(2023)

Kiss Space

Twelve strangers are leaving Earth in a hurry. If they’re to reach their destination planet and not be left stranded in space, they must become close enough to work together, be it through friendship, sex, or romance. Kiss Space is a narrative simulation, in which we hear the randomly generated story from the perspective of one of the twelve randomly generated crewmates.

The work juxtaposes hard sci-fi with soft human stories, a rigidly defined simulation with messy themes of romance and sexuality. It’s inspired by the malleability of fiction, the intricacies of queer communities, and that youthful feeling that love might be a matter of life and death.

algorithm for the ‘party’ scenes
example of simulation output

It was first exhibited as a live performance, with a projected VCV Rack soundscape. It was later installed as static speakers with computerised voiceover.

[9dc473d] added release to projects archetype | [6f3e014] ignoring lock file | [437e2f5] adjust drop cap to fit new line height | [a0c5bb5] our boat the thread | [1b994cf] mobile font size decrease | [85d62f0] reimplemented mobile sidebar button on all pages | [b017486] sidebar group by year + improved style | [a2da721] images, sass renames, etc | [bb0661d] replaced tags taxonomy with params | [3d7ada0] weird videos | [735bd7e] mobile: content title improvements, site title goes left in horizontal, content background padding fixed | [c5e4f8e] naming fix | [e662127] sidebar refactor | [b25bf24] added we searched its remains for the heart | [14b957e] moved ticker down in body | [7adcb84] header margin top increase + refactor | [df45bbb] max fetch depth in deploy | [d381aca] better title for singles | [1f78bcb] brought the hero scrolling effect out to a separate file loaded async | [4ebe0e7] ticker, responsive | [17993b5] added intl dogging beach | [7b7c91e] site title gradient rework, content title align, working on fonts | [57ab706] github action yaml and compiled | [ecde3c1] our boat | [67348cd] customer support chatbot title format adjusted | [4c1654c] site title adjust | [87a7c2f] padding adjustments | [4ba8c51] our boat has montez press, using columns | [73446f7] using new jquery 'on' api | [65b36a5] minor re-order | [ad0e851] removed content image partial | [73a3d0b] blah | [b3302db] hero images, new svg noise gradient | [4e722a1] sidebar only shows projects in project list | [ebd00f7] kiss space | [45a7672] improved margins | [36c1777] itchio shortcode | [7db4d3a] updated default archetype | [d9c85bb] more padding fixes | [9446ad1] sorting by date | [1f36360] twine shortcode takes raw uri | [64c36d6] attempted fix on mobile svg rendering | [8d34175] turning red scroll effect | [f97589a] fixed customer support chatbot release | [2d8c901] mobile content background top padding fix | [b0c6dd2] content padding adjusts | [34f1782] removed sidebar featured project year italics | [9de7c75] 'selected projects' tag | [e271600] added rendering | [5a152df] made image fitting size a site param | [43978db] beach | [57fa570] added 20:20 print exchange mention | [8eb6b5c] minor style fix | [28d3626] twine shortcode | [79354b7] customer support chatbot | [d21b271] beginning of framework for home page | [88fb9ec] finished meatspace ephemera for now, fixed shortcodes, added archetypes | [0d67b02] columns plus 404 | [0288f9c] font size adjust | [5bd2e0b] limits and demonstrations space descriptions | [d15a884] figure margin fix | [5bee191] responsive sidebar, broke up sass, using jquery | [aac126c] limits and demonstrations minimal | [158ade2] ignoring node_modules | [c76931f] init | [7cad296] display audio as block | [f98c1fa] ticker text class instead of id + scrolling time is a variable | [b5c24a1] horizontal/vertical image margin fix | [b9ba5cf] creates 'data' dir if doesn't exist | [df77a7f] content-title made block in hero-less | [33699e8] rotated mobile improvements | [4943033] adjusted mobile hero image height | [273a2ec] correct testing url before switching back | [f0c8498] consistent italics | [82a3b05] image resizing and conversion to jpg | [ca6e8b1] added the return home | [87161f7] using new twine shortcode | [65d4a1f] stop publishing page resources | [6a6bdbc] added cave | [1c785ab] added sophisticate adult party | [876a554] minor adjustment to overview images | [8a82b20] Create deploy.yml | [49dfd97] title improvements | [907e957] homepage spelling and rewrite | [3060cc6] columns, rename class to parent-image, itchio uses container | [6dec12e] workflow renames and cleanup | [362a80d] EVIL hack to solve svg nonsense | [681a5d0] scroll effect with hugo filters | [2d0daba] sidebar padding changes + supports new base section pages | [e0c6818] tidied up deploy.yml | [8a84d24] added bonfire | [9c6bb68] audio shortcode | [ae272c4] added bradwill hungtop | [e600360] better grain noise | [82f5a15] font changes, rename pages to projects | [413dc1c] figure not hard italic | [d78c296] sidebar menu button fix | [729cb73] removed redundant project.sass | [315ab00] page titles in progress, site title improvements | [05d9f92] meatspace using columns | [6071a32] links adjust, better headings, margin adjust | [dd6f84e] storytelling | [d0b39d6] scrolling red effect occurs on load | [8eade8c] twine experiments | [69bf483] content columns adjustment | [2f399c5] kiss space promoted to selected | [7b6b46e] maybe safari fix who knows anymore | [a9528be] fonts and colours | [621fe1f] home page | [dedfc90] favicon + baseof adjustments | [450c1c6] switch var to let | [548db78] added git log json to deploy.yml | [ab4d2b7] line height increases + figure margin regression fix | [c86b5a7] figure shortcode uses inside tag for caption | [44e5589] fix z-sorting by rearranging document structure | [bba0205] ticker adjustment | [7b2a088] title noise | [e74cba3] the fisherman | [eda69ad] commit data read as ticker text | [57db78f] overview shortcodes | [7221f6a] single without hero image | [594e501] contact details | [f9499c5] overview text column is container | [81b0b4a] revert to regular baseurl | [576cc91] added credit to bradwill hungtop | [4afad51] using sass test | [3c33fd9] drop cap experiment | [8da44fb] sidebar padding adjust | [8e4d8c3] attempt at safari fix | [f5a5807] site title can't get too small | [3a1e325] internal links shortcode | [bc36318] ticker speed dependent on width and randomises animation start | [2f31675] catastrophic interference | [d33cfc3] our boat spelling errors and phrasing fix | [1069228] limits and demonstrations placeholder | [ee661ae] display iframes as block | [b7d8753] updated to use new figure shortcode | [5a228a1] meatspace ephemera using itchio shortcode | [21bd25e] added wren church | [e52eada] script to write commit log as json | [8f30c14] midway through overview rework | [5e6d190] first letter fix on chrome browers | [944462f] list margin fix + padding adjust and added home | [b345e80] figures, img shortcode uses inheritance, rearranged assets, more meatspace ephemera |

[9dc473d] added release to projects archetype | [6f3e014] ignoring lock file | [437e2f5] adjust drop cap to fit new line height | [a0c5bb5] our boat the thread | [1b994cf] mobile font size decrease | [85d62f0] reimplemented mobile sidebar button on all pages | [b017486] sidebar group by year + improved style | [a2da721] images, sass renames, etc | [bb0661d] replaced tags taxonomy with params | [3d7ada0] weird videos | [735bd7e] mobile: content title improvements, site title goes left in horizontal, content background padding fixed | [c5e4f8e] naming fix | [e662127] sidebar refactor | [b25bf24] added we searched its remains for the heart | [14b957e] moved ticker down in body | [7adcb84] header margin top increase + refactor | [df45bbb] max fetch depth in deploy | [d381aca] better title for singles | [1f78bcb] brought the hero scrolling effect out to a separate file loaded async | [4ebe0e7] ticker, responsive | [17993b5] added intl dogging beach | [7b7c91e] site title gradient rework, content title align, working on fonts | [57ab706] github action yaml and compiled | [ecde3c1] our boat | [67348cd] customer support chatbot title format adjusted | [4c1654c] site title adjust | [87a7c2f] padding adjustments | [4ba8c51] our boat has montez press, using columns | [73446f7] using new jquery 'on' api | [65b36a5] minor re-order | [ad0e851] removed content image partial | [73a3d0b] blah | [b3302db] hero images, new svg noise gradient | [4e722a1] sidebar only shows projects in project list | [ebd00f7] kiss space | [45a7672] improved margins | [36c1777] itchio shortcode | [7db4d3a] updated default archetype | [d9c85bb] more padding fixes | [9446ad1] sorting by date | [1f36360] twine shortcode takes raw uri | [64c36d6] attempted fix on mobile svg rendering | [8d34175] turning red scroll effect | [f97589a] fixed customer support chatbot release | [2d8c901] mobile content background top padding fix | [b0c6dd2] content padding adjusts | [34f1782] removed sidebar featured project year italics | [9de7c75] 'selected projects' tag | [e271600] added rendering | [5a152df] made image fitting size a site param | [43978db] beach | [57fa570] added 20:20 print exchange mention | [8eb6b5c] minor style fix | [28d3626] twine shortcode | [79354b7] customer support chatbot | [d21b271] beginning of framework for home page | [88fb9ec] finished meatspace ephemera for now, fixed shortcodes, added archetypes | [0d67b02] columns plus 404 | [0288f9c] font size adjust | [5bd2e0b] limits and demonstrations space descriptions | [d15a884] figure margin fix | [5bee191] responsive sidebar, broke up sass, using jquery | [aac126c] limits and demonstrations minimal | [158ade2] ignoring node_modules | [c76931f] init | [7cad296] display audio as block | [f98c1fa] ticker text class instead of id + scrolling time is a variable | [b5c24a1] horizontal/vertical image margin fix | [b9ba5cf] creates 'data' dir if doesn't exist | [df77a7f] content-title made block in hero-less | [33699e8] rotated mobile improvements | [4943033] adjusted mobile hero image height | [273a2ec] correct testing url before switching back | [f0c8498] consistent italics | [82a3b05] image resizing and conversion to jpg | [ca6e8b1] added the return home | [87161f7] using new twine shortcode | [65d4a1f] stop publishing page resources | [6a6bdbc] added cave | [1c785ab] added sophisticate adult party | [876a554] minor adjustment to overview images | [8a82b20] Create deploy.yml | [49dfd97] title improvements | [907e957] homepage spelling and rewrite | [3060cc6] columns, rename class to parent-image, itchio uses container | [6dec12e] workflow renames and cleanup | [362a80d] EVIL hack to solve svg nonsense | [681a5d0] scroll effect with hugo filters | [2d0daba] sidebar padding changes + supports new base section pages | [e0c6818] tidied up deploy.yml | [8a84d24] added bonfire | [9c6bb68] audio shortcode | [ae272c4] added bradwill hungtop | [e600360] better grain noise | [82f5a15] font changes, rename pages to projects | [413dc1c] figure not hard italic | [d78c296] sidebar menu button fix | [729cb73] removed redundant project.sass | [315ab00] page titles in progress, site title improvements | [05d9f92] meatspace using columns | [6071a32] links adjust, better headings, margin adjust | [dd6f84e] storytelling | [d0b39d6] scrolling red effect occurs on load | [8eade8c] twine experiments | [69bf483] content columns adjustment | [2f399c5] kiss space promoted to selected | [7b6b46e] maybe safari fix who knows anymore | [a9528be] fonts and colours | [621fe1f] home page | [dedfc90] favicon + baseof adjustments | [450c1c6] switch var to let | [548db78] added git log json to deploy.yml | [ab4d2b7] line height increases + figure margin regression fix | [c86b5a7] figure shortcode uses inside tag for caption | [44e5589] fix z-sorting by rearranging document structure | [bba0205] ticker adjustment | [7b2a088] title noise | [e74cba3] the fisherman | [eda69ad] commit data read as ticker text | [57db78f] overview shortcodes | [7221f6a] single without hero image | [594e501] contact details | [f9499c5] overview text column is container | [81b0b4a] revert to regular baseurl | [576cc91] added credit to bradwill hungtop | [4afad51] using sass test | [3c33fd9] drop cap experiment | [8da44fb] sidebar padding adjust | [8e4d8c3] attempt at safari fix | [f5a5807] site title can't get too small | [3a1e325] internal links shortcode | [bc36318] ticker speed dependent on width and randomises animation start | [2f31675] catastrophic interference | [d33cfc3] our boat spelling errors and phrasing fix | [1069228] limits and demonstrations placeholder | [ee661ae] display iframes as block | [b7d8753] updated to use new figure shortcode | [5a228a1] meatspace ephemera using itchio shortcode | [21bd25e] added wren church | [e52eada] script to write commit log as json | [8f30c14] midway through overview rework | [5e6d190] first letter fix on chrome browers | [944462f] list margin fix + padding adjust and added home | [b345e80] figures, img shortcode uses inheritance, rearranged assets, more meatspace ephemera |