If I had known the two paragraphs about genAI in my article today would be so controversial, I would have expanded them a bit! Here's a rough transcript of the relevant portion of my interview with Swen Vincke, so everyone has all the context. (Full article here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...)

Swen definitely having a normal reaction to the backlash. Use GenAI at all & suffer the consequences my dude.

I don't get it at all. Surely we've seen enough GenAI output to understand that it, categorically, isn't helpful in any aspect of game development. And yet, we have big execs constantly trying to push it, destroying their goodwill & reputation - all for a... downgrade in efficiency & quality??

Weeeeelp, there goes all my not-inconsiderate excitement for Divinity. I'm strictly no GenAI, & even someone like Larian isn't going to get me off that hill.

🚨 The UK government just published a breakdown of the responses to its consultation on AI & copyright: - 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is) 🧵 1/2

I filled in this survey and saw the questions were hilariously leading and noted the whole thing was clearly designed to fatigue the people filling it in. And yet, even with all that, only 3% of respondents agreed with Labour's preferred option. Incredible, well done all 🎉

HORSES!! I loved this extremely dark and controversial game, and I made a whole dang video on why: youtu.be/0uu4v7vI638

I think about this tweet every day

So I've finished most of the first level 3D stuff, got all the textures & mapping done & it looks pretty good! (I need to handle dead ends & t-junctions, but I'll get to it) Small progress this week due to other commitments, but planning to hit it hard next week! #IndieDev #SoloDev #IndieGame

Game dev is hard man. Why do I always give myself the most to do in the month of December, when I have the least energy?

I posted devlog 2 in my new series, and it might be the best one I've ever made! youtu.be/4tv8bobmVZg?... #gamedev #devlog #godot

Was inspired a few days ago to add some alternative colour schemes to my slot machine. I think it looks really pretty. Still a looong way to go though. #IndieDev #SoloDev #IndieGame

Was inspired a few days ago to add some alternative colour schemes to my slot machine. I think it looks really pretty. Still a looong way to go though. #IndieDev #SoloDev #IndieGame

Trying my best to do monthly updates, which come out more like a full stream of consciousness, but hey, it's something! #IndieDev #SoloDev #IndieGame #ScreenshotSaturday www.redsquirrelgames.co.uk/december-upd...

We had an Overwhelmingly Positive score on Steam, then these two reviews rolled in Why does Valve allow this?

Trying my best to do monthly updates, which come out more like a full stream of consciousness, but hey, it's something! #IndieDev #SoloDev #IndieGame #ScreenshotSaturday www.redsquirrelgames.co.uk/december-upd...

Reminder that I'm still looking fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! You can find my portfolio here: www.hazelmonforton.com

It's been a while, but I'm dusting off the ol' twitch channel to really dive into my current project. Would love to see you! www.twitch.tv/redsquirrel_...

Never underestimate lighting. Still got a ways to go, but it's already much prettier. #IndieDev #SoloDev #IndieGame

Never underestimate lighting. Still got a ways to go, but it's already much prettier. #IndieDev #SoloDev #IndieGame

I’ve sometimes fallen into the trap of thinking that complementing a creative person for their work is less sophisticated or desired than discussion or debate about it but very often the best thing you can say to them is hell yeah and that doesn’t make you dumb it just makes you nice

I've been working on getting my demo ready, and I'm still wondering how to end it in a way that leave the player interested. That's what I have so far, what do you all think? #indiedev #gamedev #gamedesign #demo #godot #steam #incremental

I'm of the opinion that the first thing players do in a game is to open the Option Menu. That's why I want to make sure my Option Menu is lively and has all the accessibility features I think the game needs. What do you all think? #gamedev #indiedev #godot #ui #gamedesign #accessibility

Going through reviews of a game somewhat similar to mine, I found people didn't like the lack of interactivity during combat with a slots mechanic - honestly very fair! So, I've made a system where you have two separate 'loadouts' & pick which to roll each turn! #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev

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Going through reviews of a game somewhat similar to mine, I found people didn't like the lack of interactivity during combat with a slots mechanic - honestly very fair! So, I've made a system where you have two separate 'loadouts' & pick which to roll each turn! #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev

I was thinking about this exact thing the other day, while reading reviews of a game similar to my one, to see what people didn't like. SO many complaints about lack of updates & I'm like... my sibling in Christ this game was $5. You do not get years of updates for $5, I'm so sorry no one told you.

I've got a Black Friday Deal for you... How about some of yous play a free game full of vibes, leave a few reviews to get Upfall to Very Positive on Steam, and I will drink a heroically large gin this weekend? Deal? Deal! 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/3570280/... #GameDev #IndieDev #FreeGame

I got tired of looking at my original placeholder art so I've half-made some new placeholder art & made a start on the low poly modelling for the explorable dungeon. Honestly it's already made a huge difference & I'm starting to feel pretty good about this one! #SoloDev #IndieDev #IndieGame

I got tired of looking at my original placeholder art so I've half-made some new placeholder art & made a start on the low poly modelling for the explorable dungeon. Honestly it's already made a huge difference & I'm starting to feel pretty good about this one! #SoloDev #IndieDev #IndieGame

Spent a few days polishing the in-game achievements (🎖️Medals) and the skin unlock menu! Very satisfying to unlock new colors and ships when you've earned them! Which one is your favorite? 🎨👨‍🎨 #gamedev #indiedev #roguelite #solodev #unity #JetBrainsRider #UI #gamedesign #indiegame

Is the capitalism that creates a society that acts in a coordinated effort to ensure a better outcome for all in the room with us right now?

Getting very close to having all core stuff done, then the focus will need to be on visuals, balance, content & 'sauce'. Added a bit of sauce by way of screen shake (optional) and some SFX made with my soda maker. Bones almost complete, can add meat soon. #IndieDev #SoloDev #screenshotsaturday

Getting very close to having all core stuff done, then the focus will need to be on visuals, balance, content & 'sauce'. Added a bit of sauce by way of screen shake (optional) and some SFX made with my soda maker. Bones almost complete, can add meat soon. #IndieDev #SoloDev #screenshotsaturday

Dispatch is a wonderful game, but the episodic release is, without a shadow of a doubt, the worst & dumbest part of the entire thing. The fact that Dispatch succeeded in spite of its extremely poor release method is only a testament to its quality.

Are they trying to turn Fortnite into Roblox? Because we really don't want another Roblox...

The sun & moon both joined me for a walk this morning

Managed to get a bit more work done on my Slots-based dungeon crawler. Mostly small things that make my life easier & a tiny bit nicer to look at, but it's honestly taking shape nicely. Aiming to get a store page up by the end of the month! Wishful thinking? Never! #IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev

Managed to get a bit more work done on my Slots-based dungeon crawler. Mostly small things that make my life easier & a tiny bit nicer to look at, but it's honestly taking shape nicely. Aiming to get a store page up by the end of the month! Wishful thinking? Never! #IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev

Union comrades - does your union have some sort of relief for people currently going through something? Be it a dispute, casework, organizing drive, etc? Could you tell me (or even better link me) about the policy and how it works?

Hey #PitchYaGame ✂️ Cutout Village is a narrative, cozy, city-builder game in which you will have to build villages using simple and unique mechanics: cutting, folding and gluing. Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3907910/... #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

This discourse goes around every few months & it always highlights the same thing for me: We need to adopt new & better terminology. By the very definition of indie, BG3 & E33 are, in fact, independent (indie) games. While I understand the sentiment here, arbitrary gatekeeping isn't helpful.

First look at the absolute most basic iteration of my game SlotCrawler - a dungeon crawling roguelite where you run around killing things with a magical slot machine full of knives & spells. When it's a bit more done I'll throw up a steam page & get that ball rolling! #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev

patrons can play this literally right now on my discord btw #vesna #dogNightmare #gamedev #indiegames

First look at the absolute most basic iteration of my game SlotCrawler - a dungeon crawling roguelite where you run around killing things with a magical slot machine full of knives & spells. When it's a bit more done I'll throw up a steam page & get that ball rolling! #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev

apologies for re-ringing this bell but I just had a gig unceremoniously fall through with no warning. again, would be infinitely grateful to anyone that could share

It really says something about how cold my house is, that the ice in my water bottle hasn't melted after 2 hours...

Holy shit I needed a good laugh. Do as the man says, watch this in full screen & brace yourself.

How does anyone pay bills while making games, my goodness...