Inkeystring Games
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Hi I'm Dan, a game developer based in London.
Exploring game and developer things, ideas, insights and motivation.
#gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #tech
Ex-Flash/front-end, mograph, code
Exploring game and developer things, ideas, insights and motivation.
#gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #tech
Ex-Flash/front-end, mograph, code
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Hey game devs - don’t forget to add your Bluesky link to your Steam pages.
January 3, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Hey game devs - don’t forget to add your Bluesky link to your Steam pages.
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And finally, here are UploadVR's Best of VR 2025 Awards, featuring our picks for Game of the Year, New Hardware, and Most Anticipated.
Find all of our winners here:
www.uploadvr.com/best-of-vr-2...
Find all of our winners here:
www.uploadvr.com/best-of-vr-2...
UploadVR's Best of VR 2025 Awards – Game Of The Year, Hardware & Most Anticipated Of 2026
And finally, here are UploadVR's Best of VR 2025 Awards, featuring our picks for Game of the Year, New Hardware, and Most Anticipated.
Find all of our winners here.
www.uploadvr.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
And finally, here are UploadVR's Best of VR 2025 Awards, featuring our picks for Game of the Year, New Hardware, and Most Anticipated.
Find all of our winners here:
www.uploadvr.com/best-of-vr-2...
Find all of our winners here:
www.uploadvr.com/best-of-vr-2...
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Inverse Kinematics returns to Godot 4.6! 🕺
After a long wait, IK is back with significant improvements. Tokage breaks down the new implementation:
After a long wait, IK is back with significant improvements. Tokage breaks down the new implementation:
Inverse Kinematics Returns to Godot 4.6 – Godot Engine
Now Godot has Inverse Kinematics in 3D.
godotengine.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Inverse Kinematics returns to Godot 4.6! 🕺
After a long wait, IK is back with significant improvements. Tokage breaks down the new implementation:
After a long wait, IK is back with significant improvements. Tokage breaks down the new implementation:
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Otto's Basketball Game, version 1.0.0, is now done :--) The game is freeware, and you can play it on (or download it from) Itchio.
ottoojala.itch.io/ottos-basket...
It's a simple one-button basketball game with lots of silly details and a good kind of homemade feel to it.
#godot #solodev #gamedev
ottoojala.itch.io/ottos-basket...
It's a simple one-button basketball game with lots of silly details and a good kind of homemade feel to it.
#godot #solodev #gamedev
November 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Otto's Basketball Game, version 1.0.0, is now done :--) The game is freeware, and you can play it on (or download it from) Itchio.
ottoojala.itch.io/ottos-basket...
It's a simple one-button basketball game with lots of silly details and a good kind of homemade feel to it.
#godot #solodev #gamedev
ottoojala.itch.io/ottos-basket...
It's a simple one-button basketball game with lots of silly details and a good kind of homemade feel to it.
#godot #solodev #gamedev
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Stumbling over your own game after clicking on a YouTube video about upcoming space games is extra wild, when lying in bed with a fever and thinking you are hallucinating.
Wheeeeeee <3
#indiegame #gamedev #godot #spacegame
store.steampowered.com/app/4060820/...
youtu.be/KbgrrJ-uaqk?...
Wheeeeeee <3
#indiegame #gamedev #godot #spacegame
store.steampowered.com/app/4060820/...
youtu.be/KbgrrJ-uaqk?...
Top 25 Indie Space Games to Wishlist For 2026!
YouTube video by LT Gaming
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Stumbling over your own game after clicking on a YouTube video about upcoming space games is extra wild, when lying in bed with a fever and thinking you are hallucinating.
Wheeeeeee <3
#indiegame #gamedev #godot #spacegame
store.steampowered.com/app/4060820/...
youtu.be/KbgrrJ-uaqk?...
Wheeeeeee <3
#indiegame #gamedev #godot #spacegame
store.steampowered.com/app/4060820/...
youtu.be/KbgrrJ-uaqk?...
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Godot 4.6 Beta is here!
This is the feature freeze version, meaning what you see is what you get. We check out the best new #GodotEngine features in Godot 4.6 Beta1.
gamefromscratch.com/godot-4-6-be...
#gamedev #indiedev
This is the feature freeze version, meaning what you see is what you get. We check out the best new #GodotEngine features in Godot 4.6 Beta1.
gamefromscratch.com/godot-4-6-be...
#gamedev #indiedev
Godot 4.6 Beta - Best New Features – GameFromScratch.com
Following EXTREMELY quickly after the Godot 4.6 Dev6 release, Godot 4.6 beta1 is now available. This is an important milestone in the development of Godot 4.6 as this represents the point of feature f...
gamefromscratch.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Godot 4.6 Beta is here!
This is the feature freeze version, meaning what you see is what you get. We check out the best new #GodotEngine features in Godot 4.6 Beta1.
gamefromscratch.com/godot-4-6-be...
#gamedev #indiedev
This is the feature freeze version, meaning what you see is what you get. We check out the best new #GodotEngine features in Godot 4.6 Beta1.
gamefromscratch.com/godot-4-6-be...
#gamedev #indiedev
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📌 Three new papers at #aiide25 from me:
1. A 'vision' paper about why game design is like procedural design bsky.app/profile/mtrc...
2. A new system for generating mechanics called Pixie bsky.app/profile/mtrc...
3. A big group paper about speedrunning as an AI challenge bsky.app/profile/mtrc...
1. A 'vision' paper about why game design is like procedural design bsky.app/profile/mtrc...
2. A new system for generating mechanics called Pixie bsky.app/profile/mtrc...
3. A big group paper about speedrunning as an AI challenge bsky.app/profile/mtrc...
New Paper: Game Design is Generative Design. Designing a procedural generator and designing a game share a lot of skills, problems and philosophies, even if we think of them as distinct. I try to connect them here, for good!
Read here: ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI...
Read here: ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI...
November 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
📌 Three new papers at #aiide25 from me:
1. A 'vision' paper about why game design is like procedural design bsky.app/profile/mtrc...
2. A new system for generating mechanics called Pixie bsky.app/profile/mtrc...
3. A big group paper about speedrunning as an AI challenge bsky.app/profile/mtrc...
1. A 'vision' paper about why game design is like procedural design bsky.app/profile/mtrc...
2. A new system for generating mechanics called Pixie bsky.app/profile/mtrc...
3. A big group paper about speedrunning as an AI challenge bsky.app/profile/mtrc...
this looks great
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
Netflix Just Quietly Released The Most Underrated Fantasy Adventure Of The Year
Alex Woo left Pixar to found his own animation studio. Now, he’s directed his first movie, 'In Your Dreams,' and it’s a wildly imaginative ride.
www.inverse.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
this looks great
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
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'Pixels To Pages' Is A Remarkable New YouTube Documentary Covering The History Of Electronic Gaming Monthly.
'Pixels To Pages' Is A Remarkable New YouTube Documentary Covering The History Of Electronic Gaming Monthly
Available now for free
www.timeextension.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
'Pixels To Pages' Is A Remarkable New YouTube Documentary Covering The History Of Electronic Gaming Monthly.
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How Games are Made: Sound Design
This is the first in a new series that dives into specific areas of game design.
This first episode is about SOUND, covering everything from recording foley, to assigning priority, how the engine and CPU deal with sound and more.
youtu.be/lbOghip5CPI
This is the first in a new series that dives into specific areas of game design.
This first episode is about SOUND, covering everything from recording foley, to assigning priority, how the engine and CPU deal with sound and more.
youtu.be/lbOghip5CPI
How Games Are Made: SOUND DESIGN
YouTube video by Noclip
youtu.be
June 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
How Games are Made: Sound Design
This is the first in a new series that dives into specific areas of game design.
This first episode is about SOUND, covering everything from recording foley, to assigning priority, how the engine and CPU deal with sound and more.
youtu.be/lbOghip5CPI
This is the first in a new series that dives into specific areas of game design.
This first episode is about SOUND, covering everything from recording foley, to assigning priority, how the engine and CPU deal with sound and more.
youtu.be/lbOghip5CPI
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The latest short film to emerge from Motion Plus Design’s Made With program in partnership with Maxon and Adobe, Memories finds director/CG artist Mehdi Hadi building an atmospheric post apocalypse and its mechanical lifeforms.
Watch: www.stashmedia.tv/watch-mehdi-...
Watch: www.stashmedia.tv/watch-mehdi-...
Watch Mehdi Hadi's New Sci-Fi Short Film "Memories"
The latest short film to emerge from Motion Plus Design's Made With program in partnership with Maxon and Adobe, Memories finds director/CG artist Mehdi Hadi building an atmospheric post apocalypse an...
www.stashmedia.tv
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The latest short film to emerge from Motion Plus Design’s Made With program in partnership with Maxon and Adobe, Memories finds director/CG artist Mehdi Hadi building an atmospheric post apocalypse and its mechanical lifeforms.
Watch: www.stashmedia.tv/watch-mehdi-...
Watch: www.stashmedia.tv/watch-mehdi-...
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New public post on our Patreon:
We THINK we have every issue of PCGames magazine. How do we know that other issues *don't* exist? Well, it's tricky...
We THINK we have every issue of PCGames magazine. How do we know that other issues *don't* exist? Well, it's tricky...
We have every issue of PCGames... we think. | The Video Game History Foundation
Get more from The Video Game History Foundation on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
New public post on our Patreon:
We THINK we have every issue of PCGames magazine. How do we know that other issues *don't* exist? Well, it's tricky...
We THINK we have every issue of PCGames magazine. How do we know that other issues *don't* exist? Well, it's tricky...
A better way of structuring your netcode packets #gamedev #gamedesign www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4RN...
They're Hacking Your Packets (and How to Stop Them!)
YouTube video by Chris Wilson
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A better way of structuring your netcode packets #gamedev #gamedesign www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4RN...
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Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source
#Zork #Microsoft #Retro #OpenSource #RetroGaming
#Zork #Microsoft #Retro #OpenSource #RetroGaming
Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source
Microsoft announced today that they're preserving a bit of history here - with Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III now officially and clearly open source.
www.gamingonlinux.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source
#Zork #Microsoft #Retro #OpenSource #RetroGaming
#Zork #Microsoft #Retro #OpenSource #RetroGaming
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Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is looking to hire a Gamer in Residence to improve adolescent patient care and minimise trauma through gaming sessions
www.gamesindustry.biz/great-ormond...
www.gamesindustry.biz/great-ormond...
Great Ormond Street Hospital is looking for a Gamer in Residence
Role aims to improve patient care, minimise trauma, and ensure that every young person has someone to game with
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is looking to hire a Gamer in Residence to improve adolescent patient care and minimise trauma through gaming sessions
www.gamesindustry.biz/great-ormond...
www.gamesindustry.biz/great-ormond...
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Any UK gamedev folks know which of these apply to companies from the UK operating on Steam?
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Any UK gamedev folks know which of these apply to companies from the UK operating on Steam?
Chance and luck in video games:
Getting Lucky - The Magic: The Gathering Creator's Stance on Chance (Game Developer Magazine 2006) archive.org/details/GDM_... #gamedev #gamedesign #videogames
Getting Lucky - The Magic: The Gathering Creator's Stance on Chance (Game Developer Magazine 2006) archive.org/details/GDM_... #gamedev #gamedesign #videogames
November 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Chance and luck in video games:
Getting Lucky - The Magic: The Gathering Creator's Stance on Chance (Game Developer Magazine 2006) archive.org/details/GDM_... #gamedev #gamedesign #videogames
Getting Lucky - The Magic: The Gathering Creator's Stance on Chance (Game Developer Magazine 2006) archive.org/details/GDM_... #gamedev #gamedesign #videogames
Glaser on Lewis Hyde "..artists provide that gift to the culture so that people have something in common"
Milton Glaser’s 10 Rules for Life & Work: The Celebrated Designer Dispenses Wisdom Gained Over His Long Life & Career
Milton Glaser’s 10 Rules for Life & Work: The Celebrated Designer Dispenses Wisdom Gained Over His Long Life & Career
Milton Glaser muses less than a minute into the above video.
The 86-year-old Glaser’s many contributions to pop culture---the I ❤ NY logo, the psychedelic portrait of a rainbow-haired Bob Dylan, DC ...
www.openculture.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Glaser on Lewis Hyde "..artists provide that gift to the culture so that people have something in common"
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An excellent look at the value of tedium in games.
i wrote about tedium docs.google.com/document/d/1...
October 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
An excellent look at the value of tedium in games.
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The 2025 UK Video Games Industry Census is now live.
It is the most comprehensive survey of the UK games workforce, and it comes at a key moment for the sector.
It’s open to all UK games workers and completely anonymous.
Take part today: zurl.co/yfMwu
It is the most comprehensive survey of the UK games workforce, and it comes at a key moment for the sector.
It’s open to all UK games workers and completely anonymous.
Take part today: zurl.co/yfMwu
November 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The 2025 UK Video Games Industry Census is now live.
It is the most comprehensive survey of the UK games workforce, and it comes at a key moment for the sector.
It’s open to all UK games workers and completely anonymous.
Take part today: zurl.co/yfMwu
It is the most comprehensive survey of the UK games workforce, and it comes at a key moment for the sector.
It’s open to all UK games workers and completely anonymous.
Take part today: zurl.co/yfMwu
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Xbox Controller Assist allows you to combine the inputs from two controllers, so that two people can play as one player in-game. Check out our GameAccess articles on Xbox Controller Assist on:
Windows: gameaccess.info/xbox-control...
Xbox: gameaccess.info/xbox-control...
Windows: gameaccess.info/xbox-control...
Xbox: gameaccess.info/xbox-control...
GameAccess by SpecialEffect | Xbox Controller Assist on Windows PC
SpecialEffect's Video Game Accessibility Resources
gameaccess.info
November 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Xbox Controller Assist allows you to combine the inputs from two controllers, so that two people can play as one player in-game. Check out our GameAccess articles on Xbox Controller Assist on:
Windows: gameaccess.info/xbox-control...
Xbox: gameaccess.info/xbox-control...
Windows: gameaccess.info/xbox-control...
Xbox: gameaccess.info/xbox-control...
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Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know.
Game design is simple, actually
So, let’s just walk through the whole thing, end to end. Here’s a twelve-step program for understanding game design. One: Fun There are a lot of things people call “fun.” But most of them are not useful for getting better at making games, which is usually why people read articles like this. The fun of a bit of confetti exploding in front of you, and the fun of excruciating pain and risk to life and limb as you free climb a cliff are just not usefully paired together.
www.raphkoster.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know.
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Practically the entirety of the PS2's library is now supported by this open-source emulator, which is remarkable. (Repost)
Open Source PS2 Emulator Now Plays Almost Entire Console's Library
A remarkable feat
www.pushsquare.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Practically the entirety of the PS2's library is now supported by this open-source emulator, which is remarkable. (Repost)