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ECP @ecppdx.bsky.social · yesterday

omg I found the picture ❤️

An image of The Villeneuve Scale of Air Pollution (aka the Milleneuve)

Arrival
< 100 milleneuves
(normal particulate levels)

Prisoners
200 milleneuves
(chimney smoke and rage)

Sicario
300 milleneuves
(gunsmoke and drugs maybe?)

Enemy
600 milleneuves
(C'mon, Toronto, you used to be cool)

Dune
750 milleneuves
(stillsuits are a must!)

Blade Runner 2049
900 milleneuves
(omg why are you even outside, Ryan Gosling??)

[each entry has a still from the film showing the sky color, from clear to deep orange]

ECP@ecppdx.bsky.social · yesterday

Years ago I coined the milleneuve, which is a unit to measure how horrible the sky color is based on Villeneuve films. Blade Runner 2049 is around 900mn. Today is around 250 I'd say. (It's a very scientific scale.)

🦋 kris🌻⋆⋆⋆@eviebauer727.bsky.social · 4d ago

Watch this amazing dog! His name is Grayson and this is pretty cool. Especially, the part where he knows to slow down at the speed bump. Wow! 🤩😎

Second Quest @secondquest.games · 5d ago

The best simulation games aren't about a single feature. They're about how hundreds of small interactions come together to create a world that feels believable. That's the experience we're building with Model Trains, one step at a time. 🚂 Steam wishlist coming soon. #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieGame

Screenshot of Model Trains game in development

Yadu Rajiv @yadurajiv.com · 4d ago

Here is a clock I made a while ago yadu.itch.io/clock #godot #indie #gamedev

Second Quest @secondquest.games · 7d ago

One of this week’s improvements in Model Trains: You can now reverse your train without turning the whole consist around. What quality-of-life features do you appreciate most in simulation games? #GameDev #IndieGame #SimulationGames #modeltrains #modelrailroad #modelrailway #trainsim

Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · last wk.

New Micro-Missions are live! Calling all artists & audio creators! 🎨 🎶 - Don't forget to register first in order to take part in GGJ Micro-Missions. buff.ly/Kq05ddL 🚀 Then check out the art & audio Micro-Missions from COPA Gaming. buff.ly/F3jWKeM #IndieDev #GameArt #GameAudio

Yadu Rajiv @yadurajiv.com · last wk.

I dunno if this newsletter was for the shock value or if this is this person really wants me to unsubscribe. This came at the oddest of times 😩 and I'm just so tired.. and too tired to even put what I'm feeling into words 😩

Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · last wk.

🗣️ Calling all artists & audio creators - new Micro-Missions are now live! Don't forget to register first in order to take part in GGJ Micro-Missions. buff.ly/Kq05ddL 🚀 Then check out the art & audio Micro-Missions from COPA Gaming. buff.ly/F3jWKeM #IndieDev #GameArt #GameAudio

Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · last wk.

203 Jammers. 39 Games. One impactful jam. Thank you to everyone involved in Juntos Game Jam with GGJ and World Program USA! While the jam is over, the relief efforts are on going: buff.ly/vJBL8jb Please continue to help support and raise awareness. To check out the games created: buff.ly/V2J5EYa

Leiracal @leiracal.bsky.social · 12mo ago

This concept was introduced to me as "run the dishwasher twice" and was an important part of my executive functioning recovery as well as my path to self-acceptance.

When I was at one of my lowest (mental) points in life, I couldn't get out of bed some days. I had no energy or motivation and was barely getting by.

I had therapy once per week, and on this particular week I didn't have much to 'bring' to the session. He asked how my week was and I really had nothing to say.

'What are you struggling with?' he asked.

I gestured around me and said 'I dunno man. Life.'

Not satisfied with my answer, he said 'No, what exactly are you worried about right now? What feels overwhelming? When you go home after this session, what issue will be staring at you?'

I knew the answer, but it was so ridiculous that I didn't want to say it. I wanted to have something more substantial.
Something more profound.

But I didn't.

So I told him, 'Honestly? The dishes. It's stupid, I know, but the more I look at them the more I CAN'T do them because I'll have to scrub them before I put them in the dishwasher, because the dishwasher sucks, and I just can't stand and scrub the dishes.'

I felt like an idiot even saying it.

What kind of grown ass woman is undone by a stack of dishes? There are people out there with *actual* problems, and I'm whining to my therapist about dishes?

But he nodded in understanding and then said:

'RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE.'

I began to tell him that you're not supposed to, but he stopped me.

'Why the hell aren't you supposed to? If you don't want to scrub the dishes and your dishwasher sucks, run it twice. Run it three times, who cares?! Rules do not exist.'

It blew my mind in a way that I don't think I can properly express.

That day, I went home and tossed my smelly dishes haphazardly into the dishwasher and ran it three times.

I felt like I had conquered a dragon.

The next day, I took a shower lying down.

A few days later. I folded my laundry and put them wherever the fuck they fit.

There were no longer arbitrary rules I had to follow, and it gave me the freedom to make accomplishments again.

Now that I'm in a healthier place, I rinse off my dishes and put them in the dishwasher properly. I shower standing up. I sort my laundry.

But at a time when living was a struggle instead of a blessing, I learned an incredibly important lesson:

THERE ARE NO RULES. RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE!!!"

punkitt ‼️🧣@punkitt.bsky.social · 12mo ago

mucho texto i know but i wanted to write a lil thing about how u can treat yourself nice!!

art of a wolf girl eating broccoli and brushing her teeth. the dialogue says:
I've been an adult living on my own for a coupleyears now and since I have ADHD and bouts of Sick Brain Disease I can fall into a rut easilyESPECIALLY when it comesto taking care of myselfbut the awesome thing about being an adult is that no one is watching over your shoulder making
sure you're perfect i used to give myself shit that i wouldn't be able to eat healthier or take care of myself in an optimal way here's a cool trick tho: ANYTHINGis is better than nothing. if you can only eat a couple vegetables? buddy thats better than no vegetables. worried about brushing your teeth for like three minutes? do like ten seconds instead want to socialize more often but you're worried you can't do multi-hour events? babe you're an adult now, if you get tired you can just leave lol If you want to improve, fuck yeah, work your way up to more of whatever. starting at all is the hard part - if you can do that then you've got a lot of what you need already anyway ive crunched the numbers and treating yourself a little bit better than yesterday is actually a million times better than trying to Fix Your Life Completely and getting mad when you can't do a 180. be nice and recognize that you can live a lot of your life in first or second drafts; if you're not perfect yet? fuck it, you'll get better later! u can do it!!! woof!!

Arthur @cpthamburger.bsky.social · 2w ago

Love all Ghost in the Shell. Except maybe that live action one. Forgetting that one exists. And maybe some of that netflix stuff...

Second Quest @secondquest.games · 2w ago

Building tiny worlds, one track at a time. 🚂 Here's a peaceful look at our cozy railway sandbox, Model Trains. What feature would you add first? #gamedev #indiedev #cozygames

Rami Ismail (رامي)@ramiismail.com · 2w ago

This was a fascinating exercise: find out what went wrong with creativity in the games industry. The conclusion: there are too many cowards controlling too many critical levers, and until we figure out how to put people -taste, creativity, and craft- back at the top, we're going to be stuck.

GamesIndustry.biz@gibiz.bsky.social · 2w ago

The games industry is stifled by a culture of fear, concludes a workgroup hosted by Rami Ismail. https://bit.ly/4vPbIzv

GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 2w ago

The games industry is stifled by a culture of fear, concludes a workgroup hosted by Rami Ismail. https://bit.ly/4vPbIzv

William Murphy @futuredude.bsky.social · 2w ago

Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 3w ago

I’m so happy for them

Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 3w ago

🚨 Submissions for #RisingTide4 close TODAY at noon PST🚨 If you haven't entered your one minute trailer, now is the time! #gamedev #indiegames #indiedev

Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 3w ago

Join the Juntos: Game Jam for Venezuela Earthquake Relief! Be part of our game dev community coming together. Our goal is to top 50 signups today! Register now: buff.ly/DjFpvyB #JuntosGameJam #GlobalGameJam #WFPUSA #GameDev

Juntos: Game Jam for Venezuela Earthquake Relief | Juntos: Game Jam para Venezuela

A game jam from 2026-07-24 to 2026-07-27 hosted by Global Game Jam. [Descripción en español abajo] 👾 GAME DEVS COMING TOGETHER FOR VENEZUELA RELIEF Global Game Jam is partnering with World Food…

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 3w ago

When Thamarai finds a mysterious notebook full of descriptions of her school's paranormal phenomena, she wonders if it may hold the key to escape... Pre-order Kuzhali Manickavel's "A Compendium of Supernatural Entities", releasing October 6! www.blaft.com/collections/...

A Compendium of Supernatural Entities Found in the Government Girls Higher Secondary School

Release Date: October 6, 2026 Available for Pre-Order a novel by Kuzhali Manickavel 232 pages. 8.25" x 5.5". 300 g Paperback ISBN: 9788199509146 In the oppressive heat of a small Tamil Nadu town, stra...

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 3w ago

One of the best things about Global Game Jam is seeing our community show up for each other. Juntos was started by GGJ organizers across Latin America, including our organizers in Venezuela, who wanted to find a meaningful way to help after the recent earthquakes. 🔗 Register: buff.ly/DjFpvyB

Juntos Game Jam for Venezuela earthquake relief. World Food Program USA and Global Game Jam.

“Those of us who make video games know that no project comes together on its own: it always takes a team. Today, Venezuela needs one. As a Venezuelan and an organizer of the Global Game Jam, I’m thrilled to see how many of my colleagues across the country are coming together for this cause, and how the global community responded immediately. It’s proof of something I’ve always believed: video games bring people together to create things of value, even - and especially - in the darkest of times. In games, we learn that after every fall comes another try. Venezuela will rise again, and this Jam is our way of lending a hand in the process.
That’s why I invite you to join this charity Jam: create, play, and share with us to raise funds for those affected. And if you can’t participate, you can also help with a donation. Every contribution counts. We’re moving forward, for those who come after us.”
- Denyam Noguera, GGJ site organizer of Zulia GameJam, Zulia, Venezuela

"One of the things I love most about the Global Game Jam community is how quickly people come together when someone needs support. In moments like this, when so many people have been affected by tragedy, that sense of community becomes even more important. This initiative started with organizers in Venezuela, but it quickly became something the wider Latin American community wanted to be part of. Games have always been a way to bring people together, and through this Game Jam we hope to do exactly that while celebrating the creativity, talent, and culture that make Venezuela so special." – Chriss Vasquez, GGJ regional organizer for Latin America

Juntos: Game Jam for Venezuela Earthquake Relief. Join the Jam July 24-26, 2026. You don't need to donate to jam, you don't need to jam to donate. WFP USA and Global Game Jam.

Warp Door @warpdoor.com · 3w ago

JD Ware Advance (@featurekreep.bsky.social) "WarioWare for politically disturbed" Free - Browser: warpdoor.com/2026/07/13/j...

Rami Ismail (رامي)@ramiismail.com · 4w ago

I wanted to write something thoughtful about XBOX's wanton destruction spree of their talent, portfolio, and future - on how XBOX has destroyed so much trust from both of its audiences - from developers and players. But how can I write anything thoughtful about such thoughtless greed?

Indrani @indrani.bsky.social · 4w ago

Does anyone here read and write in Traditional Chinese? I need help sanity checking an allergy disclosure card!! PLS AND THANKU

Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 4w ago

game devs: what are the myths that a lot of players of games think are true about making games that are completely untrue? If you could snap your fingers and they suddenly all knew the truth about it what would it be?

Second Quest @secondquest.games · last mo.

We just dropped our new teaser. Sculpt terrain. Lay tracks through hills, bridges, tunnels. Then watch physics decide if your train survives the curve. This is Model Trains. 🚂 Watch the teaser: youtu.be/_8kLfe3qTiY #modelrailway #modeltrains #modelrailroad #sandboxgame #gamedev #indiedev #trainsim

Model Trains | Official Teaser (June 2026)

YouTube video by Second Quest

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ContempraInn 🌹@contemprainn.bsky.social · last mo.

Greeting the Sun ☀️ Red Ruffed Lemur is native to Madagascar. It occurs only in the rainforests of Masoala, in the northeast of the island.

Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 2mo ago

tired of the "#1 dad" nonsense. if you're a dad, stop treating it like a joke and post your actual national dad ranking. i'm # 492,018, which is actually really high up there, but more importantly it lets me enter ranked dad lobbies where i can get matched up for fistfights with dads of my caliber

Adriaan @adriaan.games · 2mo ago

Godot: - is free & yours to modify - isn’t run by shareholders with a different agenda - doesn’t support genAI - is easy to transition to - is very capable - has its own quirks - exports to desktop & mobile, and to console through 3rd party services (for now) lmk if you need help transition to it

Jordan Magnuson @jordanmagnuson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Two weeks left to submit a short game to Game Poems Issue 2! Learn more and submit your game at www.gamepoems.com/submit

Jordan Magnuson@jordanmagnuson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Submission form is now open for Game Poems Magazine Issue 2! Learn more and submit your game at www.gamepoems.com/submit Submission deadline is July 1, but early submissions are welcome. Thinking of submitting something, but haven't started yet? No worries, you've still got a whole month. :-)

Yadu Rajiv @yadurajiv.com · 2mo ago

Looking to gain real game industry experience? @globalgamejam.bsky.social and Endless Foundation have launched GGJ Micro-Missions: Small Projects, Big Impact - connecting emerging talent with paid micro-projects! globalgamejam.org/news/global-... #GameDev #IndieGames #GameAudio #GameArt #QA

Global Game Jam Launches GGJ Micro-Missions Pilot Program with Endless Foundation | Global Game Jam

Global Game Jam and Endless Foun

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