Inkeystring Games
@inkeystringgames.bsky.social
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sharing game and developer things
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sharing game and developer things
#gaming #retrogaming and #gamedev
Chance and luck in video games:
Getting Lucky - The Magic: The Gathering Creator's Stance on Chance (Game Developer Magazine 2006) archive.org/details/GDM_... #gamedev #gamedesign #videogames
Getting Lucky - The Magic: The Gathering Creator's Stance on Chance (Game Developer Magazine 2006) archive.org/details/GDM_... #gamedev #gamedesign #videogames
November 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Chance and luck in video games:
Getting Lucky - The Magic: The Gathering Creator's Stance on Chance (Game Developer Magazine 2006) archive.org/details/GDM_... #gamedev #gamedesign #videogames
Getting Lucky - The Magic: The Gathering Creator's Stance on Chance (Game Developer Magazine 2006) archive.org/details/GDM_... #gamedev #gamedesign #videogames
Glaser on Lewis Hyde "..artists provide that gift to the culture so that people have something in common"
Milton Glaser’s 10 Rules for Life & Work: The Celebrated Designer Dispenses Wisdom Gained Over His Long Life & Career
Milton Glaser’s 10 Rules for Life & Work: The Celebrated Designer Dispenses Wisdom Gained Over His Long Life & Career
Milton Glaser muses less than a minute into the above video.
The 86-year-old Glaser’s many contributions to pop culture---the I ❤ NY logo, the psychedelic portrait of a rainbow-haired Bob Dylan, DC ...
www.openculture.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Glaser on Lewis Hyde "..artists provide that gift to the culture so that people have something in common"
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An excellent look at the value of tedium in games.
i wrote about tedium docs.google.com/document/d/1...
October 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
An excellent look at the value of tedium in games.
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The 2025 UK Video Games Industry Census is now live.
It is the most comprehensive survey of the UK games workforce, and it comes at a key moment for the sector.
It’s open to all UK games workers and completely anonymous.
Take part today: zurl.co/yfMwu
It is the most comprehensive survey of the UK games workforce, and it comes at a key moment for the sector.
It’s open to all UK games workers and completely anonymous.
Take part today: zurl.co/yfMwu
November 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The 2025 UK Video Games Industry Census is now live.
It is the most comprehensive survey of the UK games workforce, and it comes at a key moment for the sector.
It’s open to all UK games workers and completely anonymous.
Take part today: zurl.co/yfMwu
It is the most comprehensive survey of the UK games workforce, and it comes at a key moment for the sector.
It’s open to all UK games workers and completely anonymous.
Take part today: zurl.co/yfMwu
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Xbox Controller Assist allows you to combine the inputs from two controllers, so that two people can play as one player in-game. Check out our GameAccess articles on Xbox Controller Assist on:
Windows: gameaccess.info/xbox-control...
Xbox: gameaccess.info/xbox-control...
Windows: gameaccess.info/xbox-control...
Xbox: gameaccess.info/xbox-control...
GameAccess by SpecialEffect | Xbox Controller Assist on Windows PC
SpecialEffect's Video Game Accessibility Resources
gameaccess.info
November 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Xbox Controller Assist allows you to combine the inputs from two controllers, so that two people can play as one player in-game. Check out our GameAccess articles on Xbox Controller Assist on:
Windows: gameaccess.info/xbox-control...
Xbox: gameaccess.info/xbox-control...
Windows: gameaccess.info/xbox-control...
Xbox: gameaccess.info/xbox-control...
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Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know.
Game design is simple, actually
So, let’s just walk through the whole thing, end to end. Here’s a twelve-step program for understanding game design. One: Fun There are a lot of things people call “fun.” But most of them are not useful for getting better at making games, which is usually why people read articles like this. The fun of a bit of confetti exploding in front of you, and the fun of excruciating pain and risk to life and limb as you free climb a cliff are just not usefully paired together.
www.raphkoster.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know.
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Practically the entirety of the PS2's library is now supported by this open-source emulator, which is remarkable. (Repost)
Open Source PS2 Emulator Now Plays Almost Entire Console's Library
A remarkable feat
www.pushsquare.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Practically the entirety of the PS2's library is now supported by this open-source emulator, which is remarkable. (Repost)
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Something a little different for your weekend “The New Modifiers of Blender 5.0” #b3d #blender3d
youtu.be/motD_K-cyV0
youtu.be/motD_K-cyV0
The New Modifiers of Blender 5.0
YouTube video by harry blends
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Something a little different for your weekend “The New Modifiers of Blender 5.0” #b3d #blender3d
youtu.be/motD_K-cyV0
youtu.be/motD_K-cyV0
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Room height support in action!
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Room height support in action!
"..recognizing the pattern is the first step toward building different systems"
The Stallman Paradox. Food for thought about free/open source:
paragraph.com/@holonic-hor...
paragraph.com/@holonic-hor...
The Stallman Paradox: How Web3 Became the Ultimate Open Source Theater
Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Richard Stallman as a visionary prophet of digital freedom while simultaneously abandoning every principle he fought for? The contradiction runs deeper than you...
paragraph.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"..recognizing the pattern is the first step toward building different systems"
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there's a Ghost of Yōtei tech deep dive article on PlayStation blog that is interesting to read (and watch). blog.playstation.com/2025/10/23/g... #gamedev
October 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
there's a Ghost of Yōtei tech deep dive article on PlayStation blog that is interesting to read (and watch). blog.playstation.com/2025/10/23/g... #gamedev
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Y'all, I know two hours is a big time commitment, but this panel I arranged and hosted last month is one of the most important things I've ever done for video game history. The launch of the NES is a crazier story than most people realize, and my guests were extremely generous with their memories.
Hear about the NES US launch 40 years ago from the people that made it happen: Gail Tilden, Bruce Lowry and Lance Barr with @frankcifaldi.bsky.social from the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social moderating! Panel recording at youtu.be/f2WDfsiLiRA
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #VGHF
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #VGHF
We Launched the NES 40 Years Ago Today - Gail Tilden, Lance Barr, Bruce Lowry - PRGE 2025 Portland
YouTube video by Portland Retro Gaming Expo
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Y'all, I know two hours is a big time commitment, but this panel I arranged and hosted last month is one of the most important things I've ever done for video game history. The launch of the NES is a crazier story than most people realize, and my guests were extremely generous with their memories.
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Board games are still back. Loved making this documentary and it’s here. Perfect Saturday afternoon listening. Scroll down on the programme link to find my blogpost about all the board games I discovered at Spielberg in Essen..
4:30pm TODAY on @BBCRadio4Extra
Do Pass Go
Samira Ahmed sets out to uncover the modern allure of board games with help from designers and geeks. From 2017.
Do Pass Go
Samira Ahmed sets out to uncover the modern allure of board games with help from designers and geeks. From 2017.
BBC Radio 4 Extra - Do Pass Go
Board games are back! What is their appeal in an increasingly digital world?
www.bbc.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Board games are still back. Loved making this documentary and it’s here. Perfect Saturday afternoon listening. Scroll down on the programme link to find my blogpost about all the board games I discovered at Spielberg in Essen..
about time the BBC Sounds web interface was updated!
October 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
about time the BBC Sounds web interface was updated!
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Vimeo now supports regular 180° video, and will support Apple Immersive Video by the end of the year.
Details here: www.uploadvr.com/vimeo-is-add...
Details here: www.uploadvr.com/vimeo-is-add...
October 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Vimeo now supports regular 180° video, and will support Apple Immersive Video by the end of the year.
Details here: www.uploadvr.com/vimeo-is-add...
Details here: www.uploadvr.com/vimeo-is-add...
looking forward to playing this!
Another great documentary by @noclipvideo.bsky.social - that doesn't forget to highlight many aspects of video game development that players never think about. Which is obviously a success itself.
If you enjoyed this excellent game, or are interested in game development, don't miss this video!
If you enjoyed this excellent game, or are interested in game development, don't miss this video!
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - /noclip Documentary
YouTube video by /noclip
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
looking forward to playing this!
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Ever wonder why some scenes in games and films look instinctively "amazing"? 🤔
It’s not magic, it's composition! 💡
3D Artist Liesbet Segaert breaks down the essential tools for telling a great story & setting the mood in your scenes.
Check it out here 👉 www.magnopus.com/blog/why-it-...
It’s not magic, it's composition! 💡
3D Artist Liesbet Segaert breaks down the essential tools for telling a great story & setting the mood in your scenes.
Check it out here 👉 www.magnopus.com/blog/why-it-...
Why it looks 'amazing': The foundational rules of visual composition — Magnopus
In this essential guide to composition, 3D artist Liesbet Segaert breaks down the practical tools used by artists and directors – from value contrast and brightness to the Rule of Thirds and negative ...
www.magnopus.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Ever wonder why some scenes in games and films look instinctively "amazing"? 🤔
It’s not magic, it's composition! 💡
3D Artist Liesbet Segaert breaks down the essential tools for telling a great story & setting the mood in your scenes.
Check it out here 👉 www.magnopus.com/blog/why-it-...
It’s not magic, it's composition! 💡
3D Artist Liesbet Segaert breaks down the essential tools for telling a great story & setting the mood in your scenes.
Check it out here 👉 www.magnopus.com/blog/why-it-...
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I wrote earlier about the magic of B-games and @keefstuart.bsky.social continues that perfectly while looking at Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2.
"The game is also a reminder that flawed-but-fascinating games were once the backbone of the industry."
Go read and remember the OK-weird games
"The game is also a reminder that flawed-but-fascinating games were once the backbone of the industry."
Go read and remember the OK-weird games
October 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I wrote earlier about the magic of B-games and @keefstuart.bsky.social continues that perfectly while looking at Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2.
"The game is also a reminder that flawed-but-fascinating games were once the backbone of the industry."
Go read and remember the OK-weird games
"The game is also a reminder that flawed-but-fascinating games were once the backbone of the industry."
Go read and remember the OK-weird games
A custom solution to #VR text in #godot killing perfomance. #gamedev claire-blackshaw.com/blog/2025/08...
VR Text Was Killing Performance, So I Took a Hatchet to Godot's Label3D
I hit two massive problems a few months back. First, my simple text menus were absolutely destroying performance in VR, especially when adding nodes to the scene tree. Second, the font quality looke...
claire-blackshaw.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
A custom solution to #VR text in #godot killing perfomance. #gamedev claire-blackshaw.com/blog/2025/08...
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North Korean hackers just cracked something disturbing: they're hiding malware on blockchains where nobody can remove it. It costs them under $2 and creates permanent, untouchable infrastructure for cybercrime. Here's what this means... 🧵
arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com/security/202...
Nation-state hackers deliver malware from “bulletproof” blockchains
Malicious payloads stored on Ethereum and BNB blockchains are immune to takedowns.
arstechnica.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
North Korean hackers just cracked something disturbing: they're hiding malware on blockchains where nobody can remove it. It costs them under $2 and creates permanent, untouchable infrastructure for cybercrime. Here's what this means... 🧵
arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com/security/202...
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The improved SSR in godot 4.6
October 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The improved SSR in godot 4.6
Great advice for any creative endeavor from @juniperdev.bsky.social . What Peter Sims might call making little bets - iterate, experiment, fail fast, learn from your mistakes, rinse repeat.. #gamedev www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytyl...
Make Tiny Games.
YouTube video by Juniper Dev
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Great advice for any creative endeavor from @juniperdev.bsky.social . What Peter Sims might call making little bets - iterate, experiment, fail fast, learn from your mistakes, rinse repeat.. #gamedev www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytyl...
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What happens when you layer 1000s of hand drawn elements to build video games? This!
#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #shroomandgloom
#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #shroomandgloom
September 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
What happens when you layer 1000s of hand drawn elements to build video games? This!
#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #shroomandgloom
#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #shroomandgloom
"..the different ways we dress the naked PRNG .. for the player's consumption: as card draws, rolls of the dice, and so on." #gamedev #narrativedesign #gamedesign azhdarchid.com/randomness-i...
Randomness in Narrative Video Games: Aesthetics of Different Random Systems
On virtual dice, cards, and other alternatives.
azhdarchid.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
"..the different ways we dress the naked PRNG .. for the player's consumption: as card draws, rolls of the dice, and so on." #gamedev #narrativedesign #gamedesign azhdarchid.com/randomness-i...
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The classic 1999 version of System Shock 2 is set to be pulled from sale on Steam later this week. https://bit.ly/4pWkLNn
October 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The classic 1999 version of System Shock 2 is set to be pulled from sale on Steam later this week. https://bit.ly/4pWkLNn