Indie Dev Dave @davepgames

developer behind VR title Warchasm. educator, creative and huge XR geek. linktr.ee/DefectivePengu… London and Barcelona Joined April 2010

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Indie Dev Dave @davepgames

2 days ago

@BecomingCaptain

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Indie Dev Dave @davepgames

3 days ago

@andreintg @ExodusPgame Agreed, but again, the lobbyists are already out in full effect on this with claims that taking others work and monetising it is in fact fair use.

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3 days ago

@TimSweeneyEpic @WindowsCentral @pavandavuluri Microsoft Edge is the world’s number one browser … for downloading a better browser.

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And if that legislation fails to be passed. Which would likely be the case given the fierce lobbying that would undoubtedly take place. What then? Would you have it be illegal for stores to force sellers to declare AI use? Because otherwise, we are simply back where we are now. With the label not being compulsory but storefronts electing to display it. And if that’s the case, why should steam etc wait for it to become law before implementing it? Given that they are going to display it either way.

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Indie Dev Dave @davepgames

3 days ago

@Weston_Mitchell @Y_I_K_ES @TimSweeneyEpic @DesignLvLUp

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Indie Dev Dave @davepgames

5 days ago

Tim, regards the food comparison we have labels on eggs showing their source. Caged hens vs free range etc. the caged eggs aren’t going to have any adverse effect on people’s health. But for many people, buying the free range option is an ethical choice. And that’s what you have here with AI disclosure labels. Looking at unreal, many people were given access to to your engine via the blueprint system but this access was only part of the story. People actually enjoy the process of creating. The sense of achievement, putting the old grey matter to use. And in moving to verse you are reinstating barriers that were there previously thinking everybody’s gonna be vibe coding which, while true for a particular group of people, is gonna take all the fun out of game dev for a lot of others . And it’s many of those others that have been supporting you up to now. Anyway, do what you will. I genuinely hope it works out for you. I’m starting the move over to C++ and hopefully Verse will come fairly easily after that. But I don’t intend to vibe code any of it . Because where’s the fun in that?

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Indie Dev Dave @davepgames

a week ago

Actually, homelessness in the UK is twice that of the US. In the EU it’s only marginally higher but with massive differentiation across countries. Don’t know about overdoses but suicide rates are around 40% higher in the us. And there are roughly 5 times as many people incarcerated. So wealth doesn’t seem to be bringing happiness or driving down crime in the US. While socialist policies aren’t tackling homelessness, in the UK at least. It’s almost as if each country has its own unique problems that are more complex than the twitter shouting matches would have you believe.

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Indie Dev Dave @davepgames

a week ago

@ChadwickPaes @lindzxjb93 Honestly the entire argument’s ridiculous but your comment did peak my interest. Did you know deaths by suicide in the US are much higher than in Europe. Around 40 percent higher per capita. That’s insane.

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Indie Dev Dave @davepgames

a week ago

@ChadwickPaes @lindzxjb93 It’s not. Per capita… US gun deaths 130/1m EU heat deaths 117/1m

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a week ago

@MyThrowaway2025 @lindzxjb93 There are more knife related deaths in the US than in the UK. And then you have all your gun related deaths on top of that. Facts matter.

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Indie Dev Dave @davepgames

a week ago

@lindzxjb93 Europe has a larger population. Per capita … gun deaths US 130 per 1m Heat deaths Europe 117 per 1m

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Indie Dev Dave @davepgames

a week ago

@Kotaku “Tedious tasks” = “paying people”.

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Indie Dev Dave @davepgames

a week ago

@LudensLudonauta What am I missing here? Is this some anti AI thing or something? Orb the guy just doesn’t like what you’ve created?

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Indie Dev Dave @davepgames

a week ago

@TheMG3D Pencils - Zbrush - Maya - substance - unreal

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Indie Dev Dave @davepgames

a week ago

@AndyMorphs I think you could replace the word gaming with just about anything and the statement would still stand. World’s gone to hell in a hand cart!

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Indie Dev Dave @davepgames

a week ago

@BecomingCaptain It’s little more than a matchmaker for arguments nowadays.

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Indie Dev Dave @davepgames

2 weeks ago

@alexutopia @GlitterPixely Amazing, what titles did you ship before? It will be mad to see what you made then and what you produce now!

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Indie Dev Dave @davepgames

2 weeks ago

Expedition 33 was built mainly using blueprints. It won game of the year. An award it almost had stripped following the massive backlash over its use of Gen AI placeholders. Still, things move fast. Maybe in 18 months nobody will give a shit about AI & next years winner will be entirely AI generated. 🤷‍♂️ More likely that it would have been shoehorned into ever aspect of our lives and we simply won’t have a choice.