Jeremy Ray
@thejunglist.bsky.social
Chatting about game design, psychology, and policy at grokludo.com
Autism expert Tony Attwood joins grokludo this week to talk about how people with autism experience games, and maintaining healthy hobby habits.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=42bN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=42bN...
The Joy and Stress of Gaming With Autism - Tony Attwood | grokludo 19
YouTube video by The Junglist
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December 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Autism expert Tony Attwood joins grokludo this week to talk about how people with autism experience games, and maintaining healthy hobby habits.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=42bN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=42bN...
December 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Excited for this. Sy Hersh's memoir "Reporter" was a great read.
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Excited for this. Sy Hersh's memoir "Reporter" was a great read.
What can we learn from breaking down game design to its core elements?
@jzagal.bsky.social joins grokludo this week to talk about the Game Ontology Project - reducing and categorising game design elements to study them piece by piece.
@jzagal.bsky.social joins grokludo this week to talk about the Game Ontology Project - reducing and categorising game design elements to study them piece by piece.
December 1, 2025 at 3:54 AM
What can we learn from breaking down game design to its core elements?
@jzagal.bsky.social joins grokludo this week to talk about the Game Ontology Project - reducing and categorising game design elements to study them piece by piece.
@jzagal.bsky.social joins grokludo this week to talk about the Game Ontology Project - reducing and categorising game design elements to study them piece by piece.
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This was fun and I maintain that stupidity should be one of the guiding principles of game marketing
When press releases go terribly right 😄
@mode7games.bsky.social used to send absurd press releases with Monty Python-esque language, and... it's great? I dug up some old ones for Paul to read out loud.
Full ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEl1...
@mode7games.bsky.social used to send absurd press releases with Monty Python-esque language, and... it's great? I dug up some old ones for Paul to read out loud.
Full ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEl1...
November 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This was fun and I maintain that stupidity should be one of the guiding principles of game marketing
When press releases go terribly right 😄
@mode7games.bsky.social used to send absurd press releases with Monty Python-esque language, and... it's great? I dug up some old ones for Paul to read out loud.
Full ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEl1...
@mode7games.bsky.social used to send absurd press releases with Monty Python-esque language, and... it's great? I dug up some old ones for Paul to read out loud.
Full ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEl1...
November 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
When press releases go terribly right 😄
@mode7games.bsky.social used to send absurd press releases with Monty Python-esque language, and... it's great? I dug up some old ones for Paul to read out loud.
Full ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEl1...
@mode7games.bsky.social used to send absurd press releases with Monty Python-esque language, and... it's great? I dug up some old ones for Paul to read out loud.
Full ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEl1...
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If you weren't already convinced of what complict scum our entire political class is
November 27, 2025 at 3:06 AM
If you weren't already convinced of what complict scum our entire political class is
I asked @mode7games.bsky.social about the third-party services & complex architectures forming the "higher end" of difficult end-of-life plans for games.
He contends the language itself is problematic, and trying to account for all scenarios in vague regulation will harm indies most.
He contends the language itself is problematic, and trying to account for all scenarios in vague regulation will harm indies most.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I asked @mode7games.bsky.social about the third-party services & complex architectures forming the "higher end" of difficult end-of-life plans for games.
He contends the language itself is problematic, and trying to account for all scenarios in vague regulation will harm indies most.
He contends the language itself is problematic, and trying to account for all scenarios in vague regulation will harm indies most.
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⅔'s through, @davemilbo.bsky.social talks about the conflict-averse ALP gov & the Ratchet Effect, where Conservative govs have done everything to drag the economics to the Right & Labor has done nothing to reverse it.
I didn't hear 'Ratchet' but agreed wholeheartedly. 🫤
youtube.com/shorts/m9L86...
I didn't hear 'Ratchet' but agreed wholeheartedly. 🫤
youtube.com/shorts/m9L86...
The Forever Renter Generation
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 AM
⅔'s through, @davemilbo.bsky.social talks about the conflict-averse ALP gov & the Ratchet Effect, where Conservative govs have done everything to drag the economics to the Right & Labor has done nothing to reverse it.
I didn't hear 'Ratchet' but agreed wholeheartedly. 🫤
youtube.com/shorts/m9L86...
I didn't hear 'Ratchet' but agreed wholeheartedly. 🫤
youtube.com/shorts/m9L86...
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This was a great chat. I'm really calling for people working on games with more complex architectures (and also a greater technical understanding than me - not hard!) to be more transparent about any challenges around preservation.
Regulation looms over publishers ending support for games - but it might hit indies hardest.
@mode7games.bsky.social tells grokludo about the technical complexities that neither industry nor Stop Killing Games have planned for.
I also got him to read his absurd press releases out loud 😁
@mode7games.bsky.social tells grokludo about the technical complexities that neither industry nor Stop Killing Games have planned for.
I also got him to read his absurd press releases out loud 😁
November 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
This was a great chat. I'm really calling for people working on games with more complex architectures (and also a greater technical understanding than me - not hard!) to be more transparent about any challenges around preservation.
Regulation looms over publishers ending support for games - but it might hit indies hardest.
@mode7games.bsky.social tells grokludo about the technical complexities that neither industry nor Stop Killing Games have planned for.
I also got him to read his absurd press releases out loud 😁
@mode7games.bsky.social tells grokludo about the technical complexities that neither industry nor Stop Killing Games have planned for.
I also got him to read his absurd press releases out loud 😁
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Regulation looms over publishers ending support for games - but it might hit indies hardest.
@mode7games.bsky.social tells grokludo about the technical complexities that neither industry nor Stop Killing Games have planned for.
I also got him to read his absurd press releases out loud 😁
@mode7games.bsky.social tells grokludo about the technical complexities that neither industry nor Stop Killing Games have planned for.
I also got him to read his absurd press releases out loud 😁
These videos are a great illustration of a neural network's regression to the mean - the intent is to upscale/beautify, but every woman just gets resting Midjourney face.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9onr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9onr...
Skyrim Remastered By AI - ALL RACES
YouTube video by Illustrated
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November 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
These videos are a great illustration of a neural network's regression to the mean - the intent is to upscale/beautify, but every woman just gets resting Midjourney face.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9onr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9onr...
"4.2 civic organisations is the amount that in Aus, as a middle-aged man, I'd be in 50 years ago. Currently, statistically, it's zero." 👀
@thegameclub.bsky.social founders on the disappearing civic layer of society, and the health benefits of reconstructing it.
Full ep: youtu.be/oxOASkhi74U
@thegameclub.bsky.social founders on the disappearing civic layer of society, and the health benefits of reconstructing it.
Full ep: youtu.be/oxOASkhi74U
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
"4.2 civic organisations is the amount that in Aus, as a middle-aged man, I'd be in 50 years ago. Currently, statistically, it's zero." 👀
@thegameclub.bsky.social founders on the disappearing civic layer of society, and the health benefits of reconstructing it.
Full ep: youtu.be/oxOASkhi74U
@thegameclub.bsky.social founders on the disappearing civic layer of society, and the health benefits of reconstructing it.
Full ep: youtu.be/oxOASkhi74U
Big city loneliness is a modern paradox that AI companion companies are aggressively marketing to.
@thegameclub.bsky.social has a different take - get people in the same room with shared interests and discussion prompts. Address the problem, not the symptom
Full ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxOA...
@thegameclub.bsky.social has a different take - get people in the same room with shared interests and discussion prompts. Address the problem, not the symptom
Full ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxOA...
November 19, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Big city loneliness is a modern paradox that AI companion companies are aggressively marketing to.
@thegameclub.bsky.social has a different take - get people in the same room with shared interests and discussion prompts. Address the problem, not the symptom
Full ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxOA...
@thegameclub.bsky.social has a different take - get people in the same room with shared interests and discussion prompts. Address the problem, not the symptom
Full ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxOA...
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This is a great conversation about AI in relation to the gaming world. Chris Simon does a brilliant job, explaining some of the more technical aspects and limitations in a way that's easy to understand
This week on grokludo I'm talking with technologist @chrissimon.au about what LLMs can - and can't - do for games, and the hidden costs in the AI supply chain.
youtu.be/RQeQMmQWQqU
youtu.be/RQeQMmQWQqU
LLMs in Games - Infinite Stories, or Infinite Hype? - Chris Simon | grokludo 13
YouTube video by The Junglist
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 5:20 AM
This is a great conversation about AI in relation to the gaming world. Chris Simon does a brilliant job, explaining some of the more technical aspects and limitations in a way that's easy to understand
Reposted by Jeremy Ray
We cracked the code 👩💻
The Game Club founders @yug.bsky.social and Shay P. Leighton reveal their 'cheat code' for community in an interview with @thejunglist.bsky.social. It's not just about games—it's about fighting the loneliness epidemic. Get the full story: tinyurl.com/yn9rfvt3 #thegameclub
The Game Club founders @yug.bsky.social and Shay P. Leighton reveal their 'cheat code' for community in an interview with @thejunglist.bsky.social. It's not just about games—it's about fighting the loneliness epidemic. Get the full story: tinyurl.com/yn9rfvt3 #thegameclub
The Game Club's Cheat Code for Community - Guy Blomberg and Shay P Leighton | grokludo 16
Guy Blomberg and Shay Leighton have started a book club. It's called The Game Club, because it's not really about books, it's about games. But it's not really about games – it's about friends. With…
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November 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
We cracked the code 👩💻
The Game Club founders @yug.bsky.social and Shay P. Leighton reveal their 'cheat code' for community in an interview with @thejunglist.bsky.social. It's not just about games—it's about fighting the loneliness epidemic. Get the full story: tinyurl.com/yn9rfvt3 #thegameclub
The Game Club founders @yug.bsky.social and Shay P. Leighton reveal their 'cheat code' for community in an interview with @thejunglist.bsky.social. It's not just about games—it's about fighting the loneliness epidemic. Get the full story: tinyurl.com/yn9rfvt3 #thegameclub
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Great chat with @thejunglist.bsky.social for his podcast about how games can serve as a tool in rebuilding the civic layer of our communities and our relationships to each other.
Matthew Farber, Marshall Ganz, Tracy Fullerton, Robert Putnam, and John Dewey all got a mention.
#communityorganizer
Matthew Farber, Marshall Ganz, Tracy Fullerton, Robert Putnam, and John Dewey all got a mention.
#communityorganizer
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Great chat with @thejunglist.bsky.social for his podcast about how games can serve as a tool in rebuilding the civic layer of our communities and our relationships to each other.
Matthew Farber, Marshall Ganz, Tracy Fullerton, Robert Putnam, and John Dewey all got a mention.
#communityorganizer
Matthew Farber, Marshall Ganz, Tracy Fullerton, Robert Putnam, and John Dewey all got a mention.
#communityorganizer
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The original March for Humanity on the harbour bridge in Sydney was planned for Sun Aug 3, 2025
After the Minns govt took the protest orgs to the NSW Supreme Court, it was held on Sun Aug 31, 2025
But please let's hear again about weekend dates not registering as an issue for the Minns govt
🧐
After the Minns govt took the protest orgs to the NSW Supreme Court, it was held on Sun Aug 31, 2025
But please let's hear again about weekend dates not registering as an issue for the Minns govt
🧐
November 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The original March for Humanity on the harbour bridge in Sydney was planned for Sun Aug 3, 2025
After the Minns govt took the protest orgs to the NSW Supreme Court, it was held on Sun Aug 31, 2025
But please let's hear again about weekend dates not registering as an issue for the Minns govt
🧐
After the Minns govt took the protest orgs to the NSW Supreme Court, it was held on Sun Aug 31, 2025
But please let's hear again about weekend dates not registering as an issue for the Minns govt
🧐
I asked Tracy Fullerton - author of The Well-Read Game - which games were best to learn "aesthetic readings," bringing ourselves fully to games as art.
She didn't even have to think: @unpackinggame.com and Lost Words.
She didn't even have to think: @unpackinggame.com and Lost Words.
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I asked Tracy Fullerton - author of The Well-Read Game - which games were best to learn "aesthetic readings," bringing ourselves fully to games as art.
She didn't even have to think: @unpackinggame.com and Lost Words.
She didn't even have to think: @unpackinggame.com and Lost Words.
Games are art, but art requires the beholder to fully bring themselves to the experience.
Tracy Fullerton's new book, The Well-Read Game, is a handbook for doing just that, & this week we talk about taking the "aesthetic stance" towards games.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwcq...
Tracy Fullerton's new book, The Well-Read Game, is a handbook for doing just that, & this week we talk about taking the "aesthetic stance" towards games.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwcq...
How to Experience Games as Art - Tracy Fullerton | grokludo 15
YouTube video by The Junglist
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Games are art, but art requires the beholder to fully bring themselves to the experience.
Tracy Fullerton's new book, The Well-Read Game, is a handbook for doing just that, & this week we talk about taking the "aesthetic stance" towards games.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwcq...
Tracy Fullerton's new book, The Well-Read Game, is a handbook for doing just that, & this week we talk about taking the "aesthetic stance" towards games.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwcq...
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New Game: Egg terrycavanagh.itch.io/egg
Egg by Terry Cavanagh
why not be an egg
terrycavanagh.itch.io
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
New Game: Egg terrycavanagh.itch.io/egg
If you're stuck, just add a ball ⚽
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
If you're stuck, just add a ball ⚽
This is the unsolvable problem of live service games - the content treadmill has no offramp, but you can't endlessly add complexity.
Mechabellum took autobattlers in a more Chess-like direction, and as Bearlike says, "You can't keep adding new pieces to your chessboard."
Mechabellum took autobattlers in a more Chess-like direction, and as Bearlike says, "You can't keep adding new pieces to your chessboard."
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This is the unsolvable problem of live service games - the content treadmill has no offramp, but you can't endlessly add complexity.
Mechabellum took autobattlers in a more Chess-like direction, and as Bearlike says, "You can't keep adding new pieces to your chessboard."
Mechabellum took autobattlers in a more Chess-like direction, and as Bearlike says, "You can't keep adding new pieces to your chessboard."
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A poem I wrote some months ago showed up at my door today in the first issue of the relaunched Southerly magazine.
November 4, 2025 at 6:00 AM
A poem I wrote some months ago showed up at my door today in the first issue of the relaunched Southerly magazine.