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Brian Vidovic

@brianontherocks.bsky.social

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Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.

Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.

21.01.2025 02:26 — 👍 14424    🔁 4544    💬 504    📌 1305
Why Are All Bosses Idiots? with Simon Sinek | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast
YouTube video by What Now? with Trevor Noah Why Are All Bosses Idiots? with Simon Sinek | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast

This was an awesome conversation on purpose and finding what you're looking for and community and leadership and service.
youtu.be/BooPVxoRmEY?...

19.12.2024 22:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

When I saw the "Heretic Prophet" subtitle for this, I was like 'oh, okay, of course.' I know lots of great folks work at Naughty Dog, but I simply do not trust Druckmann to tell a story about religion.

and hey: required reading on TloU2 from @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social www.vice.com/en/article/t...

16.12.2024 21:27 — 👍 2744    🔁 1170    💬 45    📌 24
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I love those games too - I didn't work on them, but I will pass on the high fives to those teams. :)

29.11.2024 02:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Why does 'finding the fun' fail so often as a design strategy?
#gamedesign

New designers are told to prototype and 'find the fun'. But the naive version of this is a garbage tactic that mostly results in poorly thought out prototypes that are never going to converge on gameplay.

27.11.2024 19:18 — 👍 926    🔁 198    💬 44    📌 40
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Review | The year’s smartest game asks: Is civil democracy just a fantasy? “Metaphor: ReFantazio” is the most audacious, exciting video game story of the year as it chronicles the birth of democracy.

Metaphor is my game of the year. i asked director Hashino a very specific question.

He replied, “To be honest, you asked a question that really hits the core. I’ve done many interviews, and I haven’t had a question like this.”

www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

20.11.2024 15:43 — 👍 2801    🔁 605    💬 152    📌 97
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18.11.2024 12:20 — 👍 40504    🔁 5915    💬 370    📌 208
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Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my local member hospital of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need YOUR help to reach my fundraising goal, will you make a donation to suppo...

Day 2 of Extra Life! Another 12 hours to go and we are almost at the goal!! Co-Op gamin 12pm-12am, swing by if you have a chance!
www.extra-life.org/participant/...

17.11.2024 19:50 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hopepunk is the opposite of grimdark. Finding hope in the darkness is a radical, rebellious, beautiful, terrifying act--and is necessary to fight on.

07.11.2024 01:11 — 👍 4781    🔁 936    💬 67    📌 31
Trevor Noah: My Depression Was Linked To ADHD! Why I Left The Daily Show!
YouTube video by The Diary Of A CEO Trevor Noah: My Depression Was Linked To ADHD! Why I Left The Daily Show!

This interview has resonated with me SO strongly for myriad reasons; I did not expect to be in tears on a Saturday out of joy and sadness and anger and hope. Trauma, friendship, values, beliefs.
I share this in an effort that it may resonate with you too. youtu.be/FsztuzyXdhY?...

26.10.2024 21:16 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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