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Ondřej Paška @ondrejpaska.bsky.social · 2d

Is no book sacred😭

Ondřej Paška @ondrejpaska.bsky.social · 2d

Sure, what I mainly took from it was the diversity of ways of life then, which is not surprising given that we're talking about such a huge span of time and space. It hardly fits a simple narrative, which is what Sapiens is trying to sell

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Ondřej Paška @ondrejpaska.bsky.social · 2d

Just be aware that according to actually knowledgeable experts, he gets a lot about the first 70 000 years wrong. Must recommend Dawn of Everything as a much better sourced story about early humans

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grapefrukt @grapefrukt.com · 8d

pictured: me rebuilding all my games for a patched version of unity because security issue only a couple of weeks after i already did it because of platform requirements.

a stock photp of two women laughing (too much) in a tomato patch

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 28d

The three types of game dev job listings

RESPECTABLE AA STUDIO is hiring 25 different LEAD EXECUTIVE SENIOR C-SUITE DEVELOPERS for EXCITING NEW GAME THAT’S BEEN GETTING LOTS OF BUZZ

Requirements:
-At least two PhDs in game development
-Shipped at least 25 AAA titles as a lead developer
-400 years of experience with Unreal Engine
-Expert in C#, Python, C++, Ruby, Swift, Rust, HTML, CSS, PHP, Perl, SQL, MATLAB, R, QBASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN, Assembly, punch cards, and operating Babbage’s difference engine
-No, we are not fishing for one specific person who coincidentally just left their job at another studio. Why would you think that?

THAT FAMOUS GAME STUDIO is hiring a developer for THAT BELOVED GAME FRANCHISE THAT WAS FORMATIVE TO YOU BECOMING A DEV!

Benefits:
-$150,000/year plus insurance, dental, a retirement plan, and a puppy
-Hang with those famous game devs you saw at that GDC talk
-We have a ball pit!

Requirements:
-A positive attitude 😊
-Passionate about our game!
-Willing to learn
-Some basic game dev experience a plus but not required
-Onsite only on Pitcairn Island

A 14-YEAR-OLD WHO DOWNLOADED UNITY YESTERDAY is hiring a developer for I DECIDED TO TURN MY DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS CAMPAIGN INTO A GAME

-so im making this game and i have this rly rly good idea but i never made a game b4 so i need u to do all the engine stuff and the programming and fix the mechanics and do the sound and lighting and shaders and backgrounds, i drew my characters on the back of homework but can u turn them into pixel art for me, i cant pay u but we can do rev share and when this game is a big hit youll make millions of dollars

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Ondřej Paška @ondrejpaska.bsky.social · Sep 2

Glami shani pro AI tym, jsou to fajn lidi ;)

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · Aug 19

I wrote an Intro to Puzzle Design article🧩

This covers the usual points I discuss with people who are working on their first puzzle game. Given how some concepts can be quite abstract, I think a written piece allows everyone to digest it at their own pace.
www.ludipe.com/2025/08/18/i...

Intro to Puzzle Design – Ludipe

www.ludipe.com

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Bruno Dias @brunodias.bsky.social · Aug 19

the thing about "just make it exist, make it good later" is that unfortunately three key challenges in game development are 1. deciding what should exist 2. deciding when to make things good 3. deciding what 'good' means

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Ondřej Paška @ondrejpaska.bsky.social · Aug 14

I like this, it also answers "is it very useful in some cases?" yes, like autocomplete it can save a ton of time if you know when to use it.

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Ondřej Paška @ondrejpaska.bsky.social · Jul 7

We did Velvet 89 last year - www.rockpapershotgun.com/velvet-89-is... it's mainly educational, if that counts

Velvet 89 is a free hidden object game that tells the story of the 1989 Czechoslovakian revolution

Velvet 89 is a free hidden object game that tells the story of communist Czechoslovakia's "Velvet Revolution" in 1989, …

www.rockpapershotgun.com

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Ondřej Paška @ondrejpaska.bsky.social · Jul 3

Hey, I have other life skills. I just can't think of any right now.

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Ondřej Paška @ondrejpaska.bsky.social · Jun 26

So after finishing a game about the beauty of Prague, this is a good reality check that our beloved city still has ways to go (also it's hilarious 11) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZXz...

Prague is a Parody of Europe

YouTube video by Adam Something

www.youtube.com

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Ondřej Paška @ondrejpaska.bsky.social · Jun 11

What privilege, to be tasked with gamifying my hometown of Prague. Hope people like it :)

Ondrej from Charles Games 🐝 @charlesgames.bsky.social · Jun 11

We’re excited to share our new puzzle game – Playing Prague – which we created for you in collaboration with Prague City Tourism! 🌞 We are so excited for you play it!

The game is available NOW on the App Store and Google Play!

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · Jun 10

Mainstream games coverage makes little sense when mainstream people have no idea how to buy a game any more.

“Normal” people don’t visit the App Store for fun; they don’t know steam exists and it’s scary and overwhelming if you find it. They know about switches but those are “for kids”.

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · May 31

free advice for game developers: try to make the next smash hit video game, such as grand theft auto. if you do, you'll be making more than just a video game – you'll be making millions of dollars

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Ondřej Paška @ondrejpaska.bsky.social · May 20

UPDATE: we're overwhelmed by the responses, thank you so much! Give us a bit to process it all and get back to you

Ondřej Paška @ondrejpaska.bsky.social · May 17

Thanks! I didn't know that, it's so common here that we have 3 Ondrejs in the office at the moment haha

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Ondřej Paška @ondrejpaska.bsky.social · May 16

Hi, it would be great if that person knew games and basics of game writing. Not looking for AAA veteran at this point :)

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Ondřej Paška @ondrejpaska.bsky.social · May 16

It's for @charlesgames.bsky.social btw :)

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Ondřej Paška @ondrejpaska.bsky.social · May 16

We're looking for a writer to help us out with a very special game project. It deals with trauma, war and kids. We're looking for an English native speaker with game writing experience, remote. Get in touch here or write us at [email protected] reports appriciated! #gamedev #gamewriting #writing

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Ondrej from Charles Games 🐝 @charlesgames.bsky.social · May 14

We were in Cairo! @ondrejpaska.bsky.social facilitated a workshop where people made concepts for new digital games. We’d love to see them happen! Thanks Czech Centres for having us as part of the Infinite Universes exhibition🪐& Czech Radio for coverage (CZ):

radiozurnal.rozhlas.cz/mafia-znam-c...

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dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · Apr 1

A message to our followers.

A white text on black background image, making an April Fool's Day joke about the game industry.

Text:

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of the joke.

Our hope was to give our followers the highest quality joke possible, but unfortunately this is no longer aligned with our strategic priorities.

This was a tough decision, but we remain focused on delivering high-quality jokes to our followers as we bring our account back to profitability and growth. We believe that streamlining our posts will allow us to drive creativity and create new opportunities for jokes in the future.

To all of our followers who have supported the joke through development, thank you for your trust and passion. We’re sorry to have let you down.

Followers who preordered the joke will be refunded.

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Wyatt Sinclair @wyattswickedgoods.com · Mar 26

Opinion

Video games are good for your mental health? Not if you play like me

Adrian Chiles

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Ondřej Paška @ondrejpaska.bsky.social · Mar 19

Mě přijde, že v tom vysvětlení ještě chybí nějaký prvek role-playingu, kde ty lidé často tuší, že to není úplně realita, ale je to, co je zábavné. Četl jsem někdo srovnání s wrestlingem v USA. Aneb kdyby staří muži hráli víc D&D neměli by potřebu si tady hrát na vymítače satana

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✨chipzel @chipzel.bsky.social · Mar 14

reposting this until gdc is held in europe/canada

✨chipzel @chipzel.bsky.social · Mar 7

The “you guys are still getting paid?” Meme but with “you guys are still going to GDC?”

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