Thomas Pietrzak @thomaspietrzak.com · 25/08/2026Am I coding Poral on #pico-8? Certainly I am. Now let's code the vertical ones. 😏 261
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakDrSmey @drsmey.bsky.social · 31/07/2026#aseprite #pixelart Simple Guide: Pixelart Fundamentals (2024) 122348
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakKenney @kenney.nl · 08/07/2026Quick tips for releasing game assets; 💡 • Pick a license, include it on your store page and in the files • Group multiple sprites or models together in a themed bundle • Create a sample image, showing what you can do with it • Make it engine agnostic, use open file formats 323820
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakTiff Hudson @tiffhudson.com · 08/07/2026"It wasn't the college degree that got people the job. It was the corresponding work and dedication that they put into *earning* the degree." 05911
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakLe Gorafi @legorafi.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Un scientifique expliquera à la mi-temps pourquoi le match se déroule en pleine journée alors qu’il fait nuit chez nous #FRASUE 71008
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 16/04/2026Make It Myself xkcd.com/3233/ 6269131322
Thomas Pietrzak @thomaspietrzak.com · 07/04/2026Time to remember the Milgram experiment, and hope someone flying out there will play against the odds. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram...en.wikipedia.orgMilgram experiment - Wikipedia 000
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakEuropean Space Agency @esa.int · 07/04/2026✅ #Artemis II update: 'Earthset', 6 April 2026, and 'totality', 7 April, seen from lunar orbit, the Moon eclipses the Sun, a view few humans have ever witnessed (pics: NASA) 🔗 www.nasa.gov/gallery/jour... @exploration.esa.int l 101042416
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakAaron Hertzmann @aaronhertzmann.com · 25/03/2026If asked to draw a person's portrait, many people would say “I cannot draw.” Why is observational drawing so hard? In a new paper, @judithfan.bsky.social and I answer: it's the limitations of human vision. Learning to draw is learning skills to overcome them. aaronhertzmann.com/2026/03/23/d... 1/aaronhertzmann.comWhy Drawing is Hard: Visual Limitations and the Skills to Overcome ThemIf asked to draw a picture of a tree or a person in front of them, many people would say “I cannot draw.” Thirty years ago, two psychologists pointed out that this should be surprising. They reasoned ... 210635
Thomas Pietrzak @thomaspietrzak.com · 09/03/2026L’avenir appartient à celles et ceux qui vont continuer à apprendre. 141
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakThe Conversation France @france.theconversation.com · 09/03/2026Le plus grand danger de l’IA à l’université n’est pas la triche, c’est l’érosion de l’apprentissage lui-mêmedlvr.itLe plus grand danger de l’IA à l’université n’est pas la triche, c’est l’érosion de l’apprentissage lui-mêmeLe débat sur l’IA à l’université se focalise sur la tricherie. Mais le véritable enjeu est ailleurs : c’est tout l’écosystème de formation et de production du savoir qui pourrait être fragilisé. 0125
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakLéαlinux 🐧 @lea-linux.org · 05/03/2026github.com/nevesnunes/z... : du désassemblage via une font.github.comGitHub - nevesnunes/z80-sans: OpenType font that disassembles Z80 instructionsOpenType font that disassembles Z80 instructions. Contribute to nevesnunes/z80-sans development by creating an account on GitHub. 152
Thomas Pietrzak @thomaspietrzak.com · 02/03/2026Last week I organized the first Game Jam in my department at @fst-ulille.bsky.social. In 3 days, 3 teams developed 3 excellent games! itch.io/jam/gamejam-... More about the games below. 121
Thomas Pietrzak @thomaspietrzak.com · 09/02/2026True positives, false positives, false negatives, and true negatives. 020
Thomas Pietrzak @thomaspietrzak.com · 07/02/2026Resumed playing The Witness after years of hiatus. 🤯 110
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakJean-Michel Deruty @jmderuty.stormancer.com · 04/02/2026I always advise wanabee gamedev to prefer more generalist schools, university or even better engineering schools for devs or maybe producer roles. Then maybe a specialization in videogames. 151
Thomas Pietrzak @thomaspietrzak.com · 22/01/2026Games I must buy and play: * Baldur's Gate 3 * Talos Principle 2 * Red Dead Redemption 2 * Firmament 000
Thomas Pietrzak @thomaspietrzak.com · 22/01/2026Games I have started a long time ago and I must finish: * The Witness * Outer Wilds * Subnautica Below Zero * Skyrim * Trine 4 100
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakJosh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 21/01/2026The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI. 🤷 www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...wsj.comCEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report. 162658785
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakThe Onion @theonion.com · 27/12/2025Are Tests Biased Against Students Who Don't Give A Shit 341422204
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakJosh Berkus @fuzzychef.org · 11/12/2025Programmer joke: "In the future we won't need programmers. We'll just need people who can tell AIs very precisely and in full detail what we want them to do using language the AIs understand." 530571
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakAaron Hertzmann @aaronhertzmann.com · 24/10/2025Here's a recording of my talk on the role of computers in making art, including so-called "AI", which was presented as the opening keynote of SIGGRAPH 2025, incorporating lessons from the history of computer graphics, photography, modern art, and philosophy of art. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2YR... 1/youtube.comCan Computers Create Art? Lessons from art historyYouTube video by Aaron Hertzmann 34815
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakGame Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Broken Sword's AI upscaling wasn't 'enormously satisfactory'gamedeveloper.comBroken Sword's AI upscaling wasn't 'enormously satisfactory'Broken Sword co-creator Charles Cecil admits AI upscaling was an 'expensive mistake.' 0226
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakUniversité de Lille @univlille.bsky.social · 04/09/2025📝 Vous venez d’arriver sur le campus Cité scientifique ? Voici un petit mémo sur quelques-uns des lieux incontournables de votre parcours universitaire en cette semaine de rentrée 👇 132
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakFaculté des sciences et technologies - Université de Lille @fst-ulille.bsky.social · 29/08/2025🎓✨ Bientôt étudiant·e à la FST ? En L1, L2, L3 ou Master, prépare ta rentrée 💥 📅 Vérifie tes dates 👉 jive.univ-lille.fr/dates-de-ren... 📲 Suis nos actus 👉 linktr.ee/fstulille ⚡ On t’accompagne pour une rentrée réussie ! 021
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakAntti Oulasvirta @oulasvirta.bsky.social · 31/07/2025It's amazing to have the book in my hand now, after several years of working on it with Kasper and Per Ola. In a nutshell, it's a new textbook for introductory-level HCI courses: ✅ 10 parts, covering the whole HCI process ✅ 864 pages and 1.9 kgs ✅ Open access (!) 2368
Thomas Pietrzak @thomaspietrzak.com · 02/08/2025On est sérieux là ? Des gens en cravate qui jouent avec la vie des gens sur des prétextes de cour d’école ? J’espère pouvoir accueillir en septembre les deux gazaouis que j’ai recrutés en master. 020
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakAcadémie des sciences @academiesciences.bsky.social · 08/04/2025[SERIE "LES NOUVEAUX VISAGES DE L'ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES"] Episode n°2 : Au cœur du futur numérique : la vision de Michel Beaudouin-Lafon Cette semaine, notre série met à l’honneur Michel Beaudouin-Lafon, figure majeure de l’interaction humain-machine. Lien vers Youtube : urls.fr/dELyDm 144
Reposted by Thomas PietrzakTube🍂Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 20/01/2025today we fired up the old Xerox Alto (the earliest computer with a graphical OS) and dumped a disk pack that we hadn't imaged before. 1382786
![Comic. [Saturn near smaller moon with craters. A long line of flat rockets carrying parcels is on its way to the moon.] [caption] After learning that Tethys is exactly 1/12th the size of Earth, the miniature art model builders launched a fleet of ships to begin their final, greatest project.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiblxo6jhtsbjr4amn27vihpptamlvyl6zasj4yscuzouw6ql4voom)
![Comic. [Person and person with white hat facing two boxes stacked with $80 price tag and sale tag on each box.] PERSON 1: They want $80 for this? I could make one myself for $10 in parts, an hour of work, a trip to the hardware store, another $30 in parts, another few hours of work, two more trips to the store for $20 more in parts, another hour of work to redo the first hour of work because I messed up, and $80 to buy this when the one I made breaks.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifdsd32pjwefxji33c5eferlek4o6kkadoosqisb5uatqjmrq4q4q)
![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu)
