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Can We Please Just Be Normal About AI
On world models and the temptation to view new things through a well-worn lens
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Ryan K. Rigney
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Write or Die
No matter what the future brings, you *must* learn to read and write well.
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Ryan K. Rigney
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The Cognitive Costs of AI Squinting
Is that...?
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Ryan K. Rigney
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YouTubers Can't Save All the Indie Games
“The systems we have available just aren't built for this kind of volume.”
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Ryan K. Rigney
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The Word-of-Mouth Magic Behind Breakout Hits Like Balatro
LocalThunk says the streamer Dan Gheesling changed everything for Balatro. I asked Gheesling for his POV.
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Ryan K. Rigney
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How to Get YouTubers to Play Your Game
How a dev netted 6,000 Steam wishlists with an unusually clean cold email
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Ryan K. Rigney
Writers Should Ask for More
Steven Levy thinks writers have to choose between going it alone or working for a legacy publication. But new and better models are emerging.
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Ryan K. Rigney
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The Kids Don't Care About Graphics
But the new PAW Patrol game does look sick on my RTX 5080
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Ryan K. Rigney
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Nintendo and the Last Hardware Exclusives
A few thoughts inspired by the launch of the Switch 2
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Ryan K. Rigney
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Valve's 30% Platform Tax is Bad for Small Developers
It's time to follow Epic's lead by offering 0% fees on each dev's first $1 million.
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Ryan K. Rigney
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GTA 6, Black Mirror, and the Platonic Ideal of the Video Game
What could games ultimately become? Rockstar Games and Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker offer diverging visions.
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Ryan K. Rigney
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The Steam Reviews for "Blue Prince" Are Hilarious
"Now on 100+ hours of play... I still have a lot of mixed feelings about the game, and it has some weird game design decisions..."
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Ryan K. Rigney
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