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An artist should want to make art that helps people work through whatever they're dealing with. It's *art* and that's what the fuck it is *for*.

LONELY ROLLING STAR YouTube video by Saki Kabata - Topic

Also: awww, it's spinning all alone, so does that make it a Lonely Rolling Star?

AYOOOOO South of Midnight is coming to PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2 end of the month!

I recommend! Great game to play through in a couple weekends (~14 hours or so), replayable chapters, fun writing, beautiful art, and probably the coolest use of song + music I've experienced in a game... ever? 💕

I think I've been indie-gamedev-stuck for a while with "automation paralysis" -- like if I didn't super-automate level authoring, I wouldn't be able to keep going solo. Starting to rethink my assumptions about where productivity and creativity meet.

Cover of the textbook Art Crime in Context, edited by Naomi Osterman and Donna Yates, published by Springer.

Time to add a new chapter...

My game now features art crimes.

#gamedev #indiegames

Made a Godot addon which enforces consistent, project-wide preview lighting with a custom light scene and environment resource. Also gives you *full* control over preview lighting! 💡
Grab it here: tinyurl.com/cozycubeaddons
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev

I have a spare 🍔 sticker that is yours for the low low price of a high five next time we cross paths. 😁

And if you haven't played The Killing Stone, here's some reasons why you should:
- Liam O'Brien reading Shakespearean English in a seductive gravelly voice
- Other reasons but I got distracted by the first one

reminder that one of the many practical problems with people betting on everything is it creates financial incentives for involved betters to find ways to change odds to turn out in their favor

Shrek has been modded into ‘Resident Evil Requiem’ 🧟‍♂️

Solve puzzle boxes to assemble a new space station, designed to deflect massive solar flares in this sci-fi thriller.

Wishlist on Steam today: store.steampowered.com/app/4006340/...

#Indie #IndieGames #VideoGames #PuzzleGames #Gaming

Even if *capital* is successful beyond its boosters' wildest dreams, there's still the inherent contradiction of a machine that kills off the people it needs to steal from.

it has also severely messed up the ecosystem of up to date quality answers that used to be shared by experts freely, since the major benefits of doing so to build any visibility or reputation have been largely replaced by sam altman getting credit and paid for any information people post free online

vintage pinball enjoyers are actually gonna be really mad about this section

This spins around to the thought of game development as a kind of therapeutic journalling and

Huh

Not only is that compelling, but it's unfortunately a reasonable explanation for why broken people often seem to make good art

(I'm not saying you must be tormented as an artist! Many of us just are)

An image of a cheeseburger next to text that reads Game Developers + Cheeseburgers with the date Saturday March 7th next to a number of developer logos.

Hello! On top of Dev's Games being a late sponsor for @gdcheese.bsky.social I will also be there this afternoon! Looking forward to meeting/catching up with folks - hope to catch you there! 🫡

Tickets sold out but they're not required for entry, more info: www.eventbrite.ca/e/game-devel...

I like how today's puzzle progresses in two waves, first figuring out the parity of the cells, then following up to fill in the specific numbers.

Fivefold Daily Puzzle #117 (Mar 7, 2026) solved in 5:19 with 0 hints! fivefold.ca

Grammarly is using our identities without permission Grammarly’s AI stole my boss’s identity.

I happened to be in downtown SF today, so I tried stopping by the Superhuman AI office to ask about the AI “editor” based on me. Unfortunately just got a very nice office manager who said no one was in.

Lots of games people in Grammarly’s pool too besides me…

A side-by-side screenshot showing a 3D scene with a lawn chair. The left side shows it with the scene origin visible, the right side shows it removed.

If you're like me and you can't stand the huge origin lines in Godot that always shout for attention and return after being disabled, I made an addon that obliterates them. 💥🤷 Grab it here under "Never Show Origin": codeberg.org/MajorMcDoom/...
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev

Why are all these scammers suddenly targeting published authors? News flash: WE ARE NOT THE ONES WITH THE MONEY.

I've been running gdcparties.com for a few years now. Some shitty company BlueberryAI decided they'd just take all the source code for the work I've done and reskin it, advertising it as their own. Jokes on them...it was still linked to my events spreadsheet, and now their website looks like this 😉

The LA artists leading an ‘irresistible resistance’ against ICE From pop-up performances for small businesses to nocturnal protests against immigration raids, creativity has become part of activists’ toolkit

The LA artists leading an ‘irresistible resistance’ against ICE: From pop-up performances for small businesses to nocturnal protests against immigration raids, creativity has become part of activists’ toolkit.

by @cmonstah.bsky.social in @ftweekend.com from a couple weeks ago

Yup, it's #GDC time again. So here are some tips for first-timers:
- wear comfortable shoes
- remember to hydrate
- don't spend too much time in the expo hall
- find your professional group and connect with them
- arrive early to popular panels
- roundtables are better than panels

You should read RPG books even if you don't play them if you're working around any kind of narrative medium.

When Unity started collapsing I made a quick "how do I get going in Unreal" website many folks found helpful. that website has now MOVED and is a DIFFERENT COLOUR. If you want Unreal demystification, tips and scoops, this is a place

www.ughiguessiwanttomovefromunitytounreal.com

I tried to figure out a joke about this but it couldn't be done, the joke is reality, and our economy counting on this to be valuable, or the ecological impact of solving this problem that doesn't exist, I'm just, I mean, but like-

3.2.2 Autonomy and Control An enhanced sense of autonomy, control and financial freedom was one of the most consistently reported findings from our interviews. Participants described how the cash helped them navigate specific challenges – primarily through enhanced financial security and material resources, and the power to make their own decisions. One participant, for example, said it gave them “Peace of mind for when I’m alone that I’ve got that money saved up as a little safety net” (YP39 - End of Pilot). Another told us how it gave them freedom through driving: ‘When I passed my driving test, which obviously the pilot allowed me to, you know, without that money I wouldn't have been able to, you know, do driving lessons and then the test and everything, and, you know, get my first car, yeah, it just allowed… it gave me so much more freedom to go out and meet people, and meeting people obviously got me out of the house.’ (YP62 - End of Pilot) The sentiment around increased freedom was widespread. For example, other participants framed it as “...unlock[ing] more opportunities and freedom” (YP68 - End of Pilot) as well as preparing them for emergencies (YP69 - End of Pilot). This contrasts with the feeling of options being limited either before or after the pilot: ‘Before the money, I felt very restricted in what I could do. And during the money, the time I was getting the money, I felt like I was able to do what I wanted and live my life the way I wanted, which made me feel good... It definitely opened my eyes to the fact that I was a lot more competent than I thought I was.’ (YP46 - End of Pilot) The contrast in financial freedom during and after the pilot was illustrated through relatively small, everyday events. During the pilot examples included being able to afford a hotel room when away from home, taking trains and taxis to places, or being able to pay their share of a restaurant bill. In contrast, examples of financial limitations after the pilot ended...

"When I passed my driving test, which the pilot allowed me to, without that money I wouldn't have been able to do driving lessons and then the test and everything, and get my first car… it gave me so much more freedom to go out and meet people, and meeting people obviously got me out of the house."

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