Mark Aldrich Jr
@markaldrichjr.bsky.social
Boston Gamedev, aspiring author, boardgame designer, youtuber, maker. MarkEAldrichJr.github.io
The discovery ecosystem is chaotic, misunderstood, and unforgiving. Most games sink without a trace; not because they're bad, but because developers are still using a 2010s playbook on how platforms and media actually work. #steam #gamedev #indiedev #marketing #business
Why Discovery Is Hard and How to Break Through the Noise!
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Here's early look on Destruction Physics, Brickadia's latest in-development feature!💥
I and a good number of very talented game devs were laid off by Obsidian as part of the Microsoft sacrificial rituals this morning. If you or anyone you know is looking for a Senior Writer/ND with more than two decades' experience in titles like Dragon Age and Mass Effect, please let me know!
A chocolate chip fluffernutter whoopie pie. I call it "The New Englander"
Hey guys! I'm developing a game called Stone and Struggle, a co-op survival RPG where you adventure while NPC factions fight their own RTS war in the background. If you play #RTS #RPG, or #survival games, I'd love 2 minutes of your time: tally.so/r/WO1xlj #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #games #strategy
The Big Game Survey
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Hey guys! I'm developing a game called Stone and Struggle, a co-op survival RPG where you adventure while NPC factions fight their own RTS war in the background. If you play #RTS #RPG, or #survival games, I'd love 2 minutes of your time: tally.so/r/WO1xlj #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #games #strategy
The Big Game Survey
Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.
tally.so
Going through some older projects, I found my attempt as a NYT-style word search app that I made two years ago, and never ended up releasing. Input doesn't work well on touchscreens and the art is hideous! I'm gonna make a second try at it, maybe for an Itch release, maybe to get NYT's attention...
Reworking an old FPS/RTS prototype into a *horror* FPS/RTS isn't likely, but it's never off the table!
Our "New Steam Times" newspaper view of the latest Steam games is live! Check it out: weloveit.io/the-new-steam-times The goal is to improve game discovery by making new releases more skimmable. #steam #steamgames #indiedev #indiegames
I'm happy to announced that we now have a public roadmap and task tracker for Vortex Siege, our CCG roguelike deckbulider! Roadmap: open.codecks.io/vortex-siege... Tracker: open.codecks.io/vortex-siege If you join our Discord, you can submit suggestions for the playtest directly to our tracker! 🧵
Seeing all these other people with +$10,000 wishlists is making me feel insecure. Small wishlists can still be effective!
WeLoveIt.io@weloveit-io.bsky.social · 3mo agoDoes your Steam Wishlist bill beat the $19,000 record?!? Find out with How Expensive Is Your Steam Wishlist? -> weloveit.io/how-expe... #steam #gamediscovery #wishlist
Going through some older projects, I found my attempt as a NYT-style word search app that I made two years ago, and never ended up releasing. Input doesn't work well on touchscreens and the art is hideous! I'm gonna make a second try at it, maybe for an Itch release, maybe to get NYT's attention...
Watching art streamers, then clipping their art and "finishing" it with AI and sharing the result with the streamer to kill their mood.
Lucy Blundell 🔜 Gamescom@kinmoku.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhat is the worst use of gen AI to you? Logically, there are much greater offenders than this...but for me it's memes. There's something about seeing people using gen AI for 'laughs' that immediately screams it sucks, like they're unable to even make a simple, little throwaway joke by themselves.
Pick a Bond villain from the photos you already have on your phone
Spent the day building out my first portfolio website. It's coming along, but I've realized just how few pictures I take, of myself and my work! All I have are pictures of food and dogs!
The good news is I've gotten the robot to run for 48 hour sessions! The bad news is Comcast throttled our internet. Everything dropped like a rock and the stream died. It came back a day later, though! I might try scheduling the stream to start on a specific day and run just once or twice a week.
Lol, I ran 2 48 hour livetreams in a row and now my internet is getting throttled. Love you, Comcast! This is great!
I love it when a plumber tells me they'll be by on Tuesday morning, then ignores my calls for the rest of the day. Just love it.
Good morning PAX, it’s day 2! Come play Bubsy 4D and try to beat my time in the tutorial stage
Spent 20 minutes looking for a good free armor asset for the children in my bears-mauling-children game. I realized I could just do this!
We’ve got our own fancy little mini conference coming up! Boston Gamedev Week's MiniCon will host talks + round tables in a neat little 2-day package It kicks off Tues 3/24, full schedule and pay-what-you-want tickets here -> gamedev.boston/events/minicon Thanks to our sponsor, @gamemaker.io!
I'm at a 2, but aiming for a 6!
Lennoxiconic // A Melody of Scales@lennoxiconic.bsky.social · 5mo agoI made this image as a joke but my friends said that it was (mostly) reasonable enough to be taken seriously. So: Indie devs, what does your game need to do for you to see it as a success? Note: except for the top tiers, most of the games shown do not relate to their tier. #indie #gamedev
Like plastic, AI is permeating every corner of life—from classrooms & offices to military arsenals. But there is still time to manage AI better than we did with synthetics. Policymakers can act now to craft regulation that protects citizens while harnessing its benefits, writes Caroline Baxter:
AI is the New Plastics. Can We Govern it Better?
Like plastic, AI is permeating every corner of life. But there is still time to manage AI better than we did with synthetics.
justsecurity.org
Anthropic v. Hegseth: Pretextual Designation and Unlawful Punishment By Harold Hongju Koh, Bruce Swartz, Avi Gupta and Brady Worthington www.justsecurity.org/133247/anthr...
Anthropic v. Hegseth: Pretextual Designation and Unlawful Punishment
The Trump admin’s action against Anthropic is barred by statutory limits, the First Amendment, and the Constitution’s bills of attainder.
justsecurity.org
Y'all ever prank your future self? Like hide hide your keys before bed?
