Keegan Chua
@keeganchua.bsky.social
Senior UI/UX Designer @ Aspiring Unicorn Games | prev: UXIF, Gearbox | not sure what to post here, but it will likely be art, games, food, and pets
www.keeganchua.com
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I saw the new Gladiator movie last night
The title card sequence that looked like gen AI slop followed by a logo reveal of 'GLAD II ATOR' caused emotional damage
The title card sequence that looked like gen AI slop followed by a logo reveal of 'GLAD II ATOR' caused emotional damage
December 4, 2024 at 3:37 PM
I saw the new Gladiator movie last night
The title card sequence that looked like gen AI slop followed by a logo reveal of 'GLAD II ATOR' caused emotional damage
The title card sequence that looked like gen AI slop followed by a logo reveal of 'GLAD II ATOR' caused emotional damage
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with a lot of these people are going to go a decade of institutional knowledge that our industry has not properly invested in turning into tools, documentation, books, or anything that can be properly passed down.
in a time of unprecedented layoffs, many game developers are struggling to find work. some, burned by an industry that has exploited and abused them, are leaving games entirely. but it's not as easy as you'd think. fantastic piece from @lukeplunkett.com:
aftermath.site/video-game-i...
aftermath.site/video-game-i...
September 11, 2024 at 6:39 PM
with a lot of these people are going to go a decade of institutional knowledge that our industry has not properly invested in turning into tools, documentation, books, or anything that can be properly passed down.
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How It Started vs How It's Going
September 18, 2024 at 12:26 AM
How It Started vs How It's Going
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Still not over the contrast of a modestly growing industry and the absolute carnage of closures and layoffs it has undergone in the past couple years.
July 2024 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights from Circana - Projected U.S. spending on video game hardware, content and accessories reached $4.8B in July 2024, gaining 10% when compared to a year ago. 2024 year-to-date spending is now 2% higher than a year ago, at $32.1B.
August 21, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Still not over the contrast of a modestly growing industry and the absolute carnage of closures and layoffs it has undergone in the past couple years.
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metal gear solid 2: substance / ps2
konami computer entertainment japan, 2002
konami computer entertainment japan, 2002
August 15, 2024 at 1:07 PM
metal gear solid 2: substance / ps2
konami computer entertainment japan, 2002
konami computer entertainment japan, 2002
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game devs seem really good at recreating high stress environments that feel like they have no end. they must do a lot of research to nail down such an unfamiliar feeling.
June 8, 2024 at 3:45 AM
game devs seem really good at recreating high stress environments that feel like they have no end. they must do a lot of research to nail down such an unfamiliar feeling.
Dead internet theory feels more accurate every day. I'm so tired of content mill SEO farmed slop articles being recommended to me. Articles do not need to be 6+ paragraphs recursively saying the same thing until you land on your point in the last paragraph. It makes me feel like I'm having a stroke.
May 13, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Dead internet theory feels more accurate every day. I'm so tired of content mill SEO farmed slop articles being recommended to me. Articles do not need to be 6+ paragraphs recursively saying the same thing until you land on your point in the last paragraph. It makes me feel like I'm having a stroke.
Crow Country is the exact kind of game I needed this weekend. What a delight, and an achievement for indie dev SFB Games.
Investigating the ruins of the Crow Country amusement park and solving puzzles scratched the itch in my brain that was craving an old school survival horror game.
Investigating the ruins of the Crow Country amusement park and solving puzzles scratched the itch in my brain that was craving an old school survival horror game.
May 12, 2024 at 3:24 AM
Crow Country is the exact kind of game I needed this weekend. What a delight, and an achievement for indie dev SFB Games.
Investigating the ruins of the Crow Country amusement park and solving puzzles scratched the itch in my brain that was craving an old school survival horror game.
Investigating the ruins of the Crow Country amusement park and solving puzzles scratched the itch in my brain that was craving an old school survival horror game.
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The original Dead Rising, released in 2006, was one of Capcom's first forays into a next-gen HD experience. Not everyone who played it liked it or even understood it, but hey, now we're in a post-Souls world where roguelikes and repetition are much more accepted. Give Dead Rising another go!
Retro spotlight: Dead Rising
The first Dead Rising was one of Capcom's initial truly next-gen HD offerings, and, not to make you feel too old or anything, but that was 18 years ago.
retroxp.substack.com
May 10, 2024 at 4:37 PM
The original Dead Rising, released in 2006, was one of Capcom's first forays into a next-gen HD experience. Not everyone who played it liked it or even understood it, but hey, now we're in a post-Souls world where roguelikes and repetition are much more accepted. Give Dead Rising another go!
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CLIMBER (1992)
Acrylic on Canvas - 42" X 31"
On the day I finished this, I brought the painting to the frame shop to show it to Audrey. She was busy with a client, so I left the painting on a table and went to get some lunch.
Acrylic on Canvas - 42" X 31"
On the day I finished this, I brought the painting to the frame shop to show it to Audrey. She was busy with a client, so I left the painting on a table and went to get some lunch.
April 25, 2024 at 2:02 PM
CLIMBER (1992)
Acrylic on Canvas - 42" X 31"
On the day I finished this, I brought the painting to the frame shop to show it to Audrey. She was busy with a client, so I left the painting on a table and went to get some lunch.
Acrylic on Canvas - 42" X 31"
On the day I finished this, I brought the painting to the frame shop to show it to Audrey. She was busy with a client, so I left the painting on a table and went to get some lunch.
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big-ass knobs and switches, all are immensely satisfying still, almost 40 years later.
February 8, 2024 at 5:25 AM
big-ass knobs and switches, all are immensely satisfying still, almost 40 years later.
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None of this would have happened if the Xbox One dashboard hadn't buried achievement lists and scores so many layers deep!
February 5, 2024 at 12:42 AM
None of this would have happened if the Xbox One dashboard hadn't buried achievement lists and scores so many layers deep!
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“All of the designers of the original Super Mario Bros. on the original Nintendo Entertainment System are credited designers on Super Mario Bros. Wonder [38 years later]… That kind of tenure is almost unheard of… and I think this is crucial — you need to feel safe to innovate.”
wrote a post about gunpei yokoi and employment newsletter.bijanstephen.blog/lateral-thin...
January 26, 2024 at 5:46 PM
“All of the designers of the original Super Mario Bros. on the original Nintendo Entertainment System are credited designers on Super Mario Bros. Wonder [38 years later]… That kind of tenure is almost unheard of… and I think this is crucial — you need to feel safe to innovate.”
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[Stares in video game developer.]
Boeing is a great case study in what happens when you pivot from "We are a company that makes (airplanes, cars, widgets, etc)" to "We are a company that makes shareholder value."
January 25, 2024 at 5:56 PM
[Stares in video game developer.]
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My favourite thing about Emperor's Tomb is the manual. It's done in a wonderfully in-universe Grail Diary style with schematics of the console you're playing on as if it's some ancient artefact. It's just chock full of characterful stuff and feels like a really special thing.
January 20, 2024 at 10:07 PM
My favourite thing about Emperor's Tomb is the manual. It's done in a wonderfully in-universe Grail Diary style with schematics of the console you're playing on as if it's some ancient artefact. It's just chock full of characterful stuff and feels like a really special thing.
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🕹️ Bytes of Gaming History ⌛
Through the timescape lens today, we can see Toys R Us circa 1999-2000. A time when N64 goodness stretched as far as the eye could see, and stacks of PlayStation could be found. But watch out, Dreamcast is sneaking in from the left!
Through the timescape lens today, we can see Toys R Us circa 1999-2000. A time when N64 goodness stretched as far as the eye could see, and stacks of PlayStation could be found. But watch out, Dreamcast is sneaking in from the left!
January 18, 2024 at 12:01 AM
🕹️ Bytes of Gaming History ⌛
Through the timescape lens today, we can see Toys R Us circa 1999-2000. A time when N64 goodness stretched as far as the eye could see, and stacks of PlayStation could be found. But watch out, Dreamcast is sneaking in from the left!
Through the timescape lens today, we can see Toys R Us circa 1999-2000. A time when N64 goodness stretched as far as the eye could see, and stacks of PlayStation could be found. But watch out, Dreamcast is sneaking in from the left!
its been a while due to burnout
but I've started drawing for fun again in a sketchbook
but I've started drawing for fun again in a sketchbook
December 24, 2023 at 6:12 AM
its been a while due to burnout
but I've started drawing for fun again in a sketchbook
but I've started drawing for fun again in a sketchbook
I'm a simple boy. Analogue releases a new Pocket, I hit buy.
November 17, 2023 at 4:23 PM
I'm a simple boy. Analogue releases a new Pocket, I hit buy.
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Looking over his vast kingdom 🪱💀
October 23, 2023 at 3:25 PM
Looking over his vast kingdom 🪱💀
It's ironic reading rumors about Disney considering "getting back into" gaming by potentially buying a publisher when they had some REALLY GOOD studios and even all of LucasArts after their purchase...and they gutted them
October 23, 2023 at 4:08 PM
It's ironic reading rumors about Disney considering "getting back into" gaming by potentially buying a publisher when they had some REALLY GOOD studios and even all of LucasArts after their purchase...and they gutted them
I think it's pretty nuts that 30 years in Blink-182 was able to drop one of their best albums ever. One More Time is one of my top 3 Blink albums. Chock full of bangers.
October 21, 2023 at 4:55 PM
I think it's pretty nuts that 30 years in Blink-182 was able to drop one of their best albums ever. One More Time is one of my top 3 Blink albums. Chock full of bangers.
I got a Backbone to test remote play and scope out if it's worth getting a PlayStation Portal. It's pretty cool but I think unless the Portal has some secret sauce to it, I'm unsure about how viable it is for any kind of action game. RE4 was off juuuuust enough to be kinda meh.
October 14, 2023 at 2:07 AM
I got a Backbone to test remote play and scope out if it's worth getting a PlayStation Portal. It's pretty cool but I think unless the Portal has some secret sauce to it, I'm unsure about how viable it is for any kind of action game. RE4 was off juuuuust enough to be kinda meh.
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i did one (1) maths today and i'm very proud of myself
October 11, 2023 at 5:20 PM
i did one (1) maths today and i'm very proud of myself
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Hey first post on here #portfolioday
Nice to meet you,I'm NOP, a french freelance environment pixelartist
Here's some of my works :>
Nice to meet you,I'm NOP, a french freelance environment pixelartist
Here's some of my works :>
October 11, 2023 at 3:20 PM
Hey first post on here #portfolioday
Nice to meet you,I'm NOP, a french freelance environment pixelartist
Here's some of my works :>
Nice to meet you,I'm NOP, a french freelance environment pixelartist
Here's some of my works :>