Matt Giuca
@mgiuca.bsky.social
Solo game developer, former Web Apps eng at Google, former editor of Web Apps Manifest spec.
https://mgiuca.itch.io/
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https://mgiuca.itch.io/
https://mastodon.social/@mgiuca
It's cool that he just came out and said "we did this to get the oil". Saves us from having to point out the ulterior motive.
January 3, 2026 at 9:27 PM
It's cool that he just came out and said "we did this to get the oil". Saves us from having to point out the ulterior motive.
Can we please have fewer guns in the community not more?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol #gunviolence
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol #gunviolence
Minns government ‘actively’ considering if Jewish security group should be armed after Bondi attack
NSW premier also announces police will carry long-arm rifles at major New Year’s Eve event in Sydney
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Can we please have fewer guns in the community not more?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol #gunviolence
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol #gunviolence
I played a lot of games this year (Steam says I played 85!) and here are three stand-out games you might not have heard of, roughly in order of preference. (Thread)
#goty #videogames
#goty #videogames
December 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I played a lot of games this year (Steam says I played 85!) and here are three stand-out games you might not have heard of, roughly in order of preference. (Thread)
#goty #videogames
#goty #videogames
I just pressed the button to make the Celestial Golf playtest live on Steam!
You can join the playtest and wishlist on the store page:
store.steampowered.com/app/3965730/...
More info about the playtest:
store.steampowered.com/news/app/396...
#indie #gamedev #space
Oh and here's a new trailer:
You can join the playtest and wishlist on the store page:
store.steampowered.com/app/3965730/...
More info about the playtest:
store.steampowered.com/news/app/396...
#indie #gamedev #space
Oh and here's a new trailer:
Celestial Golf Playtest Trailer
YouTube video by Matt Giuca
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I just pressed the button to make the Celestial Golf playtest live on Steam!
You can join the playtest and wishlist on the store page:
store.steampowered.com/app/3965730/...
More info about the playtest:
store.steampowered.com/news/app/396...
#indie #gamedev #space
Oh and here's a new trailer:
You can join the playtest and wishlist on the store page:
store.steampowered.com/app/3965730/...
More info about the playtest:
store.steampowered.com/news/app/396...
#indie #gamedev #space
Oh and here's a new trailer:
A despicable act of violence occurred in Sydney last week.
Australia and NSW politicians: "This never would have happened if you guys weren't peacefully protesting against genocide." #auspol
Australia and NSW politicians: "This never would have happened if you guys weren't peacefully protesting against genocide." #auspol
December 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
A despicable act of violence occurred in Sydney last week.
Australia and NSW politicians: "This never would have happened if you guys weren't peacefully protesting against genocide." #auspol
Australia and NSW politicians: "This never would have happened if you guys weren't peacefully protesting against genocide." #auspol
Another example of how the perpetrators of the Aussie #SocialMediaBan are failing our kids, by telling them to "read that book" (code for "just go back to the old ways"), forgetting that kids find books, and so many other "real world" things, on social media.
theconversation.com/teens-discov...
theconversation.com/teens-discov...
Teens discover books on social media. What will the under-16s ban do to their reading?
Social media communities on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube have encouraged teens to read for fun. Now, Australian teens are banned from them until they turn 16.
theconversation.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Another example of how the perpetrators of the Aussie #SocialMediaBan are failing our kids, by telling them to "read that book" (code for "just go back to the old ways"), forgetting that kids find books, and so many other "real world" things, on social media.
theconversation.com/teens-discov...
theconversation.com/teens-discov...
Can't stop thinking in awe of Ahmed Al Ahmed, the guy who tackled the gunman at Bondi yesterday. An absolute legend, and all the more profound that he is a Syrian immigrant who saved Jewish victims. Wishing him a full recovery. ❤️
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Parents praise 'hero' son for tackling gunman during Bondi Beach attack
The ABC has spoken to the parents of Ahmed Al Ahmed who was shot after he heroically wrestled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach attackers.
www.abc.net.au
December 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Can't stop thinking in awe of Ahmed Al Ahmed, the guy who tackled the gunman at Bondi yesterday. An absolute legend, and all the more profound that he is a Syrian immigrant who saved Jewish victims. Wishing him a full recovery. ❤️
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
You can now click this button to be notified when the Celestial Golf Playtest goes live (planning to publish it in about a week)! This will be a short (~30-minute) demo of the game.
store.steampowered.com/app/3965730/...
(Also pls wishlist the game!)
#indie #gamedev #space #orbits
store.steampowered.com/app/3965730/...
(Also pls wishlist the game!)
#indie #gamedev #space #orbits
December 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
You can now click this button to be notified when the Celestial Golf Playtest goes live (planning to publish it in about a week)! This will be a short (~30-minute) demo of the game.
store.steampowered.com/app/3965730/...
(Also pls wishlist the game!)
#indie #gamedev #space #orbits
store.steampowered.com/app/3965730/...
(Also pls wishlist the game!)
#indie #gamedev #space #orbits
I'm hearing a lot (including from the pro-social-media-ban folks) that "now we've banned _bad_ social media, we need to build some safe spaces for kids online, to fill the void". Problem: That isn't legal. This rushed law bans any service that lets users communicate, not just "bad ones". Disaster.
December 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I'm hearing a lot (including from the pro-social-media-ban folks) that "now we've banned _bad_ social media, we need to build some safe spaces for kids online, to fill the void". Problem: That isn't legal. This rushed law bans any service that lets users communicate, not just "bad ones". Disaster.
I've been playtesting this and it's got a very cool 90s vibe #iykyk. Looking forward to more adventures with Pinny.
I've just launched the demo for my new game Factory 95! It's a retro-Windows inspired automation game about making PowerPoints. You can play it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3987250/...
#gamedev #indiegame
#gamedev #indiegame
December 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I've been playtesting this and it's got a very cool 90s vibe #iykyk. Looking forward to more adventures with Pinny.
So it begins... Bluesky proactively complying with Australian social media ban. I wonder how much personal ID I have to give to continue using this service.
December 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
So it begins... Bluesky proactively complying with Australian social media ban. I wonder how much personal ID I have to give to continue using this service.
I think the worst thing about Australia's #SocialMediaBan (and there are a lot of bad things) is that it doesn't give tech companies (even future ones) the ability to behave well, because it doesn't punish bad behaviour, it just bans all "social media" (as judged randomly by the commissioner). 🧵 1/5
December 9, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I think the worst thing about Australia's #SocialMediaBan (and there are a lot of bad things) is that it doesn't give tech companies (even future ones) the ability to behave well, because it doesn't punish bad behaviour, it just bans all "social media" (as judged randomly by the commissioner). 🧵 1/5
Unfortunately these kids are confusing "I don't want this" with "nobody should have this".
You shouldn't support a govt. ban of something that you don't like. Next they could ban something you like that I don't. Not a path we should go down.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#auspol #socialmediaban
You shouldn't support a govt. ban of something that you don't like. Next they could ban something you like that I don't. Not a path we should go down.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#auspol #socialmediaban
Why these two teenagers support the social media ban
Patrick, 15, does not use social media and hopes he never does. Nick, 15, had a flip phone for the first few years of high school. Here is why they support the social media ban.
www.abc.net.au
December 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Unfortunately these kids are confusing "I don't want this" with "nobody should have this".
You shouldn't support a govt. ban of something that you don't like. Next they could ban something you like that I don't. Not a path we should go down.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#auspol #socialmediaban
You shouldn't support a govt. ban of something that you don't like. Next they could ban something you like that I don't. Not a path we should go down.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#auspol #socialmediaban
Just hit possibly the most egregious "let's finish setting up your PC" for my 3-year-old Windows 11 PC... an unskippable nightmare of ads for services that I had to carefully decline in a different way for each one, some requiring multiple denials. In total, 13 clicks to get back to using my PC.
December 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Just hit possibly the most egregious "let's finish setting up your PC" for my 3-year-old Windows 11 PC... an unskippable nightmare of ads for services that I had to carefully decline in a different way for each one, some requiring multiple denials. In total, 13 clicks to get back to using my PC.
The problem with all streaming services: more competition is bad for consumers because it means more subscriptions, so they can argue consolidation is "pro-consumer". But consolidation is also bad for consumers for the traditional reasons monopolies are bad. So we can't win.
#netflix #warnerbros
#netflix #warnerbros
December 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The problem with all streaming services: more competition is bad for consumers because it means more subscriptions, so they can argue consolidation is "pro-consumer". But consolidation is also bad for consumers for the traditional reasons monopolies are bad. So we can't win.
#netflix #warnerbros
#netflix #warnerbros
Once you start down the path of government Internet censorship, you quickly find yourself in an escalating arms race between your government and your people. 1/2
www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
#auspol #socialmediaban
www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
#auspol #socialmediaban
Australia expects platforms to "stop under-16s from using VPNs" to evade social media ban
The regulator has refused to say how this will work in practice
www.techradar.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Once you start down the path of government Internet censorship, you quickly find yourself in an escalating arms race between your government and your people. 1/2
www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
#auspol #socialmediaban
www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
#auspol #socialmediaban
Reposted by Matt Giuca
"Oh sure, let me instantly generate every storefront image at once" is something no game developer ever said... until I added this feature to Kenney Game Assets All-in-1! 🎉
(Coming later this month!)
(Coming later this month!)
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Oh sure, let me instantly generate every storefront image at once" is something no game developer ever said... until I added this feature to Kenney Game Assets All-in-1! 🎉
(Coming later this month!)
(Coming later this month!)
So it seems that it has now become the Australian government's policy that no content unsuitable for an eight year old should appear on any website unless the user creates an account.
This is beyond ridiculous.
Source: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#auspol #socialmediaban
This is beyond ridiculous.
Source: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#auspol #socialmediaban
December 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
So it seems that it has now become the Australian government's policy that no content unsuitable for an eight year old should appear on any website unless the user creates an account.
This is beyond ridiculous.
Source: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#auspol #socialmediaban
This is beyond ridiculous.
Source: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#auspol #socialmediaban
Australia just made it illegal for YouTube to provide safe age-appropriate content and parental controls. They didn't ban kids from YouTube, just gutted all the child safety features. Parents, do you feel your kids are safe online now?
blog.google/intl/en-au/p...
#auspol #socialmediaban
blog.google/intl/en-au/p...
#auspol #socialmediaban
What’s changing for under 16s and parents on YouTube in Australia
Today we shared an update with our users and creators about what to expect from the YouTube experience for under 16s in Australia as a result of the Social Media Minimum…
blog.google
December 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Australia just made it illegal for YouTube to provide safe age-appropriate content and parental controls. They didn't ban kids from YouTube, just gutted all the child safety features. Parents, do you feel your kids are safe online now?
blog.google/intl/en-au/p...
#auspol #socialmediaban
blog.google/intl/en-au/p...
#auspol #socialmediaban
Perfect: Aus government forces tech companies to rush to implement age verification or face massive fines, but doesn't offer any systems or regulations, simply "they have to figure it out." Then the inevitable privacy nightmare is their fault.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... #auspol #socialmediaban
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... #auspol #socialmediaban
Cybersecurity experts alarmed by Snapchat's age-verification plan
As the social media ban for kids under 16 approaches, popular messaging app Snapchat says young people will be able to verify their age by sending a selfie or their ID to a third-party platform, but s...
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Perfect: Aus government forces tech companies to rush to implement age verification or face massive fines, but doesn't offer any systems or regulations, simply "they have to figure it out." Then the inevitable privacy nightmare is their fault.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... #auspol #socialmediaban
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... #auspol #socialmediaban
There's an organization to fight Australia's under-16 social media ban:
www.digitalfreedomproject.org.au
Sign the petition. Our children will not be silenced.
#auspol #socialmediaban
www.digitalfreedomproject.org.au
Sign the petition. Our children will not be silenced.
#auspol #socialmediaban
Digital Freedom Project | Protecting the Rights of all Australians Online
Join the Digital Freedom Project to protect digital rights and freedoms of Australians online. Support our campaign against social media restrictions.
www.digitalfreedomproject.org.au
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
There's an organization to fight Australia's under-16 social media ban:
www.digitalfreedomproject.org.au
Sign the petition. Our children will not be silenced.
#auspol #socialmediaban
www.digitalfreedomproject.org.au
Sign the petition. Our children will not be silenced.
#auspol #socialmediaban
Best hope yet of striking down the chilling Australian social media ban for children:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#auspol #socialmediaban
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#auspol #socialmediaban
Social media ban for under-16s challenged in High Court
Australia's social media age ban is being challenged in the High Court on the grounds that it restricts young teens' implied right to freedom of political communication.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Best hope yet of striking down the chilling Australian social media ban for children:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#auspol #socialmediaban
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#auspol #socialmediaban
Stoked to be featured in today's Godot XR blog post
godotengine.org/article/godo...
My jam entry Things You Can Do With Two Hands placed second and there's a neat 3-minute playthrough of it on that page (or you can play it at mgiuca.itch.io/two-hands). Thanks Bastiaan! #godot #xr #vr
godotengine.org/article/godo...
My jam entry Things You Can Do With Two Hands placed second and there's a neat 3-minute playthrough of it on that page (or you can play it at mgiuca.itch.io/two-hands). Thanks Bastiaan! #godot #xr #vr
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Stoked to be featured in today's Godot XR blog post
godotengine.org/article/godo...
My jam entry Things You Can Do With Two Hands placed second and there's a neat 3-minute playthrough of it on that page (or you can play it at mgiuca.itch.io/two-hands). Thanks Bastiaan! #godot #xr #vr
godotengine.org/article/godo...
My jam entry Things You Can Do With Two Hands placed second and there's a neat 3-minute playthrough of it on that page (or you can play it at mgiuca.itch.io/two-hands). Thanks Bastiaan! #godot #xr #vr
Just a couple of weeks until the Aus govt's disastrous social media ban kicks in.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"We know this law will not be perfect" they keep saying, like it's an excuse for making a shitty law and letting us figure out the consequences in real time. #auspol #socialmediaban
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"We know this law will not be perfect" they keep saying, like it's an excuse for making a shitty law and letting us figure out the consequences in real time. #auspol #socialmediaban
How the social media ban could impact students a long way from home
Boarders living thousands of kilometres from home, already vulnerable to isolation, are coming to terms with the government's under-16 social media ban.
www.abc.net.au
November 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Just a couple of weeks until the Aus govt's disastrous social media ban kicks in.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"We know this law will not be perfect" they keep saying, like it's an excuse for making a shitty law and letting us figure out the consequences in real time. #auspol #socialmediaban
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"We know this law will not be perfect" they keep saying, like it's an excuse for making a shitty law and letting us figure out the consequences in real time. #auspol #socialmediaban