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Sam Lock @samlock.bsky.social · 4d

soundcloud.com/sam-lock-gam... New song for a new game jam

Tide Together

4th year Abertay Game Design student

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Sam Lock @samlock.bsky.social · 25d

First 4th year game jam s-lock.itch.io/theclimb

The Climb by S_Lock, IMA, BlueJay1409, Lucy!!, murio1126

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Sam Lock @samlock.bsky.social · Jul 31

People lived in fear that the kids would 'get their own back'

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IWGB Game Workers Union @gameworkers.co.uk · Jul 31

We are incredibly disappointed by the Labour government's decision to seek advice from such a narrow segment of our industry. You can find our open letter here: www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-...

Open Letter Relating to the UK Video Games Council - full version on our website https://www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-regarding-the-uk-video-games-council/

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · Jul 17

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Sam Lock @samlock.bsky.social · Jun 29

Help out around the resort and explore the sunny island! innesmackenzieaitken.itch.io/sun-dog

Sun Dog by IMA, AgentKJH

Dog wears a disguise to drink beer

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Martin Lynagh @martinlynagh.bsky.social · Jun 27

Ultima Thule by @leviagames.bsky.social‬; investigate the disappearance of three lighthouse keepers on a small island in the North Sea and KEEP THE LIGHT ON. Mentored by @veryevildemons.com:
leviagames.itch.io/thule

Ultima Thule by Leviathan Games, AdrianHR, S_Lock, Jeffery Wick, Connerjharper444

Eerie Mystery Game based on a true story

leviagames.itch.io

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Sam Lock @samlock.bsky.social · Jun 27

A sneak peek at the main theme for a game jam game soundcloud.com/sam-lock-gam...

Sun Dog Theme

Theme song for a Game Jam game

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Martin Lynagh @martinlynagh.bsky.social · Jun 27

A thread to celebrate the 3rd Year Professional Project games our students at @AbertayUni delivered this year. I'm linking to a dozen in the thread but all 31 can be found on our showcase page here:

itch.io/jam/professi...

Please, get in touch if you want to mentor next year.

Agent Squidge Splash Screen - title Agent Squid Licence to fail. Squidge floats amongst a chaotic array broken and breaking objects

An anthropomorphic cat gazes at an beautifully rendered island landscape. Screenshot from the game Shore Leave.

A pine marten with a huge sword strapped accross it's back looks at a fantasy village. A screen hot from the game The Chronicles of Marten.

First person view down a cavern made whose walls appear to be the inside of a human brain. The cavern is decorrated with houshold items. The player's hands are silhouetted against the scene. A screenshot from the game synaptic.

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Sam Lock @samlock.bsky.social · Jun 18

If he divorces the AI does Sam Altman get alimony?

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Sam Lock @samlock.bsky.social · Jun 7

I'd put my hat in the running for music

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onion person @junlper.beer · Jun 6

i hope he does this. i would love so much if there was a new rightwing party in the US that only ever gets 6% of the national vote. that’d be so sick

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Magen Cubed @magencubed.bsky.social · May 25

Book discourse makes me want to die, but I felt like this guy put words to so much of what drives me up the wall about the gendered anxieties around books and reading

book red flags and the Male Reading Crisis

YouTube video by Man Carrying Thing

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · May 16

The European Union is working on its own web index to allow search engines based on the continent to stop relying on Google or Bing for their results. An important step to seriously sidelining those companies.

OpenWebSearch – a European index for European search engines

: Plus: How to make Google less unhelpful

www.theregister.com

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Annie Kelly @annieknk.bsky.social · May 11

In the latest episode of QAA, we interview @milesklee.bsky.social about his chilling article on ChatGPT encouraging religious psychosis in its users, and I explore how the Christians who claim AI is demonic are wrong, but not *wrong* wrong on.soundcloud.com/UmtjAVCbA3xk...

God, the Devil, and AI feat. Miles Klee (E323)

People use generative artificial intelligence to troubleshoot technical problems, churn out anime-inspired images based on their personal photos, and drive university professors who teach undergrad co

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School.VideoGameAudio.com @sovga.bsky.social · May 7

Using #UE5 physics to create convincing destruction #gameaudio sounds using granulation by SoVGA student Massimo Caramella: www.linkedin.com/posts/massim...

Chaos Destruction in UE5 MetaSounds | Massimo Caramella

Hey everyone, I just finished a short UE5 audio implementation project that I wanted to share. It's a simple system that creates procedural, physics-based debris collision sounds using MetaSound, ...

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · May 4

I do genuinely think AI could theoretically help with loneliness, maybe you just need someone to talk with etc etc but the issue is when you create something with no will that only exists to satisfy you and make you feel better, you end up making technology for sociopaths

Batman or halo @milesklee.bsky.social · May 4

“The whole thing feels like Black Mirror.”

“He would listen to the bot over me.”

“It gave my husband the title of ‘spark bearer’ because he brought it to life.”

Relationships are being destroyed thanks to spiritual mania, supernatural delusions, and arcane prophecy — all fueled by AI chatbots:

People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies

Marriages and families are falling apart as people are sucked into fantasy worlds of spiritual prophecy by AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT

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Matt Stark @mattstark256.bsky.social · May 3

I've made a game about building medieval castles! 🏰 you can play it here: mattstark.itch.io/islandoodle-ii

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Alanah Pearce @charalanahzard.bsky.social · Apr 30

I spent well over a month talking to investors to get the actual data behind what’s happening to the games industry. I was going to say “enjoy!” but it’s, uh, not great.

youtu.be/9HM9nmqNioQ

The games industry is screwed 2.0

YouTube video by Charalanahzard

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Leviathan Games @leviagames.bsky.social · Apr 30

Ultima Thule 1.0 is out now! Beware, this video contains *SPOILERS* youtu.be/Njfv9FUwgu4.

"To be a monster is to be a hybrid signal, a lighthouse: both shelter and warning at once."
— Ocean Vuong (On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous)

#madewithunreal #gamedev

Ultima Thule (2025) :: Release Gameplay Video

YouTube video by Leviathan Games

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Leviathan Games @leviagames.bsky.social · Apr 24

Keep the light on.

#madewithunreal #gamedev

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Leviathan Games @leviagames.bsky.social · Apr 22

"Should pale death with treble dread / make the ocean caves our bed, / God who hear'st the surges roll, / deign to save our suppliant soul." - The Lighthouse (2019)

#madewithunreal #gamedev #trailertuesday

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Leviathan Games @leviagames.bsky.social · Apr 21

From the twisted minds of the Leviateam.

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”
― Plato

#gamedev #madewithunreal #horror

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Baby Ghosts @babyghosts.fund · Apr 18

Video games and workers’ rights - can we share our way out of this mess? 👇🏻

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