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Chris Tihor

@ironiciconic

Award-winning writer, game designer, & programmer. Wrote for Nancy Drew: Mystery of the Seven Keys & BAFTA-winning Hercule Poirot: The First Cases. Partner @ Talespinners. Cat sorcerer. Canadian. (He/They)

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a man holding a saxophone is talking to another man ALT: a man holding a saxophone is talking to another man

Someone on the morning show on #Victoria CBC radio has taken to playing the theme to Buckeroo Bonzai in between segments and it gives me a boost every time I hear it.

11.03.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hahaha! @labelleepoque.bsky.social will love this one.

11.03.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m Anna, I’m a Senior/Lead freelance game writer and narrative designer, and this is #WhatAGamedevLooksLike

11.03.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 254 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 0

Eh, fuck it.

Did writing and ND for some fan projects, then finally got a legit job last year, which nibbled at my impostor syndrome enough for me to claim this is #WhatAGameDevLooksLike!

I bring a "what if both these characters were women" energy to the writers room that guys don't always love.

10.03.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

So exciting! I can't wait to read the heck out of this book.

09.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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After three years of work, AETHUS is out... NOW! πŸ‘©β€πŸš€β›οΈ
This is my love letter to survival-crafting games, and it's a full 1.0 package - no EA!

$15.99 at launch for 30+ hours of proper story-driven gameplay.

Can you help me spread the word about my little indie game?

#AETHUS #GameDev #IndieGame

06.03.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5

Congrats to my favourite editor!

06.03.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My brief essay in this is called "The Art of Writing Lore," and it's about how to take those codex/encyclopedia entries to the next level.

06.03.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Optical illusion of a woman bent over some papers. Her sunglasses are pushed up and she is wearing a hair band so the top of her head looks exactly like a Muppet face

Optical illusion of a woman bent over some papers. Her sunglasses are pushed up and she is wearing a hair band so the top of her head looks exactly like a Muppet face

Sorry I know the world is in a terrible fix but I've been laughing at this for ten minutes now

05.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 8541 πŸ” 2073 πŸ’¬ 98 πŸ“Œ 95
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The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope 100+ Essays on the Craft of Game Writing Our very own Chris Tihor has contributed an essay to the brand new publication: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope, 100+ Essays on the Craft of Game Writing, w…

"...we all hold secrets in our hearts that we do not wish to be revealed to the world, and these characters are no different."

What secrets do your characters hide?

Find the clues in my essay β€œThe Case of the Mystery Game Writer” in the new collection β€œGame Narrative Kaleidoscope”.

#GameWriting

05.03.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do it! I'd sign if I was going to be there...

05.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

RUSH

04.03.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Check this out! I'm cozily nestled between @wildwinter.bsky.social and @kaittremblay.bsky.social. Definitely in fine company!

04.03.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s alive! My favourite person ever was invited to contribute to this book about #narrative in #videogames and I am so excited and proud of them @ironiciconic.bsky.social

04.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope 100+ Essays on the Craft of Game Writing Our very own Chris Tihor has contributed an essay to the brand new publication: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope, 100+ Essays on the Craft of Game Writing, w…

Happy Game Narrative Kaleidoscope Release Day!

Get your copy today and check out "The Case of the Mystery Game Writer" by yours truly, as well as over a hundred essays by my talented fellow game writers.

Thanks to @jon.inkle.co for making it happen!

#GameWriting #GameDev #GameNarrative #Writing

04.03.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

I'm so excited!

02.03.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who's got two thumbs and has written an article for this fine publication?

πŸ‘Me!πŸ‘

02.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I should probably mention that the weather is nice here today, in my neck of the woods. Not winter weatherish at all.

27.02.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I find it strange that everything that UPS is supposed to deliver to my home gets delayed by a "significant weather event". Did they offend a weather witch or something?

27.02.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim started false claim councillor 'handed out illegal drugs' Sim on Tuesday had applauded Coun. Lenny Zhou for "acknowledging his mistake" and retracting elements of the claim that Zhou shared on Chinese-language social media, but Sim did not reveal that it was...

NEW: The Chinese-language messages that accused non-ABC Vancouver councillors didn't start with Lenny Zhou, who has since apologized for them.

They started with the mayor.

26.02.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 7

I may have to refer to them as "Cyberpintos" from now on.

24.02.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love the subway sequences in Unavowed with the characters talking amongst themselves.

23.02.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Tweet by Jatin @jatinkmalik 

The reason why RAM has become four times more expensive is that a huge amount of RAM that has not yet been produced was purchased with non-existent money to be installed in GPUs that also have not yet been produced, in order to place them in data centers that have not yet been built, powered by infrastructure that may never appear, to satisfy demand that does not actually exist and to obtain profit that is mathematically impossible

Tweet by Jatin @jatinkmalik The reason why RAM has become four times more expensive is that a huge amount of RAM that has not yet been produced was purchased with non-existent money to be installed in GPUs that also have not yet been produced, in order to place them in data centers that have not yet been built, powered by infrastructure that may never appear, to satisfy demand that does not actually exist and to obtain profit that is mathematically impossible

10.01.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 20718 πŸ” 7565 πŸ’¬ 145 πŸ“Œ 296
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Excited to share that reviews for the Echo Generation 2 demo is 94% Positive on Steam!😎

Thanks to everyone who played and reviewed so far!

Curious about this sci-fi deckbuilding adventure? Play the demo ahead of #SteamNextFest NOW!

20.02.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the highlights of my going to GDC the first time was meeting Brenda, who was very gracious about my fanboying at her about Wizardry 8.

20.02.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'll never forget how Eka in the last minute saved us from signing a bad deal for Venba.

He gave us so much help and only asked in return was we help others like he helped us, which I'm trying my best to do, especially with emerging devs.

Reach out! There are a lot of parasites hoping you won't.

18.02.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 124 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

do you:
πŸ—‘οΈ want to eat the rich
πŸ’œ citizen sleeper, disco elysium, cosmic wheel sisterhood
πŸ”₯ feel like the world is fucked
βš–οΈ and want to do something about it?

Then back All Will Rise on Kickstarter NOW + share with your friends + enemies. We NEED YOU! ✨ www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...

17.02.2026 09:40 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier Ice Dance - Rhythm Dance on Day 3 of Milano Cortina 2026
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier Ice Dance - Rhythm Dance on Day 3 of Milano Cortina 2026 YouTube video by CBC Sports

Canadian Olympians ice dancing to RuPaul? Yes, please! #olympics #canada #werk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnK6...

13.02.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I once had brunch one table over from David Suzuki.

I also got on the same plane as him back to Vancouver from Heathrow.

Coincidence?! Yes, most likely.

13.02.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

OMG I remember this

13.02.2026 03:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0