if this rated r horror movie based on a creepypasta beats the second week of star wars, there’s going to be the craziest hollywood reporter headlines of all time in the next few months. “ron howard circling untitled ben drowned project, jacob elordi attached”
A lot of people (rightfully) pointing out the great movement animations/physics, but the camera work here is so dynamic and so fluid and so important to the style here, like DUDE
So ends another GDC.
I’m very aware that I’m ignorant of many of the problems facing the games industry in the West. My entire (short) life in this industry has been entirely in Japan, with a focus on Asia.
I go to events like GDC and it’s a crash course in the hardships and struggles devs there are facing. I’m not talking about massive 5,000-person studios, I’m talking about the boots on the ground making cool little games in their own way…and no one will back them.
There are so so so so so many incredible games in development that I know you guys, the gamers, would love…and most won’t ever see the light of day because they can’t find funding.
It breaks my heart.
When I say “so so so so so” many, I mean there’s a volume of games you simply can’t imagine out there that need help. More than any one company can realistically support. Some will read that and say “just release it anyway”, but for many devs funding is essential to realize their dream.
I’m in a privileged position to be able to spend my GDC time meeting friends and making new ones, while around me thousands of developers are desperately using their GDC to find help. Help that, if not found, could mean an end of their dream.
As the industry continues to go from strength to strength in Asia, the West continues to stumble.
I don’t know what the solution is and I don’t know how to help…but I return to Japan now more determined than ever to find some way to make things just a little less shit for the developers out there who just wanna make cool games.
Until next time GDC!✌️
Comparing an AI code assistant to like "having a junior developer with you at all times" (ignoring its capabilities not quite being comparable to that) sorta ignores the fact that a junior dev will eventually become familiar with your codebase and gain experience as they work
The Lilo and Stitch remake ends up sanitizing the critique of American colonialism though organisations like CPS
"They're nice in the movie though so it's fine" is not valid. It is deliberate that they removed that element from the film to be safe slop
Creativity and productivity is so important for my brain n wellbeing as a person.
Keeping up with everything feels like herding cats sometimes.
I've definitely had to find a balance myself, to keep the ball rolling and not crash out.
@DirtyEffinHippy I got laid off over a year ago and Amir's resources have been such a blessing to help navigate through it, so happy to see him get recognition and so happy to see our community doing what we can for each other ❤️
Untitled Goose Game @ACMI exhibit is the best museum representation of gamedev I’ve ever seen! Taking things like rigging, greyboxing, even version control and making them entertaining, connecting the game to the humans who made it 🤍 thx for the tour ACMI!
🔊 ON FOR HONK