Today's Guernsey: Re-implemented fading on leaves, and tried to have it be more gradual than binary on/off. Not sure I'm using the best method, will try again another time, it's non-critical! #gamedev #indieGameDev #pixelart
Looking over my documentary on @king-spooner.bsky.social and @taloketo.bsky.social’s indie game Mashina again and as the AI problem intensifies it just hits even harder how cool they are. Full doc here: youtu.be/Rw-BIiy1Bl8?...
When I was a movie theater projectionist, we had Addams Family in the lobby. After closing, I'd turn out the lights, manipulate it to give me free credits, and enjoy some quality time with this stunner. A little popcorn butter under its feet affords some unreal nudging potential.
Monteiro@monteiro.bsky.social · 4d agoHey! Who likes pinball? Me too! This week’s newsletter is all about pinball, but of course I make it weird. buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...
PixelVision8 explained: a fantasy console where you design the hardware itself https://papoo.work/doc/2a1229e1b28f14c0 #fantasyconsole #pixelvision8 #gamedev #creativecoding #retrogaming #indiedev
PixelVision8 explained: a fantasy console where you design the hardware itself
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Read the essay from the film archivist behind Uncommon Ephemera on why it’s important to preserve filmstrips: blog.archive.org/2024/09/23/v...
Vanishing Culture: On Filmstrips | Internet Archive Blogs
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Uncommon Ephemera@uncommonephemera.org · 3d agoUncommon Ephemera is featured as one of a handful of archivists worldwide preserving #filmstrips in the @nytimes today. Read the full article for free with this link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/movies/filmstrips-archives.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-lA.JI3H.9XNhmngwiaTJ&smid=url-share
Hey! Who likes pinball? Me too! This week’s newsletter is all about pinball, but of course I make it weird. buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...
How to play pinball
What is the best arcade game? Pinball or video, or both.
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Uncommon Ephemera is profiled in today's print edition of the New York Times as one of just a few archivists worldwide fighting to save #filmstrips. For more information on the work I'm doing or to support the project, visit https://uncommonephemera.org.
I've been testing a pre-release of Roguecraft DX on Steam today ❤️ It's a lovely polished upgrade to the Amiga DX version, retains the same great gameplay, and adds some fun extras. The full release is very soon - go wishlist it now! thalamus.link/roguecraft #roguelike #steam
Roguecraft DX on Steam
Roguecraft DX is a turn-based roguelike set in a Lovecraftian dungeon that rebuilds itself every run. Fight tentacled horrors and scary chickens, and free a caged badger who'll fetch loot for you. Com...
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Daniel is sharing his starter pack of game devs that don't use AI, so I figured rather than just repost it, I would quote post it with my three no AI game dev starter packs. go.bsky.app/6DRdowf go.bsky.app/AS5R4p7 go.bsky.app/7K7JDCJ
Daniel J. Menezes@danjohnston.uk · 2d agoCreating this no-ai indie games starter pack is one of the best things I ever did on BlueSky. Lots of great developers in here, making things with their own hands, some of whom I might not have found otherwise!! go.bsky.app/78u8M6Y
I've finally decided to stop adding devs to the first pack and create a second one. The first one now has 300 great developers in it, and I don't want people to be too overwhelmed after clicking "follow all", so I've started a second pack here: go.bsky.app/xozdCt
Creating this no-ai indie games starter pack is one of the best things I ever did on BlueSky. Lots of great developers in here, making things with their own hands, some of whom I might not have found otherwise!! go.bsky.app/78u8M6Y
I love the rich bold colors in this painting. Inspired by a recent trip out to Monterey Peninsula along the Central Coast of California. It’s one of my favorite locations to paint. I hope you enjoy the results! MONTEREY TREE, 16x16”, Acrylic on Panel, SOLD
This impressed me: GPT-5.6 Astra turned Zork (the classic 1977 text adventure) into a full 3D playable action-adventure game It kept the original plot & puzzles, added fight scenes, and built all of the characters & environments directly in Threejs code. Play: zork-underground-empire.netlify.app
Training AI models on copyrighted works is "squarely what transformative use is," EFF’s Tori Noble told @reason.com - these are "general purpose tools" and "exactly the kind of creation that copyright is designed to foster."
DOJ says barring AI training on copyrighted material could 'severely hamper' tech progress
Training a model on copyrighted work is the same transformative use exception that protects The New York Times' journalism.
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I've thought about this little CGI film by Chris Landreth several times a year, every year since 1998. I got it on a Maya promo CD from the Alias|Wavefront or SGI booth at SIGGRAPH. It felt very special. If you ever hear me mutter "Bingo the Clowno", this is why. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aEC...
1998 Bingo by Chris Landreth
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NEW WII MODDING VIDEO 🎉 almost 40 minutes of pureeee Wii modding goodness :') I've legit never gone THIS detailed into modding ANY console before, but I wanted to be sure I did the Wii justice because its a REALLY special console to me 🩵 youtu.be/fWL4WnvHmeQ
Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe.
Hackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.
From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it "age" verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we've been pointing out that it was a huge privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Or maybe it wasn't waiting. Maybe it was already happening. This week a...
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gentle reminder that unless you have physical archives of things, it will not be legible longterm. We are living in the Dark Age of Technology.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3d agoBET Digital has permanently removed all its digital news articles from its website to 'prioritize video content,' I'm told. Years of news articles are now gone forever. Some writers were able to save their stories; some weren't
🔭 Solar Eclipses and Culture Image Credit & Copyright: Javier Castro Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II) ap260902
Is AI making us stupid? Many people worry that AI use will erode human cognition. A new paper reviews evidence that offloading cognition to AI can impede skill acquisition and lead to skill decay. However, this is not inevitable. It depends on how you use the technolog www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Shaders, graphics math, and procedural effects for Unity and Godot. They’re all part of The Shaders Bible Collection! 📚 jettelly.com/bundles/the-... #gamedev #technicalart #indiedev
No DLSS 5. Just good art direction. #indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev