Indie City Games @indiecitygames.org Chicago nonprofit community supporting the local game development scene with exhibitions, playtests, meetups, game jams and more!
Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/indiecitygames
Itch: https://indiecitygames.itch.io/
https://www.indiecitygames.org
🚫🤖🚫
Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com Award-winning game developer. Animated Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, Uncharted, The Last of Us series and more. Wrote GAME ANIM: Video Game Animation Explained. Shipped Apple Vision Pro.
gameanim.com
That's No Moon @thatsnomoon.com The official channel of That’s No Moon—an independent AAA development studio founded by award-winning game makers and storytellers.
Noah Sandifer @sandysound.bsky.social Sound Designer for vidya games. Making Crossfire with That's No Moon
Obviously my beliefs expressed here are my own.
Here to stand at the center of the venn diagram of video games, audio, and the people who make them.
📍Seattle Area
[eve] @ninehydras.dev 🎮 Senior World Artist @bungie.net - Marathon, Destiny 2
🧪 Indie Horror Game Dev - making Hollow Doll
♾️ Witchcraft and Androids
🏳️⚧️ haunted sapphic girl 🐇 33 [she/her]
🌐 ninehydras.carrd.co
[opinions are my own]
unraveled @unraveledpress.com Independent, reader-supported investigative reporting from Chicago on policing and state violence.
Support us: unraveledpress.com/support-unraveled/
📧 info@unraveledpress.com
📱 Signal: unraveled.66
Romain Durand @rdurand.bsky.social Founder at Ripostes.games
Previously : New IP at Gravity Well, Wayfinder, Crash Bandicoot 4, Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Besiege...
https://www.romaindurand.com/
rotomonkey @rotomonkey.bsky.social Hockey-, trumpet-, cos-player. Lookdev/environment artist in feature film animation by day. I follow artists whose work I dig.
https://imdb.com/name/nm0123259/
aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social 🇨🇦 Sr Concept designer on ??? No NFT/AI/Repost
📧jessielamworkshop@proton.me
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Projects: Gears5, Long Dark ep4, Invincible s1 | Brass Lion Ent/Skybound/TheCoalition/BandaiNamco/EA | http://linktr.ee/axl99 | #art #fashion #arcane #fanart #startvsfinish
Aromie Kim ~Commissions open~ @aromiekim.bsky.social Concept artist! Open for work~
🎨 VGen: https://vgen.co/aromiekimart
🎴 Carrd: https://aromiekimart.carrd.co/
☕️ Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/aromiekimart
🖼️ Prints: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/aromiekim/
NO AI, NFT
Maria 💽 @peachmarzi.bsky.social ⟡ chronically tired game artist | valència 🏳️🌈 peachmarzi@gmail.com 📩 🚫AI or NFT ♡ 🌮
https://linktr.ee/peachmarzi
Mattie is tired! @mattie3d.com 3D Environment Artist 🏳️⚧️ mattie3d.com
Worked on Rogue Point, Black Mesa, Tower Unite
Thomas Ripoll Kobayashi / 小林透真 @tomrkobayashi.bsky.social 3D environment artist living in Tokyo. Likes video games, art, urban landscapes, electronic music and cats.
Also on Twitter with the same username.
Français / English / 日本語
Johnny Owens @gracklehq.com He/They
Creator of GrackleHQ, Tools Engineer for games, Popcorn Enthusiast
Hilary Purnamasari @hilary-ps.bsky.social Freelance Concept Artist | Drawer 🗄️
Prev clients: Capcom, Microsoft, Fantasy Flight, Soleil, Rovio, WB San Diego, Atomhawk Studios
https://linktr.ee/hilary_ps
Sara Alfageeh @saraalfageeh.bsky.social Illustrator + Marketer 🌿 Forbes 30 Under 30 🌿 Author of picture book NOT YET and award-winning comic SQUIRE 🌿 co-founder
One More Multiverse
Portfolio: Sara-Alfa.com
Say hello at alfaillustration@gmail.com
Erik Robson @erikrobson.net Game/level designer | LFW | Valve (Portal 2, CSGO, DOTA 2, The Lab, Artifact) | Double Fine (Psychonauts, Brutal Legend) | 3DO ()
25+ years making games professionally. On Signal @ ErikRobson.47
Husband, father, PNW, living through Interesting Times
Andrew @digitalcantina.com Tech Artist For Video Games : 39 : Opinions are my own etc : Northern IL is Home : He/Him : No AI Gen BS or the like
Rob Simpson @lumenboi.bsky.social Senior Lighting Artist in the video game industry based in Seattle, WA
https://www.artstation.com/robsimpson
MikMik @zoostrikers.com 3D Artist | 27 | Environment Artist on HYPERFUNK, Rollin' Rascal, Big Hops
| Making ZOO STRIKERS! |
Certified Donkey Kong Freak @(o･ｪ･)@
tags: #Zoostrikers #GameArt #FanArt #3dplatformer
Sean D. Phillips @megasean.bsky.social Environment Artist @ Industrial, Light and Magic
https://megasean.artstation.com/
Things and other things...art, sports (Go Cowboys), food, tech and things. I make some bomb cocktails too.
*No ai, nft or crypto please. You will be blocked.
Lisette Titre-Montgomery @lisettetitre.bsky.social Co-Founder @cstoneintstudio
Past: Art Director #Psychonauts2
Advisor: @gameheadsoakland
Nominations/Awards: @BAFTAGames & @TheGameAwards
https://linktr.ee/LisetteTitre?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMT
Guy Davis @guydavisart.bsky.social Concept Designer / Production Designer for Film, Television and Video Games including Frankenstein, The Buried Giant, Pinocchio, Nightmare Alley, Alone in the Dark, Diablo 4, Pacific Rim, Steven Universe. Creator of The Marquis
Janel 🌶 @jeighto.bsky.social 🎨Senior Environment Artist @ Gamemode One
💪 I lift heavy things
🎮 Indie dev is my side-piece
🔥 Opinions are my own
Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com Game Dev, alleged writer, kind of comics person, former internet boogeyman. Please don’t tell anyone I’m here, I’m just trying to exist 🤫 they/them
my DMs are broken
Get free 3d printed community protection whistles here: https://linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
Michael Barrington @nickelbeer.bsky.social Senior Technical Artist
Hand Paint 3D Art Enthusiast
https://mikebarrington.com/
Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social I make spaceships 🖌️📐🚀
https://linktr.ee/sublight_drive
Alanah Pearce @alanahpearce.bsky.social Voice Actor #Dispatch #Warhammer | Gamedev @layersdeep.bsky.social prev #GodofWarLaufey | Filmmaker @CharredPictures.com |
alanah@optshift.co
https://linktr.ee/alanahpearce
Play Watch Listen @playwatchlisten.bsky.social A YouTube podcast network featuring game devs (Play, Watch, Listen), actors (We’re Voice Actors), and film fans (MovieHaus)! Entirely independent, supported by Patreon: https://m.youtube.com/@PlayWatchListen/videos
Katie Chironis @kchironis.bsky.social game dev, mom, tired. made elsinore by night. by day, principal game designer working on a frog-type game at teamLFG (sony). previously riot, xbox, oculus, EA
ChicagoVintageTileFloors @chicagovtfloor.bsky.social 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ It's definitely mostly about the floors. There may be swear words. 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social For over 30 years, the Music Box Theatre has been the premiere venue in Chicago for independent, foreign and classic films.
Tore Lervik @hallatore.bsky.social Unreal enthusiast
Creator of MeshBlend & MeshPack
https://meshblend.lervik.com/
Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social I have friends everywhere 🍁 Lead Writer on Crossfire. Before: Gotham Knights, Star Wars: Squadrons + Battlefront II. Probably playing JRPGs or painting Space Marines. 📸 by Luke Fontana
Autumn Rose Taylor @lusterly.bsky.social ✨Brand Manager, Marketing & Publishing ✨
🏙️ Chicago-based
prev:
🔳 Bethesda Softworks
🧪 Owlchemy Labs
🚀 Phaser Lock Interactive
🥽 VR Austin
🎮 Fantastic Arcade
🌈she/they
Chris Wade @luckshotgames.com Game Director @ Luckshot Games: Big Hops & Sausage Sports Club. Previously: Owlchemy Labs, Battle Chef Brigade, Manifold Garden. Liker of rock climbing, running, sudoku, tiktok. Austin / Chicago guy.
https://linktr.ee/chriswade__
Froyok (Léna Piquet) @froyok.fr "For those who come after" - Gustave
Aka Lady Bloom. ☀️🇫🇷
Principal Product Manager on Substance 3D Painter. Stay up at night to fiddle with shader stuff.
- https://www.froyok.fr/
- https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@froyok
Katiechu ⚡ @pikachulita.bsky.social 🇵🇸🇸🇩🇨🇩🇭🇹 She/Her. Bi/Pan. Womanist. Socialist. Twitch, Epic, & Logitech G Partner. For Liberation. Biz 📧: CatchPikachulita@gmail.com
Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com Our mission is to amplify the creative power held by people of color in games. We do this by organizing revolutionary events, uniting our vibrant community, & building access to knowledge, funding, and opportunities. EXPO: Sept 22-25
gdoc.events/m/GDoCExpo
Alex Jay Brady @alexjaybrady.bsky.social concept artist
no A.I. no N.F.T
dm for business enquiries
Pauline / PG @pizzapauline.bsky.social just a girl with many interests
she/her • 🇵🇭in🇺🇸• producer @ gravity well • prev. That’s No Moon, Astra Logical, EA/Maxis • IGDA-F Next Gen Leader • loves costco
☀️ in philadelphia
🔗 www.paulinegepilano.com
Erika Ishii @erikaishii.bsky.social Rook, Rika, The Ghost of Yōtei | Worlds Beyond Number | D20, Dropout, Crit Role | BAFTA loser. Um, Actually CHAMPION | Gender🌊: all pronouns
blauereiter @halcyonrealms.bsky.social VFX artist in film/animation @ ILM/Sony. Spiderverse/KPDH/Transformers. Art books geek. バンクーバー在住のVFXアーティスト。
#VFX Filmography - http://tinyurl.com/blauereitervfx
@blauereiter on (ex)twitter
Simonschreibt @simonschreibt.bsky.social ⭐VFX Portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/simont
📝Game Art Tricks: https://simonschreibt.de/
💌Newsletter: https://simonschreibt.de/newsletter/
🌳Linktree: https://simont.de/
👋Discord: https://discord.simonschreibt.de
🚀My game: https://tinyurl.com/p3d9vtb9
10,000 Motivated Rats @bombsfall.bsky.social Scott Benson. Artist/ Animator/ Writer/ Videogame Person. Light Night Work Club/ Night In The Woods. Same handle on Twitter and Instagram. You can always find me at Bombsfall.com.
Sean @seanvangorder.bsky.social senior environment artist @ naughty dog | pit fiend
🌻Matt Billeci @myphobias.bsky.social 🌻Vegetation Artist on Battlefield 6
Prev: Rockstar Games GTA VI, God of War Ragnarök, VTM: Bloodlines 2
| Pro Wrestling | Horror | Nature | Metal | 📸 |
(he/him)
Howie Day @howieeday.bsky.social Tech Art Director at Zynga. I love nostalgia! All thoughts my own... and not great? (he/him)
My YT! https://www.youtube.com/@HowieDay82
Lewiston, ID
Wafi @wafi-izz.bsky.social 3D Artist
#b3d #3dart #blender
artstation.com/wafi_izz
Neil Blevins @artofsoulburn.bsky.social Art Director & Senior Concept Designer in Film, Games, Books. Builds Scifi Worlds. Professional Work: Pixar Alum (16 Yrs), Blur, WarnerMedia, ++
welbot @welbot.com.au Ex game dev/tv-show animator.
I make 3dprint models & run Polycount.com discord (https://discord.com/servers/polycount-92126158891552768)
Posts may be intermittent. I have narcolepsy & cataplexy. I do what I can when I can. https://welbot.com.au
technouveau @technouveau.bsky.social Design the future!: technouveau.net
Eric Wiley @wiley3d.bsky.social Material Artist @ Blizzard | https://www.artstation.com/wiley3d
Kim Aava (Aavachan) @kimaava.bsky.social Art Director @ Toca Boca
Speaker, Twitch streamer, cat lover, climbing, motorcyclists.
Prev. Titles. Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield, Apex Construct etc
Prev. @DICE @GuerrillaGames, @FastTravelGames etc
Instagram art @aavachan
Leah Augustine @laugustine.bsky.social Senior Environment Artist 🌘ThatsNoMoon
https://www.artstation.com/leahaugustine
Level Up | View Game Salaries @handle.invalid Level Up is a free resource to view and compare #gamedev salaries. Let's bring pay transparency to an industry that lacks it.
Updates to the site are posted here.
Website: https://lvlup.fyi/
Boon Cotter @booncotter.bsky.social Aussie in the USA | Game Developer | Lead Lighting Artist | Batshit Crazy | These are my words and are not representative of my employer / doctor / therapist / mum.
Myka @puzzledpolygon.bsky.social Senior Hard Surface Artist @ Remedygames
Pan, ND - They/Them
GER/ENG/FR
https://justmyka.carrd.co/
I make music:
tobuildtheirbeacons.carrd.co/
northexit.bandcamp.com/music
whitelakemusic.bandcamp.com/
Views and opinions are my own!
Ignacio Guajardo @ignaciog.bsky.social Sr Environment Artist II @ Respawn Entertainment - Star Wars team
(ex: BioWare, Epic Games, 343 industries)
Artist, food enjoyer, traveler, photography, gamer, futbol/soccer fan 🇨🇱
https://www.artstation.com/ignacioguajardo
Kevin Matthew @kevindeligt.bsky.social Senior 3D Artist- Open To Work - Indie Dev on Daybreak
https://www.artstation.com/kevindeligt
#3DArt | #GameDev | #Reference
Goes to lots of Metal Concerts - Wears a headband regularly
Merritt Filban @merrittfilban.bsky.social 🎮 Senior Texture Artist II @ Respawn (Star Wars)
🤖 Gunpla Builder | Father of 3 | Maker of Things
👾 Prev: @UbisoftToronto (Far Cry 4+5+6)
Matt Nava @mattnava.bsky.social Creative Director of Sword of the Sea, The Pathless, and ABZÛ. Art Director of Journey and Flower. Natural history/dinosaur enthusiast. mattnava.com
Asher Zhu @vuthric.bsky.social Director @ Duck Shake Games
ex Tech Art R&D @ Epic Games
LEGO, Fortnite, Matrix Awakens, Unreal Engine 4 & 5
- Tech art and chill with us http://discord.gg/gRwaywC
🏠 London 🕸 https://Asher.GG
Dan Reynolds @dannthr.bsky.social Tech Composer/Sound Designer/Programmer. Hobbyist Animator, Painter, Writer, Game Developer.
(He/Him)
Secretary for @gameaudiodiversity.bsky.social
Jan Kaluza @jankaluza.bsky.social Lead Technical Artist @ Epic Games.
Formerly @ Yager & Fishlabs.
Modular Synthesizer guy.
Making music as “Janky Jams” - https://jankyjams.com
Wearer of many hats. Metaphorical ones only, I unfortunately don't have a hat face.
Based in Berlin.
Ryan Schmidt @rms80.bsky.social It’s Ryan from Twitter! Former Epic Games Engineering Fellow, now an intern at Gradientspace Corp (gradientspace.com). Invented Modeling Mode, Geometry Script, Autodesk Meshmixer, some other stuff. PhD in Computer Shapes. Also mastodon.gamedev.place/@rms80
Dylan Browne @dylanbrowne.bsky.social Lead Artist Special Projects at Wētā FX, Ex #VFX at Modelfarm, RSP, Mr.X & Mill Film. Melting GPUs is my passion
http://imdb.com/name/nm2278940/ He / Him
linktr.ee/dylanbrowne
#NoAI #PhysicalMedia
Opinions are soley my own and do not represent my employer
Ghislain Girardot @ghislaingir.bsky.social UE content creator, specialized in tech art. I don't share my opinion much.
Victor Careil @phyronnaz.bsky.social Pushing voxel technology forward at Voxel Plugin using Unreal Engine
You can DM me on discord @ phyronnaz
My blog: https://victorcareil.com/
Tom Looman @tomlooman.bsky.social tomlooman.com
Unreal Engine Developer. Making Courses for Indies & AAA Studios
Dustin DeVoe @ddevoe.bsky.social Technical Animator @EpicGames. Previously Product and Tech Art Director @PhoenixLabs. Dad, All Around Game Developer, Always Learning. Go Seattle Sounders!
Jean-Sebastien Guay @slinkyinvasion.bsky.social Technical Art Director at Epic Games. Worked on Fortnite, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Origins, Unity, AC3, Splinter Cell Conviction, Double Agent & Chaos Theory.
Elhoussine Mehnik @houssinemehnik.bsky.social Sr. Game Engineer @Netflix | Prev. Gameplay Programmer @Tencent @Ubisoft | Worked on #Stray #GhostRecon #BGE2 | #UnrealEngine OS/Edu Content Maker | 🇲🇦
📍 Montreal 🇨🇦
🌐 UnrealEngineResources.com 🪁
Tim Hobson @timhobson.bsky.social Senior Tech Writer @EpicGames working on @UnrealEngine Documentation. Also, a Die-hard Trekkie with some appreciation for the other 'Star' franchises.
I mainly post about Trek, tv/film props, and my hobby making replicas of various props.
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social architect turned XR-chitect crafting virtual spaces and the spectacles within | CEO, Agile Lens: Immersive Design, XR strike force | Unreal Engine Authorized Instructor & Toolmaker | Theatre is cool
Dan Elliott @danielelliott3d.bsky.social Senior Technical Artists, Epic Games
Matt Oztalay (He/Him) @mattoztalay.bsky.social Principal Technical Artist, Developer Relations @ #EpicGames. He/Him. Opinions my own. Unlicensed and uninsured purveyor of mischief.
#TechArt #UnrealEngine #GameDev
Unreal Camille @shedoesartstuff.bsky.social Technical Artist on the Developer Relations team for Unreal Engine at Epic Games. She/Her. Previously: little dev studio cofounder, theatre tech. Opinions are my own. Linktree for resources collated by topic: https://linktr.ee/SheDoesArtStuff
dalton @dalton.gd Technical Director @omlgames.com
All things games, tools, shaders & programming.
@EpicGames alumn
#gamedev #UnrealEngine #rust #cpp
Adrien @amathlog.bsky.social Senior Tools programmer on the PCG plugin at Epic Games.
PCG tutorials: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa5CA4dwjxucvoAmS7FO8hvUrSL21a-5G&si=H_oQKno7NMJ5s8uv
My GitHub: https://github.com/amathlog
Ashley McKenzie @handle.invalid Advanced Lighting Artist @rocksteadygames 🌱💡💀 Previously Gears 5, Gears of War 4, Star Citizen and Batman Arkham Knight. Opinions my own.
https://www.artstation.com/noisecheck
Adam Sharp @adamsharp.bsky.social Senior Environment/Material Artist @Electric Square
Previous - The Chinese Room
Portfolio
https://www.artstation.com/nads
Evan Cwiertny @theburgerface.bsky.social Sr. Hard Surface Artist @ Respawn Entertainment
Gnomon Grad of 2018
Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social Principal Technical Artist on the Developer Relations Team for Unreal Engine. Generally handle Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia with Epic Games but sometimes you'll find me elsewhere. Have a tendency to rant.
Oskar Świerad @techartaid.com Tutorials, articles, UE5 ➡️ http://techartaid.com
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social Director, Cinematographer 💡
Evercade @evercade.co.uk Official account. Evercade is a retro gaming platform where you can enjoy physical releases of classic video games. Play handheld with Evercade EXP-R, on the TV with Evercade VS-R, or in arcade form factor with Evercade Alpha! https://evercade.co.uk
Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com I work on movies and talk about movies. http://www.tvaziri.com
Vincent GAULT🔜GDC @cgvinny.bsky.social Senior Technical Artist - Product Advocate at Adobe Substance 3D
Hobbyist photographer
(opinions are my own)
https://linktr.ee/cgvinny
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
Harry 💬 @halisavakis.com He/Him - Tech Artist @Okomotive
(my posts are mine tho)
Prev. Tech art @ Jumpship
🚫 Anti-AI/NFT 🚫
Gamedev, Shader and VFX Journeyman; making things pretty with code ✨
🎨: cara.app/harryalisavakis
🔗: halisavakis.carrd.co
🌐 : halisavakis.com
Jobye Karmaker @jobyek.bsky.social 🏢 Principal Env Artist @WildlightEnt
🎓 Env Art Mentor @skilltree_inc
⬅️ Ex @SES_dev @Respawn @MonolithDev @UbisoftToronto
✨ Dabbles in cooking/photography
LYDIA ZANOTTI @phrisk.bsky.social 3D Environment Artist
Currently @ Blizzard
Ex: Valve, Riot Games, Amazon, Volition
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phrisk.art
Aaron McBride @amcb-toraidhe.bsky.social Senior Art Director / Concept Designer @ ILM / Lucasfilm / ILM Immersive in San Francisco for 26 years
Star Wars / Marvel / Pirates of the Caribbean
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/amcb_toraidhe/
Matteo Scopel @scopelmatt.bsky.social material artist.
I like photos of dirty buildings, reading tomes, pixels that move and enlightening ideas.
he/him | in Italy
https://artstation.com/matteoscopel
https://matteoscopel.com
Ryan Dao @capybara-3.bsky.social Here for politics, anime art, photography, and game dev stuff.
Game Developer | Experienced environment/material artist | Ex Blizzard(ABX1900), Cryptic, Wayforward
https://www.artstation.com/ryandao
https://www.ryandaophotography.com/
Matt ck @shreddh.bsky.social Aussie | Sport fiend | Metal Head
Senior Environment Artist @Respawn Entertainment
Melbourne, Australia
https://www.artstation.com/mattck