Gustav Jansson
@madeso.bsky.social
Hobby game programmer. Professional C++ programmer.Swedish and tall. he / him
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"Return of the Obra Dinn" is seven years old this week.
For this not-particularly-special anniversary, here's a re-cammed and narrated timelapse of (nearly) all character creation, object modeling, scene posing, and general 3D work for Obra Dinn from 2015 to 2018:
youtu.be/90vqCKEEj3s
For this not-particularly-special anniversary, here's a re-cammed and narrated timelapse of (nearly) all character creation, object modeling, scene posing, and general 3D work for Obra Dinn from 2015 to 2018:
youtu.be/90vqCKEEj3s
Return of the Obra Dinn - Narrated Modeling Mega Timelapse
YouTube video by Lucas Pope
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October 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Return of the Obra Dinn" is seven years old this week.
For this not-particularly-special anniversary, here's a re-cammed and narrated timelapse of (nearly) all character creation, object modeling, scene posing, and general 3D work for Obra Dinn from 2015 to 2018:
youtu.be/90vqCKEEj3s
For this not-particularly-special anniversary, here's a re-cammed and narrated timelapse of (nearly) all character creation, object modeling, scene posing, and general 3D work for Obra Dinn from 2015 to 2018:
youtu.be/90vqCKEEj3s
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Today is the 30th anniversary of Hackers
September 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Today is the 30th anniversary of Hackers
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We already have 1000+ reasons to hate """artist""" James C Mulligan (see below), but it was extra enraging to see him stealing and taking credit for the work of actual Bambi artist and all-around Disney legend Tyrus Wong, so here's a mini Ted Talk 🧵
September 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
We already have 1000+ reasons to hate """artist""" James C Mulligan (see below), but it was extra enraging to see him stealing and taking credit for the work of actual Bambi artist and all-around Disney legend Tyrus Wong, so here's a mini Ted Talk 🧵
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News from Finland. A 9-year-old lost an especially good stick he’d had since he was 2. He hung up 20 posters. A few days later it was returned. It had been found by a 2-year-old, who wanted to keep it for herself, but her mother made her return it. She got toys, flowers and candy as a reward.
September 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM
News from Finland. A 9-year-old lost an especially good stick he’d had since he was 2. He hung up 20 posters. A few days later it was returned. It had been found by a 2-year-old, who wanted to keep it for herself, but her mother made her return it. She got toys, flowers and candy as a reward.
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it's 2025 and i want to watch a show. my streaming app needs an update. i have to scroll 2 pages down to continue a series i watched last night. the premium, ad-free tier i pay for shows me 2 trailers for unrelated series, a mobile-game tie in, and a podcast for the show. the show fails to load
September 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
it's 2025 and i want to watch a show. my streaming app needs an update. i have to scroll 2 pages down to continue a series i watched last night. the premium, ad-free tier i pay for shows me 2 trailers for unrelated series, a mobile-game tie in, and a podcast for the show. the show fails to load
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A visual history of the awesomeness of the matte painting.
For 120 years of filmmaking, sets and extras have been faked in post instead of being filmed practically, for logistics, schedule and budget purposes.
Matte painters are still on the credits of modern films. Talent remains, tools change.
For 120 years of filmmaking, sets and extras have been faked in post instead of being filmed practically, for logistics, schedule and budget purposes.
Matte painters are still on the credits of modern films. Talent remains, tools change.
September 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A visual history of the awesomeness of the matte painting.
For 120 years of filmmaking, sets and extras have been faked in post instead of being filmed practically, for logistics, schedule and budget purposes.
Matte painters are still on the credits of modern films. Talent remains, tools change.
For 120 years of filmmaking, sets and extras have been faked in post instead of being filmed practically, for logistics, schedule and budget purposes.
Matte painters are still on the credits of modern films. Talent remains, tools change.
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Hay now
You’re a farmer
Get your tractor
Bale hay
You’re a farmer
Get your tractor
Bale hay
September 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Hay now
You’re a farmer
Get your tractor
Bale hay
You’re a farmer
Get your tractor
Bale hay
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Adam Raine, 16, died from suicide in April after months on ChatGPT discussing plans to end his life. His parents have filed the first known case against OpenAI for wrongful death.
Overwhelming at times to work on this story, but here it is. My latest on AI chatbots: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
Overwhelming at times to work on this story, but here it is. My latest on AI chatbots: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Adam Raine, 16, died from suicide in April after months on ChatGPT discussing plans to end his life. His parents have filed the first known case against OpenAI for wrongful death.
Overwhelming at times to work on this story, but here it is. My latest on AI chatbots: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
Overwhelming at times to work on this story, but here it is. My latest on AI chatbots: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
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I hate how it’s tainted the term “AI” as it was previously established in game development, and how annoying it’ll be to talk about automated pathfinding, behaviour trees and NPC decision-making even long after the LLM bubble has burst.
That mud’s gonna stick, “not AI-AI, actual AI” until we die
That mud’s gonna stick, “not AI-AI, actual AI” until we die
What do you hate the most about AI?
August 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I hate how it’s tainted the term “AI” as it was previously established in game development, and how annoying it’ll be to talk about automated pathfinding, behaviour trees and NPC decision-making even long after the LLM bubble has burst.
That mud’s gonna stick, “not AI-AI, actual AI” until we die
That mud’s gonna stick, “not AI-AI, actual AI” until we die
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A federal court ruled that ANTHROPIC illegally copied MILLIONS of books to train its AI.
All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.
For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.
For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
August 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A federal court ruled that ANTHROPIC illegally copied MILLIONS of books to train its AI.
All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.
For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.
For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
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duh i'm Magritte i can't paint faces for shit duhhh
September 25, 2023 at 5:07 PM
duh i'm Magritte i can't paint faces for shit duhhh
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That stupid post doing the rounds about how hard it is to draw and a boo hoo why shouldn’t I just use ai. They’re not interested in being an artist. They’re interested in a short cut to having lots of followers and getting lots of likes because they think that’s the point
August 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
That stupid post doing the rounds about how hard it is to draw and a boo hoo why shouldn’t I just use ai. They’re not interested in being an artist. They’re interested in a short cut to having lots of followers and getting lots of likes because they think that’s the point
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this is so wonderfully weird, give her all the golds 🥇
August 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
this is so wonderfully weird, give her all the golds 🥇
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We've acquired the historic game magazine Computer Entertainer.
As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free.
Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...
As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free.
Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...
August 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We've acquired the historic game magazine Computer Entertainer.
As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free.
Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...
As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free.
Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...
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ah yeah the familiar whiplash of seeing a legacy media org cover something you're an actual expert in and realizing "oh if this is how badly they're fucking up this, how badly are they fucking up every other topic?"
This is an insane thing to write about game development. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/a...
July 29, 2025 at 2:35 AM
ah yeah the familiar whiplash of seeing a legacy media org cover something you're an actual expert in and realizing "oh if this is how badly they're fucking up this, how badly are they fucking up every other topic?"
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I did not expect the first (public) demo of Carbon-C++ interop I saw to be on a Commodore 64 emulator at a cppnorth keynote about empathy. Great work @scott.hanselman.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I did not expect the first (public) demo of Carbon-C++ interop I saw to be on a Commodore 64 emulator at a cppnorth keynote about empathy. Great work @scott.hanselman.com
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2025 ChatGPT is like having an eager, sometimes hilarious, thoroughly untrustworthy friend on call, ready to help you out any time.
So, someone suggested using ChatGPT to help track down the artist of an ex libris bookplate... a cautionary tale...!
July 21, 2025 at 5:28 AM
2025 ChatGPT is like having an eager, sometimes hilarious, thoroughly untrustworthy friend on call, ready to help you out any time.