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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Remember to treat your designers well. They put their hearts on the line with every decision they make, frequently with little to no appreciation or respect.

IrishJohnGames - Rise of Piracy available NOW!!! @irishjohngames.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

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Quick #PSA Reminder! Game Development is streamed Live on Twitch by a bunch of awesome folks that you can hang out with & ask questions to. Heres the updated starter pack with some of my favorites: go.bsky.app/HnmUcCc Be sure to click through and find their streams! 🥳 #gamedev #twitch #indiedev

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Here's your reminder that the school system still has drastic possibilities for improvement through gamification. We've barely scratched the surface.

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

This just in: Draws in Chess are dumb. More at 11

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Remember, all models are wrong, but some are useful.

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Downloads a PDF. It automatically opens. I try to close the PDF. The PDF: Would you like to save changes made to this PDF????

Stef Walter @stephaniewalter.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

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Happy Monday, here comes a great collection of books for anyone who wants to learn design, code, and so much more, from the different authors who collaborated with A Book Apart. Some books are now free. Resource: alandalton.github.io/Authors-Apart/

Screenshot of the list of books, presented in a grid, with a tag to show which books are free and links to each book

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

PoE2's tooltips are absolutely insane monsters and may give you some thoughts on how to progressively disclose massive systems.

A tooltip from Path of Exile 2. It shows an absurd amount of information as well as the ability to hover on top of a keyword to get more details on that keyword. The keywords are underlined with a dotted line. In the top right is a close icon that is normally a pin icon. When the pin is pressed, as I needed to do for taking this screenshot, it is replaced with a close icon.

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Just noticed the little specular highlight that follows your cursor on the health/mana orbs in PoE2. Nice.

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I adore how PoE2 automatically activates checkpoint obelisks when you activate a big fight. Like, "I know you missed this or just came from a different angle. No worries big guy, you go have fun."

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

In the past, I've allowed flexibility to trump self-awareness. Rather than say I'm fine, I'm trying to fight more heavily for what works for me. Art credit: Philip Sanchez - www.artstation.com/artwork/aYL950

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

The reactions to the Fortnite x Marvel Rivals crossover in Rivals' discord are certainly... Something...

Screenshot of the discord announcement for the Marvel Rivals and Fortnite collaboration. The reaction emojis are filled with flags from various countries, and positive things like hearts, thumbs up, and parties. However, the most predominant emoji reactions are things like black hearts, pregnant emojis, skulls, the middle finger, angry faces, and big red X's. Apparently people are not very excited about this in the Marvel's discord.

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Hey, you. You've got this. Take that next step you've been thinking about for a while.

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Wow, Marvel Rivals has some super slick UI, interaction, and animation design. I'm really blown away.

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Your icons from game-icons.net don't have to suck! Too many indies are just grabbing these directly from the page and slopping it into a UI. With just a few extra steps, you can go from basic to bumpin'. Or something. I don't know what the kids say nowadays. 1/

A 2d icon of a sapling growing out of a tuft of grass. The icon is in white on a solid black background.

An icon of a sapling growing out of some grass. The icon is housed inside a diamond with rounded corners, and the whole thing is bright teal with a glow in the same color.

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

The Bazaar is great, but every time I try to go for shield Dooley I am met with nothing but poison builds every single fight. Guess my tanky boy has to wait until next patch.

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

They're really salt of the earth type folks. Plenty more that aren't listed in this starter kit as well.

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

For those looking for work, this is the time to get your butt in gear. Businesses are trying to retain budgets, and will be having a fresh new budget in just a month. Start reaching out to companies proactively that aren't even hiring to get on their radar and avoid their slush piles. You got this!

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Maps. Maps are rad. I recently used a wardley map for a game design client to help the team create a strategic north star for their project. This sort of strategy work is one of my favorite things to do because, when done correctly, empowers the whole team.

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Swaps from Figma to Godot: Ctrl+R...Dangit! Swaps from Godot to Figma: F2...Dangit! Repeat

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

It's just not a game strategy session without someone bringing up TTP

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Ya know, if we want images to be accessible on here, why is an alt text prompt not surfaced as soon as you upload an image? I've forgotten to include it so many times, only to have to delete a post and redo it for the alt text. "If it's not usable, it's not [accessible]!"

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

OK, che, why didn't anyone tell me about Argentine pizza and faina?!

Three kinds of argentine pizza and faina. Pizza types include: Napolitana, Fugazetta, and another type I can't remember but it's basically just the fugazetta without cheese

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 22/11/2024

My business for indie game studios course keeps selling out, so we're doing one more in February. It's a practical, hands-on program on pitching, funding, creative vision, team, timeline, budget, etc. that lasts for about 3 weeks & comes with 1-on-1 mentoring! www.intogames.courses/course/indie...

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Setting Up An Indie Studio with Rami Ismail

Set clear steps for your indie studio journey with Rami Ismail, co-founder of the influential Dutch indie studio Vlambeer, best known for Super Crate Box, Ridiculous Fishing, and Nuclear Throne, and a...

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The more complex your games' systems are, the more important it will be to get hands on with your game and let your subconscious processor take the wheel. You could logic out how Pong will feel. It is much harder to logic through a complex and responsive social system.

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

If you're looking for employment in the games industry, go follow @amirsatvat.bsky.social . Amir has been working unbelievably hard to support tens of thousands of gamers across the world. Go give him a warm welcome and check out his 16 Games Jobs Resources: amirsatvat.com

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Amir's Games Jobs Resources | WELCOME

Amir Satvat's Games Community: Your ultimate video games jobs, careers, coaching, networking, career planning, and industry insights support resource. Join now!

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Open sourcing a new technology as a business strategy, what are your feelings?

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

See you in twelve hours, Argentina!

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Flying down to Buenos Aires to consult on a really cool piece of world simulation technology. Can't talk much about it yet, but this has the potential to transform how we craft stories and interact with digital media wholesale. Stay tuned for more!

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I blame all of you for not telling me how great the Star Wars deck building game is. Running a 4 player game at Timpcon! Death to the rebels!

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Spending the next two days playing board games and checking out the awesome benefits at Timpcon! We're a sponsor for the event, so come say hi!

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I haven't dived into this yet, but it seems really compelling. I'm a big believer in gamifying the classroom and the pdf version of Roll to Learn has been made freely available. 51 micro ttrpg games for the classroom is a fascinating hook! playstorypress.org/books/roll-f...

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Roll for Learning – Play Story Press

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

"I don't know almost anything about UX but got a UI internship where I will be designing ALL of the UI for an upcoming game. What do I do?" Here's your UX starter pack: The Design of Everyday Things - Don Norman Don't Make me Think - Steve Krug Badass - Kathy Sierra

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

What a day! Today we had the awards ceremony for Fox Hollow Jam 3, and also announced that regular streaming is on pause until I find a way to feed my family. The outpouring of support has completely blown my mind. More tears have been shed today than I can really describe. Thank you to all of you.

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

A hearty and huge congratulations for all those who created something for Fox Hollow Jam 3. As always, I am deeply impressed with your creativity, grit, and determination. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for making something impossible. Play the submissions here: itch.io/jam/fox-holl...

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Submissions to Fox Hollow Jam 3

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I highly recommend checking out Altered Oath! A fantastic puzzle, satisfying growth, busted builds, what more could you ask for? And it had its origins as a submission for Fox Hollow Jam 2! Go roll some dice!

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Fox Hollow Jam 3 wrapped up officially over the weekend! I'm so excited to see the submissions and plan the awards ceremony for this week. Thank you to all who participated and thank you to @riverwolfgames.bsky.social and Cartoon Coffee for your sponsorship!

Godot Engine @godotengine.org · 08/11/2024

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After a slight delay due to #GodotCon and the yearly contributor meeting we are back with a feature-packed update including the much-requested interactive in-game editing mode! #godot #godotengine godotengine.org/article/dev-...

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 dev 4

After a short delay due to GodotCon, we are back with another exciting update.

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Demon's Mirror is a fascinating merge of roguelike, deckbuilder, and match-3 genres. However, it also struggles with certain UX problems that are endemic to roguelikes especially. Tooltips are crucial to deliver complex info, but can easily become hard to read and understand. #GameUX

Grouping all the tooltip information into one tooltip with clearer information architecture for Demon's Mirror's tooltips

The original tooltips in Demon's Mirror have each section separated visually. This creates the feeling that none of these things are related and makes it harder to skim and understand.

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Pokemon Pocket requiring you to get to level 3 before battling might seem frustrating, but I believe it creates a powerful sense of ownership in your collection before being thrown into a fight. You're not going out there with some tutorial freebies, this is YOUR team. Really fascinating design.

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Pokemon shares a big problem with Big Macs and we need to stop pretending like it doesn't youtu.be/5KJNcWI8vyc

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Pokemon is Junk Food

YouTube video by Fox Hollow Games

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Remember Where's Waldo? The creator of Torso Tennis and Flowerpot Forklift made this wonderful experiment along the same lines as Where's Waldo for FHJ3. The game hooks up to 3 phototransistors to control the scene but is also simulated in the web client. So cool! toomuchtomato.itch.io/find-frowny

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FIND FROWNY by Too Much Tomato

An experimental light-controlled hidden object game

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

It's easy to feel lost right now. Why not play a tiny game where you're a ghost trying to piece together their memories to remember who they were? You might find something out about yourself. Check out A Signal to Lost Pieces by Meansofa for the Fox Hollow Jam 3. memosa.itch.io/a-signal-to-...

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A Signal to Lost Pieces by Meansofa

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Yesterday was stressful regardless of where you land. Why not take a quick break with a small game about bringing color into the world with Chromadic? This game was made by Alimad-co in 48 hours for the Fox Hollow Jam 3 and may be just the bright patch you're looking for. itch.io/jam/fox-holl...

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Chromadic by Alimad-co for Fox Hollow Jam 3

Color the world

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Have you ever wanted to live in a cave filled with rainbow crystals? What if that cave were being invaded by gray monsters, and you needed to sneak by them to restore your defenses using only your wits and hearing? Now you can with a FHJ3 Gauntlet submission! Go vote! neqdos.itch.io/chromatic-ca...

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Chromatic Caves by Neqdos

Explore chromatic caves and return all signals to The Tower!

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Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

FOX HOLLOW JAM 3 Theme and Design Principle just revealed on stream! Design Principle: Signal-to-Noise Ratio Theme: Chromatic Combined with the VFX pack from Cartoon Coffee, I cannot wait to see what you all produce! It's sure to be wild, showy, and enlightening!

Fox Hollow Games @foxhollowgames.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Gamejams are wonderful for professional growth in a lot of ways, but one way they can let you down is a lack of feedback while you're developing. It's unrealistic and unhelpful. It's why in Fox Hollow Jam 3, we are providing live critique sessions during the jam to help you level up! Come join us!