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Samperson
@samperson.bsky.social
· Feb 9
i'm trying to make the best-sounding game trailer of all time. think i got pretty close
i want to hire every single person involved in the quake brutalism jam
January 4, 2026 at 6:07 AM
i want to hire every single person involved in the quake brutalism jam
It's 2026. Time to put developer commentaries back in our games.
January 2, 2026 at 3:31 AM
It's 2026. Time to put developer commentaries back in our games.
"gemini needs to feel safe and loved to generate quality output" we used to beat the shit out of office printers
January 1, 2026 at 2:02 AM
"gemini needs to feel safe and loved to generate quality output" we used to beat the shit out of office printers
what's the best way to capture normal maps with minimal equipment?
like, ideally just with a camera, the way you'd go out and get photo textures
i know things like crazybump work fairly well (and now people are using genai editing to do it), but say i want the real deal
like, ideally just with a camera, the way you'd go out and get photo textures
i know things like crazybump work fairly well (and now people are using genai editing to do it), but say i want the real deal
December 30, 2025 at 5:47 AM
what's the best way to capture normal maps with minimal equipment?
like, ideally just with a camera, the way you'd go out and get photo textures
i know things like crazybump work fairly well (and now people are using genai editing to do it), but say i want the real deal
like, ideally just with a camera, the way you'd go out and get photo textures
i know things like crazybump work fairly well (and now people are using genai editing to do it), but say i want the real deal
nobody else is claiming their voucher so
2026 will be my year
2026 will be my year
December 30, 2025 at 5:31 AM
nobody else is claiming their voucher so
2026 will be my year
2026 will be my year
just found out the person who made the fancam i stole for 0:02-0:16 blocked me for making this
this is the kind of persecution you face when challenging the form
this is the kind of persecution you face when challenging the form
December 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
just found out the person who made the fancam i stole for 0:02-0:16 blocked me for making this
this is the kind of persecution you face when challenging the form
this is the kind of persecution you face when challenging the form
every day you log on and learn what one guy said to the other guy
December 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
every day you log on and learn what one guy said to the other guy
the first time in history this shit has happened. first time and it's on camera. what a privilege
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
the first time in history this shit has happened. first time and it's on camera. what a privilege
THIS IS THE SHIT I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
What was the level design process like for BIG HOPS and what tools did we use?
Question from Terri V on Bluesky
#indiegames #gamedev #bighops
Question from Terri V on Bluesky
#indiegames #gamedev #bighops
December 27, 2025 at 7:10 AM
THIS IS THE SHIT I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
hey thats me in there
likely because i worked on. the game
likely because i worked on. the game
hey do u like d-cell? do u wanna follow cool ppl?
go.bsky.app/BMiZR2F
go.bsky.app/BMiZR2F
December 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
hey thats me in there
likely because i worked on. the game
likely because i worked on. the game
i need some 2010s mid with a Unique Element to play.
splinter cell conviction tier.
games that make you say shit like "i love the thing they were trying to do"
splinter cell conviction tier.
games that make you say shit like "i love the thing they were trying to do"
December 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i need some 2010s mid with a Unique Element to play.
splinter cell conviction tier.
games that make you say shit like "i love the thing they were trying to do"
splinter cell conviction tier.
games that make you say shit like "i love the thing they were trying to do"
Glad the performance discourse is happening but it does make me feel a little crazy because like. "Let's target 1080p30 on Deck" isn't a new idea, Steam Deck hardware has been the same since it came out.
Maybe it's prompting people to consider performance upfront in a way we've been trained not to?
Maybe it's prompting people to consider performance upfront in a way we've been trained not to?
December 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Glad the performance discourse is happening but it does make me feel a little crazy because like. "Let's target 1080p30 on Deck" isn't a new idea, Steam Deck hardware has been the same since it came out.
Maybe it's prompting people to consider performance upfront in a way we've been trained not to?
Maybe it's prompting people to consider performance upfront in a way we've been trained not to?
What's the best place to read about techniques for rendering transparent geometry in the middle of a raymarched fog volume?
From the scattered sources I'm reading, there's a lot of fascinatingly weird ways people try to hack around it.
From the scattered sources I'm reading, there's a lot of fascinatingly weird ways people try to hack around it.
December 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
What's the best place to read about techniques for rendering transparent geometry in the middle of a raymarched fog volume?
From the scattered sources I'm reading, there's a lot of fascinatingly weird ways people try to hack around it.
From the scattered sources I'm reading, there's a lot of fascinatingly weird ways people try to hack around it.
okay fess up, which one of you did the audio integration on ROUTINE
December 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
okay fess up, which one of you did the audio integration on ROUTINE
i cannot overstate how important it is for you to watch this sudoku let's play video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKf9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKf9...
The Miracle Sudoku
YouTube video by Cracking The Cryptic
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
i cannot overstate how important it is for you to watch this sudoku let's play video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKf9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKf9...
Reposted by Samperson
Absolutely hilarious update I love it so much
December 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Absolutely hilarious update I love it so much
did i delete my post from a while back about how ai-driven compute shortages might fuck the market incentives preventing the dummy terminal cloud-only future
i should stop doing that
i should stop doing that
December 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
did i delete my post from a while back about how ai-driven compute shortages might fuck the market incentives preventing the dummy terminal cloud-only future
i should stop doing that
i should stop doing that
transform your cursor into any picture - tutorial (WORKING 2020)
December 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
transform your cursor into any picture - tutorial (WORKING 2020)
these days you must grasp the concept
December 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
these days you must grasp the concept
so valve never did any talks about the rendering of half life alyx, eh?
December 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
so valve never did any talks about the rendering of half life alyx, eh?
idiot beginners following project organization rules vs. the guy who did the original Stranger Things intro revealing his layer names are seven hundred duplicates of fucking "Adjustment Layer 7" and all the shots are just in different skyscraper stories of one comp
December 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
idiot beginners following project organization rules vs. the guy who did the original Stranger Things intro revealing his layer names are seven hundred duplicates of fucking "Adjustment Layer 7" and all the shots are just in different skyscraper stories of one comp
hey what the hell is that thing called, when you're achieving your goals operating under some mental model of the world - not because you're actually correct, but because your Wrong mental model happens to accidentally incentivize behavior that maps onto reality in a backwards way
December 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
hey what the hell is that thing called, when you're achieving your goals operating under some mental model of the world - not because you're actually correct, but because your Wrong mental model happens to accidentally incentivize behavior that maps onto reality in a backwards way
cool cat. ultimate focus brown noise
December 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
cool cat. ultimate focus brown noise