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Brian Foster
@brianfoster.bsky.social
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I teach Game Development at Wichita State, Playtest at Butterscotch Shenanigans, coordinate the ICT Game Jam, and make video games.
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brianfoster.bsky.social
I just desperately need a “history” for social media - I saw this cool thing, tabbed away to answer a text, and now it’s gone forever!

I also would really love a log of notifications for my iPhone - “it slipped away before I saw it”, or, “how many times, actually, have I gotten this notification?”
December 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
brianfoster.bsky.social
I didn’t know this existed. I didn’t know I needed it - timelines exist. But they’re clunky and I use them all the time.
December 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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alannamode.bsky.social
I've been busy with work and posting less, but remember I'm always team "tax the wealthy, get C-suite hands out of worker pockets, keep money out of politics, and destroy capitalism cause we can still save what's left of the world"

I'm always about that life I just be sleepy sometimes
December 6, 2025 at 4:05 AM
brianfoster.bsky.social
@sethmlarson.dev Thanks for your post on disabling @microsoft-copilot.bsky.social from @github.com. I think it was the fourth link for me when searching with Google Web.
How to disable Copilot in GitHub?
For the first time in months GitHub has released a feature that I actually enjoy: a way to disable Copilot on the home screen. Thanks to Harry Sintonen for sharing this on Mastodon: Login to gith...
sethmlarson.dev
December 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
brianfoster.bsky.social
That’s what external hard drives are for - to throw all your data on, format your hard drive, and install Linux.
aftermath.site Aftermath @aftermath.site · Oct 16
I will go down swinging against Windows 11
aftermath.site/windows-11-nope
Windows 11
October 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
brianfoster.bsky.social
The School of Digital Arts at Wichita State University teaches

- Game Design
- Animation
- Film
- Audio Production
- Acting

all in the same collaborative environment. We are adding 9 new faculty positions. Would you help me find the right people for these jobs? #gamedev
Faculty Search Page
jobs.wichita.edu
October 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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ramiismail.com
When @aceottorney.bsky.social first told me about this I said "this could change people's lives and stop developers from getting exploited" and having seen the final resource, I think I was not wrong. I'd call it a must-bookmark for indie devs.
aceottorney.bsky.social René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · Oct 8
Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter
October 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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ramiismail.com
If you just really want to hear me explain why so many publishers are just utterly useless now, here's a talk for you.
indigo-showcase.bsky.social INDIGO @indigo-showcase.bsky.social · Aug 6
NEW INDIGO 2025 TALK AVAILABLE ONLINE!

Rami Ismail (@ramiismail.com) – Games Industry Studio & Project Advisor, Agent and Mentor

Talk: Rami’s Talk
Video: youtu.be/tb-gcg6g-FY

Rami brings sharp and practical (business) advice for developers.

#techtalk #gamedev #indiedev #gameevent #indigo2025
Rami Ismail - Rami's Talk - INDIGO 2025
YouTube video by INDIGO Showcase
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August 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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jwaaaap.com
x is the everything website in the same way that sewage is the everything smoothie
July 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
brianfoster.bsky.social
I am happy with my collection here. The Namiki Capless is a good addition to the Mont Blanc 146 and Sailor 1911. I really like Sailor Manyo inks for their watercolor-like shading. Not pictured: 1948 Parker 51 with needlepoint nib (out for repairs).

#StateOfTheCollection #FountainPens
Seven fountain pens with their caps on in a black roll case, with the names of the pens and the ink in the top left written on a piece of paper. Seven fountain pens with their caps off in a black roll case, with the names of the pens and the ink in the top left written on a piece of paper.
July 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
brianfoster.bsky.social
Good reporting. I am in solidarity with BDS, despite having a son that loves Minecraft and a game design program that wants to play good video games.
ramiismail.com Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Jul 2
I hate to post this today, with all the news, but the genocide goes before all. Microsoft confirms it is supporting the genocide with AI tech. Israel never does anything but hurt Palestinians in Gaza, so "it's not used to harm Palestinians" is bullshit.

www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-co...
Microsoft confirm they've supplied AI tech to the Israeli military for use in Gaza, following BDS Xbox boycott
Microsoft have finally spoken out about reports that they have supplied tech for the Israeli military's attack on Gaza, after calls for a boycott of Xbox games.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
brianfoster.bsky.social
#npd #NewPenDay I would talk about it on Reddit, but I prefer BlueSky. I love fountain pens, vintage even more so. This pen has been on my wish list for a few years, but out of my price range. This is really nice.
Pilot Namiki Vanishing Point <M> with Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo ink. A gift! from a new acquaintance. Very, very cool. And kind. It feels smooth, light, and solid.
July 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
brianfoster.bsky.social
Working on vive mars tracking for the Volume at Shocker Studios. Trying to get the FIZtracker to work, along with Timecode sync.
A Deity TC-1 for Timecode generation plugged into the Vive Mars Cam Track Dashboard. A FIZTracker attached to my camera.
June 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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innuendostudios.bsky.social
yelling "socialism!" as an insult only works on liberals, for actual socialists it's free advertising
justkelly.bsky.social Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · Jun 25
This is an image maga is posting to stoke fear of Mamdani. A list of things that sound awesome
Fox News screen showing Mamdani’s platform, next to a photo of him HOUSING AFFORDABILITY • FREEZE THE RENT • BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREATING CITY-OWNED GROCERY STORES • FARE FREE BUSES LGBTQIA + PROTECTIONS LABOR • EXPANDING AND PROTECTING GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE CITYWIDE • MAKING NYC AN LGBTGIA+ SANCTUARY CITY RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE TO $30 BY 2030 TRUMP-PROOFING NYC END ICE COOPERATION ZOHRAN FOR NEW YORK CITY
June 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
brianfoster.bsky.social
I made my own Pile Up Poker @puzzmo.com board! This game rocks. I need those 4-color Puzzmo cards though! They’ve got a beautiful card deck for sale, but I need those rockin’ colors and those quirky royals.
A deck of cards laid out in a game of Pile Up Poker, by @Puzzmo.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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ramiismail.com
After watching the difference between Israel bombing EVERY HOSPITAL in Gaza INTENTIONALLY for TWO YEARS STRAIGHT, and what seems like a Iranian stray missile hitting an Israeli hospital (which is bad, too!) - I'm done with Western media. This isn't journalism. It is complicity in genocide.
June 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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mixolumia.com
I dug up this very helpful old article on the internet archive that I think explains the problem and solution extremely clearly using the way Quake handles gravity as an illustration
web.archive.org/web/20160719...
Doing gravity right Now you may be thinking: "baah, I know how to do gravity.." but there's a big flaw in the commonly used Euler's method to handle the gravity (or other forces). Even all the Quake games have this problem. Then what is it? If you have more frames per second in Quake, your player will run faster and jump higher. There are some places in Quake where you can't jump high enough if you don't have enough frames per second. Sounds odd, right? Most of the programmers do the gravity something like this: velocity = velocity + gravity*delta_time position = position + velocity*delta_time The algorithm above is ok but when delta_time changes or delta_time is too high, it causes many unwanted problems. Gravity adding should actually be done like this: velocity = velocity + gravity*delta_time/2 position = position + velocity*delta_time velocity = velocity + gravity*delta_time/2 That's it.. but you need proof, right? Results in practice Here is a "jumping" parabola with different delta times, using the bad algorithm. The picture on the right corresponds almost exactly to Quake. As you can see, you can't jump in Quake if you have less than 3 fps. (Illustration showing changes in the arc of a jump depending on framerate) As delta time (dt) gets higher, the jumping curve gets lower. Now here are results with the new algorithm: (Illustration showing the arc of a jump staying the same) Quite nice, don't you think? Accelerating physics are no longer approximation! Remember that you should do all the accelerating forces like described above, not just gravity. Integrating to the same results The proving of the formula can also be done using integration (of course, because you are calculating areas..) After integrating you'll get this formula: pos = pos + 1/2*acc*dt^2 + vel*dt vel = vel + acc*dt Note that pos = position, vel = velocity, acc = acceleration and dt = delta_time And optimizing that formula leads to this: temp = acc*dt pos = pos + dt*(vel + temp/2) vel = vel + temp This equals to the second formula given at the beginning of this document.
June 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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jordanuhl.com
Remarkable.

MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."

Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.

Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.
June 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
brianfoster.bsky.social
An idle question of "Can I use unreal engine to build to the Apple Vision Pro?" led me to this incredible video by @ibrews.bsky.social. It's 8 to 20 hours of work pushed into 2 minutes. If you aren't building apps on a mac, this stuff takes forever. I am blown away - thank you Alex! So entertaining.
Unreal Engine to Apple Vision Pro in Under 2 Minutes
YouTube video by iBrews
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June 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
brianfoster.bsky.social
“Bluesky is dead.”

Meanwhile, on Bluesky
June 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
brianfoster.bsky.social
Look at that gorgeous Perlin noise.
Small waves in an indoor swimming pool.
June 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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woahitsjuanito.bsky.social
thought this was really beautiful
You’ve talked about passing the baton in the loop of life. How do you want Hideo Kojima to be remembered when you pass it on? I am not going to pass the baton to anyone. I will rather crush the baton… [Laughs.] I don’t need to give “Hideo Kojima” to anyone. If I pass the baton to my staff and tell them to make things the same way I do, the company will not succeed and will go out of business. What do you mean by that? Every day, if I tweet something that I like, a director or an actor or a musician contacts me. They say, “I’m a creator because of your games.” But they didn’t receive the baton of Hideo Kojima. They received my small fire. They’re not copying me. They’re not trying to be me. They have this fire, and they light up their own. And they’ll probably give that to someone else. There were legendary comic book artists when I was a boy. I didn’t become a comic book artist – I was inspired by them, I was influenced.
June 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
brianfoster.bsky.social
Ohh boy.
June 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
brianfoster.bsky.social
At graduation, so proud of my students. Do all countries’ anthem’s have so much war in them?
May 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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alanteachesthings.bsky.social
Teaching is so weird.

You spend 4 years of your life devoted to looking after these fresh faced kids, then just as they develop into amazing, exciting adults full of potential you send them out into the world and hope they'll be too busy and succesful to stick around.

Good luck y'all. Stay awesome
May 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM