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I find steam next fest to be extremely overwhelming. There are so many amazing developers making amazing games with heart and passion. The field is so competitive right now. I kind of wish these showcases focused more on curation than quantity.

I really enjoy finding indie games on Game Pass-- there aren't too many and they're hand picked. I want more marketing like that instead of HERES 100 GAMES GOOD LUCK

#indiegame and #gamedev, what do you think?

Great to see the first union inside of Epic Games win a majority union vote. Up the Bandcamp workers ✊ @bandcampunited #JoinAUnion

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/bandcamp-has-successfully-unionized-at-epic-games

Bandcamp has successfully unionized at Epic Games

Before the weekend started, Bandcamp's employees had a majority vote to become the first union inside of parent company Epic Games.

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Been plugging away at my next essay "Ode to a Cheat Code" for the past few months. It's about the decline of cheat codes, the "Jock"-ificafion of video games, and acceptance.

I finally finished the outline today! Went right into massaging it into paragraphs. Still have an interview to do, but hoping it comes together in the next month and a half or so.

the new demo with bug fixes is up
https://alienmelon.itch.io/bluesuburbia/devlog/536962/a-better-bluesuburbia-demo-with-the-bugs-fixed-is-here
also submitted to steam. getting it approved is the next big undertaking but i’m glad i’m at the point where i can keep building on it without worrying about presentation or how i’m going to share what i already have.
A better BlueSuburbia demo with the bugs fixed is here! - BlueSuburbia by alienmelon

Thanks to everyone who gave feedback, I was able to make a bunch of fixes to the demo so that it runs better... and doesn't give people the impression that it's broken. Most notably the quality is aut...

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Seeking good examples of media where there is a team of people who are the protagonist and amongst whom there is NOT a 'chosen one' or 'team leader' type. (IE, not Buffy -- even though that's a great series.)

I suppose I should look back into Chinese theater and the changes made under the CCCP in the 20th century. Not sure it's going to be what I'm looking for, though.

Boost if you would like to help give this question wider spread. šŸ¤“

Hey #gamedev, come smash the system! ✊

Join the #FuckCapitalismJam2023 from June 1-30 and let's make games that challenge the status quo.

No theme, no restrictions, just a burning desire to overthrow capitalism! šŸ”„

Register here on @itchio ā¬‡ļø | #anticapitalist #indiedev #gamejam

https://itch.io/jam/fuck-capitalism-jam-2023

🤭 Fuck Capitalism Jam 2023 🤭

A game jam from 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 hosted by FxckCapitalism. — It is easier to imagine an end to the world than an end to capitalism. [1] Whaaat!? Hold our beers!!! (or tea cups). Ok. Capitalism (in all its sh...

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My new essay "We Must Be Magnificent" is about depictions of generational trauma in EEAAO and Undone. Both pieces dive deep on what it means to heal from generational trauma, and I wanted to bring them into conversation with each other.

While I was working on this I couldn't help but think about how truly whacked the world is right now. I put all my hope, optimism, and personal strength into it, and I hope it lends you some of those things.

#EEAAO #youtube
https://youtu.be/kgrMWS4g8PA

We Must Be Magnificent: Generational Trauma in Everything Everywhere All at Once and Undone - Essay

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My essay "We Must Be Magnificent" on Everything Everywhere All At Once, Undone, and Generational Trauma is done and premiering soon.

https://youtu.be/kgrMWS4g8PA

I started this essay last December. I had to stop frequently because writing it was so emotionally draining. I think the final product turned out to be honest and raw, but (hopefully) inspiring and reassuring.

I think it is an apt response to our current nihilistic hate-prone zeitgeist. I really hope this helps someone out here. ā¤ļø

We Must Be Magnificent: Generational Trauma in Everything Everywhere All at Once and Undone - Essay

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whilst on a search for historical minidisc homepages, i stumbled upon this apotheosis of #y2k #worldwideweb #design

niina's toy box is a personal homepage of pixel art dolls that can be "adopted" to your own homepage. it includes "bases" which are the bare doll bodies in poses, that you paint your own clothes on top of.

i don't know if anyone out there was into personalizing their homepages with dolls in the early #2000s but i absolutely love the concept.

niina's #homepage design hallmarks at least three 2000s design styles that were ubiquitous at the time:
- pixel-perfect pixel art with minimal anti-aliasing
- isometric (dimetric) 3D projection
- razor thin 1px stripes for backgrounds

https://web.archive.org/web/20221206150322/http://www.toybox.minidisco.org/

.t.o.y.b.o.x.