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jt34s1z6 @jt34s1z6.bsky.social · 1d

I'm progressing towards working on developing a new video game;
if this tweet gets ten or more likes, I will elaborate on the synopsis and then eventually a kickstarter.
features:
- open world role playing game
- fully simulated economic system with autonomous NPCs
- time travel/save state mechanics

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Whittmann @whittmann.bsky.social · 1d

time travel you say? 🤔

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Kimber Lofgren @kimberlofgren.bsky.social · 8d

If ghosts aren’t real, explain this.

@darthbluesky.bsky.social and frens, Comet is healthy and doing great a year after his surgery! Thank you, everyone! ❤️

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Barthélemy Paléologue @barthpaleologue.bsky.social · 8d

Vehicle physics finally working! Still a lot to do before releasing it, but driving around is already quite fun :)

This also paves the way for more physics-based mechanics coming to #CosmosJourneyer.

#gamedev

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Sorry, No Rainchecks @rainchecks.bsky.social · 12d

this is what keeps us indie game developers going: the big bucks and thoughtful titles

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Whittmann @whittmann.bsky.social · 13d

👻spooky games are the best games 🧟

Horizonite @phablix.bsky.social · 15d

👻👻👻
#gamedev

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Whittmann @whittmann.bsky.social · 13d

Now that the dust has begun to settle, are these AI agents actually taking our jerbs? 🤔 Or did the tech monopolies just use it as an excuse to downsize and ship worse products? 😠

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Horizonite @phablix.bsky.social · 15d

👻👻👻
#gamedev

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Whittmann @whittmann.bsky.social · 22d

why is there a "w" in answer?

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orikome @orikome.bsky.social · 22d

Hello Bluesky. First time posting here! #gamedev

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Whittmann @whittmann.bsky.social · 27d

Bit of a slap in the face to have to pay for an apple dev account when they already have a monopoly on the app store... 😔

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Simon Willison @simonwillison.net · Oct 11

I'm beginning to suspect that a key skill in working effectively with coding agents is developing an intuition for when you don't need to closely review every line of code they produce. This feels deeply uncomfortable!

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Chris Pioli @cpioli.bsky.social · Oct 6

Any time I start reading a new game development book, the words pop into my head using the voice of Goofy's narrator...

youtu.be/rdBYmk4dfLE?...

Goofy | How to Play Baseball | A Classic Mickey Short | Have A Laugh | @disneykids

YouTube video by Disney Kids

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❤️‍🔥 katie 🐈‍⬛️ @sk8tie.bsky.social · Sep 29

EA being privately sold to saudi arabia for 52 billion dollars was not something I expected to read today

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Jack ✨wishlist koromeke✨ @jackturps.bsky.social · Sep 22

My thesis for lostness vs fun in #gamedev. Silksong and Animal Well spend most of their time in "where tf am I (good)", but it's a very risky game. Rain World was great, but it did nudge me into "where tf am I (bad)" a little too often for my taste.

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snow-kiss @snow-kiss.bsky.social · Sep 9

Tried drawing PixelArt for practice. Feedback appreciated!
Made in the limited palette/low-res style of pico8 and beep8.
#GameDev #PixelArt #IndieDev #IndieGames #pico8 #IndieGameDev #beep8 #MinimalArt

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Paloo Spiral - Wishlist on Steam @paloospiral.bsky.social · Sep 9

Timelapse flip kick animation
#pixelart #gamedev #arttimelapse

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Good Boy @goodboy.bsky.social · Sep 4

Did u guys see the Tesla robot video? I think it's dying

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JoeyCan2 @joeycan2.bsky.social · Aug 21

hellcat

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Whittmann @whittmann.bsky.social · Aug 28

Doom debugging, its like doom scrolling but you just keep trying one thing after another to fix a bug and at some point you should really stop but you can't 😭

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automathan.bsky.social @automathan.bsky.social · Aug 25

Sketching around to make the café a bit more homely ☕

#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev

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Rafaiska @rafaiska.bsky.social · Aug 17

Being a high school teacher at St. Apa looks hard. Especially when others are visiting.

Chapter 3, part 3 is halfway done! Many new features are coming to exploration mode. #visualnovel #indiedev #indiegamedev #gameboy #indiegame

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The Blind Guy - ::tap:: ::tap:: ::tap:: ::whack:: @blindcoder.bsky.social · Aug 6

I fear all we are witnessing is both a technology & political Singularity.

It's not even religion behind it. It's fuedalism. A system of oligarchy using religious superstition to hold power

Tell me any of this is wrong
#TrumpWorld

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Hacker & Security News @hacker.at.thenote.app · Aug 4

The Real Reason Most Indie Games Flop (It Has Nothing To Do With Gameplay)

Despite a boom in high-quality game development, most titles go unnoticed due to oversaturated platforms and outdated launch strategies. This article draws parallels with film and music to highlight how d…

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The Real Reason Most Indie Games Flop (It Has Nothing To Do With Gameplay)

Despite a boom in high-quality game development, most titles go unnoticed due to oversaturated platforms and outdated launch strategies. This article draws parallels with film and music to highlight how discovery—not content—is the industry’s true bottleneck. It advocates for new distribution models, from Fortnite’s UEFN and Roblox to embedded platforms like YouTube and Te

hackernoon.com

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