Jul
2025
We're all adults here
The recent delisting of over 17,000 games from the independent platform Itch.io wasn’t a content moderation decision made by the platform …
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Games
Mar
2025
Constraints are the Point
I get it. I disagree with it, but I get it. The tech industry is throwing obscene amounts of money at LLMs. VCs are salivating over AI startups. The …
Mar
2025
Beyond Bad Output
The Deeper Problems with AI in Creative Work “But AI will get better at writing stories, won’t it?” This response to my rant about …
Mar
2025
The Empty Promise of AI-Generated Creativity
“Are you going to add AI writing to Yarn Spinner?” It’s a question I hear almost weekly these days. Whether at game development …
Feb
2025
Yarn Spinner at GDC 2025
We’re thrilled to announce that Jon, from the Secret Lab and Yarn Spinner team will be presenting a talk at the GDC this year in San Francisco: …
Feb
2025
SAGE 2025
Today, I got back from the South Australian Game Exhibition 2025 (SAGE). It was an expo and mini-conference with a showcase, and an awards night, run …
Feb
2025
TasICT Creative Technologies Event
Update: This event is now passed, and it went great! I’m incredibly excited to be speaking at the upcoming TasICT event in Hobart, alongside the …
Jan
2025
Tas Game Makers 2025
We just had AGM for Tasmanian Game Makers, Inc. (TasGM), and for the third year in a row I was pleasantly surprised to be elected President. I’m …