This flight’s nearly empty so the crew’s just cracking jokes:
“We’re about to dim the cabin lights. So if you’re scared of the dark… um… just look up, and you’ll find a button to turn on a light? Adds a little ambiance, a little touch of romance. If you don’t like romance, DON’T TURN ON THAT LIGHT”
wow, I love bitsy, and the whole concept of journaling by making tiny games! what a fantastic project 👾📝
Please just assume that my badge at every games conference always says this
So psyched & grateful to return to GDC this year, as part of the delegation from @womeningamesnyc.bsky.social! 🌁🎮👩💻
Oh my gosh, Silksong is pretty much the opposite of a cozy recovery game 😆 But I know what you mean about not wanting to put a good game down, once you’re invested…
Ugh, the tail end of COVID can feel interminable… Play any good games while recovering? Take it easy, and I hope the rest of your symptoms will be gone soon! 🫶🏻
A banner for the movie Game On A feature documentary about Brenda Romero with a picture of Brenda Romero sitting in front of a computer monitor with a video game on the screen
In 48h, Theresa Loong is launching a 30-day #Kickstarter to finish Game On, a feature #documentary about pioneering game designer @brendaromero.bsky.social and the lasting impact of her work on women and the next generation of creators!
gameonthemovie.com/kickstarter
#indiegames #filmsky #bluesky
Just look how it shimmersss ✨
A metal replica of the Prism Key from Blue Prince, sitting on a desk in a pool of rainbow light, which almost seems to radiate from the key’s own prism
A metal replica of the Prism Key from Blue Prince, hanging against a wall in a pool of rainbow light, which almost seems to radiate from the key’s own prism
PSA: The key replicas that @iam8bit.com produced for @blueprincegame.bsky.social are not only screen accurate but absolutely GORGEOUS! 🗝️😍
Sure, ok, the Prism Key doesn’t actually radiate rainbows IRL. But today, with the help of a window prism and some afternoon sunlight, I fixed that ☀️💎🌈
Photo of a Japanese-style folding screen against a sliding glass door. It’s 9 ranks (er, rows) tall, and cropped to 5 columns wide.
Photo of a doormat, seen from above. It features a 9x5 grid of light gray squares, surrounded by a darker border, evoking the layout of the Mount Holly Estate in Blue Prince.
Finally finished Blue Prince. (FINISHED finished. You know, not the first, second, third, or fourth endings. The actual one. Maybe 🌀) Masterpiece of a game, but I’m so ready for my brain to stop seeking clues in every grid-shaped thing. (And if I never see the color blue again, it’ll be too soon 😆)
@natmesnard.bsky.social & I had a great time chatting with Zoey on True Avatars, her weekly podcast about queer games! It was a fun convo that got into some serious issues - from puzzle design & “MetroidBrainias,” to fascism & queer erasure. Find the full interview (both audio & video) linked below!
Nooo, not Heart Machine, too! I know you’re going to land on your feet, but so sorry to hear about this 😥
A little orange pumpkin, with a freakishly long stem, sitting on a picnic table
Selfie with a fall leaf pendant, made of stained glass, and pumpkin earrings
Some locals just drove by, selling pumpkins out of their pickup truck. Somehow I scored a lil pumpkin for free, just by laughing at their hilarious sales pitch? (I wonder what tipped them off I might want it… 🎃🍂😅)
Thanks so much for the shout-out, @kymira.ca! We couldn't have asked for a better neighbor than @wtchcrft.com at @qgcon.bsky.social last weekend. We should totally collaborate on a "queer indie games inspired by Blue Prince" bundle, haha! 🩵
On my way to @qgcon.bsky.social, and the first leg of my flight to Montréal is behind schedule. The pilot has reassured us he’ll “try to take any shortcuts we can.” Can’t wait to see how this guy folds space and time to shortcut us through the sky!
The title slide of a presentation, featuring white text on a black background, which reads: "The Life We Have Left to Live: Death-Positive Narrative Design and Embracing Mortality Through a Site-Specific Cemetery Roleplay." The slide has an ornate border, and includes some art of a skull beside a few dice and a dice shaker.
Been learning so much and meeting some amazing people at NarraScope this weekend! If you're around, and happen to be a mortal creature like myself, you might enjoy my talk on death-positive narrative design this afternoon (1:30 ET, URBN Center 141, more details at narrascope.org/schedule/#ta...) 💀🎲🖤
Excited to continue our celebration of Pride month over at Coexist tonight! Come for @officialnycg.bsky.social's talk about representation in gaming, then stick around to play our latest demo of Banned Together 🏳️🌈🎮
If I had a nickel for every queer engineer I know who worked at Amazon for many years, wanted a change of culture, founded an inclusive game studio, then eventually got snatched up by Anthropic… I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice!
We’re kicking off Pride in style by demoing our new gameplay at Gaymer Pride today! It’s a free event, so come hang out with us at the Museum of the Moving Image, play Banned Together, and we’ll send you off with a snazzy gay bookmark 📚🌈✨
We are live NOW with the 2025 NYU Game Center Incubator Showcase!
On Steam: store.steampowered.com/sale/GamesinNY
And on Twitch: twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
Check out all these amazing games made right here in NY! 🏙️🎮🤩 Some of the most diverse & innovative work in indie games is happening here, and I’m so proud that Banned Together (my upcoming queer mystery game about book banning) is featured here for wishlisting: store.steampowered.com/sale/GamesinNY
Over here. A thing to help working class ppl into games
@pocinplay.bsky.social
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
Ah, nice, I was close! Pretty sure this is concept art for Kadish Tolesa, which I've been using as my own wallpaper:
Speaking of wallpapers… Is that old Myst concept art on the laptop to the right? Looks suspiciously familiar!
(Ok so maybe the math says there’s a 2% chance this would’ve happened to me by now. But that’s a lot to ask of life’s RNG lol)
Trying to be cryptic here, to prevent spoilers for a certain puzzle game I happen to be obsessed with lately, but… I just found my 7th red letter, and it feels like a *wild* coincidence that that happened today, of all days!? If you know, you know 🩵👑😉
If, like me, you’re a big fan of @noclipvideo.bsky.social, @2playerproductions.bsky.social, and quality documentaries about indie games, this is for you! (Of course, I may be a little biased, since I’m working on this project, and Myst is very dear to my heart 📚🎥)
oh my gosh I played taiko for several years in college - I feel like I have to try this! 🤩 I assume the two drums are for competitive play? or is there a cooperative mode?
thanks so much for hosting!! would love to come back if/when it happens again ✨
In a small queer bookstore in Williamsburg, a crowd applauds Jeanne Thornton, who sits beside fellow author Cat Fitzpatrick, holding a microphone as she introduces Jeanne.
Ashley stands on a stage, speaking into a microphone as she introduces this month’s “video games reading night,” with four guest readers (mostly games journalists) sitting on a couch behind her.
As someone making a game about books, I felt lucky to attend *multiple* events this week at the intersection of games & writing: the launch of @jeannethornton.bsky.social’s novel A/S/L, steeped in digital nostalgia, and @ashleybardhan.bsky.social’s delightful “video game reading night” about love!
