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
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.
Playing Tingus Goose
a woman in a suit is holding a black box and looking at it .
Alt: a woman in a suit is holding a black box and looking at it .
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Playing Tingus Goose
Started concepting out the first enemy for my encounter system. Pushed some pixels around and am relatively pleased with the results so far.
Of course animating it will be something else entirely...
Of course animating it will be something else entirely...
December 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Started concepting out the first enemy for my encounter system. Pushed some pixels around and am relatively pleased with the results so far.
Of course animating it will be something else entirely...
Of course animating it will be something else entirely...
People reacting to Larian's CEO talking about AI is, much as I hate to say it, a filter. They don't want people who don't want to do it their way. He knows what he was saying in the interview. Mining your outrge was entirely the point.
December 17, 2025 at 4:07 AM
People reacting to Larian's CEO talking about AI is, much as I hate to say it, a filter. They don't want people who don't want to do it their way. He knows what he was saying in the interview. Mining your outrge was entirely the point.
Well just everything about this is just an unmitigated disaster.
blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/l...
blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/l...
Mozilla’s next chapter: Building the world’s most trusted software company | The Mozilla Blog
Today, I step into the role of CEO of Mozilla Corporation. It is a privilege to lead an organization with a long history of standing up for people and buil
blog.mozilla.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Well just everything about this is just an unmitigated disaster.
blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/l...
blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/l...
video games be like
December 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
video games be like
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December 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The best pixel art tool just keeps getting even better!
Vd ams
December 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Vd ams
Obviously no, the idea is ghoulish. Part of being alive is creating new connections and we have huge amounts of data that mental stagnation leads to decline.
Sorry Grandma, you were great, but you're gone.
Sorry Grandma, you were great, but you're gone.
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Obviously no, the idea is ghoulish. Part of being alive is creating new connections and we have huge amounts of data that mental stagnation leads to decline.
Sorry Grandma, you were great, but you're gone.
Sorry Grandma, you were great, but you're gone.