Matt Yang
@debaser1215.bsky.social
Indie #gamedev, formerly Maxis, Phoenix Labs. Mutt owner, swing dancer, bad movie lover, #49ers fan. He/him. SF, CA.
Really love the perspective and thanks for sharing the dissertation, I'll check it out!
I feel like another differentiator is that system/sandbox games usually DO have guardrails and pushbacks to make your decisions interesting. I feel like a game with absolutely no limits would get boring fast?
I feel like another differentiator is that system/sandbox games usually DO have guardrails and pushbacks to make your decisions interesting. I feel like a game with absolutely no limits would get boring fast?
October 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Really love the perspective and thanks for sharing the dissertation, I'll check it out!
I feel like another differentiator is that system/sandbox games usually DO have guardrails and pushbacks to make your decisions interesting. I feel like a game with absolutely no limits would get boring fast?
I feel like another differentiator is that system/sandbox games usually DO have guardrails and pushbacks to make your decisions interesting. I feel like a game with absolutely no limits would get boring fast?
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In case you think this is a joke
October 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In case you think this is a joke
Reposted by Matt Yang
I don’t know if there’s a more perfect illustration of the utter fucking nonsense that creative pollution by AI will produce than this choice to illustrate the power of Paramount’s new “localization” and “customization” technology by face-swapping Brad Pitt into the lead role of GET OUT
October 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I don’t know if there’s a more perfect illustration of the utter fucking nonsense that creative pollution by AI will produce than this choice to illustrate the power of Paramount’s new “localization” and “customization” technology by face-swapping Brad Pitt into the lead role of GET OUT