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@specterette

space cowboy & fledgling gamemaker @studiocorymbia.bsky.social ✦ kaurna land, australia ✦ they/he ✦ pfp @kalidels.bsky.social (DMs do not work!)

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Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now

10.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 24785 πŸ” 6706 πŸ’¬ 216 πŸ“Œ 419
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hey! i’m pidge, a designer and producer from south australia. i’m working on my first game about the trans experience of finding solidarity in the monstrous. i’m still new to the scene but i’m #WhatAGameDevLooksLike πŸ’–

12.03.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

there are probably other bands i can give that title to but pendulum feels the most deserving. now if they can put crush on the setlist for Me specifically, that would be great

01.03.2026 13:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

what the fuck do you mean i’m seeing the defining band of my childhood next week when i thought i may never see them live

01.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

THIS IS WHAT SAM ALTMAN WANTS TO TAKE FROM YOU

27.02.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 13038 πŸ” 4891 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 37
low quality photo of griffin mcelroy lying on the ground

low quality photo of griffin mcelroy lying on the ground

starting new role at work and i’m finally being exposed to jira

19.02.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Save 10% on Key Fairy on Steam A hand-drawn, pacifist, folkloric, bullet-hell. Grapple and dance around monsters to collect their shattered stars, weave your way through twisting paths, encounter strange folk, uncover ancient magic...

Key Fairy is officially released!

Buy it, lest ye be slain!

store.steampowered.com/app/2878580/...

19.02.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 21

okay NEXT week everything will calm down guys (and if it doesn’t i’m going to explode)

17.02.2026 06:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this looks like SO much fun oh my god

14.02.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

next week everything will calm down though :)

10.02.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i’ve been saying β€œoh next week everything will calm down” since the start of the year

10.02.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Previously

09.02.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 4709 πŸ” 2966 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

i already like to think of myself as weird but no i can actually get weirder
also there are some incredibly wonderful folks in adl games and i am grateful to have met them in the last year πŸ’–

07.02.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i am so incredibly eepy and need to recharge but i think my main takeaway from this weekend is that i have GOT to get weirder about making games and art

07.02.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

thank you!! πŸ₯Ί

07.02.2026 05:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

good day! people were very nice about the game! yay!

06.02.2026 07:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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OVER CAFFEINATED AND DOING IT SCARED
GOOD MORNING SAGE

05.02.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

hoping very much that people like Bug Game but either way i am happy to be there πŸ₯Ί

02.02.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SAGE week……….

02.02.2026 08:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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we love katamari.. πŸ«ΆπŸŒˆπŸ’œ
#lowpoly

01.02.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 4402 πŸ” 1475 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 6

something about being at an airport makes me feel very adult

24.01.2026 10:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's a fascinating thing to watch the youth reinvent lolcats from base principles.

21.01.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 4672 πŸ” 1994 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 37

i literally blinked and SAGE is two and a bit weeks away

21.01.2026 01:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
β€’..because to me, games are about more than having fun, right?
...if you want this medium to be more than, you know, a kind of 'have-fun-machine,' then like, you don't have to like this game.
But this is the kind of thing that you should be paying attention to, because this is the place where that kind of work is happening."

A quote by Jacob Geller on the MinnMax podcast

β€’..because to me, games are about more than having fun, right? ...if you want this medium to be more than, you know, a kind of 'have-fun-machine,' then like, you don't have to like this game. But this is the kind of thing that you should be paying attention to, because this is the place where that kind of work is happening." A quote by Jacob Geller on the MinnMax podcast

On a recent episode of @minnmax.com, @jacobgeller.com made one of the most poignant statements about indie games in reference to the game Wednesdays.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... (quote starts at 1:25:20)

17.01.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 155 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best.

It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence relies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't.

recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best. It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence relies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't.

it’s come to my attention that my tumblr post has been crossposted to bluesky, so I’m posting it on my account here #AntiAI #GenAI

09.01.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 12127 πŸ” 5904 πŸ’¬ 101 πŸ“Œ 161

i am not in the habit of Posting but. i figured there should be some sign of life

08.01.2026 08:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

my game is gonna be so good. its gonna suck ass

05.01.2026 00:07 πŸ‘ 603 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3
Resident Evil 2 with the Guitar Hero UI

Resident Evil 2 with the Guitar Hero UI

This game looks differently than we remember.
#AGDQ2026

07.01.2026 07:50 πŸ‘ 113 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

i’m at the awesome games done quick week. i’m at the better offline CES week. i’m at the combination awesome games done quick and better offline CES week.

05.01.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this is actually how I pick my favorite games

03.01.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 94 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0