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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Finished building the Lego Concorde. Both a truly frustrating build (since I needed to rip it out and rebuild it half-way because of an issue with the main cog), but also one of the most fun #lego builds I've built so far. No stickers too, huge plus. Thanks @kaieta.bsky.social for the rec!

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Playing (the wonderful, so far, just started) #SouthByMidnight, yep, that certainly looks like the blight.... Having enough fun so far to allow it. #veilguard

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

You know what really grinds my gears? Cultural warriors that attack #ACShadows for the (now patched) issue of shrine desecration. Yes, it was very bad this issue slipped by QA and designers, but the people attacking Ubisoft for this are the last people who care about cultural sensitivity.

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

I grew up on Paul Kidby's highly colorful renditions of the #discworld, but I have to say I am digging the style of David Benzal's illustrations for the new Discworld RPG. I've been thinking a lot about Pratchett and Banks, my favorite authors, now gone. I'm glad I'm getting a bit more Discworld.

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

This is one of the best #XKCD comics I've ever seen in the last twenty years, and that is truly saying something. In related news - twenty years. My goodness, I'm feeling old.

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

A new sci-fi book helped me discover one of the best soups I ever had - Lohikeitto. It is a warm feeling in a bowl. Instant food coma inducer. Thanks, Sean Fenian. #soupislife

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

I'm watching season 1 of Severance again with the wife, and all I can think of was going and making this meme. #veilguard

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Me, reading @scalzi.com latest book: "Oh, this is wonderful! Funny, silly, smart, scientific, deals with astronomy in a digestable way, my son would absolutely adore this! It was made for him!" An hour later, reading episode "day twelve" and the very graphic activities there: Nope. Nope. Nope.

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

AC as a series always takes one step forward, two steps back. Always reinventing systems needlessly. Why make a great player hub system in Valhalla and then simplify it too much in Shadows? Same with crafting or gear.They get it very close to right, but then they go back to the drawing board.

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

The AC Shadows meditation minigames are utterly beautiful, a brilliant design decision, but also - incredibly calming. I find myself wanting this as a centering tool for my daily meditation. Superb UX work all around. Ubisoft nailed this one. #ACshadows

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Blue knives for the general public, red knives for the dev team. I wonder if this means we're on the side of the Evanuris.... #veilguard

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

I love cities. To me, they are the expression of humanity's wisdom, creativity, and beauty. Few books have managed to trap that feeling for me. The words of Faramir, speaking of Minas Tirith, rang true to me even when I was seven. Now, I have another book that strikes a cord.

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

"I, Starship" has such perfectly encapsulating examples of imposter syndrome, social anxiety, and the alienating, isolating nature of working under a... certain type of leadership that it is triggering me in all the ways a novel can. Maybe the author was a game designer in another life?

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

The post-Veilguard era has been rather traumatic for me (and sadly, many of my friends and coworkers), full of uncertainty and periods of ennui. I can't explain just how much simple pleasure there is in simply doing good work again. Excelling my Excel. Wrangling all the numbers. I missed you, data.

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Speaking of novels I'm enjoying, the arc of a scythe sci-fi book trilogy (by Neal Shusterman) provides such a novel, optimistic, refreshing take on AI (similar to the wonderful Culture series) that I have to give it a huge thumbs up. A bit pulpy at times, but I am enjoying myself quite a bit.

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Since I've mentioned him in my previous post - @scalzi.com is a brilliant author, and his books always bring a smile to my face, even when things are very dark. As a Star Trek content creator, I especially appreciated Redshirts. If you have never read books by John Scalzi, give him a try.

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

In Kaiju Preservation Society, Scalzi taught me the literary term "reverse lampshade" - calling attention to something impossible, saying it's impossible, then moving on. Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is maybe the most perfect personification of this. 11/10 on the WTF scale. Delightful.

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Missy'Nain? Mistress Ghilly? Is the lighthouse a type of TARDIS since its bigger on the inside? Would Solas looks good with bowties? All this and more, in the greatest mash-up ever. Also, this makes Elgar'nan the master and I'm here for it.

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Since not enough people know that the glorious Michelle Gomez (Missy, Doctor Who) voiced Ghilan'nain, I present the mash-up this ailing world truly needs. She would have forged the blight into a tool of beauty.

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

All of the online discussions ridiculing Musk for clearly not knowing very fundamental things about technology (and demonstrating his dunning-kruger at the same time), and here is me, sobbing in the corner by the fact we don't even bother talking about the casual use of the R-word as an insult.

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Major life changes are a time of introspection, and I find myself thinking a lot about modding the past few days. Modding got me back in the game industry - the last great mod I was involved in (Star Trek New Horizons - check it out) got my foot in the door. Got a hankering to get involved again.

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Did you know that recipes written by economy designers aren't just guaranteed to be tasty, they are also guaranteed to be fiscally responsible as well? (Actual fiscal responsibility is not guaranteed). #dragonagecookbook @pentapod.bsky.social @shiftyturian.bsky.social

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Harel Eilam (Marvin Dreams of Destroying the Earth) @marvindestroyearth.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I am proud of a lot of things I worked on as part of Dragon Age, but my proudest achievement? Making sure the Wedge of Destiny is in the game. Bounce, my glorious emmental. Bounce. (To all that ask - yes, it is canonically emmental. I made the item, I think that gives me ultimate authority).

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