A Hungarian author, László Krasznahorkai won the Nobel Prize in Literature! His anti-totalitarian and anti-nationalistic stance is exactly what we need in Hungarian and many countries around the world. www.nobelprize.org/prizes/liter...

I couldn't remember the word "churros" the other day so I called them "donut fingers" instead. And the more I think about it, the more accurate I find that description.

7-years-old: "You should like My Little Pony because it's basically the same as The Hobbit". Me: ... 😢

Theatre Europe - An 80s video game about nuclear holocaust. whyisthisinteresting.substack.com/p/the-theatr...

Shockingly, the term "power nap" was only coined in 1998. My theory is that Cornell University social psychologist James B. Maas just wanted to convince his bosses to let him sleep at work. But he ended up rebranding teensy little sleeps into business-lingo by accident.

I didn't realize until just now that direct messages require an age verification here on Bluesky. So whoever messaged me... I'm afraid it'll be a while before I can read that.

I’m deeply honoured and excited to be joining the @baftagames.bsky.social Committee. I’m looking forward to supporting the incredible work BAFTA does to celebrate and support games as an art form.

I truly appreciate when someone shows an interest in gaming and I usually do my best to support them. But sometimes... sometimes it is hard not to make a joke. And someone saying "Hollow Night Sing Song" instead of Hollow Knight: Silksong is one such moment. :-D

I expect most people (very reasonably) are excited about Earth Must Die because of the all star cast. But I am just pumped to play another Size Five Games / @danthat.bsky.social creation. store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/... Press wish-list so hard on it that it makes your finger hurt. Trust me.

After decades of speaking English, I still phrase things weirdly sometimes. I was seconds away from sending an email when I realized the recipient might not understand "we need to be in the same room with something hot in our hands" means I'd like to have coffee face to face.

I started Atypical Types Creative Services almost five years ago as a temporary way for me to help other teams unlock their creativity. I didn’t anticipate how much demand there would be. After much delay, we now have a LinkedIn page! linkedin.com/company/atypicaltypes/

I need to reset the counter. I once again used Genital Jousting as an example to explain to people (who don't know games) how varied and different games actually are.

Happy Hobbit Day everyone!

Hobbit Day is on Monday (22nd September). But I thought I should remind you all in case anyone wants to make a Hobbit Weekend like I will.

I've just recently decided to re-read Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke. What a perfect book to accompany me as we are watching the intriguing news unfold about 3I/ATLAS.

Watching a food influencer trying to make a Hungarian dish is always a ride for me. They almost never get it right - to the extent that they straight up use the wrong names often. But recently I saw something good. It had me like...

I need advice about physical props used in VR. What are the best and worst examples of using real life physical things embedded in the VR experience displayed on the headset? I am interested in anything from small at-home props to large scale custom haptic environments.

Blood Moon expectations versus likely reality in the UK. I still have my fingers crossed for a clear sky tonight though!

Every time someone says they have "puffy eyes", I think of *that* scene from Total Recall. So you know... compared to that they look amazing.

Setting project priorities feel like a Star Trek captain declaring "All power to forward shields!"

If mountains get to be mountaineered, games really deserve to be gamedesigneered. Cause it certainly feels like that sometimes. Beautiful views and a sense of achievement, sure. But we could have chosen an easier hill to climb - so that's on us.

We all change in many ways as we grow older. Here are two I noticed in myself: Firstly, I find woodwork and carpentry increasingly attractive. And secondly, the old man yelling at the cloud slowly turned from a comedy antagonist to autobiographical protagonist in my head.

What's the best way for me to play the original Lemmings on a SteamDeck (alternatively on PC)?

Growing up on classic sci-fi warned me about hostile robots. None of that prepared me for having to tell an AI to stop agreeing to everything I say. Imagine HAL going "Hi Dave. I love this idea. And I can't wait to do it."

Little Corners by Meteor Pixel looks absolutely delightful. Go check it out! Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3651310/Little_Corners Itchio: thesecretsauce.itch.io/little-corners

I sometimes wonder how H. P. Lovecraft would react to a typical Call of Cthulhu table-top RPG session. Or what would Robert E. Howard think about Schwarzenegger's delivery of "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women".

I'll be at the @developconference.com in Brighton. Get in touch if you want to chat!

AI generative this - AI chat that... And no one is making a tool which would dramatically improve all social media and video websites by removing all content where people make exaggerated reaction faces. I can't stand these fake shocked, yummy food, puzzled etc meme faces.

I kid I know just got some @littlekittybigcity.bsky.social gifts from the game's creators. What a wonderful game and lovely team!

Gorgeous photo of a lighting from this weekend's thunderstorm in Norwich. Unfortunately I do not know who took the photo.

Ocean level breakdown 🌊 Never posted this on Bluesky so here it is o/ #pixelart #indiedev #GameMaker

HIRING: Narrative Designer/Writer 4 months | Remote | Part-time | Start ASAP *Minimum* required experience ✅Teaching kids or work on edu game for pre-teens ✅Interactive dialogue writing ✅Indie game dev Mail [email protected] with LinkedIn, portfolio links & cover letter.

Me: I'd like to force-stop this app. App: I am to misbehave!

The thing about fascists is that there can only be one Führer. So they fight. We can only hope they don't bring us all down with them...

Game designer needed for an educational game! --- This is a very interesting educational project looking for a game designer with experience with teaching. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42... Please share! Much appreciated.

Choices choices choices.

It's board game day tomorrow! I need suggestions on how can I turn a co-operative Arkham Horror game session into a drinking game. Cause we need some added thrill! :-D

Open call for deaf artists in the UK! The wonderful Stagetext (a deaf-led charity making performances more accessible) is celebrating its 25th anniversary. www.stagetext.org/working-for-... Deadline in a week. Please spread the word!

What's more annoying for you? Chat message sized emails containing only a single word or... [gasp] a single emoji are worse? Email sized chat messages going on and on are worse?

Contracts use such confusing language. Like, one of the first header typically says "PARTIES"... but then usually there is not a single thing about balloons and music and party food and such.

Ed, Edd n Eddy was a fantastically weird show from the heyday of Cartoon Network. I think it deserves a reboot with an added character. So without further ado, let me present to you: Ed, Edd n Eddy and Edmund Blackadder

Look at this... uhm... "interesting" charity shop find from this weekend! It's clearly offensive in multiple ways. I just cannot quite decide if it's more offensive culturally or artistically.

Super Mario Adventures is a fun graphic novel. But... I got to say; this particular character -the "Minister of Massage" at the Mushroom Kingdom- makes me feel uncomfortable every time I read it. And before you jump to conclusions, the book was created by Japanese artists.

Ready-made food I saw in the grocery store stated in big bold letters that it's "better than you think". And besides feeling sorry for the marketeer who had to put their lack of trust in the product into a succinct tagline, my immediate reaction was the Is It Though meme face.

A recent conversation I had made me think about what stage play or immersive theatre I'd do based on the Lord of the Rings extended universe. What would you create?

I love strange musical sub-genres and the unique culture around them. For example kawaii metal, from Babymetal to Ladybeard, has some truly creative musical and performance ideas. open.spotify.com/playlist/6tI...

There's an art to writing TV show episode summaries. Especially for long running TV shows, where the write up has to allow the viewers to identify each episode but do so without spoilers.

Meanwhile in local new: "Norwich Cathedral peregrine falcons' chicks hatch" www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-e... Video in article!

What video games have the most immersive maps? What game maps have great novel functionalities?

Speaking of the relativity of time... "Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so." As Douglas Adams said in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Or even more elaborate are his thoughts on the subject in Mostly Harmless...