Midas de Laat

Visited the Barbican Centre in London over the weekend - strong #LevelDesign ✨vibes✨.

Uploaded some ref images - hope it inspires 😊

🔗 midas.blog/barbican

#reference #blocktober

Long range plugs are some of the most satisfying "happy little accidents" ❤️‍🔥

#DREM was as perfect a fever dream we could've shared. First time seeing the @auntydonnaboys.bsky.social live - definitely not the last 😂

Thanks for the bellyaching evening of laughs and answering my question during the Q&A ☺️❤️

Well gosh darn, you are right! :) I stand corrected!

Arena Updates: A Deep Dive! — THE FINALS

So glad we are kicking these off - and would you believe it: our #leveldesign blog actually has before-and-after sliders! We're in the big leagues now. 🥳

#THEFINALS #Iteration #blocktober #gamedev

www.reachthefinals.com/patchnotes/a...

Ghaha nooo, I was worried about that - glad it got cleared up fast ❤️‍🩹!

Last week, for the first time ever, we lost a player character in our D&D campaign. It took me by surprise how real & serious it felt.

Genuinely a milestone that gave us all ✨the feels✨ - and yet another reason to love this fantastic hobby ❤️.

#DND #D&D #characterdeath #hobby

So relaxing to watch - such beautiful views 😍 Thanks for sharing 🫂

Genuinely one of the most delightful #Lego sets ever made. Such a fun build - and it's crazy how accurate it feels, for something built out of Lego!

Might be an all-time favourite ❤️‍🔥

#wall-e

YouTube video by THE FINALS MAKING THE FINALS | Creating a Dynamism Shooter

We're releasing a dev vlog today introducing our fans to 'dynamism', the design philosophy that drove the making of THE FINALS. We hope it gives those interested some insight into what it takes to make an crazy multiplayer sandbox FPS.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjUy...

The only thing missing from this video was shot of you holding a giant woven blanket, and Gustav pulling on one strand accidentally moving 7 other bits in the process 😂 #dynamism

I really like watching these. Thank you for making them, despite the reduced algorithm-appeal.

YouTube video by Bo Burnham - Topic 30

Today, I turn 30 🥳 Going to have a lovely BBQ to celebrate. Grateful to be surrounded by a loving family, my beautiful fiancée, great friends and our goofy doggo Azula.

Life is pretty good :) 🌄

#birthday www.youtube.com/watch?v=n57a...

Thank you for the kind words 👾

Getting something right from the get-go is /very/ rare - nearly every part of our maps sees multiple iterations. From minor tweaks to entire reworks. Playtesting helps us challenge our ideas - it's really fun!

I would love to revisit the Kyoto basements!

Instagram’s “Friend Map” sounds like a fun way for friends to share their location.

Unfortunately, Meta thinks your friends include Meta's own employees, advertisers, and cops.

Here’s why & how to turn it off 🧵

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If spiders are "spooders" are driders "drooders"? #dnd

Sorry :(

Level Design word of the Day: "Sticky-outy-bit"
- The bit that sticks out

#LevelDesign #Gamedev #ProfessionalLanguage

Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 2: Earth Jeremy Zuckerman · Album · 2025 · 24 songs

Aaah!! OST of Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 2: Earth just dropped 🥰 open.spotify.com/album/7oKztA...

😂 I was primarily hoping to use this as a way to help me organize my mind, but perhaps it could be deployed as another threat vector towards my players 😂

I wanted an interactive world map to track locations and events for my #D&D campaign. Sadly, I couldn't find anything that wasn't subscription based. So I made my own 😊 - with some help from our AI overlords 🤖.

Very excited to expand on this :D

#ttrpg #dnd #dm #gm

✏️ Wrote up a short guide on how to make cheap DIY initiative trackers midas.blog/dnd-diy-init...

#D&D #DIY #DND #TTRPG #GM #DM

Source: Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes Artist(s): Unknown

Rock gnomes were expert inventors and tinkers.

They also managed to use their keen intelligence to turn something as generally unexciting as work into a fun and enjoyable expenditure of their time and energy.
#dnd #forgottenrealms #Realmslore

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Lolwut - this bit! Come to think of it, it was probably filmed there 🤣

Wow!

I'm excited to see what you and the team will be doing with D&D going forward. Rooting for you Justice! :)

The curse of averages. They’re the best way to use data to hide the dynamics of a system, the exact thing you want data to help you find.

YouTube video by Matthijs Verkuijlen THE FINALS - Season 6 - Weapon Skins & Character Customisation

Really proud to again get to show off some of the Character and Weapon customisation I got to work on for THE FINALS Season 6! @reachthefinals.com

youtu.be/7mY-fCTB8cI?...

I’ve been in the industry 20 years this year, and in that whole time this is the classic problem that keeps on giving. The vast majority of industry leaders don’t understand system dynamics, don’t understand non-linear relationships and often don’t understand where ‘good’ comes from. Their….

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