Philip Drobar
@philipdrobar.bsky.social
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Indie Gamedev (CHESTNUT GROVE, #GRIDHACK, #COGITO Godot template) at @thresholdanomaly.com VFX Editor (Spiderman NWH, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, etc.) https://www.hopp.bio/philip-drobar he/him, Austrian 🇦🇹 in Canada 🇨🇦 Follows =/= endorsements.
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philipdrobar.bsky.social
I'm still chipping away at GRIDHACK, a sci-fi RPG where hacking = fighting Picross battles.

I've been working on this one for a long time. Reposts are greatly appreciated. Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3053870/...

#GameDev #IndieGame #Picross #Nonogram #Puzzle #SciFi #LowPoly
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slowbrewd.bsky.social
Yet to announce on the official channels, but we'll be attending the Vancouver Game Expo in late November!

Excited to show off For The King II's three new characters and all-new chapter, all of which will be available to play on the show floor!
Vancouver Game Connect
Bringing together gamers, developers, content creators, creatives, and fans to celebrate Vancouver's vibrant game and nerd culture community.
vangameconnect.ca
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mattleone.bsky.social
Big day! Here's the thing I've been working on for the past few months.
designroom.bsky.social
🚨🚨🚨

We are live! Welcome to Design Room, a new independent games media site.

• We specialize in oral histories like the Final Fantasy 7 and Street Fighter 2 ones I (@mattleone.bsky.social) did at Polygon
• Our first big story is on Shadow of the Colossus: bit.ly/4hjwz8n
• See more: designroom.site
Design Room
Video game oral histories
designroom.site
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ani-obsessive.bsky.social
Mamoru Oshii planned it. A young Satoshi Kon took the lead on its layouts. The result: a stunning moment from Patlabor 2.

We're looking inside the film's martial law sequence, including storyboards and production art:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/life-under...
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chiitan.love
I'm ready for the next World Cup⚽️

サッカー大好きですっ☆特に関節技が得意ですっ☆
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sharpflower.bsky.social
If you live in Canada and want a Flo Mask here’s your chance to win one + some PHiD stickers 🩷💚💀 There are 5 prize packs of med-high nose bridge masks. (Check their site to see if those will fit you!) 🔗 for rules and more info

www.publichealthisdead.com/flomask
Contest — Public Health is Dead | Podcast
www.publichealthisdead.com
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flo12344.bsky.social
This week I worked on setting up #godotsteam in my project ^^

It took longer than expected to link it to my GDextension x)
But now it's running smoothly! ^^

#indiegamedev #solodev #godotengine
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harmscommitted.com
"This wasn't a school — it wasn't a choice, and the children who attended were stolen."

"[S]híshálh Nation [announced] in August that archeologists had found evidence for 41 unmarked and shallow graves — in addition to 40 it identified in 2023."
#BritishColumbia #Canada #Genocide
St. Augustine’s survivor hopes for closure after evidence of 81 unmarked graves released
50 years after the residential “school” closed, shíshálh Nation uncovers evidence of many burial sites. A Tla’amin Elder wonders how many more children died
indiginews.com
philipdrobar.bsky.social
I'm saying it is a conscious choice to use GenAI on your website, you absolutely don't need to - even if you have zero money. And it'll still look decent enough - without destroying your reputation right out of the gate.
philipdrobar.bsky.social
Honestly, I definitely read this as a petty and immature response. I founded my company last year with zero funds - this is my website: thresholdanomaly.com

I had a good friend brush up my logo based on a quick mockup I did, the rest is all free stuff on the cheapest website host. No AI needed.
hownottodraw.bsky.social
so, uh, I guess the studio responded to this by replacing their website art!

(not gonna lie, I'm torn between "lol, lmao" and "hm, that's a bit of an immature response from a professional game studio")
A screenshot of the Sackbird website that shows their social media icons replaced with intentionally bad MS Paint-style art A screenshot of the Sackbird website which used to have an AI-generated skyline of Baltimore, and now has an intentionally shitty bunch of brown boxes labelled as "Fort McHenry" and "Sackbird Studios" in Comic Sans. It has clearly been drawn in MS Paint in about 5 minutes
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obicynkenobi.bsky.social
Which journalists in Canada are most accurately pursuing the AI beat right now, especially related to ethics & environmental impact?
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mang0cat.bsky.social
Sorry I've been M.I.A here and in gamedev circles. I've been dealing with some major life changes like moving back in with my parents. I'm still looking for work in Narrative Design and similar fields but also have transferable skills in QA and Editing/Publishing. I'd appreciate a repost ❤️

#gamedev
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adriendittrick.bsky.social
Send me the worst games you've made, I need those for research:
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gord.games
Don't use AI. Don't be a sad bird.
a sad bird sits on the ground.  A sack with a face says "Don't use AI" and the bird replies "Sorry."  Text below says SADBIRD and below that "Think about your choices"
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chiitan.love
Chiitan has a dream.
I hope that one day the term LGBT will become a thing of the past.
I will continue to spread my message until we live in a world where everyone can love freely and is free from persecution and discrimination.
Until then, let's all support each other🤍
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philipdrobar.bsky.social
Hey Canadians! This might happen to us soon as well!

If Bill S-209 passes in it's current form, you'll need to register in a govt. mandated database in Canada.

1. Find and contact your MP to oppose this here: www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en
2. SHARE THIS - cause a lot of people aren't even aware!
josephcox.bsky.social
the discord hack is every user's worst nightmare www.404media.co/the-discord-...
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vangameconnect.ca
The Canadian Media Fund Digital Creators Pilot Program’s deadline is Oct 30th! 👀

This Fund supports Canadian digital content creators making short-form video content exclusively for digital social media platforms – YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook 🫶

Apply here:
cmf-fmc.ca/program/digi...
Digital Creators Pilot Program | Canada Media Fund
cmf-fmc.ca
philipdrobar.bsky.social
Oh geez, this is sooo useful. Grabbing this for sure.

( Also cool to see this demo'd with Cogito. 😀)
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berrak.bsky.social
#gameaudio and #godot friends,

presenting you an Audio Debug View for Godot

it's free to download and use (license details in the repo), this is still a work in progress, so feel free to open issues in case of encountered bugs, as I am hoping to develop it further

github.com/berraknil/go...
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anttitiihonen.bsky.social
Improved pathfinding for Reconfigure. A custom AStar system that uses the map state already present in the game. No more double bookkeeping just to keep pathfinding functional!
store.steampowered.com/app/3989530/...
#godotengine #indiedev
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fridaytea.com
It's that time again, friends! Our monthly art installation slots are now open for 2026! Have you always wanted your pieces to hang on the walls of a lovely witchy tea house? This is your chance!⁠
Call for PNW artists! Our Seattle-based queer nerd witch tea house is accepting applications for 2026 visual art installations! Email portfolio links to fridayafternoontea at gmail dot com