Ryan Duffin
@animationmerc.bsky.social
Animator, GameDev, Director, Station Wagon influencer.
Previously Anim Director on State of Decay 3 and Perfect Dark, now dabbling in indie dev.
Animated on Battlefield 3/4/1/V, Alan Wake, Killzone 2, Treyarch's Spider-Man games and more.
Previously Anim Director on State of Decay 3 and Perfect Dark, now dabbling in indie dev.
Animated on Battlefield 3/4/1/V, Alan Wake, Killzone 2, Treyarch's Spider-Man games and more.
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The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Nothing reveals designers who don't have enough other hobbies than in-game tools all being garbage quality.
But now I want to make a shooter with California legal 10 round magazines and bullet buttons, off-brand handguns that jam on the regular and Pittsburgh brand tools from 2019 Harbor Freight.
But now I want to make a shooter with California legal 10 round magazines and bullet buttons, off-brand handguns that jam on the regular and Pittsburgh brand tools from 2019 Harbor Freight.
![cait @cait.bsky.social • 5mo
how come "realism" in games only applies to shit that sucks and not, for instance, the fact that most flashlights do not actually run out of batteries after 3 minutes, and good quality tools will literally outlive you if you take good care of them
[replying]
cait
@cait.bsky.social
if somebody sold me an axe that broke after chopping down 10 trees i would go back to their shop and beat the shit out of them
June 9, 2024 at 6:10 PM](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vzh3zzjcbamllzjadsmfooxq/bafkreifgnudfupzxq72zxfv3zeo6cryhi6jnoppqdprvacz5r4ohb4toh4@jpeg)
November 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Nothing reveals designers who don't have enough other hobbies than in-game tools all being garbage quality.
But now I want to make a shooter with California legal 10 round magazines and bullet buttons, off-brand handguns that jam on the regular and Pittsburgh brand tools from 2019 Harbor Freight.
But now I want to make a shooter with California legal 10 round magazines and bullet buttons, off-brand handguns that jam on the regular and Pittsburgh brand tools from 2019 Harbor Freight.
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
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"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
How to explain AI to your family this holiday season | CNN Business
Politics, football and movies are among the many topics that tend to come up around Thanksgiving. In 2025, a new question may arise at the table: Why the heck is everyone talking about AI, and what sh...
www.cnn.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
I'm using a lot of Google translate on web sites (German>English) and their "YES" button often translates to "Yeah, yeah" which is funny as an American, where "Yeah, yeah" means "You're boring, I'm not really paying attention and I wish you would shut the hell up."
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I'm using a lot of Google translate on web sites (German>English) and their "YES" button often translates to "Yeah, yeah" which is funny as an American, where "Yeah, yeah" means "You're boring, I'm not really paying attention and I wish you would shut the hell up."
Introduce yourself with four spaceships and don't just copy Steve.
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships and don't just copy Steve.
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
Imagine: being one of the richest guys in the world and STILL being a total loser.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Imagine: being one of the richest guys in the world and STILL being a total loser.
Old enough to remember when the internet was good.
Now...
Now...
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Old enough to remember when the internet was good.
Now...
Now...
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Hi, we are NOTHING MATTERS, a game development company out of Berlin and we make games for humans, by humans, about humans. Usually about killing them.
This week we will unveil our first game, "Insecta Vindicta" (Latin: "Insect Revenge") at Games Ground and we hope you'll check out our trailer. x
This week we will unveil our first game, "Insecta Vindicta" (Latin: "Insect Revenge") at Games Ground and we hope you'll check out our trailer. x
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Hi, we are NOTHING MATTERS, a game development company out of Berlin and we make games for humans, by humans, about humans. Usually about killing them.
This week we will unveil our first game, "Insecta Vindicta" (Latin: "Insect Revenge") at Games Ground and we hope you'll check out our trailer. x
This week we will unveil our first game, "Insecta Vindicta" (Latin: "Insect Revenge") at Games Ground and we hope you'll check out our trailer. x
Showing some of our Builder gameplay for "Hello World" a post-AI apocalypse builder game with robot friends.
#gamedev #indiegames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E9f...
#gamedev #indiegames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E9f...
Hello World Builder Gameplay Teaser
YouTube video by Agency
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Showing some of our Builder gameplay for "Hello World" a post-AI apocalypse builder game with robot friends.
#gamedev #indiegames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E9f...
#gamedev #indiegames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E9f...
When you recognize the language someone is speaking and you casually drop a "thank you" or "excuse me" in said language and they respond in that language and you never have to reveal that you've now exhausted the entirety of your vocabulary in that language.
a man in a trench coat is walking on a soccer field in front of a stadium .
ALT: a man in a trench coat is walking on a soccer field in front of a stadium .
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
When you recognize the language someone is speaking and you casually drop a "thank you" or "excuse me" in said language and they respond in that language and you never have to reveal that you've now exhausted the entirety of your vocabulary in that language.
Hit a key and accidentally got this.
Funny, because I very clearly remember uninstalling Copilot.
Funny, because I very clearly remember uninstalling Copilot.
November 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Hit a key and accidentally got this.
Funny, because I very clearly remember uninstalling Copilot.
Funny, because I very clearly remember uninstalling Copilot.
It is a tough market out there for animators and game developers but some of the side hustles I'm seeing popping up are pretty gross, if not downright exploitative.
"Unemployed? Pay me for career advice" -unemployed person
"Want out? Pay me for influencer advice" -not very well known person
"Unemployed? Pay me for career advice" -unemployed person
"Want out? Pay me for influencer advice" -not very well known person
November 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
It is a tough market out there for animators and game developers but some of the side hustles I'm seeing popping up are pretty gross, if not downright exploitative.
"Unemployed? Pay me for career advice" -unemployed person
"Want out? Pay me for influencer advice" -not very well known person
"Unemployed? Pay me for career advice" -unemployed person
"Want out? Pay me for influencer advice" -not very well known person
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Know your subgenres,
Cracking open a cold one with the fellas: buddy comedy
Cracking open fellas with the Cold One: dark fantasy
Cracking open one fella with a cold: medical drama
A cold open with one cracking fella: sitcom
One cold fella with the open crack: public solo porn in winter
Cracking open a cold one with the fellas: buddy comedy
Cracking open fellas with the Cold One: dark fantasy
Cracking open one fella with a cold: medical drama
A cold open with one cracking fella: sitcom
One cold fella with the open crack: public solo porn in winter
November 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Know your subgenres,
Cracking open a cold one with the fellas: buddy comedy
Cracking open fellas with the Cold One: dark fantasy
Cracking open one fella with a cold: medical drama
A cold open with one cracking fella: sitcom
One cold fella with the open crack: public solo porn in winter
Cracking open a cold one with the fellas: buddy comedy
Cracking open fellas with the Cold One: dark fantasy
Cracking open one fella with a cold: medical drama
A cold open with one cracking fella: sitcom
One cold fella with the open crack: public solo porn in winter
Whoever you are and whatever your situation, it will almost certainly break someone's heart when you are gone.
Little hand drawn animation and banjo theme I made. It's been a year since my brother's passing, it's hard to type stuff so l'll just let the video speak for itself. Thank you for watching. Keep going, enjoy the sandwiches.
October 31, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Whoever you are and whatever your situation, it will almost certainly break someone's heart when you are gone.
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I entirely forgot that I made this anti-ASMR video (Sound warning headphones users)
October 27, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I entirely forgot that I made this anti-ASMR video (Sound warning headphones users)
Messing around with Blender and every last YouTube ad is "use AI instead!"
Barf.
Barf.
October 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Messing around with Blender and every last YouTube ad is "use AI instead!"
Barf.
Barf.
Every time I see a new game with grappling hooks in it, I am glad I worked on five, PS2 era #Spider-Man games.
Selfishly, I am also glad that I'm not working on any games with grappling hooks in them because frankly, most of them aren't going to do it as well as we did 20 years ago.
Selfishly, I am also glad that I'm not working on any games with grappling hooks in them because frankly, most of them aren't going to do it as well as we did 20 years ago.
October 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Every time I see a new game with grappling hooks in it, I am glad I worked on five, PS2 era #Spider-Man games.
Selfishly, I am also glad that I'm not working on any games with grappling hooks in them because frankly, most of them aren't going to do it as well as we did 20 years ago.
Selfishly, I am also glad that I'm not working on any games with grappling hooks in them because frankly, most of them aren't going to do it as well as we did 20 years ago.
It's such a weird feeling when you finish a big, challenging milestone like a trailer or a demo release.
In my head it's like a Kung Fu movie, where you're still madly punching and kicking even though all of your enemies are sprawled out on the floor but you haven't realized it yet.
#gamedev
In my head it's like a Kung Fu movie, where you're still madly punching and kicking even though all of your enemies are sprawled out on the floor but you haven't realized it yet.
#gamedev
October 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It's such a weird feeling when you finish a big, challenging milestone like a trailer or a demo release.
In my head it's like a Kung Fu movie, where you're still madly punching and kicking even though all of your enemies are sprawled out on the floor but you haven't realized it yet.
#gamedev
In my head it's like a Kung Fu movie, where you're still madly punching and kicking even though all of your enemies are sprawled out on the floor but you haven't realized it yet.
#gamedev
We've just finished the announce trailer for our very small team's indie game.
"Hello World-If you think the world is ridiculous now, wait til you see the ending."
Rimworld + Stardew Valley + Fallout.
The apocalypse we deserve.
#gamedev #indiegames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVQh...
"Hello World-If you think the world is ridiculous now, wait til you see the ending."
Rimworld + Stardew Valley + Fallout.
The apocalypse we deserve.
#gamedev #indiegames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVQh...
Hello World Reveal Trailer
YouTube video by Agency
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
We've just finished the announce trailer for our very small team's indie game.
"Hello World-If you think the world is ridiculous now, wait til you see the ending."
Rimworld + Stardew Valley + Fallout.
The apocalypse we deserve.
#gamedev #indiegames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVQh...
"Hello World-If you think the world is ridiculous now, wait til you see the ending."
Rimworld + Stardew Valley + Fallout.
The apocalypse we deserve.
#gamedev #indiegames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVQh...
The Games Industry's obsession with going all in on "shit that's never proven to work is going to save us all" continues with "AI everything!"
October 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The Games Industry's obsession with going all in on "shit that's never proven to work is going to save us all" continues with "AI everything!"
Hey #gamedev audio friends! Anyone want to help out on an announce trailer? Broke indies and tight deadline so basically a dream job. LMK if interested.
(Will be trying Upwork as well)
#audio #gameaudio
(Will be trying Upwork as well)
#audio #gameaudio
October 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Hey #gamedev audio friends! Anyone want to help out on an announce trailer? Broke indies and tight deadline so basically a dream job. LMK if interested.
(Will be trying Upwork as well)
#audio #gameaudio
(Will be trying Upwork as well)
#audio #gameaudio
Today I had to google "how to resize windows in Da Vinci Resolve." I still cannot resize a window so I can see the clip I'm trying to trim.
Video editing has become so intuitive that kids do it on their phones yet every professional alternative to Premiere and Final Cut seems to be a fucking joke.
Video editing has become so intuitive that kids do it on their phones yet every professional alternative to Premiere and Final Cut seems to be a fucking joke.
October 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Today I had to google "how to resize windows in Da Vinci Resolve." I still cannot resize a window so I can see the clip I'm trying to trim.
Video editing has become so intuitive that kids do it on their phones yet every professional alternative to Premiere and Final Cut seems to be a fucking joke.
Video editing has become so intuitive that kids do it on their phones yet every professional alternative to Premiere and Final Cut seems to be a fucking joke.