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Episode 8 of #EnduringPlay, a #GameDev podcast is now live featuring a systems design chat with @joemag.games!

Listen on your favorite platform today to hear us talk about the realities of designing for live-service/live-ops games, the beauty of a well-designed spreadsheet, and so much more. 🃏🎲🎮💜

The Methodical Magic of Systems Design with Joseph “joemag” Magdalena (Enduring Play S1 E8) - The Game Development Strategy Guide

Enduring Play Season 1 Episode 8: The Methodical Magic of Systems Design Episode Summary In today's episode, we demystify another specialty within the game design discipline: systems design. Joseph Ma...

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krellen grumpyman @krellend20.bsky.social · 8d

That's why I said 'user-programs'. Programs don't conceptualise bleeding.

krellen grumpyman @krellend20.bsky.social · 9d

Computer code; things like food and bleeding are just abstractions of required power consumption and code decay that's being represented in terms the user-programs understand.

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krellen grumpyman @krellend20.bsky.social · 9d

Just like 24 hour news.

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krellen grumpyman @krellend20.bsky.social · 9d

Social Media was a mistake.

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krellen grumpyman @krellend20.bsky.social · 10d

Social Media was a mistake.

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krellen grumpyman @krellend20.bsky.social · 11d

Goldberry certainly did.

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krellen grumpyman @krellend20.bsky.social · 11d

My second favourite streamer is back!

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Chris Franklin @errant-signal.com · 12d

You can't say "our very democracy is at stake" and then vote to approve Trump's nominees and court mythical center-right Republicans by trotting out Meghan McCain. You need to be acting like Democracy is at stake. The fact that they don't understand this is driving me mad.

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krellen grumpyman @krellend20.bsky.social · 12d

That's what protesting is, and it absolutely has.

krellen grumpyman @krellend20.bsky.social · 12d

I get so angry at the so-called "anti-suicide" platitudes.
"It gets better" It does? Fucking WHEN? I'm almost 50!
"Talk to someone" Yeah, because it sure isn't YOUR fucking problem, is it?
Can't even talk about ideation because morons think talking about it causes it.

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TrooperSJP of the AcademicFoxhole @troopersjp.bsky.social · 14d

It's a big week on the Academic Foxhole: Three TTRPG Premieres! Weds 8pm ET is the Reveal Session of the new show: Roll. Play. Reflect! Fri 7pm ET is the Season 7 Premiere of The Gamblers, our Traveller Pirates of Drinax Campaign! Sun 8pm ET is the Roll. Play. Reflect. Premiere!
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krellen grumpyman @krellend20.bsky.social · 15d

Does he want a military coup? Because this is how you get a military coup.

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