How does a career-ending sports injury lead to a successful decade in game development? My conversation with senior dev @justinbieshaar.bsky.social explores resilience, learning fundamentals over tools, and building a lasting career in tech. Link in the thread.

I bury my head in the sand when I see some of these maps

thanks for saying y'all like the interface. I *was* a UI artist at minecraft for a year and a half :)

I made a tool that makes retro anime sound effects. Meet AnimeVox! I made it for a game, but it's free to use. I'm using the forgotten (but popular in 80s japan) Schroeder reverb algo, and some wobble. If you find it useful consider supporting me on itch :) castpixel.itch.io/animevox

Finally some love

Had the immense pleasure of chatting again with Jack, this time doing an improvised introduction to HLSL ✨ Check it out and feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

Just finished a stream with @halisavakis.com (Harry Alisavakis) to demystify High-Level Shading Language (HLSL) from the ground up. - Learn How to Read & Edit HLSL under 45min: youtu.be/rd2glMlHwYI

It's a lot of doom and gloom these couple of first days of the year, yet seeing the Arab League of Misfits prototype getting close to the finish line with draft music, voiceover and effects gave me so much hope. I'm so thankful for the people behind our project.

I am glad to see countless US folks now reaching the conclusion that voting "Democrat no matter what" is not acceptable when they're supporting murder or genocide - the US was always going to implode into fascism unless the Democratic party was forced to be better than "we're not the Republicans".

The extent to which Games Done Quick has helped to steer the larger speedrunning community - one of the most hardcore video game enthusiast subcultures there is - into becoming something so welcoming, inclusive and supportive astonishes me

Unionize.

I made a cooking game prototype. Should I keep working on it? #indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegames #indiedeveloper

There are many things to love about Rami’s top 10 for 2025 but this is one of my favourites.

One of the key takeaways with my conversation with Harry Alisavakis @halisavakis.com was... Don't rely solely on AI when learning technical arts and VFX. - Full Episode: youtu.be/PhlS-phZ1oE You might stumble across something that you can take notes from.

One of the key takeaways with my conversation with Harry Alisavakis @halisavakis.com was... Don't rely solely on AI when learning technical arts and VFX. - Full Episode: youtu.be/PhlS-phZ1oE You might stumble across something that you can take notes from.

During my conversation with Harry @halisavakis.com i realized that one of the biggest hurdles in learning HLSL, is seeing the potential early. Full Episode: youtu.be/PhlS-phZ1oE

I've had a lovely chat with @jackgutmann.bsky.social about shaders, tech-art, my path into the industry and more! Especially given how much I was rambling you can tell I had way too much fun too 👀

I’m excited to share my latest conversation with Harry Alisavakis @halisavakis.com a Technical Artist and VFX Artist. - Full Episode: lnkd.in/d_S7gCwz

Untitled Witch Game Pico8, 4 colors [ #pixelart #art ]

@castpixel.bsky.social is on here too ❤️

Hey new comers 👋 Some of my work, full credits on the main post. Now, show your work!

that's right. I'm one of the silksong elites now. oh, you're struggling with the game? heh, well, lets just say, you simply need to git gud. oh you don't have time? you have like, a job and a happy family to spend time with? skill issue 😎😎

Good morning ya'll! May i have your attention for a short moment? I saw a lot of you are finally making it here, so it is time for a re-introduction, please feel free to use the chance to introduce yourself as well That's Shmoopy my cat, i love Shmoopy! More about me in the thread i promise!

Good morning ya'll! May i have your attention for a short moment? I saw a lot of you are finally making it here, so it is time for a re-introduction, please feel free to use the chance to introduce yourself as well That's Shmoopy my cat, i love Shmoopy! More about me in the thread i promise!

You can't tell me that 3D art isn't at least a lil bit magical #Blender

Landing that first games industry job feels tougher than ever, right? Eline Muijres @elinemuijres.com (Lead Freelance Game Producer) explains how studios face huge pressure to ship hits on tight deadlines. That makes it hard to invest in junior talent, even though they're the future.

I hopped on Jack's podcast to discuss production! It's always a joy to talk to Jack and our conversation really energized me 💖

Hey folks! This week, I sat down with Eline @elinemuijres.com an accomplished Freelance Lead Producer. We debunked some myth about the producer role. Full episode here: youtu.be/M-x4XgPabC4 #gamedev #gameproduction #gamesindustry

The process of writing our recap post is always such a joy. I really enjoy getting to step back and reflect on what our little team has accomplished!

My highlight of the year is, without a doubt, meeting up with the Australia Did It team and their SO's in Iceland. Through adventures and late night chats I turned teammates I liked into friends I love 💖 @jackgutmann.bsky.social @smaxophone.bsky.social @ramiismail.com @castpixel.bsky.social

From playing League of Legends to crafting the Ghostbusters VR proton beam! My chat with Jack, a VFX artist at nDreams, covers his leap into games, moving across the country, and the unique challenges of creating effects for virtual reality. Full episode: youtu.be/7V8Sh_vxg0E #VFX #GameDev #VR

From playing League of Legends to crafting the Ghostbusters VR proton beam! My chat with Jack, a VFX artist at nDreams, covers his leap into games, moving across the country, and the unique challenges of creating effects for virtual reality. Full episode: youtu.be/7V8Sh_vxg0E #VFX #GameDev #VR

I spoke with Finley, a TA from homeschooled kid to a tech-artist/solo-dev. We broke down the use of maths in games and eventually made her way to procedural modeling for environments. Listen here: youtu.be/5IPy8icXKI8 #TechArt #GameDev #TechnicalArtist

How bad is the games industry if I can't get a job with 20+ years of experience as a game artist? 🙂‍↔️

I guess it's chibi, gameboy, pixelart metroid time again. 4 colors 160x144px

Let her cook!

here's an example of the position/rotation coupling - rotating a control point will make the positional path bend along with it in a really neat harmonious way! this is very different from when positions and rotations are treated independently, which can often feel stiff and oddly decoupled

Using Photoshop CS5 in 2010: Buy the product, own the product, use the product Using Photoshop in 2025: Sell your soul here please. Ah and we own your work too. Sry…

It's been a long time since we raced in the desert! 🌴|🚘|🚘|🌵 And again it's a very technical race, like the desert environment tends to produce...😱⛐ Race of the week, #ClassicSportDriving #Gameplay #gamedev #indiegame #racinggame #RetroGame

anti ai web crawler tools… zadzmo.org/code/nepenth... “This is a tarpit … it targets crawlers that scrape data for LLMs.” ache.one/notes/html_z... “A valid HTML 🤐💣💥 against LLM web crawlers.” ✨ with basic technical prowess, and knowledge of how LLM crawlers work, you can protect your information.

What a remarkable human, and what a remarkable thing to know that she passed bemused at reading her own eulogies. Rest in peace, Rebecca. Thank you for everything.

Very happy for my first ever Arabic Games Conference at @arabic.games and ofc it will be all in Arabic! متحمس كتير كتير كتير عهالفرصة!!!

This is bullshit. "absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground. "how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.

The annoying thing about the "oh we left a placeholder" generative AI slop excuse is that that is EXACTLY NOT how you should be using placeholders. Anything "not obviously terrible with a panicked hurried half-awake glance" is getting shipped.

The moment you realize you should get out of here… but it’s too late #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Kotaku wants to get in touch with developers about how AI is being used in your studio. You can contact our tips hotline [email protected] or my secure email at [email protected] We'll keep your identity protected and anonymize info so it's not traced back to you.

your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️

Things have been quiet on purpose, but The Arab League of Misfits is in "reconstruction" mode at the studio with mechanics tightened, cards rebuilt and jokes sharpened. The lid stays on for now, but we can give you a glimpse at the finalized game logo, courtesy of the talented Ibrahim Hamdi.

Do what you need to do to be less desperate: - You can work on your skills and get better - Work a part-time job (No shame in that) - Have a side-hustle - Study! Whatever makes you less desperate makes you more hirable. Full Ep: youtu.be/w4qlCjrY9TQ #gamesindustry #gamedev

me when the AI bubble bursts