Mark Wilson
@mrkwlsn.bsky.social
Solo game dev working on my first release. Former autonomy researcher, generally anti-generative-AI. Helping with open-source game-dev tools at https://chickensoft.games.
👨🏼💻, 🎻, 📚, ☕️. He/him.
👨🏼💻, 🎻, 📚, ☕️. He/him.
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Mark Wilson
@mrkwlsn.bsky.social
· Aug 9
Enjoyable Game Architecture with Godot & C# – Mark Wilson – GodotCon 2025
YouTube video by Godot Engine
youtu.be
Need a short video to watch this weekend? My talk from GodotCon got posted yesterday! It’s an introduction to the Chickensoft community, its fleet of open-source C# tools, and how they might help organize your game architecture and make development more enjoyable.
youtu.be/BgrHnJDt2ww
youtu.be/BgrHnJDt2ww
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new blog post: notes on level design workflows for the 3D platformer Big Hops www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2026/01/note...
Notes on level design workflow for the 3D platformer Big Hops
A behind-the-scenes look at some of the tooling, level design methods, and metrics use for this cartoony 3D exploration game I helped make.
www.blog.radiator.debacle.us
January 28, 2026 at 12:57 AM
new blog post: notes on level design workflows for the 3D platformer Big Hops www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2026/01/note...
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Rogue waves were once the stuff of nautical legend. Tales of giant lone waves were considered sailors' tall tales, until an oil rig in the North Sea was hit by a 25.6-meter wave on 1 January 1995.
fyfluiddynamics.com/?p=25993
fyfluiddynamics.com/?p=25993
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Rogue waves were once the stuff of nautical legend. Tales of giant lone waves were considered sailors' tall tales, until an oil rig in the North Sea was hit by a 25.6-meter wave on 1 January 1995.
fyfluiddynamics.com/?p=25993
fyfluiddynamics.com/?p=25993
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vgmtogether is standing in solidarity with our community in Minnesota and all other areas affected by ICE. We are organizing a fundraising stream on the weekend of February 6th-8th to raise money for The Women's Foundation of Minnesota's Immigrant Rapid Relief Fund.
January 19, 2026 at 7:49 PM
vgmtogether is standing in solidarity with our community in Minnesota and all other areas affected by ICE. We are organizing a fundraising stream on the weekend of February 6th-8th to raise money for The Women's Foundation of Minnesota's Immigrant Rapid Relief Fund.
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I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
Home - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
www.ilcm.org
January 20, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
I always feel extra inspired after attending MAGFest. Just a really wonderful event with a lot of great, creative, curious, welcoming humans.
January 14, 2026 at 4:48 AM
I always feel extra inspired after attending MAGFest. Just a really wonderful event with a lot of great, creative, curious, welcoming humans.
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What you're doing is the equivalent of asking a StarWars addled 10 year old for design ideas on your scifi game
I'm not joking that's literally how these models work
Can you argue him off StarWars? Sure. But do you know enough Extended Universe lore to catch when he sneaks back into it? You don't.
I'm not joking that's literally how these models work
Can you argue him off StarWars? Sure. But do you know enough Extended Universe lore to catch when he sneaks back into it? You don't.
December 22, 2025 at 4:22 AM
What you're doing is the equivalent of asking a StarWars addled 10 year old for design ideas on your scifi game
I'm not joking that's literally how these models work
Can you argue him off StarWars? Sure. But do you know enough Extended Universe lore to catch when he sneaks back into it? You don't.
I'm not joking that's literally how these models work
Can you argue him off StarWars? Sure. But do you know enough Extended Universe lore to catch when he sneaks back into it? You don't.
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In the nutcracker, I have to play the chime that the grandfather clock makes when it strikes midnight. It's not in the part, so I had to make a mark to help me remember
December 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
In the nutcracker, I have to play the chime that the grandfather clock makes when it strikes midnight. It's not in the part, so I had to make a mark to help me remember
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The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
December 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
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🚀 Excited to announce SharpIDE - A Modern, Cross-Platform IDE for .NET!
I'm thrilled to share my latest open-source project, just in time for .NET 10: SharpIDE, a brand new IDE for .NET, built with .NET and Godot! 🎉
🔗 Check it out on GitHub: github.com/MattParkerDe...
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I'm thrilled to share my latest open-source project, just in time for .NET 10: SharpIDE, a brand new IDE for .NET, built with .NET and Godot! 🎉
🔗 Check it out on GitHub: github.com/MattParkerDe...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
🚀 Excited to announce SharpIDE - A Modern, Cross-Platform IDE for .NET!
I'm thrilled to share my latest open-source project, just in time for .NET 10: SharpIDE, a brand new IDE for .NET, built with .NET and Godot! 🎉
🔗 Check it out on GitHub: github.com/MattParkerDe...
...
I'm thrilled to share my latest open-source project, just in time for .NET 10: SharpIDE, a brand new IDE for .NET, built with .NET and Godot! 🎉
🔗 Check it out on GitHub: github.com/MattParkerDe...
...
I’m being rickrolled by the car dealership’s easy-listening playlist.
October 31, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I’m being rickrolled by the car dealership’s easy-listening playlist.
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Ah yes, "using humans to generate any summary longer than a couple hundred words". The worst passive description of "authors writing"!?!
'For now, we recommend that journalists stick to using these tools to generate short summaries....AI-generated long summaries should not be used for publication. In general, we recommend using humans to generate any summary longer than a couple hundred words, and to always verify the facts.'
www.cjr.org/analysis/i-t...
In the case of literature reviews, they found the ai results “underwhelming and in some cases alarming.”
In the case of literature reviews, they found the ai results “underwhelming and in some cases alarming.”
August 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Ah yes, "using humans to generate any summary longer than a couple hundred words". The worst passive description of "authors writing"!?!
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Game development.
August 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Game development.
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We should do this with many other open source projects and brands 😬
An Open Source sustainability story in two slides. (for a coming talk of mine)
Slide 1: car brands using #curl
Slide 2: car brands sponsoring or paying for #curl support
Slide 1: car brands using #curl
Slide 2: car brands sponsoring or paying for #curl support
August 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
We should do this with many other open source projects and brands 😬
As entertaining as it was watching strategy-game units run around the periphery of a fight like background extras...
August 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
As entertaining as it was watching strategy-game units run around the periphery of a fight like background extras...
Any tea drinkers out there? I’ve had to take a break from coffee lately, so I’d love to collect some recommendations. I’ve been enjoying matcha lattes and some lapsang blends from a local business that does D&D-themed teas. Herbal teas also appreciated!
August 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Any tea drinkers out there? I’ve had to take a break from coffee lately, so I’d love to collect some recommendations. I’ve been enjoying matcha lattes and some lapsang blends from a local business that does D&D-themed teas. Herbal teas also appreciated!
Road signs of MA:
“Squeeze Left”
“Thickly Settled”
“Road Legally Closed - Proceed at Own Risk”
“Squeeze Left”
“Thickly Settled”
“Road Legally Closed - Proceed at Own Risk”
August 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Road signs of MA:
“Squeeze Left”
“Thickly Settled”
“Road Legally Closed - Proceed at Own Risk”
“Squeeze Left”
“Thickly Settled”
“Road Legally Closed - Proceed at Own Risk”
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Need a short video to watch this weekend? My talk from GodotCon got posted yesterday! It’s an introduction to the Chickensoft community, its fleet of open-source C# tools, and how they might help organize your game architecture and make development more enjoyable.
youtu.be/BgrHnJDt2ww
youtu.be/BgrHnJDt2ww
Enjoyable Game Architecture with Godot & C# – Mark Wilson – GodotCon 2025
YouTube video by Godot Engine
youtu.be
August 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Need a short video to watch this weekend? My talk from GodotCon got posted yesterday! It’s an introduction to the Chickensoft community, its fleet of open-source C# tools, and how they might help organize your game architecture and make development more enjoyable.
youtu.be/BgrHnJDt2ww
youtu.be/BgrHnJDt2ww
Need a short video to watch this weekend? My talk from GodotCon got posted yesterday! It’s an introduction to the Chickensoft community, its fleet of open-source C# tools, and how they might help organize your game architecture and make development more enjoyable.
youtu.be/BgrHnJDt2ww
youtu.be/BgrHnJDt2ww
Enjoyable Game Architecture with Godot & C# – Mark Wilson – GodotCon 2025
YouTube video by Godot Engine
youtu.be
August 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Need a short video to watch this weekend? My talk from GodotCon got posted yesterday! It’s an introduction to the Chickensoft community, its fleet of open-source C# tools, and how they might help organize your game architecture and make development more enjoyable.
youtu.be/BgrHnJDt2ww
youtu.be/BgrHnJDt2ww
Reposted by Mark Wilson
You will have to pry my em dashes out of my cold, dead -- exceedingly human -- fingers.
Stop spreading this garbage about em dashes in ACTUAL EDITED PROSE OH MY GOD.
Plenty of actual human beings know how to type em dashes! We’re called “writers” and “editors” — maybe you’ve heard of us?
Plenty of actual human beings know how to type em dashes! We’re called “writers” and “editors” — maybe you’ve heard of us?
July 7, 2025 at 3:12 AM
You will have to pry my em dashes out of my cold, dead -- exceedingly human -- fingers.
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The 2025 Godot Community Poll is live! Help us understand our community better and shape the engine's future. Takes just 5-10 minutes:
👉 godotengine.org/article/godo...
👉 godotengine.org/article/godo...
Godot Community Poll 2025 – Godot Engine
We want to learn more about the Godot community, understand who the users of the engine are, and find out how we can better support you.
godotengine.org
June 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The 2025 Godot Community Poll is live! Help us understand our community better and shape the engine's future. Takes just 5-10 minutes:
👉 godotengine.org/article/godo...
👉 godotengine.org/article/godo...
If there's one algorithm I've implemented more times than any other, it's definitely A* search, but I've never implemented it using memory pools before now. There's been some fractal complexity getting everything working and (pretty) well covered with tests, but very rewarding to see it in action!
June 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
If there's one algorithm I've implemented more times than any other, it's definitely A* search, but I've never implemented it using memory pools before now. There's been some fractal complexity getting everything working and (pretty) well covered with tests, but very rewarding to see it in action!