i put together a long hopefully helpful curation of alternative game engines. there are so many, some deserve a lot more attention, all with their own strengths and benefits. "The Generous Space of Alternative Game Engines (A Curation)" keep fighting the good fight! (re-posts appreciated) 👇🙏💕✨👇

The Generous Space of Alternative Game Engines (A Curation)

I don't want replies sorted by likes. I want replies sorted by time, earliest to latest. End of story. No need to get fancy on stuff nobody wants fancied up. PLEASE I'M BEGGING YOU.

i see this pop up once in a while on various platforms and i have never seen more wholesome advice for being creative.

Solid thread 100 percent worth the time!

BTgaudipern.bsky.socialAug 31, 2023 8:01am

(1/13) Do you know Geena Davis? This is Geena Davis. She's, in my opinion, the most impressive actress alive and not because of the excellent roles she played... but because of the one role that changed the direction of her life. Geena Davis started her career in the classic Tootsie as April Page.

Would anyone be interested in a zoom version of my Philosophy & Fiction creative writing workshop? Approx. 1 hour. Pay what you can to make it available to all. A little philosophy, writing tips, a whole chunk of prompts. #philsky #academicsky #sf

This sounds awesome, is there more info anywhere? (Also, as someone who usually can’t attend live workshops due to timezones, I would love a recorded version )

I *strongly* advise not having this app on your phone or uploading media to it that you haven’t stripped of metadata beforehand - someone with 10 years experience investigating commercial surveillance

PLphillewis.bsky.socialAug 31, 2023 3:05am

X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, plans to collect “user biometric data, job and school history”

X Plans to Collect User Biometric Data, Job and School History

X, the social network that used to be known as Twitter, updated its privacy policy to include a new kind of user data it plans to collect: biometric.

<— very recent dx of AuDHD, yes, I have been discovering this. 😅

Oh yes! “Why did my character do this unhelpful thing?” - detailed analysis of layers of subconscious motivation and conscious rationalisations. “Why do I keep procrastinating this very simple task?” - 🦗🦗🦗

I need a row/column for “literally created a database to track and show decisions relevant to this scene” 😅 (executive dysfunction and a love of complexity are, uh, interesting cohabitants)