This is actually a great point.

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@lritter @jonikorpi k. high pitched beacon chirp it is then

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@lritter @jonikorpi ok I'll hand paint this: mirror's edge did paint just fine, it just turned out the trick was to make it red instead of yellow

[lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva @jonikorpi in the ideal game, the answer to the question "which elements in my environment can i interact with?" is "yes"

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@lritter @jonikorpi ah, right, like dk bananaza

[jonikorpi@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva @lritter Here's a fun one: was the “interactable things are unlit" thing in early 3D games diegetic or non-diegetic?

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@jonikorpi @lritter none of the interactive objects in my house have dynamic lighting

[lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva @jonikorpi and/or remove everything that's just window dressing

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@lritter @jonikorpi actually i use linux,

[lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva @jonikorpi *nick offerman grunt*

[c0dec0dec0de@hachyderm.io]

@aeva @jonikorpi @lritter solid aesthetic choice (whether your physics hacking reality or just rejecting the trend or LED mood lighting on computer peripherals)

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@c0dec0dec0de @jonikorpi @lritter black out curtains