ForrestTheWoods
@forrestthewoods.bsky.social
Software Engineer. Shipped a bunch of video games. Currently working in VR research land.
Blog: https://www.forrestthewoods.com/blog/
Blog: https://www.forrestthewoods.com/blog/
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Our new Dreams of Another trailer just went live! youtu.be/zA1z-_pgZso?... it’s available today folks! Grab the bundle with the also just released PixelJunk Eden 2 and bask in two of Baiyon’s creations at once! 🫶
Dreams of Another - Launch Trailer | PS5 & PS VR2 Games
YouTube video by PlayStation
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Our new Dreams of Another trailer just went live! youtu.be/zA1z-_pgZso?... it’s available today folks! Grab the bundle with the also just released PixelJunk Eden 2 and bask in two of Baiyon’s creations at once! 🫶
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update
October 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
update
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Back in my day, EA bought things and dismantled them, not the other way around
September 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Back in my day, EA bought things and dismantled them, not the other way around
Silksong might be the worst great game I’ve ever played. I can’t imagine playing this game without Stakes of Marika and Bonfire Teleport mods.
The run backs are so bad. And figuring out the Mount Fay path on your own with the jump back? Cmon. So bad.
The run backs are so bad. And figuring out the Mount Fay path on your own with the jump back? Cmon. So bad.
September 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Silksong might be the worst great game I’ve ever played. I can’t imagine playing this game without Stakes of Marika and Bonfire Teleport mods.
The run backs are so bad. And figuring out the Mount Fay path on your own with the jump back? Cmon. So bad.
The run backs are so bad. And figuring out the Mount Fay path on your own with the jump back? Cmon. So bad.
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I'm happy for the team and players alike but as someone who spends my life working with new game developers trying to course correct wild expectations of how gamedev works I'm not looking forward to years of people confident they should all spend 7 years on their first game with no time on schedules
August 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I'm happy for the team and players alike but as someone who spends my life working with new game developers trying to course correct wild expectations of how gamedev works I'm not looking forward to years of people confident they should all spend 7 years on their first game with no time on schedules
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This is an insane thing to write about game development. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/a...
July 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
This is an insane thing to write about game development. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/a...
@jeremiah.sounderatheart.com why did Sounders call this a 7:00 game when it’s a 7:25 kickoff? They’re usually not that far off?
July 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
@jeremiah.sounderatheart.com why did Sounders call this a 7:00 game when it’s a 7:25 kickoff? They’re usually not that far off?
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It's ALIVE! I pushed the big green button on Steam today to release my word puzzle app, Wordy Rain! I've got a small launch discount for you to take advantage of today. store.steampowered.com/app/3767020/... #wordgame #wordpuzzle #steam #indiegames #cozygames
Save 10% on Wordy Rain on Steam
A word-making puzzle game with an action mechanic, or a cozy chill experience. Make words from falling blocks, but don't let them get to the top! Use powerups and strategy to see how long you can go.
store.steampowered.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It's ALIVE! I pushed the big green button on Steam today to release my word puzzle app, Wordy Rain! I've got a small launch discount for you to take advantage of today. store.steampowered.com/app/3767020/... #wordgame #wordpuzzle #steam #indiegames #cozygames
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I’m enjoying The Bear again after deciding the show is about following the uplifting story of watching a restaurant fail because the people involved in it are stupid and awful, and getting what they deserve.
July 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I’m enjoying The Bear again after deciding the show is about following the uplifting story of watching a restaurant fail because the people involved in it are stupid and awful, and getting what they deserve.
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I spent two hours in the car this week with a maybe-probably AI band as my soundtrack. It was fine, because music today is for feeling nothing.
Nobody Cares If Music Is Real Anymore
“Rubber burns, the map fades away / Chasing the ghosts of yesterday.” Sure, fine.
www.theatlantic.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I spent two hours in the car this week with a maybe-probably AI band as my soundtrack. It was fine, because music today is for feeling nothing.
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OMG Valve, do better. What is my 30% fee for if you can't even collect and process data in a timely manner ;-p
July 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
OMG Valve, do better. What is my 30% fee for if you can't even collect and process data in a timely manner ;-p
Any senior physics programmers in my extended network? My team has a pretty juicy opening to work on custom physics simulations for robots. Robots aren’t game dev but I promise the project is super juicy and the team is awesome.
www.metacareers.com/jobs/1444400...
www.metacareers.com/jobs/1444400...
Research Engineer - High Performance Physics Simulations for Robotics
Meta's mission is to build the future of human connection and the technology that makes it possible.
www.metacareers.com
June 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Any senior physics programmers in my extended network? My team has a pretty juicy opening to work on custom physics simulations for robots. Robots aren’t game dev but I promise the project is super juicy and the team is awesome.
www.metacareers.com/jobs/1444400...
www.metacareers.com/jobs/1444400...
Some people say the bird site is pro-AI and this site is ravenously anti-AI. Is that true?
I wonder what percent of programmers don’t use an LLM at least once a week. Whatever the number it has to be rapidly approaching zero. Like asking what programmer doesn’t use Google or StackOverflow.
I wonder what percent of programmers don’t use an LLM at least once a week. Whatever the number it has to be rapidly approaching zero. Like asking what programmer doesn’t use Google or StackOverflow.
May 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Some people say the bird site is pro-AI and this site is ravenously anti-AI. Is that true?
I wonder what percent of programmers don’t use an LLM at least once a week. Whatever the number it has to be rapidly approaching zero. Like asking what programmer doesn’t use Google or StackOverflow.
I wonder what percent of programmers don’t use an LLM at least once a week. Whatever the number it has to be rapidly approaching zero. Like asking what programmer doesn’t use Google or StackOverflow.
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I wrote about The Last of Us television adaptation during the first season, more than two years ago.
Watching the new season, I don’t have anything to correct about my take (gift link below). The story is boring when you are unburdened with the task of killing zombies.
Watching the new season, I don’t have anything to correct about my take (gift link below). The story is boring when you are unburdened with the task of killing zombies.
Television Is Better Without Video Games
HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us offers a definitive case for games’ narrative impoverishment.
www.theatlantic.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I wrote about The Last of Us television adaptation during the first season, more than two years ago.
Watching the new season, I don’t have anything to correct about my take (gift link below). The story is boring when you are unburdened with the task of killing zombies.
Watching the new season, I don’t have anything to correct about my take (gift link below). The story is boring when you are unburdened with the task of killing zombies.
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I'm gonna have to frame this one.
April 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I'm gonna have to frame this one.
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never surrender
March 22, 2025 at 5:54 AM
never surrender
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New dithering method dropped
I call it Surface-Stable Fractal Dithering and I've released it as open source along with this explainer video of how it works.
Explainer video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPqG...
Source repository:
github.com/runevision/D...
#gamedev #vfx
I call it Surface-Stable Fractal Dithering and I've released it as open source along with this explainer video of how it works.
Explainer video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPqG...
Source repository:
github.com/runevision/D...
#gamedev #vfx
January 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
New dithering method dropped
I call it Surface-Stable Fractal Dithering and I've released it as open source along with this explainer video of how it works.
Explainer video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPqG...
Source repository:
github.com/runevision/D...
#gamedev #vfx
I call it Surface-Stable Fractal Dithering and I've released it as open source along with this explainer video of how it works.
Explainer video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPqG...
Source repository:
github.com/runevision/D...
#gamedev #vfx
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it is very annoying to see people act like they're somehow championing art by reflexively discarding squid game s2 as a cynical cash grab based on Netflix cynically capitalising on it. I'm sure artists feel very empowered by you dismissing their work based on economies they have no control over!
December 27, 2024 at 9:59 PM
it is very annoying to see people act like they're somehow championing art by reflexively discarding squid game s2 as a cynical cash grab based on Netflix cynically capitalising on it. I'm sure artists feel very empowered by you dismissing their work based on economies they have no control over!
My feed on the bird site turned to crap. But I’ve yet to get traction for much of anything here.
Please share your gamedev hot takes so I can like and restore sanity. Tell me how you feel about Rust, Linux, debuggers, and more! What spicy opinions are on your mind? Respond and I’ll engage!
Please share your gamedev hot takes so I can like and restore sanity. Tell me how you feel about Rust, Linux, debuggers, and more! What spicy opinions are on your mind? Respond and I’ll engage!
December 27, 2024 at 5:02 PM
My feed on the bird site turned to crap. But I’ve yet to get traction for much of anything here.
Please share your gamedev hot takes so I can like and restore sanity. Tell me how you feel about Rust, Linux, debuggers, and more! What spicy opinions are on your mind? Respond and I’ll engage!
Please share your gamedev hot takes so I can like and restore sanity. Tell me how you feel about Rust, Linux, debuggers, and more! What spicy opinions are on your mind? Respond and I’ll engage!
Does anyone know how Luau perf compares to HavokScript/Kore? We used the latter once upon a time. Looks like Havok discontinued it, shame.
December 26, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Does anyone know how Luau perf compares to HavokScript/Kore? We used the latter once upon a time. Looks like Havok discontinued it, shame.
Merry Christmas everyone. I’m playing, for the very first time, Chrono Trigger. I kinda hate JRPGs but it really is remarkably good.
What are y’all playing?
What are y’all playing?
December 26, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Merry Christmas everyone. I’m playing, for the very first time, Chrono Trigger. I kinda hate JRPGs but it really is remarkably good.
What are y’all playing?
What are y’all playing?
Oh cool the titty spam accounts have come to BlueSky.
Oh well it was fun while it lasted. Kinda.
Oh well it was fun while it lasted. Kinda.
December 11, 2024 at 8:43 AM
Oh cool the titty spam accounts have come to BlueSky.
Oh well it was fun while it lasted. Kinda.
Oh well it was fun while it lasted. Kinda.
The bird site algorithm hates me now, but maybe Blueskiers will enjoy this!
I built “goto definition” for functions based on PDB files. Which has the neat perk of working for *any* language that can generate PDBs.
Motivating use case was Jai.
www.forrestthewoods.com/blog/languag...
I built “goto definition” for functions based on PDB files. Which has the neat perk of working for *any* language that can generate PDBs.
Motivating use case was Jai.
www.forrestthewoods.com/blog/languag...
Language Server Protocol from Debug Symbols
www.forrestthewoods.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:47 AM
The bird site algorithm hates me now, but maybe Blueskiers will enjoy this!
I built “goto definition” for functions based on PDB files. Which has the neat perk of working for *any* language that can generate PDBs.
Motivating use case was Jai.
www.forrestthewoods.com/blog/languag...
I built “goto definition” for functions based on PDB files. Which has the neat perk of working for *any* language that can generate PDBs.
Motivating use case was Jai.
www.forrestthewoods.com/blog/languag...