Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Philip Drobar

@philipdrobar.bsky.social

4.3K followers 1K following 870 posts

Indie Gamedev (CHESTNUT GROVE, #GRIDHACK, #COGITO Godot template) at @thresholdanomaly.com VFX Editor (Spiderman NWH, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, etc.) https://www.hopp.bio/philip-drobar he/him, Austrian 🇦🇹 in Canada 🇨🇦 Follows =/= endorsements.

www.hopp.bio

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.bsky.social · May 21

I'm still chipping away at GRIDHACK, a sci-fi RPG where hacking = fighting Picross battles.

I've been working on this one for a long time. Reposts are greatly appreciated. Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3053870/...

#GameDev #IndieGame #Picross #Nonogram #Puzzle #SciFi #LowPoly

5 65 160

Reposted by Philip Drobar

Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 12h

"This wasn't a school — it wasn't a choice, and the children who attended were stolen."

"[S]híshálh Nation [announced] in August that archeologists had found evidence for 41 unmarked and shallow graves — in addition to 40 it identified in 2023."
#BritishColumbia #Canada #Genocide

St. Augustine’s survivor hopes for closure after evidence of 81 unmarked graves released

50 years after the residential “school” closed, shíshálh Nation uncovers evidence of many burial sites. A Tla’amin Elder wonders how many more children died

indiginews.com

1 11 23

Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.bsky.social · 7h

I'm saying it is a conscious choice to use GenAI on your website, you absolutely don't need to - even if you have zero money. And it'll still look decent enough - without destroying your reputation right out of the gate.

Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.bsky.social · 7h

Honestly, I definitely read this as a petty and immature response. I founded my company last year with zero funds - this is my website: thresholdanomaly.com

I had a good friend brush up my logo based on a quick mockup I did, the rest is all free stuff on the cheapest website host. No AI needed.

Kate Gray @hownottodraw.bsky.social · 13h

so, uh, I guess the studio responded to this by replacing their website art!

(not gonna lie, I'm torn between "lol, lmao" and "hm, that's a bit of an immature response from a professional game studio")

A screenshot of the Sackbird website that shows their social media icons replaced with intentionally bad MS Paint-style art

A screenshot of the Sackbird website which used to have an AI-generated skyline of Baltimore, and now has an intentionally shitty bunch of brown boxes labelled as "Fort McHenry" and "Sackbird Studios" in Comic Sans. It has clearly been drawn in MS Paint in about 5 minutes

2 7

Reposted by Philip Drobar

💜 Cyn ✨ @obicynkenobi.bsky.social · 14h

Which journalists in Canada are most accurately pursuing the AI beat right now, especially related to ethics & environmental impact?

1 6

Reposted by Philip Drobar

Marie ☽🌕☾ @mang0cat.bsky.social · 15h

Sorry I've been M.I.A here and in gamedev circles. I've been dealing with some major life changes like moving back in with my parents. I'm still looking for work in Narrative Design and similar fields but also have transferable skills in QA and Editing/Publishing. I'd appreciate a repost ❤️

#gamedev

3 16 24

Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.bsky.social · 15h

Happy birthday!

a man in a blue shirt and black tie is standing in front of a window with blinds

ALT: a man in a blue shirt and black tie is standing in front of a window with blinds

media.tenor.com

1 1

Reposted by Philip Drobar

Adrien Dittrick @adriendittrick.bsky.social · 1d

Send me the worst games you've made, I need those for research:

17 5 15

Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.bsky.social · 15h

philip-drobar.itch.io/prototype-of...

Push other balls off the edge, playable in browser.

Prototype - Off the Record by Philip Drobar

Play in your browser

philip-drobar.itch.io

Reposted by Philip Drobar

Gordon Little @gord.games · 21h

Don't use AI. Don't be a sad bird.

a sad bird sits on the ground. A sack with a face says "Don't use AI" and the bird replies "Sorry." Text below says SADBIRD and below that "Think about your choices"

1 8 61

Reposted by Philip Drobar

Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 1d

Chiitan has a dream.
I hope that one day the term LGBT will become a thing of the past.
I will continue to spread my message until we live in a world where everyone can love freely and is free from persecution and discrimination.
Until then, let's all support each other🤍

150 3.5K 13K

Reposted by Philip Drobar

Fishtopher and Friends @fishtopher.bsky.social · 1d

speak of the fish and he appears

Fishtopher, a classic brown tabby cat with green eyes, laying on the arm of a gray recliner chair. He looks up at the camera with a relaxed expression. His back paws and one front paw are tucked towards his body.

33 190 2.3K

Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.bsky.social · 1d

Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.bsky.social · 1d

Hey Canadians! This might happen to us soon as well!

If Bill S-209 passes in it's current form, you'll need to register in a govt. mandated database in Canada.

1. Find and contact your MP to oppose this here: www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en
2. SHARE THIS - cause a lot of people aren't even aware!

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 1d

the discord hack is every user's worst nightmare www.404media.co/the-discord-...

7 8

Reposted by Philip Drobar

Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 2d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

85 4.4K 16K

Reposted by Philip Drobar

Vancouver Game Expo - Tickets on sale now! 🍁 @vangameconnect.ca · 2d

The Canadian Media Fund Digital Creators Pilot Program’s deadline is Oct 30th! 👀

This Fund supports Canadian digital content creators making short-form video content exclusively for digital social media platforms – YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook 🫶

Apply here:
cmf-fmc.ca/program/digi...

Digital Creators Pilot Program | Canada Media Fund

cmf-fmc.ca

3 2

Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.bsky.social · 2d

Oh geez, this is sooo useful. Grabbing this for sure.

( Also cool to see this demo'd with Cogito. 😀)

1 1

Reposted by Philip Drobar

Berrak @berrak.bsky.social · 2d

#gameaudio and #godot friends,

presenting you an Audio Debug View for Godot

it's free to download and use (license details in the repo), this is still a work in progress, so feel free to open issues in case of encountered bugs, as I am hoping to develop it further

github.com/berraknil/go...

3 17 36

Reposted by Philip Drobar

Antti Tiihonen @anttitiihonen.bsky.social · 2d

Improved pathfinding for Reconfigure. A custom AStar system that uses the map state already present in the game. No more double bookkeeping just to keep pathfinding functional!
store.steampowered.com/app/3989530/...
#godotengine #indiedev

1 6 48

Reposted by Philip Drobar

Friday Afternoon Tea @fridaytea.com · 2d

It's that time again, friends! Our monthly art installation slots are now open for 2026! Have you always wanted your pieces to hang on the walls of a lovely witchy tea house? This is your chance!⁠

Call for PNW artists! Our Seattle-based queer nerd witch tea house is accepting applications for 2026 visual art installations! Email portfolio links to fridayafternoontea at gmail dot com

2 71 96

Reposted by Philip Drobar

René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 3d

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter

16 400 880

Reposted by Philip Drobar

Vancouver Game Expo - Tickets on sale now! 🍁 @vangameconnect.ca · 3d

Hey Vancouver Game Devs! 👋

We’re hosting a Games From Vancouver Steam event with @bbigames.bsky.social from Nov 21 - 30!

Games that can discount during the event have priority, but unreleased and non-discounted games will also be admitted on a case-by-case basis.

Apply below ⬇️

A pic of Granville Bridge at dawn with a text below that reads, “Join Our Upcoming Games from Vancouver Steam Event”.

1 8 15

Reposted by Philip Drobar

Canadian Animation Guild - IATSE Local 938 @cag938.bsky.social · 28d

Below is CAG 938's statement on the recently announced event in Stanley Park.

Text on the letterhead of CAG 938 reads:
"
The Canadian Animation Guild is deeply disappointed in the Vancouver Park Board’s decision to replace the yearly Bright Nights charity event with a for-profit Harry Potter-themed attraction at Stanley Park this year.

Bright Nights is an annual event hosted by the BC Professional Fire Fighters Association to raise donations for their Burn Fund, which provides valuable support for burn survivors and their families. This event brings communities together in solidarity with the indispensable services that BC firefighters provide to our province.

Not only is the Park Board’s decision a slap in the face of firefighters and burn victims, but the decision to replace it with a for-profit event that promotes the Intellectual Property of Joanne Rowling shows a disregard for the concerns of 2SLGBTQIA+ workers in our city. Rowling is well known for utilizing her own wealth in lobbying for the erosion of trans rights in the UK and abroad, championing legislation that cuts trans healthcare and restricts the rights of transgender people to exist in public. As the owner of the Harry Potter IP, Rowling directly benefits from such events. By choosing to approve a licensed Harry Potter-themed event in Stanley Park, Vancouver City Council and the Park Board have made all of us who live and work in Vancouver complicit by funding JK Rowling’s ongoing campaign against trans people.

CAG 938 stands with 2SLGBTQIA+ workers in our membership and beyond, and we will continue to represent their interests, both in and out of the workplace. We will also be exploring our options through the Vancouver & District Labour Council to hold the Park Board accountable.

On behalf of the CAG Executive Board,

Eddy Pedreira (he/him), President and Kari Nakken (she/any) Pride Committee Chair"

3 47 130

Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.bsky.social · 3d

Been looking a lot into converting Unreal / Unity assets to Godot. This Unreal one worked quite well out of the box.

#MadeWithGodot #MadeWithCogito #Cogito

1 6

Philip Drobar @philipdrobar.bsky.social · 3d

Idea-guys are engine-agnostic.