jess

hey i'm jess & i'm doing #portfolioday since some games i've been working on were recently announced! i'm a professor and narrative designer -- currently working with Red Thread Games on Hello Sunshine, and i've worked on other projects for them, Studio Chyr, Six to Start, Carnegie Hall, & more

I'll be giving two talks at GameSoundCon this year! Oct 20: Translating Vision: Bridging Narrative and Technical Audio with @jjerion.bsky.social at 2:45PM Beyond the Hustle: Sustainable Growth for Audio Pros with @kgtole.bsky.social, @slide20xx.com, and @ryanikeaudio.bsky.social at 5:45PM.

want to educate others in the cryptic ways of game design & development in a new, evolving program? come work with me at University at Albany! we’re looking for a full-time lecturer — you’d be joining a top-notch community of students, staff, & faculty albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...

hey hey hey! I'll be at GDC giving a talk on Imposter Syndrome Strategies with @ryanikeaudio.bsky.social , @zeeodd.bsky.social , @jjerion.bsky.social , and @akashthakkar.com Wanna grab a drink, lunch or whatever, reach out to me!

🎭 World Building & Immersion 🎭 Tara Quinsac's concept art established the visual basis of the game and @jjerion.bsky.social created the narrative arc that guided development. @laryssaokada.bsky.social and @ashellinthepit.bsky.social made the hotel come alive with their music and sound effects.

Hotel Infinity won the award for Immersive Reality Technical Achievement at the 29th #DICEAwards! 🏆 The recognition from @official-aias.bsky.social means the world to us at @studiochyr.bsky.social. It was an honor to be nominated alongside amazing #VR titles. To win is an unforgettable moment.

@jjerion.bsky.social created the narrative structure to encompass the overall experience

Hotel Infinity is a finalist for "Immersive Reality Technical Achievement" at the #DICEAwards from @official-aias.bsky.social! Hotel Infinity was a team effort and wouldn’t be possible without the contributions from many talented people. Full list of nominees: www.interactive.org/awards/29th_...

Hotel Infinity launches today on Meta Quest & PS VR2! It's a roomscale VR experience built around natural locomotion. Every step you take in real life moves you through the game Meta Quest: www.meta.com/experiences/... PS VR2: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep... youtu.be/ixaSqmiYqyU?...

i would’ve thought there’d very little baseball news that i would be interested in hearing today after the M’s loss last night. HOWEVER

Setup is complete and Hello Sunshine is shiny & ready for day one of Tokyo Game Show!

THE DREAM LIVES. THIS IS ALL I’M GONNA TALK ABOUT FOR WEEKS

Hello Sunshine is heading to Tokyo Game Show 2025! 🌞 For the first time, you’ll be able to play an early demo of the game. We’re so proud of what the team has been building, and can’t wait to finally share. If you’re heading to TGS, come find us! Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/3245140/

Hear Say is one of the few digital games that evokes the same manic, giddy energy you tap into when you’re doing improv exercises. whoever directed this one did an incredible job 👀

new folk horror vibes that are still so distinctly Pacific Drive — Ironwood i love you

if you’re trying to unionize and start to feel your momentum fading, take a beat to imagine what Bryce Harper would say in your position. it will reinvigorate you immediately

so well said, & we need to resist the cultural norm that urges juniors to be endlessly deferential and accommodating. you deserve to be listened to & respected as much as anyone. in the immortal words of the seattle garages (blaseball): "no one you look up to is better than you are"

HE DID IT 🚨

🚨EARNEST MARINER ENJOYMENT KLAXON🚨

Raleigh just barely scraping by the first round of the hr derby and then hitting more than two of his competitors combined in the second round is such a Mariner move. i won't talk about what the subsequent Mariner move would be however

Dustborn is now available for macOS! It runs natively on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs — but the more modern, the better, of course. The game plays beautifully on my Mac Studio M1 Max. apps.apple.com/no/app/dustb...

i sometimes see this going around on july 4th which always feels strange to me bc Lyn Fireemblem would not say that. she would probably say something more based. pretty sure she didn’t even believe in borders

we need to unionize so bad

idk why so many gamedevs are posting about placeholder text rn but i will share the tip from publishing that our industry doesn’t use nearly enough: typing “tk” (shorthand for “to come”) in places where text is not final makes it quick & easy to locate in any searchable documents

It's 2005 and your brother is dead; nothing to do but game. 👾Loading... Coming 2025. Wishlist on Steam here: store.steampowered.com/app/2163660/...

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

i was a narrative designer on Hotel Infinity and can attest to the brilliance & excellence of both the game and everyone who worked on it. truly some of the coolest, cleverest level design i've ever seen! you don't want to miss it

me when i’m designed in a lab specifically to piss off new yorkers

spent my afternoon making a short little web game for New Yorkers called "Don't Rank Cuomo"... it has 10 levels. it's very realistic and challenging. can YOU don't rank Cuomo? play in browser (free): radiatoryang.itch.io/cuomo

that’s me!!

And another - Dustborn, now with some good reviews after weathering a storm of right-wing grifters abusing the devs. An overtly queer anti-fascist road trip adventure through an alt-universe America. It's like a Telltale adventure (with lots of reactivity) with some light super-powered combat bits.

this notification is like ten days old but it reads like the Mariners are one massive guy whose limbs are made of smaller individual guys. “George Kirby (shoulder) and Logan Gilbert (elbow)” like if MLB teams were transformers. is this anything

Pretty sure if my graduate advisor knew this was what I was doing with my degree he'd come to my house and kill me with a pitchfork

posting late, but our GDC panel on fostering clear communication is now online! in that spirit, there's no paywall or login. watch if you wanna hear @akashthakkar.com, @zeeodd.bsky.social, @ryanikeaudio.bsky.social, @charlieartifact.bsky.social & me talk about talking gdcvault.com/play/1035075...

This update has been a huge labor of love from the whole team. GET OUT INTO THE ZONE!

EVERYONE SAY THANK YOU ROWDY TELLEZ

i work on a game called Hello Sunshine. i am pre-ordering a graphic novel called Hello Sunshine (no relation other than they both seem great)

apple tv friday night baseball commentators explaining (lying) that Cal Raleigh has the second-highest stolen strike record because he's "big" and doesn't have to "move much" to frame pitches. when we all know it's really because he has honest sincere earnest sweetheart eyes that no ump can deny

i’ve gotten to contribute to exciting stuff at Red Thread recently, including some of the materials for Hello Sunshine! watch the trailer, wishlist, keep an eye out for updates. the team is cooking up something really fun here ☀️