Dylan Ilvento
@dylanilvento.com
Game dev working on cool things at @ward-games.com | he/him | [email protected]
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Dylan Ilvento
@dylanilvento.com
· Dec 4
Hey Bluesky! It’s Ward Games, your favorite indie game studio. If you’re following us elsewhere across the ‘Net, you know we’re working on a pretty cool game: Project Lexa, a sci-fi mystery where you explore a planet where everything is written in an alien language! ward-games.com/post/what-th...
What the Heck Have We Been Working On?
A surprise update!
ward-games.com
Hello, Bluesky followers! In case you didn’t know, I’m making a game with a cool buncha folks and we just started talking about it on Bluesky. You should follow our studio account and check out the other devs working on it! It’s all in this handy dandy thread below 👇
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If anybody thinks this is a joke
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
If anybody thinks this is a joke
C# has a built-in class called "SemaphoreSlim", which sounds less like a class and more like a 19th century Old West bandit.
February 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
C# has a built-in class called "SemaphoreSlim", which sounds less like a class and more like a 19th century Old West bandit.
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Called and spoke with Adobe customer support and the guy told me Adobe is discontinuing Animate because apparently the company can't think of any new features to add to the program and they feel it's gotten stale.
So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???
So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???
February 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Called and spoke with Adobe customer support and the guy told me Adobe is discontinuing Animate because apparently the company can't think of any new features to add to the program and they feel it's gotten stale.
So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???
So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???
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Can't now find it but there's a classic old tweet which said something like "Every time we're on the verge of achieving class consciousness in America a CIA sleeper agent activates and, their eyes glowing red, they just tweet out "John Brown was a white saviour"" and I think about it often.
February 2, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Can't now find it but there's a classic old tweet which said something like "Every time we're on the verge of achieving class consciousness in America a CIA sleeper agent activates and, their eyes glowing red, they just tweet out "John Brown was a white saviour"" and I think about it often.
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Now you too can play a slowed down version of a game from 20 years ago with no actual level design or enemies and all it costs is a complete collapse of the world economy, biosphere, education system, and multiple entire creative industries.
Project Genie is an an experimental research prototype that Google gave @jaypeters.net access to this week, though he may not be using it in exactly the way Google intended.
Here's Jay's version of something like Super Mario 64:
www.theverge.com/news/869726/...
Here's Jay's version of something like Super Mario 64:
www.theverge.com/news/869726/...
February 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Now you too can play a slowed down version of a game from 20 years ago with no actual level design or enemies and all it costs is a complete collapse of the world economy, biosphere, education system, and multiple entire creative industries.
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A corollary is that participation in a game’s production from non-producer devs is a requirement. A good producer can’t be a good producer if the team isn’t helping them. No, it’s not fun to update tickets or have a working knowledge of what’s on your plate, but not doing so forces another person to
The truth of video game production is that production labor is a fixed entity; the work of production *must* be done for the game to ship and it will be done. The difference between good and bad producers is that good producers do it, while bad producers have it done around them.
February 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM
A corollary is that participation in a game’s production from non-producer devs is a requirement. A good producer can’t be a good producer if the team isn’t helping them. No, it’s not fun to update tickets or have a working knowledge of what’s on your plate, but not doing so forces another person to
In Perfect Tides: Station to Station, I am role playing as a responsible, hard-working student to contrast what I was in college: a responsible, hard-working student.
February 2, 2026 at 1:07 AM
In Perfect Tides: Station to Station, I am role playing as a responsible, hard-working student to contrast what I was in college: a responsible, hard-working student.
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They're still around every block planning to assault your neighbors. Families still cannot leave their homes to get groceries or work to pay their rent. There is no sign of change - don't let your guard down and keep supporting those in need.
This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/
February 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
They're still around every block planning to assault your neighbors. Families still cannot leave their homes to get groceries or work to pay their rent. There is no sign of change - don't let your guard down and keep supporting those in need.
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the videogame industry kept growing in money/scope as long as it did because there was new technology for it to attach itself to for investors to be interested in. that's no longer really the case anymore - and so videogames as a whole now are going to have to find a different identity.
feel like this is one of the bigger labor stories of Our Current Regrettable Age variety.com/2026/gaming/...
One-Third of U.S. Video Game Industry Workers Were Laid Off in 2025, GDC Study Reveals
One-third of U.S. video game industry workers say they were laid off last year, according to GDC.
variety.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:21 PM
the videogame industry kept growing in money/scope as long as it did because there was new technology for it to attach itself to for investors to be interested in. that's no longer really the case anymore - and so videogames as a whole now are going to have to find a different identity.
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Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii, 2008)
January 31, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii, 2008)
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Hey yall. As you've seen here - unfortunately a large portion of the ivy road team was laid off today, myself included. We're all looking for work! Gonna do a quick thread about those who were laid off today and why you should hire them:
While we've gotten affirming feedback on Engine Angel, pitching unfortunately hasn't been successful. As a result, we've had to make the hard decision to lay off five team members. Each of these devs are incredible: if you have a place on your team, or know someone hiring, please keep them in mind!⬇
January 31, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Hey yall. As you've seen here - unfortunately a large portion of the ivy road team was laid off today, myself included. We're all looking for work! Gonna do a quick thread about those who were laid off today and why you should hire them:
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These are all Black people. The regime is betting that you wont care Jamael & Trahern the way you care about Alex & Renée
feds have arrested jamael lundy alongside journalists georgia fort and don lemon for the protest at a st. paul church led by an ICE agent
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
These are all Black people. The regime is betting that you wont care Jamael & Trahern the way you care about Alex & Renée
"Oh, it's in North Carolina."
"Oh, it's in Italy."
"Oh, it's in... that can't be a real city name."
"Oh, it's in Italy."
"Oh, it's in... that can't be a real city name."
January 29, 2026 at 5:58 PM
"Oh, it's in North Carolina."
"Oh, it's in Italy."
"Oh, it's in... that can't be a real city name."
"Oh, it's in Italy."
"Oh, it's in... that can't be a real city name."
I think overall it’s probably good that Under New Management TikTok is making people reconsider being on that platform. I stopped using TikTok about a year or so ago and feel great about it. I was watching TikToks to an unhealthy extent.
January 29, 2026 at 3:14 PM
I think overall it’s probably good that Under New Management TikTok is making people reconsider being on that platform. I stopped using TikTok about a year or so ago and feel great about it. I was watching TikToks to an unhealthy extent.
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Behind (almost) every beloved auteur is a team of incredibly talented, often marginalised people who will be jettisoned into unprotected obscurity the minute their work draws even the lightest criticism towards the person taking all the credit 🤷
January 28, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Behind (almost) every beloved auteur is a team of incredibly talented, often marginalised people who will be jettisoned into unprotected obscurity the minute their work draws even the lightest criticism towards the person taking all the credit 🤷
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we need to assign art numbers because otherwise i might accidentally enjoy something which is not objectively good
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 PM
we need to assign art numbers because otherwise i might accidentally enjoy something which is not objectively good
Hard to take you seriously if you’re still posting on X, the Everything App, and that’s before you get to the content of the tweet.
January 28, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Hard to take you seriously if you’re still posting on X, the Everything App, and that’s before you get to the content of the tweet.
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The community of a game is in many ways a by-product of that game's design, and of design considerations that need to be thought of at the beginning if you want to be intentional about them.
When you're designing a multiplayer game you are also designing your game's community and social space
When you're designing a multiplayer game you are also designing your game's community and social space
January 27, 2026 at 7:49 PM
The community of a game is in many ways a by-product of that game's design, and of design considerations that need to be thought of at the beginning if you want to be intentional about them.
When you're designing a multiplayer game you are also designing your game's community and social space
When you're designing a multiplayer game you are also designing your game's community and social space
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Burroughs Wellcome Fund Headquarters designed by architect Paul Rudolph (1971) r/brutalism
January 27, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Headquarters designed by architect Paul Rudolph (1971) r/brutalism
It was *7* degrees when I woke up this morning.
January 27, 2026 at 2:58 PM
It was *7* degrees when I woke up this morning.
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Please pay attention to what's happening in Minneapolis, Minnesota. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
Reposts are appreciated.
Reposts are appreciated.
January 26, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Please pay attention to what's happening in Minneapolis, Minnesota. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
Reposts are appreciated.
Reposts are appreciated.
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Have you ever wondered how time is spent in game development? I've made a handy pie chart to illustrate it.
January 25, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Have you ever wondered how time is spent in game development? I've made a handy pie chart to illustrate it.
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Video games do not cause violence. But we as an industry are clearly not ready to have a conversation about how we've normalized a military fantasy
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Video games do not cause violence. But we as an industry are clearly not ready to have a conversation about how we've normalized a military fantasy
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oh god, don't yall start talking about "spreadsheet jobs" as if they're not real jobs, Production is one of the spreadsheetiest jobs there is and one of the most undervalued skillsets in games
production spreadsheets can mean the difference between crunch and not
production spreadsheets can mean the difference between crunch and not
January 21, 2026 at 8:46 PM
oh god, don't yall start talking about "spreadsheet jobs" as if they're not real jobs, Production is one of the spreadsheetiest jobs there is and one of the most undervalued skillsets in games
production spreadsheets can mean the difference between crunch and not
production spreadsheets can mean the difference between crunch and not
There's something about little guys on a gridded system with boxy terrain that's just a straight shot of dopamine to me.
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
There's something about little guys on a gridded system with boxy terrain that's just a straight shot of dopamine to me.