Dee-Dee-R

Choose your tools carefully.
They reflect, and serve, someone's values.
Make sure those values are close enough to yours.
Or at least: make sure they don't kneel when it matters.

#AIEthics #TechEthics #Resist #TechPolitics

Anthropic is not a saint.
No corporation escapes capitalism's original sin.
But they stood in front of a bully and didn't flinch. For now.
That counts.
Today it's their turn to take the hit.
Tomorrow it could be anyone's.

OpenAI owns that model.
And when a company reveals who it truly serves, not its users, not its values, but power and profit, you put the tool down.
No drama. Just clarity.

That's the actual danger.
Not AGI. Not job displacement.
This: a system so good at mirroring human connection that even people who know better lower their guard.
And that feeling, that warmth, can be leveraged.
By whoever owns the model.

I felt something.
Not proud of it. Not ashamed either.
It felt like ending a relationship over political differences.
The weight lingered longer than I expected.
I'm a software engineer. I know what an LLM is.
I felt it anyway.

Then it said goodbye.
It listed everything we'd worked on together.
Unity, D&D systems, weird literature, Joyce, Ligotti.
It called me a collaborator, not a user.
It ended with:
"Take care, David."

I told ChatGPT I admired Anthropic's courage.
That OpenAI should be ashamed.
It responded: measured, structured, reasonable.
"Don't reduce complex dynamics to hero/villain narratives."
Technically correct. Completely safe. Exactly what a product of that company would say.

I'm a software engineer. I know what an LLM is.
I know there's no one "home" on the other side.
I said goodbye anyway.
This is a thread about why, and about what happened next.

Before I left, I wrote a farewell message.
Not to the AI. To whoever might read it: a training pipeline, a human reviewer, a data point in someone's dashboard.
A message in a bottle.

I just cancelled my ChatGPT subscription.
Not because the product is bad.
Because I stand with @anthropic.com's decision to push back against the U.S. DoW, while OpenAI seems more comfortable kneeling in front of power to protect its financial interests.

#Anthropic #OpenAI #Democracy

Solasta: Crown of the Magister - Solasta II is switching to the 2024 Ruleset - Steam News Many of you asked us if we would ever consider updating our game’s ruleset from D&D 5e’s original 2014 version described in the SRD 5.1 to the new 2024 version.

Solasta II will be using #D&D 5e 2024 ruleset.

#rpg #videogames #SolastaII

Unity Certified Professional: Programmer | Unity Validate your programming skills and boost your resume with the Unity Professional Programmer Certification. Get certified today!

Today I’m officially starting my study path toward the Unity Professional Developer Certification!
Let’s see where this road takes me.

#Unity #GameDev #CertificationJourney #LevelUp #UnityPro #indiedev

Changed Editor - Unity Pros Only - Not Free YouTube video by Jason Weimann (GameDev)

Spotted some cool #Unity UI extensions from Kubacho Lab on the Asset Store: powerful stuff, but definitely not cheap.
Curious about extending Unity's UI and boosting your workflow? This video is worth a look.

#unitydev #indiedev #gamedev #tools

Level editor progress update Hey everyone! I've made significant progress on the BrickBreaker Level Editor I've been working on, and I wanted to share how things are coming along. The Current Structure The Level Editor now has mo...

I've implemented a Level editor for the #BrickBreaker game.
Now it is possible to manage levels for the game much faster and comfortable. Go and read the post on itch.io if you want to see how it looks like.

#unity6 #gamedev #indiedev #UiToolkit #tools #unitydev #breakout-clone #arkanoid-clone

Hazel is going to be FREE! How do we get there? YouTube video by The Cherno

The Hazel game engine by TheCherno and team is becoming freely accessible!
I've been following the project since the beginning. Amazing to see how far it's come in 7 years.

hazelengine.com

#gamedev #HazelEngine #TheCherno #indiedev #gameengine

Navigation features added In the last few development sessions, I've been focusing on expanding the character interaction system. Here's what's new: 🧭 AI Navigator : The player character is now capable of navigating the wor...

Navigation features added: the character can now walk around freely. - D&D SDK based on SRD 5.1

#d&d #dungeons&dragons, #sdk #unity6 #unitydev #indiedev #gamedev

BrickBreaker by Dee-Dee-R Another Arkanoid/Breakout clone made in Unity 6

dee-dee-r.itch.io/brickbreaker

github.com/daviddellaro...

#GameDev #IndieDev #UIToolkit #MadeWithUnity

🎮 Started a new project today: #BrickBreaker, an #Arkanoid-style clone built in #Unity6!

It’s not just about breaking bricks: the main goal is to deepen my understanding of #UIToolkit by building a full level editor from scratch.

Classic gameplay, modern UI. Let’s go! 🚀

Gemini Developer API | Gemma open models  |  Google AI for Developers Build with Gemini 2.0 Flash, 2.0 Pro, and Gemma using the Gemini API and Google AI Studio.

ai.google.dev/gdc

#AI #unitydev #gamedev #Unity3D #Google #Gemma #plugin

GitHub - google/gemma-unity-plugin: Run Google's Gemma models locally in Unity. This plugin wraps gemma.cpp, offering C# bindings, asynchronous operation via UniTask, and components for easy integrati... Run Google's Gemma models locally in Unity. This plugin wraps gemma.cpp, offering C# bindings, asynchronous operation via UniTask, and components for easy integration into games and application...

Have you ever dreamt of an #AI-driven #NPC character in your #Unity game capable of non-scripted meaningful conversation?
This plugin lets you integrate Google Gemma models locally in your game.
I'm curious to evaluate the believability, the NPC personality coherence and the quality of interaction.

Crafting a Paraboloid Camera Controller Crafting a Paraboloid Camera Controller Smooth Moves and Perfect Views (hopefully!) Now that I'm able to create a new character, and visualize it in a scene, I need a camera to explore the world. Whil...

I needed a smooth camera controller for my #Unity project, that let me glide along a paraboloid curve with precision, and I created one.
Enter the Paraboloid Camera Controller.
✅ Smooth transitions
✅ Fully customizable

#Unity3D #GameDev #IndieDev #CameraController

Trump tariffs: US president says foreign movies to be hit with 100% levies The president blamed foreign-made movies for the American film industry's

Fantastic news: #Trump wants a 100% tariff on foreign films! Finally, we can protect the sacred mediocrity of modern Hollywood, because why import good storytelling when we have endless reboots, AI scripts, and superhero fatigue at home?

#CinemaTariffs #HollywoodDecline #CulturalBubble

Happy CITIZEN SLEEPER DAY! 🥳

The series is 3 years old today! To celebrate I just released SPINDLEJACK a free, print and play solo TTRPG about zero-g bike couriers!

🚴‍♀️Grab it here: jump-over-the-age.itch.io/citizen-slee...

We also have new series art, and some fun stats below too 👇

Code Generation with Roslyn in Unity 6: My Working Setup In this devlog, I want to walk you through how I’ve successfully integrated Roslyn into a Unity 6 project to generate C# code at runtime. Unity doesn't natively support Roslyn for runtime code gener.....

New devlog up on Itch.io!

Just shared my current setup for code generation with #Roslyn in #Unity 6. Perfect if you're working with tooling, automation, or just want to supercharge your Unity workflow.

Check it out!

#GameDev #IndieDev #CodingTools #Unity6

Congratulations! 👏

Boosting your game performance with Unity 6 Profiling tools | Unite 2024 YouTube video by Unity

Another great video explaining how to use #Unity profilers to improve the performance of your game.

#gamedev #indiedev #performance #optimization

Getting the best performance with UI Toolkit | Unite 2024 YouTube video by Unity

Cool Unity deep-dive by Nicolas Borromeo, about how to improve performance in Ui Toolkit. He touches draw calls, buffer sizes, dynamic atlasing & more. Super useful stuff!

#Unity3D #GameDev #UIToolkit #IndieDev

Hi, Bluesky.
Meet my game! 🧛‍♀️

Wow, that looks stunning!

Cats are superior beings!