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@frenchjoe.bsky.social
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hobbyist game dev

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meghna jayanth @meghna.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
the only survival strategy in the near to mid term for creatives imo is to make weird new stuff that an LLM could never come up with bc it’s hopelessly mired in nostalgia and what has come before — we have to lean into being weird human freaks rather than producing “content”
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Daily Dose 8/5 — 1/3 won 🟩 NYT Wordle 🟥 Bandle 🟥 TimeGuessr dailytrivia.win/c/FFEE/
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Shared Circuit — Daily Dose of Trivia
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Daily Dose 7/30 — 0/4 won 🟥 NYT Wordle 🟥 FoodGuessr 🟥 Bandle 🟥 Framed ✨ Perfect day! 🔥 1 dailytrivia.win/c/FFEE/
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Shared Circuit — Daily Dose of Trivia
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Julian Pearson Rickenbach @julian-pr.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Coded some improvements to the third person camera to make it more usable. Man rotations are hard. #indiegamedev #godot #helo
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
ready for takeoff #gamedev
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Julian Pearson Rickenbach @julian-pr.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Made a "stinger" missile enemy to create a threat to the player in our helicopter game prototype. I had fun reading about how real stinger launchers work for inspiration on how to program the missile's guidance, which uses proportional navigation 🤓 #godot #helicopter #indiegamedev
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Julian Pearson Rickenbach @julian-pr.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
New feature: neck mover 😃 #godot #helicopter #indiegamedev
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Julian Pearson Rickenbach @julian-pr.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
We're taking the approach of making a fun prototype first before rabbit holing into oblivion. Since the flight was in a good enough spot, I did some work on the gunner's experience. Any ideas for what/who the enemies are? Robots? Terrorists? Robot terrorists? 🤔 #godot #indiedev #helicopter
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Julian Pearson Rickenbach @julian-pr.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Started a new game prototype last week with my friend @frenchjoe.bsky.social and I'm really enjoying the process so far. It's loosely inspired by games with co-op flying gameplay like battlefield BC2/3/4/6, planetside 2, even dust 514. All assets are placeholder :) #helo3d #godot #prototype
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
🚁🛖💎
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
organization is good. #indiegames #indiedev #Godot #GameDev #ProjectHelo
flow chart
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
rotating a 3D model > drawing the rotation by hand #Godot #indiegame #gamedev #ProjectHelo
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Julian Pearson Rickenbach @julian-pr.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Yesterday I glued together this diegetic main menu interface for my game. It's kinda gimmicky but I really like it. #godotengine #indiegamedev #zombies
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
how much do you show in a pitch deck when your game is still pre-alpha? trying to figure out the balance between "here's the vision" and "here's what exists." if you've successfully pitched at this stage, I'd love to pick your brain. #indiegames #gamedev #godot
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Walaber @walaber.com · 16/01/2026
Officially announcing my next game, and it's about: ...driving a 4x4 in a Furniture Store 🤣 (physics-based precision driving in a mini open world mega furniture store) Please help spread the word and ☆WISHLIST ON STEAM☆ s.team/a/4135570
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
while I did enjoy watching a few matches on Train, I’ve had a much better time playing Anubis
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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
First work day of 2026. Time to make an indie game 🔥
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Charles Boury @charlesboury.fr · 01/12/2025
new blogpost 💫 How to make ONE master concept to rule them all charlesboury.fr/articles/fak... #gamedev #conceptart #3dmodeling
charlesboury.fr
Fake-screen it until you make it
make a master concept to direct your team
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
waymo’s coming to Nashville 😭
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Godot spotted in the reveal trailer for the Steam Machine #Godot #gamedev
A man standing at a desk with two monitors - powered by the new Steam Machine. Godot is shown on one monitor
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Valve @valvesoftware.com · 12/11/2025
Announcing: New @steampowered.com Hardware, coming in 2026: Steam Controller Steam Machine Steam Frame.  Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
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Steam Hardware
The Steam Hardware family officially expands in early 2026.
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Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 10/11/2025
You should all try out Godot godotengine.org
godotengine.org
Godot Engine - Free and open source 2D and 3D game engine
Godot provides a huge set of common tools, so you can just focus on making your game without reinventing the wheel.
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
got #helo running with steam #screenshotsaturday #indiegames #gamedev
a screenshot depicting two games being played simultaneously
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Bree Lundberg @breelundberg.com · 05/11/2025
I’ve been stressed enough that it should be end of the week already.
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
if I stop taking Tylenol and eating red food dye, will my autism go into remission?
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
first #ScreenshotSaturday for #ProjectHelo placeholder assets, but its super close to being playable #Gamedev #indiedev
2d game depicting two helicopters and two rectangles. one red and the other blue
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
everyone likes to hate on people who start celebrating Christmas early but that’s not going to stop me from bumping Christmas lofi beats today don’t yuck my yum
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a cartoon of snoopy standing next to a christmas tree with a candy cane
Alt: a cartoon of snoopy standing next to a christmas tree with a candy cane
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
saw bugonia in 35mm at the @belcourttheatre.bsky.social tonight and got these cool film strips
Film strips showing different scenes
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Pre-flight systems check... complete. All lights are green. #ProjectHelo multiplayer is spooling up. Standby for launch, pilots. #gamedev #indiegames #godot
green text made to look military-esque. it is code output from Godot
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
about to be back on my gamedev grind. got a really cool project that I started with @julian-pr.bsky.social that I’m super pumped about will be showing the process on here #ProjectHelo #gamedev #indiegames
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Croissants in question
Croissants on a baking sheet
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
wife: (bakes croissants from scratch) we can’t eat all these! I’m going to give some to my coworkers me:
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a man stands in front of a fire with the words you underestimate my power
Alt: a man stands in front of a fire with the words you underestimate my power
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
forgot to put the heat on last night, woke up to a 62° house
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a man with ice on his face is standing in a snowy forest
Alt: a man with ice on his face is standing in a snowy forest
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
there is a man inside me who wants to have black and white TV shows playing in the background while I work the rest of me knows I will just watch tv and won’t get any work done
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
learning React this week
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
hiking with nene
POV: looking down at a fanny pack that has a water bottle, collapsible hammock, and dog leash attached to it. On the other end of the dog leash is a white dog with a pink harnesswhite dog with pink harness inside a blue and black hammock in the woods
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
1:30 AM lasagna
Two foil containers with cheesy lasagna inside
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
I emailed a potential client They responded and it got put in my junk folder??? wtf gmail? Nearly 20 days later, I responded. Hopefully they still need my help
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
interesting article about adult friendships. this is why third places are so important and why I'm moving to a more urban area next year. third places just don't exist in my rural town
theatlantic.com
What Adults Forget About Friendship
Just catching up can feel stale. Playing and wasting time together like kids do is how you make memories.
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
yesterday I woke up sucking a lemon
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
had a great time camping last weekend. didn’t take many pictures, but I did get this one of my weird dog
White Dog in brown bear hoodie
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Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 01/10/2025
October 25 reminder - GamingOnLinux needs your support #Gaming #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck
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October 25 reminder - GamingOnLinux needs your support
It's getting chillier over here as we head into October! Here's a reminder that GamingOnLinux is funded directly by readers and we need you!
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
the library coming through with some classics. most excited to check out the two Bond movies
DVD boxes for the movies
-No Time To Die
-Goldfinger
-Pancho Villa
-Gojira
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
hello again, mr frog! after a long hiatus away from game dev, I'm back in blender and godot
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
my work buddy
Cat taking a nap on my arm
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Borrowing a movie from the library is so cool
Library copy of Nausica
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
the robins are back this year
Robin eggs inside a wooden pot
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
feeling great this Monday, but I’m ready for work to slow down just a tad getting two clients in two weeks was a bit more than I could handle
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
enjoy this picture of my tall burgers
Small but tall burger
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Josh @frenchjoe.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
internet went out last night as I was sitting down to eat dinner and stayed down until early in the AM I had a great night with no phone, or TV. went to bed at a reasonable time I think I’m going to get a landline and regularly start shutting off my internet after work
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