Jaap van Muijden
@jaapnull.bsky.social
Ex game dev and GPU philosopher.
Creating beautiful things and building them well. Into modernism, Memphis Milano; Miami Vice Super Fan.
Creating beautiful things and building them well. Into modernism, Memphis Milano; Miami Vice Super Fan.
Does anyone remember🍇 when you could add your own text-labels to in-game maps? I always loved that feature. Is there any modern game that even tried this?
Lots of crafting games do this, as a "beacon" or "signpost" buildable, but I would love to see this come back in RPGs and adventure games.
Lots of crafting games do this, as a "beacon" or "signpost" buildable, but I would love to see this come back in RPGs and adventure games.
November 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Does anyone remember🍇 when you could add your own text-labels to in-game maps? I always loved that feature. Is there any modern game that even tried this?
Lots of crafting games do this, as a "beacon" or "signpost" buildable, but I would love to see this come back in RPGs and adventure games.
Lots of crafting games do this, as a "beacon" or "signpost" buildable, but I would love to see this come back in RPGs and adventure games.
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Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I heard that light exercise sometimes helps with migraines. The bad news that it didn't help. The good news that I was at the gym at 6:00am for the first time in a long time. I still can't read properly but at least I feel like I tried something. 🏆
October 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I heard that light exercise sometimes helps with migraines. The bad news that it didn't help. The good news that I was at the gym at 6:00am for the first time in a long time. I still can't read properly but at least I feel like I tried something. 🏆
All my flights I booked just got cancelled and I got booked into a plethora of alternate airlines and weird layovers. Just FYI if anyone has any travel plans. Thanks BIDEN! /s
If the govt shutdown is still going when thanksgiving rolls around, it is going to be absolute bedlam.
If the govt shutdown is still going when thanksgiving rolls around, it is going to be absolute bedlam.
October 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
All my flights I booked just got cancelled and I got booked into a plethora of alternate airlines and weird layovers. Just FYI if anyone has any travel plans. Thanks BIDEN! /s
If the govt shutdown is still going when thanksgiving rolls around, it is going to be absolute bedlam.
If the govt shutdown is still going when thanksgiving rolls around, it is going to be absolute bedlam.
Remember when spacebar was the default action key in PC video games? Nowadays it just gets a small nudge in the corner with the thumb.
I fondly remember those four-finger slams where you could hear the plastic creak as you tried to shoot harder or jump higher.
I fondly remember those four-finger slams where you could hear the plastic creak as you tried to shoot harder or jump higher.
October 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Remember when spacebar was the default action key in PC video games? Nowadays it just gets a small nudge in the corner with the thumb.
I fondly remember those four-finger slams where you could hear the plastic creak as you tried to shoot harder or jump higher.
I fondly remember those four-finger slams where you could hear the plastic creak as you tried to shoot harder or jump higher.
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Our beloved Border Czar Tom Homan always brings cash when he's conducting a surprise inspection of the women's shower room at one of Geo Group's for profit detention facilities near the border.
September 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Our beloved Border Czar Tom Homan always brings cash when he's conducting a surprise inspection of the women's shower room at one of Geo Group's for profit detention facilities near the border.
When the entire HDR/2x4K/144Khz stack works it is absolutely wonderful. I finally have a KVM switch that actually supports it all (through DP/USB-C) and my Mac Studio is happy as a clam.
Windows still doesn't understand what's going on, but at least it doesn't drop connection randomly.
Windows still doesn't understand what's going on, but at least it doesn't drop connection randomly.
September 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
When the entire HDR/2x4K/144Khz stack works it is absolutely wonderful. I finally have a KVM switch that actually supports it all (through DP/USB-C) and my Mac Studio is happy as a clam.
Windows still doesn't understand what's going on, but at least it doesn't drop connection randomly.
Windows still doesn't understand what's going on, but at least it doesn't drop connection randomly.
I like seeing random boring stuff that I don't care about - so I'm adding to the pile. Posting junk from my desktop folder. This folder has been growing for decades.
ddddd.png
circle tool, mouse in mspaint
circa 2020
ddddd.png
circle tool, mouse in mspaint
circa 2020
September 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I like seeing random boring stuff that I don't care about - so I'm adding to the pile. Posting junk from my desktop folder. This folder has been growing for decades.
ddddd.png
circle tool, mouse in mspaint
circa 2020
ddddd.png
circle tool, mouse in mspaint
circa 2020
Hey EGA fans, does anyone have a good candidate for the “easiest/nicest to read” (colored?) font? I’m looking for a font that is easy to read big texts in EGA res. (Variable width prob, would have some markup)
@juliaminamata.bsky.social @cosmicvoidonline.bsky.social
@juliaminamata.bsky.social @cosmicvoidonline.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Hey EGA fans, does anyone have a good candidate for the “easiest/nicest to read” (colored?) font? I’m looking for a font that is easy to read big texts in EGA res. (Variable width prob, would have some markup)
@juliaminamata.bsky.social @cosmicvoidonline.bsky.social
@juliaminamata.bsky.social @cosmicvoidonline.bsky.social
For people who like playing old video games but don't have the time, Professor Brigands and his TAs have a great channel where they does 100% runs with deep-dive commentary on retro games. www.youtube.com/@VideoGames101
@lpwbrigands.bsky.social
@lpwbrigands.bsky.social
Video Games 101
Hello class, Professor Brigands here and welcome to the official home for Video Games 101!
Video Games 101 is your weekly infotainment series in which we offer equal parts entertainment driven walkth...
www.youtube.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
For people who like playing old video games but don't have the time, Professor Brigands and his TAs have a great channel where they does 100% runs with deep-dive commentary on retro games. www.youtube.com/@VideoGames101
@lpwbrigands.bsky.social
@lpwbrigands.bsky.social
I have a really bad cold and my nose is -for lack of a better word- deconstructing itself.
Fun fact, the Proboscis Monkey was also called the "Dutch Monkey" because Dutch colonizers were known for their large noses and fat bellies.
Fun fact, the Proboscis Monkey was also called the "Dutch Monkey" because Dutch colonizers were known for their large noses and fat bellies.
August 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I have a really bad cold and my nose is -for lack of a better word- deconstructing itself.
Fun fact, the Proboscis Monkey was also called the "Dutch Monkey" because Dutch colonizers were known for their large noses and fat bellies.
Fun fact, the Proboscis Monkey was also called the "Dutch Monkey" because Dutch colonizers were known for their large noses and fat bellies.
Everything makes sense if you realize he drank the potion.
August 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Everything makes sense if you realize he drank the potion.
Finally saw the Minecraft movie; it was terrible but I finally got to use my Standard Galactic Alphabet fluency from 30 years ago. @thattomhall.bsky.social taught me well. (Hidden classroom area!)
August 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Finally saw the Minecraft movie; it was terrible but I finally got to use my Standard Galactic Alphabet fluency from 30 years ago. @thattomhall.bsky.social taught me well. (Hidden classroom area!)
Am I the only computer nerd who likes text on screen to be big? I like smooth large letters to read; the only time I reduce the size is if I need to see big blocks of code for some reason. I tend to run all UI stuff as big as possible. Nowadays screen real-estate is so cheap ($/steradian). #48pt
July 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Am I the only computer nerd who likes text on screen to be big? I like smooth large letters to read; the only time I reduce the size is if I need to see big blocks of code for some reason. I tend to run all UI stuff as big as possible. Nowadays screen real-estate is so cheap ($/steradian). #48pt
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oystercatcher
"What, I meant to do that"
"What, I meant to do that"
July 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
oystercatcher
"What, I meant to do that"
"What, I meant to do that"
The new RoboCop:RC-UB game is officially a Certified Cat Game!
You get to pet a cat, feed a cat and practice a speech to a cat.
The game starts slow but surprised me with cool vignettes and storytelling. I hope they will push their tech more into interactivity and NPC/world building.
You get to pet a cat, feed a cat and practice a speech to a cat.
The game starts slow but surprised me with cool vignettes and storytelling. I hope they will push their tech more into interactivity and NPC/world building.
July 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The new RoboCop:RC-UB game is officially a Certified Cat Game!
You get to pet a cat, feed a cat and practice a speech to a cat.
The game starts slow but surprised me with cool vignettes and storytelling. I hope they will push their tech more into interactivity and NPC/world building.
You get to pet a cat, feed a cat and practice a speech to a cat.
The game starts slow but surprised me with cool vignettes and storytelling. I hope they will push their tech more into interactivity and NPC/world building.
Both my cats went crazy when they saw a bird in the window reflection.
They didn't realize that said bird was sitting right next to them, and I could not get them to turn their head to the actual bird sitting 4 feet away.
They didn't realize that said bird was sitting right next to them, and I could not get them to turn their head to the actual bird sitting 4 feet away.
July 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Both my cats went crazy when they saw a bird in the window reflection.
They didn't realize that said bird was sitting right next to them, and I could not get them to turn their head to the actual bird sitting 4 feet away.
They didn't realize that said bird was sitting right next to them, and I could not get them to turn their head to the actual bird sitting 4 feet away.
Game (Art) idea: 2D game with a hex grid that is not axis aligned in any way. No straight lines, no nice 1:2, 1:3. You get nothing. Just pixel hell.
July 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Game (Art) idea: 2D game with a hex grid that is not axis aligned in any way. No straight lines, no nice 1:2, 1:3. You get nothing. Just pixel hell.
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I’ve been low-key obsessed with this 2020 Steam game that is basically a RDR scope game with wizards and only ~100 unity store assets. It’s amazing and everybody should play it. I’ve only start scratching the surface. store.steampowered.com/app/1071290/...
Wild West and Wizards on Steam
Wild West and Wizards is an open world exploration RPG set in a re-imagined new frontier. Pick a class and level up unlocking abilities and exploring a world filled with quests, loot, outlaws, bosses,...
store.steampowered.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I’ve been low-key obsessed with this 2020 Steam game that is basically a RDR scope game with wizards and only ~100 unity store assets. It’s amazing and everybody should play it. I’ve only start scratching the surface. store.steampowered.com/app/1071290/...
I only drink caffeine free cola nowadays, so I can get affogatos instead. Cheers
July 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I only drink caffeine free cola nowadays, so I can get affogatos instead. Cheers
hi Graphics BlueSky (both of you!) what is the best/seminal write-up of inverse Z? I see lots of bits and pieces but I'm looking for a "full story" type deal; something I can point to as a solid reference
July 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
hi Graphics BlueSky (both of you!) what is the best/seminal write-up of inverse Z? I see lots of bits and pieces but I'm looking for a "full story" type deal; something I can point to as a solid reference
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why did this make me laugh
July 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
why did this make me laugh
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June 15, 2025 at 3:24 AM