John Harris @ PAX WEST
@johnharris.io
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John Harris @ PAX WEST
@johnharris.io
· Oct 26
Welcome BSky! I'm John and I work in the tech industry as a Product Engineer 💻, but this account is mainly my journey in:
- Environment art & design 🌲
- Level design 🌃
- Game design & coding 🎮
Big fan of immersive sims & strong narratives. Currently in early prototypes & design for my first game :)
- Environment art & design 🌲
- Level design 🌃
- Game design & coding 🎮
Big fan of immersive sims & strong narratives. Currently in early prototypes & design for my first game :)
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Get an inside look at The Outer Worlds 2! Join Art Director Daniel Alpert, Combat Designer Rob Donovan, and Lead Systems Designer Kyle Koenig as they explore how faction weapons are brought to life.
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August 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Get an inside look at The Outer Worlds 2! Join Art Director Daniel Alpert, Combat Designer Rob Donovan, and Lead Systems Designer Kyle Koenig as they explore how faction weapons are brought to life.
✨ Sat, 08/30 at 3:00 PM PT/6:00 PM ET
✨ Watch PAX West: Main Theatre
✨ Online: twitch.tv/PAX
✨ Sat, 08/30 at 3:00 PM PT/6:00 PM ET
✨ Watch PAX West: Main Theatre
✨ Online: twitch.tv/PAX
Happy 25th anniversary to the best game of all-time!
June 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Happy 25th anniversary to the best game of all-time!
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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
May 31, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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
I'm visiting Japan for the first time in a couple months. What are some must see / do / eat / drink things?!? Please shout all your recommendations! Bonus points for videogame-related stuff, company tours, stores, iconic / historic locations, etc...
April 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I'm visiting Japan for the first time in a couple months. What are some must see / do / eat / drink things?!? Please shout all your recommendations! Bonus points for videogame-related stuff, company tours, stores, iconic / historic locations, etc...
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The lost art of DVD menu transitions.
March 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The lost art of DVD menu transitions.
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a second health bar appears above the vatican as the pope enters his next boss phase
Pope Francis is recovering well from pneumonia and a “new stage” in his pontificate is opening, two of his closest advisers say.
Pope Francis advisers say he’ll recover from pneumonia and a ‘new stage’ is opening for him
The Vatican press office reported Friday that Francis’ overall condition remained stable, with slight improvements as he continues respiratory and physical physiotherapy.
nbcnews.to
March 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
a second health bar appears above the vatican as the pope enters his next boss phase
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mfw it bears repeating
March 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
mfw it bears repeating
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Post a great ANIMATED villain.
March 6, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Post a great ANIMATED villain.
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My favourite episode is the one where Poirot gets a shoulder-mounted cannon.
March 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
My favourite episode is the one where Poirot gets a shoulder-mounted cannon.
A movie you've watched more than six times, using only gifs
February 21, 2025 at 9:29 AM
A movie you've watched more than six times, using only gifs
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I think it's because there's no actual reason to go to a physical store and buy a hard copy of a video game in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty Five... but you know, I'm sure wokeness also played a role.
#NEW: GameStop says it intends to sell its Canadian and French operations, the latest planned cuts after years of declining revenues.
CEO cites ‘Wokeness and DEI’ in a statement.
CEO cites ‘Wokeness and DEI’ in a statement.
GameStop looks to sell its Canadian and French operations — CEO cites ‘Wokeness and DEI’
“High taxes, Liberalism, Socialism, Progressivism, Wokeness and DEI included at no additional cost if you buy today!”, CEO Ryan Cohen posted on X.
www.thestar.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I think it's because there's no actual reason to go to a physical store and buy a hard copy of a video game in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty Five... but you know, I'm sure wokeness also played a role.
- Day of Defeat (HL Mod)
- Deus Ex
- GTA
- Rainbow Six
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein
- Deus Ex
- GTA
- Rainbow Six
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Not actually ranked in order:
-baldurs gate 2
-escape velocity
-ceasar 2
-warcraft 2 (custom map tool was so fun!)
-corncob 3d
-baldurs gate 2
-escape velocity
-ceasar 2
-warcraft 2 (custom map tool was so fun!)
-corncob 3d
February 16, 2025 at 5:17 AM
- Day of Defeat (HL Mod)
- Deus Ex
- GTA
- Rainbow Six
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein
- Deus Ex
- GTA
- Rainbow Six
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein
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Wait,
Sauron and Saruman are different people?
I hate Game of Thrones.
Sauron and Saruman are different people?
I hate Game of Thrones.
February 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Wait,
Sauron and Saruman are different people?
I hate Game of Thrones.
Sauron and Saruman are different people?
I hate Game of Thrones.
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Thursday! What a concept!
December 19, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Thursday! What a concept!
All these 🤡 watching the Intergalactic trailer saying "I dOn'T kNoW GuYS, I gOt To SeE GaMePlaY!" - Ye you right, because there's very little evidence ND actually know how to make games.
December 16, 2024 at 5:53 AM
All these 🤡 watching the Intergalactic trailer saying "I dOn'T kNoW GuYS, I gOt To SeE GaMePlaY!" - Ye you right, because there's very little evidence ND actually know how to make games.
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That a dude with a couple cameras and a plate of appetizers can make something worth $82.5 million and a media company looks at that and goes "couldn't we make even more money if we had AI do it?" tells you exactly how stupid these people are
The $82.5 million sale of "Hot Ones" studio First We Feast is part of a broader strategy at BuzzFeed to shift away from human editors, writers and content producers in favor of artificial intelligence, which result in "high-margin, tech-enabled revenue lines."
BuzzFeed sells "Hot Ones" studio for $82.5 million as it pursues more AI-driven content
The company said the sale will allow it to depend less on human-created content in favor of "high-margin, tech-enabled revenue lines."
thedesk.net
December 13, 2024 at 1:31 PM
That a dude with a couple cameras and a plate of appetizers can make something worth $82.5 million and a media company looks at that and goes "couldn't we make even more money if we had AI do it?" tells you exactly how stupid these people are
age yourself with a movie you saw in the theater as a kid
December 12, 2024 at 8:38 PM
age yourself with a movie you saw in the theater as a kid
I enjoy a dunk on silly AI as much as everyone else, but it doesn't really seem that relevant here. It could have just as easily been some automation, or script-following human sending malicious / incorrect reports. The real issue seems like the registrar not triaging / handling it appropriately?
I kid you not, @itch.io has been taken down by Funko of "Funko Pop" because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain
December 9, 2024 at 8:23 AM
I enjoy a dunk on silly AI as much as everyone else, but it doesn't really seem that relevant here. It could have just as easily been some automation, or script-following human sending malicious / incorrect reports. The real issue seems like the registrar not triaging / handling it appropriately?
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Triple A immersive wall touching technology
November 27, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Triple A immersive wall touching technology