Feb
2026
The New Try Yarn Spinner
We recently released a brand new Try Yarn Spinner, which I wrote (more details in the Yarn Spinner January update), and I wrote a new demo story too! …
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Feb
2026
Tas Game Makers 2026
We just had the AGM for Tasmanian Game Makers, Inc. (TasGM) in Launceston on Friday, and I was thrilled to (once again, somehow) be elected as …
Jan
2026
We Made a Game About a 1993 Hint Line
I’m so proud of this. Hint Line ‘93, a game we made at Yarn Spinner, is now on display at ACMI’s Game Worlds exhibition. We put up a …
Jan
2026
Why We Don't Use AI
My company Yarn Spinner published a post today explaining why we don’t use AI and won’t be adding it to our products. The TL;DR: AI …
Dec
2025
We released Yarn Spinner 3.1
We released Yarn Spinner 3.1 on December 3, 2025, introducing several significant improvements to our dialogue system framework. This update …
Aug
2025
CommBank's AI boyfriend
CBA has been naughty, and too reliant on their AI boyfriend. Here’s what happened: A CBA customer contacted bank requesting contact details for …
May
2025
Don't use Wise
Wise has stolen more than $60,000 AUD from us, and refuses to let us access it. We’ve had a Wise account for around 5 years (since they were …
Apr
2025
Mass Effect 2 for Yarn Spinner
You’ve been begging for it, and here it is! Announcing an exciting new product from Yarn Spinner… 🪐 Mass Effect 2 Save Importer for Yarn …
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: …