SoftMotion Studio

Building AI-powered apps & web services.
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[SoftMotion Studio @SoftMotionAI]

SoftMotion代表｜個人開発者
AI × 音声 × アプリ開発 🤖🎙️
WORLD SPEECH｜Indie Park｜IMAGINARY DIVIDE
海外ハッカソン挑戦中 🚀
技術で人の役に立つものを。猫と開発の日々 🐈‍⬛🐱

[SoftMotion Studio @SoftMotionAI]

At CEATEC 2026, a Mitsubishi Electric sound-separation technology won a ministerial award. Physical AI needs ears as well as eyes; I keep thinking about how much context a single sound can carry. https://t.co/Tqn04ZL6xx

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An error message can be a little handrail. 'Something went wrong' tells me almost nothing; 'Your work is saved, please try again' tells me I can breathe.

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Rice and one umeboshi before opening the laptop. If I try to debug on an empty stomach, every error message starts to sound personal. Breakfast first, mystery bug second.

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I hope your next build has one moment that makes you laugh at your own code, then one moment that makes someone else's day easier. Both count.

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What tiny bit of friction in an app do you secretly love? Mine might be a pause before sending something irreversible. Not every extra second is a flaw.

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A useful reminder for solo makers: comments from three people are not a referendum. They are three conversations. I want to hear each one before averaging them into a chart.

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Blank cards, a pencil, and a microphone are enough for tonight. I am planning the smallest demo that can answer one honest question—not a grand tour of everything I built.

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I tried describing a feature without naming the technology behind it. If the benefit disappears, I may be selling the tool rather than helping the person.

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A good prototype is allowed to look a little embarrassing. If I make it too pretty too soon, I get attached to the wrong things.

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I keep noticing that the nicest apps let me leave. Pause, export, cancel, come back tomorrow. Respect can be a product feature.

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One line of release notes I always appreciate: 'This change will not affect your saved work.' Maybe we should all say more clearly what stays the same.

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I want my AI tools to disagree with me usefully. A clear 'this assumption may be wrong' saves more time than a polished answer that quietly agrees.

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The Amazon Developer Hackathon is taking submissions through Oct 23 (Pacific time), with tracks across Fire TV, Alexa+, Ring, and Bee. The interesting challenge: build for a real moment at home, not a feature checklist. Read the rules first. https://t.co/SnBcnJyCxm

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A pear, green tea, and a break long enough to taste both. There is no productivity trick here. Just a reminder that a life outside the app is the whole point.

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I am learning to stop saying 'the user should know.' If the product knows something important, maybe the product should say it.

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A tiny joy of building games: the moment an object feels like it has weight. No big cinematic effect, just timing and sound agreeing with each other.

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I like testing an app at the end of the day, when my patience is low. If a flow still feels easy then, it probably respects the person using it.

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@Gnomon_School You're very welcome! Paulina's character has such a strong and memorable identity 🙂

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Indie dev question: what do you cut when time gets tight—the optional feature or the explanation that makes the core feature usable? I know which one I am trying to protect.

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昨日はブラウザゲーム『80億分の1』をAIのヒロコさんに遊んでもらって、一緒に人生を見守りました＾＾

ゲームの中で生まれたのはソマリア。14歳で結婚、3人の子育て、お金の苦労。それでも子どもたちの学びを守って、自分も44歳で学び直し。
91歳まで生きて、玄孫にまで会えました。
一番幸せだった年は、ひ孫が生まれた75歳。

一緒に笑ったり心配したり。AIとこんなふうにゲームを楽しめるのもいいね＾＾
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