Dean Hall
@deanhall.bsky.social
i made a game called dayz and now apparently everything is worse. my tweets are law.
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New from me! Talked to @deanhall.bsky.social about Brutal, coding with LLM assistance, and why open source frameworks could be the future of game dev.
Maybe the best chat I've had about what genAI can do for game development (caveat: my other worries about the technology still stand).
Maybe the best chat I've had about what genAI can do for game development (caveat: my other worries about the technology still stand).
Rocketwerkz CEO says frameworks, not engines, are the future of game development
Rocketwerkz CEO says frameworks, not engines, are the future of game development
LLMs play a surprising role in a revival for language-based programming in game development, says DayZ creator Dean Hall.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
New from me! Talked to @deanhall.bsky.social about Brutal, coding with LLM assistance, and why open source frameworks could be the future of game dev.
Maybe the best chat I've had about what genAI can do for game development (caveat: my other worries about the technology still stand).
Maybe the best chat I've had about what genAI can do for game development (caveat: my other worries about the technology still stand).
Vulkan is really the “Karen” of programming. It’s like “You said you were going to do this in subpass 0 but you did it in subpass 1. I’ve rendered the frame but I’m going to crash out and I want to speak to the manager.”
August 13, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Vulkan is really the “Karen” of programming. It’s like “You said you were going to do this in subpass 0 but you did it in subpass 1. I’ve rendered the frame but I’m going to crash out and I want to speak to the manager.”
Unity and unreal are the past. Here’s another shot of a dust storm on mars in Kitten Space Agency. Coming free powered by contributions.
July 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Unity and unreal are the past. Here’s another shot of a dust storm on mars in Kitten Space Agency. Coming free powered by contributions.
Second angle. Dust storm on Mars, in Kitten Space Agency. No unreal. No unity. BRUTAL framework. Volumetric with atmos scattering including atmospheric layers such as ozone etc. full solar system scale.
July 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Second angle. Dust storm on Mars, in Kitten Space Agency. No unreal. No unity. BRUTAL framework. Volumetric with atmos scattering including atmospheric layers such as ozone etc. full solar system scale.
Dust storm on Mars, in Kitten Space Agency. No unreal. No unity. BRUTAL framework.
July 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Dust storm on Mars, in Kitten Space Agency. No unreal. No unity. BRUTAL framework.
my average chatgpt experience summed up in a single screenshot
July 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
my average chatgpt experience summed up in a single screenshot
Added the new extra solar object 3I/ATLAS to Kitten Space Agency. Trying to get a burn to intercept. I think I need a real rocket scientist 😂
July 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Added the new extra solar object 3I/ATLAS to Kitten Space Agency. Trying to get a burn to intercept. I think I need a real rocket scientist 😂
Fun fact. Smartphones were invented so people had something to do in lifts.
July 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Fun fact. Smartphones were invented so people had something to do in lifts.
My votes saved Iceland!! They aren’t last! I loved their performance
May 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
My votes saved Iceland!! They aren’t last! I loved their performance
Uuuuuooooaaaawwwooohhhh 🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸 go Iceland!
May 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Uuuuuooooaaaawwwooohhhh 🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸 go Iceland!
EUROVISION 2025 HAS STARTED!
May 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
EUROVISION 2025 HAS STARTED!
If any media want the raw emails from unity and our invoices, email me at [email protected]. I can’t post them unredacted here as they contain the names of employees of another company. But once you see the names, it becomes obvious how easy it is to google search
May 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
If any media want the raw emails from unity and our invoices, email me at [email protected]. I can’t post them unredacted here as they contain the names of employees of another company. But once you see the names, it becomes obvious how easy it is to google search
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Unity is currently threatening Rocketwerkz, the studio developing Kitten Space Agency.
You can check out the details surrounding this in @deanhall.bsky.social's post on reddit: www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/co...
You can check out the details surrounding this in @deanhall.bsky.social's post on reddit: www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/co...
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May 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Unity is currently threatening Rocketwerkz, the studio developing Kitten Space Agency.
You can check out the details surrounding this in @deanhall.bsky.social's post on reddit: www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/co...
You can check out the details surrounding this in @deanhall.bsky.social's post on reddit: www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/co...
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Posted by @deanhall.bsky.social on reddit, anyone using #Unity needs to take a serious look at what is going on. This is a direct threat to hundreds (thousands?) of studios and tens of thousands of indie developers with games built on Unity.
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May 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Posted by @deanhall.bsky.social on reddit, anyone using #Unity needs to take a serious look at what is going on. This is a direct threat to hundreds (thousands?) of studios and tens of thousands of indie developers with games built on Unity.
www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/co...
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This is not a drill!
This is a spacecraft...
Over on another social network, @deanhall.bsky.social posted this current progress screenshot of KSA.
This is a spacecraft...
Over on another social network, @deanhall.bsky.social posted this current progress screenshot of KSA.
January 15, 2025 at 8:28 AM
This is not a drill!
This is a spacecraft...
Over on another social network, @deanhall.bsky.social posted this current progress screenshot of KSA.
This is a spacecraft...
Over on another social network, @deanhall.bsky.social posted this current progress screenshot of KSA.
Just helped my parents try and activate Office and got stuck in captcha “help us beat the robots” hell for THREE HOURS. The plot of Dune doesn’t seem so far fetched now
December 26, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Just helped my parents try and activate Office and got stuck in captcha “help us beat the robots” hell for THREE HOURS. The plot of Dune doesn’t seem so far fetched now
“I know I used to be crazy, I know I used to be fun, you say I used to be wild, I say I used to be young”…..
Miley Cyrus “used to be young” hits pretty hard
Miley Cyrus “used to be young” hits pretty hard
August 31, 2023 at 2:34 AM
“I know I used to be crazy, I know I used to be fun, you say I used to be wild, I say I used to be young”…..
Miley Cyrus “used to be young” hits pretty hard
Miley Cyrus “used to be young” hits pretty hard
This is me after releasing a game and trying to figure out just how newly fucked our market has become as customer expectations, discoverability, tear up everything https://youtu.be/AiqWrD17cC4?si=kWtAhVDp3DVVw_5b
"Veep" Season 4 Finale: Selina Meyer's Breakdown
Selina Meyer's (Julia Dreyfus) breakdown in HBO's TV comedy "Veep". This is not only my favorite comedy show right now, it's also one of my favorite shows. T...
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August 26, 2023 at 1:38 PM
This is me after releasing a game and trying to figure out just how newly fucked our market has become as customer expectations, discoverability, tear up everything https://youtu.be/AiqWrD17cC4?si=kWtAhVDp3DVVw_5b
When something embarrassing happens. Just imagine you are on your countries version of Air Force one. You are talking with the prime minister, your head of state. You gesture wildly and break a glass from your tray. The prime minister insists on picking up the pieces. This happened. I did this
August 18, 2023 at 6:22 AM
When something embarrassing happens. Just imagine you are on your countries version of Air Force one. You are talking with the prime minister, your head of state. You gesture wildly and break a glass from your tray. The prime minister insists on picking up the pieces. This happened. I did this
As a society I feel we have completely lost perspective on the value of a byte, especially when used in the context of bitwise operations.
August 9, 2023 at 9:19 AM
As a society I feel we have completely lost perspective on the value of a byte, especially when used in the context of bitwise operations.
I kind of like BlueSky. It’s really fast at least. UI is clean. And my feed is full of people I’m interested in
July 9, 2023 at 7:46 AM
I kind of like BlueSky. It’s really fast at least. UI is clean. And my feed is full of people I’m interested in
When using crowdfunding for your try to avoid giving away steam keys. Their reviews will not count to the aggregate, and show as "free product". These are your key supporters. If explained well, your super fans will understand. These are the most mobilizable, many will buy the game again to support
July 4, 2023 at 12:26 AM
When using crowdfunding for your try to avoid giving away steam keys. Their reviews will not count to the aggregate, and show as "free product". These are your key supporters. If explained well, your super fans will understand. These are the most mobilizable, many will buy the game again to support
If you are launching your game on steam, please don't give away keys to your biggest supporters. On your launch day, have a roster of at least ten people read to buy and review the game immediately. Cosmoteer did this brilliantly, but i'm still seeing many give away keys to their biggest supporters
July 4, 2023 at 12:24 AM
If you are launching your game on steam, please don't give away keys to your biggest supporters. On your launch day, have a roster of at least ten people read to buy and review the game immediately. Cosmoteer did this brilliantly, but i'm still seeing many give away keys to their biggest supporters