Cameron Hopkinson
@catrelatedpun.bsky.social
NZ-based game accessibility consultant, composer, programmer, recluse, and enjoyer of naps. NZ Games Festival board member. They/Them
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Right, reintro post. My name is Cameron and I am a disabled game accessibility consultant and software developer from Wellington. I also help run the NZ Games Festival.
In my spare time I am also a composer, photographer, hobbyist game dev, and enthusiast home cook.
Here is my pet cat Marci
In my spare time I am also a composer, photographer, hobbyist game dev, and enthusiast home cook.
Here is my pet cat Marci
Important note on the NZ puberty blocker ban. People that already have a prescription are not affected and the ban comes into effect on 19th December. If you know anyone that is looking into a prescription, they have a month to get one
November 19, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Important note on the NZ puberty blocker ban. People that already have a prescription are not affected and the ban comes into effect on 19th December. If you know anyone that is looking into a prescription, they have a month to get one
No, I had definitely heard other songs from them enough on the radio for me to recognize them decades later
October 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
No, I had definitely heard other songs from them enough on the radio for me to recognize them decades later
Being a life long Wellingtonian really has warped my understanding of what Spring is. During my time in springtime Melbourne, I have regularly found myself surprised by how nice the weather is. There somehow isn't any horizontal rain and swampy humid fog
October 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Being a life long Wellingtonian really has warped my understanding of what Spring is. During my time in springtime Melbourne, I have regularly found myself surprised by how nice the weather is. There somehow isn't any horizontal rain and swampy humid fog
If anyone at GCAP wants to come say hi. I am opposite room 110. It is comparitively very quiet here and it is air conditioned. I am probably not going to move for a while
October 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM
If anyone at GCAP wants to come say hi. I am opposite room 110. It is comparitively very quiet here and it is air conditioned. I am probably not going to move for a while
This talk on handling the audio direction for a game about a cat is really good. But it is also making me really miss my silly little baby and I am so looking forward to giving her big hugs when I get home
October 4, 2025 at 6:34 AM
This talk on handling the audio direction for a game about a cat is really good. But it is also making me really miss my silly little baby and I am so looking forward to giving her big hugs when I get home
It is a lovely day in Melbourne today and even though I am at a game audio conference, all I want to do is have a nap in the sun. I have my camera on me so I am not going to do that, but that lizard part of me is making it really hard to focus on anything else
October 4, 2025 at 4:22 AM
It is a lovely day in Melbourne today and even though I am at a game audio conference, all I want to do is have a nap in the sun. I have my camera on me so I am not going to do that, but that lizard part of me is making it really hard to focus on anything else
I forgot to mention this, but I'm at Melbourne Games Week this year, so if you see me around and want to talk accessibility, audio, or obscure video games, feel free to say hi
October 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I forgot to mention this, but I'm at Melbourne Games Week this year, so if you see me around and want to talk accessibility, audio, or obscure video games, feel free to say hi
Summary
R: What is a woman?
C: If Winston wants to have police at every toilet, that is up to him. I want to focus on big issues
R: Can't just say it, have you changed your mind, what is a woman?
C: An adult female, but not going to buy into culture war nonsense. Want to focus on health, economy
R: What is a woman?
C: If Winston wants to have police at every toilet, that is up to him. I want to focus on big issues
R: Can't just say it, have you changed your mind, what is a woman?
C: An adult female, but not going to buy into culture war nonsense. Want to focus on health, economy
September 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Summary
R: What is a woman?
C: If Winston wants to have police at every toilet, that is up to him. I want to focus on big issues
R: Can't just say it, have you changed your mind, what is a woman?
C: An adult female, but not going to buy into culture war nonsense. Want to focus on health, economy
R: What is a woman?
C: If Winston wants to have police at every toilet, that is up to him. I want to focus on big issues
R: Can't just say it, have you changed your mind, what is a woman?
C: An adult female, but not going to buy into culture war nonsense. Want to focus on health, economy
He said it here (he was talking about not getting dragged into culture wars and how silly bathroom bans are and was pressed on a definition of a woman) www.nzherald.co.nz/video/herald...
Chris Hipkins on working with New Zealand First and Labour's Tāmaki by-election loss
Labour Leader Chris Hipkins joins Ryan Bridge on Herald NOW to discuss Stuart Nash's leap to New Zealand First, the party's Tāmaki by-election loss and compulsory KiwiSaver.
www.nzherald.co.nz
September 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
He said it here (he was talking about not getting dragged into culture wars and how silly bathroom bans are and was pressed on a definition of a woman) www.nzherald.co.nz/video/herald...
There is also this poll from a few months ago showing that Jacinda is still our most popular politician, which if opinions on our covid response were as bad as some like to believe they are, this should not be possible www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
The Post
www.thepost.co.nz
September 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
There is also this poll from a few months ago showing that Jacinda is still our most popular politician, which if opinions on our covid response were as bad as some like to believe they are, this should not be possible www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Using AI for something so trivial is just sad. Here is one example that I fired off from the dome in like 2 seconds
"Sorry I am going to be late, I beat a time wizard in Scrabble and he stole 15 minutes of my life, what a sore loser"
Is it a 10/10 bit? No, but it's better than what an AI could do
"Sorry I am going to be late, I beat a time wizard in Scrabble and he stole 15 minutes of my life, what a sore loser"
Is it a 10/10 bit? No, but it's better than what an AI could do
August 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Using AI for something so trivial is just sad. Here is one example that I fired off from the dome in like 2 seconds
"Sorry I am going to be late, I beat a time wizard in Scrabble and he stole 15 minutes of my life, what a sore loser"
Is it a 10/10 bit? No, but it's better than what an AI could do
"Sorry I am going to be late, I beat a time wizard in Scrabble and he stole 15 minutes of my life, what a sore loser"
Is it a 10/10 bit? No, but it's better than what an AI could do
Question for those of you who watched the Summer Games Fest. Was there anything there worth checking out? Don't really want to watch the whole showcase and all I have learned from Bluesky is that someone wore an awful hat
June 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Question for those of you who watched the Summer Games Fest. Was there anything there worth checking out? Don't really want to watch the whole showcase and all I have learned from Bluesky is that someone wore an awful hat
The Switch 2 system transfer transfers licenses of games and whether those games are installed, but not the games themselves. The console will try and download all of them again. Sparing a thought for NZ's internet infrastructure right now
June 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The Switch 2 system transfer transfers licenses of games and whether those games are installed, but not the games themselves. The console will try and download all of them again. Sparing a thought for NZ's internet infrastructure right now
Visited a pinball arcade this evening, didn't realize just how seriously some people treat pinball.
Hearing loud thumps, swearing etc, while me who is mediocre at pinball and was just having fun hitting the balls was an experience.
I wonder if those people were still having fun
Hearing loud thumps, swearing etc, while me who is mediocre at pinball and was just having fun hitting the balls was an experience.
I wonder if those people were still having fun
May 29, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Visited a pinball arcade this evening, didn't realize just how seriously some people treat pinball.
Hearing loud thumps, swearing etc, while me who is mediocre at pinball and was just having fun hitting the balls was an experience.
I wonder if those people were still having fun
Hearing loud thumps, swearing etc, while me who is mediocre at pinball and was just having fun hitting the balls was an experience.
I wonder if those people were still having fun
Right, reintro post. My name is Cameron and I am a disabled game accessibility consultant and software developer from Wellington. I also help run the NZ Games Festival.
In my spare time I am also a composer, photographer, hobbyist game dev, and enthusiast home cook.
Here is my pet cat Marci
In my spare time I am also a composer, photographer, hobbyist game dev, and enthusiast home cook.
Here is my pet cat Marci
May 28, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Right, reintro post. My name is Cameron and I am a disabled game accessibility consultant and software developer from Wellington. I also help run the NZ Games Festival.
In my spare time I am also a composer, photographer, hobbyist game dev, and enthusiast home cook.
Here is my pet cat Marci
In my spare time I am also a composer, photographer, hobbyist game dev, and enthusiast home cook.
Here is my pet cat Marci
Well, I got put into a couple of starter packs and the influx of followers was intimidating, so I disappeared for 7 months. Oops.
I will do an intro post tomorrow as it is nearly 2am. Mostly putting this here for now for accountability reasons so it actually gets done and I don't change my mind.
I will do an intro post tomorrow as it is nearly 2am. Mostly putting this here for now for accountability reasons so it actually gets done and I don't change my mind.
May 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Well, I got put into a couple of starter packs and the influx of followers was intimidating, so I disappeared for 7 months. Oops.
I will do an intro post tomorrow as it is nearly 2am. Mostly putting this here for now for accountability reasons so it actually gets done and I don't change my mind.
I will do an intro post tomorrow as it is nearly 2am. Mostly putting this here for now for accountability reasons so it actually gets done and I don't change my mind.
While Metaphor's numbers are definitely really impressive. Do you know if these numbers include Dragon Age's steam sales? According to this, Circana's numbers for Sega includes Steam while EA's don't bsky.app/profile/matp...
Upcoming U.S. video game market results from Circana:
Coverage Month - Public Release Date
Oct (Oct 6 - Nov 2) - Nov 22
Nov (Nov 3 - Nov 30) - Dec 18
Dec (Dec 1 - Jan 4) - Jan 22
Digital Data Sharing Participating Publishers:
Coverage Month - Public Release Date
Oct (Oct 6 - Nov 2) - Nov 22
Nov (Nov 3 - Nov 30) - Dec 18
Dec (Dec 1 - Jan 4) - Jan 22
Digital Data Sharing Participating Publishers:
November 22, 2024 at 2:20 PM
While Metaphor's numbers are definitely really impressive. Do you know if these numbers include Dragon Age's steam sales? According to this, Circana's numbers for Sega includes Steam while EA's don't bsky.app/profile/matp...
It's a tough question as I have work born from nearly every emotion under the sun. If I had to limit it to two though, they would be curiousity (a fair amount of my work has originated from "what if" questions) and frustration (I am rarely entirely happy with my finished work)
October 21, 2024 at 7:17 AM
It's a tough question as I have work born from nearly every emotion under the sun. If I had to limit it to two though, they would be curiousity (a fair amount of my work has originated from "what if" questions) and frustration (I am rarely entirely happy with my finished work)
Game accessibility tip: Don't refer to your options to reduce flashing etc as an epilepsy friendly mode. Not only is it a really vague name, but these features don't eliminate all risk and players can still have seizures playing your game. Name your feature after what it does (e.g. reduced flashing)
October 21, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Game accessibility tip: Don't refer to your options to reduce flashing etc as an epilepsy friendly mode. Not only is it a really vague name, but these features don't eliminate all risk and players can still have seizures playing your game. Name your feature after what it does (e.g. reduced flashing)
I have just learned that Bluesky has inbuilt mute and block lists. Yeah, I am not going back to twitter
October 19, 2024 at 11:47 PM
I have just learned that Bluesky has inbuilt mute and block lists. Yeah, I am not going back to twitter
Hey Rami. We are twitter mutuals
October 19, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Hey Rami. We are twitter mutuals
Game accessibility tip: When making a game, it is most cost-efficient to start working on accessibility as soon as possible. Retrofitting accessibility into your nearly finished game is far more expensive and time consuming than building it to be as accessible as possible in the first place.
October 19, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Game accessibility tip: When making a game, it is most cost-efficient to start working on accessibility as soon as possible. Retrofitting accessibility into your nearly finished game is far more expensive and time consuming than building it to be as accessible as possible in the first place.
Yeah, I wasn't around for much longer after that. But I did enjoy the conference and am happy that you did too
October 19, 2024 at 6:29 AM
Yeah, I wasn't around for much longer after that. But I did enjoy the conference and am happy that you did too
I am considering posting daily game accessibility tips. I was thinking about doing that on Twitter before Musk took over and now that I am posting on social media again, I might do that here
October 19, 2024 at 2:59 AM
I am considering posting daily game accessibility tips. I was thinking about doing that on Twitter before Musk took over and now that I am posting on social media again, I might do that here