Vael Victus (web/game dev)
@vaelvict.us
I run Tinydark, a player-first indie web game studio. I post exclusively about games, game dev and web dev.
Studio: https://tinydark.com
Personal: https://vaelvict.us
Studio: https://tinydark.com
Personal: https://vaelvict.us
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Glorifying violence or harm violates Bluesky’s Community Guidelines. We review reports and take action on content that celebrates harm against anyone. Violence has no place in healthy public discourse, and we’re committed to fostering healthy, open conversations
September 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Glorifying violence or harm violates Bluesky’s Community Guidelines. We review reports and take action on content that celebrates harm against anyone. Violence has no place in healthy public discourse, and we’re committed to fostering healthy, open conversations
It can be both: in fact it's quite nice to use AI for post-processing in PhotoShop.
February 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
It can be both: in fact it's quite nice to use AI for post-processing in PhotoShop.
Checked into #Bluesky and saw some good news! I can see posts I made to those who blocked me. I hope this means that they are now publicly visible for other people, but it's hard for me to test. @thieflord.dev any insight?
May 29, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Checked into #Bluesky and saw some good news! I can see posts I made to those who blocked me. I hope this means that they are now publicly visible for other people, but it's hard for me to test. @thieflord.dev any insight?
Welcome, new #BlueSky users. This is still a problem and has been "looked into" with no positive result. Blue Sky is a dangerous place for discourse, where poor thinkers who are routinely shut down on other platforms have free reign to be as awful as they like and effectively delete YOUR content.
Yesterday I discovered that if someone blocks you on bluesky is deletes their replies to your posts.
Kinda scary for discourse because yesterday I made a counter point to a callout post and got blocked. And now on the thread it looks like the whole community agrees with it.
Kinda scary for discourse because yesterday I made a counter point to a callout post and got blocked. And now on the thread it looks like the whole community agrees with it.
February 12, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Welcome, new #BlueSky users. This is still a problem and has been "looked into" with no positive result. Blue Sky is a dangerous place for discourse, where poor thinkers who are routinely shut down on other platforms have free reign to be as awful as they like and effectively delete YOUR content.
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I'm supporting Children's Miracle Network as an Extra Life Team Leader for the seventh year in a row! Getting this year's team up and running has been a extra busy & my own campaign has been neglected, but better late than never! Help me Change Kids Health at: www.extra-life.org/participant/...
Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my local member hospital of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need YOUR help to reach my fundraising goal, will you make a donation to suppo...
www.extra-life.org
November 2, 2023 at 11:51 PM
I'm supporting Children's Miracle Network as an Extra Life Team Leader for the seventh year in a row! Getting this year's team up and running has been a extra busy & my own campaign has been neglected, but better late than never! Help me Change Kids Health at: www.extra-life.org/participant/...
For now. I ran a little AI experiment in a multiplayer game of mine recently, where I said I'm either going to spend 2 hours on the whole Halloween event, or I'll double that and provide a lot of prose primarily written by the AI. I chose the latter and will briefly talk about it now. #ai #gamedev
"AI writing is drivel, it sustains the appearance of an argument (or plot or theme) without the substance of one; it's rather like listening to a Donald Trump speech. The words follow one another like the pounding throb of a migraine but there's no message underneath it."
nailed it :D
nailed it :D
I was interviewed by creative bloq on whether indie developers should use generative AI. It’s brief but isn’t pretty.
October 29, 2023 at 2:03 PM
50 Years of Text Games is now available in print-on-demand book form. #if50 #if #interactivefiction #textgames
www.drivethrufiction.com/product/4475...
www.drivethrufiction.com/product/4475...
October 22, 2023 at 1:31 PM
50 Years of Text Games is now available in print-on-demand book form. #if50 #if #interactivefiction #textgames
www.drivethrufiction.com/product/4475...
www.drivethrufiction.com/product/4475...
I have practically no reach, but I like this guy.
Sooo I'm looking for new projects!
Senior narrative designer with 10+ shipped games and 8+ years of experience, with an eclectic expertise - RPGs, FPS, puzzle games, VR and many more!
Check out my portfolio! Grab a coffee! Let's talk! RT this! Take the day off! Enjoy softer skin!
Senior narrative designer with 10+ shipped games and 8+ years of experience, with an eclectic expertise - RPGs, FPS, puzzle games, VR and many more!
Check out my portfolio! Grab a coffee! Let's talk! RT this! Take the day off! Enjoy softer skin!
Víctor Ojuel | Narrative Designer
Official website of Víctor Ojuel, Narrative Designer and Videogame Writer
(Temtem, Relicta, Aeon Drive, Legends of Catalonia, Wildermyth...).
Portfolio, contact, interactive fiction and more.
www.victorojuel.org
October 11, 2023 at 1:45 AM
I have practically no reach, but I like this guy.
I know I said I'd only post about games, game dev, and web dev, but I'm still in shock that so much Halloween lofi exists and it's playing 24/7. Day 3 and I've probably consumed 15 hours so far. #halloween #lofi
For *dark* lofi, I recommend Ill-Advised Records.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULQh...
For *dark* lofi, I recommend Ill-Advised Records.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULQh...
Halloween lofi radio 🎃 - spooky beats to get chills to
🎼 | Listen on Spotify, Apple music and more→ https://fanlink.to/LofiGirl-Halloween2023🌎 | Lofi Girl on all social media→ https://fanlink.to/lofigirl-soci...
www.youtube.com
October 6, 2023 at 1:57 AM
I know I said I'd only post about games, game dev, and web dev, but I'm still in shock that so much Halloween lofi exists and it's playing 24/7. Day 3 and I've probably consumed 15 hours so far. #halloween #lofi
For *dark* lofi, I recommend Ill-Advised Records.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULQh...
For *dark* lofi, I recommend Ill-Advised Records.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULQh...
We are at the peak of recorded human civilization.
September 30, 2023 at 8:23 PM
We are at the peak of recorded human civilization.
Little teaser for Black Crown: Exhumed, coming to browsers and mobile this Halloween. It is a resurrection of a web game, published by Penguin Random House and hosted on Failbetter's StoryNexus platform, which had sadly gone offline in 2014. #gamedev #horror #horrorgames
blackcrownexhumed.com
blackcrownexhumed.com
September 23, 2023 at 5:57 PM
Little teaser for Black Crown: Exhumed, coming to browsers and mobile this Halloween. It is a resurrection of a web game, published by Penguin Random House and hosted on Failbetter's StoryNexus platform, which had sadly gone offline in 2014. #gamedev #horror #horrorgames
blackcrownexhumed.com
blackcrownexhumed.com
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Work Emails are Turn Based Combat
September 15, 2023 at 3:22 AM
Work Emails are Turn Based Combat
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OPEN FOR BUSINESS
I'm a senior narrative designer and writer looking for new projects! Check out my portfolio and let's talk (I don't just write gut, I'm also very nice to chat to).
RTs (whatever they're called here) much appreciated!
I'm a senior narrative designer and writer looking for new projects! Check out my portfolio and let's talk (I don't just write gut, I'm also very nice to chat to).
RTs (whatever they're called here) much appreciated!
I HAVE A NEW WEBSITE!
www.victorojuel.org
It's been long in the making but I'm finally joining the 2020s (bye bye Wordpress). Check it out - feedback welcome!
www.victorojuel.org
It's been long in the making but I'm finally joining the 2020s (bye bye Wordpress). Check it out - feedback welcome!
Víctor Ojuel | Narrative Designer
Official website of Víctor Ojuel, Narrative Designer and Videogame Writer
(Temtem, Relicta, Aeon Drive, Legends of Catalonia, Wildermyth...).
Portfolio, contact, interactive fiction and more.
www.victorojuel.org
September 8, 2023 at 3:15 PM
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
I'm a senior narrative designer and writer looking for new projects! Check out my portfolio and let's talk (I don't just write gut, I'm also very nice to chat to).
RTs (whatever they're called here) much appreciated!
I'm a senior narrative designer and writer looking for new projects! Check out my portfolio and let's talk (I don't just write gut, I'm also very nice to chat to).
RTs (whatever they're called here) much appreciated!
Refactoring sprint is finally over. Feels good to delete this column on the roadmap, but I expected to be here in early August. I aim to have a live and working horror game by October 20th. It will be a "soft release" for only my friends and anyone in the discord, then I'll keep developing. #gamedev
September 2, 2023 at 1:47 AM
Refactoring sprint is finally over. Feels good to delete this column on the roadmap, but I expected to be here in early August. I aim to have a live and working horror game by October 20th. It will be a "soft release" for only my friends and anyone in the discord, then I'll keep developing. #gamedev
Be cautious when reading long threads on #Bluesky, especially if they're contentious. Unlike Twitter, blocking someone on Bluesky will publicly hide all interactions between both parties. This means the receiver of criticism can effectively hide a critic's comment. This enables echo chambers.
August 26, 2023 at 9:22 PM
Be cautious when reading long threads on #Bluesky, especially if they're contentious. Unlike Twitter, blocking someone on Bluesky will publicly hide all interactions between both parties. This means the receiver of criticism can effectively hide a critic's comment. This enables echo chambers.
@pfrazee.com Hey there, I found this in the FAQ on blocking. Is it still accurate?
"Blocking prevents interaction. When you block an account, both you and the other account will no longer be able to see or interact with each other’s posts."
I recently read that if someone ... [1/2]
"Blocking prevents interaction. When you block an account, both you and the other account will no longer be able to see or interact with each other’s posts."
I recently read that if someone ... [1/2]
August 19, 2023 at 8:35 PM
@pfrazee.com Hey there, I found this in the FAQ on blocking. Is it still accurate?
"Blocking prevents interaction. When you block an account, both you and the other account will no longer be able to see or interact with each other’s posts."
I recently read that if someone ... [1/2]
"Blocking prevents interaction. When you block an account, both you and the other account will no longer be able to see or interact with each other’s posts."
I recently read that if someone ... [1/2]
When it comes to a the 'chat' experience, ChatGPT is still better at generating code than Copilot. 😬 I had and still have high hopes for Copilot, but right now it's just a better autocomplete.
#ai #webdev #gamedev
#ai #webdev #gamedev
August 14, 2023 at 3:37 PM
When it comes to a the 'chat' experience, ChatGPT is still better at generating code than Copilot. 😬 I had and still have high hopes for Copilot, but right now it's just a better autocomplete.
#ai #webdev #gamedev
#ai #webdev #gamedev
Very pleased to be launching integrated forums for all GAM3 games! No separate sign-up, the player simply needs to set a nickname and they're ready to start reading and posting. Thanks to Flarum for providing this amazing forum experience, even if it was a bit rocky at times. #gamedev #webdev
August 6, 2023 at 6:15 PM
Very pleased to be launching integrated forums for all GAM3 games! No separate sign-up, the player simply needs to set a nickname and they're ready to start reading and posting. Thanks to Flarum for providing this amazing forum experience, even if it was a bit rocky at times. #gamedev #webdev
Generally impressed by #Laragon. If you're deving on windows and still using WampServer, I really have to recommend switching to Laragon. It simply works, which is something I cannot say for WampServer. #webdev
August 1, 2023 at 1:44 PM
Generally impressed by #Laragon. If you're deving on windows and still using WampServer, I really have to recommend switching to Laragon. It simply works, which is something I cannot say for WampServer. #webdev
It's a happy day. #webdev
July 30, 2023 at 7:39 PM
It's a happy day. #webdev
Disappointed in Pokemon Sleep. All it took to lose most of my sleep data was me waking up 10 mins before my alarm, checking my phone, and groggily turning off the screen. When my alarm woke me, I returned to the game restarting and telling me it was connecting to the server to get my sleep data.
July 26, 2023 at 11:42 AM
Disappointed in Pokemon Sleep. All it took to lose most of my sleep data was me waking up 10 mins before my alarm, checking my phone, and groggily turning off the screen. When my alarm woke me, I returned to the game restarting and telling me it was connecting to the server to get my sleep data.
Add me to Pokemon Sleep! 2640-0847-4061
I was surprised at the level of polish and the design scope. Can't say I've ever slept to play before, but I'm looking forward to night 2.
I was surprised at the level of polish and the design scope. Can't say I've ever slept to play before, but I'm looking forward to night 2.
July 20, 2023 at 3:32 PM
Add me to Pokemon Sleep! 2640-0847-4061
I was surprised at the level of polish and the design scope. Can't say I've ever slept to play before, but I'm looking forward to night 2.
I was surprised at the level of polish and the design scope. Can't say I've ever slept to play before, but I'm looking forward to night 2.
Huge thanks to my wife for sitting through FIFTEEN (15!) of these captcha challenges... so that I can sign up to npm! 😱
I need to fork someone's package I'm using to accept #svelte version 4... they're ignoring my pull request in which I tested it works.
I need to fork someone's package I'm using to accept #svelte version 4... they're ignoring my pull request in which I tested it works.
July 19, 2023 at 2:02 AM
Huge thanks to my wife for sitting through FIFTEEN (15!) of these captcha challenges... so that I can sign up to npm! 😱
I need to fork someone's package I'm using to accept #svelte version 4... they're ignoring my pull request in which I tested it works.
I need to fork someone's package I'm using to accept #svelte version 4... they're ignoring my pull request in which I tested it works.