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Matt Giuca
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Solo game developer, former Web Apps eng at Google, former editor of Web Apps Manifest spec.
https://mgiuca.itch.io/
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mgiuca.bsky.social
The devastation made to NASA by its Trump leadership during the shutdown is truly shocking.

www.space.com/space-explor... #nasa #shutdown
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Reposted by Matt Giuca
zachweinersmith.bsky.social
Haha, this from the New Yorker is getting passed around the math dork community. I did a comic about this kind of thought a few years ago: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/commut...
November 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
mgiuca.bsky.social
Are you serious? The Australian government literally gave Reddit and Kick 36 days notice that they must implement AI-powered age verification or be banned in Australia. This is such a joke. #auspol #socialmediaban

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Reddit targeted by Australia’s under-16s social media ban as list of platforms grows
Popular platform added to list of companies required to restrict access for children, along with video streaming site Kick
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
mgiuca.bsky.social
🤦 Just realized after a year of #Godot I've been building mipmaps to get smoother texture downscaling but never actually turned on the texture filtering to use them. Here's how!

(Along with a shameless plug to check out Celestial Golf store.steampowered.com/app/3965730/) #gamedev #indie #space
November 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
mgiuca.bsky.social
NASA is being gutted by the Trump administration and it seems unlikely it will be coming back.

They say they're for space exploration but the real target here is science, specifically climate science.

(A long read but eye-opening/watering.)

www.space.com/space-explor...
NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say
"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"
www.space.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
mgiuca.bsky.social
I tried making the planets in Celestial Golf rotate but it did weird things with physics, so in the end, the whole universe rotates around a static body, as seen in this short.

Wishlist now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3965730/...

#gamedev #indie #space #golf
October 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Reposted by Matt Giuca
atrupar.com
"Every tyrant tries to convince the public that support for them is all but universal and opposition is both dangerous and futile. Trump will keep saying that. But after No Kings, it will be even harder to believe than it was before." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
No Kings was a huge success. Just look at Trump's response.
Turnout was enormous. There was no violence. And the wannabe king is triggered.
www.publicnotice.co
October 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
mgiuca.bsky.social
How the Coriolis force affects the trajectory of the ball in my upcoming #indie game Celestial Golf. #gamedev #space #golf
October 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
mgiuca.bsky.social
Instead of rotating planets in my space golf game, I just rotate the entire universe around them.

I had to learn about the coriolis force to correct the motion of the ball. Devlog: youtu.be/oMN8FqbpCw4

Wishlist Celestial Golf on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3965730/...

#indie #gamedev #space
Godot didn't like rotating planets, so I rotated everything else - Celestial Golf devlog
YouTube video by Matt Giuca
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
mgiuca.bsky.social
On social media bans and going after kids instead of holding platforms to higher standards. #socialmediaban

theconversation.com/as-social-me...
As social media age restrictions spread, is the internet entering its Victorian era?
Social media bans suggest a resurgence of conservative values in our digital lives. But at what cost to young people’s autonomy, creativity and expression?
theconversation.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
mgiuca.bsky.social
I don't want to alarm anyone but because of human-caused climate change, the trees are no longer capturing carbon...

🔥🔥🔥

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
mgiuca.bsky.social
This is becoming a huge problem.

"Against ‘chat control’: we can’t eliminate child abuse by eliminating privacy" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Against ‘chat control’: we can’t eliminate child abuse by eliminating privacy
Banning online anonymity tools like Tor won’t stop crime. It will only drive people underground and normalize government control over the internet
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
mgiuca.bsky.social
Planning a trip to Mars in Celestial Golf! #space #golf #gamedev

Wishlist now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3965730/...

Watch the full gameplay video: youtu.be/BUJwSZhS30U
October 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
mgiuca.bsky.social
In this video, I'm showing a long-form gameplay video for my upcoming game Celestial Golf. How to get the golf ball into orbit, and then all the way to Mars!

youtu.be/BUJwSZhS30U

Wishlist now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3965730/...

#gamedev #indie #space
Golfing from the Moon to Mars | Celestial Golf Gameplay Reveal
YouTube video by Matt Giuca
youtu.be
September 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
mgiuca.bsky.social
Australia is basically about to ban all children from the Internet until they turn 16, and force all adults to give sensitive personal information to most major websites.

Unprecedented government overreach. #auspol #socialmediaban

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Not just 'big fish': eSafety reveals new platforms may be forced to ban teens
WhatsApp, Roblox, Reddit and Discord are among an expanded list of platforms which may be covered by the teen social media ban, the ABC can reveal.
www.abc.net.au
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
mgiuca.bsky.social
This comic feels particularly relevant today for some reason. xkcd.com/552/
Comic: Panel 1: Boy: "I used to think correlation implied causation." Panel 2: Boy: "Then I took a statistics class. Now I don't." Panel 3: Girl: "Sounds like the class helped." Boy: "Well, maybe."
September 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
mgiuca.bsky.social
I just signed Australian Parliamentary petition EN7799 to regulate Visa and MasterCard and stop them denying payment services to legal content they disagree with. (This is about them pressuring game stores to remove legal content.) www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/... #videogames #censorship
e-petitions
e-petitions
www.aph.gov.au
September 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
mgiuca.bsky.social
What can you do with two hands? Find out, in Things You Can Do With Two Hands, a short VR experience I just submitted to the Godot XR Game Jam.

Playable on web (native headsets or PC VR) or on Windows VR.

mgiuca.itch.io/two-hands
itch.io/jam/godot-xr...

#gamedev #godot #vr
September 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
mgiuca.bsky.social
Further work on my Godot XR Game Jam submission. A VR game with the theme "it takes 2".

#gamedev #vr #godot
September 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
mgiuca.bsky.social
Getting started on the Godot XR Game Jam. I've never made a VR game before, so it'll be an experience. The theme is "it takes 2".

#gamedev #vr #godot
September 9, 2025 at 1:12 AM
mgiuca.bsky.social
Posted a devlog for Celestial Golf, my upcoming space simulation game. How I designed the trajectory UI and the physics of orbits.

Watch the trailer: youtu.be/wStF1nJSJFs

Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3965730/...

#GameDev #IndieGames #Space #Golf
I fixed the orbital trajectories in my space golf game
YouTube video by Matt Giuca
youtu.be
September 8, 2025 at 8:12 AM
mgiuca.bsky.social
Just launched the Steam page for my solo indie game: Celestial Golf. Golf with realistic orbital mechanics around the solar system.

Watch the trailer: youtu.be/2l6awjhjh7E

Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3965730/...

#GameDev #IndieGames #Space #Golf
Celestial Golf: Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Matt Giuca
youtu.be
August 30, 2025 at 1:51 AM
mgiuca.bsky.social
Good that there's going to be an inquiry into the upcoming total privacy disaster for all Australians, created by a bipartisan rush job last year. Not sure what can be done about it now that it's the law. #auspol

greens.org.au/news/media-r...
Media release: Greens Establish Senate Inquiry into Social Media Age Ban and Search Engine Age Verification | The Australian Greens
The Senate has today voted to establish an inquiry into the Government's proposed social media age ban and search engine age verification codes following a motion by the Australian Greens.
greens.org.au
August 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
mgiuca.bsky.social
Welp, this does not bode well for Australians on Bluesky, or indeed on any social media platform that doesn't have the resources to implement satisfactory age verification. #auspol

(It was never about protecting kids...)

www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Bluesky goes dark in Mississippi over 'likely unconstitutional' age verification law
The law requires social media sites to verify and track the ages of all users in the state.
www.pcgamer.com
August 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
mgiuca.bsky.social
How I used a MIDI editor to make levels for my #GMTKJam 2025 submission, Practice Makes Perfect.
youtu.be/sZ9JOvC1HuM

Play the game on Itch: mgiuca.itch.io/practice-mak...
I turned my music editor into a level editor for #GMTKJam 2025
YouTube video by Matt Giuca
youtu.be
August 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM