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Allan Findlay

@allan175.bsky.social

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Aging professional game developer, drifting towards System Admin. Hobby coder, mostly using Flutter/Flame or Godot for developing games for smart watches.

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Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · 17h

Very similar to my watch face "Drop Time".
I'm very happy to see my apps available again!

Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · 17h

The Switch version of House is Golf 2 is out!

We're looking forward to moving onto new projects!

Starlight Games UK @starlightgamesuk.bsky.social · 18h

House of Golf 2 is now available on Nintendo Switch! @nintendousa.bsky.social

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Starlight Games UK @starlightgamesuk.bsky.social · 2d

The magic of House of Golf VR. Right here.

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Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · 2d

We've just released the world's first Mixed Reality golf game! Build some courses around your own house.

Virtual Reality levels available too if you prefer that instead.

Available for Meta Quest 2 & 3, get golfing!

www.meta.com/en-gb/experi...

#Metaquest3 #mixedreality #Metaquest2

House of Golf VR on Meta Quest

The world's first Mixed Reality mini-golf game. Bring golf to life with House of Golf VR! Play vibrant VR courses or switch to Mixed Reality and turn any space into your own mini-golf adventure as yo...

www.meta.com

Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · 3d

That's what I used to do, but Android lets me block/report a number from the call screen.

Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · 3d

That's great!

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Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · 23d

I drive past it a few times a week dropping my wife at her work.

Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · Oct 1

Thanks, that's good to know!

Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · Sep 23

Nice! I've not seen one of those watches, but hopefully the fact its WearOS means it works!

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Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · Sep 17

Saw Tim Key live in Manchester the other week (Deansgate Bowl). Wasn't sure what to expect, but he was absolutely hilarious. The highlight of the comedy night.

Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · Sep 3

One of my favourite series of books!

Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · Aug 22

It obviously depends what you are saving. In a NES game you were usually only saving the level and number of lives.
A modern game is saving a lot more, especially if they player can create characters etc.
Even adding a £1 to the cost of a cartridge soon mounts up when you make the of thousands.

Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · Aug 22

In a game I worked on we (devs) wanted to save a bit more days than the publisher had allowed for. To move up to a bigger save memory was going to cost the publisher an extra £128k for the relatively small cartridge run. We didn't get the extra memory.

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Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · Aug 21

It's terrifying how quickly they grow up.

Seeing my grandkids makes me think "I remember when you were that age!" of their mum. It doesn't feel that long ago!

Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · Aug 16

He almost certainly won't.
I've recommended books etc over the years to my (now adult) kids, usually got an "It was ok." at best.

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Ste Curran (https://mindset.game 🟨🔺🔵) @stecurran.bsky.social · Aug 11

Busy day. New version of Mindset GO! with another round of fixes should be pushed tomorrow.

Also: I spent about an hour trying to make a Harissa Explains It All joke. Nothing to do with Mindset. But maybe one of you can help? Feels like there's something there.

mindset.game/app

Mindset Go – Daily Puzzle Game

Sort, Slide, Solve! Expand your mind with daily puzzles and challenges.

mindset.game

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Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · Jul 25

Autocorrect strikes again:-

"*stuck* in old tech"

"*In* the TV version"

Sorry!

Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · Jul 24

I see what you are saying, it still feels like the TV series has binned most of the concepts from the books though.
The Empire was such in old tech, The Foundation had to find new a way. I'm the TV version The Empire basically the has it all.

Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · Jul 24

I'd say it's good if you haven't read the books.

The books had a good story. The series basically throws it all away.

Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · Jul 24

I don't feel too old, but I do feel tired. I'm 60 next year.

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Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · Jul 17

I'm in the process of doing the same thing, they'll remove it if I don't move to API 35.

Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · Jul 17

I use Ubuntu, it's definitely a smooth install.

However, that BIOS "Safe Boot Mode" thing feels like manufacturers (or Microsoft) trying to get in the way of people changing their OS easily.

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Melo @letitmelo.bsky.social · Jul 3

“If we reduce the number of employees for better short-term financial results, employee morale will decrease, and I sincerely doubt employees who fear that they may be laid off will be able to develop software titles that could impress people around the world” - Satoru Iwata

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Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · Jun 27

Robin doing improvisation in one if the episodes is amazing!

Allan Findlay @allan175.bsky.social · Jun 25

I worked on Machine Lighting for Oasis as a summer job when I was at university!
I did the Spectrum port from the Amstrad CPC. I feel like the microdrive to microdrive assembler was one of the best things I've ever done.