When you try to predict about the impact of AI tools on software engineering - a great analogy I heard from @simonwillison.net is to look at the impact of smartphones (+ the amazing cameras they have) on filmmaking. Noticed that those able to shoot pro films using a smartphone are... pros?

The Sora AI thing is proof of something very important: The technology itself is useless without the ability to use the likenesses of real, living, unpredictable people, and the art they create. And the only way to get those likenesses or that art is to summarily steal it.

Oh we're doing "opt out", aka one of the most egregious dark patterns the internet has created. Evil shit.

Newly minted evergreen meme

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

UFO 50 is 25% off on Steam for the Autumn Sale! 🛸: store.steampowered.com/app/1147860/...

Enjoying #raylib? Would you like to contribute to the project? Looking for new raylib examples contributors! 🚀 github.com/raysan5/rayl...

Here's how you can increase productivity with accelerator keys in godot ✨

Play Rematch free on Steam until Sep 29!

Over the last couple of days I've updated my Godot Starter Kits to support 4.5! ✨ It was a blast, I kind of forgot what a breeze it is to use @godotengine.org. I can really recommend it, you can see all my kits here: kenney.nl/starter-kits

I updated my free Godot addons to 4.5! codeberg.org/MajorMcDoom/... This is good if you've updated to Godot 4.5. But if you're staying on 4.4, I'd advise against pulling the new versions of the addons, because they may no longer work properly on 4.4. #GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev

Apparently godot engine contribution docs are now their own site. It's pretty thorough and beginner friendly, can recommend if you wanna help make the engine better for everyone contributing.godotengine.org

#GodotEngine 4.5 has finally arrived! 🎉 With this new release, we made meticulous efforts in order to amplify what is possible to do with our engine, guided by our goal of making gaming and game development for everyone! godotengine.org/releases/4.5/

I checked what engines were used for the highest rated games in the latest #BrackeysGameJam... 🥁🥁🥁 Top 5: 100% Godot Top 20: 16 Godot, 4 Unity (80% Godot) 🤯 The engine doesn't make a good game, so all the merit goes to the jammers, but it's still nice to see this sign of Godot adoption!

Another experimental custom vfx volume modifier for meshes + custom particle processor. selective particle emission + light on any mesh shape by intersecting the modifier volume sdf w/ random ptx spawn points on geometry data fetched in particle processor #gamedev #godotengine #vfx #rtvfx #wip

No art degree, but need to handle art direction as an #indiedev? Join Simone Mändl’s crash course at #GodotFest and gain the essentials to communicate better and make confident creative choices.

v1.108 is rolling out today 🚚 Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to! Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇

#GodotEngine 4.5 has reached the Release Candidate stage! With all planned features integrated and critical regressions fixed, it's production ready 🚀 Your help will be crucial, so give it a whirl (always make a backup!) and let us know if any issues went unnoticed godotengine.org/article/rele...

referring to metroidvanias as "hollowslop" to simultaneously piss off people who like metroidvanias, people who like hollow knight, people who want a better genre name for "metroidvania", people who are sick of the word slop being misused, and gradius fans who want to see more checkpoint recoveries

Really not enjoying the combination of “nobody has a job” and “everything is expensive now”

Co-Lab Games is hiring a Godot Game Developer to help craft a visually stunning, near-photorealistic project. 🛰️ Remote, Contract 🎮 Made in Godot Engine ✨ C++ & Blender XP a plus ⤵️

Can #Godot expand beyond indie games, into AA territory? Well, the best way to learn is by doing, so the team @epictellers.bsky.social set out to create an entire full-scale cRPG, all in Godot! Learn more about this crazy endeavour @ #GodotFest!

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🧩 My puzzle-action-adventure game Reconfigure has a Steam page now! 🕹 Wishlists are a HUGE help for tiny devs - thank you! store.steampowered.com/app/3989530/... #godotengine #indiegames

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What an absolutely surreal experience to see how many people are so excited about this game we're building. Unfortunately I could only be there for one day, but if you're attending, definitely go visit our booth in the Indie Arena! #pvkk #gamescom #godot

Okay, I want to come And Blender Studio sharing their experience on DOGWALK is the cherry on top

Here's the first little sneak peek at one of the upcoming talks @ #GodotFest we're excited about: The Blender team will be talking about their experiences with the Godot Engine during the making of DOGWALK!

Arco is on 50% sale right now! Buy it so I'm very rich and happy

37 shines… our game store community playthrough is making great progress 😎

Evil Egg comes October 30. Infinite Twin-Stick Chaos. 100% Free Game. Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3651950/... Join the discord to play the beta: discord.gg/sQb5agEYzM

- Jean-Mi c'est quoi tous ces handicapés dans le budget, on avait pas dit qu'on les euthanasiait ? - Y en a qui veulent pas chef, ils trouvent leur vie... correcte. - Hold my beer. lessentieldeleco.fr/3117-bayrou-...

Arco is the cheapest it has ever been in Steam! 50% off! Best chance to get a game that many have called good, even great! Go check our publisher's sale and grab it with many other cool games! store.steampowered.com/sale/panicsa...

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Here's one for all the game devs out there www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Question to all my French indie #gamedevs: have you opened a bank account specifically for your royalties and paying contractors? If so, which bank do you recommend as I've had nothing but bad experiences with French establishments. Re skeet appreciated

Finished it today Brilliant puzzle game : there is SO MUCH squeezed from a couple of base mechanics ! It really feels like you figure out the interactions yourself, while giving ample satisfaction to apply what you learned And very cute sounds+music+art

Finally took the time to write the full documentation for this tool, as well as a bunch of QoL features. There's also a few more example scenes, complete with text explanations of what it can do, go check it out! #godotengine #ui #addon

Leave the devs alone so they can do their job? #gamedev

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"PhD-level experts in your back pocket" is a completely nonsensical description of AI but a pretty good description of social media if you follow the right people

Doot Tiny Grant 💌 Selection I'm giving 2000€ to 5 people to help them make small games. We received 172 submissions, and it took some time but we have now selected the 5 beneficiaries 🥳 Meet them in the comments ⬇️

"Öoo" the bomb caterpillar exploration puzzle platformer, is out now! 🎉 Dive into an adventure packed with discovery and clever puzzles, we hope you enjoy it! 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/...

🍒 Whoa, what's this?! UFO 50 is available right now on #NintendoSwitch! #UFO50 #IndieWorld