Reflections on #minddiver 9: Artstyle! Mind Diver's 3D-scanned artstyle is probably the thing that makes it stand out the most. But it wasn't a conscious attempt at standing out. Instead, it came from trying to represent memories in a game and then stumbling on broken photogrammetry. #gamedev 1/11

But this win means our collective pressure is working. Palestinians call for increased global BDS and shareholder pressure until Microsoft adheres to international law and ends all complicity in Israel’s atrocity crimes.

Take the money you would spend on creating, implementing, and analysing this test and use it to just give every single Year 7 kid a free £10 book token so they can buy something that they're interested in, you data-obsessed ghouls.

Thank you everyone for your help yesterday with helpful comments and feedback, think that little pooch is working a treat!

Quick question - what do you think is the function that comes from clicking on this dog? (Apologies for how rough it looks, I'm doing some rapid changes to some UI... absolutely not for any cool announcements or anything related to Wax Heads)

I know Hades 2 comes out today, but I'm begging people to check out Consume Me, an IGF-winning sensation that's got so much heart

Together for Palestine youtu.be/3hk3jH9M65M?...

Ta-Nehasi Coates is doing a lot of things with this essay, but one of the most important is fearlessly using examples of anti-trans hate to describe Charlie Kirk's politics. The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.

Reposting this from twitter to be able to get to it without going to that wretched site. Maybe it's still useful to someone! strong-houseboat-ba3.notion.site/Raindrinker-...

I threw Vaporwave Pinball & Hellscreen into a bundle on again for the Brutal Indies Steam showcase & I have sold more copies this last 2 days then the entire year combined! Get both my games for less then 5 quid / 6 dollars and see what the fuss is about. store.steampowered.com/app/2465930/...

Napoleon Dynamite #napoleondynamite

So now I have to avoid both Silksong AND Hades 2 before I finish Wax Heads. (I'm doomed)

its funny how some people (e.g. a neonazi propagandist) get a posthumous career glowup from all our state media simultaneously, but other people (e.g. occupants of a boat we nuked from orbit literally 2 days ago) go down in history as "alleged" "smugglers" and that's the last we hear of it ! anywya

Writing this one made me realize I don’t think a lot of typical features of Wholesome or Cozy games are made for individuals like me. I don’t really associate fishing, buying & managing property and being a vendor cozy, for instance.

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I can, once again, not emphasize enough how much of an art powerhouse @castpixel.bsky.social is. If you're looking for an art director who is also an incredible, fast, and capable artist - pixel or illustration both - she's just incredible to work with.

A few of my favorite of our environment shots from Sword of the Sea Reminder that I'm looking for work as an Environment Artist or 3D Artist 🙂

Haha came second 😅

Decided to make myself awkwardly, emotionally vulnerable by entering in the Village poetry competition today 😅

I won't be touching Silksong until Wax Heads Beta is done (so Christmas-ish? 👀) ...so instead I shall be starting a different discourse - what is the weirdest / worst bands you got into, that no one else liked/knew, but you cherished? For me: Cyclefly 😅 www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvV_...

I know developers are afraid to deny players what they want or expect, but I genuinely believe that doing so — intentionally & thoughtfully — can mean players *remember* the game long after, like a grain of sand in an oyster turning to a pearl #ThirstySuitors 💔💦 www.dualshockers.com/great-games-...

I was not prepared for how emotionally devastating it is for your kids to start school, every day I drop them off feels like a gut punch 😅

Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight. I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open: emmkid.info

After watching (and enjoying) Long Story, Short, I decided it was finally time to brave a rewatch of Bojack. 3/4 through season one, and goddamn Princess Caroline is still the MVP.

I have been in the industry 14 years now and have been part of 14 games and many of them and my personal work can be seen on my portfolio and I'm available for environment work in the UK, Here is some work for 4 of them titles. #gamedev #3dart www.artstation.com/pikminman

Could sit here for hours but gotta shout out a 10\10

Genuinely actually excited for what's happening with the greens, cautious, but excited - feels like it could legitimately be something that builds out a broader consensus on hope/radical policy

Good opportunity for a junior coder here! firebladesoftware.com/programmer-h...

And @ginaloughlin.com has just sent me the song that plays at the very end of Wax Heads, and it hits so perfectly and making me feel so emotional, I'm like melting in this cafe right now, trying to keep it together 😭😂🫠

It's my boys' first day at school today. Wtf 😭

Today I’m asking if you can help Hamza with a donation. It would mean a lot to me ❤️

If you're interested in game direction, maintaining game vibes, trying to make a piece of art that's "commercial" while also fully strange, this is the episode for you! A back and forth between myself and @chopemon.bsky.social about the making of Promise Mascot Agency.

The tool she's using is called Strudel. You write little scripts - not 'code' in the big scary sense of the word - to make sounds and music. The best part is it runs in your browser, right here: strudel.cc Strudel has an EXCELLENT interactive tutorial which is v friendly: strudel.cc/workshop/fir...

Hi I spoke to @oneofmoo.bsky.social about Mythmatch, an intriguing puzzle game combining RPG and match-three elements with a slyly anti-techbro narrative www.theguardian.com/games/2025/s...

If you read one thing today, make it this.

Got this qued up for tomorrow morning and cannot wait

Michael Rosen is a national treasure, that is all

Matt is fantastic and brings such an infectious joy to his work, highly recommend working with him!

My new favourite Dad thing is walking with the boys down to the village and getting the new Beano and seeing them pore over it, even though they can't read, seeing them work out the story from the comic panels is so fun (Also the Beano doesn't come with a bunch of crap plastic on it! ❤️)

Look I'm just gonna say it, I'm proud of this icon I designed for Wax Heads, look at how cute that little guy is!!!

Sorry - just saw there's new Spoon to listen to... so Metal day has been diverted 😂

After doing that metal song for Wax Heads I'm dipping my toes back into metal listening, got White Pony blasting atm but gonna make a day of it. Please send any metal (or adjacent) recommendations my way! So far had Deftones / Deafheaven / Tool and Fucked Up playing...

This is so good, goddamn

I relate to this very strongly

I’m so delighted with what we at @lostincult.co.uk achieve with each new game release that I often feel frozen in how to share the work itself. It’s months of conversations with developers, publishers, writers, designers and artists who all work so hard to bring these lovely things to life.

Vocals for "Jarhead - Enemy Within" done! It's a delicious metal song written by @ginaloughlin.com for Wax Heads and it was a ton of fun! Here's a sneak peek...can't wait til people hear this soundtrack 👀❤️🔥 (Shoutout to @shrinkwrapped.bsky.social 'Ritual Error' band tee being my lucky metal charm)

today!!!! this is gonna be a lot of fun 🔥

I forgot how hard Jeremy Enigk albums go, goddamn music.youtube.com/watch?v=pAfK...

Tomorrow I'm singing the 'Jarhead song', "The Enemy Within" (Composed by the excellent @ginaloughlin.com) it's an industrial metal monster sculpted in likeness of NIN (or to get really specific also Smashing Pumpkins "Zero"). Can't wait! Any guesses which Jarhead album it comes from? 👇