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Jaap van Muijden

@jaapnull

Ex game dev and GPU philosopher. Creating beautiful things and building them well. Into modernism, Memphis Milano; Miami Vice Super Fan.

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Oh wait those are steps. Still would love that water feature though. My idyllic future star ships need lots of fountains and ponds.

05.03.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love the little recessed canal(?) in the floor. I know it goes against the warm carpet vibe but I'd love it to be a water feature. :D

05.03.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Did Trump even consult Schumer on the logistics of murdering school children in Iran? Incoming strongly worded letter of support.

28.02.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 210 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

It would be interesting to see how this would look with stepped light levels (akin to cell shading etc) to keep the crunchy pixel aesthetic.

I think for a lot of people, the overly smooth color gradients break the vibe a bit.

28.02.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

For anyone who liked Exile, you can get the update/remake of them under the name Avernum. They redid the original 3 exile games and finished the first of the second trilogy last year iirc. Very much still with the same vibe and UX. @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social

28.02.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's short 'n sweet - pretty good fit for GPUs. Pretty sure I shipped it in at least one game.

26.02.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m putting up a reading light in my bedroom. At this point I’ve bought a 20 dollar light, and about 200 dollars worth of tools.

Can’t wait to start as soon as the new screws, wires, drill bits, bags, plugs, paint, clips, power cable, chalk markers, laser spirit level and Japanese wood saw come in.

25.02.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I suspected something was up when my package was delivered by a bespoke transport company instead of UPS.

β€œThe truck driver is here with your shipment” is not a good sign either.

Anyway I learned the difference between β€œ and β€˜

24.02.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

After decades of photorealism in games, I'm still very impressed when geometry fades out without showing the concave triangles.

My whole life I've seen peoples' mouth-holes glow whenever a transparency effect hits.

24.02.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I learned a few weeks ago when to hyphenate in American English! The publishing people told me after I did it wrong consistently in a slide deck.

I follow the golden programming rule - doesn't matter if it is wrong, as long as it is consistent.

It would be gun-shy as it is a compound modifier.

24.02.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Tweet that reads Leo Xander
@STALLEON
Stop taking social media so serious. Nothing here is real. Look at this chicken V
- it is bigger
than the car

Tweet that reads Leo Xander @STALLEON Stop taking social media so serious. Nothing here is real. Look at this chicken V - it is bigger than the car

I think about this tweet every time I feel something online start to curl its annoying little grip into my head

24.02.2026 04:50 πŸ‘ 25464 πŸ” 6376 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 112

Some things you can try to see if you can narrow it down:
What happens if every texture read:
1) .. returns full transparency (add 0.99)
2) .. returns full opaque (subtract 0.99)
3) .. texture is 1x1 texels
4) .. remove the clip/discard

Tbf it's probably a bit of everything

22.02.2026 06:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🌴DEMO ANNOUNCEMENT🌴 Surprise! I am thrilled to announce that the demo for Ourlands, my cozy island builder, just went live! Take a break from, well, everything, and go craft your perfect slice of paradise.

Enjoy!

s.team/a/2074470

20.02.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 284 πŸ” 110 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 14
A Britney Spears meme that reads 'my lower back is killing me'

A Britney Spears meme that reads 'my lower back is killing me'

PATIO CLEANED πŸ’€

21.02.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 478 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 5

I've heard such strange reasoning behind studio closures, often it was not about quality or success, but more about "management vibe" and how motivated they seem for their next project.

Almost like publishers have no vision or direction themselves...huh..

19.02.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did you guys ever do a talk or something about your rendering? I'd love to get some insight in your style (from art or rendering prespective)

19.02.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Very cool!

19.02.2026 02:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Axolotl game when?

16.02.2026 09:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’d like to think all the engineers are constantly upgrading and scripting new bits and pieces to their daily workflow. At least, when they’re not goofing off and writing new holodeck programs.

15.02.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If this is your video please let me credit you

15.02.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gothic 1 was great but the UX was absolutely bonkers. This is an actually good candidate for a proper reboot. Good game, good story, good scale/scope, could use an updated/usable UX.

12.02.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
kermit the frog is pointing at a white square Alt: kermit the frog is pointing at a white square
12.02.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm old enough to look forward to a new bucket I ordered.
It's red

09.02.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I really like the part where I get to type in lines of code though!

09.02.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Survival: Fountain of Youth on Steam Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover ...

Just finished "Survival: Fountain of Youth", a game that by pure chance stood out amongst the large amount of "survival"-type EA slop on Steam.

Polished, balanced, story driven(!) 11/10. 80h.
store.steampowered.com/app/1967630/...

08.02.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think Doom did some tricks to get transparency(?) but it might’ve been something boring du to them having a red-brown-green ish space to work with

08.02.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The next time, the record will be broken with a putter instead of a cue.

07.02.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's like Voltron but none of the parts fit right and everything hurts. Arthritis gang represent!

07.02.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Still from Miami Vice S1 "Golden Triangle Pt 2". The apartment of Dale Menton - an 80s extravaganza interior with glass cube room dividers, black furniture and neon everywhere

Still from Miami Vice S1 "Golden Triangle Pt 2". The apartment of Dale Menton - an 80s extravaganza interior with glass cube room dividers, black furniture and neon everywhere

I found out by pure coincidence that one of the most iconic properties of Miami Vice S1 is for sale. It's the exact apt on Brickell with a beautiful view. Just need to win a few lotteries...
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...

07.02.2026 06:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you're going from a pre-Apple Silicon MBA to an M4, you're going to see a pretty massive difference in perf.

07.02.2026 06:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0