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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 13h

ARM PC laptops are kind of amazing. I had forgotten what it was like to be able to work without a power cord.

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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 1d

In the 99th inning, someone won. A sleepy child raises their head, "Seattle has a baseball team?"

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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 1d

Okay, true, it *is* longer. But it is also more readable!

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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 1d

I'm too in love with nice headings, white space and bullets to ever create a concise 1-pager

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Spry Fox @spryfox.bsky.social · 2d

you can just drop onto a roof and start playing wind instruments at people. no one can stop you.

this is the game we're creating.

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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 1d

So on point 😂🌈

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Katie Chironis @kchironis.bsky.social · 1d

developer: put it down. we don't need another one

concept artist: (clutching tighter) no. this is my emotional support sky whale

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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 4d

If you are curious what goes into art direction in one of our games.

Spry Fox @spryfox.bsky.social · 4d

✍️ our newest developer blog comes from Justin, one of our Art Leads at Spry Fox.

Justin sat down to walk us through the inspirations & thoughts that went into concepting the visuals for the Shrineworks in Spirit Crossing.

let's have a read!
→ spryfox.com/2025/10/07/developer-blog-shrineworks/

A digital illustration showcasing concept art for "Shrineworks", living stone structures in the world of Spirit Crossing (a game being developed by Spry Fox.) The structures are beige-grey and covered with moss. An assortment of tubes is sticking out of them in a life-like manner.

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Spry Fox @spryfox.bsky.social · 4d

✍️ our newest developer blog comes from Justin, one of our Art Leads at Spry Fox.

Justin sat down to walk us through the inspirations & thoughts that went into concepting the visuals for the Shrineworks in Spirit Crossing.

let's have a read!
→ spryfox.com/2025/10/07/developer-blog-shrineworks/

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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 5d

NSFW

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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 7d

Me: Two coin flipping games came out in the same week. How weird is that?

My wife: What are the chances!

Me: Fifty-fifty

Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 7d

The key difference between Q-Up and Unfair Flips is that this Steam review would be in Q-Up’s written narrative as a bit, and Unfair Flips simply sends people so mad they voluntarily write it themselves.

Kara Ling @metacrab.org · 7d

The game in which the premise is "the odds are real but gamers struggle to conceptualize or even believe them" has negative reviews from gamers who don't believe the odds are real (game: Unfair Flips)

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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 7d

Base building: Find your seat, your people.
Inventory: Garbage bag. Water bottle. Merch
Terrain: Seething masses. Rain. Mud. Security. The Groper.
Hunger: Joy. Gained by consuming music from ideal locations
Mid goal: Expensive Beer. Bathroom.
End goal: Leaving happy. Not very, very sad.

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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 7d

The Fame Sun calls us! Like celestial moths, winning means burning.

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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 7d

What if:
"Hell, but fun?"
"Open world field of millions of wildflowers?"
"mayor of Chicago but also a kaiju giraffe?"
"zombie-sim, post death of last human?"
"concert survival where you really have to find a good place to pee?"

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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 7d

Truth be told, I experience this exact sensation every time I remember to clean my glasses. "I can See! It is a Miracle sent from Heaven!"

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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 7d

I dreamed that I had forgotten to take the thin protective transparent film off my new glasses. Turns out it was applied to both sides of the lens. (Gotta find the corners!)

When I finally peeled it off, I was stunned at how hyper crystal clear the world looked. Like being awoken by ice water.

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Marko (Nerd and Jock Comics) @markoraassina.bsky.social · 7d

Hang in there, struggling artists

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Spry Fox @spryfox.bsky.social · 8d

fondly remembering the time one of our community members dressed up as Nandor the Relentless and took him on a day of adventures in Spirit Crossing .. 🧛

(screenshots taken by a member of our Discord, thanks BossyRoad! 🧡)
→ discord.gg/spirit-crossing ←

a screenshot from the game Spirit Crossing. the screenshot showcases a vibrant green background full of grass and foliage on rocky outcroppings. there are 4 player-characters in central view, playing music and greeting each other as friends. in the center, a character is dressed up as a popular vampire character.

a screenshot from the game Spirit Crossing. the screenshot showcases a greenery on a cliffside, with two player-characters riding "fluffalo" or llama-like creatures that float in the air. the characters are below a cliff but about to come out to the other side to a bright blue sky, where other fluffalo are flying in the distance.

a screenshot from the game Spirit Crossing. the screenshot showcases a rocky background with various shapes and sizes of cliffs. in the foreground is a grassy area where four player-characters in various outfits are playing musical instruments together. to the right, another player-character is riding away on a "fluffalo", or a llama-like creature that floats in the air.

a screenshot from the game Spirit Crossing. the screenshot showcases a wooden dock in the clouds with a bright blue sky beyond. centrally focused is a character dressed up as a popular vampire character (in a brown jacket and fluffy beige hood.) he is catching a large fish and reaching up to show it off. the fish is made of paper: large, thin, and long, colored in green stripes with a white belly.

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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 8d

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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 9d

Baseball is just a coin-pusher game.
* People = coins
* Convoluted rules + skill = random generator of incremental progress
* Bases + Strikes & Outs = overflow spaces

Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 9d

I'm going to take a stab at this:

Among the popular US sports, baseball has the highest extrinsic:intrinsic structure and ruleset.

The meaningful verbs are super-limited:
1. Hit the ball [far].
2. Catch the ball.
3. Throw the ball accurately.
4. Pitch the ball cleverly.

ceej @ceej.online · Mar 28

don’t ask me to explain this, but baseball is definitely the sport that seems the most made up

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Spry Fox @spryfox.bsky.social · 11d

remember to make time for your own little moments!

you don't need to earn your rest. 🧡

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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 11d

Antipattern: Fixing burnout by being forced to rest by getting covid

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Mattie @mattievictoria.bsky.social · 17d

This game brings me so much joy 🍄

A screenshot from the video game Cozy Grove 2. The screenshot depicts my character wearing a cute orange dress, long red hair and a big red mushroom hat petting Snugula the snail, who has a similarly red mushroom on their shell.

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ari velazquez 🌯 @arivelazquez.com · 13d

recently i've been trying to think about how to take genres or systems historically locked behind AAA resources and make them indie-friendly. atlyss's player-hosted MMO structure is really revolutionary imo and it makes me wonder what else can be brought local without heaps of server hosting

Polaris Game Design @polarisgamedesign.com · 13d

Welcome, new followers! We're a group of game designers trying to push our craft forward through deep thought, collaboration, and open minds. We think, we chat, we write, we experiment.

How do YOU explore and improve as a game designer, besides making games? (Reposts welcome)

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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 13d

I keep a notebook of game sketches where I try to redesign a genre I dislike.

What is the piece of the genre I dislike? What role does it serve? Can I understand what I hate? Deeply enough that I could replace that old element without hurting the interesting parts of the genre recipe?

Polaris Game Design @polarisgamedesign.com · 13d

Welcome, new followers! We're a group of game designers trying to push our craft forward through deep thought, collaboration, and open minds. We think, we chat, we write, we experiment.

How do YOU explore and improve as a game designer, besides making games? (Reposts welcome)

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