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Senior Systems & Gameplay Design Lead | (Contributed to Halo, Mass Effect, Dead Space... and far worse) He/Him šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ | Letterboxd: https://nitter.gq/t.co/H0aMyrsPRV

Portland, OR
Joined August 2008
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On the upside, I was able to convert my tight space squeezing behavior into a dynamic system instead of hand placing dozens of trigger volumes across the map. Not going to bed empty handed.
So much of gamedev is building really smart, or immaculate scripting of elements you learn aren’t as fun as the dumber, cleaner version. Tonight I got some jump apex tracking done for bouncing off cars, only to realize that how far I went was more fun. 2 hours vs. 10 minutes.
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So much of gamedev is building really smart, or immaculate scripting of elements you learn aren’t as fun as the dumber, cleaner version. Tonight I got some jump apex tracking done for bouncing off cars, only to realize that how far I went was more fun. 2 hours vs. 10 minutes.
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This was a huge barrier for my girlfriend’s kids when she was buying games for 3-4 year olds, and spent most of the time they wanted to play reading the entire screen out loud. Not as much of an issue now that they’re older, but important context at the time.
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In The Dropout, some of that overly lively performance comes from an actor trying to infer the actual expression she would imagine what someone might actually convey off camera.
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Replying to @antiantiheroine
I think one of the most interesting things about the doc is how AS reinterpreted the role; voice, and expressions calibrated to match what she saw from Fielder’s footage rather than the public interviews and materials she referenced making the show.
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Replying to @kaanomeg
Nah. He smokes like he does his best to quit. It hits different.
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Wait… you’re telling us that YOUNG people are the driving cultural force now that the old young people are just people now?!
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Replying to @Lorekeeper_GGuy
This stuff happens, but actually, this is likely one of the types of test cases that would happen most naturally. Hardware tests usually have fresh wipes, and wouldn’t have any other titles or save data on the device.
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Replying to @1929stockcrash
Maybe Woke 2 was the Biden admin, which was the Web3 of wokes.
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Releasing a highly portable controller that’s great for tiny hands in the worst color for all of those use cases is such a ā€œtoo big to failā€ move.
Say hello to the perfect little adventure buddy. The XBOX Nano Controller is available today: xbx.lv/3UDpmsK
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Replying to @Giulio6686
Generated modeling, texturing, 2d art, voices, music, and writing.
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Marty’s Wario. Or… Marty as Wario revealed?
Texas' new attorney general Nathan Johnson has revealed that he composed the score for 67 episodes of ā€˜DRAGON BALL Z’ as well as 5 of the Dragon Ball movies. (Source: variety.com/2026/artisans/ne…)
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>The year is 1998. Georgia flips blue and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is released. >The year is 2026. Georgia flips blue and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is released.
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Replying to @Polygon
Requires 2 controllers when they do not bundle 2 controllers. Very rich.
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This one from @TheSoundFXGuy was essential this weekend in teaching me how I could get some radio stations performant, and not choking out my audio. youtu.be/1FfbEO8hCgU?is=eMSN…
I think I wanna start sharing some of the types of tutorials that are essential to gamedev stuff that nobody thinks about when dreaming their dream games, or getting started.
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I think I wanna start sharing some of the types of tutorials that are essential to gamedev stuff that nobody thinks about when dreaming their dream games, or getting started.
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