🌈kosmender’s Infrequently Asked Questions
Q: What would Game Over be if you turned it into an acronym?
A: GO! We get stronger each run. Trying, dying, and repeating is in the DNA of the universe. I believe perseverance, creativity, and imagination possess an incredible capacity for good, and I hope to share some of mine with you here.
Q: What’s this website for?
A: This website serves as the mothership from which kosmender’s other projects (Twitch, YouTube, Discord, Twitter) launch, but also as a museum of odd delights for interested wanderers. I’ll be periodically updating our series of text-and-screenshot Videogame Guides, Rabbit Hole lore, and selection of vibe chambers. Welcome!
Q: Could their severely loose stool be a contributing factor in the Husinder Goose’s increasingly erratic migration patterns?
A: I’m no ornithologist, but absolutely!
Q: What the hell is a vibe chamber?
A: Vibe chambers are lightly animated cosmic artscapes designed by kosmender for your relaxation, groovin’, and general enjoyment. One of my dear friends once had an idea to create a website called WebSit that would function like a park bench on the internet—just a place to stop and catch your breath. These were inspired by that.
Q: Who is Ronston Furbirth the Third?
A: In 2021, kosmender took one of those genetic tests you hear so much about these days. Turns out, he’s got only one ancestor: a very hairy baby named Ronston Furbirth the Third.
Q: What is The Near-Infinite Cosmic Couch?
A: It’s the metaphorical place we gather for the kosmender Twitch show, a friendly couch with room for all of us to hang out and play some awesome games together. You can see an artist’s rendition of it on the Home Page, or you can check it out yourself any day except Thursday between ~12:00p - 6:00p Central US (17:00 - 23:00 UTC).
Q: How dare you?
A: Carefully, and with plenty of water.
Q: If an independent game developer is interested in contacting you for business inquiries, voice acting, or copyediting services, how can they get in touch?
A: My business email is kosmendertv@gmail.com, I keep a close eye on the kosmunity Discord, and I’m happy to receive whispers on Twitch. I have seven years’ experience as a professional copyeditor and proofreader in the publishing industry. I’d be thrilled to offer that experience to independent dev teams in need of QA assistance.
I don’t currently have a reel for voice acting, but I’ll be putting one together soon. For now, visiting the live Twitch show is the best showcase of any kosmender voices.
Q: Counting Crows?
A: I’m still not an ornithologist, but absolutely again.
Q: Does the name ‘kosmender’ come from anything?
A: It’s a mash-up of three of my favorite fictional characters: Cosmo Kramer from Seinfeld, Tyler Durden from Fight Club, and Ender Wiggin from Ender’s Game. The full callsign is kosmender kraden. My real name is Daniel.
Q: Are you a forest hippie? Because you seem like a forest hippie.
A: Something like that. I believe kindness, love, and curiosity are the wheels that make this wild machine—our universe—keep on rumblin’ on. There’s enough cruelty, chaos, meanness, and sorrow around that it’ll echo as far as we let it; let’s insulate the halls with tapestries and alchemize that shit into rainbows when possible.
Q: All-one?
A: ALL-ONE!
Q: Wurmplurm?
A: Shploom; shploom.
Q: Should I be concerned that the ongoing rivalry between Northbone Community College coaches Jack Dixon and Dich Jackson is somehow responsible for my decision to get a tattoo of two twin tattoo artists removing a tiny turtle’s tattoo of Tatooine?
A: I once knew a tiny turtle named Stinky.
Q: That reminds me—do you have any pets, and, if so, can you also fly a P-51 Mustang airplane?
A: My wife and I have two rad kitties: Petra, who’s 14, and Benjamin, who’s 11. We also have a dog, a sweet six-year-old Shepherd Mix named Coco. When that dog comes galloping goofily around a corner, all I can think is … no, I cannot fly a P-51 Mustang airplane.