Sugarplum Cafe Updates In this month's newsletter we'll cover the following: Trying something new at the Rodo showcase A sneak peek at a new illustration An amazing opportunity from another indie game Click here to read past newsletters! Click here to follow my socials! Trying something new This month I showcased at the inaugural Rodo Playtesting Event in Fremont, and got to try some new tactics following my insights from the past few showcases! In my last post, I wrote about the struggles of...
2 months ago • 5 min read
Sugarplum Cafe Updates One more showcase coming up! On September 13, I'll be showcasing Sugarplum Cafe at a playtesting event in Fremont. It's free to join, you just have to RSVP here! The link also has details on time and location. Would love to see you there! In this month's newsletter we'll cover the following: A new Lady reveal Takeaways from past showcases Remote playtests coming soon, maybe?? Click here to read past newsletters! Click here to follow my socials! We made it to 120...
3 months ago • 6 min read
Sugarplum Cafe Updates For those of you in the Bay Area, I will be showing off Sugarplum Cafe again in August - you can play the demo in person not once, but twice! On Friday, August 1, I will be returning to the monthly MADE Showcase in Oakland! Entry is $15 for the evening, and proceeds go toward supporting game preservation and tech education for kids. You can RSVP here! On Thursday, August 7, I will be attending GLITCHED in San Francisco which is a meetup specifically for women in...
5 months ago • 4 min read
Sugarplum Cafe Updates In this month's newsletter we'll cover the following: How the Oakland showcase went UI updates (newsletter exclusive!) Click here to read past newsletters! Click here to follow my socials! The MADE Showcase If you saw my previous newsletter, I got to show off Sugarplum Cafe at an indie game showcase in Oakland, hosted by the Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment. This was the first time people have been able to play my game in person since Ursa Major in December. I...
6 months ago • 4 min read
Sugarplum Cafe Updates Hello, and apologies for not sending a newsletter last month! Before I explain why, I have some exciting news for East Bay folks - you can play my game next week! I will be showing off Sugarplum Cafe at the MADE in Oakland at their indie dev showcase. Come play my demo alongside many other demos and maybe even some retro games - they have tons of vintage consoles you can play with! Where: Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment, 921 Washington St, OaklandWhen: Friday,...
7 months ago • 5 min read
Sugarplum Cafe Updates Click here to read past newsletters! If you're not getting this newsletter straight to your main inbox, and it keeps going to your spam/promotions folder, here's how you can change that on Gmail! Find any of my past newsletters and right click > Label as > Uncheck all boxes. I circled "Promotions" here because that's where I found my newsletters, but you wanna make sure all boxes are unchecked. This way, future newsletters should go straight to your Primary inbox! A...
9 months ago • 4 min read
Sugarplum Cafe Updates Heads up - next month I'll be at GDC! This is a huge game developer's conference in SF from March 15-23 and it means I'm bringing the Sugarplum Cafe demo with me. If anyone is gonna be around the city during that time and would like to help me test the game and look for bugs, please reach out to me at thelettergii@gmail.com! You don't need a GDC pass - we can probably set something up at a cafe or park. In this month's newsletter we'll cover the following: The Tea Room...
10 months ago • 2 min read