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Accept Emails for Not Built in a Day are out! Thanks to all #gamedev s who applied. Will do rejection emails Soon™ after sorting the rejections into the "honest feedback" and "you wasted my fucking time by applying to a fest you had no relevance to" buckets #indiedev #indiegame #steamfest #steam

Have not finished this yet. An old video, but I must tag @act-novel.bsky.social for obvious reasons. www.youtube.com/watch?v=teFC...

🌱 "i never want to be inspired ever again" #realitylayerzero @act-novel.bsky.social

For International Translation Day I'm bringing... Some rando about to vibe-translate their way into a major political scandal! (what could go wrong) #internationaltranslationday #gataguressi #indiegame #conlang

New #blogpost on @leaflet.pub where I talk about an old film by #TomHanks that guides me in my #indiegame work to this day. It's a bit of a tangent but the film was ahead of its time and still has some valuable lessons to impart even as the mediums of Inspiration change. 📽️🎥

Could all participants of #SAGExpo please kindly leave your #indiegame demos up and upload them to a persistent platform like @itch.io ?! Not everyone has time to play everything; and I'd appreciate perusing your passion projects at my own pace! #SAGE26

Neither did I, but this is not a vindication of anything. I know that I DODGED A BULLET. Or more accurately, I dodged *that* bullet.

I am seeking #Twitch streamers that stream BOTH comm illustration AND playing indie games in a roughly balanced measure Message me if you fit that description It is hard to find people at the INTERSECTION of these 2 thing just by trawling #vgen #streamer #commission #art #illustration #indiegame 🎮 💜

I get the sentiment, but taken too far this leads to what I call "nostalgia fetishization" — intentionally doing things the "ye old" way out of blind faith to an aesthetic without understanding why it was done, how to do it well, and to the detriment of a game as it is in the present.

"Does my drip not convince you?" 🎩 #GataGuressi #indiegame #fanart #conlang

hmph. It seems my research niche has evolved into studying the subtle power of the Tertiary Vessel

Well said — I always say since one cannot separate Art from Artist... One must never ASSOCIATE the two in the first place.

QRP with your most popular bsky piece! Blanksword Spoke to a lot of people, it deserves it.

Reminder that the deadline is in a week! Please share with all #gamedev s who keep building out their games! #indiedev #steam #steamfest

🖕 #GataGuressi #indiegame #conlang

That Which Speaks demands nothing less.

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

Tfw you watch your User about to get a very stupid tattoo #gataguressi #indiegame #fanart #conlang

Heck yeah, our one and only User netted the one and only @alphabetagamer.bsky.social 🩶🩶🩶 www.alphabetagamer.com/gata-guressi... @elliotgmann.bsky.social #indiegame #review #demo

"Nosferatist or Nosferati? You're asking the wrong question!" Fen Myrra from Reality Layer Zero by @act-novel.bsky.social #indiegame #fanart #art

Again posting this reminder for this #NextFest Please keep your demo up. Nobody has time to play everything in a week.

Aha! Great tip for #indiegame #marketing this #NextFest: Streamers appear to be treating Next Fest as "Demo season" in general, so even if your game is not participating in this Next Fest, they are usually open to giving it a play anyway! It's great, since a game can only officially participate in 1

The problem with #genAI is that programmers draw a very important distinction between the technology itself and the financial bubble and creatives conflate them constantly. In a field like #gamedev where the two meet, arguments and friction ensue. It's frustrating -- how can we even bridge this gap?

The Legend of Satol More #GataGuressi fanart; play this game this man has my entire head rent-free 🥰 #IndieGame #fanart #pixelart #conlang 🎮 #zelda

Reordering Collections on @itch.io is so frustrating. You can only shift the entries one at a time in one specific part of the itch UI. It is so close to being a viable spot to make curated selections... #indiegame #storefront #itchio #uiux

New #blogpost on @leaflet.pub on why the design of @itch.io 's #devlogs tab is brilliant and an underrated resource in finding hidden gems #indiedev #indiegame #marketing musehuntersblog.leaflet.pub/3mm3shn7kjs2h

PSA: #Canvas is actually #opensource. Institutions can (and imo should) self-host a Canvas. The reason this recent #ransomware f***ed over everyone is because none of y'all did that. STFU about Instructure "owning" our data and stop relying solely on Someone Else's Computer.

Finally going to start blogging, so I'm introducing myself as a game scouter and A&R aspirant. Hello, World! #indiegame #blogpost

So apparently I have... an #Epstein Number of 2. I once attended a gathering where a keynote speaker had *themselves* attended a conference organized by the Nonce himself. Not really a badge of honor like one's #ErdosNumber... but I suppose we all have one now. What's y'all's? #mathsky #AcademicSky

but why tho? Quuvol from Gata Guressi by @elliotgmann.bsky.social #indiegame #fanart #art #fuckGenAI #chineseroom #tdov

I have this sneaking feeling they *did* independently come up with a "PomBOMB" and then had to hastily retool it. ...My sibling in Arceus just scrap it and start over like ya' did with that Flying Eeveelution draft.