jp

another cis white guy* (without a podcast)

[jp @jpthibault]

Me (34) and my friend (33), father of two

[jp @jpthibault]

@CanadiensMTL @RBCfr @XavierBlais let's goooo

[Matthew Bromberg @MBromberg]

Folks. Can I explain something about world models? Seems like today might be a good day for that.

Advances in large-scale “world models” — whether developed by partners like Google or others — materially expand the frontier of interactive content creation. These models can generate high-quality, interactive, video-like experiences from natural language or minimal input.

Today, they are primarily editable through prompting, which limits the level of determinism and precision required for production-grade game mechanics. As a result, their outputs remain probabilistic and non-deterministic, making them unsuitable on their own for games that require consistent, repeatable player experiences.

Rather than viewing this as a risk, we see it as a powerful accelerator. Video-based generation is exactly the type of input our Agentic AI workflows are designed to leverage—translating rich visual output into initial game scenes that can then be refined with the deterministic systems Unity developers use today. Our agents already generate high-quality scenes from static video. Interactive, camera-controllable video from world models would further enhance this pipeline and materially improve the fidelity and speed of early-stage content creation. We believe this represents a meaningful step forward for AI-driven development across the industry.

Unity’s role is to operationalize these advances. Outputs from world models are ingested into Unity’s real-time engine, where they are converted into structured, deterministic, and fully controllable simulations. Within Unity, creators define physics, gameplay logic, networking, monetization, and live-operations systems to ensure consistent behavior across devices and sessions.

This combination enables developers to move faster from concept to scalable product: AI accelerates environment and asset generation, while Unity provides the execution layer that transforms generated content into reliable, monetizable experiences.

As a result, world models expand content supply and reduce development friction, while Unity remains the system of record for runtime, distribution, and long-term operations. This dynamic broadens Unity’s addressable market and reinforces its central role in the interactive ecosystem.

[Unity @unity]

Unity 🤝 Epic Games

Developers around the world will be able to bring their games to @Fortnite while Unity’s cross-platform commerce platform is coming to @UnrealEngine soon.

When ecosystems are open, everyone wins!

[T @tylerthecreator]

https://t.co/keqVi9Q1su

[jp @jpthibault]

@coffeebreak_YT the best part was the bots hyping the scam in the comments

[jp @jpthibault]

@brendanshowbiz I did signup to their "circle of trust" and tickets were listed at $114 for the 30th. I guess nowadays we gotta find presale options for shows like this.

[jp @jpthibault]

@sonofsarah I'll take any sign

[jp @jpthibault]

@CanadiensMTL n'importe quoi pour voir cette game avec @XavierBlais pis on stream le tout pour @philgauthier

[jp @jpthibault]

@helldivers2 F

[T @tylerthecreator]

MASK IS OFF: CHROMAKOPIA

[jp @jpthibault]

@redroomrantings @FNoMTL North north

[jp @jpthibault]

@redroomrantings @FNoMTL It would be North. Nothing from Plateau 😞

[jp @jpthibault]

@wesbos good ol' backbone migration to Marionette 🥲

[jp @jpthibault]

@kroyworld @ghostly_kisses let's gooooo

[Flexington Ave Local @Dr_TacoMD]

rip king

[Christopher Curtis @titocurtis]

1. Re: Bell Media and the infinity content problem:
More people are listening to the news, talk shows and documentaries now than at any point since the invention of TV. But the formerly dominant audio medium -- live terrestrial radio -- is no longer profitable.

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

‘Empire State of Mind’ blaring in the background as NYC demonstrates a garbage truck picking up a garbage can, while calling it ‘the future,’ is one of the greatest videos I’ve ever watched.

[jp @jpthibault]

@vrunt peak tv performance

[jp @jpthibault]

@portugaltheman dayman!

[jp @jpthibault]

les soupers spaghettis sont back!

[Radio-Canada Info @RadioCanadaInfo]

Denis Coderre intéressé par la direction du Parti libéral du Québec https://t.co/TTlPMVXVxd