jwest
@follysoft.bsky.social
Dad, photographer, gamemaker follysoft.github.io jwest.itch.io
An incredible cause that includes Bundle of Joy! So impressed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social and the community surpassing 100K!
itch.io@itch.io · 2d agoEnjoy 127 items by 109 creators and support game devs effected by recent layoffs: itch.io/b/3802/game-...
[untitled games event] #8: "undisciplined feeling" Join us on Sun 23 Aug 2026 for an evening of games and talks about big feelings, wrong feelings, unruly emotions, improvised agency, and screaming over the cliff-edge of our world. 1630-1900 Tussen de Bogen 46 buttondown.com/untitledgame...
Sun Aug 23 | [untitled games event] #8: "undisciplined feeling"
Future? No Thanks! + VisunovOS + coalescent || tidal rapture + Brand Nacht + Internet Teapot + Unruly, Undead, Un Un
buttondown.com
As always @writnelson.bsky.social just gets it.
Chris Plante@plante.bsky.social · 5d ago" The thing that a game must do to be explicitly about Christianity, in my humble and biased opinion, is it must be interesting. It must be valid beyond its theming." ~ @writnelson.bsky.social on gaming's messy history of 'Christian video games'
✨Cozy River Valley✨ is based on agricultural practices in arid irrigated systems, with the gameplay covering 60 years of farming where you make choices about crops, water, community and environment. 🌱 Play for free at CozyRiverValley.nmsu.edu #agroecology #agriculture #gbl
In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...
this is probably the hardest i’ve worked on anything so if you don’t buy it and support me from THIS world i’ll be very sad
Strange Scaffold@strangescaffold.bsky.social · last wk.Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?! is out later TODAY on Steam and XBOX Series X|S 🚚💨 store.steampowered.com/app/3642010/... www.xbox.com/en-us/games/...
BOOTS QUEST DX, an absurdist adventure game/collectathon about finding the best boots in the world (and throwing everything else away), is free on Itch for a limited time! discountrealms.itch.io/boots-quest-dx
Boots Quest DX by Discount Realms
An offbeat adventure about finding the best boots in the world
discountrealms.itch.io
Two days to launch - and Truck-kun has crossed 100k wishlists! That's the most we've had since I Am Your Beast!! Please keep spreading the word--and thanks for supporting our weird, punchy little driving game. :) store.steampowered.com/app/3642010/...
Strange Scaffold@strangescaffold.bsky.social · last wk.Meet Carissa Ward, an anime fan and new VP of Marketing who YOU hit her with your truck and isekai'd her to another world in our OVA sized next game!! Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?! launches on Steam and Xbox Series X|S in TWO DAYS! 🚚💨 store.steampowered.com/app/3642010/...
I made an avoider game for the avoidance jam. I have had ideas floating around my head for a long time about hazards that blend into the background so it was nice to get it out of my system. matthewlacker.itch.io/gabes-great-...
Gabe's Great Gradient Game by MatthewLacker
avoider
matthewlacker.itch.io
This is wonderful news as New Mexico K12 reading scores are consistently below national average. One can also get free online Libby access with your free library card. And! Check out state of NM Library for free books on Hoopla libguides.nmstatelibrary.org/eBooks/NMReads
LibGuides: New Mexico Reads (ebooks): Getting Started
LibGuides: New Mexico Reads (ebooks): Getting Started
libguides.nmstatelibrary.org
The Santa Fe New Mexican@thenewmexican.bsky.social · 2w agoGood news for local bookworms: New Mexico K-12 students have gained access to 50,000 e-books through a digital company the state partnered with in April. www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
Gaming as a dad these days involves me downloading a game at 9:30 p.m. only to have it finish installing around 11 and discover I don't actually like the game after 20 minutes and go to bed.
Getting in-game GIF exports from players' painting archives working #indiegame #art
He's only gone and written 2,500 more words about how game devs feel about generative AI. Latest piece quotes around two dozen different people with an indie background. When asked how they feel about gen AI, not one, but two devs responded, "Fuck that shit." www.gamesradar.com/games/it-cre...
"It creates lesser games": Indie game studios are supposed to love generative AI, so why do the 25 devs I spoke to avoid it?
"So it may be slightly faster, and a lot worse, but it's also more expensive? Neat"
gamesradar.com
Austin Wood@woodwould.bsky.social · 2mo agoI spent the last few months talking to over 30 game developers about generative AI. It began as a sort of interview survey but became a pretty comprehensive collection of arguments against the technology altogether. www.gamesradar.com/games/why-so...
📆 This Thursday! 📆 Everyone is welcome, come join us if you're in the El Paso/Las Cruces area!
jwest@follysoft.bsky.social · last mo.If you happen to be in the El Paso/Las Cruces area July 16th, we're hosting another local game dev meetup! This time being hosted by the wonderful folks at @learninggameslab.bsky.social. Come hang out in their space, connect with some devs, and play some games together with us!
Apparently shouting "I have the Mandate of Heaven" every time you call Uno is both "rude" and "bad sportsmanship"
Don’t think anyone in my family cares much, if at all. I have a few close friends who are supportive but probably think it’s all weird af. Didn’t *really* feel that care until finding @paradise-collab.bsky.social
JoypadLad.com X SuperStickerClub.com@joypadlad.bsky.social · last mo.If you're a creative person, do you have friends and family that actually care about anything you make?
I made a spiffy new steam page for GAARL! It has a new trailer and capsule art!! Check it out!!! store.steampowered.com/app/4076590/...
GAARL! - Gabe's Action Arcade RogueLike on Steam
GAARL! is a roguelike action platformer. Wield your chain gun to fight monsters in tense arcade combat, or fire it into walls to climb through handcrafted arenas. Buy upgrades, create wacky builds, ge...
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i didn't make this for good reasons but i made it and i think it's extremely funny, so i hope you like it too
making a thread of my favourite short games ive made 🧵(so i can link to it in applications)
I gave a talk on ambient play, or 0 player games, as part of the Games and Play Salon at the School of Radical Attention! (probably my new favorite version of the talk) All the talks this evening were great and I really recommend watching them all www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHSC...
Games and Play Salon - boshis place + Everest Pipkin at SoRA June 20
YouTube video by boshi's place
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nice nice nice!
Godot Engine@godotengine.org · last mo.For years we have been overwhelmed by the volume of code contributions we have to review, especially from new contributors. AI has made the problem much worse. That's why we are taking steps to reduce the burden on maintainers while still welcoming new contributors: godotengine.org/article/cont...
and... exhale
Midnighters@midnighters.games · last mo.Today we're so excited to announce that we've partnered with @seandick.net to bring 🐶Puppy Truck to Steam!! 🏠 3D platformer with 4 massive open levels 🛻 Dog schmovement - run, scamper and drift! 🗝️ Tons of secrets, objectives and collectibles 🧢 Dog customization! 🐶 Wishlist now! ➡️ puppytruck.dog ⬅️
If you happen to be in the El Paso/Las Cruces area July 16th, we're hosting another local game dev meetup! This time being hosted by the wonderful folks at @learninggameslab.bsky.social. Come hang out in their space, connect with some devs, and play some games together with us!
catfish game sale! it is under 10 bucks and peak summer vibes!!! store.steampowered.com/app/3172760/...
Save 35% on The Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish on Steam
A story-driven photography game... on the back of a giant, flying catfish! Transform clouds into sea creatures and bring abundance back to an empty sky!
store.steampowered.com
Video games and Puppet Shows are the same thing! A talk I gave last month at @amazefest.bsky.social has now appeared online.
A MAZE. / Berlin 2026 - Day 2: Why Computer Games are Puppet Shows
YouTube video by A MAZE.
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