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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 1h

Just left my review!

Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 3h

lol this is a good one!

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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 17h

yes, us! here you go:

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 19h

I've been really cutting down on drinking since the start of the year (and as I've been trying to exercise a bit more), and finding that it's harder to maintain some friendships since a lot of social activities have centered around grabbing beers.

This realization has been a bit isolating.

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Jess Haskins | The Game Editors @jesshaskins.bsky.social · 19h

On Thursday evening, I'll be joining a panel of local community leaders at the NYU Game Center for a wide-ranging discussion about NYC's homegrown indie game scene. The host and moderator is @timrattray.bsky.social, who's working on a docuseries all about the NYC game dev community.

The State of NYC Indie: Developing a Better Games Community

A panel discussion between local leaders about how we can grow the NYC game development scene.

www.eventbrite.com

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah totally!

I think frustration as a core design is totally feasible and can be very powerful (clearly). But so much of the success of that intention hinges on clearly setting up the player to expect frustration, so that they understand in some way they’re actually “failing correctly” lol

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 1d

In other words frustration without relief, failure without success, doesn’t build tension. It just instills anxiety.

But I honestly don’t mean to dump on “unfair-likes” or w/e. Just not an inspiring design principle for me…

Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely! I totally agree.

In fact frustration and relief are core components of my most recent game. Managing stress and emotional duress can absolutely be compelling design.

But idk about celebrating designed anguish…

Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 1d

💁💁💁

Guilty!

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 1d

Truly.

If my current Steam sales are indication then I fear you’re absolutely correct.

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 1d

I know this post is likely made in jest, but game design with the intended purpose of making people, children even, cry in frustration sounds like… bad?

nuzcraft @nuzcraft.bsky.social · 1d

My first #LudumDare! Random Walk is inspired by @hthrflwrs.bsky.social’s Unfair Flips and in playtesting it made a child cry in frustration. Try it out! #GameDev #IndieDev #GodotEngine nuzcraft.itch.io/random-walk

Confused hero on a path. On the left it show confusion % plus buttons to upgrade think time, reduce confusion, increase multiplier and increase step value. On the right is a log of resets and a success

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 1d

hey, actually, fuck off with this nonsense.

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 2d

Today is the last day of the Autumn sale!

BoJ is current under $5... what're you waiting for?

Also, if you've played the game but haven't left a review, do me a solid and let everyone know what you thought!

Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 8d

Bundle of Joy, my video game love letter to Dads and early parenting, is currently on sale as part of Steam's Autumn Sale!

If you like Wario-Ware minigames and heartfelt storytelling, then this is the game for you (even if you hate kids, I promise)!

Check it out!
store.steampowered.com/app/3138370

Save 35% on Bundle of Joy on Steam

Bundle of Joy is a lighthearted, story-rich, minigame romp about becoming a parent during the pandemic. Complete all your child-rearing tasks, manage your stress, find time to rest, survive the day,…

store.steampowered.com

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 5d

I’d love to try for a half eventually! But training is such a big time commitment that idk if I can swing with family obligations rn.

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 6d

Did my typical morning run around the neighborhood that’s usually about 4.2m and felt like I could’ve gone for another mile or so.

Trying to inch toward 10K before it gets too cold.

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 6d

Listen, we are carry weights and burdens in our day to day…

… but the looming flu shot / COVID booster Walgreens visit with my family about to commence has been like a freight truck on my shoulders all day.

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 8d

Bundle of Joy, my video game love letter to Dads and early parenting, is currently on sale as part of Steam's Autumn Sale!

If you like Wario-Ware minigames and heartfelt storytelling, then this is the game for you (even if you hate kids, I promise)!

Check it out!
store.steampowered.com/app/3138370

Save 35% on Bundle of Joy on Steam

Bundle of Joy is a lighthearted, story-rich, minigame romp about becoming a parent during the pandemic. Complete all your child-rearing tasks, manage your stress, find time to rest, survive the day,…

store.steampowered.com

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 8d

Bundle of Joy, my video game love letter to Dads and early parenting, is currently on sale as part of Steam's Autumn Sale!

If you like Wario-Ware minigames and heartfelt storytelling, then this is the game for you (even if you hate kids, I promise)!

Check it out!
store.steampowered.com/app/3138370

Save 35% on Bundle of Joy on Steam

Bundle of Joy is a lighthearted, story-rich, minigame romp about becoming a parent during the pandemic. Complete all your child-rearing tasks, manage your stress, find time to rest, survive the day,…

store.steampowered.com

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 9d

Late to school, needed to go home and get a comfort hoodie, but maybe it was worth it...?

Trying to bear in mind that moments like this don't really matter and that the important thing is that our kiddo feels heard and comfortable and understood.

hope it helped.

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 9d

Wow… Adams is out.

I can only image what the campaign office must’ve been like.

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 10d

It’s my youngest kiddos birthday. It’s wild to think he’s been keeping me up and squealing from endless tickles for 3 whole years.

Happy bday buddy.

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 11d

Still is, even!

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 11d

Absolutely agree with this take.

Also fun fact: Fay Jones, the artist of Stasis, the only card she painted, was the aunt of Richard Garfield.

Gavadon @gavadon.bsky.social · 11d

I will take a million of "whatever the fuck is going on in the Stasis card art" over any Spiderman, Star Trek or Sephiroth in Magic the Gathering.

This shit used to be cool and weird!

Stasis MTG card. a fucking mime? and a coyote man on a seasaw with an easel in the middle. COME THE FUCK ON! Hang it in the Louvre!!!

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 11d

I forgot that game dev is a long and kind of tedious process and that even in prototyping I get hung up on small details all the time...

Just spent most of the morning making geometry of a ruined house roof, but haven't spent time mapping out where it'd go in a level.

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 12d

This headline quote was written by ChatGPT, I swear:
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

Peter Thiel: strict AI regulation will summon the Antichrist

This is a real thing Peter Thiel told a group of tech professionals recently.

www.theverge.com

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