John Maguire

This is a personal twitter. I tweet rubbish mostly, and sometimes work stuff. The opinions expressed here represent my own and not those of my employer.

[John Maguire @johnatcollege]

@drewnotweird When I think about it the main thing Baillieston’s missing is a Jake the Snake Roberts mural.

[John Maguire @johnatcollege]

https://t.co/EoqjTazMpw

[John Maguire @johnatcollege]

Seems like the correct whisky for the occasion. ‘Mon Scotland! #fwc26 @Whisky_Blender @ScotlandNT @

[John Maguire @johnatcollege]

Perfect beer for watching Scotland v Bolivia, and nice glass too. @fiercebeer @TennentsLager #bbcfootball @ScotlandNT

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

‘SCARY MOVIE’ has launched a website where fans can make Ghostface do whatever they want.

🔗: https://t.co/zcfZYnL2Xp

[John Maguire @johnatcollege]

@32watto @ClydeSSB @gordonduncan7 Love it. The big question is how does he feel about that goal you scored against Barcelona? 🤪🤪🤣🤣

[Rareware_Artist @Kev_Bayliss]

The original Battletoads Bible.

[Om Patel @om_patel5]

THIS GUY VIBE CODED A FULL CAPYBARA FOOD DELIVERY GAME IN 2 WEEKS WITH CLAUDE CODE

you play as a capybara delivering food on a bike. orders stack on the back, you have a phone with apps in-game and the whole delivery system is realistic

2 weeks, zero game dev experience, and ENTIRELY AI generated

the full stack:

> claude code for all the code
> three.js for the 3D engine
> suno for original music
> elevenlabs for sound effects and voice
> GPT images-2 and grok for textures and illustrations
> tripo3d for generating all the 3D assets

the cinematics are all in-game too. he asked claude to build a cinematic editor with timeline controls, camera animation, and transitions. then he just placed the cameras himself

his workflow was more planning than coding (obviously):

> come up with the core mechanic
> plan every feature using claude /plan mode
> generate assets with AI tools
> spend most of his time on the final polish, prop placement, and making the design feel right

he said the human part is what most vibe coded games are missing. AI can generate everything but having taste for what looks good and what feels right is still on you

the game is playable right now in the browser

this is what vibe coding is actually capable of in the game dev space right now

a year ago this would have taken a small team of developers, a sound designer, and an artist working together for months

now one person with no experience can ship a polished playable game with story, music, and mechanics in 14 days

the tools keep getting better and the barrier to making real games keeps getting lower

[Netflix @netflix]

"Marty is good at life."

MARTY, LIFE IS SHORT, the definitive documentary on the beloved comedian Martin Short, premieres May 12. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan.

[John Maguire @johnatcollege]

@robertflorence Are you working off a list at the door on Sat like previous events? I bought 2 tickets back when they went on sale in November but don’t seem to have them in my inbox.

[John Maguire @johnatcollege]

@scully1888 Controllers getting bigger every year.

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

Huawei’s new laptop.
Pay attention starting from the 13-second mark.

[Sky Sports Scotland @ScotlandSky]

Who was checking their socials during the break? 😅

[Lex Lamb @LambLex]

Major announcement: 'The 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival' - the first full account of the Glasgow Garden Festival - is now available to preview and pre-order. And a print of the Garden Festival sketch map is available right now! https://t.co/9TsNGzEJFk

[John Maguire @johnatcollege]

This looks interesting!

[80 LEVEL @80Level]

Prove You're Human is a game about trying to convince an AI that she is not, in fact, a human. It's being described as a story-rich psychological horror game.

Check it out: https://t.co/BQTe6byVQi

[John Maguire @johnatcollege]

End of an era, thanks for all your for work. 👏👏

[Norman Caruso @GamingHistorian]

After more than 15 incredible years of making Gaming Historian, I’m moving on to new creative adventures. Thank you for an unforgettable, life-changing journey. I will cherish it forever!

https://t.co/fqsQg4gc0Z

[John Maguire @johnatcollege]

@RetroGamer_Mag Batman Returns on the Mega CD. Those driving sections are incredible!

[PixByPedro @PedDronio]

The Japan national football team training at Dumbarton FC’s ground ahead of the friendly international against Scotland this weekend. 🇯🇵 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Kris Kashtanova @icreatelife]

🎉 We just released Rotate Object in Photoshop (beta) 🎉

You can now rotate 2D images! 🤯

Then use Harmonize to add light and shadows, to blend it perfectly with the rest of the scene.

It's like Turntable in Illustrator, but instead of vectors, it's pixels in Photoshop!