Anna Winterstein

Reintro time, given recent changes! I'm Anna, a French-raised, UK-based game designer and writer currently focusing on getting Coffee Talk Tokyo out there ☕🥳 I erratically post about games, words, books, bunnies, travel pics, and (when I boil over) the appalling state of human rights.

Any time we hear "AI did this and this", it's not proof programs are becoming sentient, but that the humans deploying said AI did this (which is generally failing to deploy proper sandboxing measures to prevent an AI from going against security) It's not the AI that's rogue, it's the company

my belief is that at the end of the day, great games are made by groups of people who have high trust with each other & can fluidly execute a shared vision. which is a small part of why these layoffs are so devastating- it's not just about jobs, it's about these "trust structures" being torn apart.

Such a lovely review of Coffee Talk Tokyo... It's a joy to see people (this reviewer, others, players) engaging with the game and connecting with the story. What weird and beautiful magic, when you release something into the world and people... get it? www.gamezebo.com/reviews/coff...

Such a lovely review of Coffee Talk Tokyo... It's a joy to see people (this reviewer, others, players) engaging with the game and connecting with the story. What weird and beautiful magic, when you release something into the world and people... get it? www.gamezebo.com/reviews/coff...

Hey hey, did you know @coffeetalkgame.bsky.social is out now? Bestie @awstein.bsky.social did a fantastic job on the characters and dialogue, which is fun and snappy. I have a huge crush on Vin, of course. It's so affordable, check it out. store.steampowered.com/app/3161220/...

Ahead of its launch, we had a chance to chat with Coffee Talk Tokyo @coffeetalkgame.bsky.social lead writer Anna Winterstein @awstein.bsky.social about the narrative, the Tokyo setting, learnings from Episode 2, potential DLC, and more: www.nintendo-insider.com/coffee-talk-...

Just out of two chill and cosy days at #AdventureX, and as much as the industry can sometimes be a chaotic, difficult place, the community is second to none. There is hope yet, and it lies with the people earnestly using their voices to create games and share their stories, despite everything.

Just out of two chill and cosy days at #AdventureX, and as much as the industry can sometimes be a chaotic, difficult place, the community is second to none. There is hope yet, and it lies with the people earnestly using their voices to create games and share their stories, despite everything.

“Harvard geneticist David Reich said … increasingly sophisticated analysis of genetic material made possible by technological advances shows that virtually everyone came from somewhere else, and everyone’s genetic background shows a mix from different waves of migration that washed over the globe.”

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Good people of BookSky, I come begging for reading recs. Let's say someone is by the sea, determined to do nothing except be lazy on the beach, and is looking for a novel that's very Good and Well-Written, but also generally sunny and happy and a page-turner. Anything comes to mind?

Of a mind to save it and send it over every time I come across someone who needs to read it...

Crafty weekend- embroidered a little guy on some jeans

Tim Curry on the set of The Three Musketeers (1993), in costume as Cardinal Richelieu, holding an original GameBoy.

And this is why hereditary privilege should not be a thing - certainly not monarchy, but also not inherited wealth. A 100% inheritance tax looking better by the minute...

She loves being on this cushion, despite it being very far from any hiding place or her pen 😅 Display rabbit

You guys, I believe this will be on the iPlayer eventually, and if you have even a passing interest in classical music, you should give it a watch. An absolutely epic rendition of a gorgeous work!

I need this.

Guys guys! After literal months, the books, they are all in the shelves 😍📚 And they all fit! (We don't ask how, we just give praise to the bookshelf gods. We also don't ask about the remaining pockets of mess.)

Game development.

This concept was introduced to me as "run the dishwasher twice" and was an important part of my executive functioning recovery as well as my path to self-acceptance.

www.reddit.com/r/transgende... Guess what? The story about the trans M&S employee and the bra fitting is a pack of lies and distortions. Want to know what really happened and how colleagues stood up for her? Read her own account here.

I'll say it once and I'll say it again. If you think artists are just "naturally talented", you're deeply wrong. The only difference between you and us is that we kept trying when it didn't come out like we hoped. You can always make art yourself. There's no bad time to start, you can start now.

Evergreen, and applicable to game design as well: go out there, look at other artforms, experience things, live life. That's how you get inspiration and knowledge to make the really cool things.

Little impromptu photo walk through London.

An incomparable legend.

The fact that the world leaders are just letting this happen is such a grim thought. Everything we learned in history books about people not knowing? Nah. People know, but they either can't or won't do anything.

The point when change is rushing around you is the point to act with integrity and compassion for the best. They have not won just because they appear to be winning now. There is no stability. There is no long-term to their plan.

You guys, writer's block is absolute ass. Why is it that some days I have entire word cascades pouring out of my fingers, and other days it's like squeezing a dry lemon for rotten juice? (The latter somehow more frequent when there is a deadline. Ugh.)