If we're going to keep doing DICE at the Aria every year I'm gonna need the two Starbucks on the second floor to receive unique designators so we can tell them apart.
Capo (Josiah Kiehl)
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CEO of Sprocket Games (exRiot Games, exGoogle) Sprocket Games bsky: @sprocketgames.bsky.social Building Cosmos: https://discord.gg/projectcosmos (come say hi!) I also know a lot about frogs. [he/him]
Give Stars Reach a follow! If anyone should make it through this industry downturn, Playable Worlds should be on the list. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sta...
Coming soon: STARS REACH: A Living Galaxy Sandbox MMORPG🌌
Explore a living galaxy in a shardless sandbox MMORPG from the visionary team led by Raph Koster, designer of Ultima Online & SWG.
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Raph Koster@raphkoster.bsky.social · 2y agoYesterday we announced that we are doing a Kickstarter for STARS REACH. We're doing this because the climate for games investment is terrible. We've raised a lot of money, and expect to keep raising. Being able to show support from players helps. Even a Follow goes a long way:
Believing "everything happens for a reason" makes people look for someone or something to blame whenever something bad happens. Humans are profoundly uncomfortable with the idea that the universe is nothing but chaos with no purpose.
I no longer have to be jealous of the sledding in the north east. We have a sledding hill at home.
Always explore, never return to base. youtube.com/shorts/0pu_7...
It's how we do
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I have never seen an episode of Adventure Time. I do quote Jake the Dog, tho.
If you forgot to get me a Christmas gift, here's what I want. shop.supercosmo.studio/products/ful...
Super Cosmo Studio - Wooden Korok Figurine - Full Set
Introducing the Handmade Wooden Korok Figurine – a perfect blend of craftsmanship and charm. This adorable wooden figure is carefully carved and polished, made from high-quality wood to highlight its ...
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It happens all the time. The people who decide what games get made are the people who control money. That's true of everything, though. Games are not unique in this, they just have longer dev times than many things so the cut is deeper when it happens.
Mary Kenney@marykgames.com · 2y agoThe biggest waste of money I’ve seen in video game development, across many years and studios (not my current one - one of the reasons I wanted to work there), wasn’t on graphics. It was abruptly being told to throw out months or years of work bc one executive decided they didn’t like something.
Sometimes people repost their most popular posts of 2024 to get more engagement. Here's mine.
Capo (Josiah Kiehl)@capothedev.bsky.social · 2y agoTest post, please ignore #GameDev
Modern manliness is using a utility knife to cut the yarn tails off the wooble lily pad you just finished.
Stream starting! www.twitch.tv/sprocketgames
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We're an indie game studio making Project Cosmos, a survival open-world crafting game. Join the discord (https://discord.gg/projectcosmos) and come say hi.
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Sprocket Games@sprocketgames.bsky.social · 2y agoNext stream! discord.gg/D7EKXVJz?eve... December 21, 2024 6:00 PM PT @capothedev.bsky.social will be bringing a few friends to play through with a full (maybe overfull...?) group. Should be fun, come hang out. #GameDev
Next stream! discord.gg/D7EKXVJz?eve... December 21, 2024 6:00 PM PT @capothedev.bsky.social will be bringing a few friends to play through with a full (maybe overfull...?) group. Should be fun, come hang out. #GameDev
Join the Project Cosmos Discord Server!
Check out the Project Cosmos community on Discord - hang out with 330 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
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Come say hi, friends! #gamedev
Sprocket Games@sprocketgames.bsky.social · 2y ago@capothedev.bsky.social will be testing out a stream setup at 4:15pm PT today till 5pm or so. Come say hi and check out Cosmos. @capothedev.bsky.social will hang out, answer questions about Sprocket, Cosmos, game dev, dart frogs or whatever else you want to know. twitch.tv/sprocketgames
How about something a little more direct. HERE'S PROJECT COSMOS! Much more is on the way. Hang out on Discord: discord.gg/projectcosmos #gamedev #survivalgame #indiegames
Yo, I don't know who to tell, but I'm so happy we have tooltips in our game now. #GameDev #trueinnovation
So I was muddling through analysis paralysis in figuring out what social media content is worth making... so I looked at Pirate Software to see what format they use for videos. I clicked a random video and it HAPPENED TO BE THIS ONE. www.youtube.com/shorts/ktDhv... Thanks @piratesoftware.live. lol.
Analysis Paralysis
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What if I heart all my own posts... does that tell the algorithm I have strong self-esteem?
Hi! I’m Rowan, Lead Narrative Designer @sprocketgames.bsky.social. In the past I’ve worked at Riot, Telltale, Obsidian, Square Enix, and Blizzard. I’m an advocate for EDI in games and a big ol’ nerd. Games - and devs - rock. I love dessert, crafting, coffee, cats, and you. 🖤
My manager at Riot once told me he gave up Software Engineering for management because people have harder problems to solve and he wanted the challenge. I've seen him proven right so many times. Building software is, by far, the easiest part of Software and people are, by far, the hardest.
Marketing lesson #1: can't go viral if you never post anything.