Jeremy Ray
@thejunglist.bsky.social
Chatting about game design, psychology, and policy at grokludo.com
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Antoun Issa's forensic, brutal takedown of the Guardian's inner workings & the patronising, racist, neo-colonial marginalising of POC there & framing of genocide in Gaza is really worth your time. Liberal white feelgood Australia laid bare. Starts @ 57mins. Excellent stuff from Sunday Shot.
Sunday Shot is on now. Jo and I are joined by the editors of Deepcut News and Meanjin, to talk about the news of the week and doing media in and around Zio bullshit. @antounissa.bsky.social and Esther Anatolitis.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r_0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r_0...
The Sunday Shot - November 16
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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November 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Antoun Issa's forensic, brutal takedown of the Guardian's inner workings & the patronising, racist, neo-colonial marginalising of POC there & framing of genocide in Gaza is really worth your time. Liberal white feelgood Australia laid bare. Starts @ 57mins. Excellent stuff from Sunday Shot.
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Great chat with @thejunglist.bsky.social for his podcast about how games can serve as a tool in rebuilding the civic layer of our communities and our relationships to each other.
Matthew Farber, Marshall Ganz, Tracy Fullerton, Robert Putnam, and John Dewey all got a mention.
#communityorganizer
Matthew Farber, Marshall Ganz, Tracy Fullerton, Robert Putnam, and John Dewey all got a mention.
#communityorganizer
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Great chat with @thejunglist.bsky.social for his podcast about how games can serve as a tool in rebuilding the civic layer of our communities and our relationships to each other.
Matthew Farber, Marshall Ganz, Tracy Fullerton, Robert Putnam, and John Dewey all got a mention.
#communityorganizer
Matthew Farber, Marshall Ganz, Tracy Fullerton, Robert Putnam, and John Dewey all got a mention.
#communityorganizer
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The original March for Humanity on the harbour bridge in Sydney was planned for Sun Aug 3, 2025
After the Minns govt took the protest orgs to the NSW Supreme Court, it was held on Sun Aug 31, 2025
But please let's hear again about weekend dates not registering as an issue for the Minns govt
🧐
After the Minns govt took the protest orgs to the NSW Supreme Court, it was held on Sun Aug 31, 2025
But please let's hear again about weekend dates not registering as an issue for the Minns govt
🧐
November 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The original March for Humanity on the harbour bridge in Sydney was planned for Sun Aug 3, 2025
After the Minns govt took the protest orgs to the NSW Supreme Court, it was held on Sun Aug 31, 2025
But please let's hear again about weekend dates not registering as an issue for the Minns govt
🧐
After the Minns govt took the protest orgs to the NSW Supreme Court, it was held on Sun Aug 31, 2025
But please let's hear again about weekend dates not registering as an issue for the Minns govt
🧐
I asked Tracy Fullerton - author of The Well-Read Game - which games were best to learn "aesthetic readings," bringing ourselves fully to games as art.
She didn't even have to think: @unpackinggame.com and Lost Words.
She didn't even have to think: @unpackinggame.com and Lost Words.
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I asked Tracy Fullerton - author of The Well-Read Game - which games were best to learn "aesthetic readings," bringing ourselves fully to games as art.
She didn't even have to think: @unpackinggame.com and Lost Words.
She didn't even have to think: @unpackinggame.com and Lost Words.
Games are art, but art requires the beholder to fully bring themselves to the experience.
Tracy Fullerton's new book, The Well-Read Game, is a handbook for doing just that, & this week we talk about taking the "aesthetic stance" towards games.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwcq...
Tracy Fullerton's new book, The Well-Read Game, is a handbook for doing just that, & this week we talk about taking the "aesthetic stance" towards games.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwcq...
How to Experience Games as Art - Tracy Fullerton | grokludo 15
YouTube video by The Junglist
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Games are art, but art requires the beholder to fully bring themselves to the experience.
Tracy Fullerton's new book, The Well-Read Game, is a handbook for doing just that, & this week we talk about taking the "aesthetic stance" towards games.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwcq...
Tracy Fullerton's new book, The Well-Read Game, is a handbook for doing just that, & this week we talk about taking the "aesthetic stance" towards games.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwcq...
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New Game: Egg terrycavanagh.itch.io/egg
Egg by Terry Cavanagh
why not be an egg
terrycavanagh.itch.io
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
New Game: Egg terrycavanagh.itch.io/egg
If you're stuck, just add a ball ⚽
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
If you're stuck, just add a ball ⚽
This is the unsolvable problem of live service games - the content treadmill has no offramp, but you can't endlessly add complexity.
Mechabellum took autobattlers in a more Chess-like direction, and as Bearlike says, "You can't keep adding new pieces to your chessboard."
Mechabellum took autobattlers in a more Chess-like direction, and as Bearlike says, "You can't keep adding new pieces to your chessboard."
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This is the unsolvable problem of live service games - the content treadmill has no offramp, but you can't endlessly add complexity.
Mechabellum took autobattlers in a more Chess-like direction, and as Bearlike says, "You can't keep adding new pieces to your chessboard."
Mechabellum took autobattlers in a more Chess-like direction, and as Bearlike says, "You can't keep adding new pieces to your chessboard."
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A poem I wrote some months ago showed up at my door today in the first issue of the relaunched Southerly magazine.
November 4, 2025 at 6:00 AM
A poem I wrote some months ago showed up at my door today in the first issue of the relaunched Southerly magazine.
Autobattler Mechabellum went through many different versions before the one we saw in Early Access.
It's fascinating to hear Bearlike describe the design problems they solved along the way.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NndJ...
It's fascinating to hear Bearlike describe the design problems they solved along the way.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NndJ...
Mechabellum Evolved Autobattlers, but One Problem Remains Unsolved – Wen You Ge | grokludo 14
YouTube video by The Junglist
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November 3, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Autobattler Mechabellum went through many different versions before the one we saw in Early Access.
It's fascinating to hear Bearlike describe the design problems they solved along the way.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NndJ...
It's fascinating to hear Bearlike describe the design problems they solved along the way.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NndJ...
"They're lies. These companies are lying to people."
@chrissimon.au on the idea of infinite storytelling from an AI Dungeon Master, and how a creative human can prompt them away from the mean.
@chrissimon.au on the idea of infinite storytelling from an AI Dungeon Master, and how a creative human can prompt them away from the mean.
October 31, 2025 at 2:29 AM
"They're lies. These companies are lying to people."
@chrissimon.au on the idea of infinite storytelling from an AI Dungeon Master, and how a creative human can prompt them away from the mean.
@chrissimon.au on the idea of infinite storytelling from an AI Dungeon Master, and how a creative human can prompt them away from the mean.
What happens when we outsource to enterprise LLMs for storytelling, & the inherent biases they were trained on start compounding over many quests? 🤔
@chrissimon.au has researched the LLM supply chain and believes its biases will unavoidably creep into game stories & dialogue.
@chrissimon.au has researched the LLM supply chain and believes its biases will unavoidably creep into game stories & dialogue.
October 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
What happens when we outsource to enterprise LLMs for storytelling, & the inherent biases they were trained on start compounding over many quests? 🤔
@chrissimon.au has researched the LLM supply chain and believes its biases will unavoidably creep into game stories & dialogue.
@chrissimon.au has researched the LLM supply chain and believes its biases will unavoidably creep into game stories & dialogue.
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Really enjoyed chatting with @thejunglist.bsky.social about LLMs and games - although I'm no game dev expert, I do love playing and so it was a natural topic to explore. Thanks for your generous and warm hosting, @thejunglist.bsky.social!
This week on grokludo I'm talking with technologist @chrissimon.au about what LLMs can - and can't - do for games, and the hidden costs in the AI supply chain.
youtu.be/RQeQMmQWQqU
youtu.be/RQeQMmQWQqU
LLMs in Games - Infinite Stories, or Infinite Hype? - Chris Simon | grokludo 13
YouTube video by The Junglist
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Really enjoyed chatting with @thejunglist.bsky.social about LLMs and games - although I'm no game dev expert, I do love playing and so it was a natural topic to explore. Thanks for your generous and warm hosting, @thejunglist.bsky.social!
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Not every piece of AI is an LLM, but LLMs are a form of generative AI. That said, not all generative AI is an LLM. And now, we're confused.
Thankfully, technologist Chris Simon knows what he's talking about, doing so on @thejunglist.bsky.social's grokludo podcast.
Have a listen!
Thankfully, technologist Chris Simon knows what he's talking about, doing so on @thejunglist.bsky.social's grokludo podcast.
Have a listen!
Technologist Chris Smith explains AI, LLMs, and video game applications
Not every piece of artificial intelligence (AI) is a large language model (LLM), but LLMs are a form of generative AI. That said, not all generative AI is an LLM. And now, I'm confused.
stevivor.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Not every piece of AI is an LLM, but LLMs are a form of generative AI. That said, not all generative AI is an LLM. And now, we're confused.
Thankfully, technologist Chris Simon knows what he's talking about, doing so on @thejunglist.bsky.social's grokludo podcast.
Have a listen!
Thankfully, technologist Chris Simon knows what he's talking about, doing so on @thejunglist.bsky.social's grokludo podcast.
Have a listen!
This week on grokludo I'm talking with technologist @chrissimon.au about what LLMs can - and can't - do for games, and the hidden costs in the AI supply chain.
youtu.be/RQeQMmQWQqU
youtu.be/RQeQMmQWQqU
LLMs in Games - Infinite Stories, or Infinite Hype? - Chris Simon | grokludo 13
YouTube video by The Junglist
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This week on grokludo I'm talking with technologist @chrissimon.au about what LLMs can - and can't - do for games, and the hidden costs in the AI supply chain.
youtu.be/RQeQMmQWQqU
youtu.be/RQeQMmQWQqU
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"I don't think these people feel any shame at all" - Chris Hedges, on being cancelled by the National Press Club of Australia and Western journalistic complicity
October 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
"I don't think these people feel any shame at all" - Chris Hedges, on being cancelled by the National Press Club of Australia and Western journalistic complicity
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“You’re just complaining about headlines aren’t you?”
It’s 2025 mate, do you have any idea how many people only read the headlines?
It’s 2025 mate, do you have any idea how many people only read the headlines?
October 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
“You’re just complaining about headlines aren’t you?”
It’s 2025 mate, do you have any idea how many people only read the headlines?
It’s 2025 mate, do you have any idea how many people only read the headlines?
Counter-Strike creator @goosemancs.bsky.social on making the artistic leap - leaving big studios, building anew - and the challenge of rising above the noise in today's saturated gaming market.
His new game Alpha Response is "like Payday meets Left 4 Dead".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdrN...
His new game Alpha Response is "like Payday meets Left 4 Dead".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdrN...
Creating Counter-Strike, Leaving Valve, & Starting From Zero - Minh Le | grokludo 12
YouTube video by The Junglist
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October 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Counter-Strike creator @goosemancs.bsky.social on making the artistic leap - leaving big studios, building anew - and the challenge of rising above the noise in today's saturated gaming market.
His new game Alpha Response is "like Payday meets Left 4 Dead".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdrN...
His new game Alpha Response is "like Payday meets Left 4 Dead".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdrN...
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I interviewed Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Chris Hedges for an hour about the Western media betrayal of Palestinian journalists, the National Press Club of Australia, fascism and a violent empire in decline.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatG...
Chris Hedges talks with Dave about journalism, censorship and empire
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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October 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I interviewed Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Chris Hedges for an hour about the Western media betrayal of Palestinian journalists, the National Press Club of Australia, fascism and a violent empire in decline.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatG...
Take that game idea in the back of your head -- how could it communicate its core idea through mechanics and systems, before aesthetics and narrative?
@raphkoster.bsky.social on the difference between thematic experimentation vs mechanical experimentation.
@raphkoster.bsky.social on the difference between thematic experimentation vs mechanical experimentation.
October 17, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Take that game idea in the back of your head -- how could it communicate its core idea through mechanics and systems, before aesthetics and narrative?
@raphkoster.bsky.social on the difference between thematic experimentation vs mechanical experimentation.
@raphkoster.bsky.social on the difference between thematic experimentation vs mechanical experimentation.
Yo dawg
We came across a classic treehouse, far up in a redwood tree. Except that the builder also planted a second redwood tree on the deck and used technology to grow the tree to adult size!
October 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Yo dawg
Raph Koster on what it's like for newcomers a galaxy simulating everything. For some reason, emergent disasters make the best stories 😁
@raphkoster.bsky.social @playstarsreach.bsky.social
@raphkoster.bsky.social @playstarsreach.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Raph Koster on what it's like for newcomers a galaxy simulating everything. For some reason, emergent disasters make the best stories 😁
@raphkoster.bsky.social @playstarsreach.bsky.social
@raphkoster.bsky.social @playstarsreach.bsky.social
I greatly enjoyed this chat with @raphkoster.bsky.social about fun, cognitive theory, and the massive 3D cellular automata powering the @playstarsreach.bsky.social galaxy.
Broad simulation, player control, and emergent behaviour ➡️ the best stories in games.
Broad simulation, player control, and emergent behaviour ➡️ the best stories in games.
Playing God with Galactic Cellular Automata in Stars Reach - Raph Koster | grokludo 11
YouTube video by The Junglist
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October 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I greatly enjoyed this chat with @raphkoster.bsky.social about fun, cognitive theory, and the massive 3D cellular automata powering the @playstarsreach.bsky.social galaxy.
Broad simulation, player control, and emergent behaviour ➡️ the best stories in games.
Broad simulation, player control, and emergent behaviour ➡️ the best stories in games.
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The latest episode of Jeremy ‘Junglist’ Ray’s podcast, grokludo, continues a series focused on loot boxes, this time lasering in on spending vs psychological distress.
How much spending of disposable income on loot boxes is too much?
The latest episode of Jeremy ‘Junglist’ Ray’s podcast, grokludo, continues a series focused on the mechanic, this time lasering in on loot box spending vs psychological distress.
stevivor.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The latest episode of Jeremy ‘Junglist’ Ray’s podcast, grokludo, continues a series focused on loot boxes, this time lasering in on spending vs psychological distress.