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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 7d

The awesome #GodotEngine powered, #opensource procedural 2D/3D texture creation software Material Maker just released v1.4 and it's a massive upgrade.

If you are looking for a free Substance Designer alt, look no further!

gamefromscratch.com/material-mak...

#gamedev #indiedev

Material Maker 1.4 Released – GameFromScratch.com

Material Maker 1.4 procedural texture creation software was just released, porting to Godot 4.x with a new shader system, tons of new nodes

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jkshields (she/they) @jkshields.bsky.social · 18d

Video games are an interesting #epherma area for #ac library collection.

Beyond platforms becoming obsolete & dysfunctional w/o server-side maintenance, a lot of current platforms for purchasing games just don't offer a legal option for library ownership and/or preservation.

Advances in academic video game collections

As mass media and entertainment industries continue to undergo rapid change to keep ahead of trends and consumer demands, libraries must evolve and ch…

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 16d

The problem isn't that we lack evidence. It's is that we've yet to develop the political will to do anything re: radicalization. Politicians benefit from the virality of outrage. Platforms profit from the engagement spikes that anger, fear, & conspiracy generate. So we muddle along while Rome burns.

Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 16d

Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow: "The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation" www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow

The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation

www.theguardian.com

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Liam Green-Hughes @liamgh.com · 19d

Why is this the priority when there are so many actual problems for the government to solve?

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 19d

BREAKING: All UK adults to require digital ID under Keir Starmer plan

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

All UK adults to require digital ID under Keir Starmer plan

The ‘Brit card’ would be part of efforts to tackle illegal migration by verifying right to live and work in Britain

www.thetimes.com

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Timothy van der Valk @timothy.liorainteractief.nl · Sep 7

In our audio-game 𝘉𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, we put a large effort in recognizing surface types (grass, bushes, rivers) from sound.

With the help of @rainlefever.bsky.social, our main character Liora now narrates the surface that she walks on!

#gamedev #godot #audio #accessibility #voiceacting #game #gameaudio

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · Aug 18

Amongst all the fun of this it’s, once again, worth pointing out that I couldn’t convince a single university in the UK of the value of this sort of public history work or the benefits of a REF impact case study built around computer games and Lucasfilm. Worth reflecting on for academia I think. 🗃️

Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · Aug 18

In May last year my academic career ended.

In June last year I (secretly) began working as the historical consultant at @blackmillgames.bsky.social.

Today we announced 'WW1: Gallipoli': youtu.be/Yp0WfD85DzU?...

I can't wait for everyone to find out more: store.steampowered.com/app/3065940/...
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WW1: Gallipoli – Official Reveal Trailer

YouTube video by IGN

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Liam Green-Hughes @liamgh.com · Aug 13

Managed to build an AI geneeated virtual world with Google Gemini Canvas and A-frame!

www.linkedin.com/posts/liamgh...

The announcement last week that Google's Veo3 AI could generate navigable worlds got me wondering if a text model could now build a virtual world. | Liam Green-Hughes

The announcement last week that Google's Veo3 AI could generate navigable worlds got me wondering if a text model could now build a virtual world. Spoiler: it can! I have tried this in the past, gett...

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Liam Green-Hughes @liamgh.com · Aug 12

Computer Science peaked with PHP ;)

Laravel News @laravelnews.com · Aug 12

Building MCP Servers in PHP posted by @ylynfatt.bsky.social laravel-news.com/php-mcp-serv...

Building MCP Servers in PHP - Laravel News

The PHP MCP Server SDK is a package that makes it incredibly easy to build your MCP-compliant servers

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Liam Green-Hughes @liamgh.com · Aug 12

Fwiw UV works well for me and lets you have contained environments. Lighter weight than Docker too.

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · Jul 30

The awesome WebGL/WebGPU 3D game engine PlayCanvas is now fully open-source!

gamefromscratch.com/playcanvas-w...

#gamedev #indiedev

PlayCanvas WebGL/WebGPU Game Engine Open Sourced – GameFromScratch.com

The webgl / webgpu 3D game engine PlayCanvas has just made the game editor open-source making the entire web game engine open

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Andrew Preater @preater.com · Jul 28

ICYMI we are recruiting for several Subject Librarians to join Goldsmiths to lead relationship management with our academic schools.

Also, we are recruiting a third Subject Librarian! This is a permanent contract, 0.5 FTE role: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...

All closing 10 August.

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Doug Clow @dougclow.bsky.social · Jul 10

Yikes, not just porn sites wanting super-detailed identifying stuff for the Online Safety Act.

Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · Jul 10

Starting July 25, Bluesky will require users in the UK to scan their face, upload an ID or verify their identity with a bankcard.

I realize that platforms feel they have no choice but to comply with the government surveillance schemes, but shocking nonetheless.

Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK

Bluesky users in the UK can verify their age using their face, ID, or payment card.

www.theverge.com

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Andrew Preater @preater.com · Jul 8

We are hiring! We’re seeking two Subject Librarians to lead relationship management with our academic schools and deliver engaging teaching for students at Goldsmiths.

Closing 10 Aug.

1 FTE (permanent): jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...
0.6 FTE (1 year fixed): jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...

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Nora McGregor @noramcgregorbl.bsky.social · Jul 1

Off to #LIBER2025 to launch Digital Scholarship & Data Science Topic Guides for Library Professionals! libereurope.github.io/ds-topic-gui... A labour of love, 18 guides created by bsky.app/profile/libe... peeps, to help library professionals quickly get their bearings on lots of digital topics!

Welcome – Digital Scholarship & Data Science Topic Guides

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Victor Geislinger @victorsvector.com · Jun 21

✨i am a coder— a conduit✨
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✨creation!✨

(@cassidoo.co's videos always get me laugh-smiling)

Cassidy @cassidoo.co · Jun 21

When people ask me about my job

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Nordischsound @nordischsound.bsky.social · May 27

Find my music on Youtube.com/Nordischsound
Daft Punk - Get Lucky, but it's made in 8-Bit Chiptune on the Commodore64 home computer from 1982 🎸🎵🎶🎵🎵
#8bit #chiptune #c64 #chiptunemusic #chiptuneproducer #retrogaming
#retrocomputer #daftpunk #daftpunktribute #getluckydaftpunk #getlucky

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The XR Research Digest @xrdigest.bsky.social · May 9

Virtual reality library orientation for disabled students: New research shows VR helps hearing- and physically-impaired undergraduates learn library services with reduced anxiety and increased confidence (paywall).

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · Apr 14

"Virtual reality: The widely-quoted media experts who are not what they seem
One commentator contacted by Press Gazette does not exist and another declined to share credentials or other proof." pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...

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Liam Green-Hughes @liamgh.com · Apr 14

We need tougher laws to protect civilised society from these religiously inspired pressure groups.

CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · Apr 14

Our CEO @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social highlights the “lack of robust evidence” about how widespread censorship is in the UK and which books are not available. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads

Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly LGBTQ+ titles

www.theguardian.com

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Liam Green-Hughes @liamgh.com · Apr 12

A serious way to reduce energy use would be to tackle return to the office orders and save people millions of car journeys every year. ChatGPT is just a sideshow.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · Apr 11

Your Friday must-read: Amanda Marcotte demolishes the far-right crusade against empathy.

Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · Apr 11

Both Elon Musk and Christian nationalists call empathy "toxic," "suicidal," and even "satanic."

But what they're really worried about is that empathy is *feminine*.

And in MAGA, a woman is the worst thing a person can be. An analysis.

www.salon.com/2025/04/11/m...

Elon Musk and the Christian right call empathy "toxic" and "suicidal" — blame their shared misogyny

MAGA demonizes empathy as the "pathological feminine" — and it's why women shouldn't be Supreme Court justices

www.salon.com

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Liam Green-Hughes @liamgh.com · Apr 10

Has Black Mirror become a problem for society? I think it has. Having any sort of optimism is a rebellious act these days! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Black Mirror’s pessimism porn won’t lead us to a better future | Louis Anslow

A new progressivism, one that embraces construction over obstruction, must find new allegories to think about technology and the future

www.theguardian.com

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Liam Green-Hughes @liamgh.com · Apr 6

Absolutely hilarious that the Daily Fail has labelled the IoM "woke". They must be desperate! Also, IoM not in the UK.

3FM Isle of Man @3fmradio.bsky.social · Apr 6

A UK newspaper which doesn't understand the Island's geography or politics has been investigating if we're the 'wokest place in the UK' over cannabis prescriptions and assisted dying.
#news #iom https://www.three.fm/news/isle-of-man-news/is-the-isle-of-man-wokest-place-in-uk-asks-newspaper/

Is the Isle of Man 'wokest place in UK'? asks newspaper

The Daily Mail has been on the Island to investigate if we're the woke capital of the UK.

www.three.fm

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Time Extension @timeextension.com · Apr 3

PlayStation Is Using A "Cold Storage" Vault & Mineshafts To Save Its 30-Year History. (Repost)

PlayStation Is Using A "Cold Storage" Vault & Mineshafts To Save Its 30-Year History

200 million files and 650 TB have been preserved so far

www.timeextension.com

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Liam Green-Hughes @liamgh.com · Mar 31

Did a bit of lunchtime VR gaming. This is Maestro - a conducting an orchestra game. Great fun, requires a lot of energy though!

A man dressed a bit like Mozard standing on a theatre stage with his back to an empty audience area.

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