Welcome to the Hiddennode. This is the journal site of Tyr Animer, a writer, streamer, and disabled person who occasionally likes to hear her own thoughts.

Inside you’ll find a blog, a podcast, links to projects that we dig, and an assortment of different treats for listeners, gamers, and readers of all shapes and sizes.

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latest blog entry

  • Journal and the Beat
    Resolutions are often seen as harsh trials that one is expected to overcome with unwavering commitment over the next twelve months. Weight loss, get to the gym, start a new hobby, clean that spare room that’s been lingering for half a score years. Goals placed high upon a tree that represents who and what we perceive ourselves as needing to be. They often give the impression that they’re meant to spur vast change, markers of where a clumsy path has become a refined road. They are typically encouraged by others and are occasionally scoffed at and ridiculed. It’s almost a tradition… Continue reading Journal and the Beat

latest podcast episode

  • A Metroidvania Where Enemies Are Font Families
    We’ve got topics! The episode’s synopsis: For art, I worked for a friend. Quite happy with how it turned out. Afterwards, we discussed Power Armor, did a mini review of Ghost Song, praised the heck out of it’s OST, and then explained how it’s influencing out next work. Finally, we talked about watching some of Linus Boman’s YouTube videos and the joy of them. Mentioned in that section include Abstract: The Art of Design and Vox’s “Why This Font is Everywhere” series on Cooper Black.… Continue reading A Metroidvania Where Enemies Are Font Families