Liam Green-Hughes
@liamgh.com
I work on technical challenges in a library lab during the day but also am about languages, gamedev, accessibility, VR and a bit of AI. Quite like old Commodore computers too.
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Computer scientists believe that soon every home will be able to have their own artificial intelligence machine on their own desktops (Source.)
November 16, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Computer scientists believe that soon every home will be able to have their own artificial intelligence machine on their own desktops (Source.)
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I know it's not the coolest thing to bring up and not many people seem to care, but my website is hosted in a local datacenter powered entirely by wind energy and certified under ISO-14001. So my #gameassets are a good choice if you care about the environment 🌲
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I know it's not the coolest thing to bring up and not many people seem to care, but my website is hosted in a local datacenter powered entirely by wind energy and certified under ISO-14001. So my #gameassets are a good choice if you care about the environment 🌲
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Alan Kay in 1977 might as well have been talking about AI in 2025 (via @hrheingold.bsky.social)
October 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Alan Kay in 1977 might as well have been talking about AI in 2025 (via @hrheingold.bsky.social)
Should We Use AI to Make the Dead Testify in Court?
YouTube video by Caitlin Doughty
youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This is an excellent exhibition, go see it!
Secret Maps opens today! 🤫 🗺️
From medieval manuscripts to Cold War espionage, our new exhibition explores how maps have hidden as much as they revealed for over 600 years.
Book now: bit.ly/BLSecretMaps
From medieval manuscripts to Cold War espionage, our new exhibition explores how maps have hidden as much as they revealed for over 600 years.
Book now: bit.ly/BLSecretMaps
October 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This is an excellent exhibition, go see it!
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The awesome #GodotEngine powered, #opensource procedural 2D/3D texture creation software Material Maker just released v1.4 and it's a massive upgrade.
If you are looking for a free Substance Designer alt, look no further!
gamefromscratch.com/material-mak...
#gamedev #indiedev
If you are looking for a free Substance Designer alt, look no further!
gamefromscratch.com/material-mak...
#gamedev #indiedev
Material Maker 1.4 Released – GameFromScratch.com
Material Maker 1.4 procedural texture creation software was just released, porting to Godot 4.x with a new shader system, tons of new nodes
gamefromscratch.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The awesome #GodotEngine powered, #opensource procedural 2D/3D texture creation software Material Maker just released v1.4 and it's a massive upgrade.
If you are looking for a free Substance Designer alt, look no further!
gamefromscratch.com/material-mak...
#gamedev #indiedev
If you are looking for a free Substance Designer alt, look no further!
gamefromscratch.com/material-mak...
#gamedev #indiedev
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Video games are an interesting #epherma area for #ac library collection.
Beyond platforms becoming obsolete & dysfunctional w/o server-side maintenance, a lot of current platforms for purchasing games just don't offer a legal option for library ownership and/or preservation.
Beyond platforms becoming obsolete & dysfunctional w/o server-side maintenance, a lot of current platforms for purchasing games just don't offer a legal option for library ownership and/or preservation.
Advances in academic video game collections
As mass media and entertainment industries continue to undergo rapid change to keep ahead of trends and consumer demands, libraries must evolve and ch…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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The problem isn't that we lack evidence. It's is that we've yet to develop the political will to do anything re: radicalization. Politicians benefit from the virality of outrage. Platforms profit from the engagement spikes that anger, fear, & conspiracy generate. So we muddle along while Rome burns.
Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow: "The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation" www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow
The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The problem isn't that we lack evidence. It's is that we've yet to develop the political will to do anything re: radicalization. Politicians benefit from the virality of outrage. Platforms profit from the engagement spikes that anger, fear, & conspiracy generate. So we muddle along while Rome burns.
Why is this the priority when there are so many actual problems for the government to solve?
BREAKING: All UK adults to require digital ID under Keir Starmer plan
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
All UK adults to require digital ID under Keir Starmer plan
The ‘Brit card’ would be part of efforts to tackle illegal migration by verifying right to live and work in Britain
www.thetimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Why is this the priority when there are so many actual problems for the government to solve?
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In our audio-game 𝘉𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, we put a large effort in recognizing surface types (grass, bushes, rivers) from sound.
With the help of @rainlefever.bsky.social, our main character Liora now narrates the surface that she walks on!
#gamedev #godot #audio #accessibility #voiceacting #game #gameaudio
With the help of @rainlefever.bsky.social, our main character Liora now narrates the surface that she walks on!
#gamedev #godot #audio #accessibility #voiceacting #game #gameaudio
September 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
In our audio-game 𝘉𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, we put a large effort in recognizing surface types (grass, bushes, rivers) from sound.
With the help of @rainlefever.bsky.social, our main character Liora now narrates the surface that she walks on!
#gamedev #godot #audio #accessibility #voiceacting #game #gameaudio
With the help of @rainlefever.bsky.social, our main character Liora now narrates the surface that she walks on!
#gamedev #godot #audio #accessibility #voiceacting #game #gameaudio
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Amongst all the fun of this it’s, once again, worth pointing out that I couldn’t convince a single university in the UK of the value of this sort of public history work or the benefits of a REF impact case study built around computer games and Lucasfilm. Worth reflecting on for academia I think. 🗃️
In May last year my academic career ended.
In June last year I (secretly) began working as the historical consultant at @blackmillgames.bsky.social.
Today we announced 'WW1: Gallipoli': youtu.be/Yp0WfD85DzU?...
I can't wait for everyone to find out more: store.steampowered.com/app/3065940/...
🗃️
In June last year I (secretly) began working as the historical consultant at @blackmillgames.bsky.social.
Today we announced 'WW1: Gallipoli': youtu.be/Yp0WfD85DzU?...
I can't wait for everyone to find out more: store.steampowered.com/app/3065940/...
🗃️
WW1: Gallipoli – Official Reveal Trailer
YouTube video by IGN
youtu.be
August 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Amongst all the fun of this it’s, once again, worth pointing out that I couldn’t convince a single university in the UK of the value of this sort of public history work or the benefits of a REF impact case study built around computer games and Lucasfilm. Worth reflecting on for academia I think. 🗃️
Managed to build an AI geneeated virtual world with Google Gemini Canvas and A-frame!
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The announcement last week that Google's Veo3 AI could generate navigable worlds got me wondering if a text model could now build a virtual world. | Liam Green-Hughes
The announcement last week that Google's Veo3 AI could generate navigable worlds got me wondering if a text model could now build a virtual world. Spoiler: it can!
I have tried this in the past, gett...
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August 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Managed to build an AI geneeated virtual world with Google Gemini Canvas and A-frame!
www.linkedin.com/posts/liamgh...
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Computer Science peaked with PHP ;)
August 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Computer Science peaked with PHP ;)
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The awesome WebGL/WebGPU 3D game engine PlayCanvas is now fully open-source!
gamefromscratch.com/playcanvas-w...
#gamedev #indiedev
gamefromscratch.com/playcanvas-w...
#gamedev #indiedev
PlayCanvas WebGL/WebGPU Game Engine Open Sourced – GameFromScratch.com
The webgl / webgpu 3D game engine PlayCanvas has just made the game editor open-source making the entire web game engine open
gamefromscratch.com
July 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The awesome WebGL/WebGPU 3D game engine PlayCanvas is now fully open-source!
gamefromscratch.com/playcanvas-w...
#gamedev #indiedev
gamefromscratch.com/playcanvas-w...
#gamedev #indiedev
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ICYMI we are recruiting for several Subject Librarians to join Goldsmiths to lead relationship management with our academic schools.
Also, we are recruiting a third Subject Librarian! This is a permanent contract, 0.5 FTE role: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...
All closing 10 August.
Also, we are recruiting a third Subject Librarian! This is a permanent contract, 0.5 FTE role: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...
All closing 10 August.
July 28, 2025 at 6:59 AM
ICYMI we are recruiting for several Subject Librarians to join Goldsmiths to lead relationship management with our academic schools.
Also, we are recruiting a third Subject Librarian! This is a permanent contract, 0.5 FTE role: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...
All closing 10 August.
Also, we are recruiting a third Subject Librarian! This is a permanent contract, 0.5 FTE role: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...
All closing 10 August.
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Yikes, not just porn sites wanting super-detailed identifying stuff for the Online Safety Act.
Starting July 25, Bluesky will require users in the UK to scan their face, upload an ID or verify their identity with a bankcard.
I realize that platforms feel they have no choice but to comply with the government surveillance schemes, but shocking nonetheless.
I realize that platforms feel they have no choice but to comply with the government surveillance schemes, but shocking nonetheless.
Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK
Bluesky users in the UK can verify their age using their face, ID, or payment card.
www.theverge.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Yikes, not just porn sites wanting super-detailed identifying stuff for the Online Safety Act.
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We are hiring! We’re seeking two Subject Librarians to lead relationship management with our academic schools and deliver engaging teaching for students at Goldsmiths.
Closing 10 Aug.
1 FTE (permanent): jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...
0.6 FTE (1 year fixed): jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...
Closing 10 Aug.
1 FTE (permanent): jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...
0.6 FTE (1 year fixed): jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...
July 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
We are hiring! We’re seeking two Subject Librarians to lead relationship management with our academic schools and deliver engaging teaching for students at Goldsmiths.
Closing 10 Aug.
1 FTE (permanent): jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...
0.6 FTE (1 year fixed): jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...
Closing 10 Aug.
1 FTE (permanent): jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...
0.6 FTE (1 year fixed): jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...
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Off to #LIBER2025 to launch Digital Scholarship & Data Science Topic Guides for Library Professionals! libereurope.github.io/ds-topic-gui... A labour of love, 18 guides created by bsky.app/profile/libe... peeps, to help library professionals quickly get their bearings on lots of digital topics!
Welcome – Digital Scholarship & Data Science Topic Guides
libereurope.github.io
July 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Off to #LIBER2025 to launch Digital Scholarship & Data Science Topic Guides for Library Professionals! libereurope.github.io/ds-topic-gui... A labour of love, 18 guides created by bsky.app/profile/libe... peeps, to help library professionals quickly get their bearings on lots of digital topics!
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June 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Find my music on Youtube.com/Nordischsound
Daft Punk - Get Lucky, but it's made in 8-Bit Chiptune on the Commodore64 home computer from 1982 🎸🎵🎶🎵🎵
#8bit #chiptune #c64 #chiptunemusic #chiptuneproducer #retrogaming
#retrocomputer #daftpunk #daftpunktribute #getluckydaftpunk #getlucky
Daft Punk - Get Lucky, but it's made in 8-Bit Chiptune on the Commodore64 home computer from 1982 🎸🎵🎶🎵🎵
#8bit #chiptune #c64 #chiptunemusic #chiptuneproducer #retrogaming
#retrocomputer #daftpunk #daftpunktribute #getluckydaftpunk #getlucky
May 27, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Find my music on Youtube.com/Nordischsound
Daft Punk - Get Lucky, but it's made in 8-Bit Chiptune on the Commodore64 home computer from 1982 🎸🎵🎶🎵🎵
#8bit #chiptune #c64 #chiptunemusic #chiptuneproducer #retrogaming
#retrocomputer #daftpunk #daftpunktribute #getluckydaftpunk #getlucky
Daft Punk - Get Lucky, but it's made in 8-Bit Chiptune on the Commodore64 home computer from 1982 🎸🎵🎶🎵🎵
#8bit #chiptune #c64 #chiptunemusic #chiptuneproducer #retrogaming
#retrocomputer #daftpunk #daftpunktribute #getluckydaftpunk #getlucky
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Virtual reality library orientation for disabled students: New research shows VR helps hearing- and physically-impaired undergraduates learn library services with reduced anxiety and increased confidence (paywall).
doi.org
May 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Virtual reality library orientation for disabled students: New research shows VR helps hearing- and physically-impaired undergraduates learn library services with reduced anxiety and increased confidence (paywall).
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"Virtual reality: The widely-quoted media experts who are not what they seem
One commentator contacted by Press Gazette does not exist and another declined to share credentials or other proof." pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
One commentator contacted by Press Gazette does not exist and another declined to share credentials or other proof." pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
April 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"Virtual reality: The widely-quoted media experts who are not what they seem
One commentator contacted by Press Gazette does not exist and another declined to share credentials or other proof." pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
One commentator contacted by Press Gazette does not exist and another declined to share credentials or other proof." pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
We need tougher laws to protect civilised society from these religiously inspired pressure groups.
Our CEO @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social highlights the “lack of robust evidence” about how widespread censorship is in the UK and which books are not available. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly LGBTQ+ titles
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
We need tougher laws to protect civilised society from these religiously inspired pressure groups.
A serious way to reduce energy use would be to tackle return to the office orders and save people millions of car journeys every year. ChatGPT is just a sideshow.
April 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A serious way to reduce energy use would be to tackle return to the office orders and save people millions of car journeys every year. ChatGPT is just a sideshow.
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Your Friday must-read: Amanda Marcotte demolishes the far-right crusade against empathy.
Both Elon Musk and Christian nationalists call empathy "toxic," "suicidal," and even "satanic."
But what they're really worried about is that empathy is *feminine*.
And in MAGA, a woman is the worst thing a person can be. An analysis.
www.salon.com/2025/04/11/m...
But what they're really worried about is that empathy is *feminine*.
And in MAGA, a woman is the worst thing a person can be. An analysis.
www.salon.com/2025/04/11/m...
Elon Musk and the Christian right call empathy "toxic" and "suicidal" — blame their shared misogyny
MAGA demonizes empathy as the "pathological feminine" — and it's why women shouldn't be Supreme Court justices
www.salon.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Your Friday must-read: Amanda Marcotte demolishes the far-right crusade against empathy.