Jean Simonet

Happy New Year All! I'll start the year off by sharing what I've been working on: pretty light up dice with Bluetooth 🤯

Part 3: Model Crittizens What designers needed was an aspirational example - something that would never have been possible in the old system. Not only would it prove the value of the tech - it'd inspire the team to dream bigger than boxes we were used to working in.

Why not upgrade sooner than Skyrim? The argument came down to something we'll call "time to parity". That is: how long will it take to implement a new language AND, crucially, before users can achieve the same results in it that they're currently capable of with the old tech?

Deeply subjective, but this duality is why critters struck me as a spark of unscripted genius, and why I think they resonated so well with players. So I've always been proud of my bit in making them happen. But again: that's artsy-fartsy. Let's talk about the technical side.

Skyrim turns 10 this week, and I'm taking the excuse to write a thread I've been meaning to do for a while. Let's talk about critters. 🧵

@JoelBurgess E M E R G E N T. G A M E P L A Y.

It's a nerdy little story, but I love it. Emergent Gameplay is often used to describe designed randomness, but this is a case of actual gameplay that NOBODY designed emerging from the bubbling cauldron of overlapping systems. And I think that's beautiful.

Alright, so inspired by @NPurkeypile's bee post yesterday, here is one of my favorite bits of Skyrim oral history - the myth of the treasure fox. I've told this story before in talks/etc, but I don't think I've shared it with twitter. Here goes.

@JoelBurgess Omg I remember this, that was so much fun to track down!

@TheFreeNhk Ahahah en effet...

@jean_simonet ... Je sais pas toi, mais je vois bien un mod pour ce jeu...

I’m thrilled to announce I am the new Marketing & Project Manager for @GameWithPixels! Bringing #PixelsDice to life from a $3.5 mil KS is going to be incredible, I can’t wait. I’m excited to bring my #AccessibilityInTabletop passion from running @dotsrpg to make them even better!

@JoelBurgess @jbaker_graphics @JurieHorneman @Atrix256 @more_fps Wow!!! That’s amazing!

@jbaker_graphics @JurieHorneman @Atrix256 @more_fps @jean_simonet Hey I’ve got an idea for Bomb Squad Academy 2

@Accelerwraith @discolando @kickstarter Lol

@discolando @kickstarter Y'all should join us in the Discord. We've been having a hoot of a time watching @jean_simonet's brain act as though it's been put through one of his balance testing jigs all day! discord.gg/z7fnXaNg

I just backed Pixels - The Electronic Dice on @Kickstarter kickstarter.com/projects/pixel…

@0xGradius Thank you so much! Yeah Bomb squad is very dear to me; I am very proud of how original and, just as importantly, authentic it feels. Financially it wasn't enough to make a sequel though, I had so many ideas...

@CalvinHannam Follow @pixels_dice, there's a bunch of updates there!

@jean_simonet How are your dice proceeding, it has been a year without updates?

Happy New Year All! I'll start the year off by sharing what I've been working on: pretty light up dice with Bluetooth 🤯

My art book, Pursuit, was chosen as a finalist for the 2020 International Book Awards! Thank you @readfuriously for taking a chance on me. I wouldn’t have gotten here without your input, encouragement, and support. You can find my book here: read-furiously.square.site/product/pursui…

Which one are you? Wrong answers only.

@IridiumGameDev I have a UPS, and you have to hold the button down for a full 3seconds to turn it off. This was of no consequence to my cat 😡🤯

coding phrases that don't exist but should: perl-clutching: being controlling about how others code the floor is java: religiously avoiding certain languages or frameworks for no real reason seeing i to i: when developers actually agree on something

Hello! I've written a bunch of tutorials for #Unity3D's #shadergraph, for the Universal RP (previously known as the Lightweight RP). They are all listed nicely here : 🔗 cyangamedev.wordpress.com/contents (Retweets appreciated!) ❤️✨

I really wish I still had those videos where I so proudly showed off the turn-in-place anims... 😂

@timonsku And if it helps, this is what my .vscode folder ended up looking like: github.com/jeansimonet/Di…

@timonsku I followed the instructions on this page wiki.segger.com/J-Link:Visual_…