drew graham

digitalph33r

Formal affordances are the elements that pull a player toward certain actions, they “cry out” for the player to take those actions. Material affordances are the actions a system actually allows the player to take. Agency occurs when the two are in balance. (Mateas 2001)

(unscrambles your eggs)

part of doing a large project is just managing your own belief that the thing you imagine can exist, will exist, that somewhere within what you're making it already is.

gonna start callin people “buster”

Good morning and I hope you’re having a great day. I am about to ruin it with this long form story I did on how private equity is ruining cookies but also people are building shit cookie companies to get money from private equity on @weareravenous.com. www.weareravenous.com/the-curious-...

phantasy star II, manual screenshot, genesis (1990) segaretro.org/images/3/37/...

when someone my age is like "oh you gotta watch avatar the last airbender" im like buddy im an adult i watch adult shows like the weather and the news

MARBLE SOULS coming 2026 wishlist now - store.steampowered.com/app/4531440/...

this quote from patreon.com/merrittk is incredible "Video game developers once spoke of being inspired by childhood experiences exploring caves or growing gardens. Today, they talk about being inspired by their childhood video games."

macromedia shockwave, print ad (1999) archive.org/details/eu_W...

hey girl mind if i pick u up in the distant LOD warthog

dude that's so unlucky - I DO have a mouth but I don't need to scream at all

We can finally give you our impressions of the Steam Machine, and more importantly, the groceries we got after selling it. paletteswap.site/dif...

mrw someone says it's time to play chess

she ain't getting the babies (the shrimps)

[🎵METAL GEAR SOLID 4 OST - LOVE THEME🎶] OLD SNAKE: pizza hut... has changed. motion-studied workers use portion-control gear. amphetamines inside their bodies regulate and enhance their abilities. GPS tracking. delivery bag insulation technology. all in the name of control

NBA STREET V3 EA CANADA 2005 GAMECUBE

found a whole operation of unmanned youtube channels making completely unchecked long form slop videos where the ai voice simulacra regularly trips up & does this for a full ten minutes every time. all the very legit comments are like "NO! THATS NOT TRUE! YOU LIE HE DID NOT" & never acknowledge it.

Type of fit you’d wear to reveal an Xbox exclusive first person shooter on stage at E3 2012.

The anchors in the NBC Olympics studio explaining they have to delay the slalom. Carmen Sandiago stole the freaking mountain. "Very little retail value" and "because she can" are phrases that are repeated. Footage of an athlete standing by a big hole, hands on hips. Frustration written on their face

Due to popular demand, here is a demonstration video of how to make 3D printed PCBs using just vector drawing software, a 3D printed (PETG filament for mine) and self-adhesive copper tape. Any questions, let me know!

Wow Signal

Okay fine we're doing a little origin story thread: how did I become a horse game consultant and what does that even mean? 🧵

Game Freak? Buddy just look in the mirror

this is so true

i once had a john lennon 3d model from a contract i worked on like a dozen years ago. afterwards i was briefly worked on my own personal game set inside his skull. it wasn't clear whose skull you were inside. but i knew

ripping the LaserDisc for Beastmaster II and it contains one of my favorite bits of distracting dubbing in history

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.