It really frustrates me that we continue to nominate and give awards for queer content to big AAA assholes doing the bare minimum with their eyes rolling and lips curled when there are so many queer indies out there putting their hearts on platters that get ignored because they don't have the budget
Posts by Steven Taarland
People really need to start offlinemaxxing.
Hunter from Spyro as a sweet skateboarder innit
Yo Spyro! Do a sweet kickflip or I'll continue to hold the eggs of your kin for ransom
More Games and More Fun! IGDA Foundation Download For Charity (DLC) Live Mar 27-Apr 6. IGDAFOUNDATION.ORG/DLC
Download for Charity Streamer Schedule for April 6th. RenPandApothecary at 8AM PT, AudioIgnis at 8:30AM PT, PrismarinaVT at 10AM PT, MycenaThePixie at 3PM PT, Moriboo at 4PM PT, HighlandRose at 5PM PT, Nezuyaki at 5PM PT, and NatureRobotMan at 5PM PT.
๐จFinal day of #DownloadForCharity!
Today is the last chance to explore the Steam event featuring games from participating studios while supporting programs for underrepresented game developers: buff.ly/nqgZq9S
๐ฅ Creators are still streaming DLC games today โ check the schedule below ๐
#IndieDev
peak modeling career was making a chicken with teeth ๐ฅฐ
Guiding Light screenshot featuring Uri carrying a lantern and walking past purple mushrooms
Guiding Light screenshot featuring Uri carrying a lantern and walking past a lava pool
Guiding Light screenshot featuring Uri carrying a lantern and walking through a dark cave
Guiding Light screenshot featuring Uri carrying a lantern and walking through a narrow corridor
โจ #ScreenshotSaturday โจ
Alumni from our 2023 Virtual Exchange Velocity cohort formed a studioโ@distanceovertime.bsky.social โand created Guiding Light! ๐ฎ
A narrative adventure about memory & the afterlife, built with accessibility at its core.
๐ Play it: buff.ly/cv9FcZ8
#GameDev #IndieGames
The game I've been working on for the last almost 3 years at @timberlinestudio.bsky.social is finally announced!!! ๐ญ๐ญโจโจ
There was a lot of love poured into this gem of a game, so please share, whishlist it and tell us what you think of it!!! Hope you all enjoy it, cause we sure do #gamedev #indiedev
Just keep sharing this webcomic round. Eventually they'll get it...
Trans flag with "Fuck you I won't do what you tell me."
What a joke. The continuous race to the bottom in UK politics. Spineless bastard.
Open Letter Relating to the UK Video Games Council - full version on our website https://www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-regarding-the-uk-video-games-council/
We are incredibly disappointed by the Labour government's decision to seek advice from such a narrow segment of our industry. You can find our open letter here: www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-...
My home office trinket wall ๐ฅฐ
I'm kicking about Develop Conference today and till ~2pm tomorrow! If anyone wants to hang reach out!
Any IGDAF alumni shoot me a message, I have free pins and stickers ๐
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By every metric, wherever they've been trialled, shorter working weeks are better for business, workers and the economy at large.
The first two paragraphs: "Today, a hot day when 22 Palestinians (including journalists) sat in a seafront cafรฉ were murdered by one Israeli bomb, various national media outlets have contacted us (again) to ask our view of something a musician said. For 636 days now, unprecedented & insufferable horror has been recorded by the brutalised communities of Gaza and shown to us on our phone and television screens. It will not stop. No one, it seems, will stop it."
The last two paragraphs (in part): "As we all watch on aghast, every single day, shouting or typing into an echo chamber of complicity... Given the total ban by Israel on international journalists reporting from Gaza, and the simultaneous murder of hundreds of journalists in Gaza by Israeli forces, Massive Attack would urge the BBC and other media outlets to redirect their considerable news resource to reporting the truth of what is happening, daily, to the people of Gaza, and critically, to explaining the corresponding inaction of western governments (such as the UK) to their viewers.โ
Massive Attack via Instagram.
SEE YOU THERE โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
Hey! I'm going to be at @developconference.com in a few weeks! If anyone wants to hang out, please don't hesitate to reach out ๐
HEY THANK YOU!
(sorry for the slow reply, I don't check here very often ๐
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So honoured to be included as a finalist in this year's Writing + Narrative Category!
gamedevheroes.co/game-dev-her...
Kirstys profile pic from work with the heading of leadership
Beyond honoured to be up for Game Dev Heroes finalist in Leadership ๐ฅน
Amazing to see others up there from TKG and some familiar faces of @staarland.bsky.social @malloryog.bsky.social @holliepage.bsky.social !! ๐
My character art of Wicked, Rival, and Hell for Coaster Kisser (2025)
A commission I did for Blazette Midnight of her vtuber
A character sheet I did of Luz and Amity from The Owl House
My tribute to Bruce Lee
Hey #PortfolioDay! ๐
Iโm Radiant & Iโm looking for my next gig! 8 years of experience.
Hire Me for:
๐ฅ Production
๐ผ๏ธ Creative Direction
๐จ Character Art
๐๏ธ Concept Art
๐ UI Art
๐๏ธ Voice Acting
โฟ๏ธ Accessibility
๐ฎ QA Lead
๐ RTs Appreciated! ๐
DMs are open or email me at radiantgbusiness (@) gmail (.) com
Some more GDC memories with @igdafoundation.org folk, through the beautiful lens of @staarland.bsky.social โค๏ธ
All I heard was amazing feedback from everyone who spoke to you!!!
Thank you friend โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
๐ข IGDA Foundation 2025 Virtual Exchange program's applications are now open!
Are you a student? A professional transitioning into games? A games professional looking to level up? Apply now!
๐Learn More: www.igdafoundation.org/application
The virtual exchange is an awesome program to help you boost your career and connect you to a welcoming community! Honestly one of the best things I did last year <3
Soft-launching my GDC appearance this year. I'm pitching a new early game concept from our team, working with cool Kiwi people to ring in a stellar soiree, doing portfolio reviews for the IGDA, and potentially helping another indie with their showcase. Then I'll die, I guess.
bsky.app/profile/wari...
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