Cherie 😴

Cherie 😴

@cheriedavidson.bsky.social

Nerd β™‘ Lover β™‘ Game Midwife Co-founder, studio director & programmer @intarsia.studio Prev: VicScreen, Media Molecule, Mountains, Goose Game & more. πŸοΈβœ‰οΈπŸ«§πŸŒ±πŸŒŒβ˜•οΈπŸͺΏπŸ πŸ•Ίβ›΄οΈπŸ”πŸ€–πŸˆβ€β¬›οΈπŸ«³πŸΎπŸͺ²

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This is what I've been busy working on this past year! I can't express how stoked & lucky I feel to be running a studio with such madly talented folk.

Intarsia Interactive@intarsia.studio

Hello bluesky, we're Intarsia Interactive! We're a video game studio based in Naarm/Melbourne. We reckon making games should be fun, weird & authentic. This year we've been working on a secret project (!!! you'll hear more soon) and now we're working on something strange & new intarsia.studio

Who are my local ramen & anime loving mutuals? I bid on an asian grocery store liquidation auction and now have more ramyun & buldak than I know what to do with so by necessity must host an asian grocery store liquidation party

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Terrified to announce that Parasensor's demo is OUT NOW ON STEAM πŸ“£πŸ˜± Become telecom technician Marisol and explore our freaky Footscray-inspired quarantine zone. 1 demo play = 1 flower for artist @unseconds.bsky.social who we suspect hasn't smelt a flower yet this spring :') #indiegames #indiedev

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And PLEASE lets make it normal for men to take on substantial enough parental duties they feel the same exclusion and discomfort that primary carers and birth parents do. We all need to change this together so everyone has is afforded quality time with their children without it costing their careers

I have so much more to say but it's better said with me flailing my arms around in a passionate speech on a podium with a captive audience. Instead, if anyone wants to know more about my experiences (maybe you are working out your own rebellious path), please DM me. I'd love to talk

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It's not even that typical workplaces wouldn't afford that child-friendliness; it's that I wouldn't even dare to ask, I would assume a "no" and possible knocks to my professionalism for even trying. Even now, it's exhausting interfacing with events to find out their baby inclusion policies.

So let's change that shall we?? Let's make it normal for industry events to consider childcare like they do catering. Let's make it normal to communicate breastfeeding and pumping access along with best public transport & parking access.

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There's a beautiful and incredible spectrum of ways we can live, work and practice our craft with children that can't even be fathomed under current systems and so much more work is required to make space for birth parents & primary carers in "business" and "workplace" settings.

We could only make this work for us because we run our own company and we have absolutely feral work/life boundaries. We took our infant on international business trips, to bizdev pitches, she joins stand up calls and plays with our team when we have irl meeting days.

New venue just dropped for Melbourne International Games Week

New York Games Week@nygamesweek.bsky.social

Announcing New York Games Week - October 4-11, 2026 An annual city-wide celebration of games, bringing together the gaming industry and community across New York City for a full week of events, showcases, education, panels, and parties. www.nygamesweek.com

Flustered, visibly blushing, poorly hiding a miniture gangham rug and picnic basket up her sleeve: hello... yes.. i would like to hear more about these "queer bugs"..

innes mck@innes.bsky.social

went for a queer bug walk on the weekend where my friend showed us loads of cool bugs and honestly, bugs are great. if you are into meeting animals you really need to get into bugs because they are everywhere so you get to appreciate cool little guys all the time

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I'm so very grateful for PeopleMakeGames giving me a platform to speak about the impact the dismissal from Rockstar has had on my family because it has been profound. We miss our dogs more than anything in the world and would do anything to have them both back. Unfortunately that cannot happen.

IWGB@iwgbunion.bsky.social

Listen to fired Rockstar worker Will Masilane detail how losing his job meant losing the life he had built in Edinburgh, with his girlfriend and his beloved dogs Abby and Lonnie The four of them had made the move to the Scottish capital from Australia two and half years prior.

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obsessed with Ian Flemming's daily schedule - swim - brunch - write 1500 words no edits just freestyle - lobster hunting - pink gin - lunch - siesta - sit in garden - another swim - 500 more words - "a couple of powerful drinks" - dinner - scrabble with wife - sleep

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Me on the PM’s speech: wonderful, just completely devoid of any reason why AI or these data centres are needed or will be of benefit.

Deepcut News@deepcutnews.bsky.social

Albanese's AI investment won't create mass jobs - the 'big AI boost' is essentially imports to plug into data centres, writes @grogsgamut.bsky.social. www.deepcutnews.com/p/albaneses-...

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I like to buy doughnuts for the office. It feels like checking up on a gamedev birdfeeder throughout the day, getting a warm feeling each time I notice that there are fewer than last time I looked.

Hello I will be at BitSummit next week quietly spruiking the new (weird) thing we're working on. I would love to hang out 🍻 do business 🀝 make friends πŸ§‘β€πŸ€β€πŸ§‘ Please lmk if you will be there too!

Intarsia Interactive@intarsia.studio

Intarsia will be at BitSummit next week demoing a sneak peak of our 🐞 BRAND NEW GAME πŸͺ² ! Big thank you to Screen Australia for supporting our very own @ingechu.bsky.social as a Future Leader Delegate and hosting us at their booth. If you'll be around, come say hi and have a sticky beak 🀠✨️

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As someone who went on the Internet for the first time in the early 90’s, I fucking loved the Internet. It has given so many things in life, and afforded me so many incredible experiences. And to see it, and technology in general where they are today is kinda soul crushing.

Heartbreaking news. There's lots of discourse on the festival's identity, ethics of volunteering and scale I largely agree with- but I just want to thank Freeplay for having me as a judge & awards chair in the past. I felt a part of community and built skills & confidence I still utilise to this day

Freeplay@free-play.bsky.social

An update: Unfortunately Freeplay didn’t secure multi-year funding and is potentially looking at its last year of operation. We’re exploring what comes next & want your input. Read our full statement here: www.freeplay.net.au/survey2026 Help us decide our next step here: forms.gle/W4ZSns1bGCX1...

Hello I guess it's a new year already Last year: ✨️ announced a game studio (@intarsia.studio) ✨️ did multiple cycles of IVF ✨️ moved house ✨️ shipped a game (Mushka on Board.fun) & last but not least! ✨️ gave birth to my first born child (we are both happy & healthy) Bring on '26 πŸ’ͺ

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Intarsia Interactive@intarsia.studio

The Mushka is out of the bag! 🐾 Mushka is your cute lil' friend that lives in Board - a new tabletop game console that blends board games & video games (board.fun) We've had so much fun working with the incredible Board team to bring Mushka to life, we can't wait for you to meet 'em ✨