Sorry for the delayed post, I won't be streaming tonight but I will post an update video. Will be later than normal.
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Josh Powlison
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Working my dream job at a game dev studio since 2021.
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Flashback to when I found this amazing book.
Clearly the world of quality graphic design was about to open up to me.
#GraphicDesign #Photoshop
(sidenote: this is why I try to think longer-term when working with designers)
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Sorry for the delay, I've been out of town. I meant to update my Twitch earlier to say I'm not streaming tonight, but couldn't get to it.
I'll be figuring out ways to organize my schedule around days I can't stream; I dislike breaking a schedule immensely.
I'm doing better, but I'll be off streaming for Saturday. I'll record a YouTube video for the morning though.
Have a great weekend, all!
I'm sick and can't think straight today, so I won't be streaming tonight.
Have a good night!
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Followed someone on Twitch recently and they read out "Josh... Powlison. Nice nickname."
10 things I've seen game devs do that stunt their growth.
I've already gotten feedback that this may be my best video ever. I hope it can help other devs! #indiedev #LearnProgramming
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Just added in little coins that !mes drop when people cheer bits. I'll be balancing the speeds abit, but I'm really happy with how it came out. 😄
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Having fun with some basic C (compiled to WASM) programming for my stream tools, set up viewer !mes to be able to choose between a few different types of movement. #streamer #programming
(I should probably add, I stream here: twitch.tv/joshpowlison)
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We're using Perlin noise in Archmage Rises in some world gen steps.
This is absolutely a thing. twitter.com/rendermoth/sta
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I didn't do it much, but I loved dabbling in texture art. Seeing this gives me the warm fuzzies. twitter.com/rendermoth/sta
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This is fantastic. If you want to learn from industry people how to get into #gamedev or ask direct questions:
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The #gamedev contact list for students and people wanting to get in to games has now been published. This will remove the viewer limit. You can DM me with the below template if you are a professional game dev who wants to help out. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d
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I ate part of a banana that had a brown spot on it instead of cutting it out.
I feel so brave.
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In a dystopian future:
#AI: Human, you appear to have a bug.
👨: I feel fine.
AI: Running health scan...
👨: Gosh, not this again.
**2 hours later**
AI: Bug found. Your left sock is contaminated by the common cold.
👨: Fine, I've changed socks.
AI: Restarting scan.
👨: Dangit.
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I stayed up until 2 AM making this video, and I have no regrets.
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so this one time I actually said "uWu" on stream and it got clipped. our community made it into a song & accompanying music video.
please enjoy. 
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Song @MrMattato
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so this one time I actually said "uWu" on stream and it got clipped. our community made it into a song & accompanying music video.
please enjoy. 😳
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I'm gonna be heading out to a con on Saturday, so I won't be streaming.
I may try to do a makeup stream or else release something special on my YouTube Channel to make up for missing. I'm still rolling around some ideas in my brain.
Anything you'd like to see me do?
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I read this like this at first.
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I'm hoping this helps someone looking to get a #gamedev job.
Some practical tips on growing into the programmer you need to be to land yourself that job: youtube.com/watch?v=NLmhik
To people more experienced than me: what your tips for others?
#indiedev #programming
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I guess YouTube accidentally ran throughout the night and freaked out because this horror is what my TV greeted me with this morning.
I got video of it too.
Good morning #wanshow
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If you're a game programmer, you might have a greater opportunity than ever before to break into the video games industry.
The games industry doesn't have enough Game Programmers. Engineers and engineering studios are in high demand.
youtube.com/watch?v=hhRvc9
#gamedev #IndieDev
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"Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances." - Sun Tzu, The Art of War
In game programming, methods that worked in one case likely won't work in another. It's important to be aware.
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"When leaders lead in ways that people's brains can follow, good results follow as well... most of the issues that hamper results and harm company culture are truly fixable." - Dr. Henry Cloud, Boundaries for Leaders
I've gotten better at not quickly giving up on people.
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We over-focus on our nouns during our lives, but at the end it's the adjectives that will matter.
"Programmer", "friend", and "story coach" won't matter unless "driven", "compassionate", "inspiring", and other such adjectives precede them.
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I've had the opportunity to hang out with the developer of this #Metroidvania game, and I've been excited about it for the past year.
He's got a Beta out on Steam, and I'd highly recommend it! I've played through it multiple times.
#indiedev
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"...the worst of imagining things is that the time comes when you have to stop and that hurts." - Anne, Anne of Green Gables
I think I've reached a point where I love life enough that imagining actually takes me away from my happiest moments. I'm thankful for that.
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When I did #gamedev programming alone I had no gauge for "good enough".
So I pushed myself harder in niche areas.
Now that I program with others, I have a gauge for "good enough". So I push myself harder in general areas I missed.
I think both are required for well-roundedness.
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I've often feared that my work isn't good enough.
But I've found when I do the following, that fear vanishes:
1. Ask "Would I pay for this?" Update my work until I can say "yes"
2. Focus on helping someone else, not my image
3. Consider my work in the context of my experience
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"That we ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed." - of Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God
I try to keep in mind the "little things".
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"We shall squeeze you empty, and then we shall fill you with ourselves." - 1984 by George Orwell
I used to feel I couldn't hear another opinion without accepting it. I'm better at that than I used to be, but anyone wishing to reprogram an equal for their own comfort is inhuman.
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Also, chopsticks for cookies in milk finally solves my cookie-dipping problems.
Fully submerging a tiny cookie? No prob.
Dropped the cookie in? No prob.
My life is changed. 🥢
I have learned that eating everything with chopsticks keeps my hands clean and removes paranoia about washing my hands after eating coated chips, greasy food, etc when doing anything on my computer.
Right now I am eating pizza with chopsticks.
I have ascended.
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"That he had desired to be received into a monastery... so he should sacrifice to GOD his life, with its pleasures: but that God had disappointed him, he having met with nothing but satisfaction in that state." - of Brother Lawrence
Right paths that seem poor hide riches.
"In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns." - Sun Tzu, The Art of War
I find it despicable when people do slow work to get more paychecks. I've worked myself out of multiple jobs, and I'm proud of it.
I wouldn't be capable of my job now if I hadn't.
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"Should I study or create more?"
This question used to drive me nuts. Now that I've got a game dev job, the answer I've found and seen with others has surprised me.
I hope it helps you out if you're where I was a year ago!
youtube.com/watch?v=usnVbi #gamedev #indiedev
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"what also struck me was that there were no 'bad guys' anywhere in the mix- only good and talented people, all trying to do the best they could." - Dr. Henry Cloud, Boundaries for Leaders
I try not to view people as just good or bad guys anymore. It's tempting to vilify people.
"The athlete knows the day will never come when he wakes up pain-free. He has to play hurt." - Steven Pressfield, The War of Art
I want to have work/rest balance, but I never want fear of pain to keep me from doing good work. Discomfort is normal for anything worthwhile.