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A bit off-topic - Reminds me of when I first stumbled upon Shamus Young's blog [1]. Someone on HN linked to it, and due to me being a gamer I was immediately ho
by 4ggr0 3y ago
A bit off-topic - Reminds me of when I first stumbled upon Shamus Young's blog [1]. Someone on HN linked to it, and due to me being a gamer I was immediately hooked. For the next couple of days I read every article which sounded intriguing and was really happy to finally find a blog which interests me.
But during all of this browsing I never visited the front-page. When I did, I saw the announcement about his death. Turns out he died a month before I found his blog. So far that has been the most tragic death of a person I don't know personally, just because it was so abrupt and eerie.
RIP Jon, and Shamus.
[1] https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/ https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/
- striking 3y agoI remember reading his blog article by article for hours as a kid. I had always wanted to do procgen and other game dev stuff, but never felt like it was accessible enough to approach until I found his step by step series detailing how he built his games and experiments. And all of the thoughts about what makes a game fun or what makes a game a game, the idea that games could be made better by taking a critical look at their stories and their systems and the way those interact, left a deep mark on me and the way I think about experiencing and making games too. I haven't read his blog in years but to find out he's gone is crushing.
- 4ggr0 3y agoYes, he died in June of last year[1]. It seems like his family is running the blog etc. now[2]. [1] https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=54513 https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=54513 [2] https://www.patreon.com/posts/finally-news-85529959 https://www.patreon.com/posts/finally-news-85529959
- mikrotikker 3y agoSimilarly I watched all of stobe the hobos yt vids up until current before I found out he had died.