Borut

@borut
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Designer Programmer - Skulls of the Shogun, Prey, etc. Post on AI, systems, and sarcastic reviews of kids media (parent of a 2 yr old). (he/him)
Credits/Talks/Freelancinghttp://www.plushapocalypse.com/borut/

But it doesn't veer into trying to sell merch like I'd imagine a Disney how would.

Plus Kay Hanley from Letters to Cleo worked on the soundtrack, so while it will get stuck in your head, it's not horrible.

Kids media takes - Doc McStuffins.

Got turned onto to this from W Kamau Bell's netflix special. Every kid should watch this. It's about a black girl who is doctor that helps broken/sick toys. Sweet, solid storytelling. I may have cried during one episode.

Probably aimed at 4-7 yr olds, my 2.5 yr old loves it tho. Made her want to pretend to be a dr, makes kids get used to the whole idea of going to the dr too.

It is a Disney show, so you gotta pay $ for a season, but absolutely worth it.

There is this weird recurring thing where the bots get laughed at for spelling (eg they ask a knight about night), not really what your kids to feel if they ask stuff like that? Hopefully they'll just do less of that in the 2nd season

In my new category of tweeting, reviews of children's media, Ask the Storybots is... Surprisingly really good? Excellently explained basic science concepts like night/day, flight, etc. Great songs, and excellent cameos.

I mean the worst part is the weird anthropomophizing these robots that have a shitty boss that yells at them... Funny but I'd rather not them get used to the idea that robots are bosses that yell at them?

There'll be an opening on the project I'm on for a programmer around Oct - it's pretty neat, remote, long term potential, get in touch if you're interested - especially welcoming to under-represented folks.
This let's play-er of Ultima 7 sounds close enough to Zach Galifnakis' twin brother character in Baskets that I'm just watching it pretending its him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2fGfRpydAA
Ultima VII - The Black Gate PART 2 (PLAYTHROUGH)

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Ah, sweet sweet innocence
On "Kirk Drift" - how the meme of Kirk the womanizer separated from Kirk the character http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/columns/freshly-rememberd-kirk-drift/
Freshly Remember'd: Kirk Drift

There is no other way to put this: essentially everything about Popular Consciousness Kirk is bullshit.

Strange Horizons
Unsure if I should start my new category of posts, snarky reviews of children's entertainment media, here or one twitter...
Always open for any thorny gamedev questions, especially on AI and design