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50 Seconds Studio @50secondsstudio.bsky.social Create games with passion, develop talents along the journey, and build a community of chaotic friends.
Working on our first project.
https://50secondsstudio.com
Chrysanthe (Sankee) @sankee.bsky.social 23• naarm • they/she • Game Designer, Esports & Game Cultures Researcher • PhD Candidate at RMIT
https://linktr.ee/chrysantheliontis
Icarus @icarusianfolly.bsky.social Icarus | She/They | 24
fie fye fo fum, fond writer of games.
play my works: https://icarusianfolly.itch.io/
Holly @holzycookie.bsky.social Straight up not having a good time™
Cult of the Lamb @cultofthelamb.bsky.social On Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PlayStation and Steam
Our Discord: http://cult.link/3f4nnp7
Play the Demo on Steam: http://cult.link/3HKbtgv
Made by @massivemonster
Summerfall Studios 🕯️Malys OUT NOW!🕯️ @summerfallstudios.com Creators of narrative-led, character-driven games. Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical. 🎶 MALYS OUT NOW!🕯️
http://bit.ly/playmalys 🕯️
http://bit.ly/getstraygods 🎮
James Manning @jimaroonie.bsky.social Videogames, digital cultural heritage and digital play cultures researcher. Lecturer, RMIT University. Co-Chair, Freeplay.net.au. Board member, DiGRAA. Managing Editor, Journal of Games Criticism.
Lisy Kane @lisykane.com 🎮 WINGS Advisor, VicScreen Board, IGDA-F Board
✨ Production-for-hire (Massive Monster, onepixel. dog & more)
💜 Co-Founder Girl Geek Academy
🔄 Prev Kepler / Kowloon Nights, LoG
🌺 She/Her
🦘 MELB | Korean-Australian
https://linktr.ee/lisyk
BURD @tezamondo.bsky.social + paperhousegames.com
+ Paperbark | Wood & Weather
+ self destructive optimist
was cool until you got to know me
Koder @koder.au https://koder.au
games, art, tech, etc
he/they
Goldie @cityloop.bsky.social it’s me
darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social Partially irresponsible for @folly.studio, Dogpile, Gubbins, Real Bird Fake Bird, etc etc
Chad Toprak @chadtoprak.bsky.social experimental game designer, independent curator
he/him. views are my own.
https://mr-chad.com
Cherie 🏖️ @cheriedavidson.bsky.social Nerd ♡ Lover ♡ Game Midwife
Co-founder, studio director & programmer @intarsia.studio
Prev: VicScreen, Media Molecule, Mountains, Goose Game & more.
🏝️✉️🫧🌱🌌☕️🪿🏠🕺⛴️🍔🤖🐈⬛️🫳🐾🪲
Leena 🌵 @leena.reuben.games Gamedev, writer, researcher, vulgar lush. Making @DeadStaticDrive.com with @mike.reuben.games. I wrote a book once and I’ll bloody do it again if you’re not careful.
Naarm/Melbourne. 🏳️🌈 (she/her)
https://linktr.ee/leenavand
Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social Curator of videogames for work and queer films for fun | they/them 
Paper House @paperhousegames.com videogames + culture shop + other stuff 🏚
WISHLIST Wood & Weather on Steam! ⛈️
Paperbark | BKPC
paperhousegames.com
Stephanie Harkin @saharkin.bsky.social Lecturer at RMIT researching feminine gaming | she/her
Author: Girlhood Games: Gender, Identity and Coming of Age in Videogames
Curator Feminine Play: feminineplay.org
Max but on the other website @mjm.itch.io 'love and cherish me... from a distance' | small game maker | rmit games tutor | white water kayaking | he/they | bi | Email @ mjmyers00@gmail.com
Douglas Wilson @doougle.net 🎮 Mutazione, Saltsea Chronicles, Sportsfriends, JS Joust
🎓 Senior Lecturer (in Games)
🎭 Theater/clown w/ @melmcglensey.bsky.social
🎙️ Co-host @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social
🌏 Naarm/Melbourne (by way of NJ)
he/him
mastodon.gamedev.place/@doougle
Miguel @yungmitzy.bsky.social I make video games and video games levels on my computer, sometimes.
Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social https://jadefae.com
She/They/Fae. QA at a large game studio. I make Video Games, and write about a variety of media. RMIT University class of 2024 Game Design Grad. Melbourne/Naarm.
Hipster Whale @hipsterwhaledev.bsky.social 🤓🐳 We make games people love ✨
#CrossyRoad #CrossyRoadCastle
Studio Folly — DOGPILE!!! @folly.studio DOGPILE OUT NOW ON STEAM, iOS, ANDROID AND NINTENDO SWITCH!!! 🐩🐕🦴 https://linktr.ee/folly_studio
GUBBINS (it's a word game) OUT NOW on iOS & Android ✏️ 🥦 🌈
realbirdfakebird dot com PLAY NOW in ya browser 🐓🔍
Frosty Games 🍦 @frostygamesfest.com Helping you find the coolest games made in Australia & Aotearoa NZ 🍦🎮 Join the Frosty Fans mailing list to stay up to date! 👉 https://frostygamesfest.beehiiv.com
frostygamesfest.com
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Lori❦ @kurireii.bsky.social Co-Founder and Director of 50 Seconds Studio
✨Game Designer and Game artist !!✨
||she/her||
Check out the games!: https://kurireii.itch.io ✨
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