Ben Throop
@b3nt.bsky.social
Gamemaker making something new. Made @Headmastergame. Former Game Director @VVisionsStudio. Proud Dad. http://mastodon.gamedev.place/web/@benthroop
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I believe that game worlds give us space to practice our ethics.
A hallmark of well-crafted, thoughtful and believable storytelling is the empathy and connection we feel towards a story's characters. 🧵
A hallmark of well-crafted, thoughtful and believable storytelling is the empathy and connection we feel towards a story's characters. 🧵
September 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I believe that game worlds give us space to practice our ethics.
A hallmark of well-crafted, thoughtful and believable storytelling is the empathy and connection we feel towards a story's characters. 🧵
A hallmark of well-crafted, thoughtful and believable storytelling is the empathy and connection we feel towards a story's characters. 🧵
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Really glad I got tickets to see Flow in Concert at the Seattle Symphony. Could use a bit of lovely art and music right now
September 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Really glad I got tickets to see Flow in Concert at the Seattle Symphony. Could use a bit of lovely art and music right now
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Look what they did to Notepad. Shut the fuck up. This is Notepad. You are not welcome here. Oh yeah "Let me use Copilot for Notepad". "I'm going to sign into my account for Notepad". What the fuck are you talking about. It's Notepad.
August 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Look what they did to Notepad. Shut the fuck up. This is Notepad. You are not welcome here. Oh yeah "Let me use Copilot for Notepad". "I'm going to sign into my account for Notepad". What the fuck are you talking about. It's Notepad.
Last night my daughter was chilling after her first day at a new school. We were watching random Youtube together and I went to to get up. Before I could leave she put on Mitchells v The Machines. I had to stay. It's one of our favorites. What an amazing piece of work it is. More prescient every day
August 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Last night my daughter was chilling after her first day at a new school. We were watching random Youtube together and I went to to get up. Before I could leave she put on Mitchells v The Machines. I had to stay. It's one of our favorites. What an amazing piece of work it is. More prescient every day
Look, we're either going to have to Return to Office (RTO) or we're going to have to Ban Daytime Lawn Maintenance (BDLM). One or the other people.
May 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Look, we're either going to have to Return to Office (RTO) or we're going to have to Ban Daytime Lawn Maintenance (BDLM). One or the other people.
a whole scene today at Hula
May 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
a whole scene today at Hula
I'm a longtime subscriber to The Economist and I'm here for headlines like this
May 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I'm a longtime subscriber to The Economist and I'm here for headlines like this
Life hack: If you do something that's not on your to-do list, instead of feeling disappointed when you can't find it, add it, but DON'T check it off. Then when you come back, you get to be like ✅.
March 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Life hack: If you do something that's not on your to-do list, instead of feeling disappointed when you can't find it, add it, but DON'T check it off. Then when you come back, you get to be like ✅.
Good luck to everyone that's gone to GDC with a mission. You can do that thing! It's gonna be great!
March 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Good luck to everyone that's gone to GDC with a mission. You can do that thing! It's gonna be great!
WINDOWS: "Oh hey I heard you were working with color on your computer here have some NIGHT MODE"
March 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
WINDOWS: "Oh hey I heard you were working with color on your computer here have some NIGHT MODE"
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It's 2025. I updated Windows 11 and my Realtek audio driver disappeared.
In a small way, it's comforting to still feel needed. Thank you Microsoft.
In a small way, it's comforting to still feel needed. Thank you Microsoft.
February 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It's 2025. I updated Windows 11 and my Realtek audio driver disappeared.
In a small way, it's comforting to still feel needed. Thank you Microsoft.
In a small way, it's comforting to still feel needed. Thank you Microsoft.
The Weather Channel is the Fox News of weather. They name all the winter storms to make them sound extra scary. What I love is that NO OTHER MEDIA OUTLET uses their stupid names. They're like "Winter Storm Donald is going to ravage upstate NY!" and everyone there just thinks "it's snowing".
February 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Weather Channel is the Fox News of weather. They name all the winter storms to make them sound extra scary. What I love is that NO OTHER MEDIA OUTLET uses their stupid names. They're like "Winter Storm Donald is going to ravage upstate NY!" and everyone there just thinks "it's snowing".
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I sometimes thinking about this Canon ad with Godzilla at a copy machine when I’m feeling sad
January 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I sometimes thinking about this Canon ad with Godzilla at a copy machine when I’m feeling sad
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The reviews for The Axis Unseen are 100% positive in the past 30 days!
Seems like all those patches where I've fixed things, added things and addressed feedback have helped a lot!
🤘🔥🏹
If you haven't already picked it up, here's the link:
store.steampowered.com/app/1807810/...
Seems like all those patches where I've fixed things, added things and addressed feedback have helped a lot!
🤘🔥🏹
If you haven't already picked it up, here's the link:
store.steampowered.com/app/1807810/...
January 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The reviews for The Axis Unseen are 100% positive in the past 30 days!
Seems like all those patches where I've fixed things, added things and addressed feedback have helped a lot!
🤘🔥🏹
If you haven't already picked it up, here's the link:
store.steampowered.com/app/1807810/...
Seems like all those patches where I've fixed things, added things and addressed feedback have helped a lot!
🤘🔥🏹
If you haven't already picked it up, here's the link:
store.steampowered.com/app/1807810/...
You all should definitely follow Eric, the creator of Another World and Paper Beast.
This creator just released a remarkable tribute to Another World. A short movie covering the whole game. Riccardo made it almost all buy himself! A beautiful interpretation with a lot of attention to details :)
youtube.com/watch?v=jzhF...
Amiga rules!!
#AnotherWorld #Amiga
youtube.com/watch?v=jzhF...
Amiga rules!!
#AnotherWorld #Amiga
youtube.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
You all should definitely follow Eric, the creator of Another World and Paper Beast.
Anyone have particular tips for migrating followers over from X to here? I have thought of making some new content posts here and then posting links to BSky on X. Do they block those? Any other insights would be great.
Goal is to divest from X.
Goal is to divest from X.
January 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Anyone have particular tips for migrating followers over from X to here? I have thought of making some new content posts here and then posting links to BSky on X. Do they block those? Any other insights would be great.
Goal is to divest from X.
Goal is to divest from X.
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Always wanted to figure out imposters. Here's a use case: cheap light shafts!
January 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Always wanted to figure out imposters. Here's a use case: cheap light shafts!
As much as I've tried to use digital tools for design work.. I mean the real thinking design work... I cannot find a better way to work out my thoughts than to sit at a desk with a bunch of index cards. Spatiotemporal memory is apparently no joke.
January 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
As much as I've tried to use digital tools for design work.. I mean the real thinking design work... I cannot find a better way to work out my thoughts than to sit at a desk with a bunch of index cards. Spatiotemporal memory is apparently no joke.
A few years ago I wanted to make something beautiful, so I built a simulation of herding sheep🐑 LOTS of sheep.
Eventually there will be more to share, so give a follow for updates over here! 🙂
Eventually there will be more to share, so give a follow for updates over here! 🙂
December 5, 2024 at 5:26 PM
A few years ago I wanted to make something beautiful, so I built a simulation of herding sheep🐑 LOTS of sheep.
Eventually there will be more to share, so give a follow for updates over here! 🙂
Eventually there will be more to share, so give a follow for updates over here! 🙂