Sam Seltzer-Johnston
@sbseltzer.net
Freelance #GameDev
Sr Engineer at Exis Interactive
NPC systems for Dragonhold: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1510330/Dragonhold/
Co-developed ExoCorps: exocorpsgame.com/steam
He/Him
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sbseltzer.net
Sr Engineer at Exis Interactive
NPC systems for Dragonhold: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1510330/Dragonhold/
Co-developed ExoCorps: exocorpsgame.com/steam
He/Him
😷
sbseltzer.net
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Steam should really start selling movies again. But not streaming. F streaming. Sell em like they sell games, but you download in whatever quality you want. They could be the only people offering lossless format movies digitally. Just give me the fuuuucking video file
December 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Steam should really start selling movies again. But not streaming. F streaming. Sell em like they sell games, but you download in whatever quality you want. They could be the only people offering lossless format movies digitally. Just give me the fuuuucking video file
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The other thing Valve should obviously start doing is arts funding grants
They never will tho because when Oculus started doing it for VR games it was a complete no-brainer with functionally zero costs and would have saved the entire burgeoning industry they were banking on and they didn't
They never will tho because when Oculus started doing it for VR games it was a complete no-brainer with functionally zero costs and would have saved the entire burgeoning industry they were banking on and they didn't
Steam should really start selling movies again. But not streaming. F streaming. Sell em like they sell games, but you download in whatever quality you want. They could be the only people offering lossless format movies digitally. Just give me the fuuuucking video file
December 6, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The other thing Valve should obviously start doing is arts funding grants
They never will tho because when Oculus started doing it for VR games it was a complete no-brainer with functionally zero costs and would have saved the entire burgeoning industry they were banking on and they didn't
They never will tho because when Oculus started doing it for VR games it was a complete no-brainer with functionally zero costs and would have saved the entire burgeoning industry they were banking on and they didn't
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Actually somewhat-massive news, COCONA, one of the members of the all-Japanese based-in-Korea group XG, has come out as non-binary transmasc and having had top surgery
Which for an active idol in either country is just unheard of, never mind one at such a big group. They look amazing!
Which for an active idol in either country is just unheard of, never mind one at such a big group. They look amazing!
XG’s Cocona Comes Out as Transmasculine, Nonbinary
The 20-year-old rapper announced the news in an Instagram post: “I was born and perceived as female, but that label never represented who I truly am. I live in a way that feels more masculine and true...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Actually somewhat-massive news, COCONA, one of the members of the all-Japanese based-in-Korea group XG, has come out as non-binary transmasc and having had top surgery
Which for an active idol in either country is just unheard of, never mind one at such a big group. They look amazing!
Which for an active idol in either country is just unheard of, never mind one at such a big group. They look amazing!
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I've become deeply radicalized against gambling. It's just getting more evil the longer it's allowed to fester unregulated
"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
truthout.org
December 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I've become deeply radicalized against gambling. It's just getting more evil the longer it's allowed to fester unregulated
new browser exploit just dropped: lyra.horse/blog/2025/12...
SVG Filters - Clickjacking 2.0
A novel and powerful twist on an old classic.
lyra.horse
December 5, 2025 at 6:45 AM
new browser exploit just dropped: lyra.horse/blog/2025/12...
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We are going to have so many corrupt billionaire-sponsored DINOs shoved down our throats next year and I am already sick and disgusted at the thought.
December 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
We are going to have so many corrupt billionaire-sponsored DINOs shoved down our throats next year and I am already sick and disgusted at the thought.
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[Werner Herzog voice] He is monstrous, but in a more profound sense, Cookie Monster is also a victim
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 AM
[Werner Herzog voice] He is monstrous, but in a more profound sense, Cookie Monster is also a victim
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good article though unfortunately the game industry is largely controlled by people who are unfamiliar with the history movies, theater, literature, or basically any art form that does not have stats
Despite the controversy, Horses is only shocking if you're unfamiliar with the history movies, theater, literature, or basically any art form that does not have stats. aftermath.site/horses-indie-g...
Horses Is Tame
Horses, the indie game that is too scandalous for either Valve or Epic, is only beyond the pale if you're not familiar with any other art form.
aftermath.site
December 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
good article though unfortunately the game industry is largely controlled by people who are unfamiliar with the history movies, theater, literature, or basically any art form that does not have stats
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Despite the controversy, Horses is only shocking if you're unfamiliar with the history movies, theater, literature, or basically any art form that does not have stats. aftermath.site/horses-indie-g...
Horses Is Tame
Horses, the indie game that is too scandalous for either Valve or Epic, is only beyond the pale if you're not familiar with any other art form.
aftermath.site
December 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Despite the controversy, Horses is only shocking if you're unfamiliar with the history movies, theater, literature, or basically any art form that does not have stats. aftermath.site/horses-indie-g...
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have you seen any memes in the past few years joking about wanting to be small woodland creatures? after i’d seen a few dozen i started to get curious about why that seemed so appealing to us these days. i wrote about the phenomenon, which i’ve dubbed FROGPOSTING, for @hazlitt.bsky.social
Picture This: You're a Frog | Hazlitt
It’s an imagined past, a pastoral imaginary, an alternate timeline in the multiverse.
hazlitt.net
December 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
have you seen any memes in the past few years joking about wanting to be small woodland creatures? after i’d seen a few dozen i started to get curious about why that seemed so appealing to us these days. i wrote about the phenomenon, which i’ve dubbed FROGPOSTING, for @hazlitt.bsky.social
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(it's literally 5 bucks!)
(You've spent more on a snack that you didn't even really want when you thought about it later but it was there and you were vaguely curious so I mean hey now I have to buy it just to know if it's any good because I mean it Might be and you'd never seen one before!)
(You've spent more on a snack that you didn't even really want when you thought about it later but it was there and you were vaguely curious so I mean hey now I have to buy it just to know if it's any good because I mean it Might be and you'd never seen one before!)
I’m going to ask everyone who talks about Horses if they played Horses.
Then I’m going to frown when they say no.
FUCKING FROWN
Then I’m going to frown when they say no.
FUCKING FROWN
December 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
(it's literally 5 bucks!)
(You've spent more on a snack that you didn't even really want when you thought about it later but it was there and you were vaguely curious so I mean hey now I have to buy it just to know if it's any good because I mean it Might be and you'd never seen one before!)
(You've spent more on a snack that you didn't even really want when you thought about it later but it was there and you were vaguely curious so I mean hey now I have to buy it just to know if it's any good because I mean it Might be and you'd never seen one before!)
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Humble has relisted Horses.
Humble's now banned it too, post-launch:
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
Horses, the Upsetting Horror Game Previously Banned on Steam, Gets Last Minute Ban From Epic Games Store Too - IGN
Last week, we reported that disturbing horror game Horses had been banned from Steam. Now, at the last possible minute before the game was set to release widely across other PC store fronts, Epic Game...
www.ign.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Humble has relisted Horses.
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NEW: Netflix is selling cozy game studio Spry Fox back to its founders as the streamer shrinks from six game studios in 2024 to three
Spry Fox is avoiding closure, still working on the ambitious MMO Spirit Crossing
Netflix is releasing games, but has changed focus
www.gamefile.news/p/netflix-se...
Spry Fox is avoiding closure, still working on the ambitious MMO Spirit Crossing
Netflix is releasing games, but has changed focus
www.gamefile.news/p/netflix-se...
Netflix sells game studio Spry Fox back to its founders
Exclusive: The streamer’s six-studio gaming operation is down to three, as Netflix pursues an altered video game strategy
www.gamefile.news
December 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
NEW: Netflix is selling cozy game studio Spry Fox back to its founders as the streamer shrinks from six game studios in 2024 to three
Spry Fox is avoiding closure, still working on the ambitious MMO Spirit Crossing
Netflix is releasing games, but has changed focus
www.gamefile.news/p/netflix-se...
Spry Fox is avoiding closure, still working on the ambitious MMO Spirit Crossing
Netflix is releasing games, but has changed focus
www.gamefile.news/p/netflix-se...
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Reminder: It's never too late to start wearing a mask again
December 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Reminder: It's never too late to start wearing a mask again
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Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom
Raccoon gets drunk at Ashland ABC store and passes out in bathroom
Talk about a trashed panda.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom
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Delighted to share that I've just been named a 2025 BAFTA Breakthrough, alongside such luminaries as the director of K-Pop Demon Hunters and the star of Sinners!
www.bafta.org/stories/brea...
www.bafta.org/stories/brea...
December 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Delighted to share that I've just been named a 2025 BAFTA Breakthrough, alongside such luminaries as the director of K-Pop Demon Hunters and the star of Sinners!
www.bafta.org/stories/brea...
www.bafta.org/stories/brea...
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It's Dec. 1st, which means I begin my recap of the year's favorites by posting a creature per day for the duration. They may be something rare, something pretty, something silly, something I just love for Reasons, or something all of the above.
Here's an anole cuddled in a moth cocoon, for Day 1. 💚
Here's an anole cuddled in a moth cocoon, for Day 1. 💚
December 2, 2024 at 4:34 AM
It's Dec. 1st, which means I begin my recap of the year's favorites by posting a creature per day for the duration. They may be something rare, something pretty, something silly, something I just love for Reasons, or something all of the above.
Here's an anole cuddled in a moth cocoon, for Day 1. 💚
Here's an anole cuddled in a moth cocoon, for Day 1. 💚
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Day 2 of my 2025 Favorites: When Ms Grabby Hands visited my car and sat for a portrait
I had a good number of mantidfly encounters this year, but this one gave me the prettiest photo op, chilling on my car windshield before work one morning 🤎
I had a good number of mantidfly encounters this year, but this one gave me the prettiest photo op, chilling on my car windshield before work one morning 🤎
December 3, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Day 2 of my 2025 Favorites: When Ms Grabby Hands visited my car and sat for a portrait
I had a good number of mantidfly encounters this year, but this one gave me the prettiest photo op, chilling on my car windshield before work one morning 🤎
I had a good number of mantidfly encounters this year, but this one gave me the prettiest photo op, chilling on my car windshield before work one morning 🤎
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it's been hilarious to watch the x-based anime fandom absolutely melt down over this. like... we are talking about the same author, right? the guy who made /chainsaw man/?
BREAKING NEWS: Man Who Bottles The Sauce Found In Tomato Patch
BREAKING NEWS: Man Who Bottles The Sauce Found In Tomato Patch
on twitter right now they are speculating that the writer of chainsawman and firepunch may have watched porn at some point
December 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
it's been hilarious to watch the x-based anime fandom absolutely melt down over this. like... we are talking about the same author, right? the guy who made /chainsaw man/?
BREAKING NEWS: Man Who Bottles The Sauce Found In Tomato Patch
BREAKING NEWS: Man Who Bottles The Sauce Found In Tomato Patch
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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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#EmotionalSupportSpood
Young Hamataliwa helia, the fiercest of Lumps ♥️
Young Hamataliwa helia, the fiercest of Lumps ♥️
December 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
#EmotionalSupportSpood
Young Hamataliwa helia, the fiercest of Lumps ♥️
Young Hamataliwa helia, the fiercest of Lumps ♥️
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Trombone bruh went crazy
December 1, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Trombone bruh went crazy
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NEW IMSIM DEMO ALERT
PARKSIDE: DECAYED SOUL MANIPULATION has a NEW AND HIGHLY UPDATED demo you can play RIGHT NOW on STEAM: tinyurl.com/parksidesteam
-NEW WEAPONS AND MECHANICS
-ALL ABILITIES UNLOCKED
-POLISHED, UNHINGED, PARKSIDE
#gamedev #indiegame #immersivesim
PARKSIDE: DECAYED SOUL MANIPULATION has a NEW AND HIGHLY UPDATED demo you can play RIGHT NOW on STEAM: tinyurl.com/parksidesteam
-NEW WEAPONS AND MECHANICS
-ALL ABILITIES UNLOCKED
-POLISHED, UNHINGED, PARKSIDE
#gamedev #indiegame #immersivesim
June 9, 2025 at 9:58 AM
NEW IMSIM DEMO ALERT
PARKSIDE: DECAYED SOUL MANIPULATION has a NEW AND HIGHLY UPDATED demo you can play RIGHT NOW on STEAM: tinyurl.com/parksidesteam
-NEW WEAPONS AND MECHANICS
-ALL ABILITIES UNLOCKED
-POLISHED, UNHINGED, PARKSIDE
#gamedev #indiegame #immersivesim
PARKSIDE: DECAYED SOUL MANIPULATION has a NEW AND HIGHLY UPDATED demo you can play RIGHT NOW on STEAM: tinyurl.com/parksidesteam
-NEW WEAPONS AND MECHANICS
-ALL ABILITIES UNLOCKED
-POLISHED, UNHINGED, PARKSIDE
#gamedev #indiegame #immersivesim
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Swallow Rabbit🐰🪶
November 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Swallow Rabbit🐰🪶
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give it up for Henry yall
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
give it up for Henry yall