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betalars.bsky.social
@betalars.bsky.social
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#GameDev and #3DArtist. Using #Godot and #blender to create frame of mind, an open source game about thoughts, mental health and growing up.

Autistic, queer, disabled. Always failing forward, open to be educated.

Making @polynormalgames.bsky.social‬
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julijana-m.bsky.social
An illustration from a few years ago, when I was in my ‘put moons on everything’ phase- which I'm completely over with and not fighting myself about every time I paint 👍

#Illustration #MoonArt #ArtistOnBluesky #ArtInspiration #SketchDaily
Illustration of a veiled woman with a crown, standing beneath a glowing moon, surrounded by stars. Her veil flows like mist, blending into the night sky. She is light herself, lit from within.
July 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
betalars.bsky.social
The crouch #animation was controversial on #gamescom. Many liked the playfulness, but there was some confusion and motion sickness.

So if you choose to use the crouch-button, you will get an alternate fast animation.

Also: do you know any #games that offer reduced motion?
#gamedev #accessibility
September 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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sonnyross.bsky.social
I drew this on my lunch break your excuses are fucking pathetic
A decorative illustration of flowers with the caption “I don’t use ai I’m not a fucking loser” with a severed hand with too many fingers
August 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
betalars.bsky.social
Du hast #ADHS und #Autismus und nimmst dafür Medikamente?
Du berichtest online von deinen Erlebnissen?

‼️Damit verbreitest du gegebenenfalls medizinische Misinformationen, die Menschenleben gefährdet‼️

Wie, das ist Quatsch? Ja, ich übertreibe auch gerade. Trotzdem: ich muss gerade mal meckern. 🧵1/17
August 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
betalars.bsky.social
Was unterscheidet diesen Aussagen?

"Ich habe eine #Autismus Spektrums-Störung"
"Ich bin #autistisch"

Das eine ist eine Diagnose, eine Klassifikation und letztendlich etwas, das per Definition mit "Leidensdruck" verbunden ist.

Das andere ist eine subjektive Aussage über Identität.
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August 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
betalars.bsky.social
Du bist #Autist *in.

Du liest online, dass ein anderer autistischer Mensch/Mensch mit #Autismus etwas postet, was dich so richtig aufregt.

Wie können wir darauf reagieren?

Ein Thread vielen Beispielen, die mich ärgern und hoffentlich ein paar tauglichen Lösungen mit genügend Selbstkritik.

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August 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
betalars.bsky.social
Just added a "waiting for #godot" project label. For issues that require the next version of Godot to resolve. 😅

#gamedev #prm #indiedev
August 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
betalars.bsky.social
Die haben raus gefunden, dass es Leuten besser geht, wenn sie keine Selbstmedikamentation machen müssen, weil sie #Medis kriegen. 😱

Vielleicht finden sie als demnächst heraus, dass der Himmel blau ist.

(ich weiß so Studien sind wichtig, auch wenn ich's manchmal albern finde)
#ADHS #ADHD #Forschung
August 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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polynormalgames.bsky.social
Its gotten bit quite here the last few weeks because we were busy preparting for gamescom!

@betalars.bsky.social and I are super excited for the convention and working hard on our to-do list.
Are you going to? What are you most excited about?

#roadtogamescom #gamescom #gamedev #indiedev
August 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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abletoplay.com
👌👌👌
Faramir from Lord of the Rings saying "One does not simply play a game without subtitles"
August 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
betalars.bsky.social
You're being childish and not even ashamed of it?

Heck yeah, that's so mature!

#autism #mentalHealth #autisticPride
August 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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barrydeutsch.bsky.social
DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
Post from "The Rundown" July 18 at 5:30 PM · DuckDuckGo has introduced a new feature allowing users to filter out AI-generated images from search results, addressing growing concerns over synthetic content overwhelming authentic visuals online. The filter can be activated through a dropdown in the Images tab, search settings, or by using a dedicated AI-free domain: noai.duckduckgo.com. The system relies on curated blocklists, including uBlockOrigin’s Huge AI Blocklist, to detect and suppress AI-generated imagery. While not perfect, it significantly reduces synthetic content visibility. This move sets DuckDuckGo apart from competitors like Google and Bing by giving users direct control over their exposure to AI-generated material. Source: TechCrunch
August 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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hallalaween.bsky.social
the green witch 💀💚🌱
A figure sits in the middle of a fairy circle, their chest open and full of growth. Before them sits two crow skulls. Trees line the background, mushrooms halo them. There's a golden circle about their head.
February 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
betalars.bsky.social
Being able to edit posts would be a huge #accessibility feature for me on @bsky.app. And I think without it being there this platform will only ever be a workplace for me and not a home-base.

But I mean good thing there are alternatives.
August 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
betalars.bsky.social
Using everything at my disposal to communicate with my #composer.

#Music is such a difficult thing to communicate about and collaborate on.

And I made the mistake of not telling my composer why I chose him. Because they went far more out of their comfort zone than I needed.
#gamedev #collaboration
Venn diagram with three circles labelled your style, first room and last revision. Last rev has sad, soft, wonder, cozy, floaty and sad. Your style also includes floaty, but also harsh, intense and real. Sad sits at the edge of your style. First room shares wonder and cozy with current revision and real with your style but has also warm and playful. A shape goes over the intersections of the three circles creating 3 new words in relation to the others. Between soft and warm on top of where cozy was sits gentle. Between real and intense next to not too harsh (written outside the shape) sits honest. Pretty mich in the middle of everything intercecting all circles described in the previous image sits melancholic. the current revision also has not quite too slow written outside the intersecting shape and first room has not too childish written outside the intersections.
August 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
betalars.bsky.social
Oh shoot, I forgot my mandatory touching of grass for today!

🌱🏃💨
polynormalgames.bsky.social Polynormal Games | Wishlist Frame of Mind - A game of thoughts! @polynormalgames.bsky.social · Aug 3
So if you are wondering why the release of FrameOfMind is right now still vague and being pushed backwards?

@betalars.bsky.social has barely touched godot this week and is required to also touch grass at least once per week.

✨ But we're learning. So lets plan for a better next week! ✨
August 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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squidradio.bsky.social
"The level editor will exist as part of a free, open source, flexible game engine that has a massive friendly community and a ton of talent behind it. This, of course, is a bad thing." - PC Gamer.
August 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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passivestar.bsky.social
battlefield 6 map editor is... *checks notes*... godot
July 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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steinmakesgames.bsky.social
Gimli and Legolas meme: Gimli as Battlefield 6 says "Never thought I'd use Godot in AAA side-by-side with a Sonic Game". Legolas as Sonic 06 asks: "What about side-by-side with a Godot Enthusiast?" Reply: "Aye, I could do that". Regarding the use of Godot Engine in Battlefield 6's new level editor.
August 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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polynormalgames.bsky.social
🎮✨ Stand Up for Creative Freedom in Games ✨🎮
Game creators are facing increasing censorship from payment processors and religious groups pushing personal agendas.

Sign the petition to stand up for our freedom of artistic expression: chng.it/6LnZdRYY5Y

#savegamesfromcensorship #gamedev
Petition unterschreiben
Save games from censorship
chng.it
July 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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steinmakesgames.bsky.social
Oh I know exactly what photo the book is referencing, and it suits the metaphor:
Photo of Mark Zuckerberg (CEO of Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Meta, Metaverse VR) prancing proudly in a room of people strapped to VR headsets. The book "Stolen Focus" refers to this picture as a good metaphor for tech companies manipulating the attention of the common masses while the elite at the top avoid the same tech manipulation themselves.
July 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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gorbashsan.bsky.social
I get that the payment processors are forcing this, but the fact you kept it quiet, then went beyond just NSFW to ban anything with LGBTQ tags shows you arent just being forced to comply with visa, you are using this as an excuse to purge the platform of queer content. Fuck the itch leadership.
July 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
betalars.bsky.social
About the @itch.io thing:

I stand by #developers of NSFW and LGBTQIA+ Games. There's no justification for censorship.

And I am all for a debate on content moderation. Let's start at glorification of violence and war crimes. But if fringe kinks are your first concern, your priorities are messed up.
July 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
betalars.bsky.social
"Teachers need to understand that #autisitc children can't read between lines and will not follow assumed instructions."

Well I am #actuallyautistic and I want to stress that - while that is very good advice and I wish my teachers knew that - it misses one point:

I can read between autistic lines.
July 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
betalars.bsky.social
The timing 🫠
I was just filming a bit about my #bike helping me deal with #adhd and how saying I am tied to my bike would be as ridiculous as saying people are tied to a #wheelchair.

And of course I had to laugh when I ran into a wheelchair user right after filming ... not my finest moment. 🙈
July 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM