John Shedletsky

@shedletsky.bsky.social

First employee @roblox.com & instrumentalinc. Artist. Software. Games. Math. Physics. Poetry. (10^-2)x engineer. "Parody"

Every time I hear the words ‘Alien Stage’ my brain just stops for a second. I don’t even know what it is yet, but now I’m curious. Apparently it’s something by Vivinos? Guess I’m about to fall down another internet rabbit hole. Can anyone explain it, i would appreciate it.

It's now possible to merge brushes in the engine into a single object, export it and then import it into other rooms. You can technically child the brushes to a parent node and export that but it felt a little messy rather than just doing it as one object. #gamedev #gamedevelopment

Just heard that Roblox just changed “Friends” to “Connections” a few days ago… Are they trying to collect more hate like it's an event badge? Because it seriously feels like they're doing it on purpose at this point.

KEEP CREATING! That’s what they don’t want. Art. Poetry. Songs. Theater. The arts are the most accessible way to reach the people and to vent your own feelings and thoughts on current events. That’s why the arts are ALWAYS the first to get defunded. Please please keep creating! The world needs it! ❤️

Bree Lundberg@breelundberg.com · last yr.

I think wars are bad and killing is bad but what do I know I’m just a silly little artist.

Why does every Roblox update now feel like it was written by an AI trying to guess what "fun" is? I blink and suddenly there's facial tracking, voice chat, etc. Where’s the chaos and brick physics I signed up for?

Sometimes I wonder how many digital fossils we’ve already left behind—games, posts, entire sites—buried under updates, shutdowns, and forgotten logins. The internet's graveyard is massive, and most of it died quietly.

The old internet felt like exploring a weird attic—forums, gifs, personal blogs with MIDI music. Now it's like walking through a mega mall where every corner tries to sell you something or mine your data. We traded mystery for algorithms.

AI used to be this sci-fi concept we joked about in forums. Now it's helping people code, draw, talk, and even argue online faster than ever. Kinda wild how the tech we dreamed of is now the tech we're trying to regulate.

Every now and then I wonder—if I made a game today under a random alt, would people actually play it for what it is… Or would they spend the whole time trying to figure out if it's me behind the curtain?