David Pierce
@davidpierce.bsky.social
Game Designer 🎮 Programmer 💻 Dog Dad 🐶
Lead Systems Designer at Bethesda Game Studios; my opinions are my own.
Lead Systems Designer at Bethesda Game Studios; my opinions are my own.
"I make what I like, and they eat it how they want to eat it." www.youtube.com/shorts/9n-N9...
Donald Glover on Erykah Badu’s advice that changed the trajectory of Childish Gambino
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June 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
"I make what I like, and they eat it how they want to eat it." www.youtube.com/shorts/9n-N9...
Once you learn about toponymy you'll never look at the names of places the same ever again.
May 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Once you learn about toponymy you'll never look at the names of places the same ever again.
If you stare at the word 'Mississippi' long enough it completely loses its meaning
May 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
If you stare at the word 'Mississippi' long enough it completely loses its meaning
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Return to Tamriel and close shut the jaws of Oblivion in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.
Available Today! youtu.be/wFJ3PZuAjK4
Available Today! youtu.be/wFJ3PZuAjK4
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Bethesda Softworks
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April 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Return to Tamriel and close shut the jaws of Oblivion in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.
Available Today! youtu.be/wFJ3PZuAjK4
Available Today! youtu.be/wFJ3PZuAjK4
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It was nearly twenty years ago that I got my start in the game industry, working for @bethesdastudios.com on Oblivion.
This game is near and dear to my heart and I am so excited for everyone to be able to experience the remaster. 🤘
This game is near and dear to my heart and I am so excited for everyone to be able to experience the remaster. 🤘
Return to Tamriel and close shut the jaws of Oblivion in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.
Available Today! youtu.be/wFJ3PZuAjK4
Available Today! youtu.be/wFJ3PZuAjK4
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Bethesda Softworks
youtu.be
April 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
It was nearly twenty years ago that I got my start in the game industry, working for @bethesdastudios.com on Oblivion.
This game is near and dear to my heart and I am so excited for everyone to be able to experience the remaster. 🤘
This game is near and dear to my heart and I am so excited for everyone to be able to experience the remaster. 🤘
“Rest, take it easy” “But try to move as much as possible” “That said, limit how long you stand or sit” “Also, keep your feet elevated”
Ok doc, sounds like learning how to fly is in order
Ok doc, sounds like learning how to fly is in order
April 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
“Rest, take it easy” “But try to move as much as possible” “That said, limit how long you stand or sit” “Also, keep your feet elevated”
Ok doc, sounds like learning how to fly is in order
Ok doc, sounds like learning how to fly is in order
Happy to join in some good old fashioned dataset pollution
DID YOU KNOW? 🤔
In the word "Morrowind," the letter "r" appears *17* times!
Wow! 🤯
In the word "Morrowind," the letter "r" appears *17* times!
Wow! 🤯
April 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Happy to join in some good old fashioned dataset pollution
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quiet, here comes the guar
March 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
quiet, here comes the guar
Hot pockets: Microwave 30 seconds, flip, and heat an additional 30 seconds. Allow to cool for 45 minutes, or when nuclear fusion halts, whichever happens first.
March 7, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Hot pockets: Microwave 30 seconds, flip, and heat an additional 30 seconds. Allow to cool for 45 minutes, or when nuclear fusion halts, whichever happens first.
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There’s no award for the fastest burnout either.
February 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
There’s no award for the fastest burnout either.
3D printed NAS project; complete! Very happy with how it turned out.
February 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
3D printed NAS project; complete! Very happy with how it turned out.
Once you learn how to really use public transportation, you start to feel like a wizard. Walk out the front door and float off to where you’re going.
February 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Once you learn how to really use public transportation, you start to feel like a wizard. Walk out the front door and float off to where you’re going.
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Also often true in game design. If you just explain a game mechanic, the player will struggle to recall, but if they figure it out through experimentation and clear feedback, it'll stick. I call this "sparky design": given 2 rocks to bang together, they get sparks, then they set the world on fire.
Yes! Narratives are built in a readers head. If you tell them something they probably won’t remember it - if you hint and they figure it out, they’ll never forget it
I need to elaborate on this more at some point when I am less busy with work, but I believe small, internally consistent references do a lot more work to support an immersive narrative than any big lore sweep or dive ever will.
February 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Also often true in game design. If you just explain a game mechanic, the player will struggle to recall, but if they figure it out through experimentation and clear feedback, it'll stick. I call this "sparky design": given 2 rocks to bang together, they get sparks, then they set the world on fire.
I need a personal knowledge base app that sits somewhere just north of what Obsidian offers, and far south of Confluence.
If Obsidian would somehow allow nesting notes under notes, a la Confluence, that would be the ideal.
If Obsidian would somehow allow nesting notes under notes, a la Confluence, that would be the ideal.
February 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I need a personal knowledge base app that sits somewhere just north of what Obsidian offers, and far south of Confluence.
If Obsidian would somehow allow nesting notes under notes, a la Confluence, that would be the ideal.
If Obsidian would somehow allow nesting notes under notes, a la Confluence, that would be the ideal.
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internet banking via the dreamcast (2000) archive.org/details/fami...
January 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
internet banking via the dreamcast (2000) archive.org/details/fami...
My leaking washing machine bug is now “Closed: Cannot Reproduce” 😕 (I’d rather know what caused it, but hey, I’ll take it)
February 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
My leaking washing machine bug is now “Closed: Cannot Reproduce” 😕 (I’d rather know what caused it, but hey, I’ll take it)
Mind-blowing that you can download the entirety of English language Wikipedia (with images) and host it yourself with only ~100GB of space.
February 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Mind-blowing that you can download the entirety of English language Wikipedia (with images) and host it yourself with only ~100GB of space.
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If any billionaire wants to be loved forever just start a recipe site without ads. Please.
January 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
If any billionaire wants to be loved forever just start a recipe site without ads. Please.
3D printed RPi 5 NAS coming together. Guest star: super glue courtesy of @m3clay.bsky.social !
January 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
3D printed RPi 5 NAS coming together. Guest star: super glue courtesy of @m3clay.bsky.social !
How is it that I have at least 3 decades worth of computer parts and I somehow can't find any hard drive mounting screws when I need them
January 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
How is it that I have at least 3 decades worth of computer parts and I somehow can't find any hard drive mounting screws when I need them
3D printing a Raspberry Pi 5 NAS enclosure. Front door finished (with custom door latch)
January 27, 2025 at 3:52 AM
3D printing a Raspberry Pi 5 NAS enclosure. Front door finished (with custom door latch)
New dog, day 1: "I guess we have a dog now."
New dog, day 5: "I would die for this dog."
New dog, day 5: "I would die for this dog."
January 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
New dog, day 1: "I guess we have a dog now."
New dog, day 5: "I would die for this dog."
New dog, day 5: "I would die for this dog."
Held off from buying an EV up until now, but if the production model of the Honda Saloon ends up looking ANYTHING like the most recent versions at CES, I think it'll be my first. What a design! Totally not for everyone, but the retro-futurism is 100% my jam. www.caranddriver.com/honda/saloon
January 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Held off from buying an EV up until now, but if the production model of the Honda Saloon ends up looking ANYTHING like the most recent versions at CES, I think it'll be my first. What a design! Totally not for everyone, but the retro-futurism is 100% my jam. www.caranddriver.com/honda/saloon
Don’t think this print is going to make it 😬
January 23, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Don’t think this print is going to make it 😬