Stephanie Boluk

My department at UC Berkeley is hiring a TT Assistant Professor in "Critical/Experimental Film and Video Production." It's a wonderful and dynamic department and one of the fastest growing programs on campus. Applications are due September 30th, please share widely! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05434

Both my game and The Made will be at @opensaucelive.bsky.social this weekend. Come check us out (at two separate booths).

Tomorrow night at 7PM Eastern!

Online conference on eco-criticism and analog games happening this Wednesday and Thursday! Keynote by Alenda Chang!!

any leads out there?

Submission form is now open for Game Poems Magazine Issue 2! Learn more and submit your game at www.gamepoems.com/submit Submission deadline is July 1, but early submissions are welcome. Thinking of submitting something, but haven't started yet? No worries, you've still got a whole month. :-)

To celebrate being shortlisted for this award I've changed the access level on my "making of Skin Deep" post from paid to free. The game is one that has been percolating for almost a year, and suddenly came together this winter in a whirlwind of inspiration. www.patreon.com/posts/145546...

did you know that we do classes? this summer find out whether GAMES CAN CHANGE THE WORLD in this 8-week seminar & speculative game design workshop class taught by @hatimb00.itch.io more info & apply here: hatim.tips/can-games-ch...

Such a cool way to learn how to orient yourself within the very disorienting space of the Cursed Apple

new TSLOG! @doougle.net and i went to the inspiring @playtopia.bsky.social fest in cape town, with podfriends @chouxsalad.bsky.social and @alt254.bsky.social. we invited two of its dev-organizers (ben and anja) to chat about scenes, local events, and how to make it all work: overcast.fm/+AAR9o0RXEUY

I have at times live-posted GDC sessions and now I’ve picked “Teaching Games with Games” where @alt254.bsky.social & @chouxsalad.bsky.social have designated this year’s 4-person panel topic as “teaching students about generative AI” without doing what S.B. describes as “cop shit” (policing AI usage)

Some reflections and process on working with our Advisory Group on Design and Disability - “generative friction” and how we meet to create access and ideas. www.vam.ac.uk/blog/project...

Hey! Welcome to [untitled games event], a space for experimental games in Amsterdam. We organize a monthly 'book club' for games and conversation around play. Next meetup: Sunday Feb 15! Join our newsletter for all the details (also help us spread the word!): buttondown.com/untitledgame...

new game release: Rainbows Are Carnivores is an experimental gay fishing romance / aquaculture management sim. Free, 10-20 min, play in mobile or desktop browser radiatoryang.itch.io/rainbows

I played the demo for The Wide Open Sky is Running Out of Catfish (what a title!) and it was a magical 40 minutes — very excited for full release! youtu.be/XFxGjsomPW0?...

starting a thread of highlights for the #gamemanualjam we are hosting on itch along with @boshis.place @spacelionz.bsky.social & @marioparty.blog

The tournament deserves a full analysis but the semifinals between @boshis.place's Little Baby Apples and @wonderville.nyc was ELECTRIC! Luckily @ma.lloc.ca clipped the final moment feat iconic commentary by @lainenooney.bsky.social: "WELCOME TO NEW YORK CITY BABY!" www.twitch.tv/nyugamecente...

Although it's late in life, Deadlock is the first shooter I'm investing time in learning to play and I'm so excited that Malcolm is working on this project. The potential for both experimental play as well as training games is off the charts!

This year we're proud to present STILL TOP SEKRIT new games from: * Julián Cordero (@despelote.game) * @alt254.bsky.social + @chouxsalad.bsky.social‬ (of the OCTOPAD, hint hint) * Jana Romanova ( janaromanova.com ) * @nicole.pizza (The Crush House) + @okremiok.bsky.social (Pikuniku)

It’s that time again! We’re at @boshis.place for the second night of the OCTOPAD OPEN where we’re trying out the HEXADECIPAD & looking for teams to compete at No Quarter on 11/22! Wanna join us? Head over to 1002 Metropolitan Ave and follow the instructions on the door! We’re playing from 7-11PM!

Y'all, it's time! At 5:30PM we're gonna start the first night of the OCTOPAD OPEN hosted by @nyugamecenter.bsky.social! The HEXIDECIPAD is in Room 233 at 370 Jay St. and if you want to join us check out gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/playt... Excited to see how the team vs team action plays out!

Excited to be working w/ @tigershungry.co.uk & the NYU crew to make an intramural, bsports tournament for NO QUARTER 2025! To recruit teams @chouxsalad.bsky.social & I will show the HEXADECIPAD, a 16-player NES controller, at @nyugamecenter.bsky.social 11/6 @boshis.place 11/7 @wonderville.nyc 11/8

The line up for No Quarter 2025 is finally live alongside tickets & a shiny new visual identify. This year's event will debut new playful commissions from the superlative... Jana Romanova 🟡 @nicole.pizza + @okremiok.bsky.social 🟡 @alt254.bsky.social + @chouxsalad.bsky.social 🟡 Julián Cordero

Time for the OCTOPAD OPEN! From 7-11PM on 11/7 @alt254.bsky.social & @chouxsalad.bsky.social will be at Boshi's to scout teams w/ the HEXADECIPAD, a 16-player controller for the NES that turns head-to-head games like Tetris, Tecmo Bowl, & TMNT: Tournament Fighters into team-vs-team tournaments!

Eggplant Presents: A Year of UFO 50 - Pilot Quest We're joined by Eileen Hollinger (from @capygames.bsky.social), @chouxsalad.bsky.social, and @alt254.bsky.social. "The Campanella has crashed! Fix it by harvesting resources and exploring the wild zone." eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of...

Eggplant Presents: A Year of UFO 50 - Mortol II We're joined by @alt254.bsky.social + @chouxsalad.bsky.social (UC Davis) + @aaronak.bsky.social (Speedrunner) to discuss UFO50's first sequel. “How many will have to sacrifice their lives to save Mortolia yet again?” eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of...

This is tomorrow! Come out and play some web games, watch talks, hang out, eat snacks, talk websites. withfriends.co/event/231764... Project talks will also be streaming 6 - 7pm EST on twitch at www.twitch.tv/evereverest!

Podcast! At the Dino -- we are back with an all-new episode on UFO50's 30th game, Rock On! Island. A prehistoric riff on tower defense with ~dev drama~ hidden in a secret level. Thanks to @chouxsalad.bsky.social @alt254.bsky.social @ghosttime.bsky.social for joining us! eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of...

come hang with us in SF!!:)

We’ve been using this and it works really well! (Also if you want a Deadlock invite lmk :))