Hello my name is Sam
I sometimes draw hands

Hello my name is Sam
I sometimes draw hands

Throwing this out there to my fellow game designers/devs - how do we feel about the ethics of using LLMs in coding? I'm on the side of the fence of being profoundly negative about the strip-mining of creatives in asset production, but coding is something that I'm scratching my head on.

Are you a PhD student interested in game AI? Submit to AIIDE 2026’s Doctoral Consortium! The feedback a DC provides helps sharpen your dissertation focus while informing you about potential career options.

Applications are due July 25, 2026! Read more at: tinyurl.com/aiide26dc

Grogu, Pikachu, thank you for coming today, it's an honor *wipes sweat* Imagine: a haunted light fixture travels the universe trying to meet other friendly ghosts, but keeps accidentally burning down manors in the process.

I call it... "The Chandelurean"

I can get 50 pages on your desk by Monday

Viv: An Engine for Emergent Narrative Viv is an engine for emergent narrative.

check it out, sick little tool by James Ryan

viv.sifty.studio

The metaphysical and industrial/ecological implications of everyone using Rotoms for everything in all Pokemon regions constantly haunts me

You can't just taunt me with a Brothers War anime...

I was definitely pretty angry seeing the media cover this over the last week, to put it politely.

Look I know we generally hate Generative AI right, but it would help that when we're reporting on AI in the games industry that we do so accurately.

Drawing a line between two disparate events at the same company does not a narrative make.

This year’s AIIDE is hosted by the Federal University of Minas Gerais, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil! Nestled in the Pampulha district’s cultural corridor, the campus’ location makes getting to nearby cultural landmarks a breeze.

Now that I have it officially submitted/accepted, I can share my favorite page of my dissertation - the last one.

A file called print.ts contained a single function spanning 3,167 lines with 486 branch points and 12 levels of nesting.

What does a product look like with 100% AI-written code look like? Reading about the Claude Code leak is fascinating. techtrenches.dev/p/the-snake-...

AIIDE 2026 - Call for Workshops AIIDE 2026 invites proposals for half-day, one-day, or two-day workshops. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to meet and discuss issues with a selected focus, providing an informal settin...

The AIIDE 2026 Call for Workshops is open! Hosting a workshop lets you explore a topic in-depth with experts in AI in digital entertainment. Workshops can take many forms: papers, game jams, mixers, and more!

Proposals due May 15th, 2026. Read more at: tinyurl.com/aiide26ws

a man wearing glasses is looking at a computer screen with hbo max written on the bottom ALT: a man wearing glasses is looking at a computer screen with hbo max written on the bottom

Currently having a Tim-Robinson-esque crash out over the fact that the global supply of Midori MD A5 dot-grid notebooks seems to be sold out. Who's hoarding the notebooks?!?

I really didn't think I could like Invincible any more, but then they went and cast Bruce Campbell as Satan. So groovy

Just double checking - playing Dandan is basically strength training for blue mages, right?

My ratio of conference to Spellslinging is way off this week. If anyone wants to jam some commander around 2ish shoot me a DM/Discord/Astral Plane Psychic message and let's play #GDC #magic

Supporting Junior Talent and Why the Industry Needs Them | Agenda | GDC Festival of Gaming How do you support juniors in the current industry environment? The short answer is: be brave and take the risk. The long answer, we'll share. The current state of the games industry has resulted in a...

If you think the industry should be hiring more juniors but feel like your pleas are falling on deaf ears with your leadership, come to our panel! We’ll be providing anecdotal and hard data about the value junior hires bring to your teams.

3:10, west hall 2016.

schedule.gdconf.com/session/supp...

I also have some ~shiny~ new business cards that my mom told me are very neat and I'd love for you to have one

Hey everyone! A bit late (I was a little busy) but I'll be at GDC this year! Would love to catch up with old friends and make some new ones. Shoot me a DM or carrier pigeon if you want to chat!

Congratulations to Dr. Shields! It was such a treat meeting him at AIIDE last year - I highly recommend checking out his work on game design analysis, he has such a great perspective on design, balance and technology: ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI...

(Yes, I passed. Yes, I've been holding onto that joke for 5+ years)

As it turns out, Shields...

😐🤏🕶️😎

Are good for defending

YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAH

My PhD defense has officially be scheduled and is open to the public! Would be honored if you could tune in or join in person.

I'm going to be talking about player-centric approaches to game balance design and proceduralization.

Calendar details here: events.ucsc.edu/event/shield...

Urgent question: Are rhinos considered unicorns (or vice versa)

I can't stress enough how urgent this is

1. Majora's Mask
2. A Link to the Past
3. Tears of the Kingdom

My PhD defense has officially be scheduled and is open to the public! Would be honored if you could tune in or join in person.

I'm going to be talking about player-centric approaches to game balance design and proceduralization.

Calendar details here: events.ucsc.edu/event/shield...

Couch coops were my third place growing up. Feels like we need more of those these days!