[{"content":"I\u0026rsquo;m Faru, an indie developer in Amsterdam. I like typing book quotes on a mechanical keyboard because it is the only way I really pay attention to what I read. The Typist turns that into a game: you type the book as a broke writer-for-hire in the 1930s.\nThis blog covers two things:\nDevlog: how the game is made, its art, its era research and what shipped. Engine: the open-source Kotlin Multiplatform scene engine extracted from the game: cameras, perspective, light and shadows for Compose Multiplatform. Follow along with the RSS feed, or just the Devlog or Engine feeds.\n","permalink":"https://blog.thetypist.app/about/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eI\u0026rsquo;m Faru, an indie developer in Amsterdam. I like typing book quotes on a mechanical keyboard because it is the only way I really pay attention to what I read. \u003ca href=\"https://thetypist.app\"\u003eThe Typist\u003c/a\u003e turns that into a game: you type the book as a broke writer-for-hire in the 1930s.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis blog covers two things:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDevlog:\u003c/strong\u003e how the game is made, its art, its era research and what shipped.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngine:\u003c/strong\u003e the open-source Kotlin Multiplatform scene engine extracted from the game: cameras, perspective, light and shadows for Compose Multiplatform.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollow along with the \u003ca href=\"/index.xml\"\u003eRSS feed\u003c/a\u003e, or just the \u003ca href=\"/devlog/index.xml\"\u003eDevlog\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"/engine/index.xml\"\u003eEngine\u003c/a\u003e feeds.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"About"}]