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YouTube video by f4mi Yes, games really WERE cooler years ago

Pleasantly surprised to learn that this video is actually about cool game UI (among a dozen other topics, it's a chaotic watch)

The most important point here is that the primary reason we're getting less varied and experimental interfaces in games is... the economy

youtu.be/Zc3D-5ZyQpI

"This use of GenAI is fine because VAs signed contracts to relinquish their rights".

Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?

Our next guest is one of the most beloved figures in the video games industry. Please welcome, @yosp-jp.bsky.social .

The Former President of Sony Interactive's Worldwide Studios helped oversee the development of landmark titles across generations.

Don’t miss this exciting episode: bit.ly/43RMgx9

Happy to see my book traveling the world. You should grab yourself one too!

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𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: www.amazon.de/Alina-Brazde... (available on all other regional amazons too)

j_calavera's review of Absolum | Backloggd A rare, almost mythic case of “way less than the sum of its parts,” and also one of the best examples that gamers can be easily deceived by machines playing themselves.<br><br>The ‘parts’ in question ...

Sadly got enough free time to write what I feel about Absolum.

backloggd.com/u/j_calavera...

Успеваю заскочить на празднование spooky season? Новый пост на канале - про Silent Hill и... стихи: t.me/apttc/24

The Unlabored Blade The Unlabored Blade is a soulbound dagger in Pillars of Eternity, added in The White March - Part II expansion. It can be used by characters of any class. As with other soulbound weapons, the in-game ...

I really loved Ninja Gaiden (2004), especially in Black and Sigma iterations. I thought the Wooden Sword/Unlabored Flawlessness progression was so cool that I copied it (sorta) in The White March.

pillarsofeternity.fandom.com/wiki/The_Unl...

サイレントヒルfのファンアートを描きました

Back in 2018 I wrote an article about "political references added to video game translations"

Then I did it again, a few weeks ago in 2025, so here is PART 2!
legendsoflocalization.com/articles/pol...

#translation #politics #翻訳

Наконец-то сдал рукопись.

I always think of that concept / art from @cinemaminddavid.bsky.social that updated the Fatal Frame series to be heavily inspired by Shiraishi and 90's Hideo Nakata J-horror stuff. A camcorder instead of a cursed camera. It looked amazing.

Published a video essay “What Cities Say in Anime”, a project I've been working on since August. Tons of sources, meticulous editing, calm narration. It's in Russian, but you can turn on automatic translation.

youtu.be/jkMrCjJP_zw

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Like, you can't heal members of different confessions or iconoclasts, use of miracles is further limited by license and paperwork (mauling people is - unsurprisingly - not), self-education is thoroughly disencouraged.

Which leads to worst enemies of the Church being more devout in their faith.

An RPG where a paladin concept is understood by virtually everyone in-game and despised universally.

The catch is that the most limitations on the power curve are imposed by paladins' allegiance to the church due to hierarchy and bureaucracy, intentionally so. You're not meant to produce miracles.

Мазохисты в шелках О проектировании страданий и Silksong

Написал немного мыслей про геймдизайн как реакцию, компромиссы Hollow Knight и структуру фрустрации игроков в Silksong.

panmeditat.substack.com/p/silksong-m...

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r/ChatGPTPro u/vurto • 28d If ChatGPT is not consistently dependable, how are we suppose to use it for actual work? Discussion It's behavior and results can randomly change due to some OpenAl tweaking that's opaque. On some days it can't even keep track of a fresh chat, it can't do calculations, it can't sort through a chat to extract relevant information, and when it's suppose to refer to source material in a PDF, it doesn't. All because OpenAl trained it for fluency and basically to simulate whatever it can for user satisfaction. I can use it for general chats, philosophical stuff, therapy, but nothing serious. I'm pro Al, but I approach it with skepticism knowing it's undependable (as I do with anything I read). And prompts can be interpreted/executed differently across users' own interaction with their Als so it's not truly scalable. How does the business world / leaders expect staff to adopt Al if it's not consistently dependable? It doesn't even calculate like a calculator. If the internet start claiming 2+2=5, that's what it'll answer with. I'd use it for hobbies and pet projects but I can't imagine using it for anything "mission critical".

You're so close

At weekends, full moons and late in the evening, the app sends WhatsApp or SMS text messages encouraging users to log in. As free minutes expire, a message pops up: “Recharge once to get the answers you’re looking for.” Rates go as high as 250 rupees a minute, turning a 10-minute chat into the price of a fancy dinner. There’s a disclaimer in the small print, however: Services on the website are “for entertainment purposes only.” Premraj, a tech-savvy user in his 20s who’s tried more than 10 astrology apps, says they follow a script. “Most of them tell you exactly what you want to hear,” he said, asking to be identified by only his first name out of privacy concerns. A typical tactic is to offer a few free minutes, then drop a vague but dramatic twist right before time runs out — urging users to pay to hear the rest, he said.

Fascinating to see the popularity of astrology apps in India and how they keep users hooked:

"A typical tactic is to offer a few free minutes, then drop a vague but dramatic twist right before time runs out — urging users to pay to hear the rest." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Honor Studentism: Educational Underpinnings of Delusional Beliefs in the American AI Industry Throughout my time in high school, I was under the thrall of the grading system.

Essay i wrote instead of bluesky rambling. "Honor Studentism: Educational Underpinnings of Delusional Beliefs in the American AI Industry". please read and enjoy! I think about my time as an honor student and the connection to destructive tech work
melodicambient.substack.com/p/honor-stud...

ANDOR isn't fiction - p1, season 1 | BORZOI cast Get more from BORZOI cast on Patreon

Episode 1 of BORZOI Cast is live! We’re kicking off our show with Andor, covering the first 2 arcs of Season 1

Very excited to share this, since this is our first time doing a podcast like this with @froshadowing.bsky.social, so please don’t judge too harshly :)

Free on our Patreon:

О, а это ж вроде мой шитпостный список!

A minimalist logo of Borzoi Cast - a golden silhouette of a greyhound dog in a fluid pose on top of a navy blue background

Amidst the horrors of the world, Alina @froshadowing.bsky.social and I decided to start a podcast to talk about culture in the context of history, philosophy and economy

First episode, dedicated to Andor Season 1, is coming out on Wednesday, so stay tuned!

Your knowledge retention doesn't suck because mobile phones have fried your brain, your knowledge retention sucks because you're wiki-diving at 3:30 AM on a Tuesday and haven't slept in 36 hours.

Снова нашёл кнопку постинга в телеге, я сожалею.

t.me/cybervalhall...

main visual art for Dodonpachi Daioujou depicting a fighter ship upright in the sand full of bullet holes and blood, a young lolita dressed girl holding it gently and connected to its bottom with a series of wires

once again thinking about how the single greatest work of sci-fi ever made is that one DoDonPachi DaiOuJou drawing

Oh we played the demo of the 1st one! Will dive into it with the family soon.

Thanks for the links and all the work you're doing! Always a pleasure to read.

I'd say RE: Outbreak (somewhat hostile design, far way ahead of its time), Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter (due to the timer system), Urban Reign (cool but hard to learn in early hours), Clock Tower 3 (imo it is fun in its own way but not a lot of people liked the absurdity and being over the top).

I learnt about Dragon's Crown from Jason Schreier's coverage ('horny design bad' and all) and casually picked it in a shop.

Turned out it was one of the best designed RPG beat 'em ups with some cool techs.