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Tweets from 2012/04

  1. Good news! Poached eggs exist, and you can eat them!
  2. @Carachan1 congrats on the Sunday Papers link! (the article was pretty good, too)
  3. …in reply to @DGoodayle
    @DGoodayle @robinlacey they still need warrants for the contents. You need automated chaff emails and traffic to defeat traffic analysis.
  4. …in reply to @DGoodayle
    @DGoodayle @robinlacey or just tunnel everything to your server sitting in that mythical secure place.
  5. …in reply to @undefined
    @robinlacey @DGoodayle the more I think on it, the more fucked technically the mail part seems.
  6. …in reply to @undefined
    @robinlacey @DGoodayle and Tor isn't a great idea if you're worried about people reading what you send. Fine with the tunnel to Mordor.
  7. …in reply to @DGoodayle
    @DGoodayle @robinlacey that stopped being true in the 90s. Or if it didn't, governments are being unusually good at pretending otherwise.
  8. me and @Draknek have made @#!/petermolydeux/143052751784525824 as an interactive theatrical experience #molyjam
  9. It's actually really funny, and really awkward and creepy.
  10. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @Draknek if you want! I'm pretty proud of it, but no-one wants to play.
  11. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @Draknek (which I can understand -- it feels a bit like Jam)
  12. And here's the writeup! v21.posterous.com/holding-the-baby (with excellent photos of @Draknek)
  13. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle @KommanderKlobb @Draknek apparently cradling a Krispy Kreme donut box like a baby and cooing isn't appealing. I don't get it either
  14. …in reply to @beatonna
    @beatonna @KommanderKlobb Nooo! I binged yesterday and wanted more. But this existed and I saw it back then.
  15. …in reply to @undefined
    @Cunthorse shock-a-lot/chocolate?
  16. I am rewarding myself for waking up in time for my stop by getting fried chicken.
  17. …in reply to @robrotic
    @robrotic wasn't even great fried chicken, but I am still completely free of regrets.
  18. …in reply to @Draknek
    @Draknek @doougle @KommanderKlobb o God I am the worst fake parent ever.
  19. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe Yes, yes, $15. I remembered to put it in my bag specially.
  20. …in reply to @undefined
    @reallyfancy That was my favorite jam theme that never got used : "A game that takes longer to play than it did to make"
  21. What would Edward Tufte do?
  22. …in reply to @undefined
    @Cunthorse The tech in QR codes is pretty cool. Like the work done to make them tolerant to noise/errors. The conventions for data within.
  23. Put up my Molyjam games: Holding the Baby whatwouldmolydeux.com/display.php?GameID=234 & Museum of You whatwouldmolydeux.com/display.php?GameID=238
  24. RT @GunpointGame: Most useful lesson I've learnt coding: if something doesn't work, don't fix it until you understand it. Make it tell y ...
  25. …in reply to @undefined
    @q0rt oooh, what method do you use? Some good tips here : rockpapershotgun.com/2011/11/01/the-games-industry-on-poached-eggs/
  26. …in reply to @nameoftheyear
    @nameoftheyear I love the idea that the ongoing game balance is out of your hands, as @Horse_ebooks emits more tweets.
  27. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge You complain of a thing happening, and then immediately identify the reason for it happening.
  28. …in reply to @undefined
  29. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef oh wow if you click on a segment it detaches with a nice ease but there's no point to doing that.
  30. …in reply to @undefined
    @medeasin there are worse words... like "spouse"
  31. …in reply to @pipedownkitty
    @kitrichardsonuk @mattwebb85 You are entirely correct!
  32. …in reply to @undefined
    @bhmwong it sounds fun. yes, let's.
  33. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe :D :D :D
  34. …in reply to @undefined
    @Cunthorse This is a terrible hack, but... Could you just add "curl http://whatever.php" to the cronjob?
  35. Meaty as hell suggestions for parenting games: electrondance.com/parenting-is-not-an-escort-mission/ @ElectronDance is on top form this week.
  36. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke @Carachan1 And Earthbound and Bangai-O Spirits.
  37. …in reply to @FrameworkTrain
    @FrameworkTrain I don't know if this is a confession or a boast, but it was me and @Draknek that made the Holding the Baby, not Parkamour.
  38. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 @rclarke Oh shit, and both parts of the social games ghost story. And his autobiography was pretty intense and vivid.
  39. …in reply to @ElectronDance2
    @ElectronDance so often the way! I love jokes that can be unpacked out into entire essays.
  40. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH which reminds me I was going to buy Pixexix! Let's go do that now.
  41. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH Ah, don't worry about that. Was playing with it last week and really liking it. Though you should really get on that PSD support...
  42. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH Would be ace to have each snapshot be a PSD with the previous snapshots in separate layers. Can see image quality advantages too.
  43. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar It was! I should actually connect to that irssi session every so often, huh?
  44. @Norgg You helped make Parkamour! I had no idea. It's really good.
  45. RT @figames: New Game: Ping-Pong Spider Mother (Joe Bain) - freeindiegam.es/2012/04/ping-pong-spider-mother-joe-bain/
  46. …in reply to @aanand
    @aanand @FrameworkTrain @Draknek thank you for being such a fantastic sport!
  47. …in reply to @undefined
    @JeddieJ_1D_Cher go to sleep!
  48. I'm a swan with a crown!
  49. …in reply to @jwaaaap
    @jwaaaap @Dick_Hogg @edclef @KommanderKlobb I am now so excited to see what you produce.
  50. What's the best way to get to the front page on Dribbble? gradientsmotherfucker.com/
  51. The famously modest Suda adds that another central theme is "Brilliant Game."
  52. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @jwaaaap Oh, you are missing out on some classic fantastic/sometimes fascist sci-fi.
  53. Everyone's loving my @lucky_frame GDC swag T-shirt. Pugs!
  54. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef nonsense! go full ponce!
  55. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge It's relative to a baseline.
  56. …in reply to @DGoodayle
    @DGoodayle @HilariousCow @notch don't care about space, I just like the ambition.
  57. I like making games in which I don't know how players will play.
  58. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @jwaaaap dya want the solid adventures, or the mad stuff?
  59. @KommanderKlobb @jwaaaap Double Star is about a down and out actor impersonating a political figure after he was kidnapped. IN SPACE.
  60. @KommanderKlobb @jwaaaap The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress is about a penal colony ON THE MOON teaming up with an AI to gain independence.
  61. @KommanderKlobb @jwaaaap Tunnel in the Sky is a Boy's Adventure about kids stranded on an alien planet with guns.
  62. @KommanderKlobb @jwaaaap Stranger in a Strange Land is about a Martian Jesus figure returning to Earth, and Heinlein wanting hot secretaries
  63. …in reply to @jwaaaap
    @jwaaaap @KommanderKlobb Ooh, I've not read that one. But much love for the juveniles. Remembering Starman Jones now...
  64. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow @edclef I really would like to make a modern realistic war game.
  65. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow @edclef quote from a war photographer : if you see a gun, it's probably not war.
  66. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow @edclef really informed by for instance exiledonline.com/cat/war-nerd/ . The game is probably impossible/badly specced.
  67. …in reply to @ColinNorthway
    @ColinNorthway @JordanFehr @ADAMATOMIC this is the normal answer. Then you go back to twitter til someone else gets mad enough to blog.
  68. …in reply to @Frobisher_says
    @Frobisher_says awright, I'm having that. FIFA LARP coming up.
  69. RT @Frobisher_says: Take part in a football game, but tell all your friends that you are taking part in a FIFA-themed LARP.
  70. …in reply to @nachimir
    @nachimir eeeeenteresting!
  71. …in reply to @ltwukwuk
    @TheDonquixotic Not at all, it is entirely my pleasure! :D
  72. RT @terrycavanagh: What kind of psychopath distributes their game as a .pdf file with a clickable link to a download inside
  73. RT @heftyseamstress: when: weasles hurt eager nudists
  74. Just discovered "Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms" by David MacKay exists. I am excited! inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/itprnn/book.pdf
  75. The background is that I have heard for ages that Bayesian statistics kick the arse out of t-tests etc, but I don't really know them at all.
  76. And that I am a huge fan of David MacKay - he wrote the best book on climate change (Without Hot Air), and invented text input method Dasher
  77. "this hidden gem actually started development before the similar 'Splosion Man was revealed." I do not understand this copywriting.
  78. But I have just bought a this t-shirt : janemai.bigcartel.com/product/no-fucks-birthday-girl . I am excited to wear a t-shirt with swearing on it, maybe I am twelve.
  79. …in reply to @pipedownkitty
    @kitrichardsonuk sarcastic "fun" or real fun? either way, hello! I have not seen you in far too long! we should meet up!
  80. …in reply to @ashleygwinnell
    @ashleygwinnell SCANDALOUS
  81. I usually build games as interesting systems. But recently I've been thinking I should build them as beautiful experiences instead.
  82. Still can't be bothered to tell stories, mind.
  83. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus they taste great together, but you gotta pick one to focus on, just for reasons of scope.
  84. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef c'mon, put a full ecology in Proteus. With population crashes and migrations and a Nitrogen cycle! And badgers!
  85. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus I guess I mean focusing on creating affect in the player, and bending all of the game towards that goal.
  86. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus Mother 3 describes itself as "Funny, heartrending and strange". And the game systems are completely secondary to that.
  87. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus is the focus the interplay of systems, or the focus greed and naivety? of course you need systems, but are they the point?
  88. …in reply to @brandonnn
    @brandonnn you bastard.
  89. @brandonnn you are entirely forgiven.
  90. Not going to do any more work today.
  91. Gonna play FEZ instead.
  92. I am excited enough about this to clean my glasses beforehand.
  93. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar check the credits
  94. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 You can't go wrong with the Coen Brothers.
  95. …in reply to @undefined
  96. …in reply to @catburton
    @catburton you're leaving Mind Candy?
  97. …in reply to @radiatoryang
    @radiatoryang oh jesus christ fucking utilikilts
  98. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle isn't it, though!
  99. Fucking badly written state machines of my own creation, rendered in callbacks.
  100. …in reply to @catburton
    @catburton @unity3d you too! If they keep hiring all the good people, who'll be left using it?
  101. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb next session I'll be doing that too. Mysteries!
  102. This boat race is ridiculous.
  103. …in reply to @undefined
    @cucumberoneye I owe figurimg out some arc-ball rotation code to an empty box of PG Tips.
  104. @KommanderKlobb this is a mean thing to discuss so publicly, but I like puzzling things out before any walkthroughs, reviews, discussion.
  105. Someone lost an oar?
  106. …in reply to @Dick_Hogg
    @Dick_Hogg I completely agree. I'm so glad we run our own night to put on videogames no-one else has heard of.
  107. RT @cyriakharris: As an artist the secret of not doing crap stuff is to do crap stuff and realise it looks crap and not show anyone.
  108. …in reply to @fforw
    @fforw I'll admit to being bad at actually holding back stuff. But I know that's the way to be seen as good
  109. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef as someone still kinda-young : fuck him.
  110. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef shit, that's the first time I've thought of myself as kinda young.
  111. Was just telling my stepmother about FEZ. "It's lovely" "Like Machinarium?" was pretty much the gist. ("Botanicula is coming out soon!")
  112. …in reply to @fernantastic
    @compositeredfox ah ha. ha. "lol"
  113. …in reply to @jwaaaap
    @jwaaaap #7dfps? i should be tired of organized game making, but i am full of enthusiasm for this prospect! (might be the gin)
  114. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @xbelanch Barcelona is a lovely city.
  115. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb me toooooooooo...
  116. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe Really the best thing about Deadly Premonition is everything.
  117. …in reply to @agensi_yiannis
    @YianniPelekanos we did do one in Nottingham! But -- maybe? S'a bit more of a pain logistically? If you really want it, make it happen!
  118. …in reply to @agensi_yiannis
    @YianniPelekanos not gonna implicate anyone right now!
  119. Right, actually queued up an interview with @therussmorris on bestgamedesign.tumblr.com/ for tomorrow morning! Dry spell : OVER!
  120. Oh yeah, so also I have been finally making my super simple Turing test thing! #screenshotsaturday
  121. Thermal Vent Orchestrator : Intended as a test of vent-controlling verisimilitude, but usually played for laughs with cheats on #cdboegoacc
  122. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 @asponge I take it from this that you went out drinking.
  123. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 And are you sure that's not @asponge 's greatest tragedy?
  124. Wondering if I can just describe some of @increpare 's games and win the #cdboegoacc competition.
  125. (Then again, my current strategy is to try to design a @doougle game IN SPACE. Which I know he's thought about...) #cdboegoacc
  126. So the #cdboegoacc thing is you gotta invent a videogame aliens might've played. Tied into this fantastic book : candlemarkandgleam.com/store/delivery/constellation-games-serial/
  127. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @brandonnn @C418 I am so glad to be at my dad's house away from my Xbawks this weekend. SO GLAD.
  128. …in reply to @noel_llopis
    @noel_llopis I still remember the sting of opening Justin Smith's Realistic Summer Sports Simulator to discover there was still more to pay.
  129. RT @PeterMolydeux: Inspired by @suda_51 to create a radical game in which women are valued for their minds
  130. O shit, just remembered I ought to make a golf game for Friday.
  131. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe really tempted to install instagram just to show you pictures of my breakfast.
  132. …in reply to @ishisoft
    @ishisoft that's what we were told, in the emails that gave us the code to play Fez before it's actually out.
  133. …in reply to @ishisoft
    @ishisoft though we were told, and I quote, "feel free to brag about it"
  134. …in reply to @mikeBithell
    @mikeBithell @HilariousCow Prologues are usually shorter than chapters.
  135. man, the more I think about it the more I want to do a #7dfps oh god maybe with some chunky super low poly graphics?
  136. …in reply to @mikeBithell
    @mikeBithell @HilariousCow the feel matters more than the numbers. if you have to break consistency/convention to get it right, do it!
  137. RT @hoverbird: Everybody thinks "The Social Network" is the best movie about forming a new startup, but they are wrong. The best movie i ...
  138. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe I'm only up to ep. 4. :/
  139. Tintin is a fucking idiot.
  140. Tempted to get a couple of copies of Rise of the Videogame Zinesters and leave them with people when they express a desire to make games.
  141. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe a friend of my brother's last night asking about Train To Game.
  142. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry @edclef @patrickashe @smestorp I can confirm Phil Fish was being only a bit awkward, not a full on dick.Jon Blow agreed w him!
  143. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 what!? Who's been saying there's no good literary scifi?
  144. @Carachan1 (I then read your tweet on dialectics)
  145. RT @russss: $80m per employee. $1200 per minute the company has been in existence. $70 per user. This is a fucking bubble.
  146. …in reply to @undefined
  147. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 ‽‽‽
  148. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 ‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽‽
  149. "When Catastrophe Strikes, Emulate the Octopus" #CDBOEGOACC (this is actually the title of a Wired article)
  150. …in reply to @doougle
  151. RT @RedEaredRabbit: "I am shocked that the rich avoid paying tax" says George Osborne, beneficiary of a £4m offshore trust fund set up t ...
  152. "We can do that. It's just XML."
  153. …in reply to @infovore
    @infovore the next thing that happened was we all burst out laughing.
  154. "The thing about Instagram and Pinterest is that they are really interesting in the context of posting pictures around topics"
  155. …in reply to @mattwebb85
    @mattwebb85 future tense? present tense! i am already interested in it! were you thinking of a trip?
  156. suggestions for good music for shitty earbuds? i left my nice headphones at home :<
  157. …in reply to @oh_cripes
  158. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes ah, I had assumed you were gonna be sticking with SVG. Though I can completely understand why not.
  159. Interesting what of this applies, and what does not, to gamejams I've organized hackdaymanifesto.com/
  160. I think most of what doesn't is only because there weren't any sponsors, money or APIs.
  161. "The WiFi network should be capable of handling at least 4 devices per attendee." vs CB2 Bistro.
  162. …in reply to @hannahnicklin
    @hannahnicklin that's a far lovelier and more proactive idea than just crashing the pub after, which I'd usually do/plan to do.
  163. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef what's the green/what's the orange? Where does my favorite indie definition edge case Valve fit in?
  164. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef I've got a 20p and a breath mint. What reward tier does that fall into?
  165. …in reply to @ortoslon
    @ortoslon Believe it or not, there are multiple quantum computing languages already. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_programming
  166. …in reply to @vetraskr
    @vetraskr @rclarke oh yes, definitely do it. I'll bring popcorn.
  167. …in reply to @hannahnicklin
    @hannahnicklin Also, whatever with that expensive stuff. Gamecamp is happening again! gamecamp.org.uk/
  168. …in reply to @brandonnn
    @brandonnn @PTibz @robrotic @c_hedborg @Disasterpeace I do give Spotify money, and I feel evil for it. :<
  169. me: i now really want to make this / stephen: okay let's do it / me: okay / stephen: okay / me: shit / stephen: shit
  170. …in reply to @hannahnicklin
    @hannahnicklin Definitely. It's all-kinds-of-games, unconference format, lots of interesting conversations.
  171. Oh man, awesome, I love the cloud (it's only a sentence. though i love that this dialog box stops me from copying it)
  172. @doougle laser tag would work underwater
  173. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 I don't know what WTB means.
  174. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 also, it is possible to escape. Look at Leigh Alexander.
  175. …in reply to @UnburntWitch
    @zoequinnzel I'm surprised how often conversations end up that way without me trying.
  176. It's not yet midnight, so it's fine to put another episode of Twin Peaks on. Right?
  177. …in reply to @greenseaweed
    @greenseaweed aw, what! and here i am, just stopped watching and to bed. after falling asleep watching it, mind. and spilling wine on myself
  178. RT @ladieswhocode: We're looking for speakers for our upcoming UK meetups. Have you been working on something awesome? Know someone who ...
  179. …in reply to @undefined
    @radiomaru @KommanderKlobb @brandonnn ohhh man, the number system, i still haven't cracked that one yet. next time...
  180. RT @zoequinnzel: That moment in a game when you first encounter water and you're not sure if you're going to die if you jump in is kind ...
  181. RT @State_of_Play: if you've not seen yet Lume is in Steam's Indie Adventure Pack store.steampowered.com/sub/14087 Grab some excellent games at a ba ...
  182. …in reply to @undefined
    @cunthorse you could always lie?
  183. …in reply to @Dick_Hogg
    @Dick_Hogg @edclef it really is very heartwarming n stuff.
  184. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @Dick_Hogg I know. I only commented so that he had to keep hearing/talking about Caine's Arcade. Cardboard!
  185. @S0phieH DNS lookup is failing for pixexix.sophiehoulden.com/ for me.
  186. @S0phieH oop. alive again now.
  187. GameCamp tickets are out! I am excited to go to this gamecamp5.eventbrite.com/
  188. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef oh god, we could, couldn't we? maaaaaybe
  189. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef might run a whole session of non-games. Proteus card game, Holding The Baby, Mornington Crescent, ????
  190. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef I think those rooms can be darkened. And they have tables/chairs/clutter enough... hmm hmm hmmmmmmmm!
  191. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe you know you'll just end up buying a ticket later on...
  192. I discovered the band Macdonald Duck Eclair yesterday. Today, I can confirm with decent headphones they sound even better. Yuuuss.
  193. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus talk about YOUR DICK
  194. …in reply to @TomNullpointer
    @TomNullpointer try a few days with Lua? That'll help you remember.
  195. …in reply to @mikeBithell
    @mikeBithell you're okay so far, i think
  196. …in reply to @renaudbedard
    @renaudbedard haha! but it seriously is, congratulations.
  197. …in reply to @robrotic
    @robrotic "y'all"
  198. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus Just write lengthy troll articles.
  199. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus never did Tim Rogers much harm
  200. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry I make that shit work fulltime.
  201. RT @AidanJohnMoffat: I'm Aidan, I don't think we've met. It's my party, aye. Who are you with?
  202. …in reply to @mikeBithell
    @mikeBithell thank you! we do like money.
  203. and back to trying to express things in the bastard language of quaternions.
  204. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 thinking about it, i reckon more people die in the afternoon/evening than in the morning.
  205. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 no argument here.
  206. …in reply to @tomscott
    @tomscott @TheHodge reading that URL, I wanted it to start -moz-london... too much css, I guess.
  207. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar @Carachan1 okayyy, so: "The most common time of death from all causes is 8 am, with a secondary peak at 6 pm" benbest.com/health/cardio1.html
  208. @jennatar @Carachan1 but I don't know source of that. more people die on the roads in the afternoon: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15975564 Now I will stop.
  209. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar @Carachan1 i only just noticed that the entire article was written because of the dude's interest in cryogenics.
  210. …in reply to @mikeBithell
    @mikeBithell stickers, badges, thomas action figure (wooden block stained red)
  211. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar @Carachan1 he's just being practical.
  212. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 ALL : "Fuck you, Nick Breckon!"
  213. RT @gcacho: The Points constellate conspire to create shapes shapes to tesellate?
  214. …in reply to @gcacho
    @gcacho where did you get that hat?
  215. RT @asponge: @nachimir They can put CGI heads on white men playing offensive racial stereotypes nowadays.
  216. gonna make a font, i think.
  217. Here's a thing I'm looking forward to playing : itunes.apple.com/us/app/zaga-33/id516903940?mt=8
  218. …in reply to @renaudbedard
    @renaudbedard ! it's called Zuish ! (and I expect you'll have fluent readers in a day or two... I can recognise a fair few characters, even)
  219. Another deadly Electron Dance post electrondance.com/submergence/
  220. RT @catjharrison: my colleague's Creamy Petroleum Jelly is putting me ill at ease
  221. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge o yes, the saga begins!
  222. CRAB COMPUTATION arxiv.org/pdf/1204.1749v1.pdf (thanks, @iamtef)
  223. RT @zpxlng: THE TWELVE BEST ORANGES EVER — Oranges. Like 'em or love 'em, they're certainly orange, when ripe. Farmed since olden times, ...
  224. RT @planetjedward: JEDWARD HQ - Edward just posted on their facebook which uploads onto their twitter automatically.
  225. …in reply to @greenseaweed
    @greenseaweed not at all. I'm borrowing my bosses iPad (the original one)
  226. Been making a Sunset Simulator in WebGL. And a tiny Turing test thing in Node.js. That's what I've been making recently.
  227. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow monetise that shit, man
  228. …in reply to @greenseaweed
    @greenseaweed o shit, you mean the other kind. bamboo fun, the pen only kind. we should talk Project
  229. …in reply to @whitingjp
    @whitingjp Yeah, it's kind of overlooked. Facts and Fancies is pretty fun, too. Fun fact: Hugh Cecil was my friends grandfather.
  230. ah, things I wanted to do, but did not get round to! research.swtch.com/qart
  231. (You can do a bit better if you stop caring about error-correction bits being correct. It'll get harder to scan/more fragile, mind)
  232. I am going to declare victory and go home. Presenting: Sunset Simulator webglplayground.net/share/pjuOhG_b8u?fullscreen=1&width=600&height=400&info=0&header=0
  233. (probably only work in Chrome, WebGL, I made it today, I was gonna make it last 20 mins and then end, but fuck it -- it's good as it is)
  234. …in reply to @musebloom
    @musebloom @Rachelbug1 go for it - people love cheek.
  235. …in reply to @undefined
    @pfft_ I am when I'm at work! Will have a look in the morning. And will likely rehost the sunset on my own site, and fix the width issue.
  236. …in reply to @mattjgalloway
    @mattjgalloway I wish they would - not impressed with the skeuomorphic stuff they've been up to lately.
  237. …in reply to @undefined
    @pfft_ ah, in fact - refresh after resizing the window. it doesn't update on window resize, it seems... (& this URL? webglplayground.net/share/pjuOhG_b8u?fullscreen=1&info=0&header=0 )
  238. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes well, i'm just next door
  239. …in reply to @undefined
    @cunthorse to be fair to children, life is pretty confusing.
  240. …in reply to @docky
    @docky @HilariousCow i have heard such interesting things, but i'm never going to bother to break through and see them for myself.
  241. Lovely article about a JRPG with 108 characters gamedesignreviews.com/scrapbook/suikoden-effect/
  242. …in reply to @rubzo
  243. …in reply to @rubzo
    @rubzo ah, boo.
  244. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @onebitbeyond @jonbro No, they do. Product placement springs immediately to mind, and I'm sure there's more.
  245. …in reply to @docky
    @docky @jonbro oooh, I dunno... if you can do a standard move, or select from list, that's a way to get fake-outs.
  246. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp @docky @HilariousCow actually why I am curious for Skullgirls... I hear "excellent tutorials" and get a bit excited.
  247. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp @docky @HilariousCow I love trying to clone things I only know of by hearsay.
  248. …in reply to @docky
    @docky it's not missing, it's just invisible.
  249. Bought a bunch of easter eggs for Eggs of the Alien Queen. So now I have the chocolate bars they came with tempting me on my desk :/
  250. @pfft_ what's yr email address? writing up a bit of feedback now
  251. Whoo! We made a game for Keane, and it's up and everything: facebook.com/keane/app_262232093863528
  252. …in reply to @Dick_Hogg
    @Dick_Hogg at the end of the day, that's all that matters!
  253. (I didn't actually, y'know, do much work on it, mind. Credit goes to @DGoodayle, @Gillespionage and Joe.)
  254. …in reply to @docky
    @docky @HilariousCow @smestorp not sure needing external knowledge is necessarily a bad thing. Minecraft, for example?
  255. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge @Carachan1 I love you both, but you have to realize you're tweeting about your sandwiches.
  256. "Getting David Coultard out is going to be the hardest thing to get done in this game"
  257. …in reply to @Gillespionage
    @Gillespionage I wear a watch on my right wrist. Dunno if that helps you with your quandary any?
  258. …in reply to @D_Nye_Griffiths
    @D_Nye_Griffiths @q0rt it's a reasonable way to approach the problem as a game designer -- you can't tell people how to play.
  259. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier either wave or stick up your finger at him.
  260. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier maybe he was working out how to get unstuck from that cattle grid?
  261. …in reply to @D_Nye_Griffiths
    @D_Nye_Griffiths @q0rt <3 HMHB. & yes, but that's kind of not Jenova's perspective. He gets to change the game, not the players.
  262. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier have you ever known me to take joy in your discomfort? i mean, ever?
  263. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge i googled helen and now i feel like a creep
  264. …in reply to @mattwebb85
    @mattwebb85 which? what? when?
  265. …in reply to @mattwebb85
    @mattwebb85 yes! errr ... an evening the week before that? the 25th, frinstance?
  266. RT @Polytron: PRO-TIP: dont look up the answers. figure it out yourself, or talk about it with friends. play it like the internet doesn' ...
  267. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 the only thing i have to add to this discussion is : Dundee is really boring.
  268. …in reply to @musebloom
    @musebloom "ahh, young romance"
  269. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 I lied. also "Edinburgh is a lovely city" and a disparagement of the "gamer" identity.
  270. RT @KBsGameTOILET: GameToilet#457: "RAID ON PINCUSVILLE - Attack of The CLONED" guestStool from team @fbindie !
  271. Good luck to all of the Indie Buskers! indiebuskers.net/
  272. …in reply to @srules
    @srules yussss! That's so awesome. If I had thought about it, that would be on my bucket list.
  273. Going to drink, play minigolf and hang with awesome people. But part of me is wanting to be home playing more Fez.
  274. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe not sure I can open those. I did it once, and I think I know the secret, but can't do it again.
  275. …in reply to @schonstal
    @schonstal "Fez" was the hat!
  276. …in reply to @schonstal
    @schonstal Gomez killed Dumbledore!
  277. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe there's always something else to work out!
  278. RT @planetjedward: I'm John and I'm Edward and Together we are Jedward! This has been the Jedvert
  279. o shit, i just had the best idea for a tumblr
  280. …in reply to @benmilsom
  281. i made it. now everyone has to put things on it.
  282. feznotes.tumblr.com/ put up the notes you're made while playing Fez
  283. @Dick_Hogg that goes for you too, with your jejune institute pencil (yr tweet was what inspired the idea)
  284. nope. still too hungover to write a good response to that email.
  285. …in reply to @Dick_Hogg
    @Dick_Hogg @jennatar You're always so grumpy, Dick.
  286. …in reply to @Dick_Hogg
    @Dick_Hogg @jennatar I did put up a "DON'T READ THIS SITE IF YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED FEZ" up. I just like seeing people's workings.
  287. RT @haikus_by_KN: Our industry is so much nicer now its overrun with fey Scandanavian intellectuals and introspective Amerian boys with ...
  288. …in reply to @haikus_by_KN
    @haikus_by_KN @KBsGameTOILET we totally threw one! (Which doesn't mean it shouldn't happen again)
  289. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP @Carachan1 I concur with Lewie.
  290. Between dancing to DAT Politics last night, and stealing eggs from aliens with Fire Hazard today, I've got a lot of exercise this weekend.
  291. …in reply to @undefined
    @cunthorse this seems like the best answer you're going to get answers.google.com/answers/threadview/id/534555.html
  292. …in reply to @undefined
    @cunthorse why magic cookie? the internet does not seem to provide a satisfactory answer.
  293. …in reply to @brandonnn
    @brandonnn @mareodomo @krispiotrowski oh man, liquid yolk is the best. i poach just to get more of it.
  294. …in reply to @infinite_ammo
    @infinite_ammo @MattThorson that's a really neat trick. i'll be using that!
  295. …in reply to @annashipman
    @annashipman I'd be interested just in relationship between estimates and time taken. When are estimations good? Is a "S" half a "M"?
  296. @annashipman And separating out time to do work, and the overhead time of categorizing/getting it in/finalized. What has the most overhead?
  297. …in reply to @brandonnn
    @brandonnn @mareodomo @krispiotrowski @nateberna man, if I stopped eating food because it was theoretically gross, I'd be a lot hungrier.
  298. SORRY FOR THE CAPS, EVERYONE.
  299. …in reply to @thomasapage
    @thomasapage tell me you're watching the original.
  300. …in reply to @raiganburns
    @raiganburns @edclef @brandonnn I went to the same place from albumen. If you haven't seen it, youtube.com/watch?v=wfvEgWINUFc is the best video ever.
  301. …in reply to @raiganburns
    @raiganburns well, i mean, everyone has played some kind of game before. playing is a human universal, same as language.
  302. …in reply to @raiganburns
    @raiganburns more like "how long until someone who has never read a novel before starts being engaged with yours"
  303. …in reply to @docky
    @docky LD will be no different. Expect to see Notch's livestream frontpage on HN all weekend, frinstance.
  304. …in reply to @docky
    @docky I know how you feel, though, but the alternative is pretty demonstrably worse.
  305. @jennatar now I want a cheese toastie, but all I have is halloumi.
  306. @jennatar but on the other hand, halloumi is fucking amazing, so I guess I'll get by.
  307. "Blow is the only developer ... who speaks of Italo Calvino’s influence on his work" -- fuck off! ludomancy.com/blog/2008/09/03/i-wish-i-were-the-moon/ blog.radiator.debacle.us/search/label/zobeide
  308. thinking further on it... it would be hilarious if @danielben or @radiatoryang got the Atlantic to issue a correction.
  309. …in reply to @terrycavanagh
    @terrycavanagh @increpare I also love, and talk about Calvino, though again, no direct inspiration. Some day I'll make a Calvino game...
  310. …in reply to @terrycavanagh
    @terrycavanagh @increpare I'd love to steal make If On A Winter's Night A Traveller... in videogame form. Would work well, I think.
  311. …in reply to @terrycavanagh
    @terrycavanagh @increpare And I was thinking of Castle Of Crossed Destinies when making that Proteus card game.
  312. …in reply to @thomasapage
    @thomasapage i am shocked beyond belief that this is the case.
  313. …in reply to @sdtipps
    @sdtipps probably - I love Calvino. And have been inspired by him. But that's not anything special.
  314. I read excerpts from that article to @asponge. It was a cruel thing to do and I'm sorry.
  315. @doougle I read the article and it is so bad. On pretty much every level. Kind of impressive.
  316. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge oh no, it's spelt "Blovian"
  317. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge you're a games journalist, you should know this.
  318. …in reply to @benmilsom
    @benmilsom o wow. congratulations!
  319. …in reply to @danielben
    @danielben @radiatoryang well, he's not wrong. Stupid article. But still huge respect for Jon Blow.
  320. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario I know exactly where you are...
  321. …in reply to @KestrelPi
    @SurplusGamer I would love to post them up, I am making a tumblr for people's Fez notes.
  322. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar if i was rich, my kitchen would be full of silicone.
  323. …in reply to @metasynthie
    @metasynthie ooooh, shit! interested to see how that turns out. on my list of Things To Make Someday is a boring Library of Babel sim.
  324. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes @doougle the part that gets my goat is ... well, there are a number of things.
  325. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes @doougle 1) Trashing the games output of everyone but Jon Blow (and Marc ten Bosch, I guess). Fuck him for that.
  326. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes @doougle 2) comparing games to movies for a chunk, then a chunk about how games oughtn't try to be movies. Read yourself!
  327. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes @doougle 3) awful similes "everything he said slid off my brain like raindrops off Gore-Tex", fer Christsakes.
  328. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes @doougle 4) Is a tool in that special The Atlantic way, which is probably well captured here : thebaffler.com/notebook/2012/04/omniscient_gentlemen_of_the_atlantic
  329. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes @doougle And exemplified by this quote: "When the narrator speaks of his guilt over spending millions to create an island filled"
  330. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes @doougle "with puzzles instead of using that money for worthier causes, this is Blow’s real spiritual dilemma."
  331. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes @doougle (what suffering! what anguish! to spend your millions creating art!) As @asponge says, it's a 7 year old's moral dilemma
  332. …in reply to @fernantastic
    @compositeredfox Live your life in a sustainable way. 'cus fuck, you're not going to stop making games, or wanting to see friends.
  333. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes @doougle @asponge no, i was directly criticizing the mentality that led to that quote.
  334. …in reply to @metasynthie
    @metasynthie when I first played, rotating the world felt like the most natural thing in the world to do. The puzzles, though...
  335. …in reply to @lefishy
    @lefishy ExternalInterface.call("eval", "return location.search;"); ?
  336. …in reply to @lefishy
    @lefishy might need fucking around with, but that's the basic approach.
  337. …in reply to @BRKeogh
    @BRKeogh @Carachan1 hahahaha, it must be a good idea then! Wanna join forces?
  338. …in reply to @BRKeogh
    @BRKeogh @Carachan1 (last night I was searching for notes to put up, and considered @-ing you to ask for yours... heh)
  339. …in reply to @BRKeogh
    @BRKeogh I have added you to the feznotes tumblr (you should have an email).
  340. …in reply to @undefined
  341. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle @akerfoot @Dick_Hogg @tigershungry @tha_rami one of these days you're going to get someone killed, Doug.
  342. …in reply to @doougle
  343. Why is Xamarin buying Google Ads? I think Mono's pretty ace, but I'm not sure I need an ad on this HMHB video to tell me so.
  344. …in reply to @BRKeogh
    @BRKeogh aces! I've made you admin - feel free to change copy or whatever. Have been queuing posts up to let out a steady trickle.
  345. RT @BRKeogh: So since @v21 beat me with a Fez Notes tumblr, I've moved my one post there and you should totally submit yr own notes: htt ...
  346. feznotes.tumblr.com/ (spoilers!) has now assimilated @BRKeogh . Send us the notes you've made while playing Fez!
  347. …in reply to @krystiansamp
    @krystiansamp I would love that! Please do! (I've just added in a tad more attribution)
  348. I am adjusting the Death Angle.
  349. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry @BRKeogh send yours in!
  350. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @cucumberoneye man, you've got good taste in colours, Ed.
  351. …in reply to @Dick_Hogg
    @Dick_Hogg @tigershungry @BRKeogh I have a picture of you queued up already.
  352. …in reply to @krystiansamp
    @krystiansamp yep, that's the one!
  353. …in reply to @guided1
    @guided1 Nooo. Sorting submissions is like playing Russian Roulette with spoilers.
  354. …in reply to @guided1
    @guided1 I am over 100% though. Helps when you get access a week early...
  355. …in reply to @DGoodayle
    @DGoodayle I think it makes you sound like you're asking people to irritate their friends for a unvaluable thing.
  356. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes to be fair here, I do, but only because I read that ad.
  357. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 @10rdBen yusss. maybe someday it will happen.
  358. …in reply to @pipedownkitty
    @kitrichardsonuk :D
  359. …in reply to @pipedownkitty
    @kitrichardsonuk @mattwebb85 7 acts on that evening, so.
  360. …in reply to @fernantastic
    @compositeredfox which isn't to say I get it right. Or don't feel exactly the same way.
  361. Fuck yeah, my Sunset Simulator got on the WebGL Playground Gallery! webglplayground.net/gallery
  362. "T ALPHA ONE IS THE EMPEROR'S STOOL PIGEON" Put up @HilariousCow's favorite moment in Star Wars : TIE Fighter bestgamedesign.tumblr.com/post/21138001863/aubrey-hesselgren-on-star-wars-tie-fighter
  363. That went up yesterday, but robots put these things up, not me.
  364. …in reply to @guided1
    @guided1 hey, I've been slow!
  365. How have I only just discovered that @hacmanchester have an arcade cabinet? flickr.com/photos/tbsliver/6878199881/
  366. Or about the Manchester Gamejam happening this weekend? (sold out now, boo) mcrgamejam.eventbrite.com/
  367. @hacmanchester Would love to talk about doing something with The Beast and your cabinet. Or even just sending you indie games to play on it.
  368. …in reply to @guided1
    @guided1 yep. nice and gentle.
  369. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow FOV is too narrow, can you scale it up?
  370. …in reply to @TRUTRUTRULUV
    @c_hedborg @doougle @RamiroCorbetta brb, writing Hokra Manager.
  371. Virtual girlfriend meets gamification meets exercise nensho.net/en/top.html (via @lefishy)
  372. …in reply to @catburton
    @catburton d'y'know, I think I might be. No London meetup that I know of, but I'd be up for an informal one at the Hackspace.
  373. …in reply to @mikeBithell
    @mikeBithell Pepper's Ghost, I think?
  374. …in reply to @undefined
    @cunthorse sounds like that would make it ever so tempting to "just one more level" it.
  375. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP sounds like a good idea... (he says, emailing out a paid downloadable version of a game that can be played on the net for free)
  376. …in reply to @schonstal
    @schonstal oh man, I NEED to have that on feznotes.tumblr.com (beware, spoilers!)
  377. …in reply to @schonstal
    @schonstal the messier the better! all about that human connection. Can submit here : feznotes.tumblr.com/submit , or email me.
  378. …in reply to @robrotic
    @robrotic @schonstal ace! I've seen 'em, they're queued up. Thanks!
  379. …in reply to @benmilsom
    @benmilsom @Slaktus I've resorted to sticking files up on the internet, and visiting from the iPad.
  380. "A running-jumping-swordfighting game I made on the Apple II from 1985-89" github.com/jmechner/Prince-of-Persia-Apple-II
  381. …in reply to @undefined
    @reallyfancy I imagine I will be!
  382. …in reply to @nachimir
    @nachimir @edclef Ahhhh, I did wonder if you had your hand in this.
  383. RT @WildRumpus: Hey look, we've finally put some #AOPATAD photographs onto the internet (all photos c/o @nameoftheyear ) http://t.co/f4l ...
  384. …in reply to @metasynthie
    @metasynthie you really shouldn't.
  385. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle Probably. But when I was there I also wanted to play a game within it.
  386. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge I wish I'd cut my hair more!
  387. …in reply to @Radstronomical
    @Radstronomical @tigershungry @janemai_ IS the best. Can't wait for my NO FUCKS tee.
  388. I laughed from before the page loaded til after it closed. @KBsGameTOILET INDIE BUBBLE: WHERE WILL YOU BE WHEN IT POPS! gametoilet.posterous.com/gametoilet458-indie-bubble-where-will-you-be
  389. …in reply to @tigershungry
  390. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar oh man, zeemotes are stupid.
  391. RT @Gillespionage: ..it might be because I'm modelling a curly poo
  392. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar man, that image is going straight to my Game Ideas file.
  393. …in reply to @RandallLi
    @RandallLi @tigershungry @Radstronomical @phosfiend @doougle man, so was I. Ended up just substituting aggression for talent.
  394. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP boooo
  395. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @brandonnn the stuff that really fascinates me is the stuff that is there, just the same.
  396. …in reply to @Beckyhogg
    @Beckyhogg Yeah! Go for it!
  397. …in reply to @catburton
  398. …in reply to @dkanaga
    @dkanaga @edclef nah, it's serious, been watching these people do these kind of things for years now. Just weird anyone else cares.
  399. …in reply to @undefined
    @cunthorse will make it stiffer/stronger. which can be overcome by increased weight, but that's bad in itself. also, that way it's a Woman's
  400. Trying to outline a plot, but I keep writing the plot to the Back To The Future theme park ride.
  401. Not entirely sure I should resist?
  402. …in reply to @paperCaves
    @paperCaves Now you're giving me ideas!
  403. …in reply to @paperCaves
    @paperCaves yeah, I remember!
  404. RE plot issues earlier : you may or may not be happy to know that the final thing is about robots.
  405. …in reply to @tomsmizzle
    @tomsmizzle I already started collecting them! don't actually look, as there are spoilers, but they're at feznotes.tumblr.com/
  406. …in reply to @pillowfort
    @pillowfort @tomsmizzle it's all about the elliptical conversations with friends trying to give you hints as gently as humanly possible.
  407. …in reply to @Radstronomical
    @Radstronomical and submit!
  408. …in reply to @Radstronomical
    @Radstronomical haha, it's all about the notes where people haven't got it yet. There's a Github project queued up! #excited
  409. …in reply to @Radstronomical
    @Radstronomical @tomsmizzle I, er, haven't solved everything yet. Which makes wrangling posts a fair bit more difficult.
  410. that grain! those gradients! the colours! o! fractgame.com/news/66-screenshot-tuesday-april-17-fog-machine
  411. …in reply to @jwaaaap
    @jwaaaap makes sense to me.
  412. If you've not got a GameCamp ticket, you should eventbrite.com/event/3322946021
  413. …in reply to @pipedownkitty
    @kitrichardsonuk sounds like a plan, Stan.
  414. Eaugh. Can feel an incipient sore throat.
  415. "'Affordable rent’ is defined as taking up no more than 35% of net household income" I don't think I've ever paid that little.
  416. ( / earnt that much, I guess)
  417. …in reply to @thomasapage
    @thomasapage I've done my TV bit. Now to inflate it back up with long words for the written sections.
  418. …in reply to @hacmanchester
    @hacmanchester It really would! The Beast is a Windows machine, but I know a lot of games are Flash, or are Linux-compatible.
  419. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe If you fire up a Heroku instance and write a web frontend, then I think you've earnt your victory.
  420. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke I'm going to do another Argument.
  421. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke Dunno who with, or what about, but I think Arguments are where it's at.
  422. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus @rclarke Maybe I could argue "People should stop talking about boring things"
  423. RT @nachimir: @Slaktus @rclarke @v21 "What is the Citizen Kane of games?" was done a few years ago, @ranarama asked "What's the Tetris o ...
  424. …in reply to @jonbro
    @jonbro <3 David MacKay.
  425. …in reply to @roderickhodgson
    @roderickhodgson I know, right? Wonder what bonuses two mics would give you? An ability to distinguish direction?
  426. …in reply to @tigershungry
  427. I should probably like the word "diegetic" less than I do. (Picked it up from the book Nordic Larp)
  428. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry hm! yes, i see what you mean.
  429. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 or scorpions!
  430. …in reply to @haikus_by_KN
    @haikus_by_KN otherwise, how are we supposed to fit an entire line of code into 80 columns?
  431. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @rclarke @Fortress_Inman @KommanderKlobb @ShipForecast isn't this where the conversation started?
  432. "Success! Thanks for filling out our form!"
  433. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry don't censor yourself! the original quote was about sci-fi.
  434. …in reply to @undefined
    @reallyfancy @asponge Hello, friend.
  435. …in reply to @garethbriggs
    @garethbriggs @tigershungry from memory : "90% of sci-fi is crap. on the other hand, 90% of everything is crap."
  436. …in reply to @undefined
    @reallyfancy @asponge As a Fez friend, I'm Alice.
  437. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes this is amazing.
  438. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar @LewieP THANK YOU FOR SHARING, JENN.
  439. …in reply to @garethbriggs
    @garethbriggs @tigershungry but I want to argue pedantry!
  440. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge @reallyfancy You'll have to buy me a black suit, first.
  441. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar @LewieP oooh! I think skorts are good when they're baggy/billowy. Like MC Hammer trousers. Otherwise no.
  442. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar no, @LewieP organizes them, or something. I don't really understand the names of women's clothes, so I will say "yes".
  443. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar @LewieP I like clothes I don't quite understand, and also hippyish stuff, so that's why I'm this way on skorts.
  444. Anyone know why an animation will only work on half a model when instantiated as part of a prefab? Imported individually, it's fine #unity3d
  445. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef hey, nice fix for the fact that 90% of slush pile is terrible, and 90 % of published shit is terrible, and 90% of ...
  446. …in reply to @pipedownkitty
    @kitrichardsonuk Dancing with my penis.
  447. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @rclarke @Fortress_Inman @KommanderKlobb stop making me want to make things.
  448. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 booo! bad squenix!
  449. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle <3 that article. been thinking of talking at GameCamp about performing game design live...
  450. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp I think it was @compositeredfox who told me he did (not that but similar) whenever he didn't have any other sounds.
  451. @smestorp @compositeredfox I was sceptical in the kind of way that means I am probably wrong but don't want to admit it yet.
  452. Dunno if it counts as a bug, but I love the slowdown on Bangai-O Spirits when you launched 100 large bullets. Feels awesome. #BestBugs
  453. …in reply to @garethbriggs
    @garethbriggs you can literally see the frames chug in. but it feels great. Feels like you're so awesome, you made the game struggle.
  454. …in reply to @garethbriggs
    @garethbriggs (& it happens when you've reflected enemy bullets - it's actually a moment when you should be in no danger)
  455. …in reply to @Dick_Hogg
    @Dick_Hogg @metasynthie @acarboni @helvetica hey, lots of indie do martial arts...
  456. o shit, Botanicula is out today! been looking forward to this for quite some time.
  457. Spelltower remains an amazing game, and you should buy it if you haven't yet. Also, it's half price right now. itunes.apple.com/us/app/spelltower/id476500832?mt=8
  458. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP @asponge yes you are!
  459. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP @asponge well I had an important business meeting in the park with a beer, and I'm still here!
  460. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp it's meaningless and pointless form of it, but I'll still cheer that my team has more points than their team.
  461. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle @edclef @christianmccrea I watched them and didn't get it. Then I thought for a while about game design. Now I find them perfect.
  462. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @doougle @christianmccrea @dkanaga I just mean as accompaniment to writings on games as rhythm &
  463. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP ah! Now the truth comes out!
  464. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP it's okay, you're allowed.
  465. …in reply to @undefined
    @jon_ellis @Carachan1 yes, yes it is. It's fantastic. How did you know?
  466. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 think of the brilliant tits we saw this evening, and soar on.
  467. …in reply to @alexjprice
    @alexjprice I have actually had just hot water at those places. It's surprisingly tasty!
  468. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 @kierongillen oh man, the other night me and Alice sang along to every fuckin' word of that, it was fantastic.
  469. …in reply to @Gillespionage
    @Gillespionage @therussmorris oh, that's an annoying website.
  470. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp might actually try that to score my next game.
  471. …in reply to @docky
    @docky hey, I am techy, and I do use full-on source control for minor projects, and I think it's painful and wish it were less so.
  472. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle <3 you too!
  473. …in reply to @roderickhodgson
    @roderickhodgson "modulating light"
  474. …in reply to @benmilsom
    @benmilsom Dya want another Mac, or not? If not, I like Thinkpads -- they're hard to destroy. If you do, just buy whatever's in budget.
  475. …in reply to @benmilsom
    @benmilsom Computing power has stopped ramping up aggressively, like it used to. Blame consoles, maybe, or just that everything's a website.
  476. …in reply to @benmilsom
    @benmilsom which means yr bog standard laptop will be able to run most things. Even onboard gfx is alright these days.
  477. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus @benmilsom not happy with my explanation either, but the fact is computers get obsolete slower these days.
  478. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus @benmilsom & for the GPU, I think consoles are part of the explanation.
  479. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus @benmilsom I guess a lot of the focus has been on reduced power usage/heat instead. Mobile/server, that matters a lot more.
  480. …in reply to @benmilsom
    @benmilsom @Slaktus I spent > £1000 on my Thinkpad. But £300 of that was for a sweet warranty. £ per year it'll work...
  481. …in reply to @psychicteeth
    @psychicteeth You're not the first. (but you should submit it to my Fez Notes tumblr)
  482. …in reply to @psychicteeth
    @psychicteeth @smestorp there's easier ways to get a walkthrough than photographed scraps of paper and source code listings.
  483. Now suddenly interested in getting a Vita playstation.com/pss/developer/index_e.html
  484. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe At least you can sing along with it : youtube.com/watch?v=nMcmkaLJRfg
  485. So, in boring news, this tea is amazing. (it's some loose leaf white tea)
  486. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle that really does look like it is going to be an entirely fantastic thing
  487. …in reply to @vorrintal
    @vorrintal the response from the airport on Twitter was also fantastic.
  488. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle @ybika Me too. But the other night I played Puerto Rico and I really wanna play again and try a crazy build idea I have.
  489. …in reply to @catburton
    @catburton just use pretty colours, this is what i am learning
  490. …in reply to @becky__wong
    @bhmwong oh man, you need to come to Lucky Chip one of these days.
  491. …in reply to @becky__wong
    @bhmwong for that matter, so do i.
  492. …in reply to @undefined
    @JeddieJ_1D_Cher why "vvat"?
  493. …in reply to @ishisoft
    @ishisoft @patrickashe i hate naming things before i know what they are.
  494. Got my IGF feedback back. It was : "Well, has a real Cactus vibe, so works for me!"
  495. On the one hand, that's awesome. On the other hand, it's not very helpful.
  496. …in reply to @dreamfeelx
    @paulmcgg mine was in previous years, so I was looking forward to it. bit disappointed, but that's the shakes of the competition.
  497. …in reply to @BRKeogh
    @BRKeogh oh, the similies...
  498. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe Because I can't afford it?
  499. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe to be honest i don't ever go to record shops. i buy music when i am at gigs and when i get really excited on the internet.
  500. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe it's always a case of momentary excitement overcoming me. often when drunk.
  501. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe it's probably a bad way to be, but then i should also get paid more, so whatever.
  502. RT @nameoftheyear: WHY AM I NOT DOING MORE? I NEED TO DO MORE. I NEED TO CREATE CONSTANTLY & SINCERELY. I ALSO NEED TO sleep god fuck it ...
  503. …in reply to @lefishy
    @lefishy @GameHackUK oh, are you off to that?
  504. @ElectronDance oh, i am excited for yr new series!
  505. Was going to collaborate on #LD48 with my brother, but I might have ruined that plan by showing him Fez.
  506. …in reply to @undefined
  507. …in reply to @BeauBlyth
    @teknopants I'd like it to be easier to pick up. Clearer controls, better explanation of laser cooldown/grenade limits etc.
  508. …in reply to @metasynthie
    @metasynthie that game is only relationship-themed, it really seems to be about taxis.(taxis like en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxis, not like a taxicab)
  509. …in reply to @mikeBithell
    @mikeBithell how many polygons does it have?
  510. …in reply to @mikeBithell
    @mikeBithell (but seriously : where does the time come from? when were you closest to giving up? ...
  511. …in reply to @mikeBithell
    @mikeBithell ... if you started now, what would be different in the end result? how hard is development vs everything else entailed?)
  512. …in reply to @metasynthie
    @metasynthie there's a good argument to be made that way, actually, yes. I am thinking of Braitenberg's Vehicles here.
  513. Do you remember Slime Volleyball? slimegames.eu/
  514. …in reply to @brandonnn
    @brandonnn sssss, that's what they want you to think! don't let them win!
  515. I just realized this guy is wearing triple denim.
  516. YES traditional Windows installer
  517. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef man, I didn't click on install yet. (It was a serious real installer, no illusion necessary)
  518. A drunken evening ending up playing 0space leads to a drunken conversation about how amazing 0space is.
  519. Finally, someone raves about Deadly Premonition on bestgamedesign. Thanks @patrickashe ! bestgamedesign.tumblr.com/post/21560736706/patrick-ashe-on-deadly-premonition
  520. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @Carachan1 and you know we would love to show it! We just need to actually get off our arses and organize another WR.
  521. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe I would have poached eggs on toast for breakfast, but I have no bread.
  522. …in reply to @pippinbarr
    @pippinbarr it's worth going on for a least a little more.
  523. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke it's not about the output, it's about the act of creation. it's recreational, not work.
  524. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke of course, of course. but I still take issue with calling the process a waste. a waste of what?
  525. …in reply to @aanand
    @aanand there's a tumblr that would love pics of those pages...
  526. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke oh man, I've recently been kind of despairing at how un-rare gamejams are. there's one every other weekend. (which is great, but)
  527. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke also valuable to have a place where failing is totally okay. Which naturally produces a lot of stillborn games.
  528. …in reply to @undefined
  529. RT @patrickashe: Love that people are discussing drunken things I said about Deadly Premonition while I was getting badgered about chang ...
  530. …in reply to @LineHollis
    @LineHollis oh shit, i tweeted almost the exact same tweet when I read that thing.
  531. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp you should most definitely do that
  532. …in reply to @smestorp
  533. …in reply to @bfod
    @bfod @Demruth You guys made me write a whole blog post on this v21.posterous.com/tutorial-sections
  534. …in reply to @nachimir
    @nachimir queued! thank you!
  535. …in reply to @nachimir
    @nachimir yeah, that one was super brilliant. everywhere a secret!
  536. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef yeah, they've got some great people working there
  537. …in reply to @renaudbedard
  538. RT @MituK: This sentiment has been expressed countless times, but it bears repeating: working on things you care about is a ROLLER COAST ...
  539. RT @severalbees: Okay so THERE ARE SANDPITS AND A WEEKENDER THIS YEAR. I AM VERY EXCITED. Planning meeting 2 May if you want to come: ht ...
  540. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe carpet in the kitchen? madness!
  541. …in reply to @jwaaaap
    @jwaaaap @tha_rami I AM HYPED ABOUT IT
  542. …in reply to @Radstronomical
    @Radstronomical @NYUGameCenter o shit, I am kinda jealous. that's gonna be awesome.
  543. …in reply to @schonstal
    @schonstal invokeit.wordpress.com/frequency-word-lists/ and take the top however many you need?
  544. …in reply to @asponge
  545. This cover is giving me shivers youtube.com/watch?v=pI6RSP6a3rU (Ballboy covering Withered Hand)
  546. …in reply to @VideoDreaming
  547. …in reply to @undefined
    @reallyfancy thank you, thank you. queued and ready.
  548. …in reply to @Beckyhogg
    @Beckyhogg isn't it just!?
  549. …in reply to @pippinbarr
    @pippinbarr think you'll agree that new game + was worth starting, yes?
  550. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry @reallyfancy I smell a new tumblr coming on.
  551. …in reply to @BRKeogh
    @BRKeogh hey, snap, that was me today.
  552. …in reply to @BRKeogh
    @BRKeogh ha, I was Skyping the Netherlands, so it wasn't as bad. But the audio setup played my voice into my own ears, which freaks me out.
  553. …in reply to @pipedownkitty
    @kitrichardsonuk Hell yes you are
  554. @Carachan1 I enjoyed your article, but it made me feel painfully single.
  555. …in reply to @BRKeogh
    @BRKeogh @Carachan1 I would also read the shit out of that. Always reminded of that bit in Spaced, when Tim keeps drowning Lara.
  556. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 @BRKeogh now I want to ogle you in Lara Croft cosplay.
  557. …in reply to @bfod
    @bfod it's a bit of a faff to embed fonts yourself, but it's doable. Need it in a bunch of formats for compatibility, mind.
  558. @bfod I'm doing ti myself on mrbubbleamidstthefireworks.com/ , you can see the CSS at the top of mrbubbleamidstthefireworks.com/mrbubble.css
  559. …in reply to @schonstal
    @schonstal oh, that's a beautiful idea.
  560. I love an article that calls out troubling shit I just nodded through. exiledonline.com/silent-majority-millennials/
  561. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke hey, I resemble that accusation!
  562. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke and as such, what's your point? There's nowt bad about that, and there's venom in the accusation.
  563. RT @asponge: Mass Effect fans are running a campaign to pre-emptively complain about the new ending DLC. holdtheline.com/threads/retake-campaign-turn-it-on-turn-it-off-for-bioware.877/
  564. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 that's not just a Japanese thing. I saw an infomercial for the same thing over here.
  565. …in reply to @hollygramazio
    @severalbees just tweet the weights?
  566. …in reply to @hollygramazio
    @severalbees @arranrp ah, if you point a webcam at it, you can start learning about coats autonomously
  567. …in reply to @hollygramazio
    @severalbees @arranrp "red coat is 128 grammes", for instance. then you can start noticing whether there are new things in the pockets.
  568. …in reply to @hollygramazio
    @severalbees @arranrp I really think you're not seeing the possibility for dramatically overengineering a solution here.
  569. …in reply to @schonstal
    @schonstal @doougle @getdizzzy @robrotic long live this golden age of minimalist indie sports games
  570. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @smestorp @doougle @getdizzzy we should have some kind of spreadsheet
  571. Trying to sort out icon/trailer/screenshots for CUBES. Turns out it's still fun to play with the shader settings?
  572. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar i thought you had all that awesome silicone cookware?
  573. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge and they don't have real readme's. And they're bigger than all the other modding communities combined @#!/radiatoryang/195073948378083328/photo/1
  574. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb no, you haven't. huzzah! It's Popolo - Or Optimism. They're an Edinburgh band I saw when I was up there, but split up now.
  575. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle games should do everything, go everywhere, expand in all directions!
  576. …in reply to @edjeff
    @edjeff buy one, attach an LED, make it blink. Attach a sensor, read from that. The docs are excellent.
  577. …in reply to @edjeff
    @edjeff or, better, have a stupid project, and try to make it happen with an arduino. If you succeed or fail, you'll have learnt a lot.
  578. Posted up a bunch of CUBES last night v21.tumblr.com/tagged/CUBES
  579. …in reply to @ethangach
    @ethangach @Carachan1 reminds me of @ElectronDance saying the same about parenting in games electrondance.com/parenting-is-not-an-escort-mission/
  580. …in reply to @ethangach
  581. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
  582. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP it comes down to choice.
  583. Gonna have to have a think about a game for the H&S sandpits. Still want to make that secret agent game (last time it became about drugs)
  584. …in reply to @ashleygwinnell
    @ashleygwinnell @oh_cripes @KommanderKlobb I was thinking I should learn some C++... Think I've just been put off for another year.
  585. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP I cruelly ignored you! but I can come! shall I get a ticket!?
  586. RT @D_Nye_Griffiths: @Slaktus @LewieP I understand @big_ben_clock - which tweets "BONG" repeatedly - has a Klout score of 69 and is infl ...
  587. Klout is the best New Aesthetic thing.
  588. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge it's not his penis -- it's a small yorkshire terrier he's smuggling down there.
  589. Just bought Noitu Love 2. The thing that clinched it was that apparently you can finish it in an hour.
  590. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP they expected everyone else would?
  591. …in reply to @undefined
    @SiriHoho nooo, it's a friend's birthday.
  592. …in reply to @ashleygwinnell
    @ashleygwinnell hmm-hmmm?!
  593. …in reply to @undefined
    @reallyfancy oh man, old computer memory is really interesting. like the delay line memory that used a retroreflector left on the moon.
  594. To LUUG!
  595. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb it's all I ever wanted to be.
  596. …in reply to @patrickklepek
    @patrickklepek @jennatar I am pleased! Delightful news to find out. @BRKeogh also helps run it, too.
  597. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @tha_rami ahhhhhh, ruining this weekend's Best Game Design.
  598. @edclef @tha_rami *next week's, I think I'm going to schedule them for a Wednesday instead. Not that anyone cares.
  599. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge south! You need to go south!
  600. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge no worries; glad I could help.
  601. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge You have now arrived at your destination.
  602. My fingers are too cold and slow from cycling in in the rain to type easily.
  603. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario I was not at the pub! I was at a talks. But I would like to pub with you in the future.
  604. "I don't hate it -- I just think it was ultimately regressive" -- vintage @Slaktus
  605. …in reply to @undefined
    @LeehSl @terriblebear I feel guilty. I should prop him up again.
  606. …in reply to @undefined
    @LeehSl @terriblebear If it's any consolation, I have another novelty twitter account: @heftyseamstress
  607. …in reply to @musebloom
    @musebloom At first I read that literally.
  608. Best argument in favour of a functional programming style for games I've read altdevblogaday.com/2012/04/26/functional-programming-in-c/
  609. @doougle for some reason, just read what you mean by low process intensity. Now really curious as to what you spoke about today.
  610. …in reply to @whitingjp
    @whitingjp oh, thems some lovely words.
  611. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry with a lie
  612. RT @sharnajackson: RT @SofiaEfree: "The police have confirmed it is not a terrorist incident" Oh so its a white man then? #tcr via @dann ...
  613. …in reply to @pipedownkitty
    @kitrichardsonuk I am! But I am going to the theatre beforehand, so I'll probably have to meet you there.
  614. …in reply to @pipedownkitty
    @kitrichardsonuk I've got a ticket and everything. Though I will also have to be at E&C the next morning. Tiring times!
  615. …in reply to @pipedownkitty
    @kitrichardsonuk also, I just noticed that @asponge has a Facebook account! I swear she has denied it up until now.
  616. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 man, I don't even listen to my own podcast on iTunes. (But I did hear @99coins earlier - it was excellent!)
  617. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 It was great apart from the point where I started freaking out about being an adult and friends doing such a professional thing.
  618. …in reply to @undefined
    @Rachelbug1 "You can learn about lambdas, monads, currying & composing lazily evaluated functions on infinite sets later if you choose."
  619. …in reply to @becky__wong
    @bhmwong mooon-boot dot com!
  620. …in reply to @becky__wong
    @bhmwong (does this mean you're allowed to leave the flat, then?)
  621. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @dkanaga fuck yeah! well deserved!
  622. oh christ, of course it would be something stupid like that
  623. @HilariousCow you remember your awesome suggestion last night that I said I wasn't going to do? I did it, and it's pretty awesome.
  624. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow nah, the intro bit which forces people to hold it flat. might even be good enough to remove the instruction text.
  625. …in reply to @pozorvlak
    @pozorvlak <3 David MacKay
  626. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp @ElectronDance It is secretly a description of the product.
  627. RT @geetadayal: This is genius. A collection of stock images of "the Internet" from the 1990s: bit.ly/JI0qow via @buridan @geoplace
  628. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry WHY INDEED
  629. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 is it by any chance more of a shawl, largely turquoisey, but with redder bits near the ends. and tassels?
  630. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 thank Alice!
  631. "I remember there was a period of your life where you were talking a lot about dithering"
  632. …in reply to @SFBTom
    @SFBTom Joe just said! Congratulations!
  633. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP @nachimir he's also excellent at the metagame, which is not looking like a dick on TV.
  634. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp @patrickashe @heftyseamstress @whitingjp hefty://ogre.roughhouse.underling.liquorice.regimes/ !!!
  635. My application is being uploaded!
  636. No issues were found in "CUBES"! It's been submitted for further review!
  637. Now it's Waiting For Review!
  638. (incidentally, if anyone would like to review the fucker, or knows anyone who I should harass into doing same, please get in touch)
  639. …in reply to @robertpeacock22
    @robertpeacock22 shhhhh! don't spoil the surprise!