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Tweets from 2012/07

  1. …in reply to @BeauBlyth
    @teknopants @moshboy @netgrind ah ah, but my projects aren't dead, they're just resting. Thinking on it, I should finish some...
  2. If I still lived here, I'd be home by now.
  3. Kind of... a little bit... tempted to drink some more. Cc @SiriHoho @asponge
  4. Did have a nap during that last, interminable game of Fluxx, though. And then I won, through no fault of my own.
  5. There's totally a LRB diary column in how bus drivers use little buttons to tell people to move these days, rather than yelling.
  6. Family games is.gd/JhvXjh
  7. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus @asponge @oh_cripes I am ... not going to hurry today. But will probably be about later!
  8. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP @SiriHoho yeah, they do lovely pizzas.
  9. The story of Silt v21.posterous.com/138496721
  10. …in reply to @D_Nye_Griffiths
    @D_Nye_Griffiths Better, I think. Though of course, it depends upon the article. But articles aren't addressed to particular people.
  11. …in reply to @Gillespionage
    @Gillespionage that's lovely. so great. worth not getting my diver for.
  12. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 It wouldn't be as irritating if it didn't have some kernel of truth in it. Which is that it's what misogynists call mansplaining.
  13. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 Which isn't to say it's productive, or often valid, of course.
  14. …in reply to @D_Nye_Griffiths
    @D_Nye_Griffiths Thinking of an article that started with the words "Dear Felicia Day, Do you even contribute ..." etc
  15. …in reply to @D_Nye_Griffiths
    @D_Nye_Griffiths versus a calm 1000 words with the same sentiment in the middle.
  16. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge @Slaktus They are now at Bar Story.
  17. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke what others?
  18. I spend more time on game culture than I do playing or making games.
  19. (Er, excluding time spent at work, which maybe I shouldn't)
  20. …in reply to @undefined
    @reallyfancy also spend about as much time creating game culture as I do games, which I feel okay about.
  21. How has it taken 2 hours to fail to get to Peckham?
  22. …in reply to @ElectronDance
    @ElectronDance ah, no, this time it's just TfL.
  23. …in reply to @ElectronDance
    @ElectronDance the wormhole took most of the time until I left the house.
  24. …in reply to @ElectronDance
    @ElectronDance man, forget light speed, this is below walking speed transportation.
  25. …in reply to @new_nomad
    @new_nomad yeah! Think BERG did some good stuff on going with the grain.
  26. …in reply to @Dick_Hogg
    @Dick_Hogg @KommanderKlobb I prefer a 4-slice to allow tall slices to be laid sideways in the toaster, while allowing access to teacakes.
  27. That fried chicken definitely satisfied the part of me that wanted some fried chicken.
  28. …in reply to @tha_rami
    @tha_rami Yes, yes, more of everything! But where it gets ugly is always the intersection of art and money.
  29. …in reply to @JohnPolson
    @JohnPolson makes me distantly terrified...
  30. …in reply to @xra
    @xra I am excited about this.
  31. RT @infectedarea: I'm soo not a gamer and I don't have the computer for this but the guys at work are playing it and is seems amazing ht ...
  32. RT @smestorp: @tametick do it. games based on misinterpretations of other games are the best games. chinese whispers design.
  33. Excellent! The project I'm trying to do a build of isn't in it's own repo, it's in another repo, in a folder called "testunityproject".
  34. Give it 15 minutes, and Unity will have finished importing a different version and I can try opening it.
  35. RE tank article : "I would have thought sending someone with even the faintest interest in tanks or armour battles would be an easy choice…"
  36. …in reply to @DGoodayle
    @DGoodayle the crown, angel, from 6
  37. London Indies tonight is gonna be great. The Crown, Angel, from 6pm.
  38. …in reply to @ELLIOTTCABLE
    @ELLIOTTCABLE @edclef That's CS, not maths! (Okay okay, at this level they're the same thing)
  39. Been reminded of this worrydream.com/AlligatorEggs/ , which is interesting as I have metaphorizing abstract systems on my mind.
  40. …in reply to @Draknek
    @Draknek @doougle I Demand Satisfaction, Ninja, Swedish Thigh Slapping... oh God, what was the shooting-standoff game?
  41. …in reply to @Draknek
    @Draknek @doougle Lasergun game (which is similar to the standoff game), Lemon jousting. Not much you won't have thought of, I'm sure.
  42. …in reply to @Draknek
    @Draknek @doougle yeah! That's the one! @KommanderKlobb promises me we'll play it this evening.
  43. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle @Draknek I'm British -- "Fog in Channel; Continent Cut Off" etc.
  44. …in reply to @docky
    @docky @pippinbarr lots of great stuff happening without the parser. But none of it surpasses the parser in all regards.
  45. …in reply to @docky
    @docky @pippinbarr Frinstance, Fallen London. Or, self-contained, wholehearted rec for @emshort's Bee varytale.com/books/book/short-bee/
  46. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow two nights I a row I don't see you! Alas.
  47. @doougle I'm at the pub playing Mini Mix Mayhem. Have you played it? I think you'll enjoy it.
  48. In fact, I think everyone would enjoy it. Everyone! Play Mini Mix Mayhem! It's really great!
  49. The KLF of the games industry.
  50. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 oooh, ooh, so: braintwisty thing only IF could do, there's The Gostak.
  51. …in reply to @radiatoryang
    @radiatoryang I did it in Silt! Auto-rolled to keep your head up, but you could do loop-de-loops.
  52. …in reply to @radiatoryang
  53. According to my research it'll actually be more like "Punching the Oobleck". "oobleck" is a funny word.
  54. …in reply to @MetzoPaino
    @MetzoPaino it's a mess, but shared.
  55. This is a fantastic story about lying to a child. unwinnable.com/2012/07/03/the-kid-v-plants-vs-zombies-2/
  56. Did I mention publicly? I'm at Rezzed on Saturday, making a game on stage.
  57. It's a bit intimidating, but if all else fails I can just wrap a box in a jumper and call it a baby.
  58. …in reply to @zoewi
    @zoewi That's a terrible story about lying to children. (Are you up to the Burgh this summer, though?)
  59. …in reply to @zoewi
    @zoewi I was referring to your link being wrong. And asking if you were up to Edinburgh.
  60. …in reply to @rubzo
    @rubzo Fuckin' ride it!
  61. …in reply to @Draknek
    @Draknek an hour!
  62. RT @heftyseamstress: succinct: succinct user created content is never created twice
  63. …in reply to @jonbro
    @jonbro @zoewi No, I'm just thinking of coming up to see friends, shows and drink.
  64. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar remember either @edclef or @dkanaga banging on about liking to have tasks to ignore, so you really feel like you're goofing off.
  65. @edclef (that's what you should have done)
  66. …in reply to @mink_ette
    @mink_ette I'd not be surprised if an Ocean's Away game (or several) ends up getting made.
  67. Best phrase to hear floating across the office: "persistent incurable necrosis"
  68. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP "a game about waiting for people to open doors for you" is going on my List.
  69. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP Yeah! Perfect. "I absolutely insist you go first"
  70. This is big news: Europeans can now own software they've bought. rockpapershotgun.com/2012/07/03/crikey-eu-rules-you-can-resell-downloaded-games/
  71. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 you still struggling with images? feel free to poke me if you need a hand.
  72. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus no, you possess the right to do so. You own it, which brings with it the right of resale. (is how I read it)
  73. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus and no longer ban you for it. Or ban you, removing access to your games full stop.
  74. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 Check yr email.
  75. Oh, fucks sake. Tumblr have broken the thing that lets me embed the audio player into my blog.
  76. …in reply to @notsimonv3
    @simonv3 augh, it seems to be worse than that. Strips JS entirely, strips id attributes off p tags? Arg arg arg.
  77. @tumblr My blog's custom formatting in posts is being stripped, like the Dashboard. Is this a bug, or a change? (tis gameswehaveknownandloved.tumblr.com/ )
  78. Early exploratory testing of Punching The Custard confirms : punching custard is pretty funny. Also weird-feeling.
  79. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb I can do better than that. Want me to bring some custard tomorrow?
  80. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb the sensor solution is a problem for another day. Sunday, to be precise. Failing that, someone with a clicky counter thing.
  81. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb and yeah, the plan is to make one of those Kickstarter thingies. They claim it's not too hard to make a bad one?
  82. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @oh_cripes Ironically, I couldn't hear, as I was talking to @dkanaga
  83. This talk touches on a terrific number of my interests: codingconduct.cc/Paideia-as-Paidia
  84. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 @terrycavanagh Space Travel For Assholes is a great name for a game.
  85. You should see that talk if you have interests in ... games, play, philosophy. Pretty much any of those things.
  86. …in reply to @docky
    @docky maybe not so much dedicated websites, but fandom is still making hella stuff.
  87. …in reply to @pozorvlak
    @pozorvlak tl;dr the grim meathook future is already here, just not evenly distributed.
  88. …in reply to @bonzrat
    @bonzrat I feel conflicted about audio editing interviewees in the same way. Should I?
  89. …in reply to @Minkette
    @Minkette @tigershungry I know, and think I've used Zugzwang before.
  90. …in reply to @becky__wong
    @bhmwong I'm having a meeting to arrange our rival event!
  91. …in reply to @undefined
    @cunthorse "We went looking for a Higgs, and there's almost certainly something where we expected the Higgs to be."
  92. Irritatedly waiting for an email. Got poked to respond to an email. I am part of the problem.
  93. RT @severalbees: Sandpit on Sunday 15 July, by the way! hideandseek.net/2012/05/03/july-sandpit-2012-movement-and-spectacle/ (blog) or facebook.com/events/380301938702702/ (Facebook). Walking, hiding, ...
  94. …in reply to @becky__wong
    @bhmwong Hopefully! I may need to be punching custard, given hideandseek.net/2012/05/03/july-sandpit-2012-movement-and-spectacle/
  95. …in reply to @RudolfKremers
    @RudolfKremers You sound fine! Enthusiastic, at worst.
  96. RT @S0phieH: So SWIFT ☆ STITCH is totally on the app store now if you want it on your iThingy :) itunes.apple.com/us/app/swift-stitch/id527773750 free to try!
  97. Today in my account I find money from Apple! And then pay all of it (plus 34 pence more) to @oh_cripes for flat bills.
  98. …in reply to @pozorvlak
    @pozorvlak Think of the alternative as taking ages to get to the next actually hard problem.
  99. "Army to learn of ..." : weird headline. Pretty sure they've learnt ... from this headline.
  100. I guess better would be "Army just learning of" . Still hella meta for a headline.
  101. It's time to accept that my job is actually one that requires I have a word processor installed.
  102. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario Editing other people's briefs before they go to clients is not the right reason to use Latex.
  103. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario (but I still love having my CV in Latex. It's a subtle signal, but will totally get me hired somewhere one day.)
  104. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP I am, yes.
  105. I was playing TENNNES last night, and it renewed my jealous hate for @jwaaaap's skill at game design.
  106. …in reply to @hollygramazio
    @severalbees My definite favorite is "Elizabeth's Beauty and Hair Planet"
  107. RT @severalbees: Places in London with Names that Could Be Astronomical Objects in a Science Fiction TV Show: A Work In Progress. http:/ ...
  108. …in reply to @hollygramazio
    @severalbees "The Law Portal" and "The Debt Advice Portal" - terrifying.
  109. @severalbees ooh, ooh, and "The Star of Bethnal Green"
  110. "I went back, like an hour and a half later, and the same zombie and ogre were still fighting" gameswehaveknownandloved.tumblr.com/post/26482891882/rudolf-kremers-on-quake
  111. RT @verylemonade: wait, how the fuck are you supposed to be a geek if you're poor
  112. …in reply to @docky
    @docky @infinite_ammo I hate the term. And (as an amorphous group) people who identify as "gamers". Games are pretty cool, though.
  113. …in reply to @undefined
    @LadySuccubus @docky @infinite_ammo if only that was all it meant! So much more about culture than activities.
  114. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 @housetoastonish which reminds me I still haven't interviewed you for MY podcast.
  115. Tonight I didn't see lasers, but I did see tits.
  116. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb I wouldn't object if you started dressing entirely in onesies.
  117. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe People who aren't doing twitter right are the people who keep @ING me when talking about their bloody church.
  118. …in reply to @haikus_by_KN
    @haikus_by_KN @LadyShotgunGame Yes you should! I'd love to meet you. Come for GameCity?
  119. RT @haikus_by_KN: Be awesome if they gamified experimental particle physics. 1 badge per elementary particle. Oh wait, that's the #nobel ...
  120. …in reply to @hannahnicklin
    @hannahnicklin @patrickashe I've been on a site, found an RSS of it's content, and looked if the same is available as a Twitter account.
  121. …in reply to @hannahnicklin
    @hannahnicklin @jakeyoh fwiw, I can see this tweet.
  122. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry @reallyfancy careful! I might recruit you as revenge.
  123. …in reply to @hannahnicklin
    @hannahnicklin reminded again of "a show starts when you first hear about it, and ends when you stop thinking about it"
  124. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry @Dick_Hogg @Beckyhogg I'll probably go from LB, then. Lemme know what train!
  125. Ahhh, devices that don't support SDHC get on my tits.
  126. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe awwwww man, enjoy it! Would be there if I wasn't at Rezzed.
  127. Must say I'm feeling better about not being able to make it to Bloc tomorrow.
  128. …in reply to @tigershungry
  129. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry I missed it (fucking Boris bikes). About to get on the 11:12.
  130. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus oh yeah, you've never left London, have you? Don't stress, it's like going to Guildford, but you're glad when you arrive.
  131. …in reply to @mikeBithell
    @mikeBithell cheaters!
  132. I never thought this day would come. Someone is using a Playbook on this train, and they didn't get it free for being a dev.
  133. I mean, maybe they are, I didn't ask. But they're with their family, and everyone knows developers don't have families.
  134. …in reply to @undefined
    @therussmorris it's in other sales, too. Also, you at Rezzed today? On the train down now.
  135. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp oh yeah, half the reason I like definition debates is my mind goes to breaking cases. And they're usually neat things to make.
  136. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 I am already at the pub! Sorry.
  137. I need to stop falling asleep while travelling on things. That train took me right by my house and on to Bromley-by-Bow.
  138. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar is that like a thing you usually do on the phone, or did she only figure it was okay once you did it?
  139. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus not well over twitter. Spend counters and cards to attack. One dude can revive after death - others' aim is to kill him twice.
  140. RT @xra: Memory of a Broken Dimension - sector0x00000F datatragedy.com/wip/transmission1.jpg #screenshotsaturday
  141. Off to Wimbledon!
  142. …in reply to @undefined
    @mirosurabu ah, only got tickets to No. 1 court, not centre court.
  143. …in reply to @undefined
    @mirosurabu just saw Boys final. Next, women's doubles invitational.
  144. Poor Paes & Vesvina. Really looked like they'd managed to turn that match around.
  145. And I'm still thinking about that sex dream I had involving a platonic friend this morning. Was disturbingly nice.
  146. Maybe I shouldn't tweet about that stuff, given my Dad follows me on twitter (& actually reads it, sometimes)
  147. But if you are reading, thank you again Dad, today was lovely.
  148. …in reply to @undefined
  149. …in reply to @docky
    @docky @unity3d monodevelop has real code complete, though...
  150. RT @retroremakes: The Ultimate Visual Guide To Making Videogames: Everything you will ever need to make a game in one post - http://t.co ...
  151. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 man, why did I not wait my turn and get to play it yesterday. It looks like the best thing.
  152. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 I wish it was multiplayer so I could try blagging a copy for Wild Rumpus.
  153. RT @terrycavanagh: Super Hexagon works on iPhone. Pretty well too. Bloody hell.
  154. …in reply to @terrycavanagh
    @terrycavanagh I retweeted that in a significant way.
  155. You should play @reallyfancy 's amazing one-hour game: reallyfancy.com/games/awake/
  156. …in reply to @Radstronomical
    @Radstronomical you'd get hungry
  157. I really enjoy that workfare coexists with not being able to do more than 12 hours a week voluntary work while on the dole.
  158. Enjoy might be the wrong word, there.
  159. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @rclarke @danpinchbeck Hopefully drinking at the drinking thing on Wednesday -- not sure yet, though.
  160. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 @reallyfancy @SimonParkin @yezzer oh wow, massive congratulations!
  161. Juice is only an option; it's not mandatory for an interesting experience. Know why you're adding it. #gamedevpreaching
  162. …in reply to @undefined
    @mirosurabu It can be good in itself, it can communicate the game, it can give objects in the game more reality & heft. It's super useful!
  163. Bad news: A game controller's USB plug took out part of my laptops USB port. Good news: I get to use my fabulous warranty.
  164. Maybe if I actually just make a clone of Puzzle Bobble I'll stop trying to make it with every game I make.
  165. I do really enjoy Puzzle Bobble, though.
  166. @jennatar jenn you seem to be freaking out about hardware.
  167. …in reply to @undefined
  168. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar I just invoked my Amazing Warranty. A man is coming to my office to fix a small bit of plastic yanked out of my laptop.
  169. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar small bit of plastic was yanked from a USB hole by a USB plug. I feel really good about this.
  170. RT @Kickstarter: People in the UK will be able to launch projects on Kickstarter starting this autumn! More info soon! <3 <3 <3
  171. Do you want to Punch Some Custard (and play other stuff too?) Are you free this Sunday? You could do these things. hideandseek.net/2012/05/03/july-sandpit-2012-movement-and-spectacle/
  172. I had forgotten that Halfords smell.
  173. Well, Steam Greenlight is exciting.
  174. Really curious to see what the Indies On Steam picture will look like from now on.
  175. …in reply to @notsimonv3
    @simonv3 have fun! (I want to myself)
  176. …in reply to @robertpeacock22
    @robertpeacock22 I was not! But I did know it was a thing that existed, and had heard bitching about the guest list.
  177. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP ayah "PC". Also I suspect I fail more from a lack of effort/time than of clue, so praps you'd be wasted on me.
  178. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP though separately, any advice on promoting Games We Have... would be most welcome. Don't know what to do there.
  179. Yeah, I also had those sad thoughts about Greenlight. But it's okay, maybe. Unpopular good stuff only got on Steam by accident before.
  180. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp give it a year or two... It rewards reputation even more than before.
  181. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp I thought just the same.
  182. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe ooooooh, the bit with the old man is hilarious!
  183. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP of course, of course. Your insight is still pretty valuable, but I suspect it would be things I already know I should be doing.
  184. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP I've not been actively enough. Though I did change the day in part to not come out at the same time as them.
  185. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe I really wanna watch Burn After Reading again now. There's one bit which was really funny, but you seem real sick to laugh at.
  186. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP hey, thanks! Was hoping I'd win, just for the jokes of reviewing a 69p iOS title on RPS. I think I'd give it a score, if I had, too.
  187. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe Then my spoiler-free allusions were not in vain!
  188. Anyone wanna come see @patrickashe next week? theyardtheatre.co.uk/show/an-oasis-in-5-parts/ London Indies, assemble!
  189. RT @john_brindle: it's like Percy Shelley's politics, THE GAME. everyone reacts to an abusive past by abusing the future in a perpetual ...
  190. …in reply to @io_brindle
    @john_brindle yes, that is IT
  191. That RT was about a game I made some time ago.
  192. …in reply to @cYnborg
    @cYnborg Hello! Which you did you not realize I was? I like how everyone has multiple names these days.
  193. RT @asponge: Either @v21 is testing Punch The Custard or someone's fisting away merrily in the kitchen. No screams, so I hope it's safe ...
  194. …in reply to @floatstarpxlol
    @floatstarpxlol @kierongillen Yes, likewise! Doubly strange because you weren't actually at Rezzed, too.
  195. …in reply to @samuelthomson
    @samuelthomson Uhh, not with any accuracy. Was I talking about Wild Rumpus? hideandseek.net/2012/05/03/july-sandpit-2012-movement-and-spectacle/ ? Zombie LARP? Igfest?
  196. …in reply to @BRKeogh
    @BRKeogh was just playing The Act, which is worth it's hype. Mini Mix Mayhem is great, but best multiplayer, in a pub.
  197. …in reply to @BRKeogh
    @BRKeogh feels like we're just starting to pay more attention to their shit/not take it for granted.
  198. …in reply to @haikus_by_KN
    @haikus_by_KN once it's on the App Store and approved, but before you've set it on sale, you can send promocodes. I found out the hard way.
  199. …in reply to @patrickashe
  200. …in reply to @docky
    @docky @FionaSarah @Sosowski I worry about this stratifying the community and entrenching successful devs even further.
  201. If your game isn't populist enough to succeed at Greenlight, how many copies will it shift if it's listed on Steam?
  202. “It will be fun to be a fan. People will want to be a fan.”
  203. 17 million people in the UK don't have enough income to reach the level the public think is required for an acceptable living standard.
  204. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @garethbriggs I would be audibly surprised if an Indie Fund game had trouble getting on Steam.
  205. …in reply to @Dick_Hogg
    @Dick_Hogg @asponge @KommanderKlobb @tigershungry I can do any of those. Oh, also ccing @oh_cripes.
  206. …in reply to @mattwebb85
    @mattwebb85 that fits with single person/families split, I think. And, no.
  207. Hurrah! I now I have the faintest idea what Dota actually is eurogamer.net/articles/2012-07-10-the-dota-2-experience-part-one (Note: I make video games for a living)
  208. …in reply to @haikus_by_KN
    @haikus_by_KN @LineHollis @edclef I think making games and writing about them are important, and I like it when people get paid to do so.
  209. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @LewieP I worry about this - the thing that's most valuable to me is my personal reputation, which is harder with someone else PRing
  210. …in reply to @undefined
    @reallyfancy I literally just wrote an excuse for why I don't want to start learning Dota. But. Maybe? Au-augh.
  211. …in reply to @London_Unity3D
    @London_Unity3D yeah! I could do an intro to creating your own post-processing effects?
  212. …in reply to @London_Unity3D
    @London_Unity3D bit more time? I feel like I want to have time to do some coding in between everything else.
  213. …in reply to @London_Unity3D
    @London_Unity3D hm! Might be going to Croatia, really need to decide already. Will get back to you.
  214. …in reply to @robertpeacock22
    @robertpeacock22 @rubzo fuck me, just noticed its at 39% already. But yeah, might be worth a quick port of an already existing game, but...
  215. Reading bit.ly/NjkJYT & jonas-kyratzes.net/2012/07/06/designing-for-grace/, and feeling weird about creative a craft coding is.
  216. I mean, even the raw nuts and bolts of it. Finding the right problem, clarifying an underlying structure, ...
  217. ... just bloody naming things to make it obvious what it does - this seems as creative as drawing a thing to me.
  218. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow for ports of mobile games, alas!
  219. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier have a bath?
  220. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef fwiw, I watched your talk & really liked it. Satisfying conceptually, and looks pretty useful, too.
  221. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef hm.. Not sure. Few enough non-realtime causes for this - mainly leaderboards, where main issue is the inherent dishonesty of clients
  222. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef would be curious to see how the duck-typyness of this approach works with the bureaucracy of C#, though.
  223. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow Oh, yeah, I agree with that. Just not sure it'll have interest enough to sustain games made primarily for it.
  224. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef Doesn't seem to work for Unity, presumably due to using an old Mono version. In any case, manually casting all the time is painful.
  225. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef A Proper Solution would likely involve ream upon ream of dark reflection magics.
  226. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow I estimate there's a first wave availability of about, what $1 million in game purchases to go around. What's average payout?
  227. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow Is that worth making a game for? It might well be worth porting a previously-existing game for. From Android, most likely.
  228. …in reply to @Minkette
    @Minkette @D_Nye_Griffiths I had a similar thought -- but we're neglecting the spaces.
  229. Whyyy did I record a 2 hour long interview when I need to cut it down to 5 minutes?
  230. Can I just just ... cut chunks out of it at random and call it done?
  231. …in reply to @Minkette
    @Minkette but where are the highlights!?
  232. …in reply to @notsimonv3
    @simonv3 this is why I loved radio! No fucking editing! You just talk, and if it sounds gash, too late! It's broadcast!
  233. this is much easier if me and the interviewee are both drunk and have better things to be doing than recording ourselves talking.
  234. …in reply to @Minkette
    @Minkette guess you'll have to find out when i post this...
  235. …in reply to @Minkette
    @Minkette PS I'd love to interview you some time.
  236. …in reply to @Minkette
    @Minkette for gameswehaveknownandloved.tumblr.com/ -- I actually have no idea what you'd pick to talk about, but I bet it'd be a good story.
  237. …in reply to @guided1
    @guided1 a HTML Cannon Fodder-ey thing, and some different bits of client work.
  238. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP Fortune of War! Fortune of War! *heavy metal solo*
  239. Downside of Amazing Business Warranty on my laptop: apparently IBM expects business people to be at work from 9am, not 10am.
  240. …in reply to @3en
  241. …in reply to @Fortress_Inman
  242. …in reply to @LewieP
  243. …in reply to @vorrintal
    @vorrintal I missed the first delivery of the spare part, which you collected for me.
  244. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge Errrr... if it's any consolation the second book is mainly about pirates?
  245. …in reply to @Dick_Hogg
    @Dick_Hogg @tigershungry @Minkette @oh_cripes @asponge @KommanderKlobb per-ticket booking fee, so I guess buy separately. Let's do this.
  246. …in reply to @guided1
    @guided1 pretty much client-based work, though we've got some money to make squaddies.tumblr.com/ as well.
  247. …in reply to @zoewi
    @zoewi @tigershungry or that fucking thing where it loads the page but won't let you scroll.
  248. // As long as all calls to this class are made from the same thread this class is thread safe.
  249. how beautiful are the images on here: igetyourfail.blogspot.co.uk/
  250. @rockpapershot @bonzrat I wrote up my card game just now, if you want to include it: v21.posterous.com/
  251. I wrote up my Rezzed jam game! v21.posterous.com/panlids-resurrection
  252. And I interviewed @dkanaga about a game about quitting playing games. gameswehaveknownandloved.tumblr.com/post/26976613721/david-kanaga-on-the-bell-game
  253. I feel suddenly strange about posting an interview which references the Well Played Game so much when @BernieDeKoven follows me.
  254. …in reply to @undefined
    @HapZep Ah, well spotted. Thank you!
  255. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @doougle @dkanaga When I've actually listened to the full (2 hour!) interview, I'll post it up.
  256. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @doougle @dkanaga Nice bit about the Beach Boy's perfect codas, just as the track fades out.
  257. Going to the Olympics is like taking an international flight, apparently. Not sure I want to go any more.
  258. …in reply to @notsimonv3
    @simonv3 I'd love to, but I can't afford it.
  259. …in reply to @notsimonv3
    @simonv3 though I do know some lovely Portland indies who'd probably be keen?
  260. …in reply to @notsimonv3
    @simonv3 it's @schonstal and @robrotic you want to talk to (about game design talking in Portland)
  261. Finally going to Brighton. Would have went earlier, but I figured I ought to do work instead.
  262. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe sure thing
  263. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow @checker actual buttons are expensive and break. Fake buttons still aren't widely seen as the cheap option, so...
  264. …in reply to @TomNullpointer
    @TomNullpointer I cut them myself on the London Hackspace laser cutter. They've got nerd cred, too.
  265. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge I know you hate me giving you ideas, but what if you had a mask with arms attached, dangling beneath? Hold the arms to waggle 'em.
  266. Oh man, I love the introductory level progression of Catrap!
  267. There's been No. 1 singles about playing Dota, and chart-topping books which are Twilight fanfic. This is okay!
  268. RT @cyriakharris: Considering how people rave about the film Metropolis this contemporary review by HG Wells is hilariously scathing htt ...
  269. I really like that there were indie games at EVO this year.
  270. Maybe there are too many games events already, and I should stop trying to organize more?
  271. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe let's have a playtest evening soon. I wanna try my ideas for this So Long Sucker theming out.
  272. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb Doesn't it? (I was the first to get to the spreadsheet)
  273. RT @KommanderKlobb: @v21 there is no kudos in spreadsheets George.
  274. …in reply to @hollygramazio
    @severalbees Holly! I'm making the bit of Punch The Custard that involves exposed electronics tomorrow! Dya also want to discuss the game?
  275. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb I wanna buy it, but I don't think I'll end up playing it. Should I buy it?
  276. …in reply to @GunpointGame
    @GunpointGame I don't, but I'd like to interview you for gameswehaveknownandloved.tumblr.com some time.
  277. Yeah, I understand Bub (or is it Bob?)'s expression. Who the hell is this joker? Where is the good music? yfrog.com/gy381efj
  278. @HilariousCow if I'm done custard-punching, I am for sure up for Things.
  279. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke Ah! well, have a hurried "hello" now, then.
  280. …in reply to @bfod
    @bfod @docky When I was a kid, I enjoyed eating slices of lemon. I might well still do, I've not tried in a while.
  281. …in reply to @schonstal
    @schonstal I have! It's okay.
  282. …in reply to @benmilsom
    @benmilsom am I in there?
  283. …in reply to @benmilsom
    @benmilsom d'awww!
  284. I Was A Teenage Sexist by Jenn Frank unwinnable.com/2012/07/13/i-was-a-teenage-sexist/
  285. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb oh, you've dived in, then?
  286. Reading unwinnable.com/author/jenn-frank/, I can easily chart how my respect and awe for @jennatar increased in discrete intervals.
  287. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb I just really enjoy the idea of a strategy/diplomacy game where messy family stuff matters.
  288. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow @docky @Slaktus I often start a jam by scanning my file of game ideas. But they're not usually fleshed out beyond that idea.
  289. I am also yelling at the sentence "we didn't want to take features from the player to make the game not suck" youtube.com/watch?v=UyKtNERXtdU&feature=youtu.be&t=11m45
  290. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow if it's gonna be like that Imma show you TENNNES & BariBariBall.
  291. …in reply to @garethbriggs
    @garethbriggs @KommanderKlobb nooo, I haven't even heard it. But interesting...
  292. Ah ah ah ah it's difficult to watch myself on film youtube.com/watch?v=7dzvRU0kCR8
  293. Python thing I doubt I'll ever remember : is it "with open() as file:" or "with file as open():"
  294. …in reply to @guided1
    @guided1 thanks, man! It's coming along really excitingly.
  295. Oh, I forgot all the stupidity involved in getting a USB serial port working on this laptop.
  296. I can count custard punches! Now I just have a day to work out if I need to debounce it, make it prettier & maybe hide exposed wires.
  297. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe man, there is no way we'd be allowed to play this at the pub.
  298. …in reply to @GamesWriting
    @GamesWriting I am apprehensive and gratified.
  299. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe I was thinking as much of the towels, footpumps, exposed breadboards and squelches.
  300. I wonder if @LewieP thinks I should get Binding Of Isaac.
  301. …in reply to @HilariousCow
  302. …in reply to @HilariousCow
  303. …in reply to @undefined
    @JamesMackerness ooh yes. try it in a scottish accent!
  304. …in reply to @undefined
    @reallyfancy yeah... it's a shame I've never actually not bought a pint to make up for the videogames I've bought.
  305. This Anticon mix is awesome: soundcloud.com/i-d-online-1/i-dj-anticon
  306. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes @KommanderKlobb @LawrieARussell ignore Joe. Sublime Text 2 is great.
  307. …in reply to @raiganburns
    @raiganburns No, the name refers to the fact the fortress is small.
  308. RT @haikus_by_KN: have to say, the ability to live with parents (and not pay full board/rent) as young adult is middle class luxury that ...
  309. @jimrossignol Can I suggest my interview with @dkanaga for the Sunday Papers? gameswehaveknownandloved.tumblr.com/post/26976613721/david-kanaga-on-the-bell-game (or some of the older interviews)
  310. Today has been the best sort of programming -- simple programming to achieve a small task.
  311. Punching the custard software complete #screenshotsaturday
  312. Which calls for a reminder! if you're in London tomorrow, and not otherwise engaged, you should come play games! hideandseek.net/2012/05/03/july-sandpit-2012-movement-and-spectacle/
  313. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe "PUNCH!" "DON'T PUNCH!"
  314. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe maybe I should make the text blink?
  315. …in reply to @io_brindle
    @john_brindle it's fine so long as you don't get crumbs in the good punching custard.
  316. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef imagine my surprise & delight & knowledge I shouldn't trust this fact when a Yahoo API worked without the key it said it needed.
  317. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef this is just another bit of friction that can be boiled down to Money Makes Things Complicated.
  318. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef the reminder is good because services can be taken away at any time. Because they cost money to keep online.
  319. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef ah yeah, missed that distinction. I think services and protocols are on different layers, though.
  320. Keep trying to play Crusader Kings 2 on my laptop, and it keeps burning up my GPU. And then thermal shutdown. :<
  321. The game is pretty much all UI, so this is especially frustrating.
  322. …in reply to @Gillespionage
    @Gillespionage you are most certainly not the only one.
  323. …in reply to @robertpeacock22
    @robertpeacock22 I'm dabbling in the dark arts of 3rd party fan control software right now...
  324. …in reply to @undefined
    @cunthorse imagine if WALL-E ended after he lost his memory.
  325. "Since our ducal title allows free investiture, we have the capability to appoint successors to our bishopric holdings." yes yes videogames
  326. This game requires far too many supposedly unrelated items.
  327. Games We Have Known And Loved in the Sunday Papers! rockpapershotgun.com/2012/07/15/the-sunday-papers-225/
  328. Nothing gives me anxiety like having a little time free before a thing.
  329. This park is posh as HELL.
  330. …in reply to @ElectronDance
    @ElectronDance don't knock it! they'd all be from people whose opinions I'd respect, I'm sure.
  331. …in reply to @ElectronDance
    @ElectronDance for real, you're one of my favorite game critics. Not sure what it says that I have a mental list of favorite game critics.
  332. …in reply to @UnburntWitch
    @zoequinnzel ha. I'm jealous of 2-person which split business/design. Not sure which I'd come under, mind.
  333. RT @asponge: I ran in circles in the park then a man let me punch his custard and then I ran away from a mean deer and then a nice lady ...
  334. …in reply to @SimoRoth
    @SimoRoth @maia dopresskit -ing it?
  335. …in reply to @ElectronDance
    @ElectronDance @xra isn't it just great?! Other weekend I spent inspired, tryna make a noisy postprocess effect. Nowhere near this standard.
  336. Punch the Custard was a success!
  337. @hannahnicklin it's a comic by Grant Morrison.
  338. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH The government passed special laws.
  339. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP I also got that email! I am also sad I am not there.
  340. For some damn fool reason, she took my advice and did three interviewees as three interviewers.
  341. Oh wait! She didn't! She just did 3 interviews for the price of 1, and also made a game. Good for you, @Carachan1, that was terrible advice.
  342. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle It was a big success! Multiple people told me that it was the best game ever invented! Some kids got messy & learned some science!
  343. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle Also I took pictures and video, so I'll post them up at some point in the future.
  344. …in reply to @undefined
  345. …in reply to @lefishy
    @lefishy domain name was taken?
  346. …in reply to @undefined
    @reallyfancy Analogue is really good, and I had fun with dtipb. Digital had the best world/feel so far. & maybe I had less expectations.
  347. …in reply to @BernieDeKoven
    @BernieDeKoven @doougle Also special - @mink_ette (who is implicated in the creation of Lemon Joust) played it versus Doug.
  348. RT @WildRumpus: Time to get your filofax out, we have a date. The Wild Rumpus #3 will return to the streets of London Thursday 27th Sept ...
  349. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe @WildRumpus In a surprising move for me, I've not been self-aggrandising enough to add it to the spread sheet.
  350. "In the beginning there was NCSA Mosaic, and Mosaic called itself NCSA_Mosaic/2.0 (Windows 3.1) ..." webaim.org/blog/user-agent-string-history/
  351. …in reply to @oneofmoo
    @mugathur @WildRumpus We've no submission process because curation is hard enough already.
  352. …in reply to @oneofmoo
    @mugathur @WildRumpus But I'm adding Ring Fling to the Games To Be Considered For Future Wild Rumpuses list.
  353. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge shame it's not at the science museum, so you could borrow their cockroach suits.
  354. …in reply to @EdibleToaster
    @EdibleToaster people were talking about this last year! Never did it, mind. Best part - you get longer if you don't use 3D or go online.
  355. RT @D_Nye_Griffiths: (That said, the amount one would need to be paid to become CEO of Yahoo is matched only by the amount Yahoo seems w ...
  356. Uh. Just seen these. Uh. dinostories.wordpress.com/
  357. "I can see how it’s difficult to maintain a relationship with a dinosaur whilst being a member of the cabinet."
  358. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar that's gonna be one fucked up baby.
  359. RT @SimoRoth: Welcome to the future: Hate crimes against Cyborgs by a megacorporation. eyetap.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/physical-assault-by-mcdonalds-for.html
  360. RT @FinalBullet: Someone recently asked me to write about Making Things Fast for a thing. Here's a version of what I wrote: http://t.co/ ...
  361. Beautiful looking game by some lovely people is tryna kickstart itself. kickstarter.com/projects/sfbgames/detective-grimoire-mystery-adventure-game-for-ios
  362. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario oooh oooh ooooooh, have fun!
  363. all day:i like boys with strong convictions/and convicts with perfect diction/underdogs with good intentions/amputees with stamp collections
  364. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge hey, I was the one who told you not to do it the way with all the wood-carving and sanding...
  365. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle @bfod if Earthbound doesn't, Mother 3 definitely does.
  366. …in reply to @Brendy_C
    @Brendy_C ha. I pirated it before - but the impression of an X went through the card and I accidentally cheated.
  367. …in reply to @Brendy_C
    @Brendy_C also the balance was a bit off. But someone posted a picture containing the numbers to BGG if you actually want to pirate it.
  368. …in reply to @undefined
    @pfft_ sure thing dude, though I have basically only a week's experience with networked stuff.
  369. RT @iamtef: “Writing's the exact opposite of jerking off- hurts while you're doing it, but afterwards you're proud of the little mess yo ...
  370. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP man, I think pretty much everyone has given up on pretending to know what "indie" means by this point. Whatever, it doesn't matter.
  371. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @LewieP Though it has to be said, holding this position doesn't mean I won't market myself as "indie" if I think there's cash in it.
  372. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP I really admire your insistence that corporations should feel shame.
  373. More Olympics bullshit! This one involves arresting people for 15 year old offenses in order to stop them travelling! thelondonvandal.com/2012/07/graffiti-raids-across-london-as-police-sanitise-city-ready-for-olympics/
  374. …in reply to @Gillespionage
    @Gillespionage she's a brute! a bruiser!
  375. …in reply to @BRKeogh
    @BRKeogh I heard from a trailer that it adds a new mechanic per level through the entire game. Not played it, mind.
  376. …in reply to @Dick_Hogg
    @Dick_Hogg okay, that's pretty amazing.
  377. Really enjoying Greenpeace taking the gloves off and fighting Shell dirtily.
  378. Do you ever think about how much it hinders left-wing causes that they feel restrained by being fair & honest?
  379. …in reply to @hannahnicklin
    @hannahnicklin That tweet was serious, but I'm uncertain about how much I want them to play dirty.
  380. …in reply to @mattthr
  381. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 @JuliaScheele no idea about WooCommerce, but that sounds like the CSS width/height property doesn't match the image's w/h.
  382. "For the right wing, lying has no consequences." exiledonline.com/elite-versus-elitny/
  383. …in reply to @Flexi23
    @Flexi23 looks fine on this Android phone.
  384. …in reply to @Flexi23
    @Flexi23 no worries!
  385. @Gillespionage I realized I haven't asked -- you are amazingly excited for Hotline Miami, right?
  386. nope. can't be fucked to edit this video.
  387. in fact, can I be fucked to do anything other than sit on this sofa and drink wine and play more Crusader Kings 2?
  388. In Crusader Kings 2, can I view the war conditions for a war I'm not involved in... Got plans to inherit Orkney, but she's fighting Norway.
  389. Uh. Failing to think about succession rules properly means this is a longer term plan than I imagined. Oh well. Mainland Scotland is mine!
  390. …in reply to @eddiecameron
    @eddiecameron yeah, I managed to view full conditions by going to the diplomacy where it lets you offer to join the war.
  391. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @docky @onebitbeyond It was a surprise when I found the website stuff I was doing for you in the same folder as Proteus screenshots.
  392. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @docky @onebitbeyond nah, I'd just saved it to Documents/Proteus, then realised only later that's where the game saves screenshots.
  393. …in reply to @BRKeogh
    @BRKeogh 1% of people affected -- who can afford to test on 100+ consoles & setups to the endgame?
  394. …in reply to @BRKeogh
    @BRKeogh turns out, not Polytron or Microsoft cert team.
  395. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus @BRKeogh go on, how many machines do you test your games on before release then?
  396. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge @tigershungry Pat Ashe doing his play-thing.
  397. Do people who get annoyed by "ATM machine" also get annoyed by "RSVP please"?
  398. …in reply to @undefined
    @cuddleslag yeah, I'm pretty much the same as you, a pedant amused by RAS syndrome.
  399. …in reply to @undefined
    @cuddleslag @robertpeacock22 if it consoles you any, my tweet about being a pedant nearly misspelt "pedant"
  400. Reading a boring document that is exciting to be reading.
  401. …in reply to @alexjprice
    @alexjprice sell it yourself. Seriously. most things can't go on the MAS, so it's by far from the only game in town.
  402. …in reply to @alexjprice
    @alexjprice are you likely to sell other applications in the future? If so, these are "learning costs".
  403. …in reply to @alexjprice
    @alexjprice as for the market... maybe? Maybe it's worth overcharging, because the barrier to purchase is already high.
  404. …in reply to @alexjprice
    @alexjprice There's also bundles etc to consider.
  405. …in reply to @undefined
    @cunthorse currently viewing this tweet on a a shiny black monitor with a round stand. and useless rounding to the screen bevel, too.
  406. …in reply to @undefined
    @increpare @edclef always seems pretty chipper.
  407. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry yeah, but which is cooler?
  408. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP at least spread it out over a few days, and use human words...
  409. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle @ElectronDance that's an utterly charming modification.
  410. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle @ElectronDance I started playing, but it was immediately hard/confusing. I know, I know. I plan to.
  411. Do you ever get the feeling that, what with the internet existing, any entirely interior thought is wasteful?
  412. RT @leonardr: I really liked this article on 1930s mystery novels full of feelies: filfre.net/2012/07/the-dennis-wheatley-crime-dossiers/
  413. …in reply to @pozorvlak
    @pozorvlak The Deep Range? Yeah, that irked me when I re-read it recently.
  414. …in reply to @pozorvlak
    @pozorvlak I don't know if it makes it better or worse that she still wants to go back and do research again...
  415. @Minkette @KommanderKlobb I started off uncertain, but when that ended, I found myself actually angry.
  416. It's difficult to make games that riff of established tropes & existing pop culture while not importing problematic aspects of that.
  417. …in reply to @undefined
    @SiriHoho depends on context. Bellend for a person, causal-like. Bell end for a person, with emphasis. Bell-end for head of a penis.
  418. Not going to Bobhack -- hoping to spend some time developing a videogame this weekend.
  419. But I am getting excited for making some games with dice at Tigjam in a few weeks time.
  420. …in reply to @D_Nye_Griffiths
    @D_Nye_Griffiths No, but at the Old Truman Brewery if you're still about.
  421. Entity. Could you path to the endpoint, please, not to a distance away from the endpoint. Thank you, George.
  422. …in reply to @Dick_Hogg
    @Dick_Hogg I want a new twitter icon! I want my face, screaming obscenities.
  423. RT @TADFilmFest: Toronto After Dark announces 1st Ever Call For INDIE VIDEO GAME Entries! Be part of THE DARKCADE: bit.ly/tad12-call-for-games
  424. …in reply to @vorrintal
    @vorrintal turns out the secret to programming is asking nicely on Twitter!
  425. RT @99coins: Ep 8 is up! @v21 joined us in the studio to discuss the various tools available for budding developers - 99coins.tumblr.com
  426. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP ha, and I'm thinking I need an eye test and thinking of going to contacts.
  427. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke @tiedtiger Yeah, I thought the same thing. Take an appealing concept, then build the best, truest, game off that.
  428. …in reply to @oneofmoo
    @mugathur looks good! ship it!
  429. …in reply to @benmilsom
  430. Today I'm porting nottheinternet.com/games/abastard to mobile.
  431. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke I enjoy that I'm involved to a greater or less extent in half of those. But none are really "organizations for indie devs".
  432. @rclarke which isn't to say I think one needs to exist. Or that I'd be particularly involved if one existed. What do people want it for?
  433. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe I got a proper smile when the Fez track came on yesterday
  434. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar the answer is a silent judgement on whether it's worth playing today if there was no historical context?
  435. …in reply to @retroremakes
    @retroremakes they were all on sale last time, too!
  436. …in reply to @brandonnn
    @brandonnn you're coming over for Joue Le Jou?! When?
  437. …in reply to @tomscott
    @tomscott they got even you infected with the joyous Olympic Spirit!
  438. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke necessary side effect of games coming into themselves as a cultural event, I think.
  439. …in reply to @bfod
    @bfod Have you heard of Constellation Games (constellation.crummy.com/)? It's about porting alien computer games, among other things.
  440. …in reply to @bfod
    @bfod it's really great! I've been reading it in serialization, the last chapter gets released Tuesday.
  441. @CandlemarkGleam Minor complaint: I have to fill in my address details when I'm buying the Constellation Games online-only package.
  442. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 @jennatar @LewieP I'm not like @jennatar, favoriting tweets with abandon, but I'm favving this one.
  443. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 @jennatar @LewieP it's a really great tweet, is what I'm saying.
  444. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar @Carachan1 @LewieP not at all! I genuinely love the affection you give with your favving, and feel like I should emulate it.
  445. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar @Carachan1 @LewieP I should stop using favs to mark music recs from @doougle I'll listen to later and articles I'll never read.
  446. …in reply to @undefined
  447. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP @Carachan1 having a real hard time not tweeting endless B&S lyrics and songs at you both right now.
  448. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 @LewieP I remember! I once tried to explain what that might mean to you. Without being mean to you or Kieron. It was tricky.
  449. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP They're just four boys in their corduroys. They're not terrific but they're competent.
  450. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 @LewieP it was okay, I failed, obviously! It's not even actually really a negative thing, just --- arg.
  451. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar @Carachan1 @LewieP that just sounds like my dad. He also liked to call me and my brothers a "daft haypeth".
  452. …in reply to @undefined
  453. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 @LewieP also if either of you are free tomorrow afternoon, we're having a barbeque, you're welcome. Or I wouldn't be telling you.
  454. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar man, I don't know I just made the same search as you did. We only got decimal currency in like 1970 so it makes sense, I guess.
  455. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar Okay, further research has lead me to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Maundy I think you'll enjoy this.
  456. Sometimes I forget about all the rich, fucked up heritage we have in this country en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Maundy
  457. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp and in any case it's an entirely separate currency these days...
  458. …in reply to @LewieP
  459. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp just think what an idiot you'd be if you could make one of the ten, but made a game that happened to occur to you before then.
  460. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp uh. Which isn't to say those aren't still worthwhile. But I've been considering what I should be making more these days.
  461. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp better maybe to collect ideas and rank them than to have an absolute bar.
  462. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp no, I've made nothing timeless... I don't think so anyway. This shit is incredibly subjective and situational.
  463. on rockpapershotgun.com/2012/07/22/cardboard-children-some-games/#more-117028 : Some Games aren't The Best Games. They're the games you happen to have. They're boring, endless summer holidays.
  464. …in reply to @jimrossignol
    @jimrossignol @smestorp Those aren't even the best, they're more of a vocabulary.
  465. …in reply to @jimrossignol
    @jimrossignol @smestorp yeah, after posting that I realised "the best" is a bit of a damn fool notion.
  466. …in reply to @jimrossignol
    @jimrossignol @smestorp but I do enjoy/find curious I can refer to the canon usefully, even when I haven't ever played that actual game.
  467. Got that while loop to terminate, got a beer, barbequing in the sun and people laughing playing the game I just compiled. Excellent.
  468. If anyone wants a build of the game to test it, let me know. Android/iOS, very early alpha. 2player craziness. Unnamed as yet.
  469. …in reply to @nickoutprintln
    @nickoutprintln @misc send me an email and I'll add you to testflight (@misc - android or iOS ?)
  470. …in reply to @nickoutprintln
    @nickoutprintln @misc oh yeah, it's vtwentyone@gmail.com
  471. …in reply to @Minkette
    @Minkette I read, below a flying ant on my iPad.
  472. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus ha, was just explaining why I'm happy being inconsistent. Knowing that is great for your tolerance, too.
  473. …in reply to @RobotMeyer
    @RobMeyer7 yeah! Try here: tflig.ht/z7FOB6
  474. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP Proteus!
  475. …in reply to @mikeBithell
    @mikeBithell @LewieP I'm sure you can -- maybe not The National, though...
  476. "From everyday electronics to exotic cars, it is increasingly difficult for many to tell the difference between manufactured and modeled."
  477. (that was from the TurboSquid newsletter)
  478. …in reply to @psychicteeth
    @psychicteeth sounds like a mod for @edclef's next game.
  479. A while ago, I decided never to feel guilty for getting behind on series, having unread books, having a large Steam library.
  480. I think I should also spend more time looking forward to things. Seems to make life much more enjoyable.
  481. …in reply to @psychicteeth
    @psychicteeth @edclef maybe I should start a fake readme.txt blog where I post fictional mod readmes. (cc @asponge)
  482. …in reply to @MetzoPaino
    @MetzoPaino man, you gotta get properly set up on Google Alerts & Promoter.
  483. Lunarcade is showing @xra's Memory Of A Broken Dimension! serialspace.org/events/event/lunarcade-spatial-narrative-independent-experimental-games-circus/ That means it exists enough to show! I am now excited!
  484. Right, we need to get on this Mild Rumpus stuff quick-sharp, so I have a pretext for getting to play it.
  485. Also, it's blowing my mind that "a collection of works that experiment with the exploration of game worlds, with minimalist, ...
  486. ... goal-less experiences and avant garde landscapes" isn't including Proteus. Though I guess it was at the last one. Hm.
  487. You may or may not be able to detect some research occurring within that ellipsis.
  488. Feels like the rest of this project is just going to be wrestling with resolution-independence.
  489. RT @smestorp: @v21 @psychicteeth @edclef @asponge please do. fictional games are so much better than actual games; proliferation of them ...
  490. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp I dunno, I've been really been enjoying either clicking on menus or staring glumly at Scotland in Crusader Kings 2 this last week.
  491. …in reply to @TurboSquid
    @TurboSquid To be completely honest, I unsubscribed. I don't impulse purchase models, I wait til I need some, then look.
  492. This feels mythical -- just took an Android project to iOS, and the only thing wrong is that there are a couple of texture artefacts.
  493. That was a lie! This machine doesn't have Maya installed, so the main characters meshes didn't import. Knew it was too good to be true.
  494. …in reply to @DanTsukasa
    @Dan_Tsukasa I was using a .mb file, which Unity can't handle. But it will silently ask Maya to convert into a fbx. Which it silently didn't
  495. …in reply to @robertpeacock22
    @robertpeacock22 @nklsrh Yeah, Unity. As the followup tweet shows, it was a mirage. Also helps I made it resolution-independent last night.
  496. …in reply to @DanTsukasa
    @Dan_Tsukasa I didn't know it did this until just now! Also I did export as an fbx as well. So I just changed the mesh to use that instead.
  497. Why should kids get to have all the fun? youtube.com/watch?v=MIz6VY1Dvks&feature=youtu.be
  498. @S0phieH wrote up how she captured inputs in Unity faster than the framerate sophiehoulden.com/super-fast-input-in-unity/
  499. I just unsubscribed from Spotify, and I feel pretty good about it.
  500. The best part is @PennyRed being surprised at @mjrobbins changing route to avoid following women down an alley.
  501. …in reply to @garethbriggs
    @garethbriggs it's been failing a bit for me for the past while (802 errors). Plus, I felt evil.
  502. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 conversations where people are surprised by every day parts of other people's experiences are pretty helpful!
  503. …in reply to @garethbriggs
    @garethbriggs I generally agree! But hey, when Spotify failed, I just opened up Grooveshark and listened to Kimya Dawson instead.
  504. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 I do it too! I've also accidentally followed someone at night (by coincidence), and had them noticeably quicken their steps.
  505. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 That's shitty all round.
  506. …in reply to @CandlemarkGleam
    @CandlemarkGleam It's okay, I get the complexities. More importantly, thanks for publishing Constellation Games -- it's really great.
  507. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle @getdizzzy goddamn, it's a pleasure to people play so well.
  508. …in reply to @SimoRoth
    @SimoRoth Seems likely enough that's a misleading/incomplete version of events. Which isn't to say Phil Fish's account isn't.
  509. Wishing I had BBC Redux access.
  510. …in reply to @wjjjjt
    @resiak Nothing important -- was just wanting to listen to some old Ivor Cutler. Might not even be on there.
  511. …in reply to @wjjjjt
    @resiak Also, and this might be the main reason, it's really cool.
  512. …in reply to @undefined
    @cuddleslag BBC R&D's internal iPlayer-thing. Which stores & streams & allows downloads of everything the BBC has broadcast since 2007.
  513. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef looks like interlacing issues? I'd try just uploading in various export settings.
  514. Goddamn! Look at this article on fried chicken shop signage! creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2009/march/meet-mr-chicken (mostly made by one dude!) (thanks @garethbriggs)
  515. …in reply to @SimoRoth
  516. I think en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramblin%27_Man_(Lemon_Jelly_song) is my favorite Wikipedia page. The best part is that the talk page suggests it's riddled with errors.
  517. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef Or something else entirely! But that's the first thing I'd fiddle with. Video encoding is a pain in the arse.
  518. Wish I knew how to record a Skype conversation on a Mac without hearing my own voice, slightly delayed. It makes me slur my words.
  519. …in reply to @wjjjjt
    @resiak Syncing and mixing sounds like a nightmare. I just tried a random shareware thing I found... let's hope it works.
  520. …in reply to @tha_rami
    @tha_rami @Vlambeer talk about not killing yourself. that's never talked about enough.
  521. Right, people who volunteered to test Working Title A Bastard, on iOS, you should have a build wending your way now.
  522. People who were on my Testflight who hadn't volunteered to test A Bastard -- I may have just spammed you. If so, sorry! Feel free to play it
  523. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb I've got you on testflight, but there's no devices on there. Add one, or via tflig.ht/z7FOB6
  524. to channel @rclarke : Game goes F2P, manages to get great gobs of publicity guardian.co.uk/technology/appsblog/2012/jul/23/dead-trigger-android-free-piracy More shocking stories after the break!
  525. …in reply to @mink_ette
    @mink_ette I'm amused by minkette.weebly.com/about-mink.html having your legal name, but only as a photo credit.
  526. Yeah, sure, Oscar Pistorius is pretty cool, but George Eyser won 3 gold medals in a single day, and he only had a wooden leg.
  527. …in reply to @garethbriggs
    @garethbriggs naw, a gymnast. Gold in vaulting, even. The comparison is wildly unfair in lots of ways, mind.
  528. Doom, Madlib & Jehst, playing in London. Sold out! Brief excitement, quickly transmuted to disappointment.
  529. …in reply to @bentosmile
    @bentosmile London Calling is a shorthand for this stuff, despite how stupid that is.
  530. RT @mareodomo: How DARE your lives be unextraordinary! How dare you share small victories with the people you love! You should be ashame ...
  531. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge my pleasure!
  532. @asponge ACTUALLY. Turns out it's not sold out on Ticketmaster, which wasn't linked from the event page. £35, though. ticketmaster.co.uk/event/1F00487EED3ABFAC?camefrom=CFC_UK_BUYAT
  533. …in reply to @docky
    @docky @tametick I do sincerely wish it were, though.
  534. …in reply to @srules
    @srules Not the nicest UI, and there's an approval step from you, but a Tumblr with a prominent submissions box?
  535. …in reply to @SimoRoth
    @SimoRoth I wish gmail let you schedule emails to be sent at a more civilized time of day.
  536. RT @hidingseeking: Date for your diaries - we're curating a conference day on the future of playing in public on 17 September (the day a ...
  537. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 I am jealous of you being in Edinburgh this Saturday! I'm not going be able to go up this summer at all. Whaaaaa!
  538. "kissing him is like having a little bat trapped in your mouth." (thanks @tigershungry)
  539. …in reply to @srules
  540. …in reply to @srules
    @srules you gotta approve everything before it goes live. but if it's a set group of people, you can just make them authors of the blog.
  541. …in reply to @srules
    @srules OK! am mildly curious.
  542. …in reply to @DGoodayle
    @DGoodayle now can you do... 1000 of those?
  543. I have found the Mosque Kitchen and it is Mama Thai.
  544. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe that @hannahnicklin's? I made that the other week, it was lovely.
  545. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow well. You could always inject some js into the page to detect it, then listen to events from that.
  546. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow don't even need anything external, due to existence of ExternalEval
  547. …in reply to @undefined
    @cuddleslag I know this one weird trick! (change your location to Kyoto, it's great)
  548. "But things changed when David Kanaga came on board. The music became an important component of the project linked the gameplay itself."
  549. WHAT A SURPRISE.
  550. Does someone want to come drink cider with me in the sun? Is anyone drinking in a park elsewhere? This feels necessary.
  551. …in reply to @undefined
    @jennatar um. No-one noticed. That I noticed.
  552. So glad I moved the router so we can get wifi on the grass at the front.
  553. …in reply to @dkanaga
  554. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle have you played Samurai Gunn? I am excited to play Samurai Gunn!
  555. Ended up watching... it'll probably be the entire 2nd season of Big Train. Anyway, here's one on sexism youtube.com/watch?v=JPB_EQly1jI
  556. it's too hot, also i'm drunk, also i didn't do the things i was supposed to do this evening.
  557. …in reply to @RobotMeyer
    @RobMeyer7 Yeah, you pretty much nailed the inspirations there. Anxious to hear how it plays 2-player!
  558. New Games We Have Known And Loved! @Pentadact talks about giving people the boot in Dark Messiah!
  559. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge @oh_cripes good god yes.
  560. iml.univ-mrs.fr/~girard/mustard/page1.html "The paper introduces the concept of mustard watch, a common generalisation of the concepts of watch and mustard pot."
  561. RT @terrycavanagh: However, TIGJAM UK IS JUST ONE WEEK AWAY ARE YOU READY?
  562. …in reply to @undefined
    @SiriHoho Man, if I hadn't seen that tweet while making dinner...
  563. …in reply to @SimoRoth
    @SimoRoth Yes. If it's real time, it's a roguelike-like.
  564. …in reply to @SimoRoth
    @SimoRoth Everyone* uses Windows... (*you know what I mean)
  565. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe I considered making that same soup, but I couldn't be bothered to buy the courgettes. Had some tomato and carrot soup instead.
  566. …in reply to @undefined
    @SiriHoho both of those sound gorgeous. Tuesday or Wednesday?
  567. …in reply to @undefined
    @theolismith @psychicteeth why should a business want to do that? The reward is the respect of your peers and not having made a shit game.
  568. We're going to be looking for some Unity3D coders at work! Email me at george@plastudios.com if you're interested.
  569. @Carachan1 Your DOTA article is great.
  570. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 to be fair, you are obnoxious.
  571. …in reply to @undefined
    @theolismith @psychicteeth Tipping is a pretty gross practice too - it should be baked into the price of eating out.
  572. …in reply to @undefined
    @theolismith But I've got good service from places where hardly anyone tips, like pubs, shops, hospitals, everywhere.
  573. …in reply to @undefined
    @theolismith besides, weird analogy -- this would be more like restaurant owners giving staff bonuses for the place's Yelp rating.
  574. …in reply to @Dover8
    @Dover8 Contract to start, very possibly becoming permanent. Based in London.
  575. …in reply to @Dover8
    @Dover8 Experience : if you can put together a polished game without needing hand-holding, then you're sweet.
  576. this music is great, but these headphones are really hot
  577. …in reply to @docky
    @docky although I am the proud creator of a game called CUBES, I do see your logic.
  578. …in reply to @robertpeacock22
    @robertpeacock22 these are over ear padded earphones. it just soaks into the leather at the bottom.
  579. …in reply to @undefined
    @SiriHoho yeah! Let's do it. Also -- yeah! Just a weenie stick one, mind. (oh, also, cc @asponge & @oh_cripes )
  580. …in reply to @undefined
    @SiriHoho @asponge @oh_cripes Gas, like god intended.
  581. This game has a lot of pieces en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taikyoku_shogi
  582. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow wanna come round to my friend Sarah's with me and Joe and see the Olympic Opening?
  583. …in reply to @undefined
    @SiriHoho @vetraskr @LynnKraken i've got a birthday dinner to be at in the evening, but i might be tempted by some earlier boardgames.
  584. I as going to live tweet and be sarcastic and disbelieving at the opening ceremony, but I think I'm defeated already.
  585. …in reply to @undefined
    @JamesMackerness what about when they kids sang "Danny Boyle"
  586. Yeah, we're not doing "drink for a metaphor"
  587. …in reply to @garethbriggs
    @garethbriggs what about that bit in the matrix?
  588. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP Tayyabs the best regarded I know of.
  589. "Wants to make Rwanda known for more than just genocide. Of course, 6 of his brothers died in the ..." these commentators
  590. …in reply to @JamesWallis
    @JamesWallis every fucking time they spoke, drink.
  591. One thing I am unbigously pro-Olympics about is getting the tube him past 12 at night.
  592. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow was running like clockwork
  593. I am drinking in a park. Wait. I am Drinking in a Park. It's finally happened.
  594. …in reply to @thotxcouture
    @xMattieBrice games belonging to the emperor, games seen from very far away, games drawn with a fine camel hair brush
  595. Is it a faux pas to be drunk when you arrive for an evening of drinking? Asking for a friend.
  596. …in reply to @robertpeacock22
    @robertpeacock22 @patrickashe I'm on an even keel so far, so I think I'm grand. Plus, food first.
  597. …in reply to @naclbbr
    @naclbbr just wanted to say how much I've been enjoying Tone Sphere! It's great, I hope it's doing well for you. Love Le Petit Prince.
  598. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge I thought you'd get the hint from me calling it "Ramona hair"
  599. …in reply to @undefined
    @cunthorse Javascript. The task will be easier if you use the jquery library.
  600. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @HilariousCow those are the old dates. it's the 3rd to the 5th now!
  601. …in reply to @oneofmoo
    @mugathur think the BBC carries feeds of all the sports online.
  602. …in reply to @docky
    @docky interesting to compare with Fez, which only tips it's hat to starting anew, back in the village again.
  603. "The trouble with CSS is it's just a bit shit." -- @oh_cripes
  604. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp i hope you're sending out press releases for that update-with-content.
  605. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle if you find yourself able to leave the country come the end of September, there's residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?391128 2 days after Wild Rumpus.
  606. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 @auntiepixelante fwiw, Beautiful Escape : Dungeoneer was very self-aware, very abhorrent, and also... I want to say good.
  607. @Carachan1 @auntiepixelante It was literally a kidnapping / torture / murder / rape sim. With a love story.
  608. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP @Carachan1 @auntiepixelante Yeah, most definitely not recommending it as a thing that is in any way fun. Or possibly worthwhile.
  609. @LewieP @Carachan1 @auntiepixelante but it's certainly strong and well crafted.
  610. …in reply to @D_Nye_Griffiths
    @D_Nye_Griffiths but it's fine for us Brits because we don't care about Rio's seat allocations.
  611. …in reply to @garethbriggs
    @garethbriggs I got a great idea for a fencing game earlier.
  612. I like hearing the commentators bitch about not getting any control over what shots are broadcast.
  613. Also, delayed bitch from yesterday. If you're watching the epee, notice that the crowd is lit. Those lights come from right above the piste.
  614. Also that announcer guy is fucking embarrassing. Christ.
  615. But the fencing itself is great.
  616. …in reply to @garethbriggs
    @garethbriggs so did I! S'gotta be first person.
  617. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @KommanderKlobb @bfod HOLY SHIT I JUST SAW THAT. christ. amazing.
  618. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @edclef @bfod the reaction time of an athlete is better than that of a timekeeper.
  619. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @KommanderKlobb They aren't allowed to shoot their own footage. Everything's filmed by the official olympic bods.
  620. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @KommanderKlobb aren't even allowed to choose cuts. Stupid stupid.
  621. Poor Shin! I really hope she fights the Bronze.
  622. @tigershungry already got my ticket!
  623. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry always welcome round ours
  624. …in reply to @garethbriggs
    @garethbriggs I think the footwork abstracts itself well enough -- don't need to deal in feet, just tradeoffs between positioning and time.
  625. …in reply to @garethbriggs
    @garethbriggs hm, I was thinking of the 360 pad -- twirling the thumbstick would feel great as a circle.
  626. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow you can install in parallel...
  627. RT @jonbro: listening to wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/wtf_flashback_-_episode_200 I realize that I am very far from talking about things that are important to me.
  628. RT @jonbro: Also, I wouldn't even know how to say them.
  629. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus @HilariousCow sometimes all you need is a good shader effect. I'm hugely excited for this.
  630. Just saw the new Squaddies visuals on @vorrintal's screen and got excited.
  631. …in reply to @maia
    @maia @SimoRoth hurrah for your hair, more like.
  632. I'm disgusted by the despicable actions of those ten year old children.
  633. …in reply to @haikus_by_KN
    @haikus_by_KN ha. Been there. Then we made the problem worse, and wrote some stuff ourselves. Maybe we'll release it some day.
  634. …in reply to @haikus_by_KN
    @haikus_by_KN that won't help you, of course. But fwiw, none of them do necessary magic. Most importantly they give scaffolding to your code
  635. post modern Rorschach test -- what would you say twitter says on a topic?
  636. …in reply to @docky
    @docky i installed the 2. something version. Ui is much more svelte, and I've not noticed any features missing.
  637. RT @SFBTom: The Detective Grimoire Kickstarter just crossed the goal line! Yaaaaaaay! kickstarter.com/projects/sfbgames/detective-grimoire-mystery-adventure-game-for-ios
  638. RT @gamasutra: That answers that question...