Simon Wallner
@simonwallner.bsky.social
(Former) game designer, father of the year (runner-up), constructivist, questionable taste.
Product/UX specialist and program manager at LocalStack. Ramblings are my own and may contain bad language and typos. You can talk to me about cooking any time.
Product/UX specialist and program manager at LocalStack. Ramblings are my own and may contain bad language and typos. You can talk to me about cooking any time.
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Blue Ghost's view of the moon at 100km altitude.
-Credits: NASA
-Credits: NASA
July 29, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Blue Ghost's view of the moon at 100km altitude.
-Credits: NASA
-Credits: NASA
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Polyarc is hiring! 💚🎮 We are a flexible remote studio committed to collaboration, mentorship, accountability, and creative expression. 🎨 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆!
🎯 Principal Project Manager
🎨 Creative Services Director
#gamejobs #gamedev
🎯 Principal Project Manager
🎨 Creative Services Director
#gamejobs #gamedev
July 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Polyarc is hiring! 💚🎮 We are a flexible remote studio committed to collaboration, mentorship, accountability, and creative expression. 🎨 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆!
🎯 Principal Project Manager
🎨 Creative Services Director
#gamejobs #gamedev
🎯 Principal Project Manager
🎨 Creative Services Director
#gamejobs #gamedev
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Kronen Zeitung heute & Kronen Zeitung gestern. Ein schönes Beispiel für Framing.
Hier die Ausländer, die viel zu viel Geld aus dem Sozialsystem bekommen. Da die armen Pensionistinnen, die viel zu wenig bekommen.
Tatsächlich haben beide Anspruch auf die gleichen Sozialleistungen.
Hier die Ausländer, die viel zu viel Geld aus dem Sozialsystem bekommen. Da die armen Pensionistinnen, die viel zu wenig bekommen.
Tatsächlich haben beide Anspruch auf die gleichen Sozialleistungen.
May 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Kronen Zeitung heute & Kronen Zeitung gestern. Ein schönes Beispiel für Framing.
Hier die Ausländer, die viel zu viel Geld aus dem Sozialsystem bekommen. Da die armen Pensionistinnen, die viel zu wenig bekommen.
Tatsächlich haben beide Anspruch auf die gleichen Sozialleistungen.
Hier die Ausländer, die viel zu viel Geld aus dem Sozialsystem bekommen. Da die armen Pensionistinnen, die viel zu wenig bekommen.
Tatsächlich haben beide Anspruch auf die gleichen Sozialleistungen.
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The creche is returning to Develop:Brighton this year! We're delighted to be providing free childcare for conference delegates with Nipperbout.
Attendees can register here: www.developconference.com/event-info/d... #DevelopConf
Attendees can register here: www.developconference.com/event-info/d... #DevelopConf
May 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The creche is returning to Develop:Brighton this year! We're delighted to be providing free childcare for conference delegates with Nipperbout.
Attendees can register here: www.developconference.com/event-info/d... #DevelopConf
Attendees can register here: www.developconference.com/event-info/d... #DevelopConf
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Wow, das nenne ich Mut! Max kommt aus Sachsen-Anhalt, geht in die 10. Klasse und schreibt auf X: "Seit 5 Jahren laufen Querdenker ungestört durch meinen Wohnort. Keine Gegenrede. Heute habe ich mir ein Herz gefasst, bin zum “offenen Mikrofon” gegangen (...)".
Aber seht selbst.
1/2
Aber seht selbst.
1/2
April 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Wow, das nenne ich Mut! Max kommt aus Sachsen-Anhalt, geht in die 10. Klasse und schreibt auf X: "Seit 5 Jahren laufen Querdenker ungestört durch meinen Wohnort. Keine Gegenrede. Heute habe ich mir ein Herz gefasst, bin zum “offenen Mikrofon” gegangen (...)".
Aber seht selbst.
1/2
Aber seht selbst.
1/2
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„… weil ich weiß, wie Faschismus anfängt. Nicht mit dem ersten Schuss, sondern mit der ersten Verharmlosung.“
Hört auf Max aus Sachsen-Anhalt.
Hört auf Max aus Sachsen-Anhalt.
April 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
„… weil ich weiß, wie Faschismus anfängt. Nicht mit dem ersten Schuss, sondern mit der ersten Verharmlosung.“
Hört auf Max aus Sachsen-Anhalt.
Hört auf Max aus Sachsen-Anhalt.
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Want to help an indie game studio stay financially healthy?
- Assist with financial operation and strategy
- Manage past and future budgets
- Analyse our data and produce reports
- Communicate with our accountant in German
Come join us in Vienna → brokenrul.es/finance.html...
- Assist with financial operation and strategy
- Manage past and future budgets
- Analyse our data and produce reports
- Communicate with our accountant in German
Come join us in Vienna → brokenrul.es/finance.html...
April 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Want to help an indie game studio stay financially healthy?
- Assist with financial operation and strategy
- Manage past and future budgets
- Analyse our data and produce reports
- Communicate with our accountant in German
Come join us in Vienna → brokenrul.es/finance.html...
- Assist with financial operation and strategy
- Manage past and future budgets
- Analyse our data and produce reports
- Communicate with our accountant in German
Come join us in Vienna → brokenrul.es/finance.html...
After almost a decade I'm finally attending an academic games studies conference again, but this time purely for fun!
#fdg kicked off in Vienna today, now en route to Graz! 🚀
#fdg kicked off in Vienna today, now en route to Graz! 🚀
April 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After almost a decade I'm finally attending an academic games studies conference again, but this time purely for fun!
#fdg kicked off in Vienna today, now en route to Graz! 🚀
#fdg kicked off in Vienna today, now en route to Graz! 🚀
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👾👾 SURPRISE 👾👾
One of the reasons I’ve been so quiet lately: a LOT of exciting (+stressful) things happened. THIS is one of them:
I’m SOOOO happy to finally share that I am publishing this book with ecoWing about games told from my perspective and how they shaped me (& shape us)
More soon! 💙
One of the reasons I’ve been so quiet lately: a LOT of exciting (+stressful) things happened. THIS is one of them:
I’m SOOOO happy to finally share that I am publishing this book with ecoWing about games told from my perspective and how they shaped me (& shape us)
More soon! 💙
April 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
👾👾 SURPRISE 👾👾
One of the reasons I’ve been so quiet lately: a LOT of exciting (+stressful) things happened. THIS is one of them:
I’m SOOOO happy to finally share that I am publishing this book with ecoWing about games told from my perspective and how they shaped me (& shape us)
More soon! 💙
One of the reasons I’ve been so quiet lately: a LOT of exciting (+stressful) things happened. THIS is one of them:
I’m SOOOO happy to finally share that I am publishing this book with ecoWing about games told from my perspective and how they shaped me (& shape us)
More soon! 💙
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JA!!!
(very wild amount of nominations for Future Friends at the german game dev awards (Deutscher Computerspielpreis))
(very wild amount of nominations for Future Friends at the german game dev awards (Deutscher Computerspielpreis))
WOW, so many games we'we worked with got nominated for the German Game Dev Awards (dcp)
- Thronefall (best game / game design)
- Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (best game / best studio)
- Tavern Talk (best studio / best story)
- Duck Detective (best audio / best mobile game)
- Oddada (best audio)
- Thronefall (best game / game design)
- Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (best game / best studio)
- Tavern Talk (best studio / best story)
- Duck Detective (best audio / best mobile game)
- Oddada (best audio)
March 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
JA!!!
(very wild amount of nominations for Future Friends at the german game dev awards (Deutscher Computerspielpreis))
(very wild amount of nominations for Future Friends at the german game dev awards (Deutscher Computerspielpreis))
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Yep, even the best coders make mistakes (well, except me of course). Luckily, LocalStack let's you debug and iterate faster on your local machine, without needing to wait on deploys – and we just released v4.2 with even more cool features to improve your debugging experience. buff.ly/fhy6DbR
March 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Yep, even the best coders make mistakes (well, except me of course). Luckily, LocalStack let's you debug and iterate faster on your local machine, without needing to wait on deploys – and we just released v4.2 with even more cool features to improve your debugging experience. buff.ly/fhy6DbR
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Gorton: Die Schriftart ohne Namen, die einem zigmal untertags begegnet und warum es sie gibt
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
The hardest working font in Manhattan
A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org
February 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Gorton: Die Schriftart ohne Namen, die einem zigmal untertags begegnet und warum es sie gibt
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz (@zezvaz.bsky.social):
February 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz (@zezvaz.bsky.social):
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This didn't age well.
February 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This didn't age well.
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Good news! 📺🐸
All #FROG2024 talks are now published on our YouTube channel! Enjoy and spread the word!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
All #FROG2024 talks are now published on our YouTube channel! Enjoy and spread the word!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
February 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Good news! 📺🐸
All #FROG2024 talks are now published on our YouTube channel! Enjoy and spread the word!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
All #FROG2024 talks are now published on our YouTube channel! Enjoy and spread the word!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Introducing Slow Roads 2.0 - procedurally-generated, scenic roads for endless driving zen. Built with @threejs.org to run in your browser - no installs, no ads, just roads.
Play free at slowroads.io
#threejs #webgame #javascript #procedural #webgl
Play free at slowroads.io
#threejs #webgame #javascript #procedural #webgl
January 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Introducing Slow Roads 2.0 - procedurally-generated, scenic roads for endless driving zen. Built with @threejs.org to run in your browser - no installs, no ads, just roads.
Play free at slowroads.io
#threejs #webgame #javascript #procedural #webgl
Play free at slowroads.io
#threejs #webgame #javascript #procedural #webgl
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"Merry Christmas, President Musk!" 😜
December 24, 2024 at 9:30 AM
"Merry Christmas, President Musk!" 😜
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Austrian devs! 🇦🇹
I created a Austrian Games Industry starter pack for all companies and individuals from Austria!
Comment if you wanna be added👇
go.bsky.app/EGNkGVn
#gamedev #indiedev
I created a Austrian Games Industry starter pack for all companies and individuals from Austria!
Comment if you wanna be added👇
go.bsky.app/EGNkGVn
#gamedev #indiedev
October 18, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Austrian devs! 🇦🇹
I created a Austrian Games Industry starter pack for all companies and individuals from Austria!
Comment if you wanna be added👇
go.bsky.app/EGNkGVn
#gamedev #indiedev
I created a Austrian Games Industry starter pack for all companies and individuals from Austria!
Comment if you wanna be added👇
go.bsky.app/EGNkGVn
#gamedev #indiedev
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Thank you❤️
December 3, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Thank you❤️
Late to the party as always, but I had to stop at 🐘 first to see what that was about.
November 18, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Late to the party as always, but I had to stop at 🐘 first to see what that was about.