Nicolas A. Barriga

Old lady professor tip:

If you are a student sending a document that you have written to someone else for comments - put your last name in the file name.

BAD =“qualifyingExam.docx”

GOOD = “Hird_qualifyingExam.docx”

BEST = “Hird_qualifyingExam_01August2025.docx”

Always. Make it a habit.

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Four scenes of a government cabinet with each one occupied by fewer and fewer people.

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Being an academic means asking the tough questions, like "why did I agree to this?" and "what was I thinking?"

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Code written with box characters used on old old software to make fake UIs

You’re still arguing about tabs vs. spaces? May I present…

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Who else is doing gravy shots today

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#HollowFloor is on 33% discount for @steampowered.com autumn sale and also on @itch.io. It would be amazing if you could #like, #retweet, and/or #review the game

Links:
- store.steampowered.com/app/2815150/...
- amidos2006.itch.io/hollow-floor

#indiegames #BlackFriday #metroidvania #sale #discount

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Insight: Players don't know how to play prototypes. Fun is only revealed *to players* in the last 5-10% of polishing a gameplay loop.

In early playtests, you need experts who hold the target experience, current gameplay, future potential gameplay, gaps in missing systems all in their head at once.

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David Churchill is about to give this year's report from the long-running #AIIDE24 StarCraft competition. This may be the longest running video game AI competition in the world!

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