'll be sure to!

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

I sure forgot to update my Twitter since... LAST YEAR

But I live in the SF area so I'll be around for GDC!

Message me if you want to meet up :)

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

It's crazy that in California they just... Send you your ballot... And all the information you need to understand the ballot

It's almost as if they WANT you to vote or something

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

After moving to CA, I just received my Official Voter Information Guide in the mail -

Why isn't this more of a thing?! It's SO useful!

[Affogata @AffogataTeam]

A game that started as a Halloween prop which Michael turned into a unique Alt.Ctrl game 🔥
Meet 'Alghrab', designed by @SecretlyAPlant, an indie game that's a fortune-telling machine based on crows’ facts.
Check out our new series, The Indie Spotlight 👉🏻 https://t.co/TBIl26G3Qc

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

@iBrews @michaelybecker @Duriavenator Over the course of the 3 days Alghrab was shown, I believe around 40 people managed to successfully unravel the secret to Alghrab's game and earn their prophecy. :)

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

#gdc22 is now over, but I met SO MANY cool people over the course of the week.

Can't wait to be back and meet even more awesome developers!

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

@Crow_Programmer @JKashaar @AnTimNguyen Oh hey! That me!

I'm the sole developer for Alghrab - what are you interested in?

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

#gdc2022 is now officially over!

Congrats to everyone who discovered the secret!

If you still want to earn your fortune, I made a digital version, which is available on itch!

https://t.co/PYCOIEieVg

#indiedev #indiegame

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

The third day is underway!

How many fortunes will Alghrab give on the final day of #GDC2022 ?

#indiedev #indiegame

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

@jeffbrice Yeah!

Alghrab is the world's only animatronic fortune telling crow! You have to beat him at his own card game in order to earn your fortune.

I did create a digital version for people to play at home, but the intended experience is with the crow in person :)

[Michael Perce @SecretlyAPlant]

And now, the group with the first perfect clear, getting all 9 of 9 correct at #GDC2022!

#indiedev #indiegame

[Engineer Luna @Engineer_Luna]

We beat alghrab!
@MichaelAllar @AnTimNguyen @Arukemos @SecretlyAPlant