Alexander King
@literallyaking.com
Game Designer, Economy/System Design. Adjunct Professor at NYU Game Center & Parsons DT. Staff Data Analyst for ACT-UAW Local 7902. Spreadsheet aficionado.
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The thing that strikes me about replacing voice actors with AI slop is that, in the scope of a big AA/AAA production it barely saves money? These people aren't even full time. It's immizerating people because immizerating people is your goal, nothing more.
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The thing that strikes me about replacing voice actors with AI slop is that, in the scope of a big AA/AAA production it barely saves money? These people aren't even full time. It's immizerating people because immizerating people is your goal, nothing more.
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The largest mass media- NYT, CNN, CBS, etc- are owned by billionaires. They own media not to make money, but to control the information space to be friendly to class interests.
Those outlets will never report positive political outcomes for regular people in any kind of objective framing.
Those outlets will never report positive political outcomes for regular people in any kind of objective framing.
After a week in which Dems exceeded expectations in elections, Trump's popularity continues to tank, the GOP largely abandoned the task of governing (just as Thanksgiving travel approaches), I'm a bit surprised to see many more stories highlighting weakness in the Dem than in the GOP coalition.
This NYT framing is ludicrously overstated. Sure, there are primaries. But if anything, the results showed a lot of Dems that there's a way to unify the factions around anti-Trump and affordability politics (as I try to argue in the piece/thread below).
November 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The largest mass media- NYT, CNN, CBS, etc- are owned by billionaires. They own media not to make money, but to control the information space to be friendly to class interests.
Those outlets will never report positive political outcomes for regular people in any kind of objective framing.
Those outlets will never report positive political outcomes for regular people in any kind of objective framing.
I'm finding Monster Train 2 to be mostly only okay, but I will say that in a year with a lot of sequels, it's one of the few that adheres to the Pokémon Gold/Silver sequel standard of excellence- namely, that the direct sequel contains basically the whole of the first game in its entirety.
November 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I'm finding Monster Train 2 to be mostly only okay, but I will say that in a year with a lot of sequels, it's one of the few that adheres to the Pokémon Gold/Silver sequel standard of excellence- namely, that the direct sequel contains basically the whole of the first game in its entirety.
The back half of this is interesting too. He shows I think genuine disbelief in how development can possibly happen if rent can't be maximized to extract a profit- Market fundamentalism so absolute that alternatives can't even be imagined. Libraries, eg, must be so utterly baffling and alien to him.
Canadian multimillionaire and Shark Tank guy Kevin O'Leary went on TV to say he's upset Zohran won't talk to him: "I and others who invest in real estate have tried to get a meeting to figure out what's rhetoric and what's policy. So far for me it's been crickets."
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The back half of this is interesting too. He shows I think genuine disbelief in how development can possibly happen if rent can't be maximized to extract a profit- Market fundamentalism so absolute that alternatives can't even be imagined. Libraries, eg, must be so utterly baffling and alien to him.
Something that Zohran's win has got me thinking about is the ongoing collapse of 'mainstream'/corporate media for liberal consent manufacture. We usually think of the negatives, post-truth fake news etc, but it also has benefits- no one is tuning in to see them punch left and tear down progressives.
The bad news is that *even in the current climate* liberals, capitalists, and mainstream media will form a united front with the fascists to oppose a center-left candidate.
The good news is that they can be defeated.
The good news is that they can be defeated.
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Something that Zohran's win has got me thinking about is the ongoing collapse of 'mainstream'/corporate media for liberal consent manufacture. We usually think of the negatives, post-truth fake news etc, but it also has benefits- no one is tuning in to see them punch left and tear down progressives.
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They aren't afraid of Mamdani, they are worried about what he would unleash among VOTERS. That those voters would say: "actually, we're not buying this centrist bullshit you've been shoveling for decades, we want something else." That's what's being litigated in these Dem elites are worried essays.
November 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
They aren't afraid of Mamdani, they are worried about what he would unleash among VOTERS. That those voters would say: "actually, we're not buying this centrist bullshit you've been shoveling for decades, we want something else." That's what's being litigated in these Dem elites are worried essays.
AS WAS FORETOLD!!!
It's wild that when I posted this, it still felt like a longshot hope. Everyone out campaigning that day was trying not to get their hopes up too much, prepared for disappointment. And then since that afternoon he beat Cuomo's ass TWICE hahaha
It's wild that when I posted this, it still felt like a longshot hope. Everyone out campaigning that day was trying not to get their hopes up too much, prepared for disappointment. And then since that afternoon he beat Cuomo's ass TWICE hahaha
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
AS WAS FORETOLD!!!
It's wild that when I posted this, it still felt like a longshot hope. Everyone out campaigning that day was trying not to get their hopes up too much, prepared for disappointment. And then since that afternoon he beat Cuomo's ass TWICE hahaha
It's wild that when I posted this, it still felt like a longshot hope. Everyone out campaigning that day was trying not to get their hopes up too much, prepared for disappointment. And then since that afternoon he beat Cuomo's ass TWICE hahaha
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people thinking an NPC that outputs different text forever is good remind me of (no shade to people reading this it applies to I love y'all) new game programmers who are sure randomizing everything will lead to replayability without enough understanding of design yet to first achieve one playability
March 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
people thinking an NPC that outputs different text forever is good remind me of (no shade to people reading this it applies to I love y'all) new game programmers who are sure randomizing everything will lead to replayability without enough understanding of design yet to first achieve one playability
"Meanwhile Yennefer, Geralt’s sorceress squeeze, had launched her own search for Ciri, largely via a portal system called, with devastating perspicacity, The Portal System."
I hope someone reviews something I made with the wit and panache of this review.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
The Witcher season four review – Liam Hemsworth is as charismatic as a bollard in a wig
The replacement that Netflix has chosen for lead actor Henry Cavill is utterly lacking in his predecessor’s likability. The ex-Neighbours actor is a scowling lunk who brings a wildly uneven vibe to th...
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"Meanwhile Yennefer, Geralt’s sorceress squeeze, had launched her own search for Ciri, largely via a portal system called, with devastating perspicacity, The Portal System."
I was going over my notes from this and checking out the talks I missed, and I was thinking about just how incredible an event this is! So well organized, such a labor of love, and what a cool crowd. So much enthusiasm from both speakers and attendees, I felt so inspired and creatively refreshed!
Thank you to all of our incredible speakers, staff, and everyone who joined us for another great year. I have so many tabs to follow up on. ALL HAIL THE OBELISK!
We'll be taking a breather for a bit before we slice up videos, but you can still watch the streams:
www.youtube.com/@roguelikece...
We'll be taking a breather for a bit before we slice up videos, but you can still watch the streams:
www.youtube.com/@roguelikece...
Roguelike Celebration
Roguelike Celebration is a nonprofit community-generated conference that celebrates roguelike computer games and related topics, including procedural generation and game design
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October 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I was going over my notes from this and checking out the talks I missed, and I was thinking about just how incredible an event this is! So well organized, such a labor of love, and what a cool crowd. So much enthusiasm from both speakers and attendees, I felt so inspired and creatively refreshed!
Hey if you're attending Roguelike Celebration, I'm giving a talk in about an hour, watch it live on the @roguelike.club stream at 6:45pm Eastern! I'm giving a little lightning talk on an underused mechanic for deckbuilders
October 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Hey if you're attending Roguelike Celebration, I'm giving a talk in about an hour, watch it live on the @roguelike.club stream at 6:45pm Eastern! I'm giving a little lightning talk on an underused mechanic for deckbuilders
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Of course the @roguelike.club audience is made up of the kind of people that can be asked “what’s your favourite SQL variant?” and instantly start slamming chat
October 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Of course the @roguelike.club audience is made up of the kind of people that can be asked “what’s your favourite SQL variant?” and instantly start slamming chat
Something sort of compelling about how surreal and dreamlike this is. No spatial consistency, reality nauseatingly shifting whenever not directly in view. Like a nightmare held together by 2 second long stitches of videogame logic.
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Something sort of compelling about how surreal and dreamlike this is. No spatial consistency, reality nauseatingly shifting whenever not directly in view. Like a nightmare held together by 2 second long stitches of videogame logic.
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This short is just shy of six years old.
October 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This short is just shy of six years old.
Probably my biggest tip for new parents would be to make sure all the caregivers have seen Rocky IV, so when you say "If he cries, he cries" in a voice like Ivan Drago, everyone appreciates the joke
October 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Probably my biggest tip for new parents would be to make sure all the caregivers have seen Rocky IV, so when you say "If he cries, he cries" in a voice like Ivan Drago, everyone appreciates the joke
Can't wait to get an AI signed copy of my AI generated issue of ... wait a minute... bonerme?
October 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Can't wait to get an AI signed copy of my AI generated issue of ... wait a minute... bonerme?
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”im addicted to this Buddhism game” —things someone who is good at buddhism would say???
October 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
”im addicted to this Buddhism game” —things someone who is good at buddhism would say???
I had a dream last night where everyone was crowding around this arcade cabinet called HORSE ASSASSIN.
But I couldn't get a look at it, so I'm not sure if it was about assassinating horses, or if you played as a horse who is an assassin.
But I couldn't get a look at it, so I'm not sure if it was about assassinating horses, or if you played as a horse who is an assassin.
October 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I had a dream last night where everyone was crowding around this arcade cabinet called HORSE ASSASSIN.
But I couldn't get a look at it, so I'm not sure if it was about assassinating horses, or if you played as a horse who is an assassin.
But I couldn't get a look at it, so I'm not sure if it was about assassinating horses, or if you played as a horse who is an assassin.
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"Magick is the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will."
Aleister Crowley - Magick in Theory and Practice (1929)
Aleister Crowley - Magick in Theory and Practice (1929)
October 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
"Magick is the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will."
Aleister Crowley - Magick in Theory and Practice (1929)
Aleister Crowley - Magick in Theory and Practice (1929)
Fantastic piece about the unionization victory of teachers at the Manhattan School of Music. Some really far-ranging takeaways, definitely relevant to other precarious lines of work like games-
brooklynrail.org/2025/10/fiel...
brooklynrail.org/2025/10/fiel...
October 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Fantastic piece about the unionization victory of teachers at the Manhattan School of Music. Some really far-ranging takeaways, definitely relevant to other precarious lines of work like games-
brooklynrail.org/2025/10/fiel...
brooklynrail.org/2025/10/fiel...
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Be safe, and don't you dare go hollow.
September 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Be safe, and don't you dare go hollow.
This picture makes me laugh every single time I read my kid's book about visiting the doctor. She looks like a "without downloading new pictures how are you feeling?" meme that's come to life
September 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This picture makes me laugh every single time I read my kid's book about visiting the doctor. She looks like a "without downloading new pictures how are you feeling?" meme that's come to life