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{marketing meeting} VALVE CEO: Hmm let's see... does anyone here know who's addicted to Valve products and buys weird hardware at the drop of a hat? GAY INTERN: {quietly} Sir… I have to teach you a term right now… CEO: Is it "Six Sigma"? Because I'm way ahead of you INTERN: No, no… it's… "T4T"…

I've implemented "memory capture" for my procedural game about exploring and connecting clues. It's like taking photos of eligible objects, with automatic framing. It reduces the need for (manual) memorization. For now, it's just the last memory; later a menu with all the photos. #GameDev #IndieDev

I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct. That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...

So my talk on realtime clustered/volumetric audio is up! For anyone keen here's all the links Talk recording: youtu.be/RbvLHn5RZck?... Slides: cratesmith.github.io/gcap2025-talk Demo/source: github.com/Cratesmith/g...

I can’t believe Zohran is transing the trains already www.mta.info/article/f-m-...

Non-US folks should really do this survey, the last question is about whether you’ve cancelled travel plans to the US or are reconsidering travel plans due to current policies. GDC needs to know this, maybe some talks could go online live with enough feedback? Maybe they could even lobby? Who knows!

#pitchyagame L8R SK8R is a retro inspired 3D platformer, with a 90s aesthetic, that is designed to push you to play it like a speedrunner Every time you beat a level you collect the time you saved. Use that time to unlock new levels in the hub world, like stars from Mario 64 #gamedev #indiegames

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-... I imagined trying to get through bug reports written by an LLM and immediately got an honest to god headache. What do you mean I can’t even go back to the person who wrote it and ask for more details because there isn’t one, but it can still make shit up?

The Queensland government has again banned treatment for trans young people despite being overruled by the Supreme Court. Sign this petition now: equalityaustralia.org.au/our-work/qld...

Every major medical association and leading world health authority supports health care for transgender people and youth. Here are excerpts from 30+ organizations’ statements ⤵️ glaad.org/medical-asso...

I have a bad cold so sorry if this is blunt/not clear: If you are going to mention the HHS Report, you have to contextualize it properly for the reader: that it was anonymous, not peer reviewed (not normal practice), widely criticized, etc. Readers don't know the quality of research unless you say!

Unfortunately it only took a few hours for the QLD LNP to (with no evidence or consultation) reinstate a ban on life saving treatment for kids. (Literally hours after a judge had just ruled that doing so was illegal on multiple grounds). www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Court overturns QLD ban on gender affirming care for transgender patients

Reposts appreciated!! Thank you so so much 🫶 🔗👇 www.kickstarter.com/projects/cin...

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Things are quiet for now but I got feeling it won't be long before we start seeing another wave a mass censorship and restrictions, not only on nsfw content but art and media overall. Keep calling. Keep writing. Keep awareness up! Let's do what we can to protect our right to create freely!

Cursed knowledge for Australians. Listen to "golden" from kpop demon hunters... And wherever the lyrics say "gonna be"... ... Does it instead say "I'm Barnaby"?

It's fixed! Isopod is now out! Please go buy it! store.steampowered.com/app/2053910/...

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Got some really cool things from an op shop recently, one of which is this top. What's really fun about it is finding ways to subvert expectations by having unexpected but sfw clothes or accessories hidden underneath.

In Schrodinger's Cat Burglar, you play as a literal cat burglar who can be in two places at once...as long as she isn't observed. @paxaus.bsky.social @abandonedsheep.com checkpointgaming.net/features/202...

Leaving naarm now. Catch you all later

So, this games week was different for me in a lot of ways. It was the first time I'd travelled alone in a long time, but also it came at a time when I'm recovering from things that had made me very introverted. I learned a lot... Much of it from people new to gamdev

It's hard to convince people that I'm not really dressing up for games week. I like to wear something interesting wherever I leave the house. Why keep your best clothes hidden away only for special occasions or to forget that they're even there?

As is always correct and in accordance with all the laws of the internet, I just watched Tom Holland's epic Lip Sync Battle performance, and now I am sharing it with all of you so you can do the same.

Chiitan has a dream. I hope that one day the term LGBT will become a thing of the past. I will continue to spread my message until we live in a world where everyone can love freely and is free from persecution and discrimination. Until then, let's all support each other🤍

Last night in melb. Going to have a bit of a chill one. I'm definitely running low on energy after this week.

Booooooof

Ubisoft scrambling to ensure that they don’t accidentally publish something cool.

Agdas about to start

Last day of GCAP is when I like to go hard with fashion. This is my day fit. Going to swap to another later on for the awards

For anyone who missed my talk or didn't get the links: Slides: cratesmith.github.io/gcap2025-talk Demo project: github.com/Cratesmith/g... The slides contain a lot more detail than I went into in the talk presentation

It seems that now my talk is over, my body is now reminding me how much sleep it missed out on the past few weeks. I'm think gonna be taking migw really chill this year

We dove deep, it was fun 🙏✨

Talk in T minus 40 mins. *Hoping* I've ironed out all the issues #gcap2025

[NEW VIDEO] Xbox’s Cancelled ‘Uncharted Rival’ From Gears of War Studio I investigate how Microsoft attempted to make its own Uncharted exclusively for Xbox from the Gears of War team and question if Phil Spencer misled the public about the project... www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mT_...

This was, for me, one of the most important elements of the story. Unpaid student labour is more pervasive in the games industry than people realise.

In New Zealand, we (@cratesmith.bsky.social and I) were competing to see who could get the most compliments on each day's outfit. I only got more one day, and definitely lost overall. 😭

Oh hi Melbourne

Behold

Surprisingly, stainless steel chain doesn't do much under blacklight... But nail polish never disappoints.

Went to NZ. Couldn't resist taking a lot of my winter wardrobe to wear it at least one last time before summer heat hits.

hi gist.github.com/mary-ext/6e27b…

Oh shit oh fuck it's gonna pop

✨Isle of Feathers is launching TODAY ✨ In a mere six hours, this game about strange birds will be out in the world! We’re aiming to stream the countdown to launch on the Isle of Feathers FB page (rb.gy/ctk31d), so check it out if you wanna join us and celebrate together! 🕺🏽 #kickstarter #boardgames