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Let's see...Modern privacy tips... -Don't upload things to the cloud if you can avoid it. -Offline programs are best -Tor is in fact your friend -As is vagueness. -Obsidian, libreoffice, or other offline text editors should be used over either microsoft's or google's systems.

I love this analytical take on video game categorization from Antoine Mayerowitz and Julie Belzanne: hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o... Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length

If you're an indie developer, you should hang this screenshot on your wall and use it as inspiration to never give up

Made by an amazing team out of Winnipeg! Can't wait for this one ☺️

I couldn't begin to count how many ten thousand hours I have passed at this point in my life. The work is the point. The art is the work.

A few years into my TV writing career, I was struggling! But one simple piece of advice changed the entire trajectory of my career. So I wanted to do a #Scriptsky #Screenwriting thread about that advice and the ways in which CREATIVITY CAN FLOURISH (and also how it wanes). 🧵1

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

This 👀👀

ICYMI the DNA Codex project is basically: 💪🏾 putting our skills to use for the whole industry 🦾 adding a tip jar to work we already enjoy doing for others 😤 wow search engines suck (AI) so we're the librarians now 📚 PRESERVE! KNOWLEDGE! 💸 watch what we can do with $5 Learn more in my pinned thread!

Here are 543 images (1.5GB) of items at the Philadelphia Museum of Art arms and armor exhibit You're free to use them for anything, even commercially. I tried to focus on details not usually represented in available reference material drive.google.com/file/d/1NRzg... Here's a small sampling:

👀👀 very excited to share this game with the world soon!

Same rules apply for artists - label, organize and *comment* as much as you can! This even occasionally includes me making a blank paint layer in my substance files labeled "NOTE: ....."

hpc.anatomy4sculptors.com Anatomy for Sculptors - always my go-to reference But a peek at this particularly excellent tool - human proportions calculator *chefs kiss* to putting straightforward, clear guidelines in an easy to use and access format.

I know folks say it all the time but I earnestly, sincerely stand behind: make weird art. which includes the macabre, the uncomfortable, the bizarre, the cathartic, the erotic. and engage with weird art too, please.

Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦🎆🍁 Check out the Canadian Game Sale on #Steam featuring Pinball Spire and 300+ other awesome games by Canadian devs! ➡️ store.steampowered.com/curator/4554... #gamedev #indiegames #canada

I'm no longer shocked when the truths come out but my heart still breaks every time. Queer youth are attacked at every turn and they can’t even have the respite of feeling seen by a movie, all so regressive bigots don’t have to feel discomfort for two hours. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Thank god. The insanity of even putting this forward. What a waste of time, money and effort (par for the course these days but still.)

For anyone that wants to be included in pt 2 just leave a comment 💛🇨🇦 go.bsky.app/JbpRRAs

Just got my copy :) I am so proud of the whole team at Flightyfelon Games for getting this awesome game out in to the world!! Canadian, female lead indie game development with a cool premise and an absolutely kick ass art style! Lets gooo!!

I have dragon-like hoarded all kinds of resources into this doc - now I share it with you! Aimed at newcomers/lil Winnipeggy/fairly 3D Character Art-y. But stuff in here for everyone! www.linkedin.com/posts/sara-w...

I’m seeing a lot of negative reviews on games along the lines of “this isn’t exactly what I wanted, even though it was exactly what was promised”. I can’t overstate how much more joy you will have if you allow art to unfurl in front of you, instead of demanding it be what you imagine you want.

I've already bought my copy, super excited for this game!

What if?

150 spots filled! If you want to follow some cool indie studios on Bluesky then look no further 🙌🏻 go.bsky.app/EbnyA2d

MISSING: TABLET PEN! Maybe we could find it over in the shop, on a shirt? hivemill.com/products/mis...

Someone DM'ed me asking for a link to a twitter tutorial I did on #gamedev topology. The discussion was that even grid based meshes for characters VS topology that follows forms. Best I can do is a quick repeat here.

An image I made for a friend recently that might be useful to others - a simple setup in substance painter to get more detail, shadowing and depth into your curves generated stitches 💪

Feeling this.

The good ol' boy is hanging on to that pinball token yet.

My eyes being rolled all the way back into my head made it hard to read, but this gave me a good chuckle.

In gamedev, we joke about how we shouldn't care so much because "we ain't curing cancer" so chill, right? But you know what? These last few weeks reminded me that the Arts, esp accessible Art like videogames is incredibly important because games have a big place in sculpting cultural norms.

Oh heck yeah amazing list of artists ✨

If you wait until you are ready, you're already too late. Your mind takes the shape of what it holds most often. Drink water. Take care of yourself. Listen. (that means shutting up with your outside AND your inside voice) And goddamnit babies you've got to be kind (Kurt V always nails it)

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If it works, it doesn't matter. But these are confounding to look at 😂

@tgagwcaga.bsky.social is an amazing initiative that warms my heart - give them a follow and check out a bunch of cool indie projects!🤘🤘

There are so many roads into the industry. A spot on sentiment they explore in this episode 👏 loved this conversation, so inspiring 😊 The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook - Talking Sack Boys and Astro Bots with Composer Kenny Young #theAiasGameMakersNotebook podcastaddict.com/the-aias-gam...

I don't know what's going on here, but I am delighted.

With so many friends and colleagues looking for work right now I thought I'd share some of my favorite resources: 🧵 A thread of Games Job hunting and learning Resources:

Thrilled Shawn has made the transition to Bluesky 😁 I am obsessed with his animations - I mean just look at this gold!!

Have you ever had to rely on tweaking levels in Photoshop in order to get your painting to have enough contrast? Here’s how to confidently control values from the very beginning:

Hearing Nicholas Kole was going to work at Phoenix Labs almost convinced me to move back to Vancouver, just for the chance to model some of his concepts. Be regrets I am happy where I am now - but wowowow yeah I was not wrong this would have been incredible to work on.

Eternally sad this project never got released, but so happy we still get to see some of the incredible art that was made for it ❤️❤️ I mean look at these guys!!

Please leave a review on Steam of any game that you've enjoyed but haven't left one for! It helps with the overall review count/percent and is how games go from no rating to Positive and then Very & Overwhelmingly Positive and it helps to have recent reviews so people know that yes, it's still good

Omg I can't believe he's still dealing with this 😫😫 I'm so sorry to Alex, I hope he can finally find a resolution here.