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Jorge Garcia @jgarciamartin.bsky.social · 1d

Huge congrats for the release and for the monumental effort!

Jorge Garcia @jgarciamartin.bsky.social · 1d

Huge congrats to my friends and colleagues at Battlefield Labs for the BF6 launch today!

Lots of #GameAudio goodness in the game.

Looking forward to giving it a whirl.

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Jorge Garcia @jgarciamartin.bsky.social · 1d

Free and Open-Source Audio & MIDI Applications by the Music Technology Group www.upf.edu/web/mtg/home... #audio #toys #musictech

MTG-Toolbox: Free and Open-Source Audio & MIDI Applications - MTG - Music Technology Group - UPF

A platform designed to make the group's research outputs more accessible to a broad audience

www.upf.edu

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Joakim Enigk Sjöberg @joakimenigksjoberg.bsky.social · 2d

www.linkedin.com/posts/jockes...

#SplitFiction wins Best Sound Design in a Video Game at #MASAwards

#gameaudio #gamedev

#splitfiction #masawards | Joakim Enigk Sjöberg

#SplitFiction wins Best Sound Design in a Video Game at #MASAwards We are all very happy that you agree with us on how this game sounds. Do note the fantastic individuals in the credits.

www.linkedin.com

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Jorge Garcia @jgarciamartin.bsky.social · 2d

The fastest code is the one that isn't written.

The most efficient tool is the one that isn't created.

The fastest war is the one that never happens.

(Counterintuitively, any of the above requires a big concerted effort)

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Berrak @berrak.bsky.social · 3d

#gameaudio and #godot friends,

presenting you an Audio Debug View for Godot

it's free to download and use (license details in the repo), this is still a work in progress, so feel free to open issues in case of encountered bugs, as I am hoping to develop it further

github.com/berraknil/go...

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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile

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mrdoob @mrdoob.com · 2d

AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel

YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

www.youtube.com

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 4d

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
p.s. My new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out this week. Details at www.tomgauld.com

Panel 1
A figure stands at a lectern
"This image illustrates my theory that, presented with a sufficient quantity of intricate formulae, overcomplicated diagrams and impenetrable acronyms, an audience will agree with almost anything."
The screen is completely packed with such things

Panel 2,3,4,5.
Four audience members say enthusiastically: "My thoughts exactly!", "Hear, hear!", "I quite agree!" and "Excellent point!"

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 6d

Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.

The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.

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Rebecca Heineman @burgerbecky.bsky.social · 7d

I’ve started a GoFundMe to help with my cancer battle gofund.me/6850175a3

Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman

I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer

gofund.me

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Jorge Garcia @jgarciamartin.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks. I'd perhaps add sustainability to that.

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Jorge Garcia @jgarciamartin.bsky.social · 9d

Somewhat I agree with you.

Can you elaborate please?
Why not work for Big Tech?

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Jorge Garcia @jgarciamartin.bsky.social · 11d

Independently of your take on GenAI and how positive or skeptical you feel about it, I think this is a must read. Some good insights in there.

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 12d

Newsletter: This is The Case Against Generative AI, a comprehensive analysis of a financial collapse built on myths I’ll dispel, the markets’ unhealthy obsession with NVIDIA's growth, and the fact that there is not enough money in the world to fund OpenAI.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...

The Case Against Generative AI

Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - First It Giveth Before we go any further: This is, for the third time this year, the longest newsletter I've ever written, weighing in somewhere around 18,500 wo...

www.wheresyoured.at

Jorge Garcia @jgarciamartin.bsky.social · 13d

In case you are interested, here's the recording of my live talk at @audiodevcon.bsky.social ADCx Gather Online from last Friday: "Learnings From a Decade of Being a Mentor in #GameAudio"

youtu.be/hRglC84nWoc?...

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Jorge Garcia @jgarciamartin.bsky.social · 15d

Many thanks to everyone who attended today. Got some great questions in Gather.

Always a pleasure and an honour to be involved in these events!

Here's my talk deck in case you are interested - I've included some materials in the last slide.

audiodeveloperconference.b-cdn.net/wp-content/u...

audiodeveloperconference.b-cdn.net

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Jorge Garcia @jgarciamartin.bsky.social · 16d

One of the great benefits of working in a central team is that you usually get more game credits.

mobygames.com/person/1722885/jorge-garcia-martin

EA has been very generous about this lately 🙏

Jorge Garcia Martin - MobyGames

Game credits, biography, portraits and other game industry information for Jorge Garcia Martin - MobyGames

mobygames.com

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Jorge Garcia @jgarciamartin.bsky.social · 16d

Previous generation: influenced by radio, TV, music etc.

Current generation: influenced by social media.

Next generation: influenced by video games.

See the pattern?

No wonder where rich people are going to invest next. Elon is (supposedly) already a big gamer.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17d

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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Jorge Garcia @jgarciamartin.bsky.social · 18d

I think it's becoming very annoying to hear technologists talk about art and how artists should work with new tools and technologies.

As if the person that invented the brush suddenly explained painters what is their job.

Unless of course, the inventor of the tool were an artist themselves.

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Jorge Garcia @jgarciamartin.bsky.social · 18d

Sharing here a reminder that I will be speaking at the @audiodevcon.bsky.social ADCx Gather online event this Friday the 26th at 12:30pm UTC!

conference.audio.dev/session/2025...

I will be talking about my experiences as a mentor in #GameAudio. I will be talking about plants too!

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Audio Developer Conference @audiodevcon.bsky.social · 19d

🔊 Calling all audio developers!

ADCx Gather 2025 is a FREE, one-day virtual event on 26 Sept 11:00 UTC.

Join us for 18-minute talks, poster sessions, networking meetups—and a sneak preview of ADC25!

Save your spot (registration required)! audio.dev/adcx-gather-...

www.youtube.com/live/hRglC84...

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Jorge Garcia @jgarciamartin.bsky.social · 21d

I'm young (and old) enough to remember the Windows 98 presentation fail.

youtu.be/IW7Rqwwth84?...

Haven't used a printer for a while, do they still give people troubles?

And with this, I'm finally starting my weekend.

Bill Gates, Windows 98, Blue Screen of Death

YouTube video by failednation

youtu.be

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Jorge Garcia @jgarciamartin.bsky.social · 23d

Lesson learned: stand up to any idiot, independently of their business or academic title.

(Yes, I had some interesting conversations on the work Slack today)

Jorge Garcia @jgarciamartin.bsky.social · 23d

Of course I have nothing against people who have PhDs.

I have very smart friends who have it, and my partner also holds one (thankfully not in AI).

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Jorge Garcia @jgarciamartin.bsky.social · 23d

I was advocating for education recently. It helps us avoid getting manipulated sometimes.

But even having a PhD doesn't prevent anyone from being an idiot. I have seen people on LinkedIn who have had "PHD" misspelled on their profile for a long time, and nobody has told them to fix it.

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