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An orange dinosaur sitting on a drum stool with a bone in one hand and a half eaten chicken drum stick in the other band. He is sitting behind a blue drum kit. Around him in English, Korean and Japanese is the text "You can do it"

ドラムを叩いている(?)小さな恐竜さんを描いてみた！🥁🦖 でも、ドラムを叩くよりドラムスティックを食べるの方が集中してると思います🍗

I tried drawing a little dinosaur playing(?) the drums! 🥁🦖 But rather than playing the drums, I think he is more focused on eating his drums sticks 🍗

#dinosaur #恐竜 #doodle #落書き

走馬灯を見ながら歩く馬の短編ゲーム『Horssage』を公開しました。楽しんでいただければ幸いです🐎
dragonwasabipotato.itch.io/horssage

馬ちゃんたちは可愛いですね！🐴✨アートスタイルが好きです！

making a game in 3 hours YouTube video by WMM / Water Maze Mania

Made my first ever game making video! The game I made was for a 3 -hour long game jam 🎮✨️

はじめてのゲーム制作の動画を作りました！ゲームは3時間でのゲームジャムのためでした。🎮✨️

The video has Eng/Japanese subs
動画は英語と日本語の字幕があります

youtu.be/vzZRJwOFcnU?...

#gamedev #gamejam #trijam #vlog #ゲーム制作 #ゲームジャム

今日、久しぶりに詩を書いていました✍️

Today for the first time in ages, I wrote some poetry ✍️

Hand written sheet music with fish drawn on top

音楽を聴いて楽譜を書くのはちょっと難しいので、手伝う魚を描いたんです🐟

It's a hard writing up sheet music, so I drew these helpful fish instead 🐟

A picture of me sitting behind a drum kit

昨日、グラスハートを見始めました。すごかったです。朱音さんはめっちゃかっこよくて、見てドラムをやる気が出しました。今日の練習で一生懸命に頑張ります！🥁🔥

Yesterday, I started watching Glass Heart for the first time. It's amazing! Akane is so cool! Watching her play the drums has motivated me even more. Gonna give it my all during today's practice!

I really wish stations wouldn't lock the bathrooms at night 😔 No bathrooms on the last train and my next train is delayed 😢

Had my first ever in-person #D&D session today. Everyone was so lovely and one of the other players custom made each of us our own dice sets 🥺💕

My first role with the dice was also a 19! And they continued to behave well throughout the session 🎲

A double rainbow just spawned nearby and can actually see the end of it!!! 🌈🌈

Never seen this before and kinda disappointed to see there's no pot of gold under it 🪙

But maybe this is the universes way of telling me to enter the lottery tonight 🤔😂

3 images I drew of the kobold I'm playing as. One is waving happily, one is crying, and the last is happily eating some meat

For about 10 years I've wanted to try #DnD, yesterday I managed to take part in my first campaign 🥹

Finally, I get to live out my dreams of being a happy little #kobold

Ah that's a shame 😔 Hopefully you'll be able to take part next year. We managed to collect loads of rubbish and it was a lot of fun at the same time 😊

Really glad I managed to wake up in time for this 🌊😊

A screenshot from the game Inkfield Grove. Thea is saying in both Japanese and English that her Favourite book is Alice in Wonderland and that she is really happy. Next to the textbox is a sign language video in Japanese Sign Language. Above are UI icons for the game showing inventory (12 wood, no bottles, 30 money) and carried items typewriter, axe and book.

This is amazing! Thank you so much for hosting this initiative! Here is Inkfield Grove a language learning farming RPG that includes Sign Languages 😊

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An image of Inkfield Grove in the Blue Ocean Games Rising Tide Challenge. The skill shows the player character next to the ghost Thea who says "Dear Mum, don't forget to plant the watermelons before the end of April." The text above the video describes the game saying "Inkfield Grove is a quirky farming RPG with a charming crayon-style art. Grow crops, befriend ghosts, and write letters, all while building real-world skills! Learn new languages (including Sign Languages!) and boost your touch-typing skills as you play. Special thanks to Manae Makino for providing the Japanese Sign Language videos!"

My Sign Language inclusive game Inkfield Grove is part of the #RisingTideChallenge 🚣‍♂️

I’ve seen so many great games in this competition - mobile, RPGs, rhythm, edugames + many more! 🎮
Sign up here to find hundreds of hidden gems!
👉 blueoceangames.com?referrer=de4...

This game looks amazing!!! 🔥 Will have to try the demo over the weekend!

Thank you so much for hosting this event! ❤️

bsky.app/profile/will...

Sign with Joma　じょまとしゅわ 一緒に日本手話とアメリカ手話を勉強しませんか？ Let's learn Japanese Sign Language and American Sign Language together! ※復習パートでは、字幕をON/OFFにして頂くことができます。 *In the review part, you can turn ON/OFF CC!! Enjoy.

Special thanks to Manae Makino for providing the Japanese Sign Languages videos ❤️

You can follow Manae on YouTube where she posts videos that include JSL and ASL
www.youtube.com/@SignwithJom...
As well as on Instagram
www.instagram.com/eyethsigners/

Welcome to Inkfield Grove a farming RPG where you use your magic typewriter to type up messages for ghosts! 👻💌

With multilingual gaming modes, you can level up your language skills while you play. Including Sign Languages! 👋

Currently, looking for funding / publishers 👀

#PitchYaGame

A poster for the talk "Signs, Syntax and Side Quests with Willow Flame" On the poster includes this information "Rhianna Hawkins (aka Willow Flame) is a language educator, game designer, and founder of Willow Flame Productions, a studio creating educational language-learning games that include both spoken and Signed Languages. With experience teaching English in South Korea and a background in EFL publishing, Rhianna integrates pedagogy with playful design to make language learning more accessible and engaging for language learners." The event is on the 31st May, 7 pm JST on zoom and you can register and submit questions in advance

🎤 I’m giving a talk at LLP Live next weekend:
“Signs, Syntax, and Side Quests with Willow Flame”
I’ll be chatting about Language Learning, Game Dev and Sign Languages in games!
🎟️ Sign up and send in your Qs here!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#GameDev #IndieDev #GameTalk #LLPLive

Thank you so much Stacey for the kind words and for sharing this game jam ❤️

Hopefully, in the future Sign Language inclusion and accessibility features will become the standard in video games.

If you want to find teammates or share your progress, you can join the discord here! 💜

discord.gg/f49UuXTmEP

Signful Game Jam A game jam from 2025-05-10 to 2025-09-23 hosted by Willow Flame. Welcome to the Signful Game Jam - a Jam for Sign Language inclusive games. Whether you already know a Sign Language or not you can part...

The 10th May will be the first Signful Game Jam! 🥳 A jam for making a game that includes Sign Language. All Sign Languages are welcome, and you don't need any prior experience in game dev or Sign Language to take part!

Here's the link to the itch page if you're interested 🎮👀
itch.io/jam/signful-...

Hi Beth! Sorry for the delay! It's awesome to see you here too ❤️ I really need to download Bluesky on my phone at somepoint so that I can be more active on here too 😊

Introducing Inkfield Grove - A cosy game where you grow crops and write messages for ghosts 👻

Featuring:
🌍 Bilingual mode for language learners
👋 On-screen Sign Language interpretations

#InkfieldGrove #GhostNotes #GameDev #SignLanguage #IndieDev #AccessibilityInGames #CosyGames #LanguageLearning

Me, @bethmakesgames.bsky.social and Angel put together a bundle featuring ALL the games we've made for the Hyper 1 Hour Game Jams!

49 games in total! 🎮🔥 Check it out here: itch.io/b/2950/our-h...

#GameDev #IndieGames

I Did a Hyper 1 HOUR Game Jam Once by Beth and Angel Make Games, Willow Flame Share stories of your epic adventures with Lýz's Hyper 1 HOUR Game Jams!

Today was the last ever @hypergame.dev's 1 hour game jam 💔 Had a blast participating over the years!

For the final jam, I got to do something special, collabing with the amazing @bethmakesgames.bsky.social and Angel 🥰

Check out what we made! 🎮
beth-and-angel-make-games.itch.io/i-did-a-hype...

I would love to adapt this idea for Language Learning lessons where students can develop translation / interpreting skills by translating from the target language to their L1. This idea would also work for lessons based on the Little Mermaid too using charades instead 🧜‍♀️

Here's a folktale based game I made for a jam a few years ago. My team made a game based on Princess Hwangok a mermaid Princess who marries a human prince. As it’s unlikely that the Princess and Prince would speak the same the helpful seagulls translate their conversation 🧜‍♀️