I always struggle with introductions because I don't even know who I am in the first place. I'm a different person to everyone who ever interacted with me, and this disparity always makes me feel like a fake; like I mold myself to everyone else in order to be liked. But a good friend once told me while I was tripping on E that yes, I am indeed a different person in the mind of everyone I know, but the constant is that I'm a good friend; an artist that likes to party; a human being that loves to have fun and experience new things all the time; An ambitious 30-something that wants to eat the world. Guess I agreed because I don't remember feeling sad after he said those words.
So on the net I've been called Kiri or Kiririn or Kiririn51 etc. for a long time now, and this name carries yet another identity of mine. I've no clue what that could be, but I have an idea or two. The point is that I still don't know to introduce myself in a way that can also make everyone I know go "Yeah, that sounds like you" but that's what I love about the internet; We can always search for our real selves or even build a new one. The potential is limitless even in our current dystopian world (and it could be argued that it's more important than ever to express ourselves in any way we can so as to not be erased). Right now I want to allow myself to just Be without thinking about it too much.
More objectively though, I go by Kiri in a lot of circles. I was born and raised in Venezuela and as of now I'm a game creator who dabbles in all sorts of disciplines - from writing to animation to level design. I do a little bit of everything.
I currently live in Argentina, which I love!
I've been making games all my life in one way or another. Very early on it was me drawing stuff on MS Paint and manually moving my character over drawn obstacles. Then I started drawing board games and writing TTRPGs trying to replicate video games I wanted to enjoy but was too poor to do so, like Resident Evil and Final Fantasy. Life had a plan, man, what can I say? I always knew what I wanted to do.
My current arc is that I don't fucking know jack about shit. I love going to raves and dabbling with hallucinogens now, I guess. And that's after most of my life being a bonafide straight edge, which I don't regret cuz to be honest I rather experiment on my own terms as a responsible adult instead of being peer pressured as a young lion. I've also been learning how to DJ, on top of already making music once in a blue moon for projects and such. I don't know, dude, life is short and I wanna do everything. I wanna pick up pro-wrestling again like I did when I was in Chile. That was the shit, even though I think I'm falling out of love with the sport - As an spectator that is.
Love me some good-looking movies and games. Give me that Wong Kar Wai shit any day and I'll gobble it up. Janky ass games too and Anime that gets hella existential.
Not gonna lie I think I'm writing all of this during a manic episode but I don't care. Let it be another page in this thick ass book.
Follow me on Bluesky for realtime-ish updates and Tumblr for stray thoughts every now and then.
Been doing games with friends for a long time; be game jams and other occasions. I do a lot of solo work as well; mostly visual novels in order to practice both my writing and presentation style. I won't list all of my work on this page because I can't be assed to format absolutely everything I've done, but you can see a comprehensive list of games here.
I'm still tryna come up with a good way to host my non-game work in a comfy way but this should do for now.
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| in the grace of our malice |
Bee receives a call from a friend in need. They're estranged, but there's a bond that won't go away; for better and for worse.
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| She Vomited Guns |
A tragic gun shortage has brought many fortunes to the Synthetic Order, who are in the bleeding edge of arms development.
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| The Radio Wave Bureau |
On that cold new year's eve the computer got sick. The underfunded Radio Wave Bureau refuses to lend a hand and work has to continue. People need to be known, choices have to be undone.
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| Cyberframe Eden |
Welcome to The Arena! Build your Cyberframe and battle your way to the top.
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| Dressed Delivery |
Three women embark on a journey to find a place in life.
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| Assault on Hartblood Hotel |
Three assassins from an underground syndicate raise hell inside the Hartblood Hotel. Their mission: To huntdown the owner. Follow orders as given. Do not question authority.
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| Xermatt Redux |
Three women find themselves trapped inside a massive spaceship being taken over by a mysterious entity.
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| One Shot in the Dark, Now I'm Dead. |
They killed the world generations ago.
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| Isochronism |
Rune wakes up in a surreal landscape, only to be asked to solve riddles for unknown reasons. Accompanied by their friend Shara they shall see just how deep the rabbit hole goes.
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Many many thanks to The Monospace Web project by Oskar Wickström for providing me the perfect template for this website.