Brian Oakley
@broak.phd
big dork neuroscientist who likes video games and computer goggles • product scientist at australia’s favourite digital bank based in naarm •
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yeah i liked my own shit fuck off
November 23, 2025 at 6:05 AM
yeah i liked my own shit fuck off
unfortunately it wasn’t recorded :(
October 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
unfortunately it wasn’t recorded :(
Reposted by Brian Oakley
I will say this: a lot of new folks are clinging to a nostalgia for ‘getting a publisher’ as a marker of validation, of being a ‘real game’.
And I’m here to tell you that’s bollocks. They need you more than you need them. If they can provide a service, awesome, but you hold the means of production.
And I’m here to tell you that’s bollocks. They need you more than you need them. If they can provide a service, awesome, but you hold the means of production.
October 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I will say this: a lot of new folks are clinging to a nostalgia for ‘getting a publisher’ as a marker of validation, of being a ‘real game’.
And I’m here to tell you that’s bollocks. They need you more than you need them. If they can provide a service, awesome, but you hold the means of production.
And I’m here to tell you that’s bollocks. They need you more than you need them. If they can provide a service, awesome, but you hold the means of production.
fuck yeah congrats team ❤️
October 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
fuck yeah congrats team ❤️
fantastic talk! glad i was there
October 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
fantastic talk! glad i was there
IMO curiosity pairs very well with “finding delight in learning you were wrong”.
it should feel good to find a gap in what you know, because it’s another opportunity for curiosity!
it should feel good to find a gap in what you know, because it’s another opportunity for curiosity!
October 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
IMO curiosity pairs very well with “finding delight in learning you were wrong”.
it should feel good to find a gap in what you know, because it’s another opportunity for curiosity!
it should feel good to find a gap in what you know, because it’s another opportunity for curiosity!