Andy Touch
@andytouch.bsky.social
Creative Developer / Glacier Engine Product Manager at IO-Interactive / Shaders / Live Music / Stop-Motion Games / Horror Films / Music Festivals / TCG / Brit in Copenhagen
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Andy Touch
@andytouch.bsky.social
· Nov 14
My partner & I have been building some small-games using play-doh & stop motion. Our goal is every pixel on screen to be hand-sculpted in real-life; even the UI!
We have an Instagram with some videos of our experiments! www.instagram.com/boressostudio
But guess I'll be posting here too! 😁
We have an Instagram with some videos of our experiments! www.instagram.com/boressostudio
But guess I'll be posting here too! 😁
LOVED Resident Evil (2026).
Much simpler than Cregger's previous movie 'Weapons', but very funny and gore-filled. Decent jump scares and nods to the games!
Much simpler than Cregger's previous movie 'Weapons', but very funny and gore-filled. Decent jump scares and nods to the games!
September 20, 2026 at 8:02 PM
LOVED Resident Evil (2026).
Much simpler than Cregger's previous movie 'Weapons', but very funny and gore-filled. Decent jump scares and nods to the games!
Much simpler than Cregger's previous movie 'Weapons', but very funny and gore-filled. Decent jump scares and nods to the games!
Billion dollar idea: IKEA restaurant in airports.
September 20, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Billion dollar idea: IKEA restaurant in airports.
Reposted by Andy Touch
no game dev skill is more important than making up your fuckin mind
September 20, 2026 at 2:37 AM
no game dev skill is more important than making up your fuckin mind
Support open source frameworks & tools! Especially ones maintained and improved by excellent people. :)
(I've been a platinum monthly donor for 3+ years 😄)
(I've been a platinum monthly donor for 3+ years 😄)
Godot contributors and Godot Foundation people are really good people, ya’ll. There’s so much goodwill and best effort action, many of their efforts unpaid, under-appreciated, and invisible. Please continue to send them kindness. And donate a bit of what you can spare.
fund.godotengine.org
fund.godotengine.org
Godot Development Fund
Join the Development Fund and support the Godot Foundation to work on Godot Engine.
fund.godotengine.org
September 17, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Support open source frameworks & tools! Especially ones maintained and improved by excellent people. :)
(I've been a platinum monthly donor for 3+ years 😄)
(I've been a platinum monthly donor for 3+ years 😄)
Reposted by Andy Touch
We optimized draw calls by 99% (lol) in Hidden Folks 2 by writing some tools to find all textures used in a level, generate a level-specific atlas, and replace individual texture references with atlas textures. Thread below 🧵👇🏼
#godotengine
#godotengine
September 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
We optimized draw calls by 99% (lol) in Hidden Folks 2 by writing some tools to find all textures used in a level, generate a level-specific atlas, and replace individual texture references with atlas textures. Thread below 🧵👇🏼
#godotengine
#godotengine
Once again, I am campaigning for Moomins to be added to Fortnite.
September 16, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Once again, I am campaigning for Moomins to be added to Fortnite.
All things considered, this riff on the new Mastodon album is easily the best riff of 2026.
youtube.com/watch?v=GeaW...
youtube.com/watch?v=GeaW...
Mastodon - Barbarian's Blood (Audio)
YouTube video by Mastodon
youtube.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:22 PM
All things considered, this riff on the new Mastodon album is easily the best riff of 2026.
youtube.com/watch?v=GeaW...
youtube.com/watch?v=GeaW...
Genuinely can't believe I made this!
September 12, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Genuinely can't believe I made this!
Out-of-context colleague quote:
"If you google a photo of a Human Centipede, that is basically what [Person] had to deal with."
"If you google a photo of a Human Centipede, that is basically what [Person] had to deal with."
September 10, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Out-of-context colleague quote:
"If you google a photo of a Human Centipede, that is basically what [Person] had to deal with."
"If you google a photo of a Human Centipede, that is basically what [Person] had to deal with."
Just remembered that 10 years ago I traveled to Moscow once a year for work.
Photo I took in 2014 (first trip) visiting Red Square. Feels like a whole lifetime ago!
Photo I took in 2014 (first trip) visiting Red Square. Feels like a whole lifetime ago!
September 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Just remembered that 10 years ago I traveled to Moscow once a year for work.
Photo I took in 2014 (first trip) visiting Red Square. Feels like a whole lifetime ago!
Photo I took in 2014 (first trip) visiting Red Square. Feels like a whole lifetime ago!
Reposted by Andy Touch
not many people know this but it stand for nine inch nails tendo
September 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
not many people know this but it stand for nine inch nails tendo
September 8, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Today, I did Glass Blowing for the first time.
September 7, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Today, I did Glass Blowing for the first time.
My tech-writer hot take is that documentation and written tutorials should have more emojis. 🎉🫡🗡
September 1, 2026 at 2:21 PM
My tech-writer hot take is that documentation and written tutorials should have more emojis. 🎉🫡🗡
Gamescom 2026 Thoughts:
- Big studios playing it safe with sequels, remakes, etc
- Smaller studios struggling for funding.
- Almost zero metaverse, NFT, blockchain, VR/XR
- 'Prompt your game/asset' AI tech demos mostly didn't work
- Increase in Asia presence: games, IPs, companies, etc
- Big studios playing it safe with sequels, remakes, etc
- Smaller studios struggling for funding.
- Almost zero metaverse, NFT, blockchain, VR/XR
- 'Prompt your game/asset' AI tech demos mostly didn't work
- Increase in Asia presence: games, IPs, companies, etc
August 28, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Gamescom 2026 Thoughts:
- Big studios playing it safe with sequels, remakes, etc
- Smaller studios struggling for funding.
- Almost zero metaverse, NFT, blockchain, VR/XR
- 'Prompt your game/asset' AI tech demos mostly didn't work
- Increase in Asia presence: games, IPs, companies, etc
- Big studios playing it safe with sequels, remakes, etc
- Smaller studios struggling for funding.
- Almost zero metaverse, NFT, blockchain, VR/XR
- 'Prompt your game/asset' AI tech demos mostly didn't work
- Increase in Asia presence: games, IPs, companies, etc
Packing all the essentials for Gamescom.
August 24, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Packing all the essentials for Gamescom.
Gaming (& society) peaked with Balatro. It's all been downhill since!
Balatro Joker Card with Jimbo the Joker
ALT: Balatro Joker Card with Jimbo the Joker
static.klipy.com
August 17, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Gaming (& society) peaked with Balatro. It's all been downhill since!
Overheard at work: "I hate Claude Code but I hate WinForms more. The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
August 11, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Overheard at work: "I hate Claude Code but I hate WinForms more. The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
Getting back into photography of various birds. 🦜🐓🐦⬛
August 10, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Getting back into photography of various birds. 🦜🐓🐦⬛
Imagine having the amount of narcissism to wear earrings of your own product that has an image on them of yourself wearing earrings of your own product (and repeat this forever).
August 2, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Imagine having the amount of narcissism to wear earrings of your own product that has an image on them of yourself wearing earrings of your own product (and repeat this forever).
Reposted by Andy Touch
This is a great video about Glacier from ioi, with Henrik and @andytouch.bsky.social: youtu.be/p7B0V_tlFeU?...
I especially love the callout of the Glacier folks literally sitting together with the users of the tools. A critical point!
(Also check out the Gym at 1:55 and the lighting Zoo at 3:32!)
I especially love the callout of the Glacier folks literally sitting together with the users of the tools. A critical point!
(Also check out the Gym at 1:55 and the lighting Zoo at 3:32!)
007 First Light – Behind the Technology
YouTube video by IO Interactive
youtu.be
July 28, 2026 at 5:30 PM
This is a great video about Glacier from ioi, with Henrik and @andytouch.bsky.social: youtu.be/p7B0V_tlFeU?...
I especially love the callout of the Glacier folks literally sitting together with the users of the tools. A critical point!
(Also check out the Gym at 1:55 and the lighting Zoo at 3:32!)
I especially love the callout of the Glacier folks literally sitting together with the users of the tools. A critical point!
(Also check out the Gym at 1:55 and the lighting Zoo at 3:32!)
I'll reinstall Fortnite if they drop a big-suit David Byrne skin & dance emote.
youtube.com/watch?v=Rauu...
youtube.com/watch?v=Rauu...
David Byrne dancing in a big suit
YouTube video by Dennis Grosch
youtube.com
July 28, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I'll reinstall Fortnite if they drop a big-suit David Byrne skin & dance emote.
youtube.com/watch?v=Rauu...
youtube.com/watch?v=Rauu...
Godot rise up! 🤖🫡
🔜 Global Game Jam
🔜 Global Game Jam
Well, it finally happened! After 9 years of Unity dominance, Godot was the most used game engine for GMTK Game Jam 2026 submissions.
🤖 Godot - 47%
🎮 Unity - 34%
🛠️GameMaker - 5%
🚀 Unreal Engine - 3%
✨ Other - 11%
🤖 Godot - 47%
🎮 Unity - 34%
🛠️GameMaker - 5%
🚀 Unreal Engine - 3%
✨ Other - 11%
July 27, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Godot rise up! 🤖🫡
🔜 Global Game Jam
🔜 Global Game Jam
Thoroughly loved The Odyssey.
Mostly because: in an era where so many movies & shows are being made on a very obvious closed stage with a big digital screen behind the actors, it weirdly feels exciting & refreshing to see a movie actually filmed outside, with real lights and real sets.
Mostly because: in an era where so many movies & shows are being made on a very obvious closed stage with a big digital screen behind the actors, it weirdly feels exciting & refreshing to see a movie actually filmed outside, with real lights and real sets.
July 21, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Thoroughly loved The Odyssey.
Mostly because: in an era where so many movies & shows are being made on a very obvious closed stage with a big digital screen behind the actors, it weirdly feels exciting & refreshing to see a movie actually filmed outside, with real lights and real sets.
Mostly because: in an era where so many movies & shows are being made on a very obvious closed stage with a big digital screen behind the actors, it weirdly feels exciting & refreshing to see a movie actually filmed outside, with real lights and real sets.
Finally saw System Of A Down live!
They were the band that got me into heavy/metal music when I was 10 and are a fitting last band to tick off on my live music bucketlist 25 years later. 😁
Perfect stadium show. 30 songs with no breaks. Band were locked-in & having fun. Crowd were very hyped. 🤩
They were the band that got me into heavy/metal music when I was 10 and are a fitting last band to tick off on my live music bucketlist 25 years later. 😁
Perfect stadium show. 30 songs with no breaks. Band were locked-in & having fun. Crowd were very hyped. 🤩
July 18, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Finally saw System Of A Down live!
They were the band that got me into heavy/metal music when I was 10 and are a fitting last band to tick off on my live music bucketlist 25 years later. 😁
Perfect stadium show. 30 songs with no breaks. Band were locked-in & having fun. Crowd were very hyped. 🤩
They were the band that got me into heavy/metal music when I was 10 and are a fitting last band to tick off on my live music bucketlist 25 years later. 😁
Perfect stadium show. 30 songs with no breaks. Band were locked-in & having fun. Crowd were very hyped. 🤩