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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I needed to code something with simple pendulum motion and was reminded of this absolutely awesome website/book (which I hadn't looked at for years) natureofcode.com #gamedev

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Nature of Code

Simulating Natural Systems with JavaScript

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Paul Nicholas @liquidream.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗢⬩𝟭𝗞 𝗝𝗔𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 has now finished 🏁 👨‍💻 We had 83 awesome entries (a new record!) 🏅 Please check them out: 🌐 itch.io/jam/pico-1k-... A mix of 🕹️ Games, 📺 Demos & 🛠️ Tools. All done in #Pico8 (or #Picotron), using ≤ 1KB of 🗜️ code Congrats everyone! 👏🤓 #Pico1k #GameJam #Demoscene #Sizecoding

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I think or say this almost every night when I put my kids to bed. Um Jammer Lammy has truly polluted my brain in a way no other game has.

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Finally found some time to finish and submit my #pico1k game #pico8 daviddurham.itch.io/hort

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Hort by daviddurham

Make your own tiny garden

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I played with having a scoring system, but it felt nicer to just be free to create a little garden and occasionally harvest something to keep playing.

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I was over the limit, so I got rid of the two tiny functions I did have and inlined everything instead. Now I have a sweet 2 bytes to play with. 😀 #pico1k #pico8

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My #pico1k #pico8 attempt is becoming a sort of 'make a little garden' game. You need to periodically harvest something to keep playing, but the enemies had to go due to lack of bytes.

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'm stuck in a loop of: over 1k -> cut features -> game goes in another direction -> over 1k

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Edd Coates | Game UI Database @eddcoates.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I'm pleased to announce that around 200 pages' worth of tutorial resources are coming to the Game UI Database for FREE via a brand new blog. No ads. No paywalls. No email signups. Here's a preview of the first piece dropping next week, all about crafting cross-platform control schemes and layouts!

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Having a great time working on a #pico1k game. I'm trying to make a sort of arcade-y gardening game. It's coming together, but I'm already up in the 900s in terms of bytes used 😬 #pico8

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

As a casual/infrequent audio dabbler, Audacity has always been the 'go to' option. I really enjoyed watching this (now fairly old) video about the redesign: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYM3...

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How We're Redesigning Audacity For The Future

YouTube video by Tantacrul

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Amberbite Games @amberbitegames.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

OUR GAME IS FINALLY HERE!! 🎉👟🎮 Shoe it All! is now available on PC, consoles, and mobile. Thank you for being part of this journey. 🧡 Link to the game in the comments! 👇 #IndieGame #GameDev #ShoeitAll #Gaming

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It's getting later in the year now and I haven't done a game jam yet. I try to participate in at least one a year... currently considering #pico1k - if I can remember how to use PICO-8 😬 Maybe it's a good opportunity to remind myself? itch.io/jam/pico-1k-...

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PICO-1K Jam 2026

A game jam from 2026-09-01 to 2026-09-30 hosted by Paul Nicholas (Liquidream). Welcome to the 6th annual PICO-1K Jam ( #Pico1k ) 👋🤓 Make cool things in PICO-8 (or Picotron ) by using only 1K (1024) Co...

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Red Rust Pioneers is the first foray into Steam games for my employer of some 20 years. While I've only done a few bits and pieces on this, the core team behind it are very talented and hardworking folks. There's a demo if you want to give it a look #gamedev store.steampowered.com/app/3664440/...

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Red Rust Pioneers on Steam

Build a new life in the Wild West open world of Red Rust Valley, alone or with up to 4 players in co-op. Hunt, farm, raise animals and craft through the changing seasons in this survival game as your ...

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

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Red Rust Pioneers on Steam

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Marie Foulston @tigershungry.co.uk · 18/08/2026

🟦🟡🟩🔴 Once again I'm calling all West Midlands UK folks who like to make their own games, Thurs 10 of Sept 'Let's Go Indie!?' returns to Leamington Spa Join us for an evening of playful insights about indie game making from the folks at @milktooth.bsky.social + the BFI's @chrisfilip.bsky.social

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Case Portman @caseportmanaudio.com · 19/08/2026

Cute & Cozy UI SFX Pack! Full of satisfying, cute and well, cozy sounds. Free and full version available on itch! 🔊 Use them however you like and get creative!! 🎶 Free: caseportman.itch.io/cute-cozy-ui... Full: caseportman.itch.io/cute-cozy-ui...

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Especially if that’s a euphemism for stomach trouble.

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Still just playing around really - not sure what the end goal is, but something like this yes.

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Thanks. There are some big cloud-like particles floating around and I used the exponential fog setting. I also dropped Saturation a bit and applied a slight sepia-ish gradient in Color Correction.

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Still trying to get better at Godot in my lunch breaks by making a short game. I had a play with the lighting, world environment adjustments and added some mist particles. I actually quite like how it's looking now (even with placeholder assets).

Screenshot of the early development of a videogame. A man is carrying a log in a snowy and misty environment.

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Oof! This has made me realize I graduated from Abertay 23 years ago 🤯

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Really enjoying it, and the whole concept is a very smart idea.

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I'm liking Vivaldi (also migrated from Firefox) - please don't tell me it's a security vulnerability.

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Ojiro Fumoto @moppin.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

To celebrate the rerelease I'm going to post some videos from early development! This is the earliest recorded footage with just the controls / movement idea for mobile

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

So glad Poinpy is back. Simply one of the best mobile games I’ve ever played. Can’t wait to be obsessed again.

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Paul Lomax @paullomax.co.uk · 19/07/2026

Boys from the Dwarf

Madonna, Ronaldinho and Big Ronaldo inside Starbug

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Maybe ImageMagick? When I’ve had a lot of images to resize in the past I’ve made a little batch file that resizes everything in a specific folder.

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The colour scheme is giving "heatwave vaporwave vampire"

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Marie Foulston @tigershungry.co.uk · 23/06/2026

🟢🔵🟡🔴 West Mids & Warks playful folks from Fri July 10th we're hosting a new series of free playful co-working afternoons. It'll be a relaxed time for folks to playtest, prototype and hangout in the comfort of Leamington's Dice Box Cafe. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-co-wo... pls + thnx for sharing!

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I have to use Unity and Unreal at work, but I thought it would be fun/stupid to learn Godot in my spare time. Slowly making this little lumberjack prototype - which may eventually become something.

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Tony Cliff @tangocharlie.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Who wants to make a PAPERS, PLEASE-style game about getting your child ready for each day of school, using the crumbs of information from the principal, the teacher, and the calendar, in their emails, PDF attachments, and assorted apps?

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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The guy who invented being a jester:

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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

A while back we had the wonderful opportunity to pitch a Red Dwarf adventure game directly to Doug Naylor himself. While the project didn't end up going ahead, we're now free to share some of the work we produced for the pitch!

A Red Dwarf Adventure game - pixel art showcasing the crew in the cockpit of the iconic Starbug

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Aaron San Filippo (✈️Madrid) @aaronflippo.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I've been quietly developing a new web game platform for the last year, with my friend @bjornithopter.bsky.social. This week, we're announcing it's called Player Galaxy (previously PlayFly). I wrote a bit about our history and goals here, and what's next: www.playergalaxy.com/news/feed?it...

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Red Rust Pioneers @redrustpioneers.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

One year since the Steam page went live. Today we're dropping the first teaser trailer for Red Rust Pioneers. 4-player co-op survival, frontier authenticity, real homesteading. 🤠 #indiedev #survivalgames

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The Professor Layton games were great at this. I just finished one I'd been playing on and off for about 10 years.

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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Every guy in a videogame:

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Bart Bonte @bartbonte.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Factory Balls GO! is out today The classic puzzle game is back with fresh ideas! Free ad-supported on mobile, a premium experience on PC iOS: apps.apple.com/app/factory-... Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d... Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4460470/... Itch: bartbonte.itch.io/factory-ball...

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Daniel Linssen @managore.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

proudly presenting PRINT GALLERY OF AN ARTIST, a short platformer exploring recursive spaces, inspired by a video on M. C. Escher's Print Gallery managore.itch.io/print-galler... (web)

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Wow, so jealous! How does region locking work with the Saturn? Do you have to get anything special?

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Learning Godot in my lunch breaks, I was very happy to find the 'Open Dominant Script on Scene Change' setting - as I was getting muddled when switching between scenes and not seeing associated script. I get why it's not the default, but it works for my brain 🙂 #godot

Image of the Godot editor settings with 'Open Dominant Script on Scene Change' setting highlighted

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David Durham @daviddurham.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Another great episode. I also remember referring to zip-lines as 'death slides', and I think it possibly came from this episode of Blue Peter? www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6WT...

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1978: Simon Groom's DEATH SLIDE | Blue Peter | BBC Archive

YouTube video by BBC Archive

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