M. Kaspar
@archomath.net
Indie dev (🌐/🕹️) dabbling • @bishop.blue
Frmr: engineering @ nebula.tv • volunteering @ cara.app • everything else @ mtk.omg.lol
🇦🇺 Kabi Kabi Country • he/him/his • pfp @karrahe.bsky.social
Frmr: engineering @ nebula.tv • volunteering @ cara.app • everything else @ mtk.omg.lol
🇦🇺 Kabi Kabi Country • he/him/his • pfp @karrahe.bsky.social
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We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
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Watching the victory speech and being genuinely reminded that good things are possible and we're stronger than they are.
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
November 5, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Watching the victory speech and being genuinely reminded that good things are possible and we're stronger than they are.
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Cannot convince me otherwise that this is how software (especially tools) should be developed. People contributing to a cool project to make it even better for everyone.
The new godot UI theme has been merged and is on its way to be the new default!
I consider godot to be one of the most important software projects of our time and it's a huge privilege to be able to contribute to it. Happy to see it grow and be used for increasingly ambitious games and apps ❤️
I consider godot to be one of the most important software projects of our time and it's a huge privilege to be able to contribute to it. Happy to see it grow and be used for increasingly ambitious games and apps ❤️
October 31, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Cannot convince me otherwise that this is how software (especially tools) should be developed. People contributing to a cool project to make it even better for everyone.
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This really is a wild and unacceptable state of affairs, so please sign this petition. It will take you less than 20 seconds.
The Queensland government has again banned treatment for trans young people despite being overruled by the Supreme Court.
Sign this petition now: equalityaustralia.org.au/our-work/qld...
Sign this petition now: equalityaustralia.org.au/our-work/qld...
QLD: REINSTATE CARE FOR TRANS YOUNG PEOPLE
Sign the petition to end Queensland's ban on gender affirming care. Let's leave health care to the medical professionals.
equalityaustralia.org.au
October 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This really is a wild and unacceptable state of affairs, so please sign this petition. It will take you less than 20 seconds.
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Just completed it and wept at the end. One of our pets died today & a deer visited my window during the finale. Fond places from my childhood back home came up in the credits. I'll probably never play a game that makes me as proud of my Irishness again, and that's okay. Incredible.
Video games man.
Video games man.
So...The Séance of Blake Manor is my favorite game of 2025 so far.
A first person murder mystery with detailed investigation mechanics, superb writing, and atmosphere. Also the best game about Irish History I've ever played
Bravo @spookydoorway.bsky.social 👏
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
A first person murder mystery with detailed investigation mechanics, superb writing, and atmosphere. Also the best game about Irish History I've ever played
Bravo @spookydoorway.bsky.social 👏
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
Save 10% on The Séance of Blake Manor on Steam
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurren...
store.steampowered.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Just completed it and wept at the end. One of our pets died today & a deer visited my window during the finale. Fond places from my childhood back home came up in the credits. I'll probably never play a game that makes me as proud of my Irishness again, and that's okay. Incredible.
Video games man.
Video games man.
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Demon-exorcising Malys has the sinister style and clever mechanics to stand out among the pack, and it's just hit 1.0 #Malys #Roguelike #Deckbuilder #IndieGame
www.pcgamesn.com/malys/out-no...
www.pcgamesn.com/malys/out-no...
Dragon Age creator's new demon-exorcising roguelike deckbuilder has possessed my heart with its sinister twist on the formula
Malys twists Slay the Spire's deckbuilding with a demonic exorcism mechanic, and a story and world from Dragon Age creator David Gaider.
www.pcgamesn.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Demon-exorcising Malys has the sinister style and clever mechanics to stand out among the pack, and it's just hit 1.0 #Malys #Roguelike #Deckbuilder #IndieGame
www.pcgamesn.com/malys/out-no...
www.pcgamesn.com/malys/out-no...
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Live with a new game on tonight's #MostlyWalking! We are checking out THE DRIFTER, a highly recommended adventure game that we know virtually NOTHING about!
Twitch -> Day9tv
Twitch -> Day9tv
October 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Live with a new game on tonight's #MostlyWalking! We are checking out THE DRIFTER, a highly recommended adventure game that we know virtually NOTHING about!
Twitch -> Day9tv
Twitch -> Day9tv
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Here is a player facing spreadsheet of 150 indie games from PAX. Aus, NZ and SE Asia. Game name, steam (or other) link, demo y/n, genre, comments (which I'm editing). Please share. Let's work together to connect people to Aussie indies. I'm going to tag people next. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
PAX 2025.xlsx
docs.google.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Here is a player facing spreadsheet of 150 indie games from PAX. Aus, NZ and SE Asia. Game name, steam (or other) link, demo y/n, genre, comments (which I'm editing). Please share. Let's work together to connect people to Aussie indies. I'm going to tag people next. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
improvised patch made it through PAX, thanks freakon!
October 12, 2025 at 7:40 AM
improvised patch made it through PAX, thanks freakon!
Super excited for this PAX panel today where @musophrenic.bsky.social will be chatting with Elise from Orchestra Victoria about the incredible Indie Symphony concerts. It's in just over an hour! Don't miss it!
Panel Information
aus.paxsite.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Super excited for this PAX panel today where @musophrenic.bsky.social will be chatting with Elise from Orchestra Victoria about the incredible Indie Symphony concerts. It's in just over an hour! Don't miss it!
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October 24th sees Malys, our unholy deckbuilder transition from Early Access to Full Release! 🔥
It's been a rewarding road for our team and we can't wait to share the end product with you 🖤
Read more in our latest devlog 🙌
It's been a rewarding road for our team and we can't wait to share the end product with you 🖤
Read more in our latest devlog 🙌
Devlog #6 - 1.0 is coming! — Summerfall Studios
Surprise! Yes, as we announced this morning, Malys is coming out of Early Access into a 1.0 release on the 24th of October (or 23rd, if you’re not in Australia!) You can see all release timings below for when Malys will be live in 1.0 for you. If you’ve been waiting to play, now is the best time
summerfallstudios.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
October 24th sees Malys, our unholy deckbuilder transition from Early Access to Full Release! 🔥
It's been a rewarding road for our team and we can't wait to share the end product with you 🖤
Read more in our latest devlog 🙌
It's been a rewarding road for our team and we can't wait to share the end product with you 🖤
Read more in our latest devlog 🙌
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Steam and Nintendo eShop both down lmaooooooo
September 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Steam and Nintendo eShop both down lmaooooooo
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A business partner recently messaged me, “You're the weirdest of the modern day businessmen and it's why we like you."
It's amazing how the right people find you when you do what you want, how you want. In this case, it’s not running ads, having tracking pixels, etc.
Trust your gut and be weird!
It's amazing how the right people find you when you do what you want, how you want. In this case, it’s not running ads, having tracking pixels, etc.
Trust your gut and be weird!
January 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A business partner recently messaged me, “You're the weirdest of the modern day businessmen and it's why we like you."
It's amazing how the right people find you when you do what you want, how you want. In this case, it’s not running ads, having tracking pixels, etc.
Trust your gut and be weird!
It's amazing how the right people find you when you do what you want, how you want. In this case, it’s not running ads, having tracking pixels, etc.
Trust your gut and be weird!
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Congrats lads, do a book with us please x
August 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Congrats lads, do a book with us please x
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her talk is here and very very good xoxofest.com/2024/videos/...
Erin Kissane · Videos · XOXO
Writer/researcher Erin Kissane is working to build better and safer networks for collective survival, with efforts including the COVID Tracking Project, a powerful 40,000 word analysis of Meta’s role ...
xoxofest.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
her talk is here and very very good xoxofest.com/2024/videos/...
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: slaps own skull : this baby can fit so many side projects in it
August 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
: slaps own skull : this baby can fit so many side projects in it
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Hey friends! The hiring continues! This time with a couple of roles that folks are always asking us about. Get amongst it for our next PC/Console title!
🗺️ Game Designer
📝 Writer
Find all the info at leagueofgeeks.com/careers!
RTs appreciated. Share with your pals! 🙏
*zigzags into the tall grass*
🗺️ Game Designer
📝 Writer
Find all the info at leagueofgeeks.com/careers!
RTs appreciated. Share with your pals! 🙏
*zigzags into the tall grass*
August 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Hey friends! The hiring continues! This time with a couple of roles that folks are always asking us about. Get amongst it for our next PC/Console title!
🗺️ Game Designer
📝 Writer
Find all the info at leagueofgeeks.com/careers!
RTs appreciated. Share with your pals! 🙏
*zigzags into the tall grass*
🗺️ Game Designer
📝 Writer
Find all the info at leagueofgeeks.com/careers!
RTs appreciated. Share with your pals! 🙏
*zigzags into the tall grass*
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We're working on an art project for Freakon! We want you to share games journalism that means something to you. If you have a review, a cover, a video, a headline, a quote - anything that made an impact on you please submit it!
Taking earnest and dumb submissions.
seasonofdecay.cargo.site
Taking earnest and dumb submissions.
seasonofdecay.cargo.site
GamesJournalismProject
cargo.site
seasonofdecay.cargo.site
July 31, 2025 at 5:19 AM
We're working on an art project for Freakon! We want you to share games journalism that means something to you. If you have a review, a cover, a video, a headline, a quote - anything that made an impact on you please submit it!
Taking earnest and dumb submissions.
seasonofdecay.cargo.site
Taking earnest and dumb submissions.
seasonofdecay.cargo.site
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My top picks in the Aussie metal scene, in order of increasing "heaviness", with a suggested album or two to start from:
- Thornhill (The Dark Pool)
- Polaris (The Mortal Coil/The Death of Me)
- Make Them Suffer (Make Them Suffer/Old Souls)
If you're at all into metalcore, this is where I'd start.
- Thornhill (The Dark Pool)
- Polaris (The Mortal Coil/The Death of Me)
- Make Them Suffer (Make Them Suffer/Old Souls)
If you're at all into metalcore, this is where I'd start.
July 28, 2025 at 4:15 AM
My top picks in the Aussie metal scene, in order of increasing "heaviness", with a suggested album or two to start from:
- Thornhill (The Dark Pool)
- Polaris (The Mortal Coil/The Death of Me)
- Make Them Suffer (Make Them Suffer/Old Souls)
If you're at all into metalcore, this is where I'd start.
- Thornhill (The Dark Pool)
- Polaris (The Mortal Coil/The Death of Me)
- Make Them Suffer (Make Them Suffer/Old Souls)
If you're at all into metalcore, this is where I'd start.
Have loved listening to #AusHottest100 and being performatively outraged at people's taste, and I'm well aware it's outside the mainstream, but I am genuinely a bit shocked and saddened there wasn't even a single metal-adjacent song in the mix.
Australia has such an incredible heavy scene people!!
Australia has such an incredible heavy scene people!!
July 26, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Have loved listening to #AusHottest100 and being performatively outraged at people's taste, and I'm well aware it's outside the mainstream, but I am genuinely a bit shocked and saddened there wasn't even a single metal-adjacent song in the mix.
Australia has such an incredible heavy scene people!!
Australia has such an incredible heavy scene people!!
nosebleed into never tear us apart?
July 26, 2025 at 9:53 AM
nosebleed into never tear us apart?
Ah damn, this was my pre-countdown tip for #1. Still great to hear it so high <3
🥁 Hottest 100 of Australian songs: #6
#Hottest100 #AusHottest100
#NowPlaying
🕖 7:19 pm
🎵 My Happiness
🧑🎤 Powderfinger
💿 Odyssey Number Five
🎧 Apple Music / Spotify / YouTube Music
📝 Lyrics
#Hottest100 #AusHottest100
#NowPlaying
🕖 7:19 pm
🎵 My Happiness
🧑🎤 Powderfinger
💿 Odyssey Number Five
🎧 Apple Music / Spotify / YouTube Music
📝 Lyrics
July 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Ah damn, this was my pre-countdown tip for #1. Still great to hear it so high <3
timeless
🥁 Hottest 100 of Australian songs: #41
#Hottest100 #AusHottest100
#NowPlaying
🕞 3:46 pm
🎵 Prisoner of Society
🧑🎤 The Living End
💿 The Living End
🎧 Apple Music / Spotify / YouTube Music
📝 Lyrics
#Hottest100 #AusHottest100
#NowPlaying
🕞 3:46 pm
🎵 Prisoner of Society
🧑🎤 The Living End
💿 The Living End
🎧 Apple Music / Spotify / YouTube Music
📝 Lyrics
July 26, 2025 at 5:49 AM
timeless
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Us during government elections:
MORE YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO VOTE
Us during Hottest 100 Aussie Songs of All Time:
YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULDN’T GET TO VOTE
MORE YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO VOTE
Us during Hottest 100 Aussie Songs of All Time:
YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULDN’T GET TO VOTE
July 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Us during government elections:
MORE YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO VOTE
Us during Hottest 100 Aussie Songs of All Time:
YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULDN’T GET TO VOTE
MORE YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO VOTE
Us during Hottest 100 Aussie Songs of All Time:
YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULDN’T GET TO VOTE