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Indie VR dev / founder of @cozycubegames.bsky.social. Making <<Penguin Festival>> in Godot. 🐧 Past: Owlchemy Labs. Proud husband and shiba dad. - Español / 中文 / français OK - 🚫 generative AI - 🚫 genocide - ✊ trans rights

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · Mar 11

I'm super excited to finally share a first look of the VR game I've been working on...

!! <<🐧 Penguin Festival 🐧>> !!

Any shares/wishlists would be super appreciated, y'all! 🙏

#gamedev #indiedev #GodotEngine

Cozy Cube Games | Wishlist Penguin Festival on Steam! 🐧 @cozycubegames.bsky.social · Mar 11

Noot noot, everyone! 🐧

We are happy to announce our indie VR game, Penguin Festival!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1lO...

Wishlist on Steam: bit.ly/penguinfests...
For more info, visit our website: cozycubegames.com

Penguin Festival Announcement Trailer | VR Games Showcase Spring 2025

YouTube video by VR Games Showcase

www.youtube.com

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Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com · 2d

Mingle with a charming cast of characters and enjoy fun activities like fishing and snowball fights in the VR-only title, Penguin Festival! "Complete some last-minute festival to-dos during the day while you explore the vibrant penguin town."

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 1d

The field of mathematics is linear algebra, and it's considered essential for 3D game development.

The rest (recognizing patterns and figuring out how to recreate them) is just a matter of practice.

Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 1d

Plushie breakdancing math was fun to write.

func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
t += delta * 0.75 * TAU
plushie.basis = Quaternion(Vector3.UP, Vector3(cos(t), 0.05, -sin(t)))

func _process_arm_goal(goal: Vector3, side: int) -> Vector3:
if (side > 0) == (wrapf(t - 0.25, 0, 1) < 0.5):
return Vector3(side * 0.05, -0.2, -0.05)
return goal

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 1d

Me when Godot does a thing I don't quite understand.

#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 6d

a man in a suit and bow tie is sitting at a table in front of a microphone holding a pencil .

Alt: Eric André meme: Why would you say something so controversial, yet so brave?

media.tenor.com

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 7d

I've never seen a logo that makes me squirm but here we are.

Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 7d

No it's been there forever lol.

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 8d

Oh man, it's about so many people / studios.

Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 8d

It's the exact same tactics used by manipulative individuals, and you see it time and time again happen to developers.

Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 8d

Official comms are often used to gain control of the narrative by speaking on things first. They also make people drop their guard because if it's nice enough or if they admit just the right amount of things (but not the important things), people will side with them. It's weaponized transparency.

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 8d

In order of trustworthiness:
- private comms from developer
- public or studio-approved comms from developer
- comms from execs using collective "we"
- official comms using collective "we"

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 8d

After the amount of horror stories I've heard from devs behind some of the most beloved games, I will never trust any public materials on the dev process, ever.

Like, sorry dude, your beloved Nintendo doesn't always tell the truth, and your Miyamoto quotes don't mean shit to me.

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 8d

If you think you know how a game was made because of an article/interview/documentary with the studio or execs...

You don't.

The bigger the studio, the more likely the truth has been distorted/sanitized.

If you want the truth, talk to devs. In private.

#gamedev

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 9d

It has been painful watching grown ass adults input a photo of themselves, get back a Muppet in the same clothes, and lose their fucking minds.

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 10d

A real unsettling scenario would be if this bug got fixed, but this thumbnail still somehow doesn't go away.

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 10d

Hey, ya know what, I appreciate it. Thanks for stopping by! 😆

Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 10d

You can find out more about the bug here (it's a pretty minor one).

github.com/godotengine/...

Resource thumbnails don't update automatically when the resource is being edited (needs an inspector rebuild to show up) · Issue #94921 · godotengine/godot

Tested versions 4.3 RC1 System information Godot v4.3.rc1 - Windows 10.0.19045 - Vulkan (Forward+) - dedicated AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; 31.0.21912.14) - Intel(R) Core...

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 10d

Because Godot has a bug in its thumbnail caching code, all of my penguin NPCs now show a thumbnail of Flesh Penguin from my last shitpost. 🤣🤣🤣