Sam
@sunlightafterdark.com
✦ Maker of things 🖼️🎮🎻👘📱 ✦ Designer @ ZA/UM ✦ Game design lecturer @ NWSPK ✦ sunlightafterdark.com ✦ They / Any
In 2026, "Grinch" becomes a new DnD race
December 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In 2026, "Grinch" becomes a new DnD race
Modern assassination markets are purchasing a curse from an Etsy witch
December 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Modern assassination markets are purchasing a curse from an Etsy witch
Game thought - what if the player creates the music of the game passively, as the repercussion of their actions? Such as matching the rhythm to how often they do specific actions, or favoring instruments for spending more time with different equipment.
December 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Game thought - what if the player creates the music of the game passively, as the repercussion of their actions? Such as matching the rhythm to how often they do specific actions, or favoring instruments for spending more time with different equipment.
Zero ethics here. Disney is cool with AI as long as it makes them a billion dollars openai.com/index/disney...
The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI reach landmark agreement to bring beloved characters from across Disney’s brands to Sora
Agreement marks a significant step in setting meaningful standards for responsible AI in entertainment.
openai.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Zero ethics here. Disney is cool with AI as long as it makes them a billion dollars openai.com/index/disney...
What about a tower defense which is about urban planning
Alright, hear me out: cozy wargames.
All the fun of gluing tiny parts to plastic models and then painting them, but with 98% less Catholicism.
I really feel like this is an untapped market.
All the fun of gluing tiny parts to plastic models and then painting them, but with 98% less Catholicism.
I really feel like this is an untapped market.
December 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
What about a tower defense which is about urban planning
I don't think, therefore I'm not
November 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I don't think, therefore I'm not
Recovery time is not leisure time
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Recovery time is not leisure time
An easy way to tell that you're in England is that all the woodland animals have surnames. Look, there goes Fox Robinson and Badger Cummington
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
An easy way to tell that you're in England is that all the woodland animals have surnames. Look, there goes Fox Robinson and Badger Cummington
I challenge you to open this in your browser and not be impressed and sucked in messenger.abeto.co
Messenger
It's a small planet, but someone's gotta make the deliveries.
messenger.abeto.co
October 30, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I challenge you to open this in your browser and not be impressed and sucked in messenger.abeto.co
EXCUSE ME I ASKED FOR *UN-SCENTED*, THIS CANDLE SMELLS LIKE WAX
October 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
EXCUSE ME I ASKED FOR *UN-SCENTED*, THIS CANDLE SMELLS LIKE WAX
The sky is an ocean of air
October 4, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The sky is an ocean of air
I work at a studio with a union. Hell Yes.
October 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I work at a studio with a union. Hell Yes.
The mentor to villain character twist is somehow even more lazy and predictable than having the old character die.
October 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The mentor to villain character twist is somehow even more lazy and predictable than having the old character die.
Tomorrows World report about the internet from 1994 is fascinating while dealing me 100 points of psychic damage per second
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpZ5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpZ5...
1994: Are YOU Ready for the INTERNET? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
www.youtube.com
September 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Tomorrows World report about the internet from 1994 is fascinating while dealing me 100 points of psychic damage per second
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpZ5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpZ5...
Amazing that AI tech is inventing new jobs for mopping up robot piss - truly the glorious vision they promised
September 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Amazing that AI tech is inventing new jobs for mopping up robot piss - truly the glorious vision they promised
You best start believing in Matrix's Mr Anderson... YER IN ONE
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
You best start believing in Matrix's Mr Anderson... YER IN ONE
UI is actually pronounced "ooo-wee"
September 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
UI is actually pronounced "ooo-wee"
I found my old MP3 player, and it works! Planning to give it to my 6 year old, so she can listen to music without a screen. What tunes should I fill it with?
September 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I found my old MP3 player, and it works! Planning to give it to my 6 year old, so she can listen to music without a screen. What tunes should I fill it with?
Movies are like games, but they're 2D and you can only move forwards.
September 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Movies are like games, but they're 2D and you can only move forwards.
Reposted by Sam
I love this analytical take on video game categorization from Antoine Mayerowitz and Julie Belzanne:
hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...
Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length
hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...
Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length
September 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I love this analytical take on video game categorization from Antoine Mayerowitz and Julie Belzanne:
hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...
Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length
hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...
Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length
My games' target audience is QA testers
September 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
My games' target audience is QA testers
What's your favorite manga? Oh no, you must be mistaken, your favorite manga is HANDSOME MUST DIE. It's the most *manga* you can get. mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/viewer/10167...
MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA
mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp
September 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
What's your favorite manga? Oh no, you must be mistaken, your favorite manga is HANDSOME MUST DIE. It's the most *manga* you can get. mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/viewer/10167...
Gonna start calling RPG's talk'em'ups
September 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Gonna start calling RPG's talk'em'ups
Just finished drawing my character for an upcoming Heart campaign - am very excited!
September 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Just finished drawing my character for an upcoming Heart campaign - am very excited!
Reposted by Sam
August 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM