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Kalle MacDonald
Kalle MacDonald
@kallemacd.com
making games -> hope’s peak, butter side down, the linda society writing things @ tomorrowed.com
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"It's the only truly ethical position but I'm not taking it" is certainly a thing you can say when your entire brand is anticapitalism, I guess
I'll be honest, there is nothing more demoralizing to me than devs saying "I know AI is built on theft, and anti-labour, and harms the environment, but I'm going to use it anyway bc I don't believe individual choices matter". This is how a movement fails. www.molleindustria.org/blog/future-...
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I sincerely believe we're at a tipping point right now where AI usage, especially AI code usage, is on the verge of becoming normalized in some sections of the indie scene, and I dunno, if we can't push back against that then I think we're pretty conclusively on the back foot against AI as a whole
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right now there's no guarantee AI usage becomes embedded in indie games. We're a scene. We don't HAVE to be this. Individual choices couldn't matter more in this moment. To see that you can make a small, positive impact at mild inconvenience to yourself and say "nah" is to give up on a better world.
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I'll be honest, there is nothing more demoralizing to me than devs saying "I know AI is built on theft, and anti-labour, and harms the environment, but I'm going to use it anyway bc I don't believe individual choices matter". This is how a movement fails. www.molleindustria.org/blog/future-...
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Hey folks looking for #SteamNextFest demos! SPARROW WARFARE is a bird-filled deckbuilder with art made from public domain bird illustrations of the 17th-19th centuries, 100% positive reviews, & Northernlion called it "swag" ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKox... store.steampowered.com/app/4396770/...
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RUIN is made entirely by me without AI Music, art, design, programming store.steampowered.com/app/5012260/...
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🔥 HOT WAX is coming out on Oct. 29th!! 🔥 🕯️ Place candles. Light a wick. Burn it all down. ⛓️ Build chain reactions, then keep them running. 🧩 A fresh take on falling block arcade puzzlers. Wishlist (and try the demo!) at s.team/a/3041750 💖 #screenshotsaturday #pixelart
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I sat down to write a little thread about Penguin Colony. At post 4 I decided I should probably just write something a little longer. www.clockworkworlds.com/digging-at-t...
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Penguin Colony is now available store.steampowered.com/app/3695930/...
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Our game launches soon! You can go wishlist it now!!!
Remember when I asked if "Australia Did It: End-of-the-World Railway Defense Business" would be superior a title to "Australia Did It" & y'all agreed & I said I'd go talk to the publisher about it? Oh, before I forget: launching November 10th! Please do wishlist :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBFl...
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okay oops, very late on the announcement. Final Profit is on sale for LudoNarraCon! choices matter big time in this rags-to-riches shop sim rpg, with a ton of moral dilemmas that have both immediate and long-term consequences on the gameplay, and narrative. 🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/1705140/...
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This year's LudoNarraCon is live! It took a massive amount of work, but I'm super happy with how it turned out. Go look at a panel, buy a game, or play a demo why don't you? store.steampowered.com/sale/ludonar...
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RavenStar is featured in the Birds Of Play Festival! I'll be live with some fellow bird game devs in around an hour (1:00 pm EST) to talk about RavenStar, so tag along and check out some fantastic bird-centric games here: store.steampowered.com/sale/BirdsOf... #indiegame | #birds | #birdsofplay
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Today is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay, and to celebrate, we're launching a special Steam event called BIRDS OF PLAY, showcasing 140 bird games dedicated to our feathered friends! It kicks off at 6pm CEST, so come check it out here: store.steampowered.com/sale/BirdsOf...
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PAPERHEAD releases today, alongside the Original Soundtrack for it! Check PAPERHEAD on Steam here: store.steampowered.com/app/2680280/... For example you can find the OST in Bandcamp and YouTube as soon as the game releases!
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Seventeen years later… The time has come for Machinarium 2 🦾🔧 Wishlist NOW on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1619280/...
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the butter side down 1 year anniversary sale has been extended! 20% off until the end of the steam autumn sale! check it out! -> store.steampowered.com/app/3812580/...
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for my birthday, i give you the gift of please buy my game on sale. store.steampowered.com/app/1705140/...
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The Unlife of Gorlak is still on sale and it's ALSO part of the Atlantic Canada game celebration! store.steampowered.com/curator/4620...
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forgot to mention my real-time adventure game Time Bandit is like $3 right now! store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
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Buried in the rings of Saturn lies a cluster of hope. A cluster of progress. A cluster of discoveries. A cluster of hubris, danger, and death. 💀 A colony in crisis. It's time to come home, Dalia. Ambrosia Sky is 30% off on Steam until October 15th: ambrosiasky.com
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hello again! well, here it is, Spaghetti Celesti is coming to Steam with a couple different levels and a story!! Wishlist it here: s.team/a/5357190
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Here's a look at the game I've been working on! Turn-based tactics where you jump on cards to play them, and there's an early prototype available here! Any feedback is much appreciated! ethans-byproducts.itch.io/stop-right-w... #indiedev #gamedev
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I frequently see "AI" boosters implying that LLMs are simply an innate and superior part of coding now, inescapable, and that literally all programmers agree with them. And, well. That, too, is a form of propaganda
I wrote a little piece about the ongoing battle for the soul of software as a craft, where we've been, and where I hope we're going
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