Cale
@caleplut.com
Used to write music and play piano, now tech policy & strategy for B.C. Government out of Vancouver.
PhD, MFA in Interactive & Generative music for games
Bikes, baking, and bad posts
Personal account - opinions and X-COM jokes not official policy
PhD, MFA in Interactive & Generative music for games
Bikes, baking, and bad posts
Personal account - opinions and X-COM jokes not official policy
My (semi-guess) read is that this happening repeatedly is an artefact of executive leadership/publishers asking for games to look better and more polished earlier in their dev cycle.
GenAI placeholders give you something that looks good enough to impress the suits without tying up "real" resources
GenAI placeholders give you something that looks good enough to impress the suits without tying up "real" resources
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
My (semi-guess) read is that this happening repeatedly is an artefact of executive leadership/publishers asking for games to look better and more polished earlier in their dev cycle.
GenAI placeholders give you something that looks good enough to impress the suits without tying up "real" resources
GenAI placeholders give you something that looks good enough to impress the suits without tying up "real" resources
I do sometimes worry that I'll meet someone in my work capacity and accidentally give them a heart attack when someone in a suit from the Government says "Oh I follow you on bluesky"
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I do sometimes worry that I'll meet someone in my work capacity and accidentally give them a heart attack when someone in a suit from the Government says "Oh I follow you on bluesky"
Ah yes, the New York Times, famously cautious about the news worthiness and relevance of stories about emails
November 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Ah yes, the New York Times, famously cautious about the news worthiness and relevance of stories about emails