Estee
@esteeland.bsky.social
Artist. Engineer. Owns the world's smallest violin.
"I have come here to promote art and chew bubble-
gum, and I'm all out of bubblegum."
"I have come here to promote art and chew bubble-
gum, and I'm all out of bubblegum."
Pinned
Nobody out surfing the Eisbachwelle today. Probably because they want to live.
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Nobody out surfing the Eisbachwelle today. Probably because they want to live.
November 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
just some sidewalk mushrooms
November 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
just some sidewalk mushrooms
At this point, Tesla is a company that sells company stock, and if you want to invest in its future you might buy one of their cars.
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
At this point, Tesla is a company that sells company stock, and if you want to invest in its future you might buy one of their cars.
Every time I go into my game library and there's a new update for one of my favorite games I get excited to pick them back up again.
I've come to realize that this is a large part of what makes them "favorite games" to begin with.
Also useful for keeping a small studio afloat.
I've come to realize that this is a large part of what makes them "favorite games" to begin with.
Also useful for keeping a small studio afloat.
November 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Every time I go into my game library and there's a new update for one of my favorite games I get excited to pick them back up again.
I've come to realize that this is a large part of what makes them "favorite games" to begin with.
Also useful for keeping a small studio afloat.
I've come to realize that this is a large part of what makes them "favorite games" to begin with.
Also useful for keeping a small studio afloat.
It's #PitchYaGame time.
My [Untitled] adventure game is about travelling between worlds via mirrors and is set on an island loosely based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.
It's got Clyde Puffer boats, distilleries, and mischievous Fae to contend with.
My [Untitled] adventure game is about travelling between worlds via mirrors and is set on an island loosely based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.
It's got Clyde Puffer boats, distilleries, and mischievous Fae to contend with.
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's #PitchYaGame time.
My [Untitled] adventure game is about travelling between worlds via mirrors and is set on an island loosely based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.
It's got Clyde Puffer boats, distilleries, and mischievous Fae to contend with.
My [Untitled] adventure game is about travelling between worlds via mirrors and is set on an island loosely based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.
It's got Clyde Puffer boats, distilleries, and mischievous Fae to contend with.
I hope the FAA cancels all private flights until next year. That would help reduce air traffic controller load.
November 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I hope the FAA cancels all private flights until next year. That would help reduce air traffic controller load.
I love godot and I'm going to keep using it for my projects for a very long time, but I sure do miss nanite and not having to think about polycounts.
November 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I love godot and I'm going to keep using it for my projects for a very long time, but I sure do miss nanite and not having to think about polycounts.
"...4056 pieces, ah ah ah" 🦇
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"...4056 pieces, ah ah ah" 🦇
at a restaurant and someone just asked for "an extra side of cilantro"
the world is full of strange and unusual tastes.
the world is full of strange and unusual tastes.
November 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
at a restaurant and someone just asked for "an extra side of cilantro"
the world is full of strange and unusual tastes.
the world is full of strange and unusual tastes.
Counterpoint: "Indie" already has a definition, one that has been in use for quite some time, which these three dev studios all meet.
It should be on the folks trying to redefine the term to come up with a new one that meets their specific narrower definition.
It should be on the folks trying to redefine the term to come up with a new one that meets their specific narrower definition.
BALDUR'S GATE 3 IS NOT AN INDIE.
EXPEDITION 33 IS NOT AN INDIE.
DAVE THE DIVER IS NOT AN INDIE.
If you're making an Indie game of the year list, PLEASE consider the scope, funding, team, publisher, and contractors involved.
Rant over.
EXPEDITION 33 IS NOT AN INDIE.
DAVE THE DIVER IS NOT AN INDIE.
If you're making an Indie game of the year list, PLEASE consider the scope, funding, team, publisher, and contractors involved.
Rant over.
November 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Counterpoint: "Indie" already has a definition, one that has been in use for quite some time, which these three dev studios all meet.
It should be on the folks trying to redefine the term to come up with a new one that meets their specific narrower definition.
It should be on the folks trying to redefine the term to come up with a new one that meets their specific narrower definition.
"how it started / how it's going"
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
"how it started / how it's going"
"Power reveals." This is a great read on leadership for any industry, really. My favorite variation on this theme is:
"Organizations reflect their leaders."
"Organizations reflect their leaders."
time for my perennial scream that “leaders” in the games industry would be better off learning abt soft skills than AI and recognising that technical brilliance does not magically grant you the ability to maintain morale & motivate people & manage your own ego
www.gamedeveloper.com/production/h...
www.gamedeveloper.com/production/h...
How poor leadership slows down game development
No tool—AI or otherwise—can speed up game development if leaders don't rise to the occasion.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"Power reveals." This is a great read on leadership for any industry, really. My favorite variation on this theme is:
"Organizations reflect their leaders."
"Organizations reflect their leaders."
brb, adding a tactical sandwich to my game.
November 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
brb, adding a tactical sandwich to my game.
We should celebrate the passing of monsters and anyone who tells you otherwise should be shunned from polite society.
#dickinabox
#dickinabox
November 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We should celebrate the passing of monsters and anyone who tells you otherwise should be shunned from polite society.
#dickinabox
#dickinabox
Reposted by Estee
They gutted the Washington Post. CBS. NYT. Now Teen Vogue.
The point isn't to bring in more conservatives. They've reached that saturation point.
They are killing the fourth estate and buying up the social media to control the messages we see. These were all targeted to disarm the left of truth.
The point isn't to bring in more conservatives. They've reached that saturation point.
They are killing the fourth estate and buying up the social media to control the messages we see. These were all targeted to disarm the left of truth.
November 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
They gutted the Washington Post. CBS. NYT. Now Teen Vogue.
The point isn't to bring in more conservatives. They've reached that saturation point.
They are killing the fourth estate and buying up the social media to control the messages we see. These were all targeted to disarm the left of truth.
The point isn't to bring in more conservatives. They've reached that saturation point.
They are killing the fourth estate and buying up the social media to control the messages we see. These were all targeted to disarm the left of truth.
As someone who spends a lot of time with SkeletonIK3D, I am really excited to see this PR for it's successor(s) on the board.
It's going to make procedural animation so, so much easier!
github.com/godotengine/...
It's going to make procedural animation so, so much easier!
github.com/godotengine/...
Add `SkeletonModifier3D` IKs as `IKModifier3D` by TokageItLab · Pull Request #110120 · godotengine/godot
Add several IK modifiers. As the name SkeletonIK3D conflicts with an older node, I will adopt the provisional name ManyBoneIK3D. Considering that the LookAtModifier targets only a single bone, I th...
github.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:47 AM
As someone who spends a lot of time with SkeletonIK3D, I am really excited to see this PR for it's successor(s) on the board.
It's going to make procedural animation so, so much easier!
github.com/godotengine/...
It's going to make procedural animation so, so much easier!
github.com/godotengine/...
This is a fascinating topic, and I wish the author had been a little plainer in their language, but I got something out of it in spite of that.
They do paint a very clear picture of how much animation, as an industry, is born from deeply racist origins. Ones that persist to this day.
They do paint a very clear picture of how much animation, as an industry, is born from deeply racist origins. Ones that persist to this day.
November 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is a fascinating topic, and I wish the author had been a little plainer in their language, but I got something out of it in spite of that.
They do paint a very clear picture of how much animation, as an industry, is born from deeply racist origins. Ones that persist to this day.
They do paint a very clear picture of how much animation, as an industry, is born from deeply racist origins. Ones that persist to this day.
starving people will take desperate actions.
...
in a few months when rising crime stats are being pushed into a billionaire's pet news cycle I hope everyone thinks about that and makes the connection.
they could have ended this at any time.
...
in a few months when rising crime stats are being pushed into a billionaire's pet news cycle I hope everyone thinks about that and makes the connection.
they could have ended this at any time.
October 31, 2025 at 7:26 AM
starving people will take desperate actions.
...
in a few months when rising crime stats are being pushed into a billionaire's pet news cycle I hope everyone thinks about that and makes the connection.
they could have ended this at any time.
...
in a few months when rising crime stats are being pushed into a billionaire's pet news cycle I hope everyone thinks about that and makes the connection.
they could have ended this at any time.
I looked at Flax when I was moving away from Unreal
It's certainly tuned well for a certain type of game. Namely, FPS games with large art departments
From an indie dev standpoint it felt pretty high friction.
From a biz dev standpoint it felt no different than the others, and not in a good way 😕
It's certainly tuned well for a certain type of game. Namely, FPS games with large art departments
From an indie dev standpoint it felt pretty high friction.
From a biz dev standpoint it felt no different than the others, and not in a good way 😕
The Flax Engine just released Flax 1.11 with several core improvements to the shocking capable game engine with C++ and C# scripting.
You can think of Flax like an Indie Unreal Engine, they are very similar in many key ways.
gamefromscratch.com/flax-engine-...
#gamedev #indiedev
You can think of Flax like an Indie Unreal Engine, they are very similar in many key ways.
gamefromscratch.com/flax-engine-...
#gamedev #indiedev
Flax Engine 1.11 Released – GameFromScratch.com
Flax Engine 1.11 was just released. This C#/C++ game engine is very similar to an indie version of Unreal Engine
gamefromscratch.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I looked at Flax when I was moving away from Unreal
It's certainly tuned well for a certain type of game. Namely, FPS games with large art departments
From an indie dev standpoint it felt pretty high friction.
From a biz dev standpoint it felt no different than the others, and not in a good way 😕
It's certainly tuned well for a certain type of game. Namely, FPS games with large art departments
From an indie dev standpoint it felt pretty high friction.
From a biz dev standpoint it felt no different than the others, and not in a good way 😕
"measles outbreak"
"restart nuclear weapons testing"
"recession"
"prepare the troops for social unrest"
"bunker upgrades for the east wing"
"unilateral executive power"
"missing immigrants"
"restart nuclear weapons testing"
"recession"
"prepare the troops for social unrest"
"bunker upgrades for the east wing"
"unilateral executive power"
"missing immigrants"
October 30, 2025 at 3:43 AM
"measles outbreak"
"restart nuclear weapons testing"
"recession"
"prepare the troops for social unrest"
"bunker upgrades for the east wing"
"unilateral executive power"
"missing immigrants"
"restart nuclear weapons testing"
"recession"
"prepare the troops for social unrest"
"bunker upgrades for the east wing"
"unilateral executive power"
"missing immigrants"
"Fall"
The leaves outside
are gold.
Hovering, the metal bird lurks
A fresh new orphan cries
Their screams
Lost in the wash
In the new heat of fall
A chill hangs in the air
ICE has come
To our quiet town.
It covers the ground
Where freedom once grew.
For now,
The leaves outside
are red.
The leaves outside
are gold.
Hovering, the metal bird lurks
A fresh new orphan cries
Their screams
Lost in the wash
In the new heat of fall
A chill hangs in the air
ICE has come
To our quiet town.
It covers the ground
Where freedom once grew.
For now,
The leaves outside
are red.
October 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
"Fall"
The leaves outside
are gold.
Hovering, the metal bird lurks
A fresh new orphan cries
Their screams
Lost in the wash
In the new heat of fall
A chill hangs in the air
ICE has come
To our quiet town.
It covers the ground
Where freedom once grew.
For now,
The leaves outside
are red.
The leaves outside
are gold.
Hovering, the metal bird lurks
A fresh new orphan cries
Their screams
Lost in the wash
In the new heat of fall
A chill hangs in the air
ICE has come
To our quiet town.
It covers the ground
Where freedom once grew.
For now,
The leaves outside
are red.
Finished wiring up the new boat this evening. Super happy with how it all looks and behaves.
(3D artwork by the very talented @kaylousberg.bsky.social )
(3D artwork by the very talented @kaylousberg.bsky.social )
October 29, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Finished wiring up the new boat this evening. Super happy with how it all looks and behaves.
(3D artwork by the very talented @kaylousberg.bsky.social )
(3D artwork by the very talented @kaylousberg.bsky.social )