James Deardenayake

James Deardenayake

@technocratgames.bsky.social

By day, an ESOL teacher and programming tutor By night, indie games author and creator of cyberpunk adventure TECHNOBABYLON

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My continued efforts to ape the style of @ilchy.bsky.social in 3D. I've tried various painting programs - GIMP, Krita, Paint Shop Pro 3 - and the one I'm most comfortable with for this kind of painting is still just Blender! Don't mind the wacky goggles, they're going to be more sci-fi later

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I'm Laura Kate Dale, and I'm available for freelance work! Reach out if you're interested in Accessibility Consulting, LGBT / Disability Representation Consultation, Sensitivity Reading, Video Game Mock Review Analysis, Freelance Game Reviews, and Freelance Event Coverage (Interviews / Previews).

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Steam Fall sale is ON! Too brain tired after Nighthawks launch to do a proper marketing for this right now. In the meantime, I will have blind faith that public desire for our games transcendes the need for me to tell everyone to buy them. There. Nailed it. store.steampowered.com/developer/Wa...

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The early reviews of Nighthawks are looking good. Phew! Guess we can release the game now. Look for it at 10am EST! (two-ish hours from now)

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I've been going to AdventureX since it was in a room above a pub in Didcot, and now I have a ticket to this one, I look forward to seeing you all there! Or else.

AdventureX@adventurex.bsky.social

Tickets for #AdvX26 are now on sale! Event page: buytickets.at/adventurexconferencescic/2339289 More info: adventurexpo.org/faq AdventureX brings together narrative gaming pros and enthusiasts, this year taking place in London on 7-8 November at the LSBU Hub building. Let us know you're joining!

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AdventureX tickets go on sale TODAY. I’m giving the first talk of the event! It’s called “20 Years of Wadjet Eye” and I’ll be discussing how I survived 20 years in this business. I’ll also be revealing some early sales figures for the very first time.

AdventureX@adventurex.bsky.social

Tickets for #AdvX26 go on sale TOMORROW (Wednesday) at 3:00 pm GMT+1 (UK time)! Join us for a weekend of narrative gaming in London on 7 - 8 November at the LSBU Hub building. Tickets have sold out quickly in past years, so plan ahead and make sure not to miss out! More info: adventurexpo.org

I look forward to seeing everyone there!

AdventureX@adventurex.bsky.social

Tickets for #AdvX26 go on sale TOMORROW (Wednesday) at 3:00 pm GMT+1 (UK time)! Join us for a weekend of narrative gaming in London on 7 - 8 November at the LSBU Hub building. Tickets have sold out quickly in past years, so plan ahead and make sure not to miss out! More info: adventurexpo.org

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Tickets for #AdvX26 go on sale TOMORROW (Wednesday) at 3:00 pm GMT+1 (UK time)! Join us for a weekend of narrative gaming in London on 7 - 8 November at the LSBU Hub building. Tickets have sold out quickly in past years, so plan ahead and make sure not to miss out! More info: adventurexpo.org

Can't recall where I first saw it, but I'm a fan of the conspiracy theory that Meta teamed up with Ray Ban for their glasses so that googling "Meta glasses ban" would bring up sales pages rather than where they've been restricted.

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I've had to show my MP that they're not even hiding the comically evil side of things. They're named after the artifact used by Sauron to spy on the people of Middle-Earth, and their UK head's grandfather led the British Union of Fascists.

Good Law Project@goodlawproject.org

The pressure is mounting. Now is the time to act. Join over 83,000 people and message your local NHS Trust to say no to Palantir https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs/

I look forward to seeing everyone here!

AdventureX@adventurex.bsky.social

This year’s schedule and lineup of incredible talks and panels are live! Visit adventurexpo.org for details. Join us at #AdvX26 in London on 7-8 November to hear from @sallybeaumont.bsky.social, @theexaminedgame.bsky.social, and more amazing gaming pros. Keynotes coming soon! Follow for updates

The school I work at has a policy. If a student/customer asks "do you have English for <topic>?" then the management will always say "yes", then come up with a syllabus later. I am now a teacher of "English for the supernatural and paranormal".

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JKR and her new org apparently helped get the new Amnesty International report on how TERF organizations destroy lives taken down from their site. Well, guess what? The Streisand Effect is real. Here's the entire report in a thread. Read it. Share it.

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WADJET EYE IS 20 YEARS OLD!! Which means it’s time to celebrate with another group photo. It’s frankly ridiculous that the universe has allowed me to continue doing this for so long. I’m grateful for it every day. Thank you all.

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The entire Blackwell series is 70% off during the Steam Summer Sale! Eight years in the making, the Blackwell series tell the story of medium Rosa Blackwell and her spirit guide Joey Mallone as they help lost and lonely ghosts pass on. Find them here: store.steampowered.com/bundle/

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Woohoo! My favorite point-and-click adventure game is on here! If you don't know Technobabylon, here's a "negative" review that should sell you on it.

Dave Gilbert@wadjeteyegames.com

🚨 The Steam Summer Sale is STILL ON! 🚨 Nab all our games for up to 70% off until July 9th. store.steampowered.com/developer/Wa...

As a wholly impartial third party, I say "buy Technobabylon"

Dave Gilbert@wadjeteyegames.com

Cyberpunk adventure Technobabylon by is 70% off during the Steam Summer Sale! Hit the blue-neon streets of Newton to follow the trail of a serial killer known as The Mindjacker! Discover why "there's nothing like being in Trance." store.steampowered.com/app/307580/T...

We couldn't find the dragon in our last round of D&D, so the final boss of the chapter was a giant pineapple, who had been terrorising the village.

Palette Swap@paletteswap.site

A D&D campaign’s immersion was totally broken after a new player chose to represent his character with a LEGO Sonic the Hedgehog minifigure. paletteswap.site/dif...

S...Superjail?

Catsuka@catsuka.bsky.social

First still from "Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory" (Sony Pictures Imageworks / Netflix / 2027), an animated movie by Jared Stern & Elaine Bogan. Set in modern day London after the chocolatier is released from prison for the crimes committed in the original story. www.netflix.com/tudum/articl...