Leo Castañeda

Herramientas: @levelsandbosses open at @locustprojects through Nov 5th in Miami with newly co-founded arthouse game studio @otro.inventario Public programming irl/virtual: talk/meetup Wed Nov 2nd at 7pm (link in bio), and walkthrough Sat Nov 5th at 12:30pm. With collaboration from: Lauren Monzon @laurenmonz | Co-Founder, Game Designer, Lead Producer Daniel Sabio @thegladscientist | Lead Software Engineer Jaime Soto Kure | Associate Programmer Gwen Lofman | Original Programming Victor Gamboa @acentosyasientos | Sound Designer @trngs_____ | Soundtrack JD SWIFT - 12:21 and 25:36 courtesy of Psychic Liberation @irkaria Irene Rodriguez | Vocals in Sound Effects Juli Castañeda @feeddockstudio | Wearables Eric Cloutier @surfacesystem1 | Furniture Fabrication Noah Garcia @cosninety | Web Designer Edny Jean-Joseph @ednyjeanjoseph | Graphic Design Consultant Brittany Ballinger @sentient_pinkcloud | Graphic Design Consultant Sabrina Linares @video_goth | Production Technician Milly Cohen @newmillynow | Production Technician Reinier Gamboa @reiniergamboa | Mural Support Advisors: Liliana Patiño. Levy Castañeda, Diego Berta, Daniel Humberto Ocariz, Sage Crump @sagesense Levels & Bosses is made possible, in part, with support from @oolitearts ’ Ellies Creator Awards in 2018 and 2021; @emergentstrategy in 2022; @harpofoundation in 2021; and a @locustprojects Wavemaker Grant in 2018. The artist and Otro Inventario wish to thank @icamiami , @mud.foundation , and @studio_shell_ for their support of Herramientas (Levels & Bosses). Thanks so much to the @locustprojects team @loriemertes @sovereigncede Tom Mickelson, @sidwolfart @lauriered @theconsciousshutter for your support with the project. Install photos by @zacharybalber ⚡️📸⚡️ 🎮🦑❤️. . . . #ue5 #unrealengine

Touch-bridge terraforming. Testing ability to stabilize ground in and out of the level. @levelsandbosses @otro.inventario - audio @acentosyasientos + @trngs_____ #ue5 #niagara #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev

Fly-through of the Camoflux Mangrove Biome. See it fully through August 15 at @pamm as part of Sea Change in a three channel installation and online at pamm.tv — Thanks @jaymollica , director of digital at PAMM for the support

“Levels & Bosses: Camoflux Mangrove Biome” is part of Sea Change at the Perez Art Museum Miami @pamm through August. Sea Change at Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is an immersive exhibition that reflects on the accelerating changes across climate, culture, and time. Featuring work by @laturbo @fabiolalariosm @rodellwarner @tmvrtx @cassiemcquater @lorna.mills @nicolassassoon @gifnugget @ricksilva.jpg @moonharvey Sea Change is produced by PAMM’s Digital Engagement department under the guidance of @jaymollica , Senior Director of Digital Engagement. Special thanks to Harvey Moon for development and to Todd Bryant and Ziye Zhang for production support. Ongoing support for PAMM’s project galleries and digital initiatives from Knight Foundation is gratefully acknowledged.

Excited to show a solo presentation at @untitledartfairs this week with @negronpizarro.888 ⚡️If you’re in Miami come by booth B56!

3D sculpting character models—Recent embodiments @levelsandbosses

Intensifying the First Boss @levelsandbosses . . . . Music: Paranoia by Kentenshi #levelsandbosses #partone #ue5 #gamedev #pcgaming #unrealengine #indiedev #gameplay #gameplayvideos #steam #indiegame #protoeternis #gamer #boss #dark #atmospheric #abstract #latinxgaming

Concept paintings, textures and screenshots @levelsandbosses Non chronological, 2009-2021

First Boss: a sentient landscape that can shift material properties at will between liquid, solid and gas states. Behavior type: Reciprocity #ue5 #gamedev @levelsandbosses @otro.inventario

Ultrawide 3 channel setup for machine mangrove biome w/ @oolitearts + @transfergallery / @kelaninichole play-testing by appointment through the summer #gamingsetup #ue5 #unrealengine #latinx #indiedev

machine mangrove biome intensified light interaction 👾@levelsandbosses @otro.inventario #tropigoth #ue5 #nanite #indiedev

Couldn’t be more excited to share that I’ve been selected as one of the 5 @knightfdn 2023 Arts + Tech Fellows. Administered by @UnitedStatesArtists , the fellowship supports artists using emerging tech in impactful ways to expand the field. Thanks to the incredible Phillip Penix-Tadsen for the inspiring words examining my videogame works and transmedia practice on shiftspace.pub. Honored to have been named one of the fellows alongside @a_____rtist , @baby_peach123456789 , @mylesdesigns , and @queerecology . Big gratitude to everyone in my community for the conversations and care that helped me arrive here. So appreciate @_allielinn + Claudia La Rocco for your support over these months! Learn more about this year’s fellowship and the cohort at /artstechfellows2023 Photo Credit: @vanesssa_diaz_