.chantal//RYAN

.chantal//RYAN

@thoughtrise.bsky.social

:: lead dev @ darkwebSTREAMER @darkwebSTREAMER.bsky.social ::: anthropologist|englishslit🌱 👁️‍🗨️ darkwebSTREAMER: tinyurl.com/darkwebstreamer 👂 podcast: directional.show ✉️ chantal @ whalitfdotcom

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- lead designer+developer @ darkwebSTREAMER - definitely not a witch - probably about to get in a fight - class voted "most likely to dig out of jail with a spoon" - runs the women leaders in games network - degrees in anthropology+english - probably talked you into doing something naughty #GameDev

I know this is a thing, & when I freelance I negotiate rates all the time but as someone who also hires freelancers, & only approaches freelancers I really respect, I’m averse to negotiating down cuz it feels devaluing I try hard not to ghost, but usually i go “thanks for letting me know” & bounce

Aysha@ayshaufarah.bsky.social

do... people not know about negotiating rates? I've had multiple times now when I quote a client the high end of my rates and they immediately ghost me. I'm not going to lowball myself my dude this is freelance 101

if i approach someone inquiring about their rates and they say, “typically I charge around $x but I *can* be flexible for the right project” I’ll engage more of a dialogue about flexible rates and fit but def depends on the response. if it’s a pretty flat response I won’t go “but can you do LESS?”

in this economy and job market, I see the ethical impetus to come with a counteroffer instead of bailing. good food for thought! i think many of us are quietly terrified of becoming capitalist predators, or being perceived as one. at least, i am 🥹 i love creatives & value their work

Rob is fantastic and so good at what he does. do the thing 🙏

Rob Manuel@robmanuel.bsky.social

As I wrap up LudoNarraCon, I am looking for my next contract or gig currently. Please reach out if you are looking for help in: Event Production (digital/physical) Editorial Coordination Scout Work Gaming Curation My DMs are open to all opportunities. Thank you for your consideration. Pls RT.

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Lula winning is great for the planet, great for Brazil, and great for people who aren't revanchist assholes everywhere in the world, but let's not forget that it's also going to make some of the worst people on Earth extremely sad and mad. We should enjoy that, as a little treat.

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You can be pissed off, you can feel sad and you can grieve for the people who will continue to suffer from government policy, but to be hopeless is to believe that our colonial government systems are all we have got.

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Thank you everybody for supporting the game, I'm so happy so many of you vibe with my little dungeoning world! <3 If you feel like getting the game in front of more people, please consider leaving a review (either on steam or itch)! It genuinely helps a ton with visibility for the game!

MAGIC IS MADE MANIFEST Sealed Fortress, my dungeon-crawling rpg is out now! This has been my biggest project ever, check it out! Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/5210640/... itchio: minasheep.itch.io/sealed-fortr...

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Once again I'm telling people to play Corru.Observer - one of the coolest things ever made to be played in a browser. It is a sprawling, genre-hopping sci-fi mystery with multiple albums of soundtrack now. Excellently written, both in terms of loveable characters and speculative hard sci-fi stuff.

steamhype.comReview: Genre-Hopping Sci-Fi Mystery 'Corru.Observer' Is Free, Intensely Cool and Runs in Your Web BrowserMulder & Scully wish they were hacking into alien biocomputers

i try to avoid posting negative vibes on the timeline because we have more than enough of that but i do want us to remain grounded in the comprehension that this is an exquisite planet. the only place in the universe we know life exists. when we stand, we need to stand for all of earth

the people behind Yarn Spinner are some of the most intelligent and switched on people i've ever met... a goggling number of PhDs between them $5k to have these guys on your team is equally goggling

Yarn Spinner Tool@yarnspinner.dev

It's a rough time to be an indie dev, so we got to thinking what we could do about it... Announcing MATES' RATES 🍻 We're offering 12 month-long co-dev engagements where we work on whatever you need to succeed! Very permissive terms. Flat rate of US$5,000ea (+ taxes). 🎟️ yarnspinner.dev/mates-rates

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I stand by the simple act of engaging and celebrating other artists who are actively making and leaning in this moment is the best way to deal with the dread of the moment we find ourselves in. You only engage with the doom posts you fall deeper but there is hope and joy still in making anything.

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Hi, I spent 10+ years researching all sorts of PC RPGs: AAAs, indies, RPG Maker, non-English, etc. Together with 167 volunteers, I created/edited The CRPG Book: crpgbook.wordpress.com You can download it for free, or buy a hardcover edition from Bitmap Books - ALL author's revenue goes to charity!❤️

crpgbook.wordpress.comThe CRPG Book ProjectThe CRPG Book Project is a collaborative, non-profit effort to create an ebook on the history of Computer Role-Playing Games.

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To honor one of the studios that defined PC gaming, we've republished more than 20 articles about BioWare today. The pcgamer.com homepage is dedicated to interviews, retrospectives, and making-ofs about some of the best RPGs of all time.

you should listen to this. @sevakhusid.bsky.social’s brain is next level

inkle@inkle.co

New Kaleidoscope! **Simulations, Questions, Dialogues** @sevakhusid.bsky.social talks to us about simulations. How do we encourage our players to find a balance between understanding the systems -- and being in them? www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...

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Replying to @kellybarnhill.bsky.social

Human beings process information through narrative, through story. We think in stories, remember in stories, plan for the future in stories, worry in stories, dream in stories and connect with one another through stories. When we read to children we embody our deeply human birthright as storytellers

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Did you know some glaciers are covered in rock?🪨 And they move, too! Using Pléiades Neo satellite images accessed via @esa.int's Third Party Missions programme, researchers tracked four rock glaciers in the Chilean Andes, measuring movement of 25–90 cm per year. More👉 earth.esa.int/eogateway/su...

earth.esa.intChilean rock glaciers tracked in high resolution - Earth OnlineScientists have used the Pléiades Neo satellite constellation to monitor large tongue-shaped deposits of ice and debris as they creep down the slopes of the Chilean Andes.

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Replying to @dominictarason.com

My first game spent almost a year in the top 10 on greenlight without getting approved, no communication from them. Then after IGN did a video interview about my game, it was silently approved a few hours later. Don't miss that system at all.

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Paris is the world’s most urgent voice informing and warning us against Big Tech’s real motivations and devastating impact. Paris’ new book HYPERSCALE is a must-read. Also listen to @thoughtrise.bsky.social and I talking to them on our podcast three years ago: open.spotify.com/episode/4g3r...

open.spotify.com005 Paris Marx—“Technology is Not Inherently Bad”Directional · Episode
Paris Marx@parismarx.com

🚨 TODAY’S THE DAY 📚 After years of work, my new book HYPERSCALE is finally on bookshelves! It chronicles the data center boom just as the backlash is reaching a fever pitch. Get your copy today: hyperscalebook.com

in games, i always turn off minimaps and auto travel if given the option please give me the option 💖 (and i’ll love you forever if your game provides cute localised instructions - “turn left at the widow tree near Ridgetown, it’ll be somewhere along the path to the spoon factory” etc)

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📢 INDIE FOR HIRE! OPEN FOR CONTRACTS & GIGS! 📢 ATTN: indie devs! streamers! people who need visual sizzle! i'm now on the market for gamedev work (mostly unity, some godot/unreal), commission work and more! i'm an adaptable generalist w pro experience, and i've got some amazing deals for YOU! 🫵

does anyone else have an issue where electrical things malfunction around them? electric car doors stop unlocking, parking meters go weird, computer devices don't work, interview files get corrupted, etc apparently this is a known thing? there's surely some weird science at work here

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the number of times i have heard "i'm so sorry, this has never happened but the interview we did didn't record/the file won't open/whathaveyou" is kind of nutty 😅 no doubt some people who follow me here can vouch

does anyone else have an issue where electrical things malfunction around them? electric car doors stop unlocking, parking meters go weird, computer devices don't work, interview files get corrupted, etc apparently this is a known thing? there's surely some weird science at work here

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the number of times i have heard "i'm so sorry, this has never happened but the interview we did didn't record/the file won't open/whathaveyou" is kind of nutty 😅 no doubt some people who follow me here can vouch

i am weirdly statically charged all the time... sometimes when people touch me there's a weird static-ish electrical current they can feel i've also been inexplicably iron deficient my whole life... is my body just trying to suck all the iron out of the atmosphere and breaking things???

does anyone else have an issue where electrical things malfunction around them? electric car doors stop unlocking, parking meters go weird, computer devices don't work, interview files get corrupted, etc apparently this is a known thing? there's surely some weird science at work here

it sounds a bit "woo" but i recently spent a week & a half with a friend away from home & it was very obvious that this is A Thing to the point they kept pointing it out too i often warn people who interview with me that i have "bad luck" with files getting corrupted & they laugh.. then they do

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5 people in the industry still see value in attending and of those, only 3 can afford it. one of them is speaking

Vertical Slice@verticalslice.news

GDC is ditching Fridays to become four-day event in 2027 Event organiser Informa said the annual game industry conference is "concentrating" its programming and will now run Monday through Thursday

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Shimmering Iris 🌱✨ a new piece in my ongoing series of paintings called ‘A Starry Place’ where I explore spaces meaningful and nostalgic to me.