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Robin-Yann Storm

@rystorm.com

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Product & UX Designer for Tools, Freelance Consultant @ https://rystorm.com/ Previously Apple, Guerrilla, IO-Interactive, and more. Organizes the Tool Design & OpenUSD Roundtables at GDC. Gets really excited about workflows.

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · Aug 31

New video! Old news, new package: AI, Procedural Generation, UGC, in-game trading, Blockchain, and the Metaverse

Why are game developers so adverse to these technologies? The best way to find out is by asking folks who have lived through the history of game development.

youtu.be/CeZ_rcDQg6Q

Old news, new package: AI, Procedural Generation, UGC, ingame trading, Blockchain, and the Metaverse

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 5h

The official Deadlock discord, in which Yoshi, also with an avatar, does all the update/patch announcements

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 12h

I will never escape this.

…but you released lordbound. So maybe, someday, I will too.

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 13h

BF6 level editing on an iPad. lol. I didn't see that one coming

Foad Afshari @foadafshari.bsky.social · 13h

There is a ton of things going on but as a distraction, I figured I would try this. Battlefield 6 drops tomorrow and with it the new Portal. I downloaded the SDK and loaded it up into Xodot and I gotta admit, it’s crazy that you can do this on an iPad Pro. cc: @migueldeicaza.bsky.social

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 14h

When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.

...yet we are seeing more and more things measured, exactly because they are intended as targets.

Eric Ravenscraft @lordravenscraft.bsky.social · 15h

when I worked at Frye's, their metrics were based on how many Norton subs they sold. to the point they had us essentially giving them away. conning customers into adding Norton they didn't want to purchases that made us no money

anyway, time is a flat circle

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 14h

Hey it's the famous Yoshi, known for all the Discord notifications!

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 1d

People keep asking me about the hardware I use for my video calls, as the quality is really high. So, here's a list of my hardware and recommendations: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Below is an example of the video quality & blur from an old video I made that shows the autofocus speed.

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 19h

Please follow this account for the incredible tools, and also the consistent masterclass in video sharing.

No text. No long explanations. No talking head about the 'intention' of the design.

Just very quick features, showcased clearly, and you understand it all in less than 30 seconds.

Canvas of Kings @mightofmerchants.bsky.social · 19h

Procedural generation. Road with buildings. #dnd

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 19h

Companies start to flounder when all they do is put the same information in different boxes, trying their hardest to survive by having Directors pushing the same idea in different ways.

Instead, you have to think of different ways to achieve the desired result. Which feels close, but is different.

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 19h

Businesses just love to put the same information in different boxes.

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 19h

Businesses just love to put the same information in different boxes.

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 19h

And yet when folks are applying for jobs, it's the exact same problems with CVs and formatting the same information in a a hundred different bespoke HR application boxes

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 19h

Principal Poaster, top of the CV

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 23h

Yeah, Kojima does that sometimes! In pretty much that wording, when you're about to load into a new location or use a prompt

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 1d

It's crazy how saving and quitting in videogames is still frustrating to do. Even in games released within the last year!

Here is an explanation of how to design a save dialogue, with a bunch of examples over the decades: rystorm.com/blog/save-ga...

There is no reason to still mess this up.

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 1d

All of this hardware can be bought second hand at great prices, sometimes even half off, including the camera, lens, and cam link 4k. This is because many folks try to become podcasters, find out it’s not for them, and then sell all their gear. That’s how I got most of mine, over time!

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 1d

This hardware is extremely simple and anyone can set it up.

The entire thing works as a ‘webcam’ in Slack, Teams, Zoom, Meets, without ANY extra software. I love it because of this!

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 1d

Even just making one person laugh is great. Making thousands laugh is amazing!

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 1d

I wonder about this sometimes. When I send out a really good post that gets a lot of attention, it makes it even more noticeable when I post something that gets zero attention.

Like, you all saw that, but decide 'Uh... nah.'

I don't think I even want to know what I've missed out on.

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 1d

Multiple incredible jobs, multiple incredibly clients, multiple life long friendships, at least one relationship, and an absolutely crazy amount of cool experiences around the world.

Then again, I do not know how many jobs, clients, friends, and experiences I have missed out on due to my bad posts.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 1d

Your real life doom level design tweet is still top entertainment.

Along with the scaled wolf

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 1d

And also it became the actual reload animation in the COD games, by pressing R when unarmed

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 1d

Thanks

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 1d

I’m doing my part 🫡

Me getting points for writing a review for the ramen restaurant on Google Maps

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 1d

(Eddie Izzard voice) “Do you have a flaaag?”

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 1d

A ramen restaurant in Utrecht made a ‘Dutch Ramen’ which really is just a ramen with many topping in it, along with a Dutch flag.

Putting a flag on food is Dutch enough imo. It qualifies as Dutch ramen.

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