Jesse Yules | Director

I made a little stopmotion short during Covid as part of a pilot pitched to Adult Swim ect. I'm using similar puppets for my game, scanned via photogrammetry. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqdc... #gamedev #solodev #gameart #stopmotion #undersoot

The internet is so noisy now, we should put 100% of our energy into celebrating / signal boosting the things we love. Lisa Simpson was right; the forces of evil, feed on attention. youtu.be/SlKao_Pox5A?...

Here's a clip with some reassurance for indie devs... Valve's new recommendation engine, plus the fact that most solo / small teams are building unique personal games, gives us protection. Good stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO5N... #indiedev #solodev #gamedev

Here's a good talk about De-compiling with speculations on it's affect on large and small companies. Summary: Indies are most vulnerable to being hurt by software cloning, as we have limited ability to sue for damages. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJxW... #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #gameart

Here’s a neat method for organizing our sketchbooks scientifically. It‘s reminiscent of how DaVinci’s notebooks were a blend of illustrations and questions about how the world might work. Good stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppnh... #gameart #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #sketchbook

Here’s a paper-based role playing game called HEROish by TechDweeb on Youtube… youtu.be/mt_iN-iNdRU?... I love that artists are making new stories and mechanics with this simple scope. Good stuff! #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #gameart

Here's a clip of Wizard of writing Alan Moore on why he left comics. It's interesting how a person's art can be embraced / monetized and completely misunderstood by some of the worst people in the world. :( www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N0N... #comics #art #writing

Here's an artist documentary on Thomas Dambo. He builds giant wooden Trolls and hides them around Denmark. Making real life as magical as a videogame... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfjm... #solodev #gamedev #gameart #art

FYI: Unofficial Canadian National Anthem. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyHX... #canadastrong

Here’s a summary celebrating Dark Savior (1996 / Sega) for its innovative branched storytelling. I don’t remember this title! Good stuff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S76f... #gameart #gamedesign #solodev #gamedev

Here's a great summary on the creation of LETHAL COMPANY by the always prolific ThatGuyGlen. Good stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgZl... #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #gameart #lethalcompany

Here's a doc on how Disney Imagineers combine sightlines and lots painted plaster to create emersion, tell stories and subtly lead guests from one part of the park to the next. It's LEVEL DESIGN made real. Good stuff! youtu.be/C2aJpJJboKE?... #indiedev #solodev #gameart #leveldesign

Here's a detailed doc on the creation of the original WAR CRAFT | ORCS vs HUMANS. I love playing these quiet docs on my second screen while I'm doing game art. :) Good stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfOl... #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #gameart #warcraft

Here's an episode of one of my favourite kid's tv shows from the 90s EERIE INDIANA. It features an Ai bank machine desperate to make a friend... Good stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgIj... #indiedev #solodev #retro #eerieindiana

Here's a documentary on the bitmap masterpiece DARK CASTLE. The Macintosh was my first computer as a kid and I made a lot of bitmap art on it. Good stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_j6... #solodev #indiedev #gameart #macintosh

Here’s a documentary about the original CRPG that launched most of design ideas we use today, Wizardry (1981)! Good stuff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4oO... #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #rpg #gameart

Here‘s a video on how games like Papers Please and BioShock use narrative tension to add context to our play decisions. Good stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuc6... #solodev #gamedev #gameart #undersoot

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Here's a documentary on how Star Fox was created with lots of interview footage of Dylan Cuthbert! Good stuff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml4x... #indiedev #solodev #starfox #gameart

Here's the latest video from Jerbob, in which he jams out a cute Office Sim (ie secretly playing games in your cubical). He's so good! www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_Ip... #solodev #indiedev #gameart #undersoot

Here’s a detailed history Japanese RPGs focused on people and tech that guided the genre. Good stuff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Ip... #solodev #gamedev #jrpg #gameart

Here’s an interview with legendary comic book creator and British Wizard, Alan Moore on reclaiming the status of the Artist in society. youtu.be/6LkbtIzlR7k?... #solodev #gamedev #art #comics

Here's a relaxing documentary about Roberta Williams' Sierra Entertainment and their 1980s Adventure game projects. youtu.be/FlH3ecyKUBA?... #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #undersoot #kingsquest

Here’s a video on character design focused on Ecosystems. How do your characters eat? What eats them?? www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRkx... #gamedev #solodev #gamedesign #undersoot

Here's a video about Level Design that focuses on hand written notes. Write a list of the key events / items found in each level. Write a list of the emotional beats you want to be felt. Good stuff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAHX... #gamedev #solodev #indiegame #undersoot

I may have gone on breakfast television to talk about Canadian Video games. Tried my beat to shout out all my faves (tagged below) but sorry if I missed you, I was very nervous!

Here's an interview with the creator of the upcoming LONG GONE about the importance of MARETING EARLY. : ) www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vbD... #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #gameart #undersoot

Here's a BBC interview with the Blue Prince creator Tonda Ros! Did not know he was a filmmaker as well. :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=rroQ... #tondaros #solodev #gameart #indiedev #blueprince

Oh Canada!

Here’s Pixel Playback’s documentary on how the Elder Scrolls evolved from a fps battle arena, into the 3d RPG sim we know today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB_X... #gamedev #elderscrolls #solodev #gameart

Here’s GTV’s doc on the legendary JRPG DragonQuest. It’s the 40th anniversary! www.youtube.com/watch?v=963Z... #gamedev #solodev #dragonquest #gameart

"Coding games is easy. Working with a team is hard". Here's a great interview with industry veteran coder Ricard Pillosu. The most informative I've seen on youtube. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxea... #solodev #gamedev #gameart

Here’s an audiobook performance of the creepy sci-fi novel “There is No Anti Memetics Devision”. J&V presents the story with a bit of Disco Elysium flair. Good stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw2T... #gamedev #solodev #gameart #inspiration

A look at RDRII's Frankenstein taxidermy mystery. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxU_... #RDRII #gamedev #solodev #gameart