Brian Foster
@brianfoster.bsky.social
I teach Game Development at Wichita State, Playtest at Butterscotch Shenanigans, coordinate the ICT Game Jam, and make video games.
brianisbrilliant.com
brianisbrilliant.com
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You can easily do 80-90% of contemporary gamedev on Linux. It's not perfect, but that 10x less time having to deal with Windows.
Living with Windows has always been a calculus of how useful it is professionally vs. the amount of unbearable shit you gotta disable with a script and I think we reached a tipping point where it’s majority unbearable shit.
December 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You can easily do 80-90% of contemporary gamedev on Linux. It's not perfect, but that 10x less time having to deal with Windows.
I just desperately need a “history” for social media - I saw this cool thing, tabbed away to answer a text, and now it’s gone forever!
I also would really love a log of notifications for my iPhone - “it slipped away before I saw it”, or, “how many times, actually, have I gotten this notification?”
I also would really love a log of notifications for my iPhone - “it slipped away before I saw it”, or, “how many times, actually, have I gotten this notification?”
December 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I just desperately need a “history” for social media - I saw this cool thing, tabbed away to answer a text, and now it’s gone forever!
I also would really love a log of notifications for my iPhone - “it slipped away before I saw it”, or, “how many times, actually, have I gotten this notification?”
I also would really love a log of notifications for my iPhone - “it slipped away before I saw it”, or, “how many times, actually, have I gotten this notification?”
I didn’t know this existed. I didn’t know I needed it - timelines exist. But they’re clunky and I use them all the time.
Blueprint-compatible tweening library for Unreal Engine.
https://github.com/jdcook/fresh_cooked_tweens
#UnrealEngine
https://github.com/jdcook/fresh_cooked_tweens
#UnrealEngine
Oh no · GitHub
github.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I didn’t know this existed. I didn’t know I needed it - timelines exist. But they’re clunky and I use them all the time.
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I've been busy with work and posting less, but remember I'm always team "tax the wealthy, get C-suite hands out of worker pockets, keep money out of politics, and destroy capitalism cause we can still save what's left of the world"
I'm always about that life I just be sleepy sometimes
I'm always about that life I just be sleepy sometimes
December 6, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I've been busy with work and posting less, but remember I'm always team "tax the wealthy, get C-suite hands out of worker pockets, keep money out of politics, and destroy capitalism cause we can still save what's left of the world"
I'm always about that life I just be sleepy sometimes
I'm always about that life I just be sleepy sometimes
@sethmlarson.dev Thanks for your post on disabling @microsoft-copilot.bsky.social from @github.com. I think it was the fourth link for me when searching with Google Web.
How to disable Copilot in GitHub?
For the first time in months GitHub has released
a feature that I actually enjoy: a way to disable
Copilot on the home screen. Thanks to Harry Sintonen for sharing this on Mastodon:
Login to gith...
sethmlarson.dev
December 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
@sethmlarson.dev Thanks for your post on disabling @microsoft-copilot.bsky.social from @github.com. I think it was the fourth link for me when searching with Google Web.
That’s what external hard drives are for - to throw all your data on, format your hard drive, and install Linux.
I will go down swinging against Windows 11
aftermath.site/windows-11-nope
aftermath.site/windows-11-nope
October 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
That’s what external hard drives are for - to throw all your data on, format your hard drive, and install Linux.
The School of Digital Arts at Wichita State University teaches
- Game Design
- Animation
- Film
- Audio Production
- Acting
all in the same collaborative environment. We are adding 9 new faculty positions. Would you help me find the right people for these jobs? #gamedev
- Game Design
- Animation
- Film
- Audio Production
- Acting
all in the same collaborative environment. We are adding 9 new faculty positions. Would you help me find the right people for these jobs? #gamedev
Faculty Search Page
jobs.wichita.edu
October 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The School of Digital Arts at Wichita State University teaches
- Game Design
- Animation
- Film
- Audio Production
- Acting
all in the same collaborative environment. We are adding 9 new faculty positions. Would you help me find the right people for these jobs? #gamedev
- Game Design
- Animation
- Film
- Audio Production
- Acting
all in the same collaborative environment. We are adding 9 new faculty positions. Would you help me find the right people for these jobs? #gamedev
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When @aceottorney.bsky.social first told me about this I said "this could change people's lives and stop developers from getting exploited" and having seen the final resource, I think I was not wrong. I'd call it a must-bookmark for indie devs.
Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
October 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
When @aceottorney.bsky.social first told me about this I said "this could change people's lives and stop developers from getting exploited" and having seen the final resource, I think I was not wrong. I'd call it a must-bookmark for indie devs.
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If you just really want to hear me explain why so many publishers are just utterly useless now, here's a talk for you.
NEW INDIGO 2025 TALK AVAILABLE ONLINE!
Rami Ismail (@ramiismail.com) – Games Industry Studio & Project Advisor, Agent and Mentor
Talk: Rami’s Talk
Video: youtu.be/tb-gcg6g-FY
Rami brings sharp and practical (business) advice for developers.
#techtalk #gamedev #indiedev #gameevent #indigo2025
Rami Ismail (@ramiismail.com) – Games Industry Studio & Project Advisor, Agent and Mentor
Talk: Rami’s Talk
Video: youtu.be/tb-gcg6g-FY
Rami brings sharp and practical (business) advice for developers.
#techtalk #gamedev #indiedev #gameevent #indigo2025
Rami Ismail - Rami's Talk - INDIGO 2025
YouTube video by INDIGO Showcase
youtu.be
August 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
If you just really want to hear me explain why so many publishers are just utterly useless now, here's a talk for you.
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x is the everything website in the same way that sewage is the everything smoothie
July 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
x is the everything website in the same way that sewage is the everything smoothie
I am happy with my collection here. The Namiki Capless is a good addition to the Mont Blanc 146 and Sailor 1911. I really like Sailor Manyo inks for their watercolor-like shading. Not pictured: 1948 Parker 51 with needlepoint nib (out for repairs).
#StateOfTheCollection #FountainPens
#StateOfTheCollection #FountainPens
July 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I am happy with my collection here. The Namiki Capless is a good addition to the Mont Blanc 146 and Sailor 1911. I really like Sailor Manyo inks for their watercolor-like shading. Not pictured: 1948 Parker 51 with needlepoint nib (out for repairs).
#StateOfTheCollection #FountainPens
#StateOfTheCollection #FountainPens
Good reporting. I am in solidarity with BDS, despite having a son that loves Minecraft and a game design program that wants to play good video games.
I hate to post this today, with all the news, but the genocide goes before all. Microsoft confirms it is supporting the genocide with AI tech. Israel never does anything but hurt Palestinians in Gaza, so "it's not used to harm Palestinians" is bullshit.
www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-co...
www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-co...
Microsoft confirm they've supplied AI tech to the Israeli military for use in Gaza, following BDS Xbox boycott
Microsoft have finally spoken out about reports that they have supplied tech for the Israeli military's attack on Gaza, after calls for a boycott of Xbox games.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Good reporting. I am in solidarity with BDS, despite having a son that loves Minecraft and a game design program that wants to play good video games.
#npd #NewPenDay I would talk about it on Reddit, but I prefer BlueSky. I love fountain pens, vintage even more so. This pen has been on my wish list for a few years, but out of my price range. This is really nice.
July 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
#npd #NewPenDay I would talk about it on Reddit, but I prefer BlueSky. I love fountain pens, vintage even more so. This pen has been on my wish list for a few years, but out of my price range. This is really nice.
Working on vive mars tracking for the Volume at Shocker Studios. Trying to get the FIZtracker to work, along with Timecode sync.
June 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Working on vive mars tracking for the Volume at Shocker Studios. Trying to get the FIZtracker to work, along with Timecode sync.
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yelling "socialism!" as an insult only works on liberals, for actual socialists it's free advertising
This is an image maga is posting to stoke fear of Mamdani. A list of things that sound awesome
June 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
yelling "socialism!" as an insult only works on liberals, for actual socialists it's free advertising
I made my own Pile Up Poker @puzzmo.com board! This game rocks. I need those 4-color Puzzmo cards though! They’ve got a beautiful card deck for sale, but I need those rockin’ colors and those quirky royals.
June 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I made my own Pile Up Poker @puzzmo.com board! This game rocks. I need those 4-color Puzzmo cards though! They’ve got a beautiful card deck for sale, but I need those rockin’ colors and those quirky royals.
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After watching the difference between Israel bombing EVERY HOSPITAL in Gaza INTENTIONALLY for TWO YEARS STRAIGHT, and what seems like a Iranian stray missile hitting an Israeli hospital (which is bad, too!) - I'm done with Western media. This isn't journalism. It is complicity in genocide.
June 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
After watching the difference between Israel bombing EVERY HOSPITAL in Gaza INTENTIONALLY for TWO YEARS STRAIGHT, and what seems like a Iranian stray missile hitting an Israeli hospital (which is bad, too!) - I'm done with Western media. This isn't journalism. It is complicity in genocide.
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I dug up this very helpful old article on the internet archive that I think explains the problem and solution extremely clearly using the way Quake handles gravity as an illustration
web.archive.org/web/20160719...
web.archive.org/web/20160719...
June 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I dug up this very helpful old article on the internet archive that I think explains the problem and solution extremely clearly using the way Quake handles gravity as an illustration
web.archive.org/web/20160719...
web.archive.org/web/20160719...
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Remarkable.
MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."
Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.
Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.
MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."
Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.
Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.
June 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Remarkable.
MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."
Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.
Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.
MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."
Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.
Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.
An idle question of "Can I use unreal engine to build to the Apple Vision Pro?" led me to this incredible video by @ibrews.bsky.social. It's 8 to 20 hours of work pushed into 2 minutes. If you aren't building apps on a mac, this stuff takes forever. I am blown away - thank you Alex! So entertaining.
Unreal Engine to Apple Vision Pro in Under 2 Minutes
YouTube video by iBrews
www.youtube.com
June 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
An idle question of "Can I use unreal engine to build to the Apple Vision Pro?" led me to this incredible video by @ibrews.bsky.social. It's 8 to 20 hours of work pushed into 2 minutes. If you aren't building apps on a mac, this stuff takes forever. I am blown away - thank you Alex! So entertaining.
“Bluesky is dead.”
Meanwhile, on Bluesky
Meanwhile, on Bluesky
June 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“Bluesky is dead.”
Meanwhile, on Bluesky
Meanwhile, on Bluesky
Look at that gorgeous Perlin noise.
June 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Look at that gorgeous Perlin noise.
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thought this was really beautiful
![You’ve talked about passing the baton in the loop of life. How do you want Hideo Kojima to be remembered when you pass it on?
I am not going to pass the baton to anyone. I will rather crush the baton… [Laughs.] I don’t need to give “Hideo Kojima” to anyone. If I pass the baton to my staff and tell them to make things the same way I do, the company will not succeed and will go out of business.
What do you mean by that?
Every day, if I tweet something that I like, a director or an actor or a musician contacts me. They say, “I’m a creator because of your games.” But they didn’t receive the baton of Hideo Kojima. They received my small fire. They’re not copying me. They’re not trying to be me. They have this fire, and they light up their own. And they’ll probably give that to someone else. There were legendary comic book artists when I was a boy. I didn’t become a comic book artist – I was inspired by them, I was influenced.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qxkeykszpqoob6dotcmifvur/bafkreihrf3nwfnjknhjmlcfuugqqodtxsfrs4ql47ezppmzn33np43azka@jpeg)
June 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
thought this was really beautiful
Ohh boy.
Meta launched a stand-alone AI app and now it is full of sensitive content from Facebook users who appear to be unaware that they have made their conversations public: www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerb...
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta AI app is one of the most depressing places online
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta AI app has become the saddest place on the internet with its public feed of personal overshares.
www.businessinsider.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Ohh boy.
At graduation, so proud of my students. Do all countries’ anthem’s have so much war in them?
May 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
At graduation, so proud of my students. Do all countries’ anthem’s have so much war in them?