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Sam W

@vr-sam.bsky.social

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Senior Partner Relations Manager @ Unity | Supporting game dev studios | 20+ years in games industry, 10+ years in #VR / #AR / #MR / #xR / #SpatialComputing + rando #beer #cats #boardgames #games #food https://linktr.ee/vrsam

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · Jul 26

Well I guess I won’t be getting DMs or adult content here - I come from a time where we were taught not to share sensitive info with 3rd parties on the internet

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 3d

E-Sugoroku was part inspiration for my old studios VR game “Loco Dojo” (voiced by Brian Blessed) meta-tabletop game board (same idea as Mario Party too)

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 3d

Got up early to smoke a brisket. My 1st. 7/10. Let if wrapped too long before friends came over but nothing BBQ sauce couldn’t sort out

Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 5d

It’s like early EDGE but for board games, am all for it (now subscribed after seeing it many times over the years but never quite pulling the trigger)

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 5d

Weekend mornings have become sitting in bed with a coffee reading the back issues of Senet (board gaming magazine) time - bliss

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 5d

Feels like a Faith No More kind of day

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Faith No More - War Pigs Live at Brixton Academy 1990 HD

YouTube video by Mark Jennings

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 5d

iOS 26 - put AirPods in. Starts playing music. Literally no notifications or apps state they are playing music. It’s Faith No More, won’t complain, but where from!?

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Player Research @playerresearch.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks @caniplaythat.com for sharing this update!

caniplaythat.com/2025/10/01/a...

Accessible Games Initiative shares tag usage guidance - Can I Play That?

The Accessible Games Initiative shared guidance on implementing the tags, and presented at GAconf about checking games against tag criteria.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 7d

No JogCon for R4?

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Andy Kelly @ultrabrilliant.xyz · 8d

This 2002 press release of 'celebrity testimonials' for the PS2 is an absolutely incredible time capsule.

Jason Biggs, actor, American Pie II
“I do play PlayStation. I have a PS2 console and it is awesome... It is amazing. PS one is still great, but the graphics and the concepts on PS2 are incredibly realistic… I had PS2 in my trailer for American Pie II. Me and the rest of the guys would get into some heated games.”

Vin Diesel, actor, The Fast & The Furious
“If I'm not playing Sony PlayStation or rereading a classic or watching a foreign film…my friends and I get on the Internet and find out who I'm dating, and it's always hysterical.”

Jimmy Fallon, actor, Saturday Night Live
“The PlayStation 2 is sweet! The new Madden game sounds insane... I want to play it now. I’m also excited about playing over the Internet. If they make an Olympic game it will be awesome to actually play someone in China. Too much fun.”

Dave Mathews, singer, Dave Mathew’s Band
“The band is so into PlayStation 2. I can’t imagine being on the road without it. Our lounge on the bus is dedicated to PlayStation 2”

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 8d

Well despite a minor screen scratch and wonky charging port, Apple gave me the full value for trade-in 😚

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FuturLab @futurlab.co.uk · 8d

We hoped to share the release date today, but we’ve not quite gone gold yet on all platforms. The team’s working hard and we’ll have news soon! 💙

While you wait, the @powerwashsimulator.co.uk 2 Demo is out now on Steam! 💦 bit.ly/PWS2Demo

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 10d

£90!?!111!

Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 10d

a cartoon of a man holding a mop with the words time to get out the ban hammer below him

ALT: a cartoon of a man holding a mop with the words time to get out the ban hammer below him

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 10d

Ha that’s Queens Road isn’t it?

Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 11d

Had to move Monday PTO for reasons but now zeroing in on Friday for 1st-time smoked brisket cook & pull with new BBQ, regulator, gas bottle, local meat, marinades and rubs and all the YouTube videos. Nervous and excited for the weekend eating

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Triangular Pixels @triangularpixels.com · 13d

CLASSIFIED no more.
📂 Unseen Diplomacy 2 has entered Early Access - and the world needs you.
💾 Hack, sneak, dodge and escape in the ultimate VR spy-fi adventure.
🔗https://unseendiplomacy2.com🔗
#UnseenDiplomacy2 #VRGaming #SteamGames #IndieGame #earlyaccess #spygame #gaming #gaming #videogame

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 14d

Thongs

Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 15d

Since getting the mff-pc I’ve gone on a bit of black & walnut binge for the wfh setup. Final piece has arrived but after getting speakers, sub, headphones, stand and controller block, seems no/one knows what colour walnut actually is

Photo of a medium form factor PC Lian Li Dan A3 case in black with a walnut front with “walnut” headphones, stand, speakers, sub-woofer and Xbox controller mount all in different shades of wood

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Unity3D @unity.com · 15d

💥 Extra 25% off early-bird Unite tickets!

Use UNITEFLASH25 – lowest price of the year. 2 days of learning, networking, and events. Limited time only!

Register Today: unity.com/unite#Unite2...

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 17d

So I just looked again for Portrait (unless you mean Video Portrait) and I see [VIDEO] and [PHOTO] but can slide left & right to see further options again, like Slo-Mo. Am sure that wasn’t there before and no minor iOS updates 🤔

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 17d

Er how do you do slo-mo? Google wasn’t obvious but think worked it out to set frame rate higher, edit then choose playback speed to get the usual slo-mo part selector to appear over the timeline?

Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 19d

I do love some high quality print materials
O|N games magazine has arrived

Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 19d

I don’t like the orange, it’s a nasty cheap shade but I got Master Chief. Slight buyers remorse but I needed a new phone

An orange iPhone 17 Pro Max phone sleeved in a green case so the back kinda resembles Master Chief from Halo games

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 20d

I’ve been on the fence for a loooong time, almost went for the Pro with colour screen but the size was just too much. This was an insta-purchase