Mike Barrett 🦦
@bookslap.bsky.social
Game dev/streamer/sort of ok artist
Currently: Player Support Lead for Innersloth
Formerly: professor/therapist
🏳️🌈
I play games, talk about games, help people make games, but mostly post pictures of my dogs.
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bookslap
Currently: Player Support Lead for Innersloth
Formerly: professor/therapist
🏳️🌈
I play games, talk about games, help people make games, but mostly post pictures of my dogs.
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bookslap
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Mike Barrett 🦦
@bookslap.bsky.social
· Oct 18
SO MANY NEW PEOPLE!
Hey, I’m Mike! Game dev managing a lot of non programming, non art functions behind the scenes for Innersloth. Say hi! I’ve got:
🕹️ Games industry chatter
🧠 Inner monologue and commentary about my life
💻 Thoughts about games I’m playing/streaming
🐶 Dog pics
Hey, I’m Mike! Game dev managing a lot of non programming, non art functions behind the scenes for Innersloth. Say hi! I’ve got:
🕹️ Games industry chatter
🧠 Inner monologue and commentary about my life
💻 Thoughts about games I’m playing/streaming
🐶 Dog pics
Oh god, oh god, we're gonna get to that cut scene today, aren't we?
Playing Silent Hill f, come and..vibe...in the fog, I guess?
www.twitch.tv/bookslap
Playing Silent Hill f, come and..vibe...in the fog, I guess?
www.twitch.tv/bookslap
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
November 14, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Oh god, oh god, we're gonna get to that cut scene today, aren't we?
Playing Silent Hill f, come and..vibe...in the fog, I guess?
www.twitch.tv/bookslap
Playing Silent Hill f, come and..vibe...in the fog, I guess?
www.twitch.tv/bookslap
The existential horror of realizing I have a mountain of work to do and only really 4 weeks of the work year left
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The existential horror of realizing I have a mountain of work to do and only really 4 weeks of the work year left
The professional moderator urge to respond to certain emails with an all caps message that says "DON'T LIE TO ME, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID, OTHER PLAYERS ARE PEOPLE WITH FEELINGS"
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The professional moderator urge to respond to certain emails with an all caps message that says "DON'T LIE TO ME, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID, OTHER PLAYERS ARE PEOPLE WITH FEELINGS"
Starting doing morning sketches again. This was my best 90 second figure drawing, I think
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Starting doing morning sketches again. This was my best 90 second figure drawing, I think
Just having a positive thought. That's the post. ❤️
November 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Just having a positive thought. That's the post. ❤️
Getting ready to take the dogs out and laughing about a meme, I said “ranibow sprimkle” outloud as I left my apartment. The maintenance worker *directly outside my door* gave me a confused look and attempted a polite smile.
It’s gonna be a long day
It’s gonna be a long day
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Getting ready to take the dogs out and laughing about a meme, I said “ranibow sprimkle” outloud as I left my apartment. The maintenance worker *directly outside my door* gave me a confused look and attempted a polite smile.
It’s gonna be a long day
It’s gonna be a long day
I must have listened to this song a thousand times in college, but somehow I completely forgot it existed until this morning
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzuW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzuW...
The Gold Finch and the Red Oak Tree
YouTube video by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I must have listened to this song a thousand times in college, but somehow I completely forgot it existed until this morning
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzuW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzuW...
Reposted by Mike Barrett 🦦
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Reposted by Mike Barrett 🦦
No.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
No.
Reposted by Mike Barrett 🦦
I'm heading on an 8 hour drive for work...I need some music! I made a collaborative YouTube playlist for the occasion! Can I get some recommendations from the Bluesky community? www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Road Trip Music - YouTube
A trip to keep Bundy sane on his work trip
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I'm heading on an 8 hour drive for work...I need some music! I made a collaborative YouTube playlist for the occasion! Can I get some recommendations from the Bluesky community? www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Chill night catching pokemon with @andybundy.net ! Wanna hang out?
Playing Pokemon Violet
www.twitch.tv/bookslap
Playing Pokemon Violet
www.twitch.tv/bookslap
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Chill night catching pokemon with @andybundy.net ! Wanna hang out?
Playing Pokemon Violet
www.twitch.tv/bookslap
Playing Pokemon Violet
www.twitch.tv/bookslap
Start the day off right with a little bit of cursed coding for stream
November 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Start the day off right with a little bit of cursed coding for stream
Finally unpacked a couple more boxes and bought a runner/storage shelf for my office space. Time to finally move into this apartment (months later, lol)
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Finally unpacked a couple more boxes and bought a runner/storage shelf for my office space. Time to finally move into this apartment (months later, lol)
Okay, that's enough time looking at my loans and bills and paying out for stuff, I would like to do some happy work on my day off now
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Okay, that's enough time looking at my loans and bills and paying out for stuff, I would like to do some happy work on my day off now
Me immediately upon seeing the blanket of snow this morning:
I should buy a plant
I should buy a plant
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Me immediately upon seeing the blanket of snow this morning:
I should buy a plant
I should buy a plant
A rainy, cozy day. Perfect for snuggling up and wandering into the horror-filled mist ☺️
Playing Silent Hill F
www.twitch.tv/bookslap
Playing Silent Hill F
www.twitch.tv/bookslap
bookslap - Twitch
Achievement hunter and variety gamer just streaming to have fun and chat with people. Hang out, chat, lurk, whatever you like, I'm not your boss...or am I? @bookslap on all socials
www.twitch.tv
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A rainy, cozy day. Perfect for snuggling up and wandering into the horror-filled mist ☺️
Playing Silent Hill F
www.twitch.tv/bookslap
Playing Silent Hill F
www.twitch.tv/bookslap
Storms just started, so today might involve an extra amount of puppy cuddling depending on how much they demand that I fight the weather to make it stop
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Storms just started, so today might involve an extra amount of puppy cuddling depending on how much they demand that I fight the weather to make it stop
Can't I just be a teenage Japanese school girl in peace, please?
Playing Silent Hill F if you wanna hang out
www.twitch.tv/bookslap
Playing Silent Hill F if you wanna hang out
www.twitch.tv/bookslap
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Can't I just be a teenage Japanese school girl in peace, please?
Playing Silent Hill F if you wanna hang out
www.twitch.tv/bookslap
Playing Silent Hill F if you wanna hang out
www.twitch.tv/bookslap
New deadlift and squat PBs are more than my actual body weight, so that’s cool. Can lift more than one whole Mike Barrett
And yes, I am a metric unit, actually, before you can even make the joke
And yes, I am a metric unit, actually, before you can even make the joke
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
New deadlift and squat PBs are more than my actual body weight, so that’s cool. Can lift more than one whole Mike Barrett
And yes, I am a metric unit, actually, before you can even make the joke
And yes, I am a metric unit, actually, before you can even make the joke
Reposted by Mike Barrett 🦦
Here’s why “I hate my wife/husband” humor pisses me off so much.
My husband is fucking *great*. It makes my life *so much better* to have someone that I can trust implicitly to have my back at all times. Who is my biggest cheerleader and also my best friend.
I want that for *everyone*.
My husband is fucking *great*. It makes my life *so much better* to have someone that I can trust implicitly to have my back at all times. Who is my biggest cheerleader and also my best friend.
I want that for *everyone*.
November 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Here’s why “I hate my wife/husband” humor pisses me off so much.
My husband is fucking *great*. It makes my life *so much better* to have someone that I can trust implicitly to have my back at all times. Who is my biggest cheerleader and also my best friend.
I want that for *everyone*.
My husband is fucking *great*. It makes my life *so much better* to have someone that I can trust implicitly to have my back at all times. Who is my biggest cheerleader and also my best friend.
I want that for *everyone*.
Reposted by Mike Barrett 🦦
Because SE's QA people are probably not in a position to defend themselves and their jobs in public, I want to spell out some of what it is they specifically do for us localizers, because nothing I've written here is rhetorical. SE QA acts as a final check on our work after translation and editing.
You don't need me to tell you this is yet more good money being burned after bad. But as someone who's worked with that QA team, I'll say they're unsung heroes who truly play a huge role in maintaining SE's reputation for high quality locs and to attempt to replace them with AI is deeply insulting.
Square Enix wants 70% of its QA work to be handled by generative AI by the end of 2027, in partnership with the University of Tokyo's Matsuo-Iwasawa Laboratory. https://bit.ly/4qKdyQR
November 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Because SE's QA people are probably not in a position to defend themselves and their jobs in public, I want to spell out some of what it is they specifically do for us localizers, because nothing I've written here is rhetorical. SE QA acts as a final check on our work after translation and editing.
Okay chat, I’m gonna go to the gym, BUT WHEN I GET BACK, we’ll play Silent Hill F. Okay? Can you wait until 9pm?
November 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Okay chat, I’m gonna go to the gym, BUT WHEN I GET BACK, we’ll play Silent Hill F. Okay? Can you wait until 9pm?
AGDQ volunteer acceptance forms submitted! Turns out they did find a place for me to help, lol, so I guess next year is gonna start with some late nights in Pittsburgh
November 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
AGDQ volunteer acceptance forms submitted! Turns out they did find a place for me to help, lol, so I guess next year is gonna start with some late nights in Pittsburgh
Today's gonna be a day of making plans and taking steps forward. I could do with a few more before the month is out and the holidays begin, don't you think?
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Today's gonna be a day of making plans and taking steps forward. I could do with a few more before the month is out and the holidays begin, don't you think?
Reposted by Mike Barrett 🦦
This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.