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Samuel Cohen
@samuelcohen.bsky.social
Level Designer, Artist, Teacher. He/Him.

Expect photography and game dev stuff.

Etherborn is my baby.
Worked on Ritual Tides, After Us, Terracotta, Blues and Bullets and some other secret stuff.

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Photography ig: mind.dispersion
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My photo series "Patterns of Justice" has received an Honorable Mention at the Minimalist Photography Awards!!

minimalistphotographyawards.com/2024/07/31/p...
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Lumines Arise developer Enhance is forever chasing God
Lumines Arise developer Enhance is forever chasing God
The Japanese studio breaks down its unerringly human creative process.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
16 years have passed and this song still fucking slaps

youtu.be/5B9hPGyabaQ?...
Slagsmalsklubben - Sponsored by Destiny (Official video)
YouTube video by Daniel Eskils
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I've played like half of these games and it's indeed an excellent bundle
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Miércoles
October 29, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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"Return of the Obra Dinn" is seven years old this week.

For this not-particularly-special anniversary, here's a re-cammed and narrated timelapse of (nearly) all character creation, object modeling, scene posing, and general 3D work for Obra Dinn from 2015 to 2018:

youtu.be/90vqCKEEj3s
Return of the Obra Dinn - Narrated Modeling Mega Timelapse
YouTube video by Lucas Pope
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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An OpenAI executive said GPT-5 found solutions to 10 "previously unsolved" math problems when in reality all it did was find online references to places where people had already solved them

techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...
OpenAI’s ‘embarrassing’ math | TechCrunch
No, GPT-5 did not solve a bunch of previously unsolved math problems.
techcrunch.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Simu Liu has a script draft done for the Sleepy Dogs live-action film
October 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Pretty clear who won the dick measuring contest here, if you ask me
October 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"We don't need producers"
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Fascinating story about a “ghost” concept car that was designed in 1939 but possibly/maybe/probably not actually built at the time, and only discovered when the sketches were found in a barn decades later.

“The Dusenberg Coupe Simone”

www.hagerty.com/media/automo...
October 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Guys, every person you see on Fox News in a mask is just Robert O'Neill, retired Navy Seal and occasional Fox News contributor. He's the former Antifa, former Gazan, former gang member. His eyes are very unique.
October 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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If you want to own System Shock 2 but aren’t interested in the Nightdive remake, act now because it’s about to be delisted as a standalone product.

www.rpgsite.net/news/18648-s...
System Shock 2 (1999) is being delisted on October 10 for PC for standalone purchases | RPG Site
It will be included with System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster going forward for new and existing owners.
www.rpgsite.net
October 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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The Japanese Mario 64 official strategy guide is an incredible thing. "Can we make little hand-made dioramas of all the levels?" "Sure, why the hell not."
October 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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ADHD Yoda: “There is no do, there is only overdo or never do.”
October 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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September 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Truly the scope of 0451 will probably outlive all other cultural elements I've ever contributed to.
Very pleased to inform everyone that Hello Kitty Island Adventure is a 0451 game #hkia
September 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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1. Work expands to fill the time.
2. Every task has a minimum time.
3. Creatives need room to explore and play.
4. Creatives need deadlines.
September 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Please just develop the literacies and dispositions to play old games just like you can watch old movies.
Deus Ex Remastered screenshots
September 25, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The fact that the Paprika OST is not on streaming pisses me off.
September 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Here's a thing that's probably right up your Straße, you big mad oddball.x
September 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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If your placeholder assets aren't clearly placeholders, you'll forget to replace them

Back in ~1999, the art director for some dollhouse game made a temporary diamond-shaped model for their character UI. By the time he realized they hadn't replaced it, it was too late and it shipped as-is. Oops!
September 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The concept of cats is so good. You have this little, beautifully eyed furball made of the softest material you've ever touched, and all of a sudden it has teeth and claws.
September 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Hey! Akupara is turning 9, and they're running discounts accross their catalogue! This includes my first child, Etherborn. If you haven't played it, it's your opportunity to get it for the price of a latte!

store.steampowered.com/sale/akupara...
September 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Since today's discourse is on how "not everyone grew up with Nintendo", I'll reshare this: medium.com/@felipepepe/...

And reinforce that this is systemic - a consequence of US hegemony. It's NOT a personal attack on American journos, youtubers & gamers, but rather a reminder of our differences.
The Gentrification of Video Game History
We’re not all suburban kids who got a Nintendo 64 for Christmas
medium.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM