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 →
Newsletter Updates
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Photo Editing and Cardboard Models
I’m currently writing this in the evening of Father’s day in the UK. I had a lovely day with my family, playing video games with my son, and seeing my wife’s parents for dinner.I hope you had a great weekend... • Read More →
3D Sculpting on Mobile
Hey there,Last week was half term so my boy was home from school for the week, which is always fun. One of the best things we did was go to a comic drawing workshop where we listed to an author... • Read More →