Brian Poole
@brianpoole.bsky.social
Indie Game Dev
🎮indiegamedev
👨💻webdev
💻pwa
currently working on OverRuin, an AR RPG
www.overruin.com
https://brianpoole.dev
🎮indiegamedev
👨💻webdev
💻pwa
currently working on OverRuin, an AR RPG
www.overruin.com
https://brianpoole.dev
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Brian Poole
@brianpoole.bsky.social
· Oct 27
I need to record some new AR footage but thought I'd at least bring this prototype footage over from the bird app.
I'm working on a game, OverRuin, blending MMORPG gameplay with the real world.
I'm using AR + GPS + Open Street Maps to spawn encounters all over the planet!
Here I am on a loot run:
I'm working on a game, OverRuin, blending MMORPG gameplay with the real world.
I'm using AR + GPS + Open Street Maps to spawn encounters all over the planet!
Here I am on a loot run:
I've been trying out the Meta Ray-Ban Smart glasses over the past week.
By far the best Bluetooth headphones I've ever owned. The sound quality is impressive but they're so personal and open-ear.
The battery life is fine. The camera is fun and practical but the quality is fine.
Needs more AR!
By far the best Bluetooth headphones I've ever owned. The sound quality is impressive but they're so personal and open-ear.
The battery life is fine. The camera is fun and practical but the quality is fine.
Needs more AR!
December 23, 2024 at 6:54 PM
I've been trying out the Meta Ray-Ban Smart glasses over the past week.
By far the best Bluetooth headphones I've ever owned. The sound quality is impressive but they're so personal and open-ear.
The battery life is fine. The camera is fun and practical but the quality is fine.
Needs more AR!
By far the best Bluetooth headphones I've ever owned. The sound quality is impressive but they're so personal and open-ear.
The battery life is fine. The camera is fun and practical but the quality is fine.
Needs more AR!
I just had a fan _call_ me about, Happy Friday!, a game that I worked on over a decade ago!
That's so cool!!
That's so cool!!
December 17, 2024 at 11:35 PM
I just had a fan _call_ me about, Happy Friday!, a game that I worked on over a decade ago!
That's so cool!!
That's so cool!!
Reposted by Brian Poole
An early version of a Sega Saturn game was secretly featured in Mallrats!
Kevin Smith and his production team were swindled by Sega who lied about a cross promotion that would never happen.
Kevin Smith and his production team were swindled by Sega who lied about a cross promotion that would never happen.
November 25, 2024 at 4:16 AM
An early version of a Sega Saturn game was secretly featured in Mallrats!
Kevin Smith and his production team were swindled by Sega who lied about a cross promotion that would never happen.
Kevin Smith and his production team were swindled by Sega who lied about a cross promotion that would never happen.
Reposted by Brian Poole
I'm gonna flog this dead horse, but Half Life 2 is free on Steam today. If you haven't played it, PLAY IT.
And if you care about games or game dev at all, play it again with dev. commentary on. It's a masterclass and you will learn so many vital things.
store.steampowered.com/app/220/Half...
And if you care about games or game dev at all, play it again with dev. commentary on. It's a masterclass and you will learn so many vital things.
store.steampowered.com/app/220/Half...
Save 100% on Half-Life 2 on Steam
1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve's debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on...
store.steampowered.com
November 17, 2024 at 1:11 AM
I'm gonna flog this dead horse, but Half Life 2 is free on Steam today. If you haven't played it, PLAY IT.
And if you care about games or game dev at all, play it again with dev. commentary on. It's a masterclass and you will learn so many vital things.
store.steampowered.com/app/220/Half...
And if you care about games or game dev at all, play it again with dev. commentary on. It's a masterclass and you will learn so many vital things.
store.steampowered.com/app/220/Half...
I need to record some new AR footage but thought I'd at least bring this prototype footage over from the bird app.
I'm working on a game, OverRuin, blending MMORPG gameplay with the real world.
I'm using AR + GPS + Open Street Maps to spawn encounters all over the planet!
Here I am on a loot run:
I'm working on a game, OverRuin, blending MMORPG gameplay with the real world.
I'm using AR + GPS + Open Street Maps to spawn encounters all over the planet!
Here I am on a loot run:
October 27, 2024 at 7:58 AM
I need to record some new AR footage but thought I'd at least bring this prototype footage over from the bird app.
I'm working on a game, OverRuin, blending MMORPG gameplay with the real world.
I'm using AR + GPS + Open Street Maps to spawn encounters all over the planet!
Here I am on a loot run:
I'm working on a game, OverRuin, blending MMORPG gameplay with the real world.
I'm using AR + GPS + Open Street Maps to spawn encounters all over the planet!
Here I am on a loot run:
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #275,986!
Suck it n00bs!
Suck it n00bs!
September 18, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #275,986!
Suck it n00bs!
Suck it n00bs!
Reposted by Brian Poole
I hope non-game devs understand how harder game dev, especially #IndieGameDev, has become in 2024.
🚀 We're Kickstarting Bitter Silver b/c we're trying to make a personal #indiegame love letter to Cowboy Bebop & there's no other way.
😸 Follow our Kickstarter (link in our bio) to help us out.
🚀 We're Kickstarting Bitter Silver b/c we're trying to make a personal #indiegame love letter to Cowboy Bebop & there's no other way.
😸 Follow our Kickstarter (link in our bio) to help us out.
March 19, 2024 at 2:45 PM
I hope non-game devs understand how harder game dev, especially #IndieGameDev, has become in 2024.
🚀 We're Kickstarting Bitter Silver b/c we're trying to make a personal #indiegame love letter to Cowboy Bebop & there's no other way.
😸 Follow our Kickstarter (link in our bio) to help us out.
🚀 We're Kickstarting Bitter Silver b/c we're trying to make a personal #indiegame love letter to Cowboy Bebop & there's no other way.
😸 Follow our Kickstarter (link in our bio) to help us out.
Reposted by Brian Poole
#quadplay update 98 is now live at github.com/morgan3d/qua...
Enjoy the free, browser-based retro console for game playing and development.
All of the fun of SNES era game development, with modern tools so you can focus on gameplay.
Enjoy the free, browser-based retro console for game playing and development.
All of the fun of SNES era game development, with modern tools so you can focus on gameplay.
December 18, 2023 at 4:03 AM
#quadplay update 98 is now live at github.com/morgan3d/qua...
Enjoy the free, browser-based retro console for game playing and development.
All of the fun of SNES era game development, with modern tools so you can focus on gameplay.
Enjoy the free, browser-based retro console for game playing and development.
All of the fun of SNES era game development, with modern tools so you can focus on gameplay.
Reposted by Brian Poole
📣#DreamSDK R3 is now officially released!
This package is a modern, ready-to-use environment designed for the Sega #Dreamcast development on Windows.
This major release bring you a lot of new exciting features including #Ruby support!
📥 Download now!
dreamsdk.org
This package is a modern, ready-to-use environment designed for the Sega #Dreamcast development on Windows.
This major release bring you a lot of new exciting features including #Ruby support!
📥 Download now!
dreamsdk.org
November 5, 2023 at 12:22 AM
📣#DreamSDK R3 is now officially released!
This package is a modern, ready-to-use environment designed for the Sega #Dreamcast development on Windows.
This major release bring you a lot of new exciting features including #Ruby support!
📥 Download now!
dreamsdk.org
This package is a modern, ready-to-use environment designed for the Sega #Dreamcast development on Windows.
This major release bring you a lot of new exciting features including #Ruby support!
📥 Download now!
dreamsdk.org
Working a day job to pay for game dev at night is a lot more common than I thought.
Jacky, Trent, Luca and everyone else at Gentleland, are guiding me to bring my dream to reality. The past 6 months have been tough but I'm starting to generate income and I'm PUMPED 🤘🔥
Reach out to them!
Jacky, Trent, Luca and everyone else at Gentleland, are guiding me to bring my dream to reality. The past 6 months have been tough but I'm starting to generate income and I'm PUMPED 🤘🔥
Reach out to them!
Feeling overwhelmed is a completely natural feeling when it comes to launching a Kickstarter.
- Constantly adjusting the page to perfection.
- Making sure everything is lined up and ready to go
- Preparing for your schedule for the next 30 days.
Launch day can be exciting, but scary.
- Constantly adjusting the page to perfection.
- Making sure everything is lined up and ready to go
- Preparing for your schedule for the next 30 days.
Launch day can be exciting, but scary.
September 28, 2023 at 11:18 PM
Working a day job to pay for game dev at night is a lot more common than I thought.
Jacky, Trent, Luca and everyone else at Gentleland, are guiding me to bring my dream to reality. The past 6 months have been tough but I'm starting to generate income and I'm PUMPED 🤘🔥
Reach out to them!
Jacky, Trent, Luca and everyone else at Gentleland, are guiding me to bring my dream to reality. The past 6 months have been tough but I'm starting to generate income and I'm PUMPED 🤘🔥
Reach out to them!
Reposted by Brian Poole
If you’re a dev or are interested in game dev I’d highly highly recommend you play/experience The Making of Karateka. It’s so interesting! Playing through all the in progress builds as well as the modern reimagined games was a lot of fun too. www.digitaleclipse.com/games/karateka
The Making of Karateka
Play the history! Go behind the scenes of Jordan Mechner's landmark game Karateka in this interactive documentary from Digital Eclipse, with archival materials, video features, and more.
www.digitaleclipse.com
September 5, 2023 at 1:09 AM
If you’re a dev or are interested in game dev I’d highly highly recommend you play/experience The Making of Karateka. It’s so interesting! Playing through all the in progress builds as well as the modern reimagined games was a lot of fun too. www.digitaleclipse.com/games/karateka
Reposted by Brian Poole
honestly fair. okay I’m not far enough in BG3 yet (still in the Underdark) so reply or quote this with your favorite video game bug. bonus points if it’s from your own game
I said "no let's not make this like twitter" and y'all said "no these big twitter accounts dictate things for us" and now we have a different shitty dude every 33 hours and "clocks are ableist". This what y'all wanted instead of talking about Armored Core 6 and Baldur's Gate 3
August 29, 2023 at 7:08 AM
honestly fair. okay I’m not far enough in BG3 yet (still in the Underdark) so reply or quote this with your favorite video game bug. bonus points if it’s from your own game
I'd like to share a tool I made. I developed it because the current options out there (e.g. Twine, Inkle Writer) are missing key features that would make them useful to me.
Noodle Weaver - A tool used to create interactive stories.
https://noodleweaver.com
If there's interest, I can polish it up!
Noodle Weaver - A tool used to create interactive stories.
https://noodleweaver.com
If there's interest, I can polish it up!
July 26, 2023 at 5:23 PM
I'd like to share a tool I made. I developed it because the current options out there (e.g. Twine, Inkle Writer) are missing key features that would make them useful to me.
Noodle Weaver - A tool used to create interactive stories.
https://noodleweaver.com
If there's interest, I can polish it up!
Noodle Weaver - A tool used to create interactive stories.
https://noodleweaver.com
If there's interest, I can polish it up!
My Playdate finally arrived!
I honestly love it.
I wonder how many half-complete projects I'll make for this guy...
I honestly love it.
I wonder how many half-complete projects I'll make for this guy...
July 15, 2023 at 4:28 PM
My Playdate finally arrived!
I honestly love it.
I wonder how many half-complete projects I'll make for this guy...
I honestly love it.
I wonder how many half-complete projects I'll make for this guy...
July 12, 2023 at 12:26 AM
Mockup vs actual gameplay. This is a game I'm working on, OverRuin, an AR RPG.
As a programmer I always feel a bit of shame that I can't quite bring the live product to the level of quality that the artist envisions, but sometimes technical challenges that get in the way, like implementing shadows.
As a programmer I always feel a bit of shame that I can't quite bring the live product to the level of quality that the artist envisions, but sometimes technical challenges that get in the way, like implementing shadows.
July 11, 2023 at 5:31 PM
Mockup vs actual gameplay. This is a game I'm working on, OverRuin, an AR RPG.
As a programmer I always feel a bit of shame that I can't quite bring the live product to the level of quality that the artist envisions, but sometimes technical challenges that get in the way, like implementing shadows.
As a programmer I always feel a bit of shame that I can't quite bring the live product to the level of quality that the artist envisions, but sometimes technical challenges that get in the way, like implementing shadows.
Got my Bluesky invite
July 8, 2023 at 5:04 AM
Got my Bluesky invite