If you want to iterate faster and ship more stable builds, you should learn about writing automated tests. I'm offering a few one-day public workshop on test automation in video games, for both unreal and unity devs, Pay What You Want. automatedaf.dev/workshops

Can I let you in on a secret? A while ago I added some custom CSS to show on bsky, it hides all the numbers. I've been lurking a bit, and it's so healing to not be presented with the absolute numerical worth of someone's post or profile. Anyway, might lurk more.

Today is our Early Access release! 🎉 Really happy with all the VFX and tiny polishing touches I've put in the last couple weeks. The battles are damn satisfying now. I've had to forbid myself from 3D printing and painting the tiles, they're so touchable and I want them on my desk.

Would you look at that, the game I’m working on has a demo out! If you enjoy board games and getting to see some ✨sparkles✨ from me I think you enjoy this

Today is the big day!!! You can play the Total Loadout demo on steam!!! (Tbh it feels like a full game cuz you can already get insane hours in this as it is lol) Love some inventory management and pvp goodness?? Wishlist and give it a go: store.steampowered.com/app/3497150/...

Lesson I'm learning this week: don't leave glasses on the sofa

While it’s too dark and rainy to walk, I’ve taken to popping this on and going on the treadmill. Nice? Yes. Slightly dystopian? Also yes. youtu.be/EJlYN_Yck5c

If you stand on a hill at sunset you can cast a shadow on the moon 🌝

Reading this is the same experience as when you stand up quick enough that gravity pulls all the blood out of your brain

Egg's going to say your father smells of elderberries. And the rest are going to laugh

I'm on the look out for contract work from mid-January onwards. If you need: #RealtimeVFX #EnvironmentArt #ArtDirection #LevelDesign #GameDesign Please do DM me! I also have indie friendly rates that I can work with you on. (Please share!)

Thought I’d be civilised and flip my oven food half way through cooking tonight. Unfortunately it a pizza

Going back through a long running podcast is a real journey of how we've felt about social media over time. 2015: "you can find us online @... Last week someone tweeted a supercut of every time Gary says 'Weeeeeell' lol" 2024: "we're no longer on social media, but feel free to email us"

Hey friends, I just lost my job—I’m looking for new work! See a thread of work below 🧵, or visit oldmanofthefire.com I’m an artist and programmer. As an art director I’ve lead art teams on projects for Netflix, Apple, Sony, and more. If you’d be so kind, please share this to get the word out!

Upholstery implies downholstery

Filled in my tax return 😤 Didn't even cry this year 💪

🍓🍉 JUDOFURI IS OUT. NOW. ON STEAM!!! 🍐🍋 A couch party-game where you only need ONE button to play! If you're looking for a fun and accessible experience to share with your friends & family, consider picking it up here 👇 ✨ store.steampowered.com/app/3013460/... ✨ Reposts very appreciated too 🙏

Pinball #gamedev is where it’s at

Hey it's Monday! That's a great day to reduce the scope of your project

Just lost my first run of Balatro and honestly devastated

There are 5 Wii Fit Balance Board™️s in this charity shop! 5! What am I even going to do with this many Wii Fit Balance Board™️s? Seriously, what am I going to do with them? They're £3 each.

Our posts are of course being scraped for AI. With that in mind, I will be exclusively posting rubbish.

🐝Pixel Farm🐝 It's done! Collab between 36 artists, where imaginary cozy farm life meets pixel art. Please check out final piece I E E I O ➡️ lampy.casa/farms

lush

so pretty!

Hi Bluesky! My name's Cas and I'm an art director and designer who works in the videogames space. I'm the founder and creative director of A Profound Waste of Time @apwot.bsky.social and when I'm not doing that I'm usually freelancing. Please reach out if you want to make cool things together! 🤘💫

been listening to Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things by Pierre Novellie. really honest while entertaining look at what it's like to be autistic. It's helped me understand a friend who's recently been diagnosed a surprising amount. www.bonnierbooks.co.uk/books/blink-...

My oddly specific existential pain is the sight of an Upper Crust. Something about all those individually made baguettes. Destined for individual mouths, insatiable rows of gnashing teeth. Makes me realise the enormity of humanity. And I don't like it.

Can thoroughly recommend Davinci Resolve if you're an #indiedev looking to cut a video together on a budget. The free version will export up to 4k. And most of the features for the paid version are aimed at proper cinema stuff, like HDR and colour grading. Which we don't need. #gamedev

🎵tried to solve a problem with a scalpel🎵 🎵and now i got two problems🎵

I saw the face of the god after playing this game

Hi Bluesky! With the sudden closure of Jumpship, I'm looking for a new role I'm looking for anywhere I can make beautiful things with code, my ideal role would be a mix of graphics programming, technical art, and gameplay programming (or anything else interactive)

The excitement of popping down to GAME and buying a physical copy of OlliOlli World was ever so slightly diminished, when I realised the store had been closed down and replaced with a dank corner in Sports Direct. I didn't realise fulfilling this childhood fantasy would involve so much PE kit.

Gooood afternoon Bluesky! I've been working on a little #indiegame. And it's made me fall back in love with game dev. Our phones can be too much. Be soothed by Yosh Pinball! You can get it on iOS apps.apple.com/us/app/yosh-... And @itch.io grey-fox.itch.io/yosh-pinball #gamedev RTs appreciated ❤️

Hello, I'm Greg! I'm a Concept Artist who previously worked at Roll7! Here's my latest artwork 🙌 If you wanna see additional sketches from my process (or the rest of my portfolio) please check my Artstation over here: www.artstation.com/graeg Stay around for more concepts in the future!

Realised it was the PS1's 30th anniversary in like two weeks, and it did me immense psychic damage.

You know what they say about one door closing, right? I've been busy cooking up something new and exciting with a couple of Roll7 pals! It's a little too early to share what we're up to just yet, but I can't wait to tell you all more about it! 🙌 Watch this space... 👀

I guess not ooops 🤷

Boo are cute

Might release a video game today idk

Dipping back into the world of microblogging after so long feels very weird. The lack of emoji reactions feels like a phantom limb

Good morning Bluesky. Here's a helpful starter pack for divorced men named Geoff but one has been murdered. Please help us find the killer. go.bsky.app/KDY26rh

I blame the parents

Hello there Bluesky 👋 I'm Dre, the Lead Game Designer behind BAFTA winning skater-shooter Rollerdrome! 🛼🔫 Since the crappy Roll7 news earlier this year I've been cooking up a super secret new project with a some pals from the Rollerdrome team 🤫 Follow for updates, cringe jokes and dank memes 🤙

Second hardest thing about leaving a studio is leaving all the editor tools behind spread the word, save a life.

Sending out my first TestFlight build to the kind folk who've volunteered to test my game! So ✨ bloomin ✨excited ✨

I got tired of manually kicking off local #unity builds for my indie game. Here's a little tool I wrote. Click 'Builds All'. Go grab a cup of tea. Success! gist.github.com/AubreyMcCart...

Growing up on the mid 00s internet, the line between using a website and coding were pretty blurred. Shout out to every myspace, tumblog, and bebo which had shiny ass pages full of tiny spinning gifs, copypasta css, and rainbow trail cursors.

hey remember that studio that made those bangers and no ones said anything official but weirdly all the devs have announced their new roles in the last few months anyway here's a starter pack of former roll7 devs so you can keep an eye on em anyone i've missed, gizza poke! go.bsky.app/ArjWqoc

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