simonoliver

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Game Director
@handcircus (Rolando, Okabu, Seabeard).
Previous Play Invention Director
@lego
HandCircushttp://www.handcircus.com
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/SimonOliverUK
Personal Sitehttp://www.simonoliver.com
Itchhttps://simonoliver.itch.io
simonoliverNov 13, 2024
Miguel de Icaza ᯅ🍉Nov 12, 2024
Xogot: iPad for iPad TestFlight is open now, details: https://blog.la-terminal.net/xogot-godot-on-ipad-preview/
Xogot: Godot on iPad Preview

We are now ready for folks to take Xogot for a spin and help identify where we fall short of iPad user expectations

La Terminal Blog
simonoliverNov 6, 2024
Alex WiltshireNov 6, 2024
London friends! I'm appearing on a panel about videogames and design for Disegno Journal tomorrow night with Marie Foulston and Rhiarna Dhaliwal, hosted by editor Oli Stratford. There will be games, drinks and food, and it's free! See you there??? https://disegnojournal.com/newsfeed/are-we-having-fun-yet
Event Invitation: Are We Having Fun Yet? — Disegno Journal

Disegno invites you to a gaming night and panel discussion to explore how the digital space of video game could influence other design fields

Disegno Journal
simonoliverOct 16, 2024
Adriaan de JonghOct 15, 2024

I switched to Godot after making games in Unity for 10+ years and a few weeks ago I gave an online talk to some friends about the Godot editor from that perspective.

I added chapters. The first 30 minutes go over the basics of Godot, and the following 30 minutes answer my friends' questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KDia0IpyQc

#gamedev #godot #godotengine #unity #unity3d

A tour inside the Godot Engine (after making games in Unity for 10+ years)

YouTube
simonoliverOct 10, 2024
Christina WarrenOct 10, 2024
Shout-out to Croissant - cross-posting app for iOS for Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon from @BenRiceM and @Aaronvegh. I meant to post about it at its launch but time got away. I had a chance to beta test and it’s very good indeed! Especially for the posters in our life! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/croissant-cross-posting/id6670288979 (posted w/out Croissant b/c of username differences across services)
‎Croissant - Cross-Posting

‎It's a social network explosion! And you can now post to all of them in one app. Croissant solves that oh-so-2024 problem of wanting to post to all these great new social networks — Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon. Now you can, in one shot. Croissant makes cross-posting buttery smooth. Features: * Se…

App Store
simonoliverOct 10, 2024
Anyone know what’s a popular keymapping for dash on mouse/keyboard? Left alt?
simonoliverOct 10, 2024
Got the 🐸💨 working for some 🪱⚔️ #gamedev
simonoliverOct 9, 2024
Show threadRune Skovbo JohansenOct 9, 2024
Browsing the other resources referenced in the GMTK video, not many of them went to much analytical depth on the subject (or were even addressed to game designers), but this recent talk by @dicey at GDC 2023 was excellent, with clear takeaway:
https://gdcvault.com/play/1029384/-TUNIC-This-Was-Here
'TUNIC': This Was Here the Whole Time

TUNIC is an action-adventure game with a focus on secrets and exploration. In this session, Andrew Shouldice talks about the techniques used during TUNIC's development for thinking about secrets: What makes a good secret? How to make sure secrets...

simonoliverOct 6, 2024
Huge kudos to Aggro Crab for sharing their publisher demo for Another Crab's Treasure - https://aggrocrab.itch.io/another-crabs-treasure-prototype - this is a really helpful resource for anyone putting their own demo together to get to see what was part of the package for a successfully signed game.
Another Crab's Treasure PROTOTYPE by AGGRO CRAB

The 2021 original prototype that we pitched to investors!

itch.io
simonoliverOct 6, 2024
This short but info-dense video from Jonas Tyroller (Islanders/Thronefall) on indie-game dev is great - packed with great advice for product positioning, discoverability and more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xej_wsBB5tY
Making Successful Indie Games Is Simple (But Not Easy)

YouTube
simonoliverOct 3, 2024
Waxy.orgOct 2, 2024
Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival: the creator of A Short Hike relaunched his charming interactive ghost town where players design and share jack-o-lanterns https://adamgryu.itch.io/pumpkin-carver
The Annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival by adamgryu

carve a lil pumpkin and share it with the world

itch.io