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@agentavis.bsky.social

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I make games sometimes. Co-Hosting #DecadeJam Working on https://thedistantpla.net/ My Discord Server: https://discord.gg/AGzxuu42AT

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Avis @agentavis.bsky.social · Oct 17

Hey! go wishlist my game The Distant Planet on Steam! Link is on the website thedistantpla.net

The Distant Planet

Embark on an epic journey to a mysterious yet familiar distant planet, Are you ready to conquer the unknown?

thedistantpla.net

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Avis @agentavis.bsky.social · 15d

How do you choose the colors? These look incredible

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Avis @agentavis.bsky.social · Aug 3

FINALLY someone agrees with me.

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · May 6

I don't 'refuse to use' AI, I just don't use AI; in the same way that I don't shoplift, or plagiarise other people's books - it requires no effort of will, it's just not something I would think of doing

Keith Wooo-schmann Wilson 👻 @keithwilson.eu · May 6

Bizarrely framed article about the people (all women) who ‘refuse to use AI’. And a #philosophy professor who says “The moment to opt out of #AI has already passed”. Oh well. That’s that then. 🤷‍♂️ #AIEthics www.bbc.com/news/article...

The people refusing to use AI

Worried about the environment and the loss of skills, some people are resisting the rise of AI.

www.bbc.com

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GunTurtle @gunturtle.bsky.social · Apr 29

Break the targets. #love2d #gamedev

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Vadym, friend of eggbug @yellowafterlife.bsky.social · Apr 5

I wrote a new blog post! This one's about making GameMaker 2024.11 games run on Windows 7
yal.cc/gm2024-win7/

Running GM2024.11+ games on Windows 7

Games compiled with GameMaker 2024.11 or newer do not run on Windows 7 out of box, but that's a fixable oversight. Continue reading →

yal.cc

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Isaac Hannaford @isaachannaford.com · Apr 5

Don’t look away.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre

Graphic artist Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime. But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and branded an illegal alien by ICE. Now back home, she tells others thinking...

www.theguardian.com

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Avis @agentavis.bsky.social · Mar 18

Imo we all need to be "overpricing" our games. When you underprice it just devalues your game. People don't even look because subconsciously they think "5 dollars? must be cheap shovelware"

Devs forget you can always put your game on sale 90% off, there are no rules! Set the base price high!!

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Avis @agentavis.bsky.social · Mar 18

People are always going to be cheap.. if you sell your game for 5 dollars base price people are going to wait for it to be on sale for a dollar....

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Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · Feb 7

Meta illegaly downloaded 80+ terabytes of books from LibGen, Anna's Archive, and Z-library to train their AI models.

In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.

“Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn’t feel right”: Meta emails unsealed

A photo of Aaron Swartz (1986-2013) when he was 19.

Last month, Meta admitted to torrenting a controversial large dataset known as LibGen, which includes tens of millions of pirated books. But details around the torrenting were murky until yesterday, when Meta's unredacted emails were made public for the first time. The new evidence showed that Meta torrented "at least 81.7 terabytes of data across multiple shadow libraries through the site Anna’s Archive, including at least 35.7 terabytes of data from Z-Library and LibGen," the authors' court filing said. And "Meta also previously torrented 80.6 terabytes of data from LibGen."

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Tim Krief @timkrief.com · Dec 19

After nearly a year of development, Fallacy Quiz just came out on Steam, my solo / local-multiplayer quiz game about rhetorical and logical fallacies (or how to learn in a fun way how people manipulate you and how to stick it to them) Should be out right now 😀 store.steampowered.com/app/2847380/...

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Sam B @masharcade.bsky.social · Dec 23

The Levelmancer Holiday Demo is out!
You can play it at masharcade.itch.io/levelmancer-...
#gamemaker #gamedev
It's not perfect, but I've done all I can in time for the deadline. A huge thanks to
@tophtacular
for providing the music that really brought this to life.

Levelmancer Demo by MashArcade

Build a level while making new friends in your quest to become a full-fledged Levelmancer!

masharcade.itch.io

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Avis @agentavis.bsky.social · Dec 22

Just finished editing up a video with some Rain Meadow (Online Multiplayer Mod) gameplay

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysfa...
#rainworld

I Tried Rain Meadow... (Story Mode)

YouTube video by Avis

www.youtube.com

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Avis @agentavis.bsky.social · Dec 21

People are trying! 😎

The Distant Planet

Embark on an epic journey to a mysterious yet familiar distant planet, Are you ready to conquer the unknown?

thedistantpla.net

Avis @agentavis.bsky.social · Nov 11

The Helisub can now crash and run out of energy. Appropriate items "charge grenades" and "repair drone kits" have been added to remedy each problem. (repairs and recharge is free at the base) + as a bonus check out this "lake" level I'm working

#helisubgame #gamedev #indiedev #gamemaker

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Avis @agentavis.bsky.social · Nov 10

here's his Youtube, go check him out! He's helped me with a bunch of other stuff on this
www.youtube.com/channel/UCaF...

Waesome Games

www.youtube.com

Avis @agentavis.bsky.social · Nov 10

My Friend Waesome games added god rays to #helisubgame (time is sped up to show off effect)

#gamedev #indiedev #gamemaker

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Nero @neronix17.bsky.social · Nov 3

Tried a little Owl House pixel art.
#pixelart #theowlhouse

Pixel art of Edalyn Clawthorne and King Clawthorne from the tv series 'The Owl House'.

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Avis @agentavis.bsky.social · Nov 3

wow very cool

Avis @agentavis.bsky.social · Oct 28

AI thumbnail, blocked.

Avis @agentavis.bsky.social · Oct 28

I wouldn't be making games at all if it weren't for @pentadact.bsky.social 's "how to make a game with no experience" tutorial series.

That connected with me in a way I really needed it to at the time.

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Avis @agentavis.bsky.social · Oct 28

Smooth lighting and a day night cycle! (and a few surprises)

Play it at avis.itch.io/helisub (v early demo, not much to do)

#helisubgame #gamedev #indiedev #gamemaker

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Yuffie 💜🦇 VTuber @handle.invalid · Oct 24

If you're a creator who:

- Takes long break periods
- Creates very slowly
- Has another full time job or engagement
- Struggles with productivity
- Is inconsistent

I'm sorry to tell you...

YOU'RE STILL A VALID CREATOR BECAUSE CREATING IS TIED TO PASSION, NOT PRODUCTIVITY 💜✨️

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Avis @agentavis.bsky.social · Oct 25

This is absolutely incredible, is there any chance we might see @aseprite.org Integration?

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Avis @agentavis.bsky.social · Oct 23

Absolute peak, love your color work.

Avis @agentavis.bsky.social · Oct 23

Thank you so much for playing and for your feedback!