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Lars Doucet

@larsiusprime
32 posts
2023-09-14
It occurs to me that Unity's new pricing model incentivizes developers to get people to buy their games but then never install them. Steam players, you know what to do. You've been preparing all your lives for this moment. Remember your training.
2023-09-14 View on X
IGN

Unity acknowledges “the confusion and frustration” around its planned install fees but argues that “more than 90% of our customers will not be affected”

Platform holder claims “90 percent of users” won't be affected by change.  —  Game developers are still furious …

It occurs to me that Unity's new pricing model incentivizes developers to get people to buy their games but then never install them. Steam players, you know what to do. You've been preparing all your lives for this moment. Remember your training.
2023-09-14 View on X
Windows Central

Unity announces fees based on a game's installations and the developer's plan tier, starting on January 1, 2024, joining Unreal Engine, which has similar fees

Yesterday Unity announced that starting next year … Scott Hayden / Road to VR : Epic Games is “exploring native Unreal Engine support” for Apple Vision Pro Stephen Totilo / Axios :...

2023-09-13
It occurs to me that Unity's new pricing model incentivizes developers to get people to buy their games but then never install them. Steam players, you know what to do. You've been preparing all your lives for this moment. Remember your training.
2023-09-13 View on X
Windows Central

Unity announces fees based on a game's installations and the developer's plan tier, starting on January 1, 2024, joining Unreal Engine, which has similar fees

By Jez Corden Contributions from Zachary Boddy last updated  —  Unity joins Unreal Engine with a per-install fee.  —  What you need to know

2022-02-25
Where does “break up facebook” rank on the effective altruism chart for AI safety https://twitter.com/...
2022-02-25 View on X
The Verge

Mark Zuckerberg showcases a concept for voice-controlled VR space generated by AI, plans for a universal language translator, and more in a Meta livestream

internal models of how the world works — may be the key. Learn more: https://ow.ly/... https://twitter.com/... @metaai : We're excited to share details on Project CAIRaoke, a break...

Like even if fully general AI never materializes, I don't trust with Facebook with stupid AI
2022-02-25 View on X
The Verge

Mark Zuckerberg showcases a concept for voice-controlled VR space generated by AI, plans for a universal language translator, and more in a Meta livestream

internal models of how the world works — may be the key. Learn more: https://ow.ly/... https://twitter.com/... @metaai : We're excited to share details on Project CAIRaoke, a break...

2022-02-24
Like even if fully general AI never materializes, I don't trust with Facebook with stupid AI
2022-02-24 View on X
The Verge

Mark Zuckerberg showcases a concept for voice-controlled VR space generated by AI, plans for a universal language translator, and more in a Meta livestream

'Let's go to the beach'  —  Meta is testing an artificial intelligence system that lets people build parts of virtual worlds by describing them …

Where does “break up facebook” rank on the effective altruism chart for AI safety https://twitter.com/...
2022-02-24 View on X
The Verge

Mark Zuckerberg showcases a concept for voice-controlled VR space generated by AI, plans for a universal language translator, and more in a Meta livestream

'Let's go to the beach'  —  Meta is testing an artificial intelligence system that lets people build parts of virtual worlds by describing them …

2021-09-10
I feel like at this point even if Apple never allows Fortnite back on the iOS App Store, Epic has already “won” just by forcing all these documents and emails out in the open. The real prize was always discovery.
2021-09-10 View on X
The Verge

Epic asks Apple to reinstate its Fortnite developer account in South Korea, after passage of a bill forcing app stores to allow alternative payment systems

Following the passing of a bill allowing alternative payment systems on the App Store  —  Epic Games has asked Apple to reinstate …

2021-08-30
Interesting study about why political hostility feels worse online than offline: Status-driven individuals who love to fight and are just as hostile online and offline, but you're more likely to meet them online. https://psyarxiv.com/hwb83/
2021-08-30 View on X
E&T Magazine

New research suggests the internet is not making people who engage in political discussions online more aggressive, but makes their behavior more visible

E&T Magazine :

2021-05-08
The “what is a game” debate apparently having a lot of real world stakes in this trial. My dumb understanding here is Apple is trying to say that user-created content in Roblox don't count as games, because to do so would undermine their case against Epic? https://twitter.com/...
2021-05-08 View on X
MacRumors

Court docs show Apple offered Hulu and some other “whitelisted developers” special access to App Store APIs, like the cancel/refund API

This Week in Apple Stephen Warwick / iMore : Internal docs reveal Apple's huge 2015 push to improve App Review Usman Hussain / iThinkDifferent : Apple's App Store VP tells judge th...

The “what is a game” debate apparently having a lot of real world stakes in this trial. My dumb understanding here is Apple is trying to say that user-created content in Roblox don't count as games, because to do so would undermine their case against Epic? https://twitter.com/...
2021-05-08 View on X
9to5Mac

Court docs detail Apple's app review process: 500+ people review ~100K apps/week, app rejection rate is less than 40%, less than 1% of rejections are appealed

As the Epic Games v. Apple court case goes forward, we have been learning more details about internal discussions within each company about their business models and more.

2021-05-07
The “what is a game” debate apparently having a lot of real world stakes in this trial. My dumb understanding here is Apple is trying to say that user-created content in Roblox don't count as games, because to do so would undermine their case against Epic? https://twitter.com/...
2021-05-07 View on X
MacRumors

Court docs show Apple offered Hulu and some other “whitelisted developers” special access to App Store APIs, like the cancel/refund API

Today is the fourth day of the Epic Games v. Apple legal battle, and documents shared in the trial continue to give us insight into the App Store and Apple's business practices.

2021-01-02
What really mattered about Flash, in my view: 1) For 95% of applications you can just distribute a single SWF file 2) You have a robust authoring tool that is animation/graphics-first and newbie friendly 3) You can send a link to your mom and she can just play it w/ no issues
2021-01-02 View on X
The Verge

Adobe ends support for Flash and will start blocking Flash content from January 12; major browsers will block Flash content from Jan. 1

Flash had to die.  It had too many knocks … Caleb Chen / Privacy News Online … : Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: January 1, 2021 Jenn Gidman / Newser : Adobe Flash Is Official...

The thing that REALLY REALLY pisses me off is all the people who beat the war drums for Flash's demise, very clearly did not understand what made it so special. “I don't see why this is valuable, therefore it is not valuable”
2021-01-02 View on X
The Verge

Adobe ends support for Flash and will start blocking Flash content from January 12; major browsers will block Flash content from Jan. 1

Flash had to die.  It had too many knocks … Caleb Chen / Privacy News Online … : Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: January 1, 2021 Jenn Gidman / Newser : Adobe Flash Is Official...

HTML5 *at its very best* accomplishes most of 3), and is still in the stone age when it comes to 1) and 2).
2021-01-02 View on X
The Verge

Adobe ends support for Flash and will start blocking Flash content from January 12; major browsers will block Flash content from Jan. 1

Flash had to die.  It had too many knocks … Caleb Chen / Privacy News Online … : Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: January 1, 2021 Jenn Gidman / Newser : Adobe Flash Is Official...

Ultimately this is all Adobe's fault. They just decided Flash wasn't the effort. This is ultimately the problem with all proprietary software platforms — the risk that the platform holder will one day just give up and let it rot but not let YOU pick up and carry the torch.
2021-01-02 View on X
The Verge

Adobe ends support for Flash and will start blocking Flash content from January 12; major browsers will block Flash content from Jan. 1

Flash had to die.  It had too many knocks … Caleb Chen / Privacy News Online … : Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: January 1, 2021 Jenn Gidman / Newser : Adobe Flash Is Official...

Remember this? “Anything you can do with Flash you can do with JS+Canvas+SVG” Clearly written by a non-artist coder who never used Flash, equivalent to: “Anything you can do with a paintbrush you can also do with a toothpick and an infinite amount of time.”
2021-01-02 View on X
@larsiusprime

[Thread] As a promised replacement for Flash, HTML5/JS is still in the stone age as a newbie-friendly animation/graphics-first authoring toolset

To this day, I am super mad at all the people who put for the codswallop that HTML5 was this perfect replacement for Flash. It's been 10 years since “Thoughts on Flash” was publish...

What really mattered about Flash, in my view: 1) For 95% of applications you can just distribute a single SWF file 2) You have a robust authoring tool that is animation/graphics-first and newbie friendly 3) You can send a link to your mom and she can just play it w/ no issues
2021-01-02 View on X
@larsiusprime

[Thread] As a promised replacement for Flash, HTML5/JS is still in the stone age as a newbie-friendly animation/graphics-first authoring toolset

To this day, I am super mad at all the people who put for the codswallop that HTML5 was this perfect replacement for Flash. It's been 10 years since “Thoughts on Flash” was publish...

The thing that REALLY REALLY pisses me off is all the people who beat the war drums for Flash's demise, very clearly did not understand what made it so special. “I don't see why this is valuable, therefore it is not valuable”
2021-01-02 View on X
@larsiusprime

[Thread] As a promised replacement for Flash, HTML5/JS is still in the stone age as a newbie-friendly animation/graphics-first authoring toolset

To this day, I am super mad at all the people who put for the codswallop that HTML5 was this perfect replacement for Flash. It's been 10 years since “Thoughts on Flash” was publish...

HTML5 *at its very best* accomplishes most of 3), and is still in the stone age when it comes to 1) and 2).
2021-01-02 View on X
@larsiusprime

[Thread] As a promised replacement for Flash, HTML5/JS is still in the stone age as a newbie-friendly animation/graphics-first authoring toolset

To this day, I am super mad at all the people who put for the codswallop that HTML5 was this perfect replacement for Flash. It's been 10 years since “Thoughts on Flash” was publish...