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sam
@samloeschen.bsky.social
· Oct 23
WHEEL WORLD | Gameplay Trailer
YouTube video by Annapurna Interactive
www.youtube.com
forgot to post on here but our gameplay trailer came out last Thursday :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmL1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmL1...
every video game needs a photo mode
September 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
every video game needs a photo mode
crazy to say but having seen a few friend's games get absolutely binned by their publishers this year I think that given the option, descoping until you can self publish would actually be the less risky decision at this point
August 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
crazy to say but having seen a few friend's games get absolutely binned by their publishers this year I think that given the option, descoping until you can self publish would actually be the less risky decision at this point
PLAY THIS IT'S VERY GOOD
big news: TALL TRAILS is OUT NOW !!
🥾 an exploration game where EVERYTHING goes in the boot!!
🤠 you're a little golem on a quest to find his purpose
🚀 use items as fuel in your ROCKET BOOT to blast yourself through the air!!
get it now Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393760/...
🥾 an exploration game where EVERYTHING goes in the boot!!
🤠 you're a little golem on a quest to find his purpose
🚀 use items as fuel in your ROCKET BOOT to blast yourself through the air!!
get it now Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393760/...
August 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
PLAY THIS IT'S VERY GOOD
how many cigarettes is biking 5 miles in 180 AQI equivalent to
July 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
how many cigarettes is biking 5 miles in 180 AQI equivalent to
it's really funny to me that people are complaining about how annoying the traffic is in our cycling game lol
July 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
it's really funny to me that people are complaining about how annoying the traffic is in our cycling game lol
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we did it. we made the whole video game
July 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
we did it. we made the whole video game
hey y'all Wheel World is out! I've poured my blood sweat and tears into this game for the past four years, it would mean a lot to me for you to play it
store.steampowered.com/app/1497460/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1497460/...
Save 10% on Wheel World on Steam
Dive into Wheel World as Kat, a rider chosen by ancient cycling spirits. Race elite teams, trick out your bike, and perform the long overdue Great Shift ritual to save a universe on the brink! Your bi...
store.steampowered.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
hey y'all Wheel World is out! I've poured my blood sweat and tears into this game for the past four years, it would mean a lot to me for you to play it
store.steampowered.com/app/1497460/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1497460/...
can't believe Wheel World is out tomorrow. 4 years. Afraid/excited for everyone to play it and afraid/excited for the next chapter of my career
July 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
can't believe Wheel World is out tomorrow. 4 years. Afraid/excited for everyone to play it and afraid/excited for the next chapter of my career
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Presented without comment
June 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Presented without comment
weird hobby of mine: making race car liveries in substance painter 🏎️
June 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
weird hobby of mine: making race car liveries in substance painter 🏎️
i feel like this is actually a long-term net positive for small indies making highly bespoke work. people are already sick of the scale-chasing in big games that are made with conventional tools, which is by definition the best result that AI tools _could_ accomplish
Putting aside issues of quality and plagiarism--
One of the things players want in their narrative is novelty - unique, memorable and compelling characters and situations - and AI is pretty terrible at creating novelty without being extremely nonsensical and weird.
One of the things players want in their narrative is novelty - unique, memorable and compelling characters and situations - and AI is pretty terrible at creating novelty without being extremely nonsensical and weird.
June 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
i feel like this is actually a long-term net positive for small indies making highly bespoke work. people are already sick of the scale-chasing in big games that are made with conventional tools, which is by definition the best result that AI tools _could_ accomplish
geez, nightreign is so good. no notes. most fun i've had in a multiplayer game in a long time. i actually really dig the pacing, kind of reminds me of a platinum game in a lot of ways. i wonder if any ex-platinum people worked on it
June 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
geez, nightreign is so good. no notes. most fun i've had in a multiplayer game in a long time. i actually really dig the pacing, kind of reminds me of a platinum game in a lot of ways. i wonder if any ex-platinum people worked on it
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Wheel World is the game I’m most anticipating this year. 100% a dream game I’ve always wanted to exist. store.steampowered.com/app/1497460/...
Wheel World on Steam
Dive into Wheel World as Kat, a rider chosen by ancient cycling spirits. Race elite teams, trick out your bike, and perform the long overdue Great Shift ritual to save a universe on the brink! Your bi...
store.steampowered.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Wheel World is the game I’m most anticipating this year. 100% a dream game I’ve always wanted to exist. store.steampowered.com/app/1497460/...
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the Marathon alpha released recently and its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs i made in 2017.
@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net
@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net
May 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
the Marathon alpha released recently and its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs i made in 2017.
@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net
@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net
it's wild how you can make a game that looks 50% better but performs orders of magnitude worse and has 10x the content bugs than the original, call it a remaster, and people will praise it
April 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
it's wild how you can make a game that looks 50% better but performs orders of magnitude worse and has 10x the content bugs than the original, call it a remaster, and people will praise it
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yep. gotta get the stuff on screen! the best code is the most rewritable code
revising a confluence doc or paper map for weeks before touching the engine is not iteration. refactoring a system when you better understand its needs is not wasted work. you're measuring 10 times and cutting none. gamedev is ITERATIVE. fucking get STARTED as soon as possible and update it in-place
March 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
yep. gotta get the stuff on screen! the best code is the most rewritable code
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I've now published my blog post, "I want a good parallel computer." raphlinus.github.io/gpu/2025/03/... . Thanks much to all the feedback on the draft, I'd like to think I've clarified some things that might have been confusing.
I want a good parallel computer
The GPU in your computer is about 10 to 100 times more powerful than the CPU, depending on workload. For real-time graphics rendering and machine learning, you are enjoying that power, and doing those...
raphlinus.github.io
March 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I've now published my blog post, "I want a good parallel computer." raphlinus.github.io/gpu/2025/03/... . Thanks much to all the feedback on the draft, I'd like to think I've clarified some things that might have been confusing.
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The last demo that I tried this Steam Next Fest that I loved (and of course took shots from) was Wheel World, made by @messhof.bsky.social and published by @annapurna.com. The art direction and character work are beautiful. Go play it!
#VirtualPhotography #FramedSC
#VirtualPhotography #FramedSC
March 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The last demo that I tried this Steam Next Fest that I loved (and of course took shots from) was Wheel World, made by @messhof.bsky.social and published by @annapurna.com. The art direction and character work are beautiful. Go play it!
#VirtualPhotography #FramedSC
#VirtualPhotography #FramedSC
For what it’s worth, all of the most important/meaningful connections I’ve made at GDC have happened without alcohol around
Every GDC is someone's first. After every GDC, we hear about mistreatment, assaults, and other horror stories.
Conference vets, share your tips for a #safeGDC!
I'll start: do NOT. under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. take meetings in someone's hotel room.
Conference vets, share your tips for a #safeGDC!
I'll start: do NOT. under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. take meetings in someone's hotel room.
March 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
For what it’s worth, all of the most important/meaningful connections I’ve made at GDC have happened without alcohol around
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Publisher bizdev people at events like GDC and Dice trying to sign "the next balatro" should realize that, statistically, the developer of "the next Balatro" you need to be talking to isn't at GDC or Dice talking to bizdev guys seeking 2m+ in funding
March 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Publisher bizdev people at events like GDC and Dice trying to sign "the next balatro" should realize that, statistically, the developer of "the next Balatro" you need to be talking to isn't at GDC or Dice talking to bizdev guys seeking 2m+ in funding
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AI images have an extremely distinctive and very strange distribution of spatial frequencies. They're basically made of zebra stripes at varying scales. Every dark band has a corresponding bright band of the same thickness immediately alongside it
this is actually MORE noticeable at thumbnail size
this is actually MORE noticeable at thumbnail size
Can someone explain to me why I'm able to tell these images are AI even before I find huge errors (extra fingers, distortions, etc)? Like what are the aesthetic qualities that out these as creations of AI?
March 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
AI images have an extremely distinctive and very strange distribution of spatial frequencies. They're basically made of zebra stripes at varying scales. Every dark band has a corresponding bright band of the same thickness immediately alongside it
this is actually MORE noticeable at thumbnail size
this is actually MORE noticeable at thumbnail size
screaming "microsoft partner center" into a pillow rn
March 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
screaming "microsoft partner center" into a pillow rn