Christopher Butcher!
@chrstphrbtchr.bsky.social
Video game designer, programmer, technical sound designer, and educator. No baby beets the old man! [sic]
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My alma mater, where i got married, where i taught for 3 years. I love IU and will never be able to forgive what they’ve done to it.
"IU was a gem in Indiana. The state legislature and the IU Board of Trustees appear to have hired Whitten to fulfill an ultraconservative and Christian nationalist agenda... Sadly, they are destroying all that made IU great in the process."
Scathing but spot-on.
www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
Scathing but spot-on.
www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
Abdulkader Sinno: Why I left IU, Indiana and the United States
Selfish politicians, irresponsible trustees and unethical administrators are destroying a once great university.
www.idsnews.com
September 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
My alma mater, where i got married, where i taught for 3 years. I love IU and will never be able to forgive what they’ve done to it.
Tiki bar, Knocked Up on the TV, the Kinks on the stereo. I love LA!
July 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Tiki bar, Knocked Up on the TV, the Kinks on the stereo. I love LA!
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over 20% of the global game dev force was laid of on the last 3 years and absolutely none of it was because of piracy
July 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
over 20% of the global game dev force was laid of on the last 3 years and absolutely none of it was because of piracy
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I like that Dropout is breaking the mold and making a foray into horror
Can Jordan correctly identify three of their friends' breast milk?
Let's find out... 🤔🍼
Let's find out... 🤔🍼
July 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I like that Dropout is breaking the mold and making a foray into horror
Just saw Jack Black on a Lime scooter five feet away from me while having an argument about where to eat for dinner.
July 12, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Just saw Jack Black on a Lime scooter five feet away from me while having an argument about where to eat for dinner.
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Several games preservation projects are in limbo now that their grants have been rescinded. Preservation is a crucial issue facing the industry right now — and without funding, some of these projects are at risk.
July 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Several games preservation projects are in limbo now that their grants have been rescinded. Preservation is a crucial issue facing the industry right now — and without funding, some of these projects are at risk.
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If you’ve been job hunting the last few years, you’ve seen the evidence of this, studios are overwhelmingly trying to push us into lower paying roles with fewer benefits.
Aside from the CEO pay, the median EA employee compensation going from $149k to $117k in a single year is shocking.
CEO compensation graphed next to employee compensation. 🙃
June 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
If you’ve been job hunting the last few years, you’ve seen the evidence of this, studios are overwhelmingly trying to push us into lower paying roles with fewer benefits.
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This quote just makes me deeply sad. He isn’t talking about games as art, compelling stories, unforgettable experiences. It’s just “how can we keep you hooked longer.” It’s gambling
I was catching up on the Marathon delay news, and this quote by Herman Hulst perfectly sums up why these games aren't for me anymore.
Every single time all they talk about is analytics, test groups, engagement and research data. The word "Fun" is never used in any of those interviews.
Every single time all they talk about is analytics, test groups, engagement and research data. The word "Fun" is never used in any of those interviews.
June 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
This quote just makes me deeply sad. He isn’t talking about games as art, compelling stories, unforgettable experiences. It’s just “how can we keep you hooked longer.” It’s gambling
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Yep, can confirm, all that happened to me as well, it was a great weekend, jazz is the best!
June 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Yep, can confirm, all that happened to me as well, it was a great weekend, jazz is the best!
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Being cool is great but having somewhere to be cool in the future depends entirely on linking arms with some silly cringe right now
June 15, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Being cool is great but having somewhere to be cool in the future depends entirely on linking arms with some silly cringe right now
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Fun fact: in the 1960s, Civil Rights protestors were given literal classes on nonviolent protest; they didn't all just spontaneously know what to do.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️
toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
June 13, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Fun fact: in the 1960s, Civil Rights protestors were given literal classes on nonviolent protest; they didn't all just spontaneously know what to do.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
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Earlier today ICE agents hit someone with a car and tear gassed a neighborhood, sparking several fires and disrupting businesses.
Immigrants, by contrast, did not.
Immigrants, by contrast, did not.
ICE is a much greater threat to this country than illegal immigrants. The current administration ia by far the greatest threat this country faces. The problem is not st our borders. It is in the White House.
June 8, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Earlier today ICE agents hit someone with a car and tear gassed a neighborhood, sparking several fires and disrupting businesses.
Immigrants, by contrast, did not.
Immigrants, by contrast, did not.
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Our next game, Dosa Divas. Battle an evil fast food empire in this spicy narrative turn-based RPG. Two sisters and their upgradable spirit-mech cook delicious meals, fight corpos, build up your reputation with local communities, and reconcile with loved ones. youtu.be/jzOKSPSVYwY?...
Dosa Divas Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Outerloop Games
youtu.be
June 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Our next game, Dosa Divas. Battle an evil fast food empire in this spicy narrative turn-based RPG. Two sisters and their upgradable spirit-mech cook delicious meals, fight corpos, build up your reputation with local communities, and reconcile with loved ones. youtu.be/jzOKSPSVYwY?...
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It's all fun and games until it has to be fun and a game
May 27, 2024 at 9:31 PM
It's all fun and games until it has to be fun and a game
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Zhentarim?! I hardly know him!
May 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Zhentarim?! I hardly know him!
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“In a time of destruction, create something.
A poem. A parade. A community. A school. A vow. A moral principle. One peaceful moment.”
-Maxine Hong Kingston
(from the book she wrote from scratch after her home burnt down and she lost all her drafts in the Oakland forest fires of 1991)
A poem. A parade. A community. A school. A vow. A moral principle. One peaceful moment.”
-Maxine Hong Kingston
(from the book she wrote from scratch after her home burnt down and she lost all her drafts in the Oakland forest fires of 1991)
May 3, 2025 at 5:02 AM
“In a time of destruction, create something.
A poem. A parade. A community. A school. A vow. A moral principle. One peaceful moment.”
-Maxine Hong Kingston
(from the book she wrote from scratch after her home burnt down and she lost all her drafts in the Oakland forest fires of 1991)
A poem. A parade. A community. A school. A vow. A moral principle. One peaceful moment.”
-Maxine Hong Kingston
(from the book she wrote from scratch after her home burnt down and she lost all her drafts in the Oakland forest fires of 1991)
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FEST 23 first announcement flyer!
The second announcement will come out 6/6
3-day passes, hotels, and kick-off tickets
still on sale but going quickly!
Art by: Richard Minino
The second announcement will come out 6/6
3-day passes, hotels, and kick-off tickets
still on sale but going quickly!
Art by: Richard Minino
May 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
FEST 23 first announcement flyer!
The second announcement will come out 6/6
3-day passes, hotels, and kick-off tickets
still on sale but going quickly!
Art by: Richard Minino
The second announcement will come out 6/6
3-day passes, hotels, and kick-off tickets
still on sale but going quickly!
Art by: Richard Minino
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After playing Blue Prints for a while, I am more confident than ever in my ability to wander room to room, trying to remember what I was looking for
April 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
After playing Blue Prints for a while, I am more confident than ever in my ability to wander room to room, trying to remember what I was looking for
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Here's the script, folks. It's now or never.
Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Local office numbers: www.congress.gov/members/find...
RTs appreciated.
Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Local office numbers: www.congress.gov/members/find...
RTs appreciated.
April 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Here's the script, folks. It's now or never.
Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Local office numbers: www.congress.gov/members/find...
RTs appreciated.
Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Local office numbers: www.congress.gov/members/find...
RTs appreciated.
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RIP Kurt Vonnegut. Gone 18 yrs. Dang.
April 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
RIP Kurt Vonnegut. Gone 18 yrs. Dang.
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Sometimes content gets cut because of time and money. Sometimes it gets cut because it doesn't work. Sometimes because it's bad and you have to get rid of it so it doesn't poison the good parts. For better and worse, the thing you're playing is the thing.
my most player-hating video game opinion is that cut content isn't full of secret mysteries and people are killing the conversation by insisting that data-mining is a good way to approach a narrative.
when you're baking a cake, licking the batter off the spoon is a real pleasure, but it ain't cake.
when you're baking a cake, licking the batter off the spoon is a real pleasure, but it ain't cake.
April 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Sometimes content gets cut because of time and money. Sometimes it gets cut because it doesn't work. Sometimes because it's bad and you have to get rid of it so it doesn't poison the good parts. For better and worse, the thing you're playing is the thing.
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The Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, says its bandwidth costs have gone up 50% since Jan 2024 — a rise they attribute to AI crawlers.
AI companies are killing the open web by stealing visitors from the sources of information and making them pay for the privilege
AI companies are killing the open web by stealing visitors from the sources of information and making them pay for the privilege
April 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, says its bandwidth costs have gone up 50% since Jan 2024 — a rise they attribute to AI crawlers.
AI companies are killing the open web by stealing visitors from the sources of information and making them pay for the privilege
AI companies are killing the open web by stealing visitors from the sources of information and making them pay for the privilege