drajjon (Alexis)
@alexisjanson.com
#IndieDev, #GameDesign, engineering, "Artisan of Joy"
TRY MY STRATEGY GAME! - Once Upon a Galaxy - galaxy.fun
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TRY MY STRATEGY GAME! - Once Upon a Galaxy - galaxy.fun
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drajjon (Alexis)
@alexisjanson.com
· Jul 30
Once Upon a Galaxy is now officially in Steam Early Access! Combine fantasy characters and magical treasures in our free-to-play card autobattler- quick to learn, play at your own pace, no AI art, lots of strategic depth to discover. #indiedev
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If you think eating pizza with utensils is deranged i present….
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
If you think eating pizza with utensils is deranged i present….
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Sideshow/carnival poster Wurmcoil.
November 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Sideshow/carnival poster Wurmcoil.
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everyone has the potential. everyone has the magic. even you, right now, reading this stupid post, and don't you dare tell me i'm wrong, because i'm not.
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
everyone has the potential. everyone has the magic. even you, right now, reading this stupid post, and don't you dare tell me i'm wrong, because i'm not.
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i have said it countless times at this point but the greatest thing god ever did was create women in her image and the unique beauty of trans womanhood is that you get to take part in that act of creation. you get to build a woman. i can't think of anything better than that.
transness is a gift. i need every trans woman to understand that by nature of their existence they have been blessed with the ability to pluck the strands of fate with their hands if they choose to. it is not always easy and it is not without hardship but every trans woman is capable of greatness.
November 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
i have said it countless times at this point but the greatest thing god ever did was create women in her image and the unique beauty of trans womanhood is that you get to take part in that act of creation. you get to build a woman. i can't think of anything better than that.
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"Computers [and phones] became an A/B tested telemetry-based advertising conduit to brains for SaaS recurring revenue."
Computers were a skill. They were taught in classrooms as a skill. Skills give you power over your tools because you work them as an expert and that is leverage to multiply externally.
And then computers became an A/B tested telemetry-based advertising conduit to brains for SaaS recurring revenue.
And then computers became an A/B tested telemetry-based advertising conduit to brains for SaaS recurring revenue.
November 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
"Computers [and phones] became an A/B tested telemetry-based advertising conduit to brains for SaaS recurring revenue."
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tbh clarissa explained NONE of this
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 AM
tbh clarissa explained NONE of this
Oh sweet free migraine
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Oh sweet free migraine
“This is only the third craziest idea I’ve had today,” I say as I try to shove a pen into a cord organizer
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
“This is only the third craziest idea I’ve had today,” I say as I try to shove a pen into a cord organizer
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increasingly toying with the idea that this is the root of all "rule of law" issues. A democratic theory of the rule of law should begin with the idea that the rule of law emerges from the average citizen's lived experience. And that experience today is being ruthlessly ripped off at all times.
I can’t say it enough: U.S. culture is scam culture. It pervades everything we do. We don’t notice it because it’s the water we swim in. A party would do well to remind everybody how awful this is and propose to fix it.
I think Democrats should offer voters a broadly defined anti-fraud platform. Yes, obviously, start with Trump’s influence peddling, but don’t stop there. Online fraud is massive, almost every phone call you get is a scam, and the solution has to be federal or it just won’t work.
August 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
increasingly toying with the idea that this is the root of all "rule of law" issues. A democratic theory of the rule of law should begin with the idea that the rule of law emerges from the average citizen's lived experience. And that experience today is being ruthlessly ripped off at all times.
Some people get up on the wrong side of the bed
I prefer to go to sleep on the wrong side, gives me a nice head start
I prefer to go to sleep on the wrong side, gives me a nice head start
I’m definitely an adult who can choose to stay up way past my bedtime posting rants on the doomscroll machine
November 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Some people get up on the wrong side of the bed
I prefer to go to sleep on the wrong side, gives me a nice head start
I prefer to go to sleep on the wrong side, gives me a nice head start
I’m definitely an adult who can choose to stay up way past my bedtime posting rants on the doomscroll machine
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I’m definitely an adult who can choose to stay up way past my bedtime posting rants on the doomscroll machine
I just don’t understand how other trans people can write a whole thread on how terrible Sarah McBride is and… this is their justification.
And without fail it’s posted as self-evident!
Who does this hurt and how? (nobody)
And without fail it’s posted as self-evident!
Who does this hurt and how? (nobody)
November 12, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I just don’t understand how other trans people can write a whole thread on how terrible Sarah McBride is and… this is their justification.
And without fail it’s posted as self-evident!
Who does this hurt and how? (nobody)
And without fail it’s posted as self-evident!
Who does this hurt and how? (nobody)
Hey now sometimes its 4 things
whether games are action or turn based; developed in america, japan or china; whether they're on steam or console or gacha games you play on your phone; have an audience of millions or an audience of double digits; what's important is that games are about choosing one from a list of three things
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Hey now sometimes its 4 things
Weird. We don’t use genAI (which is what they actually mean here) and it seems everywhere I look, other studios (mostly indie) are also rejecting GenAI wholesale.
Don’t let a couple of overpaid blowhard bigwigs speak for the whole industry.
Don’t let a couple of overpaid blowhard bigwigs speak for the whole industry.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
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“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Weird. We don’t use genAI (which is what they actually mean here) and it seems everywhere I look, other studios (mostly indie) are also rejecting GenAI wholesale.
Don’t let a couple of overpaid blowhard bigwigs speak for the whole industry.
Don’t let a couple of overpaid blowhard bigwigs speak for the whole industry.
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i mean i think the truth is that those of us who think this will probably usually get fired if we become journalists because we’re not good enough at keeping our mouths shut long enough to get powerful people to talk to us, and this is a self compounding problem in journalism
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
i mean i think the truth is that those of us who think this will probably usually get fired if we become journalists because we’re not good enough at keeping our mouths shut long enough to get powerful people to talk to us, and this is a self compounding problem in journalism
OK actually this is brilliant, new #neurospicy tech just dropped
“This is not the only element of Connor’s approach that walks the fine line between haphazard and brilliant. Instead of diligently referencing a list of questions during interviews, he uses a “mood board” made up of relevant imagery.”
“This is not the only element of Connor’s approach that walks the fine line between haphazard and brilliant. Instead of diligently referencing a list of questions during interviews, he uses a “mood board” made up of relevant imagery.”
November 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
OK actually this is brilliant, new #neurospicy tech just dropped
“This is not the only element of Connor’s approach that walks the fine line between haphazard and brilliant. Instead of diligently referencing a list of questions during interviews, he uses a “mood board” made up of relevant imagery.”
“This is not the only element of Connor’s approach that walks the fine line between haphazard and brilliant. Instead of diligently referencing a list of questions during interviews, he uses a “mood board” made up of relevant imagery.”
“There's a responsibility, I think, when you're interviewing someone with that amount of power and that amount of influence, that if you're given the opportunity to talk to them, you need to ask them certain hard questions about things they've done or they support”
fortnite friday is a talk show that takes place entirely in fortnite, which has nonetheless pulled names as big as gavin newsom, george santos, and the rizzler. I’ve always wondered how @connoreatspants.bsky.social does it, and I finally got a chance to ask him
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“There's a responsibility, I think, when you're interviewing someone with that amount of power and that amount of influence, that if you're given the opportunity to talk to them, you need to ask them certain hard questions about things they've done or they support”
Game patch notes are an artform.
#indiedev
#indiedev
But what if the Dwarf Fortress babies WANT to worship extra deities?
aftermath.site/but-what-if-th...
aftermath.site/but-what-if-th...
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Game patch notes are an artform.
#indiedev
#indiedev
This is the most Alexis kitchen tool that exists (fwiw baked 🥓> microwave 🥓 > fried 🥓)
I had a reputation at WotC for making the kitchen smell like bacon every afternoon 🤣 back then I used plates and paper towels (another amazing technology)
This thing is so amazing I just bought a second
I had a reputation at WotC for making the kitchen smell like bacon every afternoon 🤣 back then I used plates and paper towels (another amazing technology)
This thing is so amazing I just bought a second
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This is the most Alexis kitchen tool that exists (fwiw baked 🥓> microwave 🥓 > fried 🥓)
I had a reputation at WotC for making the kitchen smell like bacon every afternoon 🤣 back then I used plates and paper towels (another amazing technology)
This thing is so amazing I just bought a second
I had a reputation at WotC for making the kitchen smell like bacon every afternoon 🤣 back then I used plates and paper towels (another amazing technology)
This thing is so amazing I just bought a second
I'll be doing another @playgalaxygame.bsky.social dev stream in about 30 mins (11am Pacific), come say hi, ask me anything etc. #indiedev #gamedev
twitch.tv/playgalaxygame (not my personal twitch)
twitch.tv/playgalaxygame (not my personal twitch)
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I'll be doing another @playgalaxygame.bsky.social dev stream in about 30 mins (11am Pacific), come say hi, ask me anything etc. #indiedev #gamedev
twitch.tv/playgalaxygame (not my personal twitch)
twitch.tv/playgalaxygame (not my personal twitch)
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Our couples costume this year: the Blue Prince and the Blue Prince Inventory and UI 💙👑✨
October 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Our couples costume this year: the Blue Prince and the Blue Prince Inventory and UI 💙👑✨
Actually if you’ll allow some mild poetic license
I am a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev
…write what you know, amirite? 🤣
I am a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev
…write what you know, amirite? 🤣
sometimes i take a break as a software engineer at a game studio to work on my novel about a software engineer at a game studio
i bet this would make a good game
i bet this would make a good game
October 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Actually if you’ll allow some mild poetic license
I am a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev
…write what you know, amirite? 🤣
I am a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev
…write what you know, amirite? 🤣
sometimes i take a break as a software engineer at a game studio to work on my novel about a software engineer at a game studio
i bet this would make a good game
i bet this would make a good game
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
sometimes i take a break as a software engineer at a game studio to work on my novel about a software engineer at a game studio
i bet this would make a good game
i bet this would make a good game
why is it that I'm so good at wanting to work on something while being so bad at actually getting myself to work on it
October 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
why is it that I'm so good at wanting to work on something while being so bad at actually getting myself to work on it