Fall 2024 on Glitch, Part 2

I saw a saying the other day that went something like, ”Even nature takes a break each year, you deserve one too.” It made me think about our culture of always busy, always shipping, always doing, always going…and wonder, where did that come from?

I believe that, like happiness, feeling rested is a choice and not a destination. I choose to create opportunities to rest in multiple ways: taking naps and getting enough sleep at night (obvious), treating myself to things that comfort me when I’m feeling worn down, or putting boundaries around my most cherished possessions: my time and attention. What this looks like is deciding to not use my after work hours to worry or plan anything related to work. It takes a lot of practice, but I’m finally in a place where I can successfully put something away until the next day.

Whatever rest looks like for you as we head into a new year, I hope you take the chance to embrace it and reflect on all of the ways you showed up this year. Until then, let’s get into part two of how the Glitch Community showed up this fall.

Glitch Updates 📱 #

The Glitch team has been making incremental updates to the next version of Glitch if you haven’t been following along in the community forum, so go take a look sometime and share your feedback.

Next month, we’ll be kicking off nominations for Last Year on Glitch, our annual celebration where the community chooses the best, brightest, weirdest, and handy apps that came to life in 2024. For ideas on categories and submissions, check out the results of last year’s celebration.

A fanfare of Fall, Part 2 🍁 #

~cooing-jagged-stick created by @d4k0t442, is a portfolio site that I enjoyed so much I just had to feature it above. (I want to go there).

~hurricane-helene-shelter-and-drop-off-centers by @klausmayr97 is exactly the type of project we love to see on Glitch. Easy to quickly create and get on the web, in order to help folks out in the real world. <3 This app highlights the locations of nearby shelters and supply drop off points in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

~colorrush by @scottgriffinm is fun, color-matching game that includes a toggle for color blindness!

One of the submissions for October’s “spooky cookies” community codejam, ~what-the-cookie by @t_, is an open-source tool that finds hidden trackers in any website, check it out!

~easy-shining-justice by @Hecker-Belu, another codejam submission, is a game involving Grandma, pumpkin cookies, and a glass jar. Seems simple enough, right?

~trusting-muddy-idea created by @susu777arroba is a real find for Pokémon fans looking to enter into official matrimony with the Pokémon of their choice and receive a certificate.

In ~portal91, by @saimulpuru you have the choice of four different types of portals to travel through into this virtual world journey! (Best experienced on PC or non-iOS devices).

~us-nicknames-map by @mapsmania just taught me that my favorite hometown metro is known as “The Emerald City” and geez, okay universe I will take my kid to go see Wicked, I get it already.

~bliss-box-io by Alanna Okun and @electrocute is an Arduino-powered fidget-like device that combines retro gaming nostalgia with emotional wellness, and this site is what you see when you scan the NFC tag in the device!

~equal-deadpan-space by @AtelierDeKoa invites you to enter the cinema of immersive experiences at home! Enjoy on mobile devices, or desktop PC.

Suggest a song on ~alive-swanky-charger, created by @chowdharya12 or, review the community suggestions on this community-curated playlist.

~show-me-the-ballot, by @edbltn and @mfhan helped voters across the United States preview their ballots ahead of the presidential election this month.

~mediapipe-playground by @nolen.royalty is a set of mediapipe techniques they found helpful when building the game PacCam (playing PacMan with your face)!

Connect with Glitch 🎏 #

Also, if you haven’t yet, follow us across the open social web 🌐

If you’re sharing your project on the web, use the hashtag #MadeWithGlitch so we can find it. As always, you can send your projects and playlists to us via the community forum, or email [email protected]—we’d love to see your work in our next roundup!

Irish exit ❤️ ☘️ #

Don’t be fooled by the name, ~irish-exit by @suanna is the site for the collaborative gallery art show, named after the tendency of people to leave events without saying goodbye. Which reminds me,