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Jerp

Jerp

@jerpdoesgames.bsky.social

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Chill variety streamer w/smooth commentary. @Twitch Partner. Let's play and talk about games - and not sweat the small stuff. He/him. Business: [email protected]

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Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 13h

ah, looks like someone already beat me to that tip

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 13h

Evaporated milk works really well too, for mac & cheese and broccoli cheddar soup at least.

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 1d

One of the things I've noticed while working on AAA is the lack of ability to make the distinction between fun and addictive, and so much of it is due to overreliance on analytics and not understanding Goodhart's Law.

They focus on engagement without paying mind to satisfaction or fulfilment.

Megan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social · 1d

Removing the monetization aspect of gambling / corrosive F2P mechanics / etc doesn't actually address the harm those types of games do, and the resultant "dopamine games" being the default engagement of choice for wide swaths of the populace is a condemnation of our way of life

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 4d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Megan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social · 1d

Removing the monetization aspect of gambling / corrosive F2P mechanics / etc doesn't actually address the harm those types of games do, and the resultant "dopamine games" being the default engagement of choice for wide swaths of the populace is a condemnation of our way of life

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 4d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 1d

I'm still upset that ThinkGeek sent me a large cupcake fridge magnet instead of the fake nacho cheese dispenser fridge magnet I actually ordered, including sending me another cupcake magnet after I contacted customer support.

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 5d

I've seen your other posts. I don't think it's regret.

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 5d

I think you're confusing which moderation I'm referring to. I'm referring to Twitch's history of struggling to deal with spam and hate groups _probably_ being more important than tackling dumb stream titles, not hopping into other peoples' chats to cause trouble.

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 5d

lol yeah maybe. Twitch doesn't have a great track record with handling the important stuff so maybe they've got spare time to be petty.

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 5d

update: yup

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 5d

You could write MlLF and I don't think Twitch would figure it out (mllf)

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Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com · 6d

hehehehe

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 6d

damn, hitting 'em with the disappointments of growing older super early these days

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 6d

I finally gathered the courage to call my ISP about that new modem they're offering and apparently I'm eligible for 1gb/1gb service (up from 300mb down/20mb up). Finally some good fucking news.

New modem should arrive in less than a week.

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 7d

Yeah, I'm trying to come up with something appropriate to like a coffee shop/cafe/bar & grill with a welcoming atmosphere.

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 7d

Ugh, how does anyone come up with ideas for sound effects for their streams? Overlay stuff, parts of redeems, raid/etc. notifications, etc?

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 7d

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 7d

"Capy Bar and Grill" scene from my overlays with a bunch of Capybaras eating and drinking.

With a special guest.

"Capy Bar and Grill" scene from my overlays with a bunch of Capybaras eating and drinking.

With a special guest, zoomed in a bit.

"Capy Bar and Grill" scene from my overlays with a bunch of Capybaras eating and drinking.

Zoomed in a lot to show a little Capybara (or plush capy?).

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Swords | The Webcomic @swordscomic.bsky.social · 8d

I had an intrusive thought

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 9d

Yeah, I'm already feeling that - I was listening to one of the earlier ones last night and probably have a good idea of what I could do to expand it from there.

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 10d

So far my experiences with FL Studio have been sitting down with a specific intent, missing the mark, and landing on 15-30 seconds of what I think is an interesting start to something completely different but no idea how to go from there.

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 10d

I'm not sure if YouTube has done anything else decent or noteworthy lately, but increasing the max playback speed to 4x instead of 2x sure makes a lot of agonizingly slow videos borderline tolerable.

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 11d

In case anyone missed it, @fyda.tech showed up Feldspar in #OuterWilds earlier: www.twitch.tv/fydatech/cli... (credit to megamonkey56 for the clip)

fydaTECH - Space Master Fyda

Watch fydaTECH's clip titled

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FieldExplores (Gator Days) @fieldexplores.bsky.social · 14d

Banned Books - Gator Days

Banned Books - Gator Days

Transcript

Panel 1

Olivia and Gustopher are at the library. The Library is having a special event for books that have been banned in the past. Dora the librarian is stacking books with titles like "BOOK", "Boogers", "Tales", "Can you", "read this" and "Word". Olivia has a great interest in forbidden knowledge and has been browsing what's available. She's found a book called "Salt Box" and has an important question for the librarian.

Olivia: Miss Librarian! Why was this book banned?

Dora: Vulgar Language.

Panel 2

Dora makes a shocked expression and holds her hands to her face. This is the only way she can express how depraved the book is.

Dora: The word "butt" is used.... FIFTEEN TIMES!

Panel 3

Dora looks down to the children to gather their reaction. Internally, Gustopher is wondering if Dora meant "but" with one "t" or "butt" with two. Olivia immediately assumes it's the latter.

Behind them is a poster promoting banned books week. There is a cartoon book that's smiling and saying "I'm forbidden!" He's booky the banned book. He was specifically banned for being made using the darkest of magic. He's also kind of rude.

Panel 4

Olivia is excited about the book. This leads Gustopher to assume that "butt" was indeed spelled with an extra "t".

Olivia: Now I have to read it.

Dora: Oh noooo... I'll help you check it out.

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 14d

MS Office UI team be like:

"Who doesn't want to wear the ribbon?!" - Seinfeld reference

Jerp @jerpdoesgames.bsky.social · 16d

Only one shoulder birth so far, I think?