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[A/B Street]: https://github.com/a-b-street/abstreet
[@dabreegster]: https://twitter.com/CarlinoDustin

### [Way of Rhea][wor]

[![Way of Rhea on Steam](wor-ice.jpg)][wor]

[Way of Rhea][wor] is a picturesque puzzle platformer—without the platforming.
Solve mind bending color puzzles, unlock new areas of a vibrant hub world, and
talk to NPCs to unravel the mysteries of a world you left behind!

Way of Rhea is being produced by [@masonremaley][mason-remaley]. Latest Way of
Rhea developments:

- A [hierarchy tree view][wor-hierarchy] was added to the editor to make getting
art into the game easier.
- Work is wrapping up getting [art into the first snow crab level!][wor-art]
- [@masonremaley][mason-remaley] wrote up [an article walking through how the
Way of Rhea crash reporter works][wor-crash-reporter].
- [@masonremaley][mason-remaley] is mixing signed distance fields, bézier
curves, and art by [Carolyn Whitmeyer][carolyn-whitmeyer] to create
[procedural vines][wor-vines].
- [Carolyn Whitmeyer][carolyn-whitmeyer], the game's artist, released [a demo
real including some content from Way of Rhea][wor-cw-demo-reel].

[wor]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1110620?utm_campaign=tmirgd&utm_source=n21
[wor-art]: https://twitter.com/AnthropicSt/status/1388907046574215172
[wor-hierarchy]: https://twitter.com/AnthropicSt/status/1387947007508160517
[mason-remaley]: https://twitter.com/masonremaley
[wor-crash-reporter]: https://www.anthropicstudios.com/2021/03/05/crash-reporter/
[carolyn-whitmeyer]: https://www.instagram.com/cw_visuals_insta/
[wor-cw-demo-reel]: https://twitter.com/masonremaley/status/1387102693626421254
[wor-vines]: https://twitter.com/masonremaley/status/1389070879536173056

## Engine Updates

### [Tetra]
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## Learning Material Updates

### [How To Write a Crash Reporter][crash-reporter]

![How To Write a Crash Reporter](wor-crash-reporter.jpg)

[@masonremaley][mason-remaley] wrote [an article](crash-reporter) walking
through [Way of Rhea's][wor] crash reporter implementation.

The article covers how to detect a crash, how to report a crash via chat
services like Discord or Slack, and how to implement a robust native UI on
Windows to handle requesting user consent to file the report, as well as some
design considerations.

[crash-reporter]: https://www.anthropicstudios.com/2021/03/05/crash-reporter/
[mason-remaley]: https://twitter.com/masonremaley
[wor]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1110620?utm_campaign=tmirgd&utm_source=n21

## Library & Tooling Updates

### [wgpu]-0.8
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