RinguPingu
@ringupingu.site
Writing: https://ringupingu.site
SDET (Test Automation Specialist) @ Playdead.
Former chairman of Avalanche Studios' union club "Avalanche Workers Sweden".
SDET (Test Automation Specialist) @ Playdead.
Former chairman of Avalanche Studios' union club "Avalanche Workers Sweden".
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I wonder why all these great indie games are coming out of Australia where they have a massive public funding effort for videogame creators
September 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I wonder why all these great indie games are coming out of Australia where they have a massive public funding effort for videogame creators
Everyone's playing Silksong and here I am, having just finished Ender Lilies. Gorgeous game, that.
September 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Everyone's playing Silksong and here I am, having just finished Ender Lilies. Gorgeous game, that.
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What's the highest bang-for-buck automated test? The one that's going to catch the most issues for the least investment? I'd argue it's probably smoke tests!
You can read a full blog post on them below, but here's a short thread summary...
#testautomation #gamedev
You can read a full blog post on them below, but here's a short thread summary...
#testautomation #gamedev
There’s no fire without Smoke Tests
Tickets to my next automation workshop are on sale! It’s a familiar tale: you’ve set up an expensive and time-consuming playtest, and just wanted to squeeze in one more feature. You coo…
andrewfray.wordpress.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
What's the highest bang-for-buck automated test? The one that's going to catch the most issues for the least investment? I'd argue it's probably smoke tests!
You can read a full blog post on them below, but here's a short thread summary...
#testautomation #gamedev
You can read a full blog post on them below, but here's a short thread summary...
#testautomation #gamedev
This evening, I had the opportunity to try the famous deep-fried Mars bar. Morbid curiosity drove me to take it.
If I have a coronary in my sleep, blame the Scottish.
If I have a coronary in my sleep, blame the Scottish.
August 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This evening, I had the opportunity to try the famous deep-fried Mars bar. Morbid curiosity drove me to take it.
If I have a coronary in my sleep, blame the Scottish.
If I have a coronary in my sleep, blame the Scottish.
"What angers me the most is no one will see what we made. Designers, artists, animators, programmers, writers, sound designers—with few exceptions, none of these people will be allowed to show off their work."
Some thoughts on Contraband's cancellation on my blog:
ringupingu.site/contraband-c...
Some thoughts on Contraband's cancellation on my blog:
ringupingu.site/contraband-c...
The project I spent a tenth of my life on was just cancelled — none of our work belongs to us
Two days ago, it was announced that Xbox are cancelling Contraband, the project I worked on for the three years and seven months I spent at Avalanche Studios—around 11% of my life, at time of writing,...
ringupingu.site
August 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
"What angers me the most is no one will see what we made. Designers, artists, animators, programmers, writers, sound designers—with few exceptions, none of these people will be allowed to show off their work."
Some thoughts on Contraband's cancellation on my blog:
ringupingu.site/contraband-c...
Some thoughts on Contraband's cancellation on my blog:
ringupingu.site/contraband-c...
That moment when you're looking for a place to eat lunch at and realize there's a Georgian restaurant two blocks away.
Guess who's about to have some khachapuri?
Guess who's about to have some khachapuri?
July 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
That moment when you're looking for a place to eat lunch at and realize there's a Georgian restaurant two blocks away.
Guess who's about to have some khachapuri?
Guess who's about to have some khachapuri?
You ever start writing a "short summary" of your thoughts about something, only to realize you've somehow written 750 words and it's now *way* too long to be included in your monthly media roundup post?
Just me?
Just me?
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 AM
You ever start writing a "short summary" of your thoughts about something, only to realize you've somehow written 750 words and it's now *way* too long to be included in your monthly media roundup post?
Just me?
Just me?
I realize I'm extremely late to the party, but I just rolled credits on Disco Elysium.
Holy *fuck*, what a game.
Holy *fuck*, what a game.
June 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I realize I'm extremely late to the party, but I just rolled credits on Disco Elysium.
Holy *fuck*, what a game.
Holy *fuck*, what a game.
For those that don't read Swedish, there's a news post on Avalanche's website:
avalanchestudios.com/stories/cba
avalanchestudios.com/stories/cba
June 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
For those that don't read Swedish, there's a news post on Avalanche's website:
avalanchestudios.com/stories/cba
avalanchestudios.com/stories/cba
Alright, I've gushed about Avalanche's CBA, and I've published this month's roundup of stuff I've read/watched/played on my site. Sinusitis is *killing me*, so I'm gonna go relax for a bit.
ringupingu.site/what-im-read...
ringupingu.site/what-im-read...
What I'm Reading / Watching / Playing - May 2025
Welcome to June, everyone! I didn't post anything this month (except for the April edition of this post), largely due to two reasons:
First off, I've been dealing with some stress in both my work and...
ringupingu.site
June 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Alright, I've gushed about Avalanche's CBA, and I've published this month's roundup of stuff I've read/watched/played on my site. Sinusitis is *killing me*, so I'm gonna go relax for a bit.
ringupingu.site/what-im-read...
ringupingu.site/what-im-read...
Woke up to the best news today. Kudos to Avalanche for keeping the commitment they made to me and the other employees last year, and thank you to the current union representatives who continued the work we started!
via.tt.se/pressmeddela...
via.tt.se/pressmeddela...
Avalanche studios tecknar kollektivavtal med Unionen | Unionen
Idag tecknar Unionen och Sveriges ingenjörer kollektivavtal med spelföretaget Avalanche studios genom Almega Medieföretagen. Avtalet börjar gälla den 1 juni.
via.tt.se
June 3, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Woke up to the best news today. Kudos to Avalanche for keeping the commitment they made to me and the other employees last year, and thank you to the current union representatives who continued the work we started!
via.tt.se/pressmeddela...
via.tt.se/pressmeddela...
I was hoping to get my post about the 4-day week up this month, but I've got a 33-page report from the Swedish unions left to read for my notes, and then I'd like to at least skim through the existing reports from the trials that have been done.
So uh... maybe early June.
So uh... maybe early June.
May 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I was hoping to get my post about the 4-day week up this month, but I've got a 33-page report from the Swedish unions left to read for my notes, and then I'd like to at least skim through the existing reports from the trials that have been done.
So uh... maybe early June.
So uh... maybe early June.
By incredible coincidence, I opened YouTube this evening to see a video from The Market Exit that was published *yesterday*, in which he interviews Patrik Witkowsky—the author of the book on worker-owned companies that I mention in today's post.
It's a solid video, go watch!
youtu.be/rSc6OqSPq2E...
It's a solid video, go watch!
youtu.be/rSc6OqSPq2E...
May 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
By incredible coincidence, I opened YouTube this evening to see a video from The Market Exit that was published *yesterday*, in which he interviews Patrik Witkowsky—the author of the book on worker-owned companies that I mention in today's post.
It's a solid video, go watch!
youtu.be/rSc6OqSPq2E...
It's a solid video, go watch!
youtu.be/rSc6OqSPq2E...
I spent a significant part of my free time—and basically all of my commutes—reading dry reports on things like work time reduction and the "karensavdrag".
That's going into future posts, but in between I squeezed in some more fun stuff. I wrote about it on my site:
ringupingu.site/what-im-read...
That's going into future posts, but in between I squeezed in some more fun stuff. I wrote about it on my site:
ringupingu.site/what-im-read...
What I'm Reading / Watching / Playing - April 2025
Happy Labor Day, everyone! Whether or not you're participating in demonstrations, I hope you're having a good day off—assuming, of course, that you do not work in one of the few countries in which Lab...
ringupingu.site
May 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I spent a significant part of my free time—and basically all of my commutes—reading dry reports on things like work time reduction and the "karensavdrag".
That's going into future posts, but in between I squeezed in some more fun stuff. I wrote about it on my site:
ringupingu.site/what-im-read...
That's going into future posts, but in between I squeezed in some more fun stuff. I wrote about it on my site:
ringupingu.site/what-im-read...
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The main analysis is what you would say if you were trying to push AI adoption as necessary and not because you give a shit about people
Bit of an odd story this one - the main analysis says women don't use AI because they lack STEM skills, confidence and value in the workplace. Yet the anecdotes suggest that women excel at communication, whether writing or interpersonal, and can spot ChatGPT's flaws
www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
Why are fewer women using AI than men?
The use of artificial intelligence appears to have a significant gender imbalance.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 17, 2024 at 5:04 AM
The main analysis is what you would say if you were trying to push AI adoption as necessary and not because you give a shit about people
If I had a nickel for every time I've been held up in Danish bureaucracy because I have a Swedish zip code...
April 16, 2025 at 7:08 AM
If I had a nickel for every time I've been held up in Danish bureaucracy because I have a Swedish zip code...
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Folks this is incredibly fucking cool. Ubisoft have made their Colorblind Simulator available publicly so other developers can help make their games accessible to those with colorblindness! 💪
news.ubisoft.com/en-gb/articl...
news.ubisoft.com/en-gb/articl...
Ubisoft’s Colorblind Simulation Tool, Chroma, Now Available For Public Use
The open-source tool allows developers to simulate a colorblind person’s experience while gaming.
news.ubisoft.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Folks this is incredibly fucking cool. Ubisoft have made their Colorblind Simulator available publicly so other developers can help make their games accessible to those with colorblindness! 💪
news.ubisoft.com/en-gb/articl...
news.ubisoft.com/en-gb/articl...
Perhaps the greatest failure of the Swedish Model—of social democracy, really—is the way the will of the workers becomes diluted as unions look for compromise with employers, and the resulting disappointment the workers feel.
ringupingu.site/the-greatest...
ringupingu.site/the-greatest...
The Greatest Failure of the Swedish Model
As I write this, Swedish labor unions are negotiating with representatives from employers' unions. The issue on the table: the collective bargaining agreements (CBAs for short) that will determine the...
ringupingu.site
April 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Perhaps the greatest failure of the Swedish Model—of social democracy, really—is the way the will of the workers becomes diluted as unions look for compromise with employers, and the resulting disappointment the workers feel.
ringupingu.site/the-greatest...
ringupingu.site/the-greatest...
Finished a first draft of my most political post so far.
Already got some feedback that made me realize I wasn't making it clear enough what my *point* is, so I wrote another 300 words to discuss the Swedish Model.
Already got some feedback that made me realize I wasn't making it clear enough what my *point* is, so I wrote another 300 words to discuss the Swedish Model.
April 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Finished a first draft of my most political post so far.
Already got some feedback that made me realize I wasn't making it clear enough what my *point* is, so I wrote another 300 words to discuss the Swedish Model.
Already got some feedback that made me realize I wasn't making it clear enough what my *point* is, so I wrote another 300 words to discuss the Swedish Model.
And sent! Some thoughts and links to things I've been reading, watching, and playing during March.
ringupingu.site/what-im-read...
It's got some GenAI thoughts from two very clever people, some thoughts about the UVW-CWA, and more!
ringupingu.site/what-im-read...
It's got some GenAI thoughts from two very clever people, some thoughts about the UVW-CWA, and more!
What I'm Reading / Watching / Playing - March 2025
Welcome back to this (aspirationally) monthly post in which I share my thoughts about interesting things I've read/watched/played recently.
In February I was busy moving houses, and this month I've sp...
ringupingu.site
April 7, 2025 at 9:02 AM
And sent! Some thoughts and links to things I've been reading, watching, and playing during March.
ringupingu.site/what-im-read...
It's got some GenAI thoughts from two very clever people, some thoughts about the UVW-CWA, and more!
ringupingu.site/what-im-read...
It's got some GenAI thoughts from two very clever people, some thoughts about the UVW-CWA, and more!
Packing for a 4-day trip up to Stockholm, I think this is the first time I felt that my laptop was an essential item to pack—I've got a bunch of drafts for ringupingu.site that I want to keep working on while I'm away.
April 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Packing for a 4-day trip up to Stockholm, I think this is the first time I felt that my laptop was an essential item to pack—I've got a bunch of drafts for ringupingu.site that I want to keep working on while I'm away.
In an attempt to stave off my growing habit of stressing myself out by doomscrolling, I've been moving away from social media in favor of subscribing to the RSS feeds of publications and sites of people I like.
It's been going really well, so I wrote about it:
ringupingu.site/rss-feeds-ar...
It's been going really well, so I wrote about it:
ringupingu.site/rss-feeds-ar...
RSS Feeds Are Awesome Or: How I Learned to Stop Doomscrolling Using Tech From the “Old Internet”
Like a lot of people who are terminally online, I have a problem with doomscrolling on social media. I've had this problem since before I knew the term doomscrolling, and it's been getting worse in th...
ringupingu.site
April 3, 2025 at 7:55 AM
In an attempt to stave off my growing habit of stressing myself out by doomscrolling, I've been moving away from social media in favor of subscribing to the RSS feeds of publications and sites of people I like.
It's been going really well, so I wrote about it:
ringupingu.site/rss-feeds-ar...
It's been going really well, so I wrote about it:
ringupingu.site/rss-feeds-ar...
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All of us: Aw man, Nintendo's probably gonna be cautious about how they market Luigi for a while.
Nintendo: FUCK IT WE BALL LUIGI IN HITMAN ON THE SWITCH 2
Nintendo: FUCK IT WE BALL LUIGI IN HITMAN ON THE SWITCH 2
HITMAN World of Assassination - Signature Edition for Switch 2 includes Luigi/Mario color themed content for preorders (Signature/Quack Pack) buff.ly/JU1rv9g
April 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
All of us: Aw man, Nintendo's probably gonna be cautious about how they market Luigi for a while.
Nintendo: FUCK IT WE BALL LUIGI IN HITMAN ON THE SWITCH 2
Nintendo: FUCK IT WE BALL LUIGI IN HITMAN ON THE SWITCH 2
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My problem with this thinking if I'd be okay with paying more for games if devs actually saw that money. We keep getting told "we need battle passes, loot boxes and seasons because game dev is expensive" and yet we see mass layoffs like it's a normal thing. Where is that extra money going then.
I get the price sensitivity given the state of the world, but are Video Games supposed to never react to inflation?
Someone set a price in the 90's and we're stuck?
If consumers keep saying they want fewer Microtransactions, Seasons, or Paid DLC they need to allow games to react to inflation.
Someone set a price in the 90's and we're stuck?
If consumers keep saying they want fewer Microtransactions, Seasons, or Paid DLC they need to allow games to react to inflation.
April 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My problem with this thinking if I'd be okay with paying more for games if devs actually saw that money. We keep getting told "we need battle passes, loot boxes and seasons because game dev is expensive" and yet we see mass layoffs like it's a normal thing. Where is that extra money going then.