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Animator, believer at heart. Exploring the indie world and making games for fun. Grown up with 60s and 70s robot cartoons! gianmichelemariani.github.io

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The kids actually made animals that don't exist. The AI just put a bunch of stuff that already exists together into a polished slop blender. You can't get a better illustration of why AI can't create anything new while human creativity is bottomless.

10.02.2026 06:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1520    πŸ” 491    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 24
Screenshot of xfixium's port of Ms. Pac-Man for the SEGA Master System

Screenshot of xfixium's port of Ms. Pac-Man for the SEGA Master System

Screenshot of xfixium's port of Ms. Pac-Man for the SEGA Master System

Screenshot of xfixium's port of Ms. Pac-Man for the SEGA Master System

Did you ever dream to write your own videogame for the #SEGA #MasterSystem? 😲

xfixium has released a *complete* #video #tutorial: "Make Your Own Game with #devkitSMS" where he creates a Ms. Pac-Man clone using the C language! 😍

The whole series is […]

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04.04.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Any teaser on what’s new?

01.02.2026 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just using this interface brings me joy. Thank you!

15.01.2026 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Show us your event sheets πŸ˜†

10.01.2026 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love those icons!

10.01.2026 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Would love to but still no mac version 😒

27.12.2025 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
IntermarchΓ© - Conte de NoΓ«l
YouTube video by IntermarchΓ© IntermarchΓ© - Conte de NoΓ«l

one of the best animation ive seen recently made for an ad for a french supermarket! (with a pro vegetarian message too which is pretty cool)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na9V...

09.12.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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dev log #16 - 2D Ready RC Today's post is about progress on our '2D ready' milestone, it's ready for testing! That means it is plenty usable for a wide range of 2D games + more, but we're wrapping up documentation and samples...

luxe game engine dev log #16 - 2D Ready RC!

There's a new site, new documentation, new UI stuff, new VFX stuff, new Debugger and a whole lot more. Read about it here, and come help us test!

luxeengine.com/dev-log-16/?...

#gamedev #gameengine #createwithluxe #devlog

28.11.2025 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 6

Just caught up with this and it was a lovely talk, thank you for it. Did that compression on the fly PR ever made it?

07.11.2025 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
zeldawilliams 
20m
From Create Mode 
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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

zeldawilliams 20m From Create Mode β€’β€’ Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want. To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough, , just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it. Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams πŸ’”

06.10.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 16008    πŸ” 7013    πŸ’¬ 81    πŸ“Œ 486

The first to like this. What a beautiful work!

09.09.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Australia Did It - Reveal Trailer
YouTube video by MysticForge Australia Did It - Reveal Trailer

It's been a while.

Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.

store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...

03.09.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2588    πŸ” 728    πŸ’¬ 123    πŸ“Œ 71
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GitHub - CrankBoyHQ/crankboy-app: A high performance Game Boy emulator for the Playdateβ„’ A high performance Game Boy emulator for the Playdateβ„’ - CrankBoyHQ/crankboy-app

I'm just gonna leave this here. github.com/CrankBoyHQ/c... #playdate

14.08.2025 04:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How are you handling the essential window, input and drawing surface?

12.08.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A scene with a traveller on a cliff with balancing rocks and cairns, and a strange man sitting on one of the cairns.

A scene with a traveller on a cliff with balancing rocks and cairns, and a strange man sitting on one of the cairns.

A traveller in front of a large, round door that says "Vault door" in a science fantasy style environment.

A traveller in front of a large, round door that says "Vault door" in a science fantasy style environment.

A close up of a hooded, bearded elderly man saying "Step forth, take this phial of sacred oil."

A close up of a hooded, bearded elderly man saying "Step forth, take this phial of sacred oil."

A traveller in a science fantasy room with arched windows, hanging banners, a net over a bed and various ornaments and devices visible.

A traveller in a science fantasy room with arched windows, hanging banners, a net over a bed and various ornaments and devices visible.

This is what the game I'm making looks like.

29.07.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 737    πŸ” 141    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 18
Defold 1.10.4 has been released

Defold 1.10.4 has been released

Defold 1.10.4 was released! πŸ₯³

Here are my highlights, but there's more to check out!

#gamedev #indiedev #MadeWithDefold

Link: forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-1...

05.08.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If anyone in the universe is out there that uses things like mixamo, I would love some feedback on this new open source project I have been working on built with #threejs mesh2motion.org

09.05.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Post from "The Rundown"

July 18 at 5:30β€―PM
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DuckDuckGo has introduced a new feature allowing users to filter out AI-generated images from search results, addressing growing concerns over synthetic content overwhelming authentic visuals online. 
The filter can be activated through a dropdown in the Images tab, search settings, or by using a dedicated AI-free domain: noai.duckduckgo.com. The system relies on curated blocklists, including uBlockOrigin’s Huge AI Blocklist, to detect and suppress AI-generated imagery. 
While not perfect, it significantly reduces synthetic content visibility. This move sets DuckDuckGo apart from competitors like Google and Bing by giving users direct control over their exposure to AI-generated material.
Source: TechCrunch

Post from "The Rundown" July 18 at 5:30β€―PM Β· DuckDuckGo has introduced a new feature allowing users to filter out AI-generated images from search results, addressing growing concerns over synthetic content overwhelming authentic visuals online. The filter can be activated through a dropdown in the Images tab, search settings, or by using a dedicated AI-free domain: noai.duckduckgo.com. The system relies on curated blocklists, including uBlockOrigin’s Huge AI Blocklist, to detect and suppress AI-generated imagery. While not perfect, it significantly reduces synthetic content visibility. This move sets DuckDuckGo apart from competitors like Google and Bing by giving users direct control over their exposure to AI-generated material. Source: TechCrunch

DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.

02.08.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 14936    πŸ” 5347    πŸ’¬ 159    πŸ“Œ 509

I don’t know why but the Playdate seems like the perfect format yo enjoy p&c adventures these days. So much that could be done with the crank.
And your Sam and Max is gorgeous!

28.07.2025 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! If that includes a Mac version 😜

13.07.2025 06:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bears mentioning that even if the games industry gets taken over by AI slop, I will always buy games made by real people who have bothered to actually make something.

I'm confident there are more people like me who will keep buying games made by actual humans. There is a market for your weird game.

06.07.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 127    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
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I made 50,000+ game assets and now they're yours, enjoy!

gameassets.com

04.07.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 605    πŸ” 139    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 9
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Going back to this. Do you bind or use any scripting language for gameplay or straight c#?

19.06.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
the luxe logo on a big screen in front of a small character!

the luxe logo on a big screen in front of a small character!

dev log #15 - try luxe now!

As we continue to wrap up our goals for a wider release we're happy to note that you can try luxe already!

Read all about it in dev log #15!

luxeengine.com/dev-log-15/

#gamedev #createwithluxe #luxeengine

12.06.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5
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GitHub - KenneyNL/Adobe-Alternatives: A list of alternatives for Adobe software A list of alternatives for Adobe software. Contribute to KenneyNL/Adobe-Alternatives development by creating an account on GitHub.

With a lot of help from @stanislas-dolcini.bsky.social (and over 50 contributors) the Adobe Alternatives list has been updated! Loads of alternative software, and all better choices than to keep supporting Adobe.

github.com/KenneyNL/Ado...

04.06.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 225    πŸ” 87    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 7

Just to be clear, I'm not against the tech itself, but I want to simply to do it all myself, with no intrusion or helps. I don't care about the speed of things, I just want to better myself at the pace that is mine, not dictated by someone else.
It's the journey, not the result that matters to me.

31.05.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kind of scared of the next Apple developer conference. If they are going to force on me their ML/AI tech, without a way to turn it off completely, I'll have to seriously start looking at Linux, which to be honest, has made huge improvements since last I checked.

31.05.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Big News! The Drifter is coming to Steam on JULY 17!

A pulp adventure thriller where you play as a drifter trying to solve their own murder. πŸ”ͺπŸ”ͺπŸ”ͺ

Wishlist now! store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/...

29.05.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 463    πŸ” 162    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 42