scwiba
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Computer creature whomst makes videogame stuff. they/he
on the one hand quake 2 is the death of art. it might be *the* moment where video games go from abstract tone pieces of mood and place and colour, movement and music and interaction creating a new artform to Brown Military Shooter Oo-rah. on the other its a 10/10 pure gaming classic
So strange. I was recording this video to demonstrate a catastrophic bug in Blood West where every enemy in the entire world gets stuck in place... and then all of a sudden they all started moving again.
Don't worry, everyone. They're venturing back out into the world now that Zathras has declared it safe again.
scwiba@scwiba.bsky.social · 4d agoYou'd never guess, but today is the day the inspector tests out the smoke alarms.
You'd never guess, but today is the day the inspector tests out the smoke alarms.
As someone who fell for his most recent interview with Adrian Carmack, I'm so glad there are folks on here being loud about how much of a rancid scumbag Jesse Petrilla is. We cannot allow guys like this to slither into our communities unchallenged.
Anatoly Shashkin💾@dosnostalgic.bsky.social · 5mo agoIt is such a shame that cool people (I'm assuming unknowingly) keep showing up for that racist Jesse Petrilla's YouTube channel.
why did they make the thumbnail look like he was showing off his tech tip
Damn it. This was meant for the guy on here claiming to be the "architect of Copilot in Word" but he blocked me instantaneously.
scwiba@scwiba.bsky.social · 2w agoHey I just wanna say thank you for shoving that garbage into Word, driving users to search out better and more open software. I love seeing Microsoft incinerate their money and their reputation.
Blue Bottle Games, as a policy, does not use generative AI. It's something we've discussed as a team, weighing the pros and cons, and ultimately, we decided it was not for us. Recently, while chatting with a colleague, she mentioned it was useful hearing our reasoning. So: Sharing time! 1/12
I was aiming for sort of an Unruly Evil meets Dismal Oubliette kind of thing, but I don't think I hit the mark on either one.
I like to close my eyes and imagine the audio is Yoda being waterboarded for his crimes
prime time crackervision@lewmo.bsky.social · 2y ago2. dogs are so funny, man
Prolific TV writer Katharyn Powers would have turned 83 today. She worked on tons of successful shows, but is probably best known as the writer of the worst episode of Star Trek ever aired AND arguably the worst episode of Stargate. A true pioneer.
Enjoying the hell out of Incision. Gameplay-wise it doesn't do anything that hasn't been done in lots of other retro shooters, but the world is so gross and beautiful that I can't put it down.
George are they perhaps like rebellious woodland creatures attacking sophisticated imperial forces with slingshots and wooden spears?
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4w agoGeorge Lucas likens AI sceptics to luddites clinging to horses and carts
I don't usually use Google so I hadn't seen this before, but... 1) the UnMaking has been 40 maps for the vast majority of its existence, 2) there are two maps in the wad so opposite of "compact" that they would break the engine if they were any bigger, and 3) WHAT LORE?
For awhile people speculated that ID Frankfurt was safe. We were wrong. IDK what to say, this is a catastrophic loss.
Nathan Grayson@nathangrayson.bsky.social · 4w agoid's frankfurt office, which mostly focuses on the id tech engine, has been hit by layoffs. I've been told that half were let go today, in line with other locations earlier this week. this follows concern that the engine itself could be on the chopping block (which id and microsoft have refuted)
In case anyone is wondering how I "clocked" Platner, it was the fact that he is a literal mercenary with a Nazi tattoo. Maybe keep that in your back pocket
Carmack thinks it's a tragedy when AI doesn't get the love it deserves, but when over a hundred real human people get laid off from the company he created he "can't muster anger or outrage over it."
The obvious take-away is, of course, that "long tenure = higher pay = biggest gains when fired", but I also do think there's a deeper, more sinister ideological aspect to it all: A rejection of the very concept of expertise.
Lady Nerevar@ladynerevar.bsky.social · last mo.Among the layoffs was character artist Christiane Meister — a 27-year veteran of Bethesda and (as far as I can tell) one of the longest tenured women in games, period. She worked on Argonians + Khajiit in TES3, horses in TES4 and TES5, Fallout creatures, and more. (cont'd)
29 years ago today, the Doom partial conversion STRAIN was released. I can't imagine anything more worth celebrating around this time of year.
Nintendo is trying to stop game preservation, Sony says you will never own anything, and Microsoft is laying off all their developers. An industry actively destroying its past, present, and future.
celebrating the good parts of america today. if you don’t think there are any good parts, just look to all the stuff the fascists are desperate to stifle
29 years ago today, the Doom partial conversion STRAIN was released. I can't imagine anything more worth celebrating around this time of year.
This is literally why there's a bipartisan effort to remove internet access from young people. It's an attack on queer people, leftists, and anyone who questions authority. They don't want our children finding out that MLK and Frida Kahlo were socialists or that Stonewall was a riot.
Kat Tenbarge@kattenbarge.bsky.social · last mo.Having social media access made growing up gay 1 million times easier (I don’t think I would even know I was gay as a teen if it weren’t for social media), but it also made growing up progressive and informed possible. Social media was where I learned about abortion rights, for starters
I was going to say "Entering my Sandy Petersen era" but then I realized that had other implications.
scwiba@scwiba.bsky.social · last mo.Going Hell mode.
