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currently freelancin' level design at Denkiworks 🦝. previously a Senior Level Designer on Rollerdrome at Roll7 🛼🔫. Sonic the Hedgehog fan 🦔. he/him 💀 🤮 jacobmills.co.uk ☕ https://ko-fi.com/jacobwmills

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jacob mills ✉️🦝🚲 @jacobwmills.bsky.social · Jul 31

events like GDC and develop sure are fun & educational but dang those ticket/vault prices are expensive huh

anyway, if you are interested in what i learned working on #leveldesign for 🔫🔫rollerdrome🛼🛼, here's a lengthy vid of me talkin about just that - https://youtu.be/mBXDTEjar9E

Closing the Gap - Chasing Effective Level Design Processes for a New Genre in Rollerdrome

As seen at GDC and Develop:Brighton 2023! If you have seen this at GDC or in the vault, it's the same talk - don't bother, but feel free to leave a cheeky li...

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 4h

now the real work begins

This does not, however, mean that Mamdani has Aftermath’s unilateral support in perpetuity. Even with a winning grin and the miraculous ability to, for example, talk with their hands endlessly and somehow not annoy me, politicians are not our friends. The second they take office, it is our job to hold them accountable. If they step out of line – if they go against the will of the people who elected them – they should not know a moment’s peace. Inevitably, because our political system is little more than a series of corrupt backroom handshakes, Mamdani will fail us one day. Maybe it will be over something relatively small, or maybe he’ll reveal himself to be a different person than we all thought he was. Regardless, while it will be tempting to parasocially leap to the defense of the nice man from all the videos, that won’t help anybody. Politics is neither a game nor a popularity contest; it’s a fight. Know your allies and know your enemies.

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𐌄𐌃𐌕𐌍𐌔𐌙𐌋𐌄 @duckyaisha.bsky.social · 4h

“Democratic socialists” and “lgbt” both being 80% means every dem candidate needs to be both a socialist and to unequivocally support trans rights thanks.

Carl Beijer @carlbeijer.bsky.social · 4h

For better and for worse, it's undeniable: democratic socialists are the base of the Democratic Party

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 6h

Breaking: Jubilation in Richmond, Virginia where Abigail Spanberger was just elected the new governor.

Republican anti-trans ads did not work in the state.

www.advocate.com/politics/abi...

LGBTQ+ ally Abigail Spanberger trounces anti-trans Republican to win Virginia governor’s race

The Advocate is reporting live from Spanberger's election night victory event.

www.advocate.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4h

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jacob mills ✉️🦝🚲 @jacobwmills.bsky.social · 4h

fuck yes nyc 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4h

Breaking news: Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani is elected as the next mayor of New York City, defeating former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and becoming the first Muslim and first of Indian descent to hold the office. https://wapo.st/47rlrDf

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The Verge @theverge.com · 1d

Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix demand OpenAI stop using their content to train AI

No more Spirited Away and Demon Slayer in Sora 2.

buff.ly

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IWGB Game Workers Union @gameworkers.co.uk · 21h

Across the world, game dev unions are standing with us. @rockstargames.com - reinstate our members, now!

SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 1d

SAG-AFTRA stands in solidarity with the IWGB Game Workers Union exercising their right to organize following reports of union-busting at Rockstar. Our members’ union performances on Rockstar games are an integral part of the success and legacy of games like Grand Theft Auto.

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The Fluffbyte Entertainment System @fluffbyte.bsky.social · 1d

this shit happens so often. visions of mana as well as rollerdrome come 2 mind

but a rollerdrome dev expressed a similar sentiment abt employees finding work after, thus dont review bomb da game please
pirating & giving bad reviews feel like the limit of power we hav huh?
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jacob mills ✉️🦝🚲 @jacobwmills.bsky.social · May 7

um hey if you liked rollerdrome but left a negative review because they shut the studio

thanks for your support! it means a lot!

but also, if you want more r7 quality games -

PLEASE CHANGE YOUR REVIEW TO POSITIVE

publishers see bad reviews and that's a dealbreaker? peeps can't get funded :(

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The Fluffbyte Entertainment System @fluffbyte.bsky.social · 1d

we're used to devs advocating for pirating their game when their fired so this is new. was really really interested in possessors, esp as a longtime fan of the studio, despite not feeling a pull towards hyper light breaker.
the demo for this game was neat and the story pretty compelling

Yiyi @yiyiwzhang.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, please still buy Possessor(s) to open doors for talented people like @awfultyler.bsky.social and everyone else who worked so hard on it...

www.rockpapershotgun.com/following-la...

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Chris 🍂 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 2d

A COMPUTER

CAN NEVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE

THEREFORE A COMPUTER MUST ALWAYS

WRITE 30% OF YOUR CODE EVERYONE DEPENDS ON

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Barry Pierre @jorgpierre.bsky.social · 3d

Once again:

Microsoft is a corporation that turns 30% of it's new code is written by AI into (basic stuff breaking)

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Kastor @kastor.sh · 4d

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John Ryan, Cornbread Stuffing Liker @johnryanwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Alan Wake 2

Velodus 🦃🍂 @velodus.bsky.social · Nov 1

From @acablart on Twitter: "november sucks. cant shave cant nut and you have to write a 50k word novel

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Dan Johnson @coil.bsky.social · 5d

More info on Embark/ARC Raiders' use of generative AI. TLDR:
- ARC uses genAI voice for barks and similar, with the actors' consent (contract details unclear)
- There's some procgen/machine learning/etc but no other genAI.
- however, Embark is heavily investing in future AI use.

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🌘ellspe❄️ @cellspex.bsky.social · Nov 8

Normalize this reaction
#art #artists

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Corey They Them Brickley @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 3d

hi i made this for discord if you want it it only works on pc and android

emoji of two simple pares of legs facing eachother with big butts

the emoji of two people hugging over the emoji of the legs. It makes the people hugging look like they have giant bottoms

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jacob mills ✉️🦝🚲 @jacobwmills.bsky.social · 3d

maybe we should just force it

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Proton @proton.me · 4d

Last chance to turn it off.

On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.

To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

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jacob mills ✉️🦝🚲 @jacobwmills.bsky.social · 4d

they think they're too big to fail.

IWGB Game Workers Union @gameworkers.co.uk · 4d

This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.

We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.

Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.

Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

jacob mills ✉️🦝🚲 @jacobwmills.bsky.social · 4d

the canned sonic saturn game - innovative design, cutting edge technology, bold new ideas

awful to play

but great effort everyone

Sonic The Hedgeblog @sonichedgeblog.bsky.social · 5d

Some footage of Crystal Frost Zone from 'Sonic X-Treme', showing off the fish-eye lens and traversing over water.

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Rick Desilets | The D-Pad @ricdesi.dpad.fm · 5d

As a matter of fact, there is! But as far as I am aware, this is only doable from the channel side, not the viewer side:

• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Upload defaults
• Advanced settings
• Automatic dubbing
• Uncheck "Allow automatic dubbing"

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jacob mills ✉️🦝🚲 @jacobwmills.bsky.social · 5d

thank you thank you thank you

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Furry Found Footage @furryfootage.bsky.social · 6d

Start downloading and now because your favorite old media is about to be turned into the equivalent of this

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Rick Desilets | The D-Pad @ricdesi.dpad.fm · 6d

Hey everyone, here's a real simple way to disable "Super Resolution" on your channels:

• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"

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jacob mills ✉️🦝🚲 @jacobwmills.bsky.social · 6d

yes... ha ha ha... YES!

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 6d

Judge rules George R.R. Martin and other authors can sue OpenAI for copyright infringement

• Said ChatGPT generated 'Game of Thrones' content similar enough to infringe copyright

• OpenAI’s motion to dismiss was denied

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