I really appreciate working in a small enough team that this was genuinely a consensus decision.
Personally: I think there is a version of generative AI/LLMs that is ethical in both input and output, but the current players are neither and have shown repeatedly they have no interest in that goal.
I'm in love 😍😍 my first new PC in a decade, custom built by local company SeattleBuilt.com.
The highlights:
- i5-12600K 4.9GHz CPU
- Geforce RTX 4070 Ti
- 32GB RAM
- all NVMe storage
Side panel etch is the #BigBlueSkyGames logo. 🛫
Another cishet white guy, not surprising for #WhatAGameDevLooksLike... So here's, at least, what a #GameDev's story looks like:
-15 years in contract and full time QA across four cities in three corners of the country, now an #indie senior designer at #BigBlueSkyGames
--three years of pandemic WFH giving me the opportunity to grow this ridiculous mane
- turning 43 this year, finally had to get glasses
-still here thanks to support and encouragement from family, friends, and my wonderful wife
via @Onalark - #GameDev people, what's the first game you worked on, and the latest?
First game (volunteer/pre-industry, uncredited): Natural Selection mod for Half-life 1
First game (paid/credited): Frontlines: Fuel of War
Latest game (released/announced): #WorldOfWarcraft: #Dragonflight
Latest game: <redacted> for #BigBlueSkyGames 🛫
Coincidentally, we're #hiring!
- 3D artist
- game systems engineer
- UI designer
We didn't entirely escape the trope of naming your new startup after your career trajectory (looking at you Respawn, Phoenix Labs, Daybreak, Moonshot, Dreamhaven, etc), but the intent behind "big blue sky" was to look optimistically forward instead of back.
The #HeroesOfTheStorm team would have a "blue sky" phase for each new hero, when the whole team could suggest anything under the sun for mechanics, appearance, VO, etc. No guidelines, no limits, just ideas.
Dan Johnson
