Joe Halper @gfjoe.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Updated Game Dev Job Search Guide (v1.9) The tool was turning into a bad news bullhorn. People using it already know things are rough. They don't need stats up front, they need help. Market context is now behind a toggle. Get straight to the boards and resources. Free tool at gamedevai.guide/jobsgamedevai.guideGame Dev Job Search Guide by HALPCut through the noise. Find where the jobs are, use AI tools that actually help, and avoid the traps. 120
Joe Halper @gfjoe.bsky.social · 02/07/2026One star. Because of an AI asset. I built a free tool to help you think before that happens to you. Five questions and one honest answer. happymanic.com/gamedev/ship... #gamedev #AI #indiedevhappymanic.comShip It or Skip It — AI Decision Framework for Game DevelopersFive questions. One honest answer about whether AI is the right call for this specific task, right now, before you find out the hard way. 151
Joe Halper @gfjoe.bsky.social · 25/06/2026monkey. laser. face. feed your monkey bananas, they scream, it vaporizes your walls and opens your room onto a city of angry bananas in biplanes. an MR concept we sprinted in 2 weeks. didn't win, learned a ton, had a blast. no AI. hand-drawn by Noah Brewster 🍌🐒 000
Joe Halper @gfjoe.bsky.social · 24/06/2026The two biggest game engines just shipped official MCP servers in the same month. Whether game devs want this or not, Epic and Unity have decided. The noise around it is loud. Most of it isn't coming from people actually shipping games. gamedevai.guide/mcp/gamedevai.guideGame Dev MCP GuideSearch, filter and compare MCPs for game engines, 3D tools, and NVIDIA, built for game developers. 000
Joe Halper @gfjoe.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Epic shipped UE 5.8 with MCP support last week. Claude Code now connects directly to your scene, assets, and blueprints. Tried to take a month off from updates. Unreal Fest had other plans. gamedevai.guide/ai-toolsgamedevai.guideAI Tools Wizard - Game Dev AI Guide by HALPFind where AI can (and can't) help your game project. 14 disciplines, 42 recommendations, honest caveats, real shipped examples. 000
Joe Halper @gfjoe.bsky.social · 25/03/2026No sign-ups, no ads, no data collection. Just a tool. If you find anything good, bad, or ugly, let me know. It helps the next person who uses it. 000
Joe Halper @gfjoe.bsky.social · 25/03/2026v1.4 of my free game dev job search tool is live. New Communities section: Discords, subreddits, mentorship, mental health resources, all scored to your discipline and situation. 105 lost at Red Storm last week, 1,000+ at Epic Monday. If this helps, share it. gamedevai.guide/jobs/gamedevai.guideGame Dev Job Search Guide by HALPCut through the noise. Find where the jobs are, use AI tools that actually help, and avoid the traps. 100
Joe Halper @gfjoe.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Created a pretty crazy mixed reality level in my game Nope Challenge. It is wild what can be done and I learned a hell of a lot while developing this. #mr #vr #xr #mixedreality #quest www.meta.com/experiences/... 021