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Indie game dev, board member on the Zig Software Foundation. 🏳️‍🌈 Twitter sucks, follow my mailing list instead: https://t.co/PEmxrV5ems
May 2, 2021 7 tweets 2 min read
Signed distance fields are really cool I know twitter compression is gonna destroy it but I promise it has proper antialiasing on the black outline + a nice little glow around the outside
May 1, 2021 9 tweets 2 min read
Learning how to playtest and prototype effectively results in better games, but these are sort of “soft skills” that aren’t talked about enough (thread) #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign Before the pandemic I coorganized the UCSC playtest night, which gave me a lot of visibility into how effective or ineffective playtesting can be depending on how it’s done
Apr 27, 2021 14 tweets 3 min read
I understand where @dhh is coming from—the full post reads better than the summary, I recommend reading it before forming an opinion—but I have a major concern, and a possible solution. Whether or not anyone at basecamp sees this thread, I think my perspective on this is valuable elsewhere, I’ve been part of many communities that considered adopting this rule. I always advise against it—I’ll explain why, and a way to mitigate my concerns while keeping the rule