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Aaron Langille (๐Ÿ•น๏ธ)โ„ข๏ธ

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he/him | Game design prof๐Ÿ… | Game Designer ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ | Author: A Gamer's Introduction to C# (out now), A Gamer's Introduction to MonoGame (coming soon) linktr.ee/aaronlangille

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Students help bring virtual dance space to life for hospitalized children An innovative new digital platform, supported by Brock University students, will soon be brightening the lives of children facing long-term hospitalization. The concept โ€” a virtual dance space for hos...

Our students continue to do amazing things!
brocku.ca/brock-news/2...

04.03.2026 16:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This book is an absolute treasure trove of insights from all different perspectives in 100+ short chapters dealing with a huge range of topics about the craft. Canโ€™t recommend it enough!

Delighted to have my chapter, โ€œCite your sources!โ€, in amongst all the the excellent contributions.

04.03.2026 11:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 45 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‘€

01.03.2026 19:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hey! It's Black History Month! When you support VIDEO GAME OF THE YEAR you not only support me, a Black author, but also all the other fantastic Black writers who contributed essays to the book. Check it out!

01.02.2026 16:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 143 ๐Ÿ” 92 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Steam Next Fest banner for Mythmatch showing a start date of Feb 23rd and ending on March 2nd.

Steam Next Fest banner for Mythmatch showing a start date of Feb 23rd and ending on March 2nd.

Mythmatch in Steam Next Fest is Live!

It's a narrative-rich, town-building match-3 game!

store.steampowered.com/app/2490290/...

The demo will be live all week, but the first two days tell Steam how much to show it so please

๐ŸŽฎ Play the Demo!
โœ… Wishlist the Game!
๐Ÿ“ข Spread the word!!

23.02.2026 18:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 51 ๐Ÿ” 34 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Lol. Nail biter eh?

20.02.2026 18:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Unity says its AI tech will soon eliminate the need for coding Company CEO Matt Bromberg claims AI will empower non-coders and seasoned developers alike.

Godot's marketing strategy for 2026: let Unity exist.

16.02.2026 17:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 734 ๐Ÿ” 114 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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The new torontogamesweek.com site for 2026 is live!

Created by @omarieclaire.bsky.social with assets illustrated by @michaeldeforge.bsky.social, you can play around on the website, while also finding information about our upcoming event!

You might even find a few easter eggs if you click around ๐Ÿ‘€

17.02.2026 17:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

It's not wrong. I talk about it to this day with my game design students.

17.02.2026 16:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Movie youโ€™ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

08.12.2025 00:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Stock price chart showing the 64% decline over the last six months for duolingo

Stock price chart showing the 64% decline over the last six months for duolingo

Duolingo announced it was going โ€œAI-firstโ€ just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.

05.12.2025 16:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 6328 ๐Ÿ” 1461 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 141 ๐Ÿ“Œ 438
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Is it #PitchYaGame or #PigYaGame?

Pixel Washer offers:

๐Ÿท A cute piggy with goggles
๐ŸŽจ Lovely #pixelart
๐Ÿ˜ฑ Mesmerizing gameplay to help forget the horrors
๐Ÿ‘ Single-pixel buttholes

If that sounds alright to you add it to your Steam washlist:

store.steampowered.com/app/2572060/...

07.11.2025 19:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The entire country of Canada this morning... ๐Ÿ’”โšพ

#bluejays

02.11.2025 14:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Right!!!?

25.10.2025 02:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh, almost forgot:

#booksky #learnToCode #GameProgramming #MonoGame

22.10.2025 16:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

- custom and free downloadable art and sound assets
- source code for all starter and completed examples available for free on GitHub
- available in print and e-book

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22.10.2025 16:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Here's what to expect from this book:

- a "sequel" to A Gamer's Introduction to Programming in C#: Welcome Brave Adventurer
- accessible, written using plain language
- fun and game-like
- full of examples
- builds towards 4 complete-able game experiences
- illustrated by @guildedhut.bsky.social

22.10.2025 16:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This shout out of A Gamer's Introduction to MonoGame is awesome!!! Thanks @monogame.net.

If you're an instructor or an enthusiast looking for a code-forward way to dig into game design, this book might be what you're looking for!

๐Ÿ•น๏ธ๐Ÿ‘พ๐Ÿ’ป

22.10.2025 16:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
MonoGame: October 2025 AMA - Book Announcement
MonoGame: October 2025 AMA - Book Announcement YouTube video by MonoGame

During this month's AMA we mentioned the release of Aaron Langille's ( @aaronlangille.bsky.social ) book "A Gamer's Introduction to Programming with MonoGame".
Watch it here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=46Ub... .
Watch our AMA playlist here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZTr...

22.10.2025 14:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leaderโ€”and protect our digital sovereigntyโ€”we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renew...

Canadian friends, your government is seeking commentary on GenAi strategies and policies.

Please let them know exactly how you feel about GenAi, itโ€™s impacts, and what next steps should be! Perhaps itโ€™s respecting artists works, environmental considerations and so on! Share your thoughts here ๐Ÿ‘‡

19.10.2025 02:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1016 ๐Ÿ” 918 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18 ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
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MonoGame Code Time | MonoGame One framework for creating powerful cross-platform games

Our weekly CodeTime! is every Friday (today in 40mins) @ 11:00 EDT, 15:00 UTC, 16:00 BST, 17:00 CET!
Read our blog for links to YouTube, Twitch and Facebook:
monogame.net/blog/2025-10...

See you soon!

17.10.2025 14:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

DM me if you need more info.

16.10.2025 16:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am on the MonoGame Discord.

16.10.2025 16:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

perfect.

02.10.2025 00:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I wrote this a couple of years ago to practice vector-based movement in @monogame.net. I'm so happy I did because it's about to be the โญ of Monday's lecture on AI movement in games.

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Thanks @elthen.bsky.social for the awesome gremlin sprites. Still my fave.

#MonoGame #GameAI #GameCoding

27.09.2025 13:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What happens when the player looks down?๐Ÿ„โœจ๐Ÿ”ฎ

Last week some behind the scenes footage of our game went viral. We got heaps of comments from people wondering if players could see between the thousands of hand drawn illustrations that make up our world.

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #gamedevelopment

01.09.2025 12:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 116 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Audiobook was awesome. 10/10

29.08.2025 23:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

9

Ready for more details.

29.08.2025 20:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This might look like a follow up textbook, but it's actually a cleverly disguised follow up portal to writing your own games with @monogame.net.

Learn #MonoGame. Make games.

(out soon!!!)

Just saying (again).

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25.08.2025 19:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This might look like a textbook, but it's actually a cleverly disguised portal to writing your own game code.

Learn to code. Make games.

Just saying.

โš”๏ธ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ๐Ÿ’ป

#LearnToCode #BookSky #LearnCSharp

25.08.2025 19:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1