Me: “I just write the story.”
Also me, knee-deep in scripts, flags, and logic chains: “I am become programmer.” 💻😭
#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #SystemsDesign #GameDev
Also me, knee-deep in scripts, flags, and logic chains: “I am become programmer.” 💻😭
#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #SystemsDesign #GameDev
October 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Me: “I just write the story.”
Also me, knee-deep in scripts, flags, and logic chains: “I am become programmer.” 💻😭
#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #SystemsDesign #GameDev
Also me, knee-deep in scripts, flags, and logic chains: “I am become programmer.” 💻😭
#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #SystemsDesign #GameDev
Producer: “We’re changing the system.”
Me: “That’s okay.”
Internally: *narrative screaming but adapting* 😭🔥
#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #SystemsDesign #Iteration #GameDev
Me: “That’s okay.”
Internally: *narrative screaming but adapting* 😭🔥
#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #SystemsDesign #Iteration #GameDev
February 11, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Producer: “We’re changing the system.”
Me: “That’s okay.”
Internally: *narrative screaming but adapting* 😭🔥
#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #SystemsDesign #Iteration #GameDev
Me: “That’s okay.”
Internally: *narrative screaming but adapting* 😭🔥
#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #SystemsDesign #Iteration #GameDev
A Practical Introduction to Systemic Game Design 🎲 Course Presentation 🎲 March 23
Reserve a spot here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-practica...
#gamedev #gamedesign #systemsdesign
Reserve a spot here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-practica...
#gamedev #gamedesign #systemsdesign
March 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
A Practical Introduction to Systemic Game Design 🎲 Course Presentation 🎲 March 23
Reserve a spot here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-practica...
#gamedev #gamedesign #systemsdesign
Reserve a spot here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-practica...
#gamedev #gamedesign #systemsdesign
Me: “This system reinforces the theme.”
Player: “I felt that.”
Me: *narrative designer nod* 😌⚙️
#NarrativeDesign #SystemsDesign #GameWriting #ThematicDesign #GameDev
Player: “I felt that.”
Me: *narrative designer nod* 😌⚙️
#NarrativeDesign #SystemsDesign #GameWriting #ThematicDesign #GameDev
January 22, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Me: “This system reinforces the theme.”
Player: “I felt that.”
Me: *narrative designer nod* 😌⚙️
#NarrativeDesign #SystemsDesign #GameWriting #ThematicDesign #GameDev
Player: “I felt that.”
Me: *narrative designer nod* 😌⚙️
#NarrativeDesign #SystemsDesign #GameWriting #ThematicDesign #GameDev
Some days in gamedev feel like storytelling
Others? Pure systems architecture
Today was both, and my brain’s melting in the best way
We’re wiring narrative triggers into stealth AI, and it’s (good) chaos…
What’s the weirdest task you’ve tackled?
#gamedev #indiedev #narrativedesign #systemsdesign
Others? Pure systems architecture
Today was both, and my brain’s melting in the best way
We’re wiring narrative triggers into stealth AI, and it’s (good) chaos…
What’s the weirdest task you’ve tackled?
#gamedev #indiedev #narrativedesign #systemsdesign
May 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Some days in gamedev feel like storytelling
Others? Pure systems architecture
Today was both, and my brain’s melting in the best way
We’re wiring narrative triggers into stealth AI, and it’s (good) chaos…
What’s the weirdest task you’ve tackled?
#gamedev #indiedev #narrativedesign #systemsdesign
Others? Pure systems architecture
Today was both, and my brain’s melting in the best way
We’re wiring narrative triggers into stealth AI, and it’s (good) chaos…
What’s the weirdest task you’ve tackled?
#gamedev #indiedev #narrativedesign #systemsdesign
Bringing all game systems together under `ISystem` + `BaseSystem` ensures predictable lifecycles, modularity, and agent-friendly automation. It’s more than just clean code—it’s a consistent framework for effective collaboration.
#gamedev #ecs #systemsdesign #VoidFrontier #voidengine #cpp #vulkan
#gamedev #ecs #systemsdesign #VoidFrontier #voidengine #cpp #vulkan
September 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Bringing all game systems together under `ISystem` + `BaseSystem` ensures predictable lifecycles, modularity, and agent-friendly automation. It’s more than just clean code—it’s a consistent framework for effective collaboration.
#gamedev #ecs #systemsdesign #VoidFrontier #voidengine #cpp #vulkan
#gamedev #ecs #systemsdesign #VoidFrontier #voidengine #cpp #vulkan
#bloomington #earthday #events #speaker #brandinpitcher #bluecircle #bluebee #biosphere #sustainability #ecodesign #systemsdesign #ecosystem #btown #beetownbuzz #ecomedia #ecomediacenter #library #circulareconomy #greenbusiness #hemp #mushrooms #fungi #entrpreneuer #eco #environmental #art #tech #AI
Blue Economy/Beyond Green w/ Brandon Pitcher
Eco Systems Design, Circular Economies • Earth Day
Tuesday April 22nd
5-6:30PM @ Monroe Cty Public Library Rm 2-A Free/Refreshments
Brandon, hemp & mushroom entrepreneur, has studied eco systems design
Brought to you by Blue Bee Ecological Endeavors inc
Eco Systems Design, Circular Economies • Earth Day
Tuesday April 22nd
5-6:30PM @ Monroe Cty Public Library Rm 2-A Free/Refreshments
Brandon, hemp & mushroom entrepreneur, has studied eco systems design
Brought to you by Blue Bee Ecological Endeavors inc
April 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
#bloomington #earthday #events #speaker #brandinpitcher #bluecircle #bluebee #biosphere #sustainability #ecodesign #systemsdesign #ecosystem #btown #beetownbuzz #ecomedia #ecomediacenter #library #circulareconomy #greenbusiness #hemp #mushrooms #fungi #entrpreneuer #eco #environmental #art #tech #AI
#software #design #architecture #continuousarchitecture #continuousdesign #continuousintegration #continuousdeployment #justenoughdesign #fed #madebyhuman #softwareacrhitecture #techdesign #softwareengineering #systemsdesign #cleanarchitecture #techleadership #devlife #softwaredevelopment
November 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🚨 Final call 🚨 The live course presentation for our *Practical Introduction to Systemic Game Design* course is starting in 90 minutes!
You can still grab your seat here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1981836429...
#gamedev #gamedesign #systemsdesign
You can still grab your seat here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1981836429...
#gamedev #gamedesign #systemsdesign
March 23, 2026 at 2:52 PM
🚨 Final call 🚨 The live course presentation for our *Practical Introduction to Systemic Game Design* course is starting in 90 minutes!
You can still grab your seat here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1981836429...
#gamedev #gamedesign #systemsdesign
You can still grab your seat here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1981836429...
#gamedev #gamedesign #systemsdesign
New XP Devlog is out.
One rule: the engine never imports from the product.
What constraint have you set that clarified everything else?
https://open.substack.com/pub/jamesondurallxp/p/xp-devlog-12
#GameDev #IndieDev #SystemsDesign
One rule: the engine never imports from the product.
What constraint have you set that clarified everything else?
https://open.substack.com/pub/jamesondurallxp/p/xp-devlog-12
#GameDev #IndieDev #SystemsDesign
March 5, 2026 at 6:10 PM
New XP Devlog is out.
One rule: the engine never imports from the product.
What constraint have you set that clarified everything else?
https://open.substack.com/pub/jamesondurallxp/p/xp-devlog-12
#GameDev #IndieDev #SystemsDesign
One rule: the engine never imports from the product.
What constraint have you set that clarified everything else?
https://open.substack.com/pub/jamesondurallxp/p/xp-devlog-12
#GameDev #IndieDev #SystemsDesign
Me: “This system subtly reinforces the theme.”
Player: *immediately creates a completely new story with it*
Me: “…honestly? That rules.” 😭🔥
#NarrativeDesign #SystemsDesign #GameWriting #EmergentNarrative #GameDev
Player: *immediately creates a completely new story with it*
Me: “…honestly? That rules.” 😭🔥
#NarrativeDesign #SystemsDesign #GameWriting #EmergentNarrative #GameDev
January 19, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Me: “This system subtly reinforces the theme.”
Player: *immediately creates a completely new story with it*
Me: “…honestly? That rules.” 😭🔥
#NarrativeDesign #SystemsDesign #GameWriting #EmergentNarrative #GameDev
Player: *immediately creates a completely new story with it*
Me: “…honestly? That rules.” 😭🔥
#NarrativeDesign #SystemsDesign #GameWriting #EmergentNarrative #GameDev
What “AI bubble”? Avoid the trough with a sensible, #ux oriented plan for your endeavors—it’s cheaper to fail in the design phase than after something is coded, and companies are wasting money on shortcuts that avoid the #design phase
(repost from 2024)
www.404media.co/generative-a...
(repost from 2024)
www.404media.co/generative-a...
Generative AI Hype Cycle Is Hitting ‘Trough of Disillusionment’
“Investment in AI has reached a new high with a focus on generative AI, which, in most cases, has yet to deliver its anticipated business value," Gartner has said.
www.404media.co
October 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The XP Method is built as nine game design frameworks. I forced them into one skeleton this week. The consistency pass revealed something the organic process had been hiding.
https://open.substack.com/pub/jamesondurallxp/p/xp-devlog-11
#gamedesign #systemsdesign #gamedev
https://open.substack.com/pub/jamesondurallxp/p/xp-devlog-11
#gamedesign #systemsdesign #gamedev
February 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The XP Method is built as nine game design frameworks. I forced them into one skeleton this week. The consistency pass revealed something the organic process had been hiding.
https://open.substack.com/pub/jamesondurallxp/p/xp-devlog-11
#gamedesign #systemsdesign #gamedev
https://open.substack.com/pub/jamesondurallxp/p/xp-devlog-11
#gamedesign #systemsdesign #gamedev
Player: “Ohhh, I get it now.”
Me: *silent fist pump*
Narrative system: “I have become legible.” 😌🔥
#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #SystemsDesign #GameDev
Me: *silent fist pump*
Narrative system: “I have become legible.” 😌🔥
#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #SystemsDesign #GameDev
February 13, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Player: “Ohhh, I get it now.”
Me: *silent fist pump*
Narrative system: “I have become legible.” 😌🔥
#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #SystemsDesign #GameDev
Me: *silent fist pump*
Narrative system: “I have become legible.” 😌🔥
#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #SystemsDesign #GameDev
packaging Harmonia’s core features on npm rn. Released @renge-ui/tokens + @renge-ui/tailwind v2 as well. Toppadamornin
renge-ui.vercel.app
harmonia-ui.dev
#SystemsDesign #DesignSystems #buildinpublic #ui #ux #frontend #philosophy
renge-ui.vercel.app
harmonia-ui.dev
#SystemsDesign #DesignSystems #buildinpublic #ui #ux #frontend #philosophy
a black and white drawing of a demon with glowing eyes .
ALT: a black and white drawing of a demon with glowing eyes .
media.tenor.com
April 4, 2026 at 6:09 PM
packaging Harmonia’s core features on npm rn. Released @renge-ui/tokens + @renge-ui/tailwind v2 as well. Toppadamornin
renge-ui.vercel.app
harmonia-ui.dev
#SystemsDesign #DesignSystems #buildinpublic #ui #ux #frontend #philosophy
renge-ui.vercel.app
harmonia-ui.dev
#SystemsDesign #DesignSystems #buildinpublic #ui #ux #frontend #philosophy
Curious about @mandragoragame.com?
Gabor Szabo (Lead Game Designer) will chat with me about:
- His experience working on the #ActionRPG title
- The approach to #GameDesign
- #SystemsDesign
- #GameBalancing
Got questions?
Just wanna learn more for your #GameDev journey?
Then see you on Friday 🙌
Gabor Szabo (Lead Game Designer) will chat with me about:
- His experience working on the #ActionRPG title
- The approach to #GameDesign
- #SystemsDesign
- #GameBalancing
Got questions?
Just wanna learn more for your #GameDev journey?
Then see you on Friday 🙌
March 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Curious about @mandragoragame.com?
Gabor Szabo (Lead Game Designer) will chat with me about:
- His experience working on the #ActionRPG title
- The approach to #GameDesign
- #SystemsDesign
- #GameBalancing
Got questions?
Just wanna learn more for your #GameDev journey?
Then see you on Friday 🙌
Gabor Szabo (Lead Game Designer) will chat with me about:
- His experience working on the #ActionRPG title
- The approach to #GameDesign
- #SystemsDesign
- #GameBalancing
Got questions?
Just wanna learn more for your #GameDev journey?
Then see you on Friday 🙌
Harmonia UI is now published to npm as @harmonia-core/ui.
It’s a capacity-adaptive framework that turns explicit human state into interface behavior.
www.harmonia-ui.dev
www.npmjs.com/package/@har...
#ui #ux #frontend #philosophy #systemsdesign #designsystems #buildinpublic
It’s a capacity-adaptive framework that turns explicit human state into interface behavior.
www.harmonia-ui.dev
www.npmjs.com/package/@har...
#ui #ux #frontend #philosophy #systemsdesign #designsystems #buildinpublic
Harmonia UI - Capacity-Adaptive Framework
A capacity-adaptive UI framework that treats human state as a first-class input.
www.harmonia-ui.dev
April 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Harmonia UI is now published to npm as @harmonia-core/ui.
It’s a capacity-adaptive framework that turns explicit human state into interface behavior.
www.harmonia-ui.dev
www.npmjs.com/package/@har...
#ui #ux #frontend #philosophy #systemsdesign #designsystems #buildinpublic
It’s a capacity-adaptive framework that turns explicit human state into interface behavior.
www.harmonia-ui.dev
www.npmjs.com/package/@har...
#ui #ux #frontend #philosophy #systemsdesign #designsystems #buildinpublic
repeat, then reshape 🔁
wrote about developer laziness, creative scaffolding, and how tension can shape better systems
not every answer needs to be right the first time
sometimes the wrong output is just the right friction
kaleb.codes/blog/repeat-then-reshape
#buildinpublic #systemsdesign #indieweb
wrote about developer laziness, creative scaffolding, and how tension can shape better systems
not every answer needs to be right the first time
sometimes the wrong output is just the right friction
kaleb.codes/blog/repeat-then-reshape
#buildinpublic #systemsdesign #indieweb
Repeat, Then Reshape · Blog · kaleb.codes
Sometimes reuse is how the structure starts
kaleb.codes
June 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
repeat, then reshape 🔁
wrote about developer laziness, creative scaffolding, and how tension can shape better systems
not every answer needs to be right the first time
sometimes the wrong output is just the right friction
kaleb.codes/blog/repeat-then-reshape
#buildinpublic #systemsdesign #indieweb
wrote about developer laziness, creative scaffolding, and how tension can shape better systems
not every answer needs to be right the first time
sometimes the wrong output is just the right friction
kaleb.codes/blog/repeat-then-reshape
#buildinpublic #systemsdesign #indieweb
#software #design #architecture #continuousarchitecture #continuousdesign # continuousintegration #justenoughdesign #fed #madebyhuman #softwareacrhitecture #techdesign #softwareengineering #systemsdesign #cleanarchitecture #techleadership #devlife #softwaredevelopment #innovation
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Before you refactor:
Do you understand the system or remember an older version of it?
Reconstruct it with Syntaxa -->syntaxa.ai
#SoftwareArchitecture #AI #SystemsDesign #DevTools #Syntaxa
Do you understand the system or remember an older version of it?
Reconstruct it with Syntaxa -->syntaxa.ai
#SoftwareArchitecture #AI #SystemsDesign #DevTools #Syntaxa
March 24, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Before you refactor:
Do you understand the system or remember an older version of it?
Reconstruct it with Syntaxa -->syntaxa.ai
#SoftwareArchitecture #AI #SystemsDesign #DevTools #Syntaxa
Do you understand the system or remember an older version of it?
Reconstruct it with Syntaxa -->syntaxa.ai
#SoftwareArchitecture #AI #SystemsDesign #DevTools #Syntaxa
When Geometry Becomes Law: A System Assembling Itself
#edenx #ednx #cinematictech #proceduraldesign #generativegeometry #fractalmath #fibonaccistructure #cyberorganic #cyanonly #voidaesthetic #hardscifiart #systemsdesign #algorithmicmotion #glowlogic #physicsvisualization
#edenx #ednx #cinematictech #proceduraldesign #generativegeometry #fractalmath #fibonaccistructure #cyberorganic #cyanonly #voidaesthetic #hardscifiart #systemsdesign #algorithmicmotion #glowlogic #physicsvisualization
February 4, 2026 at 2:56 PM
When Geometry Becomes Law: A System Assembling Itself
#edenx #ednx #cinematictech #proceduraldesign #generativegeometry #fractalmath #fibonaccistructure #cyberorganic #cyanonly #voidaesthetic #hardscifiart #systemsdesign #algorithmicmotion #glowlogic #physicsvisualization
#edenx #ednx #cinematictech #proceduraldesign #generativegeometry #fractalmath #fibonaccistructure #cyberorganic #cyanonly #voidaesthetic #hardscifiart #systemsdesign #algorithmicmotion #glowlogic #physicsvisualization
The pattern repeats: financial crises, environmental damage, platform harms. Everyone “followed procedure.” No one is responsible. That’s not accident. It’s architecture.
#Accountability #Governance #SystemsDesign #MoralArchitecture #InstitutionalTrust #Ethics #Pluralism #CivicDesign
#Accountability #Governance #SystemsDesign #MoralArchitecture #InstitutionalTrust #Ethics #Pluralism #CivicDesign
April 1, 2026 at 3:32 AM
The pattern repeats: financial crises, environmental damage, platform harms. Everyone “followed procedure.” No one is responsible. That’s not accident. It’s architecture.
#Accountability #Governance #SystemsDesign #MoralArchitecture #InstitutionalTrust #Ethics #Pluralism #CivicDesign
#Accountability #Governance #SystemsDesign #MoralArchitecture #InstitutionalTrust #Ethics #Pluralism #CivicDesign
When the world feels stable, investments in resilience look like excess—overcautious, inefficient. But when the ground shifts, they reveal their worth: not lost costs, but civilization’s insurance policy.
#resilience #riskmanagement #systemsdesign
Thanks to Todd Churchill, regenerative rancher.
#resilience #riskmanagement #systemsdesign
Thanks to Todd Churchill, regenerative rancher.
April 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
When the world feels stable, investments in resilience look like excess—overcautious, inefficient. But when the ground shifts, they reveal their worth: not lost costs, but civilization’s insurance policy.
#resilience #riskmanagement #systemsdesign
Thanks to Todd Churchill, regenerative rancher.
#resilience #riskmanagement #systemsdesign
Thanks to Todd Churchill, regenerative rancher.
#bluecirclefarms #bluebee #mcpl #earthday #fungi #mushrooms #systemsdesign #ecodesign #circulareconomy #blueeconomy #beyondgreen #cradletocradle #biomimicry #ZERI #events #bloomington #art #science #economics #ecoeconomics #sustainability #greeneconomy #environment #ecoarchitecture #localfood #BBEE
Blue Economy/Beyond Green w/ Brandon Pitcher
Eco Systems Design, Circular Economies • Earth Day
Tuesday April 22nd
5-6:30PM @ Monroe Cty Public Library Rm 2-A Free/Refreshments
Brandon, hemp & mushroom entrepreneur, has studied eco systems design
Brought to you by Blue Bee Ecological Endeavors inc
Eco Systems Design, Circular Economies • Earth Day
Tuesday April 22nd
5-6:30PM @ Monroe Cty Public Library Rm 2-A Free/Refreshments
Brandon, hemp & mushroom entrepreneur, has studied eco systems design
Brought to you by Blue Bee Ecological Endeavors inc
April 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM