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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 06/09/2026

I think I’m in the minority, but I love the Johnny Canuck jerseys. The lumberjack looks great on a hat too.

Image of the Johnny Canuck Vancouver Hockey jersey

Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 29/06/2026

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

A photo of a teenage Dylan Cuthbert playing an gameboy.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 06/04/2026

Are there any plans to install bollards around the High Park Blv. gates? Physical barriers are the only way to protect pedestrians from the high speed cars. #roncesvalles #highpark #toronto

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 28/03/2026

The story of Robotman, and how it almost destroyed Calvin and Hobbes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP01... #gamedev #gameart #solodev #calvinandhobbes

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 17/03/2026

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

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 11/03/2026

Here's a good talk with comic author Grant Morrison arguing the Silicon Valley billionaires are using "dark magic" reshape the world. Morrison is my second favourite real world wizard, along with Alan Moore. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPzq... #magic #solodev #indiedev #gameart

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 08/03/2026

Time to kick back, light some candles and enjoy an epic making of Ultima VIII documentary. Thank you Majuular! :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4h1... #ultima #retrogaming #gamedev #solodev

A photo of the creators of the Ultima video games.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 26/02/2026

If you love relaxing long-form video essays, check out Quin's Ideas... This week, he talks about how classic science fiction depicts gods. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh16... #gamedev #solodev #inspiration #gameart

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 10/02/2026

Backgrounds that inspire empathy… www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK0W... Wonderscence explores how environment design can help tell our stories #gamedev #solodev #gamedesign #gameart

A small building covered in mold. Nosica Valley of the Wind

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 06/02/2026

Here's a good video essay on how Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater used mechanics to tell the origin story of it's legendary villain Big Boss. Was he a ghost-like ninja? A Rambo GI? A Joker chaos agent? Your play decides. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMmg... #gamedev #solodev #gameart

Still from Metal Gear Solid Snake Eatter

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 03/02/2026

No doubt you're all following NoClip's great Disco Elysium documentary series. This episode focuses on the art! Legendary! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eUt... #gamedev #solodev #noclip #DiscoElysium

painting for detective characters from Disco Elysium

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 22/01/2026

Game Devs: I really enjoy Willowres' D&D essays. This week the classic Schools of Magic are defined and Willowres offers suggestions for how the naming can be simplified. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3adE... #gamedev #solodev #d&d

Screen grab from a video essay by Willowres. It's a cute character in front of a chalkboard with the word "Conjuration" written on it.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 28/12/2025

The climax features DebbieHarry (Blondie) battling a morphing inter-dimensional demon with the power of pop-rock.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 22/11/2025

Experience the beauty of the undead beat ‘em up arcade game Night Slashers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-Ys... #gamesart #solodev #retrogaming

Still image from arcade game night slashers

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 08/11/2025

Gathering the full party on the deck of the airship is the best part of most RPGs. :)

16 bit RPG image of an airship and fantasy party members.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 22/10/2025

Here's a documentary on the Walt Disney's efforts to make the innovative 20,000 Leagues Under Sea film, by using some of the first anamorphic lenses. Walt invested nearly all of his money into the project. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg0f... #gamedev #inspiration #film #solodev #anamorphic

Portrait of Walt Disney holding a model submarine

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 19/10/2025

Here's a detailed doc on how HR Giger and Ridley Scott's team build the suit and puppets for the original Xenomorph. All of Cinema Tyler's doc's are relaxing to watch. Check them out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGWw... #gameart #solodev #alienearth

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 30/09/2025

Halloween approaches! Here’s an in-depth doc on the making of Burton / Selick’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. www.youtube.com/watch?v=shWE... #halloween #gameart #art #film #indiedev

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 24/09/2025

A lovely draw-along from Penflower. What a nice way to introduce our game characters. We should all do some draw-alongs! #gameart #videogames #boardgame #tabletop www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZrd...

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 17/09/2025

Here's an interesting video essay on the making of Sweet Home (NES) the original Survival Horror game. Good stuff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdXY...

NES screen shot from the game Sweet Home 8bit horror

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 13/09/2025

In-depth doc on the most influential pop-culture artist, Moebius www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWaC...

Moebius illustrations from DUNE film project.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 31/08/2025

My daughter just beat Earthbound on her Miyoo Mini! #mother2 #miyoo

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 17/08/2025

Personally, I love shipping-container restaurants, and think they should be in every park. The Japanese restaurant in McCormick Park is magical.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 07/08/2025

Devs. Are you looking for unique visual inspirations? Consider visiting BOOOOOM, and checking out the hundreds of talented painters and photographers profiled. There are so many great artists in the world, games could look much more unique! www.booooooom.com/2023/08/28/a... #gamedev #gameart

A painting of a woman eating cherries by Bill Rebholz

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 02/08/2025

Want to ride a bike along the “Waterfront Trail” from TO to Hamilton? You’ll be surprised to learn that most of the waterfront in Mississauga and Oakville has been sold off, and you’ll be riding on a 4 lane + highway half the time. Privatization robs green space from generations of citizens.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 29/07/2025

The quest to create a DIY Large Format video camera. I love projects like this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=60tA...

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 13/07/2025

Woah! Breaking Bad comes to mind.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 04/07/2025

An oddly comprehensive look at the production of Jurassic Park. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWtl...

Portrait of director Steven Spielberg with Jurassic Park imagry in the background.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 18/06/2025

Here's a comprehensive documentary on the the making of the first Ninja Turtles film in the 90s. Tells the story of how the team made had such a lively, gritty film. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWT9...

Poster from the 90s Ninja Turtles live action film. Turtles poking their heads out of a man-hole.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 29/04/2025

When O’Leary takes over the party, do you think they make him wear the shirt??

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 29/04/2025

The previous two conservative leaders had the same “leading the polls, deflate by election day” cycle. O’Toole and PP even had the same tight-shirt make over.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 23/04/2025

It’s remarkable comparing photos pre-auto… almost every big city had rail transit and density.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 01/04/2025

More games should look like Neo Rauch paintings. :) #neorauch #fineart #gameart

Figurative, colourful, fine art painting by Neo Rauch

Portrait of fine art painter Neo Rauch in his studio.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 23/03/2025

Just hearing about this! I’m making a game about washing monsters, though I’m being very secretive about it. Lol

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 15/03/2025

Pro worker. Pro transit. Pro imagination.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 25/02/2025

Great documentary on the making of Final Fantasy VI, from a creative point of view. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XknN...

Image of a Mog from Final Fantasy. A cute chubby bat creature.

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 26/01/2025

We need to start building the Star Trek future. It’s much better than than the Cyber Punk nightmare we’re currently headed towards. :)

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 18/01/2025

Hi Alzandah! Thanks for hosting. I’m in the trenches making a solo dev game. I’ve been save up a lot of art to post in the near future… stay tuned!

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 14/12/2024

Too funny. Among other inaccuracies, people in the old west were skinny, ugly, and their clothes didn’t fit. :)

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 28/11/2024

These are the options in Toronto

Screen shot of thread options as they appear in Toronto

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Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com · 20/10/2024

Awesome! Thanks for hosting. I'm an animator in Toronto currently making a game washing monsters called Volcano Milk. :)

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