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Found this awesome site full of old web button gifs — Link — Flashing lights warning. You can add them to your profile, by just embedding them. Word of warning about the site though, going on it has made my browser crash twice. Maybe my computer just sucks, lmao.

EDIT: I feel stupid for not mentioning this before, but if you’re sensitive to flashing lights, don’t go on the link above. Not all, but a lot of the buttons there do flash colors.

If your only indie game marketing strategy is posting on social media, you're playing a losing game from the start. Being popular online can kickstart a game's popularity, but actually selling it is a different matter. Posting a few dozen SNAKE FARM keys into the Cohost void pre-launch helped a ton for day-one success and getting those first essential positive reviews, but the vast majority of sales came from sending the game to streamers, playing steam's algorithm game, etc. Social media is only a useful tool if you recognize its limitations and have other methods of driving success!

ALWAYS remember the difference between flashy marketing and effective marketing. A post going viral feels great; annoying fifty streamers into playing your game doesn't.

i don't have interest myself right now, but i want to boost this because i think it's a really cool idea :3

disclaimer: i am not a doctor and i cannot "prescribe" anything; i'm just an artist who's trying to find stretches to help them deal with their own tendonitis flare-ups

i recommend looking through and trying any that you're interested in, and be careful with yourself as you try them. you know your limits best and you should heed them

"Exercises for Fiber Artists"

"Hand Exercises for Artists"

"Hand, Wrist, Neck, & Shoulder Stretches & Exercises for Artists"

"Gamer stretches: 8 exercises to reduce injury risk"

"Finger, Hand and Wrist Stretches to Prevent Gaming Injuries"

"Tennis Elbow: Exercises"

"Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Exercises"

"9 Repetitive Strain Injury Stretching Exercises"

you don't need to check all of these out, of course. i just wanted to give a few resources in an easy-to-access format to get folks started!

as always, do what you can and don't push yourself too hard. take lots of breaks when drawing, typing, gaming, knitting, crocheting, or anything else that involves a lot of fine motor movement of the hands/wrists

as someone who gets tennis elbow often, i wish i had taken more steps to prevent it early on. it's never too late to start though! my body deserves the care i can give it, and your body deserves your efforts too

let's all take better care of our arms, hands, and wrists together :D