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I Survived a Cold Plunge and All I Got Was Everything I Ever Wanted
I resisted the trend until I couldn’t any longer.
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Erlend Sogge Heggen (@erlend.sh)
1. solitude: single-player game loop 2. bottomlessness: infinite scroll 3. speed: instant delivery/gratification 4. teasing: generally satisfactory, never perfect; “maybe the next one is exactly what I want” ↘️ quoting NPR (@npr.org): Taken together, these four features can create a trancelike state that can keep us stuck on social media apps or video games for hours. Children are particularly vulnerable. n.pr/4mH6i6s
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The Secret to Emotional Freedom? Feel Everything
You are what you listen to
So, I just got back from the 2026 AtmosphereConf in Vancouver and wow, what a roller coaster of feels. Let's just dive right in, because I'm already wayyyy over (personally imposed) deadline for this post. 😅 The great stuff As with the 2025 conference, the greatest part was the energy that
FEAR, HL2, AI, and only doing cool stuff when the player is looking
(gravis did a comment on my FEAR post so long he made it a post, and now I’m doing that with that post, and this ends up being about all kinds of things)
Astrarium Digital (@astrariumdigital.bsky.social)
✨🎮Helping indie games find their players! 🎮✨ We help indie developers grow wishlists & launch with confidence - games don't fail because they're bad, they fail because no-one sees them. 📅 Let's chat: https://calendly.com/accounts-astrarium/30min
I'm on my way home from Vancouver and have so many feelings. Grateful, a certain amount of loss, and a whole lot of excitement. #AtmosphereConf 🧵
