Coming into Montreal for MIGS? Did you know it's also Montreal Games Week? There's whole host of games and developer related events happening throughout the same week! And it's all organized by our vibrant, local community: www.semainedujeuvideodemontreal.com
looks like all mention of the future class program (which started in 2020) has been wiped from TGA webpage 🤪 the only archive that proves it existed is through the wayback machine. Here's my cohort (the last one): web.archive.org/web/20241119...
Happy Halloween 🎃 and good luck to all the trick-or-treaters (& their parents) out there in the pouring rain 🌧️🌧️🌧️ this evening
It's that time of year... 🍂
🎃 The Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival is BACK for 2025! 🎃
This year we can support up to 800 players at once in this seasonal pumpkin carving MMO!
This year's update comes with new areas and new secrets to find.
Hope you don't mind if I re-use the trailer from last year! 😅
Gosh, I love a good design doc talk
Good luck !!!
Honored to be the keynote for this year's Next Lev'elles event: www.eventbrite.ca/e/billets-ne...
My thoughts [in these tumultuous times] are especially around resilience and survival as women, caregivers, diversity advocates, local organizers, & game developers.
Thanks a bunch!!
ty, yay for announcements!
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Thank you so much! Feels great to have it out in the open :)
It's announced! I've been wielding technical UI sorcery on "Blackfrost: The Long Dark 2". Here's a gorgeous peek at the game: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wlt...
5 tongue-in-cheek game writing exercises that are a more realistic representation of what most game writers do (in my experience) than a branching dialog tree:
To the senior #UX in #gamedev folks here, ping me if you can join the AMA session at the #gameuxsummit Dec 19 geared towards students and young professionals ☺️. We answer their questions and we review a few portfolios/CVs (just the format for hiring process purposes). Thanks! 🙏🏼
Let’s have a #GameUXsummit online event on Dec 19! It’s another rough year so we can’t come back in person quite yet but let’s share some knowledge and support each other online for a few hours ☺️
We hope you can join!
#ux #gamedev
www.eventbrite.com/e/game-ux-su...
This is kind of the crux of why none of these huge tech companies could figure out how to make games. They see it as a technology problem, but when a lot of what makes a great game great is an Arts and Humanities journey
known games industry layoffs by year
known games industry layoffs by month
2024 currently has more known games industry layoffs than 2023+2022 combined.
2024 is roughly 600 layoffs away from doubling 2023. There is still plenty of business days left in the month.
I can't emphasize enough how extreme these last few years have been.
So far.
Been wielding a lot of technical art sorcery these days to achieve cool things for UI in Unreal. My latest solution for [redacted] is so simple... It's suspicious. It can't be this easy...
Let's definitely touch on this subject at the fireside chat. So interested to hear more 🌼
Hii despite public speaking + an online presence Im a scared anxiety ball! People are scary and networking is terrifying
But it got better over the years and so I did a talk about managing those fears
Its okay to be a loner! And go to events alone!
You can do it!
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Oh no, I get mine from West Coast Seeds. Are they on the weirdos list?
Getting over self-doubt in starting a cultural game can be the biggest roadblock to making it happen. From their experience on Rooster, Deborah Chantson covers ways to frame perspectives and overcome the mental hurdles.
Online | Nov 14 | Free | RSVP: events.humanitix.com/workshop-how...
I started a Bluesky list for Moms who work in video games!
Give it a follow, and if you fit that description and would like to be added -- let me know! #gamedev
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PSA: The New Voices Puzzle Grant deadline is in one month!
The grant is an opportunity for game developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds who are interested in designing and developing puzzle games.
Deadline to Apply: 23:59 PST Monday 7th October
Uh.... I guess end of April Quebec is not done with snow yet.
Crescent moon shadows from today's total eclipse 🌙
Thirst person shooter yesss 👏🏽👏🏽
Perfection
Pixelles is doing an in-person version of their Writing program for nonbinary, trans and women aspiring game writers 🌈
Apply!! It's for absolute beginners with no experience, located near Montreal.
A fan at WonderCon cosplays as “Weird Al” Barbie
