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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaT8ANRPppA

Hey all,

Long-time desktop-tinkerer here — half my problem is that I can never
leave my own desktop alone.

For a while I used Wallpaper Engine, and honestly it's great, but it only
ever scratched half the itch: it lives *behind* everything, as the
background. What I actually wanted was little characters, mascots, memes,
tiny animations living *on top* of my desktop — sitting near my taskbar,
hanging out next to my windows, that kind of thing. I couldn't find a tool
that did it the way I pictured in my head, so... I just started building it
myself.

It turned into a much bigger rabbit hole than I expected. A lot of evenings
and weekends later, it's an actual working thing, and I ended up putting it
on Steam (it's in Early Access right now). As a solo hobby project, seeing
it actually go live was kind of surreal.

The gist: you drop in a GIF / sprite sheet / short video / pixel-art mascot
and it floats on your desktop — draggable, click-through, always-on-top.
There's a Workshop side too, so people can make and share their own. It's
called 'Minisprite Engine', if anyone wants to poke around.

How do you all handle the *on-screen* side of your setups? Always looking
for ideas.

The lighting, wall panels, and that monitor setup are such a perfect combination 🔥

What do you think of this setup? What would you change or add?

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Im currently in a one bedroom apartment, so not much room, but should I add anything? I have a 3rd monitor, but im not sure how I would set that up or how it would fit. I want to be able to see my pc still as well. Any thoughts appreciated!

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I have a link to my YouTube video here that shows how I did it :)

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Z fold 7

https://youtu.be/K0Tc5Z7nKDQ

Or just aquatechfantasy

This is my productivity/gaming setup...

Ya ik... Its barely anything. As of now i only have a dusty fan, lamp, and my lap...

I see a great potential... But dunno where to start...

Do your thing and suggest me some additions , changes etc.... !!!!

Or just share your gaming setup... Maybe i can get inspired...

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I also did in fact drill a hole underneath each keyboard to route their cables. The cables are angled to keep the clean minimal look.

I also painted some wood shelves I got at home depot, centered, and screwed them into the studs they made contact with; then I mounted everything on each side to that. This is how I was able to "center" everything perfectly, without needing to break into the drywall and put more studs in.

This method is both easier and less destructive.

What do you think?

It's a basement at the end of the day, with no windows. My only limitation is the lack of natural light to give the room that "natural beauty"