giwake
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20something game dev
programmer by necessity. trying to get the hang of this posting thing.
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20something game dev
programmer by necessity. trying to get the hang of this posting thing.
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game awards 2016: we signed a sponsorship deal with schick, here is a bit razor mascot man. he's buff for some reason
game awards 2025: we signed a sponsorship deal with a company that knowingly sells ad time to the government agency that kidnaps immigrants
game awards 2025: we signed a sponsorship deal with a company that knowingly sells ad time to the government agency that kidnaps immigrants
November 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
game awards 2016: we signed a sponsorship deal with schick, here is a bit razor mascot man. he's buff for some reason
game awards 2025: we signed a sponsorship deal with a company that knowingly sells ad time to the government agency that kidnaps immigrants
game awards 2025: we signed a sponsorship deal with a company that knowingly sells ad time to the government agency that kidnaps immigrants
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being a non-commercial/hobbyist game maker means you'll just come across a lot of commercial game devs debating over and over again on things youve already figured out years ago. some of my best friends are commercial devs (lol) but i cant say i really envy their position... sounds a bit miserable
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
being a non-commercial/hobbyist game maker means you'll just come across a lot of commercial game devs debating over and over again on things youve already figured out years ago. some of my best friends are commercial devs (lol) but i cant say i really envy their position... sounds a bit miserable
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I think my favorite positive example in this movie is the latest Avatar movie because I fucking hate how those movies look, I hate the overly vibrant sci-fi future videogame aesthetic from the 2000s but like... Nah they do try and make that shit seem tangible?
This is a really remarkable video essay on contemporary film and the theories of Laura Marks. It's making me think about movies in a new way.
Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I think my favorite positive example in this movie is the latest Avatar movie because I fucking hate how those movies look, I hate the overly vibrant sci-fi future videogame aesthetic from the 2000s but like... Nah they do try and make that shit seem tangible?
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The guy from the "Hit it, Joe!" photoplayer meme is starting his own nonprofit to preserve silent cinema technology:
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
This instrument from the early cinema is disappearing. But not on Joe's watch
Joe Rinaudo is doing everything to ensure his passion for photoplayers, the self-playing pianos that scored silent movies, outlives him even as interest in the instrument has waned for a long time, wi...
www.latimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The guy from the "Hit it, Joe!" photoplayer meme is starting his own nonprofit to preserve silent cinema technology:
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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There needs to be more plushies of logos/objects. i need the amiga boingball plush
November 16, 2025 at 5:36 AM
There needs to be more plushies of logos/objects. i need the amiga boingball plush
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THAT WAS SO FUCKING GOOD
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 AM
THAT WAS SO FUCKING GOOD
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any time i see posts about mildly janky or what could be perceived as “player hostile” moments of dungeon crawlers i see most of the replies unanimously either asking for the game name, saying “omg i love this game” or saying “omg i need to play this game”. we need the genre to revive i think
November 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
any time i see posts about mildly janky or what could be perceived as “player hostile” moments of dungeon crawlers i see most of the replies unanimously either asking for the game name, saying “omg i love this game” or saying “omg i need to play this game”. we need the genre to revive i think
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this is literally what all game discussion is like. every single time someone online is presenting some opinion that’s supposed to counteract a “common” opinion it’s always formulated by looking at youtube videos and forum posts from 1 - 2 decades ago
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
this is literally what all game discussion is like. every single time someone online is presenting some opinion that’s supposed to counteract a “common” opinion it’s always formulated by looking at youtube videos and forum posts from 1 - 2 decades ago
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we must end the era of Fearful Game Design
I firmly believe it's a self-fulfilling and exacerbating problem. if someone's attention span is so short that at the first sign of needing to think for 2 seconds they stop playing, then fuck em.
I firmly believe it's a self-fulfilling and exacerbating problem. if someone's attention span is so short that at the first sign of needing to think for 2 seconds they stop playing, then fuck em.
November 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
we must end the era of Fearful Game Design
I firmly believe it's a self-fulfilling and exacerbating problem. if someone's attention span is so short that at the first sign of needing to think for 2 seconds they stop playing, then fuck em.
I firmly believe it's a self-fulfilling and exacerbating problem. if someone's attention span is so short that at the first sign of needing to think for 2 seconds they stop playing, then fuck em.
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this is so cart-before-horse to me. i don't accept that people's attention spans are shorter in a way that has to matter. the problem is that we keep thinking that and "complying in advance" with the imagined boogieman of "people not paying attention nowadays". nothing done in that direction helps
You wanna know why we're having nag line discourse in 2025? Because developers know we're fighting an attention economy war we'll lose no matter what. Players don't read, have TikTok open next to them, god forbid we are scared you miss something and then blame us for not giving you all the info.
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
this is so cart-before-horse to me. i don't accept that people's attention spans are shorter in a way that has to matter. the problem is that we keep thinking that and "complying in advance" with the imagined boogieman of "people not paying attention nowadays". nothing done in that direction helps
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![[photo of Rutabaga, a big tortoiseshell cat next to a 16" Surface Laptop, on the floor]
Rutabaga has her kitty music back, with much better fidelity
5:00 PM
Listening to Vivaldi having 4 seasons
5:01 PM
When I plugged it in she came over, reached out her paws and started pressing keys
5:02 PM](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:o7kc3e22v7cxms67f4gbpryi/bafkreia32rzbavmrefqenydd2k3yayhnvkg7ir6qtxhaqrsmzocu336r4a@jpeg)
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a theme lately has been "utter, complete failures at crisis management": here's another one!
if your response to a crisis can be summarized as "we ignored our own policies and a single guy at the top was responsible for overruling an entire unanimous committee" You Might Be Fucking Up, IFPA
if your response to a crisis can be summarized as "we ignored our own policies and a single guy at the top was responsible for overruling an entire unanimous committee" You Might Be Fucking Up, IFPA
Here is the statement by the men running the IFPA.
They are glossing over what happened, imposing meaningless sanctions against the venue alone, and setting up an e-mail address. What a crock of shit. www.ifpapinball.com/ifpa-stateme...
They are glossing over what happened, imposing meaningless sanctions against the venue alone, and setting up an e-mail address. What a crock of shit. www.ifpapinball.com/ifpa-stateme...
IFPA Statement Regarding the OBX Flippers Arcade Fall Pinball Bash - IFPA Statement Regarding the OBX Flippers Arcade Fall Pinball Bash
Promoting Competitive Pinball!
www.ifpapinball.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
a theme lately has been "utter, complete failures at crisis management": here's another one!
if your response to a crisis can be summarized as "we ignored our own policies and a single guy at the top was responsible for overruling an entire unanimous committee" You Might Be Fucking Up, IFPA
if your response to a crisis can be summarized as "we ignored our own policies and a single guy at the top was responsible for overruling an entire unanimous committee" You Might Be Fucking Up, IFPA
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Nostalgia is a tool of fascism and art that leans heavily on pop culture references often has nothing of value to say
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Nostalgia is a tool of fascism and art that leans heavily on pop culture references often has nothing of value to say
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I agree and this is the only thing that irritates me in Lies of P, a game I otherwise adore. Related: Having a really cool scene followed by a character yelling THAT WAS SO COOL (Control, but also Lies of P)
not letting the player think for a moment and instead just having a character openly verbalize what you're supposed to feel is SO annoying. i'm begging writers and designers to just knock it off.
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I agree and this is the only thing that irritates me in Lies of P, a game I otherwise adore. Related: Having a really cool scene followed by a character yelling THAT WAS SO COOL (Control, but also Lies of P)
not letting the player think for a moment and instead just having a character openly verbalize what you're supposed to feel is SO annoying. i'm begging writers and designers to just knock it off.
November 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
not letting the player think for a moment and instead just having a character openly verbalize what you're supposed to feel is SO annoying. i'm begging writers and designers to just knock it off.
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i can't believe this. they ruined metroid
Metroid Redux Demo (VGkwolf13, 2009-03-19)
A simple, very incomplete demo of my future game, Metroid Redux.
A simple, very incomplete demo of my future game, Metroid Redux.
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
i can't believe this. they ruined metroid
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got the new steam thingy
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
got the new steam thingy
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The song was purchased 3000 times which got it to the #1 spot for "digital download purchases" and has nothing to do with airplay or stream numbers. Someone essentially paid $3k to get press attention, and it worked.
AI is killing more jobs. It's not just the musicians. It's management and booking, road staff, venue staff, and support.
One #1 artist will typically employ at least 50 people. These people aren't millionaires. They work for a living. AI will eliminate their jobs.
abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/...
One #1 artist will typically employ at least 50 people. These people aren't millionaires. They work for a living. AI will eliminate their jobs.
abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/...
AI-generated country song tops Billboard chart, makes waves in music world
A new AI-generated country music song has made its way to the top of Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales chart.
abcnews.go.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The song was purchased 3000 times which got it to the #1 spot for "digital download purchases" and has nothing to do with airplay or stream numbers. Someone essentially paid $3k to get press attention, and it worked.
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I think of Angeline Era's character art as "gestural" vertex colors: big blocks of gradients and hard edges that loosely gesture at finer details. They are often seen very small on the screen, so it helps them not appear over-detailed. But I also think it looks beautiful up close!
November 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I think of Angeline Era's character art as "gestural" vertex colors: big blocks of gradients and hard edges that loosely gesture at finer details. They are often seen very small on the screen, so it helps them not appear over-detailed. But I also think it looks beautiful up close!
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cartoon, australian microcomputer, magazine (1983) archive.org/details/aust...
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
cartoon, australian microcomputer, magazine (1983) archive.org/details/aust...
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a ksp ripoff that looks like a bad nasa rendering
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
a ksp ripoff that looks like a bad nasa rendering