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Jace 🔥❤️‍🔥💖❤️<p>Game dev advice.</p><p>Start with a design incredibly niche and unique, build a quick game-jam version, run some playtests, and then use known standard systems to smooth over the parts of your design that didn't end up working out.</p><p>If you start with or only use known standard systems, your game is bland and uninteresting.</p><p>If you keep mechanics that are difficult to parse, you'll make an artistically rich game that most players will bounce off of.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedesigner</span></a></p>
Dominik Dammer<p>🎮 Need a Game Designer? 🕹</p><p>I am a freelance game designer and solo game dev. <br>I am looking for work! Any duration (freelance, part-time, fulltime).</p><p>I can do all kinds of design work. I release own games made in Unity (C#) and love to work in teams!</p><p>My specialties are system design and non-violent game mechanics.<br>I value kindness and creativity. ❤</p><p>Check out my Portfolio (and contacts) here :<br><a href="http://dominik-dammer.de/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dominik-dammer.de/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/GameDevJob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDevJob</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Job" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Job</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/GameDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDesigner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/GameDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/berlinJob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>berlinJob</span></a></p>
Loris<p>A couple of weeks ago <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humblebundle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humblebundle</span></a> announced the game I am working on!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/EJNS4iNMmxY?si=1ZMrC3Tx4cpPqUvk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/EJNS4iNMmxY?si=1ZMrC3</span><span class="invisible">Tx4cpPqUvk</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedesigner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a></p>
Loris<p>They announced a game I worked on as a game designer!<br><a href="https://youtu.be/dQWc-2nEqNE?si=xIDg2pKTH0gkjS6t" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/dQWc-2nEqNE?si=xIDg2p</span><span class="invisible">KTH0gkjS6t</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedesigner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dontnod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dontnod</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thelonesomeguild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thelonesomeguild</span></a></p>
lukaszkups<p>How to become a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gameDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gameDesigner</span></a>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8EBjqWb5SA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=d8EBjqWb5SA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indiedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiegame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indiegame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiegamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indiegamedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a></p>
Games for Music wiki / G4M<p>Today's <a href="https://tabletop.vip/tags/dmgBoost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dmgBoost</span></a> spotlight is "Songwriter's Notebook" by Matt Hanna, musician and <a href="https://tabletop.vip/tags/gameDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gameDesigner</span></a>.</p><p>It's a proper flip-and-write <a href="https://tabletop.vip/tags/boardgame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boardgame</span></a> with traditional <a href="https://tabletop.vip/tags/playingCards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>playingCards</span></a> that generates you a melody contour and themes. A version for our <a href="https://tabletop.vip/tags/wiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wiki</span></a> stresses the performance aspect, but you can see a more theme-based ruleset in this <a href="https://tabletop.vip/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>youtube</span></a> vid:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXhePLDp0RU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=UXhePLDp0R</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a></p>
Games for Music wiki / G4M<p><a href="https://tabletop.vip/tags/BrunoFaidutti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrunoFaidutti</span></a> is a well-known <a href="https://tabletop.vip/tags/gameDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gameDesigner</span></a> of <a href="https://tabletop.vip/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boardgames</span></a>. </p><p>You can imagine the joy when Bruno contacted the G4M account (long time ago, on other social media site that used to better) with a smaller musical parlour-style side-project to put on our <a href="https://tabletop.vip/tags/wiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wiki</span></a>.</p><p>"Musical Brouhaha" is for a large group of players in a larger open space:<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpYQ87OoQR4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=KpYQ87OoQR</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p><p>Here are the rules:<br><a href="http://musicgames.wikidot.com/game:musical-brouhaha" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">musicgames.wikidot.com/game:mu</span><span class="invisible">sical-brouhaha</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tabletop.vip/tags/soundActivities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soundActivities</span></a> <a href="https://tabletop.vip/tags/dmgBoost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dmgBoost</span></a></p>
Brian Kolm<p>One of the inspirations for this years world building challenge for Jan 2024 is <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/jeffstormer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jeffstormer</span></a> s game <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/anyonecanwearthemask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anyonecanwearthemask</span></a> "An RPG for 1-3 players about a hero, a villain, and the city they share. My 10-years-late college thesis on superhero comics."</p><p><a href="https://www.jeffstormer.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">jeffstormer.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>or <a href="https://jeffstormer.itch.io/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">jeffstormer.itch.io/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Jeff also does the "Party of One" podcast of two player RPG's and "All my fantasy children"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/rpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rpg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ttrpg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/gamedesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedesigner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/superhero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superhero</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/gamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedesign</span></a></p>
Bub Meany @ Jenkwerx<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a> -</p><p>Hello! Here's my sales pitch -</p><p>Working on a <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> / <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> client <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/bepe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bepe</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> web <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/framework" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>framework</span></a> called <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Jenkwerx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jenkwerx</span></a> (hopefully <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> by Summer 2024) </p><p>Simulation <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/GameDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDesigner</span></a> /#GameDev with a game online for over 25 years</p><p>Goal is to incorporate AP into the game and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>code</span></a> as I refactor next year</p><p>Old time <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBS</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SYSOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SYSOP</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/UseNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UseNet</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/nerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nerd</span></a>​</p><p>Moving my <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a> talk here from my my other account </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.wales/@multiverseofbadness" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>multiverseofbadness</span></a></span></p><p>..I talk comics and BS over there 😂</p>
ANDULA Benjamin<p>Hello everyone ! I am happy to participate into this <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/PortfolioDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PortfolioDay</span></a> as a <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/GameDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDesigner</span></a> ! </p><p>I'm mainly focused on <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Strategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Strategy</span></a> games and dealing with content management (Characters, Enemies, Weapons, Towers, Items...) but I enjoy the whole field, through my own adapted <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/GameDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDesign</span></a> frameworks/templates on <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Miro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Miro</span></a> !</p><p>In production, I work on <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Unity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unity</span></a> ! I'm also a modder, as I already modded <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Civ6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Civ6</span></a> and will soon try myself to <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Humankind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humankind</span></a> !</p><p>I'm open to work !</p><p>Here's my <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Portfolio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Portfolio</span></a> : <a href="https://bit.ly/andula-benjamin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/andula-benjamin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Lalo Martins<p>Here's my <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> post, a month and a half later, but sorry, I wasn't sure who I was back then.</p><p>I'm a <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/NonBinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonBinary</span></a> middle-aged <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/GameDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDesigner</span></a> who doesn't particularly belong anywhere. I'm living in <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> since January 2023, having lived in Brazil, China, Germany, and Estonia.</p><p>I learned to code in order to prototype my game ideas, and somehow one thing led to another and I ended up with a decades-long <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/WebDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebDev</span></a> career. Still don't see myself as a ‘web guy’ (or gal) though. Game development tools are abysmally lagging behind in many ways, but still give me <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/Unreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unreal</span></a> over React or <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/Godot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Godot</span></a> over Express any day.</p><p>Also long-time <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/Agile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agile</span></a> advocate, I'm an expired CSM (Certified ScrumMaster) and agile coach, former co-founder now disillusioned with the idea of startups as a whole.</p><p>Now I'm working on my own game, and paying the bills with <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/VR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VR</span></a> or web work.</p><p>I have a lot of opinions, many weird, and went through… stuff. If there's a 90% chance I'll offend and 10% chance I'll make lives better, I'll probably say it.</p>
Alex von Thorn🇨🇦🇺🇸🚀🖊🖖<p>Apparently self-promotion, or at least context, is expected here, so here is an update <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a>/bio:</p><p><a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/SfConventions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SfConventions</span></a> organizer (bid chair, Spokane in 2015 Worldcon); media fan<br><a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/AuroraAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuroraAward</span></a> winning fan writer<br><a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/GameDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDesigner</span></a> (Tredroy, <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/GURPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GURPS</span></a> Cyberpunk)<br>Web developer, technical writer, network engineer, aspiring novelist<br><a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> (<a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrat</span></a>)-<a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> (<a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a>) living in <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a>.</p>
Mike Myler 🧸🍯😈<p>Looks like people are doing <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/introductions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introductions</span></a> so I ought to do an <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> post too aye?</p><p>I'm Mike from <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Pittsburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pittsburgh</span></a>, a full-time <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/freelance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freelance</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/tabletop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tabletop</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/GameDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDesigner</span></a> for a decade now.</p><p>Lots of <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/DnD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DnD</span></a> work, some <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/IndieTTRPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieTTRPG</span></a>, lots of <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/TTRPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TTRPG</span></a> generally. I do all the things except illustrate.</p><p>You may know me from <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/LevelUp5E" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LevelUp5E</span></a>, EN World (design columns!), EN5ider (I'm the editor, it's a great <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/DnD5E" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DnD5E</span></a> periodical of 500+ issues), Storytelling Collective (I teach a course), or my 6 campaign settings.</p>
Noody<p>Wooh, I've finally made it to the place where all the cool kids are! Let's do an <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> then! </p><p>Hi! I'm Noody, a <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/GameArtist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameArtist</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Animator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animator</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/GameDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDesigner</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>. I love <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/traveling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traveling</span></a>, especially to <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> and have drawn a guide about that, as well as lots of other stuff. I work for the game developer <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/CrazyBunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrazyBunch</span></a> right now, who I helped make the most recent <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/LeisureSuitLarry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeisureSuitLarry</span></a> games with.<br> <br>Gonna (re)post my art soon, so stay tuned! Here is a sneak peak of what I do:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a></p>
Kathryn Yu<p>👋 Hello everyone!</p><p>I'm a <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/GameDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDesigner</span></a> &amp; developer based in Los Angeles, California currently working at Twisted Pixel Games (acquired by Meta) on an unannounced <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/VR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VR</span></a> title.</p><p>I recently completed my <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/InteractiveMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InteractiveMedia</span></a> MFA at <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/USCGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USCGames</span></a> this past May. My thesis VR game, Penrose Station, was chosen for the 2022 Yugo <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/BAFTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BAFTA</span></a> Student Awards shortlist.</p>
Scott Starkey<p><a href="https://tabletop.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a></p><p>Hi folks - My name is Scott Starkey, and I'm an occasional <a href="https://tabletop.social/tags/GameDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDesigner</span></a> and illustrator. I'm addicted to <a href="https://tabletop.social/tags/Protospiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protospiel</span></a> conventions.</p><p>Here's my BGG cred: <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/2499/scott-starkey" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedes</span><span class="invisible">igner/2499/scott-starkey</span></a></p><p>Aside from game stuff, my day job is a <a href="https://tabletop.social/tags/GroovyLang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GroovyLang</span></a> developer. I am a part-time <a href="https://tabletop.social/tags/magician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>magician</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://tabletop.social/tags/mentalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalist</span></a> (i.e. a probably fake mind-reader); I speak <a href="https://tabletop.social/tags/Esperanto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Esperanto</span></a>; I'm a <a href="https://tabletop.social/tags/Freemason" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freemason</span></a>. My favorite candy is a <a href="https://tabletop.social/tags/Zagnut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zagnut</span></a> bar.</p>
Pauline Martyn<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> </p><p>Hello! 👋 </p><p>:blobcatpeek2: I’m Pauline, or piratescarlett online</p><p>🎞️ I’m a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/yakuzaeiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yakuzaeiga</span></a> and 1960s/70s Japanese <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cinema</span></a> enthusiast</p><p>🍶 I’m a trainee <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sake</span></a> sommelier - and I love matching good films to good sake!</p><p>🎲 I work as a AAA <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gamedesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedesigner</span></a> and am always up for a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedesign</span></a> chat</p><p>🚏 I’m a wanderer who likes learning about other cultures and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> (I speak English, French, and am learning Japanese)</p><p>Always up for meeting new people and expanding my horizons 😃</p>
Calico Jesse<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/introductions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introductions</span></a> </p><p>By day I’m a boring computer programmer. By night I’m a <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ttrpg</span></a> and <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boardgames</span></a> player. Occasionally an <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/indie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indie</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/gamedesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedesigner</span></a> , I made Short Order Heroes almost a decade ago. </p><p>Currently GMing: 5th edition d&amp;d, Midgard setting. Halfway through Halls of the Mountain King. </p><p>Currently playing: Masks A New Generation (on twitch: <a href="https://twitch.tv/blinkingeye" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">twitch.tv/blinkingeye</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ), and Mausritter.</p><p>Soon to be GMing: probably the One Ring, maybe Talislanta. The group will vote in a month.</p>