The penultimate game from our local developer line up for this coming Thursday is Less Miserables by @collegefungames.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy! A point-and-click parody of Les Misérables with puzzles, hand drawn art, and an amazing voice cast. Thursday! buytickets.at/mdesingames/...

Could Excel be conscious? We surveyed more than Jan 1 1900 people to find out.

A bit of a self insert today, as we'll also be showing Dissimulation from me and @m-enderbug.bsky.social! Explore a small dungeon, learn how to open the gates blocking your way, and find a way out... all controlled from a midi controller! Join us on Thursday for free: buytickets.at/mdesingames/...

This is the point we've been discussing at our university for years now around the debates and discussions on 'AI ready graduates'. It's a very key difference. See also entry level jobs simply not being there due to management thinking AI will solve everything.

By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · 2d ago

Finally, there's an *economic* coin-trick: "AI will destroy jobs." Sure, yes, AI is destroying jobs. But there's a vast difference between "You got fired because an AI can do your job" and "You got fired because your boss was convinced that the AI can do your job, even though it *cannot*." 45/

Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

Goodness, this article... I really do get the sentiment - not every game needs to be to everyone's tastes! Designers should try stuff! But the way it conflates that with a game leaving people out by being inaccessible (seemingly by design) is pretty clumsy and left a bad taste in my mouth.

Kotaku@kotaku.com · 2d ago

Not Everyone Will Be Able To Play Big Walk And That's Okay

Here's the final two Scottish Mammals illustrations done with textures. Plus both are also now on my INPRNT store as well: www.inprnt.com/gallery/clas... #art #graphicdesign #vectors #animals #cute #digitalart #fediart

We'll also be showing the latest version of Turbo 16 by Socks Off Studio! It combines arcade racing and storytelling to a create a cosy narrative-driven (hah!) racing game about life and passion. Come be moved by both the cars and the narrative in 4 days time: buytickets.at/mdesingames/...

Today I can share we'll be showing the latest version of GenSea by @nick.aetheric-games.com (and Edinburgh College in partnership with Inchcape Offshore Ltd) Build infrastructure with a focus on the sea and offshore wind turbines! Free tickets for this Thursday here: buytickets.at/mdesingames/...

...So I think I just accidentally Let's Game It Out-ed myself right into the roof of the world?

Next up we'll have the (I think) World Premiere of Puzzle Tracks by @portponky.bsky.social! A physical game about laying down railway tracks across 100ish puzzles! Use different transparent tiles to finish incomplete tracks. Choo choo! Come try it for free soon: buytickets.at/mdesingames/...

I’m really happy to see more “book+pieces” physical puzzle games in the wild! This one I tested and it’s great fun :)

Amicable Animal - New CRT7 demo OUT NOW! 🦝🏳️‍🌈@amicableanimal.bsky.social · 5d ago

Next up we'll have the (I think) World Premiere of Puzzle Tracks by @portponky.bsky.social! A physical game about laying down railway tracks across 100ish puzzles! Use different transparent tiles to finish incomplete tracks. Choo choo! Come try it for free soon: buytickets.at/mdesingames/...

This is always a good time! Come and play some game dev projects from masters students, from the Heriot-Watt MD Game Design course, led by @amicableanimal.bsky.social Plus some demos from local indies, including me with a little something-something. Tickets and info ⤵🧵 #scotgamedev

Amicable Animal - New CRT7 demo OUT NOW! 🦝🏳️‍🌈@amicableanimal.bsky.social · 2w ago

Our MDes Graduation Showcase will be on the 6th of August 17:00 to 19:30 at CodeBase, Edinburgh. We'll have student games, plus games from local developers! Alt controllers! Physical Puzzle Games! Nibbles if I get those sorted in time! Free tickets and deets here: buytickets.at/mdesingames/...

Over the next week I'll post our MDes Showcase guest games! Starting with Stealth Crossword by @computerjames.bsky.social! An anarchic game about crosswords... Or maybe stealth missions? There is at least one European in it! Get a free ticket here and come try it: buytickets.at/mdesingames/...

It's incredibly transparent how eager the UK political class are to destroy learning. It gets dressed up in different ways by many in the media, but it always comes back to the fact that a smart population can see through a politician’s paper thin bullshit and they'd rather just enrich themselves.

Charlotte Weatherill@ckweatherill.bsky.social · last wk.

The point isn't to produce essays, it's to teach students how to think for fuck's sake. The minute you automate that, it's over. You might as well close the course. Which they're also doing. This is an attack on learning, and everyone is just shrugging.

I really enjoy how this feels like they're just trying to pan the camera to show you their other friends too

explore.org@explore.org · 2w ago

Yearly bear cam maintenance staff reporting for duty.

"This here is a real game with real content. and it is good." - Steam user review. Can't say fairer than that, can you? store.steampowered.com/app/3639440/...

Save 20% on Into the Slimy Mines on Steam

A roguelike tower defense with a card-driven twist. Build your deck, carve out tunnels, and deploy defences directly into the path of the swarm. Rank up your chosen Guild and rescue your Dwarven crew ...

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Specifically, the EU could get rid of the laws that ban European companies from modifying US tech exports. The EU adopted the Copyright Directive in 2001. Article 6 of the EUCD makes it a crime to reverse-engineer and modify a device without the manufacturer's permission. 29/

Our MDes Graduation Showcase will be on the 6th of August 17:00 to 19:30 at CodeBase, Edinburgh. We'll have student games, plus games from local developers! Alt controllers! Physical Puzzle Games! Nibbles if I get those sorted in time! Free tickets and deets here: buytickets.at/mdesingames/...

Two weekends to get Exon back in shape after the latest round of pathfinding shenanigans? S-sure. (I am currently sitting on an as-yet unidentified infinite loop, wheeee.)

Amicable Animal - New CRT7 demo OUT NOW! 🦝🏳️‍🌈@amicableanimal.bsky.social · 2w ago

Our MDes Graduation Showcase will be on the 6th of August 17:00 to 19:30 at CodeBase, Edinburgh. We'll have student games, plus games from local developers! Alt controllers! Physical Puzzle Games! Nibbles if I get those sorted in time! Free tickets and deets here: buytickets.at/mdesingames/...

If you're near Edinburgh, this is always a good evening of checking out what students and local indies have been making. Well worth checking out!

Amicable Animal - New CRT7 demo OUT NOW! 🦝🏳️‍🌈@amicableanimal.bsky.social · 2w ago

Our MDes Graduation Showcase will be on the 6th of August 17:00 to 19:30 at CodeBase, Edinburgh. We'll have student games, plus games from local developers! Alt controllers! Physical Puzzle Games! Nibbles if I get those sorted in time! Free tickets and deets here: buytickets.at/mdesingames/...

Our MDes Graduation Showcase will be on the 6th of August 17:00 to 19:30 at CodeBase, Edinburgh. We'll have student games, plus games from local developers! Alt controllers! Physical Puzzle Games! Nibbles if I get those sorted in time! Free tickets and deets here: buytickets.at/mdesingames/...

Lol, wait so... we no longer have a Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, only a Minister for AI? HEY. YOUS. STOP IT! No science, innovation, or technology! None of that.

Self-employed people! Sorry to put a downer on your Sunday, but in case you'd not seen, the Government wants us to pay our tax *monthly* like we're employees or something With the World Cup and all the politics, I'd missed the consultation they put out last month, which is here: 1/

Timely Payments in Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA)

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I... Might have too much caramel shortbread now?

Gross, and totally offensive and untrue for many. I'm neurodivergent and gAI makes both my jobs harder every day. Microsoft have broken tools, binning favourites for a useless constantly changing AI dashboard. Unity 6 is now unusable for me with the gAI garbage.

GitHub@github.com · last mo.

The story around AI used to be about generating more. For many neurodivergent professionals, the bigger benefit is offloading invisible labor: remembering what you promised, the dozen tabs open in your brain, the thread you meant to reply to. ⬇️

The tech and entertainment industries are having a normal one again, I see...

Congratulations to the government on saving 2700 jobs by nationalising British Steel. Now, about the 18,000 university jobs lost in the last 18 months, with more coming…

We had the best time @glasgowindiegamesfest.org! Announcing Glenmara: Still Life Artist there was really special. It was great to watch so many people playing our game and all the other games too 🎮Thanks so much to the GIGF team for all their hard work and making it a super fun and chill weekend 🙏🏻✨

This is exactly the sort of thing my tired brain needs today. So good. youtu.be/pRg3UesVd0A

123,456 Dominoes SUPERSIZED - FALLDOWN 2026

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