He/Him. Musings: https://xitter.cf/t.co/5cXTAw6RDz Work Stuff: https://xitter.cf/t.co/ZjhhY0sLfz Everything Else: thedak on https://xitter.cf/t.co/GELxbz2yBE & bsky

Brooklyn, NY
Joined April 2007
Replying to @thedak
Where to find me when I’m not here. Bsky: thedak.bsky.social Mastodon: mastodon.gamedev.place/@thed… Cohost: cohost.org/Thedak Website: davidshiyang.com
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sure! ( courtesy @thedak )
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The average U.S. price for Grade A Large eggs was $4.15/dozen in Dec 2024, +13.6% vs. Nov 2024 🥚⬆️
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Most people do not know what typical indie game life looks like. So here's some concrete, real numbers. Preface: yes, of course some studios beat these odds and these numbers. But it is not the norm.
Replying to @raphkoster
I don’t doubt your point about marketing, especially at the high end of the market. As for indie games, is it not possible to reduce costs below the expected return?
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Breaking my social media break to exclaim that there probably is an intersection between the folks who use Dot by @newcomputer and readers of @robinsloan’s new novel Moonbound. No spoilers but, huh. You folks feel it too? The sourdough is real.
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David Liu retweeted
inadvertently diverting foot traffic from low-income streets to high-income streets takes revenue and potentially tax dollars from already struggling communities and funnels it instead to richer communities. always remember: we live (and build tools) in complex systems.
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Perfectly timed for Pride Month, thrilled that today marks the public release of Body of Mine, the first LGBTQ+ experience on the Meta Quest App Store. It’s been an honor for @AgileLens to work w/ @c_kostopoulos & co the past 6 months to bring this to a wider audience. Thread 👇
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David Liu retweeted
Replying to @kepano
"It is now possible for tiny teams to make principled software that millions of people use, unburdened by investors. (...) These principles can be irrevocably built into the architecture of the app." @kepano 🤙🤙🤙 (Truncated for character limit)
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Tbh you are god tier in any enterprise software shop if you are able to ship a single game
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Enjoying the Jewish Chinese tradition of Lao Gan Matzah 🌶️🫓 I can’t find any recipes online, so here you go:
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Does this sound like you? Agile Lens is a good crew who could use your help!
Thrilled w/ Agile Lens’ line-up of summer interns but there’s one problem—they’re all brilliant Unreal Engine devs & artists. You know what I don’t have? Someone who loves marketing / web design / etc. 99% of Agile Lens’ bizdev is clients DM’ing me. Let’s update the website lol
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