Dave Padilla

Here's my 103rd annual reminder that you don't need to buy a TGA ticket to network with other devs this week!

We’ve all been busy so this post is late, but please donate if you can! We use the money to help our scholars make it through GDC week with as little financial distress as possible, as well as support them through our Mentor Program. Every little bit helps! #GivingTuesday

americans or usians or whatever we're calling thanksgiving celebrators today if you haven't already punched your turkey out of the street trash can or whipped it from the brick castle wall do it now or it won't have enough time to air out and lose the trash can/wall smell by dinner

It’s my favorite new show! I can’t wait for the new episode tomorrow.

Yup! There are still a lot of folks who dress up for the JW and general after show socializing.

Do not trust subscription services. 🗣️📢

Buy physical.

Store your own raw digital copies.

Keep the media and art that you love within your own access.

Hi, Londoners! I'll be giving an in-person full day #gameUX masterclass on Friday Dec 12th in #London.
You can sign up here:

www.eventbrite.com/e/game-ux-co...

Let me know if you have any questions. Please share and I hope to see you there!

#UX #gamedev #training #masterclass

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General networking can also be good, but other events like GDC would be far better if you want to spend more time with devs than execs or business types.

It really depends on what you are looking for! DICE is great if you are looking to start the pitch process ahead of GDC, or if you want to network with clear business goals in mind (e.g. see who is funding projects, try to meet investor types, etc.).

This week I...

LAUNCHED THE STEAM PAGE FOR STAR SPARK! 🎉

Here's the announcement trailer showing off some gameplay.

There's still lots to do, but it's cool to be at this point 🙂

Wishlist it here!
store.steampowered.com/app/3639950/...

#StarSpark #ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame

Are you an aspiring game developer who is looking for helpful information on what hiring managers are looking for in a portfolio? Well you are in luck since I will be hosting an IndieCade Horizons panel tonight at 6pm PST and will be joined by some industry veterans!

My team is looking for an experienced gameplay programmer to work on an exciting new 3D project with us! Please apply if the role is right up your alley, or share the link if you know of someone that may fit the bill.

Sunday's dilemma: I COULD start creating an online dating profile or start playing Hades 2 instead. From what I have seen folks mention lately, the latter is probably going to be a lot better for my mental health.

EA going private in $55 billion deal that will pay shareholders $210 a share Electronic Arts said it has agreed to be acquired by PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners in an all-cash deal worth $55 billion.

my main career compass has been to avoid my work hours empowering world-ruining ultra rich people, around moral distress and right livelihood. I cannot fathom the stress of 14,500 people finding out their job now enriches people who shattered Unity's good will, Jared Kushner, and Mohammed bin Salman

(PAID) - We need a dialogue editor who is fluent in Japanese.
Limited series, 8 episodes.

yo game dev community! 👾

my name is laryssa, and i've worked on several games in different facets of game audio. i composed for manifold garden and dorfromantik & worked as an audio producer on halo infinite and music editor for destiny 2.

nice to meet you! ✨

David Lynch from his 8/28/2020 "Weather Report" video, where he is wearing a black button down, black sunglasses, and saying: "what a great time to be alive if you love the theater of the absurd." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGqHREWzwnA

I dunno why the tag didn't work but I made the poster for @vangamegarden.bsky.social this year!

I’m back in Japan for my first Tokyo Game Show. Hit me up if you’re also here and want to catch up!

Evening Star has just opened up an Art Director role at the studio! The team is looking for a seasoned developer who has experience running a mid-sized remote art team and who can take point on overseeing the art production for our new title.

Please feel free to apply or share this post!

declaring war on a city in your own country, donald trump is easily one of the greatest evils alive today

That being said, I think adding realistic pieces isn't necessarily a bad thing to have in your portfolio, but having more stylized art pieces will only increase your chances with studios that are looking for that exact style.

In your specific case, if you're getting turned down by studios who are looking for artists with experience in realism it's not because of the quality of your work. It may just be that they are receiving applications from a lot of artists who specialize in realism, so the focus is on them instead.

At that point, it just becomes a matter of recruiters figuring out how many people you can actually slot into the interview pipeline, and this greatly varies depending on the size of the company.

However, there are so many people looking for work right now that studios are most likely seeing a lot of applications from folks who have the technical proficiency, experience, and are an exact stylistic match.

A few years ago, I would have said that including pieces in your portfolio that are outside of your usual style would have been fine since there seemed to be more of an openness to take a chance on someone who had the technical chops and experience but wasn't an exact stylistic match.

my funny bone got tickled mad good by this

Congratulations on the new role!