video is now up of my final talk in Boston human community and collaboration is our best defense against this garbage you can make it matter you're working with real people by encouraging peers to speak up about what they care about - bring their humanity and what they care about into what they do

Seeing all these other people with +$10,000 wishlists is making me feel insecure. Small wishlists can still be effective!

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.

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!

I have apparently always had a Substack open.substack.com/pub/markaldr...

The snails laid eggs! #snails #aquarium www.twitch.tv/twitchcontro...

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.

I have apparently always had a Substack open.substack.com/pub/markaldr...

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!

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:

Anthropic v. Hegseth: Pretextual Designation and Unlawful Punishment By Harold Hongju Koh, Bruce Swartz, Avi Gupta and Brady Worthington www.justsecurity.org/133247/anthr...

Y'all ever prank your future self? Like hide hide your keys before bed?

How is it Thursday? The snow ate half my week! If I eat the snow, do I get my week back?

The entirety of Mad Max: Fury Road. Doubly for the fact that they heavily relied on practical effects!

Jesse Ventura may be radical in some of his views but he is a true patriot. I'll stand behind Ventura any day. youtu.be/udSUbBhA8I0?...

Some of the Black Mirror episodes have aged unfortunately well.

pour one out to an icon www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hello everyone! We will be hosting Lightning Talks on January 26th, 2026 5:30 – 8:30pm at the Cambridge Public Library Main Branch! www.meetup.com/bostongamede... If you’re interested in giving a 5-10 minute talk on a topic related to #gamedev, fill out the form below! forms.gle/yDLctFXzGGua...

I made a dvd logo screensaver simulator! It's almost the same, except it can't hit corners, and there's a built-in dead pixel. Because fuck you. markaldrichisme.itch.io/evil-dvd-logo #gamedev #indiedev #nostalgia #memegame #horror #gaming

I wonder if Labubus are ever used in money laundering

I made a dvd logo screensaver simulator! It's almost the same, except it can't hit corners, and there's a built-in dead pixel. Because fuck you. markaldrichisme.itch.io/evil-dvd-logo #gamedev #indiedev #nostalgia #memegame #horror #gaming

I wonder if Labubus are ever used in money laundering

Bugfix update on my game about bears mauling children! #gamedev #indiedev

@bostonfig.bsky.social might have ended, but you can join us for more local games @ Boston Indies! 💀🪄 Join Boston Game Dev on Meetup to keep up with local game developer events and be notified when our next event is scheduled! ✨ www.meetup.com/bostongamedev/

Bugfix update on my game about bears mauling children! #gamedev #indiedev

Over at Kotaku, we are trying to cover at least one cool indie game every week. It's called Indie of the Week! kotaku.com/opinion/impr... If you are an indie dev with something cool, feel free to send it to [email protected]!

Finally, SOMEONE had the courage to speak the TRUTH!

How much can a gamedev make if they change careers to stripping?

Went to @bostonindies.bsky.social Demo Night to show off my game about bears mauling children! I got a lot of great reception, and a few ideas for improvements. But I have other projects to do, and the question is: How much effort should I put into a meme game? #gamedev #indiedev #gaming #bible

I would pay real, actual dollars to see Super Mario Bros 2!

The FINAL DEMO NIGHT of 2025(!!!) will be NOVEMBER 24 back at Aeronaut Brewing in Somerville! Come show that game you've been makin' one last time this year, and enjoy a crisp beer or some of that really good chicken karaage from that place all the way in the back www.meetup.com/bostongamede...

If you're interested in attending ( as always, no sign ups required ) and need more information visit our meetup page! www.meetup.com/bostongamede...

Tomorrow, November 24th 2025 at 6PM we're at Aeronaut Brewing for Demo Night! We can't wait to see everyone there! 💀🪄

UPDATE: Unplugging it from my 4k tv seems to have helped a lot.

On this night, 24 hours from Demo Night, I am reminded that my "gaming" laptop is over a decade old, and will NOT put up with my shenanigans. #gamedev

New favorite little toy found on the internet! sandbox-science.com/particle-life

I don't know what a nuzzi is. At this point, that sounds like a privilege over the alternative.

Still plugging away at my game about bears mauling children for calling a guy bald! I'm close to finished! It can handle 200-300 kids running around, animated at the same time (or over 15,000 if you aren't looking at them) #gamedev #indiedev #biblestory #gaming #unity3d

Cramming Wicked because I told my gf I'd read it before the sequel came out. I'm surprised none of the violence or sex scenes made it into the first movie, they're basically a third of the book!

Still plugging away at my game about bears mauling children for calling a guy bald! I'm close to finished! It can handle 200-300 kids running around, animated at the same time (or over 15,000 if you aren't looking at them) #gamedev #indiedev #biblestory #gaming #unity3d