Peter Slattery
greensleevless.bsky.social
Peter Slattery
@greensleevless.bsky.social
Game dev behind The Explorer Lab, Sesame Street Makes Music, and a bunch of stuff you've never heard of.
Burning Man sculptor, and forever DM.
Currently hiking the Te Araroa - odds are, my feet hurt.
www.peter-slattery.com
I've found that complex algorithmic ideas can be expressed to non programmers very simply in the form:
"imagine you have a pile of documents. Now put each one in a cubby." Then state the problem in these terms.
January 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Gamedevs: What are the daily/hourly practices that make you particularly effective/productive?

Push past the standard advice - whats the weird/idiosyncratic/custom thing you do that you've rarely seen anyone else do, but which _really_ works for you?
#gamedev #programming #gamedesign
January 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
TTRPG space talks a lot about mechanics, balance, levels, alignment, etc. All of which are about in-fiction interactions. I've yet to read/watch anything about player skill, and how to foster that as a DM.
#hikingthoughts #ttrpg #dnd #gamedesign
November 18, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Hiking 3000km gives you lots of time to think about the things you aren't doing while hiking
November 18, 2024 at 1:00 AM