Nicolas Coderre

I'm trying to identify books on a shelf. It's a fun puzzle. I'm. not there yet, as you can see. I was hoping SAM2 would help, but it wasn't very good at this.

@DanFessler what you up to, Dan?

This was a lot harder to draft out than I expected

Want auto-complete in your tile map editor? I prototyped an editor that uses wave function collapse algorithm which dynamically learns how to use your tiles as you use them. No auto-tiling rules necessary. Your map are the rules

For those worried AI will take all our jobs. This is how 60 US autoworkers felt about it: youtu.be/Y1J3O-iaDiI?si…

DOZY DON IS A VERY WEAK MAN (CAN’T HANDLE STAIRS!!!) WHO HAS NO CONTROL OF HIS OWN PARTY. HE IS SHUTTING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE HEALTH CARE AWAY FROM BEAUTIFUL BABIES, MOMS, AND GRANDMAS. BUT DON’T WORRY, DONALD WILL "T.A.C.O." (TRUMP ALWAYS CHICKENS OUT). HE’LL CAVE, HE ALWAYS DOES. MANY SAY HE'S TOO WEAK TO FINISH ANYTHING. THE MIDTERMS ARE COMING, DONNIE, THE DAY YOUR PRESIDENCY DE FACTO “ENDS.” ENJOY YOUR BRONZER, YOUR DIET COKE, AND YOUR EMPTY HIGH SCHOOL GYM RALLIES … BEFORE THEY SHIP YOU OFF TO MEMORY CARE WITH THE GRANDMA YOU STOLE HEALTH CARE FROM. SHE’LL STILL REMEMBER — YOU WON’T!!! — GCN

After getting productive at vibe coding, i find it deeply unsatisfying in a surprising way. I feel like i'm teaching a child that will never learn. It's memory erased every time I click that "+" button....

I still believe this would have gone big. But it's time to close this door and start something new.

Two years ago I cofounded Incite to tell the best stories in games through emergent narrative. Along the way we built a lot of cool tech and we're finally seeing it all come together in our new life-sim game, Auravale. Here's a live demo of our vertical slice.

@ChildrenEnoch Maybe pick a different label for yourself. Something that elevates your contributors instead of minimizing them.

It's honestly a bit tiring how some folks spend their time trying to tear others down... There's a long-running debate in the indie gamedev space about what "solo dev" actually means. One of the most common definitions is this: Hiring freelancers occasionally for assets doesn't make it less solo. If the dev stops working on it, the project stops. That's solo. Others think that if you don't do everything by yourself, you're not a solodev. (Btw people that do that : Kudos, that's really impressive) You're free to choose any view that you prefer, of course, just maybe try dropping the passive-aggressive tone next time. 🙂

I'm a #solodevsurvivor and the dev behind Enoch: Children of Fate. I can't do graphics or compose music, so I work with the right freelancers. 😁 Everything else? That's all me. Code, game design, writing, no team, no manager, just me pushing every day to bring this sci-fi noir world to life.

We're busy giving the Auras emotions, and boy do they feel so much more alive now

Every time we add new emotional abilities, these things ooze more aura. Thanks to the first round of playtesters for nudging us to get these new verbs in.

@DanFessler I can't wait to spread rumors about Jessica.

But last reason is the big one. You write your character's motivations in real-time allowing you to play much higher on Maslow's pyramid than ever before. In the sims, actions are atomic, but in AuraVale, you can be a lot more creative. It's simply a ton of fun.

AuraVale is truly the first "agentic" life-sim. While the world races to reduce the craft to the cheapest possible limit with AI-slop, I'm excited about the ways we can use it to make things that literally cannot be done otherwise. Figured I'd share my thoughts too (1/?)

Welcome to AuraVale💫 AuraVale is a cozy live sim where your words shape your story. 🎨 Hand-Drawn World 👭 Co-op w/ Friends 🧑‍💻 UGC Scenarios 🏆 Early Access 2025 Wishlist today at AuraVale.io #cozygame #lifesim #auravale

We announced DuneCrawl! You might be able to spot the Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime influence (my favorite game)

@incite_dev x labeling this as adult content: lol

Cozy bar is getting more cozy than I am comfortable with

we're investing $30M over the next 30 days 🚀 I'll be co-hosting our new program kicking off in San Francisco, starting January 2025, alongside folks from the a16z SPEEDRUN team -- with speakers, personalized coaching, and a bunch of funding! Applications now open. Deadline at end of month, Sep 30. And yes, we're focused on brand new startups that are just getting going. We'll be hosting a variety of speakers and coaches, including folks like: - Mark Pincus, cofounder of Zynga - Spencer Rascoff, cofounder of Zillow - Sean Rad, cofounder of Tinder - Nikita Bier, cofounder of Gas - Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz - ... and much more How it'll work: - $750K Investment for each startup - 12-week program from 01/06 to 03/21 with IRL speakers, office hours, personalized coaching, and events - Demo Day in front of 500+ angels/investors - Applications are open from August 26th through September 30th, 2024 - Referrals appreciated. If a referred company is selected, we’ll send you custom speedrun swag What kinds of startups are we looking for? - b2b/infra startups focused on AI, 3D, game engines, etc - game studios focused on web3, VR, AI, discord, etc - gamified/playable apps -- the next gen of Duolingo, Tinder, etc, using fun mechanics to drive engagement - products at the intersection of gaming and health, defense, and other categories - smart teams figuring out their next idea! - ... and in general we're open minded!

Took 8 years to train the neural net to this point. Wish we could start from checkpoints.

Still miles ahead of AGI powered robots: Your kids. They can do anything!

This completely flips the script on the "automate vs do" equation. I needed to do prefab linking and general fixup of my unity scene. I asked #gpt4o to make the script for me in like 5 minutes (would have taken me 30).