John Lethbridge
@archaicjohn.bsky.social
Dad x3 ¤ Game Dev ¤ Storyteller ¤ Musician ¤ Old Man VideoGames ¤ Tired ¤ 🏴🇨🇦 ¤ Neach-ionnsachaidh Gàidhlig ¤
🚢 Some Games 🚧 Secrets
Design Thoughts at: https://www.norightanswers.net/
Elsewhere: https://grumble.social/@ArchaicJohn
🚢 Some Games 🚧 Secrets
Design Thoughts at: https://www.norightanswers.net/
Elsewhere: https://grumble.social/@ArchaicJohn
Mega Man says
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Mega Man says
Not my house, but I know my way around.
January 14, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Not my house, but I know my way around.
Ah game dev.
Some days you spend the day making a cool new feature that makes the game play or look way better.
Others you spend a whole day refactoring an important system and the end result is that it looks and plays exactly the same.
Some days you spend the day making a cool new feature that makes the game play or look way better.
Others you spend a whole day refactoring an important system and the end result is that it looks and plays exactly the same.
January 13, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Ah game dev.
Some days you spend the day making a cool new feature that makes the game play or look way better.
Others you spend a whole day refactoring an important system and the end result is that it looks and plays exactly the same.
Some days you spend the day making a cool new feature that makes the game play or look way better.
Others you spend a whole day refactoring an important system and the end result is that it looks and plays exactly the same.
tfw you write a task for yourself that you know is going to suck but it's for future you and fuck that guy
January 13, 2026 at 8:41 PM
tfw you write a task for yourself that you know is going to suck but it's for future you and fuck that guy
Slightly diminish a game.
Dragon Errand
Dragon Errand
Slightly diminish a game.
Continuing Fantasy
Continuing Fantasy
Slightly diminish a game.
No Mas Effect.
No Mas Effect.
January 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Slightly diminish a game.
Dragon Errand
Dragon Errand
Well my fort doesn't ever attract migrants but I keep having entertainers of every stripe petitioning to live there so I guess we're a centre for culture or something.
January 10, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Well my fort doesn't ever attract migrants but I keep having entertainers of every stripe petitioning to live there so I guess we're a centre for culture or something.
Reposted by John Lethbridge
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
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Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
This is how code merges work in game dev
goku and trunks from dragon ball z are dancing together on a wooden floor .
Alt: goku and trunks from dragon ball z are dancing together on a wooden floor .
media.tenor.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:50 PM
This is how code merges work in game dev
We all know how this goes. This isn't good news. It's a sign that it's time to start looking for a replacement.
Report: Discord confidentially files for IPO
Report: Discord confidentially files for IPO
Could the chat platform finally realize its desire to go public?
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:50 PM
We all know how this goes. This isn't good news. It's a sign that it's time to start looking for a replacement.
There are multiple layers of problems here that need to be solved before "game plays itself" is the solution...
Sony has patented an AI gaming ghost that will play PlayStation games for you when you get stuck www.eurogamer.net/sony-has-pat...
January 6, 2026 at 1:56 PM
There are multiple layers of problems here that need to be solved before "game plays itself" is the solution...
What is a sprite? A miserable little pile of pixels.
January 5, 2026 at 5:45 PM
What is a sprite? A miserable little pile of pixels.
Sat down and did a high level list of accomplishments I made on my project over the last year and... yeah. I did a lot more than I thought I had. Good exercise, for sure.
January 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Sat down and did a high level list of accomplishments I made on my project over the last year and... yeah. I did a lot more than I thought I had. Good exercise, for sure.
How I'm kicking off 2026
January 1, 2026 at 4:28 PM
How I'm kicking off 2026
Continuing to uphold the New Years resolution I made 26 years ago by not making any New Years resolutions once again this year.
January 1, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Continuing to uphold the New Years resolution I made 26 years ago by not making any New Years resolutions once again this year.
If you see this post your favourite Final Fantasy character
December 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
If you see this post your favourite Final Fantasy character
Always feels good to block in the silhouette for an animation you've had rolling around in your head and nail a real physical feel for it.
December 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Always feels good to block in the silhouette for an animation you've had rolling around in your head and nail a real physical feel for it.
Wake Up, Dead Man?
Nah, let him sleep. Not worth disturbing him.
Nah, let him sleep. Not worth disturbing him.
December 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Wake Up, Dead Man?
Nah, let him sleep. Not worth disturbing him.
Nah, let him sleep. Not worth disturbing him.
"Creative search, inspiration or vision coordination"
This is an absolute dereliction of human creativity and instead investing in using stolen work harvested from the internet. None of this needs to be AI generated.
This is an absolute dereliction of human creativity and instead investing in using stolen work harvested from the internet. None of this needs to be AI generated.
December 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"Creative search, inspiration or vision coordination"
This is an absolute dereliction of human creativity and instead investing in using stolen work harvested from the internet. None of this needs to be AI generated.
This is an absolute dereliction of human creativity and instead investing in using stolen work harvested from the internet. None of this needs to be AI generated.
This is a pretty clear cut no, in my books. Using AI to make assets, generate code or documents, or parse data which will be used in decision making and budgeting all end up affecting the product. It's still replacing work that can and is being done, better, by humans.
As the backlash to generative AI in video games continues to pick up steam heading into 2026, it'll be fascinating to see what is considered "made with generative AI." Can a dev team say they're not using AI if they're writing design docs with Copilot or using chatGPT to make schedules and budgets?
December 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This is a pretty clear cut no, in my books. Using AI to make assets, generate code or documents, or parse data which will be used in decision making and budgeting all end up affecting the product. It's still replacing work that can and is being done, better, by humans.
Clearly we need to thaw it so @innes.bsky.social can drink whatever is inside
December 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Clearly we need to thaw it so @innes.bsky.social can drink whatever is inside
I've reached the point of exhaustion that I'm just blocking any and all AI stans and their useful idiots.
December 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I've reached the point of exhaustion that I'm just blocking any and all AI stans and their useful idiots.
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
Well... that tracks.
Well... that tracks.
December 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
Well... that tracks.
Well... that tracks.
If you've never done the work but you're sure that there are shortcuts that people should be taking, you're just wrong. Full stop.
If you want to use those those shortcuts because you don't like doing the work, you should find something else to do with your time.
If you want to use those those shortcuts because you don't like doing the work, you should find something else to do with your time.
December 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If you've never done the work but you're sure that there are shortcuts that people should be taking, you're just wrong. Full stop.
If you want to use those those shortcuts because you don't like doing the work, you should find something else to do with your time.
If you want to use those those shortcuts because you don't like doing the work, you should find something else to do with your time.