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Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW

@joshcaratelli.bsky.social

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Engineering Director @ gravitywell.games • Aussie Goofball and indie dev• Prev Call of Duty dev (MW, WZ, WW2 etc) • Writes engines and physics for fun Wishlist my Indie Chess game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3273750/Chessplus/

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Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · 2h

Oh hello legend I'd also love to say hi as it's been an age. I'll be presenting my side indie project at PAX Rising too! :)

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 1d

Great video on how most games don’t need a gameplay hook, they need to create an experience people want to play.

It’s like how lots of game trailers have title cards like: “harvest, prep, cook, plate, serve!” without ever stating a goal of say:

“Make your dream Taiwanese food restaurant!"

What Sells on Steam: You Don't Need a Hook

YouTube video by Jonas Tyroller

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Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · 2d

But we're only just getting started it, certainly feels that way anyways!

Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · 2d

It's been a rad #GCAP25 so far! I love catching up with old friends, but please come find me if you're new in the industry. I'll intro you to rad folks and answer questions if you have any.

Also feel free to throw tomatoes at me on my panel today or keynote tomorrow. I'm Italian so I love em. #MIGW

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Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · 2d

Another year, another #gcap25 where I'm about to laugh my head off and walk out with a head full of knowledge thanks to @tonyalbrecht.bsky.social

Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · 3d

Had a great start to #MIGW yesterday at #HighScore2025 talking about my Indie Game, the video game version of Chessplus:
store.steampowered.com/app/3273750/...

It's going to be a fantastic games week this year. I can't bloody wait!

Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · 3d

What is in the water in Queensland?
They've won the:
State of Origin
AFL Premiership
NRLW Premiership
NRL Premiership

and Guot Guot runs, really really fast.

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Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · 6d

We use our own custom scripting language built for games (www.explanguage.com) and I'm so happy as a result every day.

Used one on COD also. People don't know the productivity they're missing.

1-based indexing is bad but don't get me started on how painful it is to refactor LUA code.

Exp

The Exp programming language for game and application development

www.explanguage.com

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Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · 7d

Bit of software gore for ya. No actual message but so many options!

Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · 9d

Remind me to buy you two consolation chocolates or something

Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · 10d

Ahh! So exciting congrats you legends <3

Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · 12d

Yay!! Congrats to you and the team mate

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Dylan Browne 🔜 GCAP @dylanbrowne.bsky.social · 13d

Currently looking for a new job! I'm a Tech Artist who loves pushing the rendering side of things, with 13 years of #UnrealEngine experience, Lighting, Lookdev, Cinematics, HLSL, BP, PCG, Niagara, Python as well as a solid Houdini & Substance skillset. #GameDev #VFX. Avaliable from November/December

Dylan Browne 🔜 GCAP @dylanbrowne.bsky.social · 17d

Another Sunday project, Ravine, full Houdini -> Unreal workflow, scatters cached out and read by PCG, Hardware Lumen, Real-Time on 4090.

#EnvironmentArt #UE5 #UnrealEngine #GameDev #Houdini #Lookdev #Lighitng

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Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · 14d

Surprise! We've volunteered an early build of my indie game, Chessplus: Combine + Conquer, to the #HighScore25 conference.

Composers attending can use our game for a practice pitch and get real feedback from a live panel of game audio veterans.

See y'all at #MIGW! :)

beat.com.au/high-score-2...

High Score 2025 drops full program for game audio conference this October

High Score 2025 has revealed its complete two-day program bringing together the sound designers, composers and audio professionals behind Australia’s gaming industry. The Victorian government initiati...

beat.com.au

Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · 14d

So exciting! We should chat sometime at MIGW. Mostly because it's been a while but I'm super curious about what Midnighters are up to :)

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 15d

every company on earth demanding its underpaid workers use the garbage generator machine for everything and now they're mad that all they're getting is garbage

Techmeme @techmeme.com · 15d

Research: low productivity gains from AI may stem from employees using AI to produce "workslop", or low-effort, passable work that creates more work for others (Harvard Business Review)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · 19d

Bummer you're missing MIGW.

If you're up a coffee to chat Stunt Derby (it's been a while since Alex and I have spoken about it) or Aussie Gamedev history please let me know!

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Raccoons Hourly @raccoonhourly.bsky.social · 19d

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Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · 25d

In that case, be quiet member of The Silent Generation! :)

Unfortunately for a big chunk of my early career I crunched a lot, so dog years might be apt.

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Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · 25d

Yeah don't get me started haha

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Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · 25d

Very chuffed that I'll be chatting with some lovely legends at GCAP (Aussie GDC) later this year. You should come throw tomatoes - specifically at me.

Also I'm be around all of #MIGW so come say hi if you see me at @paxaus.bsky.social or other events!

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Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 28d

I wonder why all these great indie games are coming out of Australia where they have a massive public funding effort for videogame creators

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Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · 29d

Lots of amazing ex-gamedevs who work there too!

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Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · Sep 8

Haha madman!

Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · Sep 8

Cheers legend! I was literally thinking about a Chess related coding problem last night and thought of hitting you up ha! :)

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