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January 7, 2020
— a short film from Australian animator and director Darcy Prendergast #
— I found the same thing in my tests, worked disturbingly well #
— interesting to hear which games it still can’t master, particularly those with long-term planning; related: AlphaStar #
— the Blurred Lines decision was a disaster for musicians, redefining influence as infringement via @simoncarless #
— how “black PR” firms are using content farms, bots, and other shady techniques to spread lies for clients #
— I originally missed this December release of 2,000 pages of interviews, only released under FOIA after two years and three federal lawsuits #
— along with a console release on PS4, Xbox, and Switch #
— they hired Game Workers Unite co-founder Emma Kinema, who just spoke at XOXO #
— gripping Netflix documentary about the internet’s attempts to track down an animal abuser turned murderer #
— his code is CC-licensed and runs on Lambda for pennies #
— as usual, a snapshot of some of the best of the indie gaming scene #
January 6, 2020
— I had no idea Google’s reverse image search was far eclipsed by Yandex, especially for manipulated imagery via Paul Bausch #
— link to the full archive on thehofellerfiles.com via Belong.io #
January 5, 2020
— walkthrough of different techniques with stunning results #
January 3, 2020
— like Vine and YouTube before them, groups of TikTok creators are renting mansions largely for collaboration #
— 52 card designs created with JS canvas, one for every week of last year #
— playful pseudo-3D JS engine for modeling and animation with canvas and SVG via @golan #
— newly-released suite of tools using machine learning for analyzing and editing video via @golan #
— live-code networked visuals in the browser, many examples here via @golan #
— open-source software for live-coding music via @golan #
January 2, 2020
— works from 1924 entered the public domain yesterday via MetaFilter #
— built on the Vorple library, a huge step beyond my own Playfic app via @VorpleIF #
— long and nuanced deep-dive into the differences between cancelling and criticism #
— Facebook AI open-sourced a large-scale multiplayer text adventure game with over 1,700 AI-controlled NPCs via @facebookai #
December 27, 2019
— a PICO-8 demake via @p01 #
— they cite streaming royalty increases and competition from Spotify via @textfiles #
December 23, 2019
— this is the worst Twine game ever via @kthorjensen #
December 20, 2019
— free OCR engine ported to pure JS, supporting over 100 languages #
— the written tics of older internet users are Ripe for parody.… via Belong.io #
— they’re encouraging everyone to upgrade to Flickr Pro, I hope they can make it work #
— “an esoteric programming language that closely follows the grammar and tone of classical Chinese literature” via github.com #
— absurdly charming, just like Alex and Lindsay in real-life #
— not open to the public, probably because they don’t want it covered in penises and swastikas via @adafruit #
— impressive but horrible hack, converting GIFs into hundreds of vertical linear-gradients #
December 19, 2019
— they had to find and read “books” to figure it out #
— the sleep blanket is stunning #
— yesterday was only the fourth of the year #
— an anonymous source from an unnamed location data company provided the 2016-2017 dump via @cwarzel #
December 18, 2019
— there’s something so satisfying about detailed miniatures, but the electronics take it to the next level via jwz #
— abuse of power and obstruction of Congress #
— this month’s release of StyleGAN2 makes these images much harder to recognize #
— intriguing list, all but one were new to me #
— new iOS game from Philipp Stollenmayer, one of my favorite game designers #
— Voyager created this expanded version for the Mac in 1991, emulated in browser on the Internet Archive via twitter.com #
— with classic comics posted daily, sketchbooks, and a letter from Gary Larson about why now #
— much of Joe’s work belongs in that list #
December 17, 2019
— hilariously bad generative Christmas carol mashups, click on the window to hear the audio #
— Adult Swim short co-created by Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared’s Joe Pelling #
— The Auralnauts take on The Mandalorian #
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