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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Generally try to not rant online these days, but wow @adobe.com @adobelive.bsky.social - ya'll are just absolutely kicking my ass these days. I've endured a lot of boneheaded design changes in 30 years, but I'm actually shopping for alternatives... I'm an old dog, don't make me learn new tricks!

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Metanet Software Inc. @metanetsoftware.com · 26/06/2026

RESKEET THIS FOR A LIFETIME OF GOOD KARMA (and one good videogame, to be delivered at some point in 2027) <3

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I was today years old when is discovered Ho99o9. FML this is a complex venn diagram of a remarkable number of niche things I’m into. Many of which are a bit nostalgic, but these maniacs keep it fresh. music.apple.com/ca/album/tar...

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Target Practice by Ho99o9 on Apple Music

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Returnal sicko here. Fired up Saros & it’s definitely good. Not a final verdict but, it should come as no surprise that the (admittedly needed for many reasons) accessibility changes do water down the experience of its predecessor. To be clear, I’m talking about accessibility of the package as a…

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Wondering if I could buy an IP back from the beleaguered AAA dumpster fire I sold it to… 🤔 🏂

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Dirac Gateway Sys | circa 2217 A bit bland, but under 10 minutes - still probably faster than AI...

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Quantum Particle Dynamics Board Group | circa 2203

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Crux Long Range Acoustic Lens Systems | circa 3109

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Hey do gifs work here yet? Cuz if they do, I think my geezer-ass sci-fi design aesthetic has circled back around and achieve a tiny bit of relevance (thanks Marathon)

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I am at the top of my hairdresser's 'DILF List' #littlevictories He still can't fit me in for appointment though. Still pretty stoked about the list.

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Hey, this game rules. Clever, elegant, musical, cute. There’s a generous demo! Then buy it because good things deserve money in this hellscape.

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

@kirkhamilton.com super psyched to hear about your and the rest of the Triple Click squad’s take on SOMA. It’s an all timer for me - maybe a top 10 contender…

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Practicing my markers, I used to be good. I shall continue to practice, until then…

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Been enjoying Routine (chipping away slowly) It is very much my thing. I’m meeting it on its terms, giving it the time it’s asking of me - it’s mostly going great. It is unapologetically what it is, and that is commendable.

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Good design podcast recommendations? I enjoy hearing about folks making stuff with thoughtful intent. 99 Percent Invisible is the gold standard here. I listen to design-like podcasts in other fields: food/music/fashion… Thanks!

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Also works great for buttering tiny toasts

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

So Iceland is kind of the greatest hits of geological awe? Fun fact, this formation on Reynisfjara beach was one of the OG references for terrain details for FRACT.

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Ah fark. Also my 9yo had to explain a new meme paradigm to me today. Just turned 44. According to my 12yo, her friends call us the ‘hot parents’ so not all is lost.

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N² @antire.al · 15/05/2025

the Marathon alpha released recently and its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs i made in 2017. @bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Excellent new music PSA @doseone.bsky.social’s new Album, All Portrait, No Chorus is incredible. Not only does it have a murderers row of stunning collaborators, but it stays tight, cohesive & feels like a considered sonic space/place/time. All killer no filler! doseone.bandcamp.com/album/all-po...

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Twas a good day. Ankle held out (enough). I’m slower but I’ve still got it 🦾🏂

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Steam year in review is 🧐. Been hearing various representations of these numbers as they seem to be on everyone's mind - interesting stuff (if open to a bleak interpretation). Seems in line with another stat I've heard the vast majority of playtime is owned by games 3+ years old. Good luck folks

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Fun fact - I love a good scented candle. Quynh and I started making our own and this is maybe my fav so far. Notes of cardamom, bone ash, and tobacco.

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 19/08/2024

Wow, I dare you to make a game as good as Lil Gator Game. I knew it was good, picked up for my youngest daughter - did not expect to be almost brought to tears multiple times. Though I am a big softie. Fuck, what an achievement this thing is.

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 06/08/2024

This family has standards to uphold - made her a big ol skull hoodie for her 9th bday. No tigers gonna sneak up on us! 💀

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 15/07/2024

Weirdest comment/compliment/diss I’ve ever gotten?!? Stuck with me as I’m not sure how to parse it: pair of neighborhood dads, intelligent, kind, weird guys. They were 70% joking 30% serious Dad1: “See, I told you, this guy has to be CIA or CSIS” Dad2: “Richard, are you CIA or something?” 🤔

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 13/05/2024

I’m a big proponent of well considered, purpose built, interfaces, and love a well executed device that can do more with less. Sometimes I do crave the opposite: a brutalist sea of knobs and buttons that looks like it came from a cold war era submarine. I’m a freak, but this is inspiring to me 🤷‍♂️

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 28/02/2024

Attempting to cobble together some sort of 10 year retrospective on FRACT OSC. If anyone has questions drop at the link, or here? This account doesn’t quite have the same reach, but y’all seem More likely to be humans t.co/HbE3lXIyhM

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 16/02/2024

I have three game ideas that I like equally, and have been simplifying them to their fundamental parts. They would share a lot of gamefeel and tooling despite being very, very different things. Tempted to attempt to start all three. What could go wrong?

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 14/02/2024

New notebook, new projects. A nice feeling.

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 29/01/2024

Was tidying ye olde hard drive and found this short talk I did on synaesthesia last year. The ideal tool for those curious as to what the world sounds, looks and tastes like to me (hmm, that sounds gross) www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ16...

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Synaesthesia & Synthesizers

SYNAESTHESIA & SYNTHESIZERS: A short tale of crossed wires, corporate espionage and very (very) mild superpowers.Recording of a talk I did at Concordia Unive...

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Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social · 17/01/2024

I am rotten with synthesizers and gear I never have time to use, but the industrial design of the new Yamaha SEQTRAK is really doing it for me

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