@Techmeme@techhub.socialA look back at five years of Meta's Oversight Board, whose rulings on the relatively small number of cases it hears have generally had limited impact (Casey Newton/Platformer)
https://www.platformer.news/meta-oversight-board-5-years/
@ErikJonker@mastodon.social @Techmeme@techhub.socialA look at how tech executives use "delay, deny, and deflect" when pressed on user safety and what it means for journalism, as shame loses power over public life (Casey Newton/Platformer)
https://www.platformer.news/roblox-ceo-interview-backlash-analysis/<…
@keen456@infosec.exchange @Techmeme@techhub.socialA look at various quirks in AI-generated prose, mainly influenced by "overfitting" in AI models, as humans increasingly mimic AI language in writing and speech (Sam Kriss/New York Times)
https://www.ny…
@jake4480@c.imPlayed some of the demo of @…'s Pyrotoad - it's a total blast. Precision puzzle platformer - tough but do-able. Very challenging, really satisfying once you figure it out. Currently in biome 2, level 1- wow. That's the last pic here. Tough as hell. But fun! Try out the demo - the full game is out November 3.
@tiotasram@kolektiva.socialDay 9: Eniko Fox
Edit: added a store link for Kitsune Tails.
We're back to videogames, and with another author who's on the fediverse: @…
Fox has developed a few games, but the one that I've played and love is Kitsune Tails. It's a sapphic romance take on Super Mario Bros. 3, and (critically for a platformer) it's got very crisp controls and runs smoothly. I think one thing a lot of indie platforms devs struggle with is getting those fundamentals right, because on the technical side they require very challenging things like optimization of your code and extremely careful input handling that go beyond the basic skills necessary to put together a game. From following her on Twitter and now the Fediverse, it's clear that Fox is a deeply competent programmer, and her games reflect that. Beyond the fundamentals, Kitsune Tails has a very sweet plot with a very cool twist in the middle, and without spoilers, that twist made both the levels and gameplay very difficult to design, but Fox rose to that challenge and put together a wonderful game. Particularly past the plot twist (but in subtle ways before it) Fox is able to build beyond SMB3 mechanics in ways that gracefully complement the original, and the movement in the game ends up being difficult but extremely satisfying, with an excellent skill/speed response allowing for both slower, easier approaches that work for a range of players and high-skill extremely-fast options for those who want to push themselves.
There have been plenty of people I follow with indie game projects that are kinda meh in the end, and I'll still boost them without much comment if they're decent. Fox' work is actually amazing, which is why if you've followed me for a while you'll know I tend to mention it periodically, and which is why she makes this list of authors I respect.
You can buy Kitsune Tails here: #20AuthorsNoMen
@3sframe@social.linux.pizza"This 2D roguelike deck building retro inspired dungeon crawling platformer is..."
Nope, next.
@jackie@social.linux.pizza"Gender-confused people love degenerate, liberal culture, especially depraved video games, such as ULTRAKILL - an extremely violent, Satanic shooter, Fallout: New Vegas - an anti-American (Fallout series makes fun of 1950s American culture), pro-SJW RPG and Celeste - a platformer which gives gender-confused people unrealistic power fantasies (such as the ability to double jump, which they do not naturally possess)."
thanks conservapedia
