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Mon December 01, 2025

Messenger, Paddington, and BeepMini

It’s the 1st of December already! We put up the Christmas tree this weekend and started making things more festive.I’ve been working on BeepMini this last week. I wanted to make a path editor to help with my stealth game.... Read More →

Mon November 17, 2025

New Tools, Old Magic

Last week I joined a game jam for fun and tried to make a small BeepMini game. I got the basic idea working fast, but making lots of levels by hand felt painful. That pushed me to think about a... Read More →

Mon November 03, 2025

Student Animation Showcase

Welcome to a new issue of Ninja Sparks! It’s been half term here in the UK, so I took a short break with the family. We went away for a couple of nights, did some trick-or-treating, and enjoyed the slower... Read More →

Mon October 20, 2025

Blocks, Boredom, and Big Cities

I’ve been super creative the last couple of weeks, working hard on my new 3D engine and trying to finish off BeepMini so that I can properly launch it. Plus I’ve had an email from someone asking about the Accessibility... Read More →

Mon October 06, 2025

Cosy Worlds, Coding Chaos

Over the last couple of weeks I have been working on quite a few different things. Firstly, I have decided to rename beep8 to beepmini. This is a relatively small-sounding change but it means rebuilding the website and merging it... Read More →

Mon September 22, 2025

Particle Magic and Playful Ideas

Last week I had the chance to work during the day instead of evenings and was so much more productive. Less tired, more focus. I’m going to try that a couple of days each week so evenings can be for... Read More →

Mon September 08, 2025

Small games, big ideas, and classic cartoons

I hope this finds you well, it’s time for another Ninja Sparks newsletter!I have spent the last couple of weeks working on my beep8 game making app. It’s a map editor that allows you to create simple little adventure games,... Read More →

Mon August 25, 2025

8-Bit Creativity Unlocked

Welcome to issue 17 of the Ninja Sparks newsletter!Over the last few weeks I’ve been stepping away from the computer and doing more analogue things. I just finished the Crookhaven book series, which I picked up at the library with... Read More →

Mon August 11, 2025

Carrd, Choirs, and Creative Toys

Welcome to issue 16 of the Ninja Sparks newsletter!I’ve just got back from a couple of weeks away with my family. It was a relaxing holiday and I barely used the computer at all; quite a change for me. I... Read More →

Mon July 28, 2025

Minions, Muppets, and Movie Magic

Hello - welcome to issue 16 of the Ninja Sparks newsletter!It’s been some wild weather here in the UK, rapidly switching between hot and humid, and wet and windy. So a classic British summer then! I hope you’re all doing... Read More →

Mon July 14, 2025

Google’s Hidden Game Maker

Hi there! Welcome to Issue 14 of Ninja Sparks, my fortnightly newsletter where I share interesting, creative things I’ve found online.Next week marks the start of the school summer holidays here in the UK, so I’ll be spending more time... Read More →

Mon June 30, 2025

Note Taking, and Drawing Skills

It’s been 2 weeks so it’s time for another issue of Ninja Sparks, my fortnightly newsletter where I share interesting things I’ve found on the internet.Over the last couple of weeks I’ve spent some time polishing Photo Edit Tools, the... Read More →

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