Omayeli Arenyeka @yellzheard.bsky.social nigerian, writer, technologist. teacher & former student @sfpc-study.bsky.social, alum of the Recurse Center
Game Workers Conference @gameworkerscon.bsky.social Online May 22-23, 2026! A new game industry event by and for the countless workers who make this massively influential industry and artistic medium succeed.
wzackw @wzackw.bsky.social wzackw on all the social media
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Cate @catehstn.bsky.social fractional CTO. coach. quantum particle. in search of adventure; it’s probably fine ✨
Author of The Engineering Leader, published by O'Reilly
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https://whatsmyjob.club
Shareef Jackson @shareefjackson.bsky.social Math teacher, college adjunct, gaming professor, STEM diversity advocate. Video games, TTRPGs and more he/him https://shareefjackson.com/
James Seetal @plausiblemage.bsky.social Game Industry Vet 🎮
Neurospicy 🧠🔥
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Kyle Stephenson @mrkstep.bsky.social Co Founder of @sixoneindie.com and @pstrophyroom.bsky.social.
Account Manager at @vicariouspr.com.
Six One Indie E-mail: Kyle (at) SixOneIndie.com
Lover of all video games, platinum trophies and Starburst Jellybeans. Be kind to each other.
Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social All photos are my own and not AI.
I am a filmmaker and photographer based in Olympia, WA, and Bijagua, Costa Rica @casabentbill.bsky.social but I spend as much time as I can in hot, humid, tropical forests. Because that's where the birds are!
he/him
School for Poetic Computation @sfpc.study Experimental school supporting study in art, code, hardware + critical theory. A place for unlearning and learning.
✎⋆ Apps open for Fall 2026 ↓↓
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ScaldingHotSoup @scaldinghotsoup.bsky.social Washed MTG streamer/DND enthusiast. Professional tutor (science/math)
Katherine Alejandra Cross @quinnae.com Sociologist, Mistress of Information Systems || Techy TransLatina Ph.D Candidate @UW iSchool || The Saturday Paper VG Columnist || Contributing Editor Liberal Currents ||📍Seattle || 🏳️⚧️ || Author of LOG OFF; order here! https://www.littlepuss.net/shop
Cheryl Platz @funnygodmother.bsky.social Creative Director, TPCi. #PokemonEmployee. Author, Design Beyond Devices & Game Development Strategy Guide. Adjunct @ Carnegie Mellon. Ex-Riot Games, Scopely, MSFT, AMZN, EA, Disney. EDS 🥄. Owner of @ideaplatz.com. Ideas my own. 🏠 https://Cherylplatz.com
PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival @play-festival.bsky.social PLAY - Creative Gaming Festival. Organized by Creative Gaming. Workshops, discussions, exhibition, #CGAwards and more. #PLAY26 coming up November 18-21! 🔗www.playfestival.de
alexis nedd @alexisthenedd.bsky.social Kirkus-Nominated Authoress, Freelance Dragon Expert, Conversation Designer, and Fashion Archivist. I wrote DON’T HATE THE PLAYER and HOW WE PLAY THE GAME 💙 🎮 💜 She/Her
Portfolio & Clips: https://www.alexisthenedd.com/
Katie Longua @ TCAF 29B @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social Art creature. 1/3 of the Eisner-nominated comic makin team, Triple Dream Comics.
anima interactive @anima-interactive.com A new socially conscious indie games studio that blends art and technology to ignite positive cultural impact. Currently developing Take Us North! ⬆
Back our Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/takeusnorth/take-us-north
AndyMakes @andymakes.itch.io I make small projects in a small apartment
Friend of Arcade Commons
Maker of Particle Mace
I make pen plotter art and tweetcarts sometimes
Buy my drawings: shop.andymakes.com
Play my games: andymakes.itch.io
https://andymakes.com/
elle mundy @exch.gr https://exch.gr/
also on mastodon: @exchgr@mastodon.world / @ap.exch.gr
move slow & fix things
music • photography • poetry • code
🎸 since 1998
🎵 inkjetski
👩🏻💻 ex: headway sotheby’s twitter spotify meetup
🛠️ uncut systems
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
@mahsino.bsky.social @mahsino.bsky.social 
Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app Personal Account
Founder: The Distributed AI Research Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social.
Author: The View from Somewhere, a memoir & manifesto arguing for a technological future that serves our communities (to be published by One Signal / Atria
Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social Director of Research, @dairinstitute.bsky.social
Roller derby athlete
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Book: thecon.ai
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Rep📘 @ianbonaparte.bsky.social
The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social AI is not inevitable. We DAIR to imagine, build & use AI deliberately.
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Mastodon: @DAIR@dair-community.social
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dair-institute/
Archiving The Black Web @atbw.bsky.social Archiving the Black Web (ATBW) is a call to action to create more equitable, accessible, and ethical web archiving practices to document the Black experience online. Posts by @bergisjules.bsky.social & @zzcollier.bsky.social archivingtheblackweb.org
RI DaSēr @sotreu.blacksky.app "clever, knowing, jaded"
🏳️⚧️
https://linktr.ee/railinasah
Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team Rudolph (Rudy) Fraser ⁂
CEO & Founder, building virtual 3rd places:
[ @blackskyweb.xyz ][ blacksky.community ]
prev. @harvard.edu Fellow
🏴☠️ [ wethepeople.nyc ]
Board @pact.blacksky.app
TSC @lexicon.community
move fast & break chains
Black crypto-anarchy Ⓐ
Sabrina Hall @sabrinahall.bsky.social 
da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social GET MY T-SHIRTS HOODYS MUGS AT https://dashare.zone -
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sodevious @sodevious.bsky.social design engineer @ edtech startup | speed puzzler | cat mom
J.Rod @infinite-delta.bsky.social Someplace for me to think creatively, I guess?
He/Him
DR made & NYC based.
🏳️🌈👬💍
hang xu @hangxu.bsky.social hang xu
Your favorite person’s favorite person @actually.roiskinda.cool Creative, Founder, Chaotic Good
https://roiskinda.cool
https://h-i.works
https://polychrom.ing/@are0h
Karon 📝 🎮 💻 @karonvector.bsky.social It’s like “Kay-Ron”
Social/Creative Strategist & Narrative Designer
Worked on: Asgard’s Wrath 2, Ubisoft, Activision/Blizzard, 2K, PlayStation 🎮
Sherveen Uduwana @suduwana.bsky.social Currently making 🌒 Midautumn 🌘
Available for freelance design/tech art/production
Previously @ Anima Interactive • Visai Games • Code Coven • Devolver Tumble Time
💌 sherveen@midautumngame.com
👨🏾He/They
Chris Gayle @ GDC | UX Researcher & Designer @verbalflashbang.bsky.social Neurospicy
UCSC Games and Playable Media '22 Masters Grad (RiP)
RiP Cohost
Lover of all fighting games, master of none :c
tj.xyz 🍜 @terrifyingjellyfish.com cereal won’t solve all your problems, but it’ll keep ya crunchin
Unity game dev and artist
https://terrifyingjellyfish.com
Erica Wagner @scienceherway.bsky.social Erica/Vel/Science 🧬 She/Her 🦖 STEAM Nerd 🤖 Maker 📚Indie Producer 🖌️ Voxel Artist 🖥️ Programmer
In my free time I make spreadsheets, tinker with DIY projects, make art of creatures or plants, or solve puzzles.
Carol Mertz @carolmertz.itch.io Game designer. Currently at Innersloth, prev Exploding Kittens. Also worked on HELLCOUCH, With You, We should talk, & lots more lil stuff.
🎮 carolmertz.itch.io
🃏 bit.ly/carolsBGG
🌱 PlayWithYourOwnJunk.com
she/her | st. louis, mo | http://carolmertz.com
NarraScope @narrascope.org NarraScope is a hybrid conference on interactive narrative by @iftechfoundation.org. Join us in 2026 at the University at Albany, June 12-14. https://narrascope.org/
IndieCade @indiecade.bsky.social Celebrating and supporting international independent game development. Submissions are open! https://indiecade.com/submissions/
Josh Wade @joshwade.xyz Working on Coven of the Chicken Foot!
Programmer & Tools Engineer w/ Wildflower Interactive.
Previously at Iron Galaxy and Big Huge Games.
Icon by patreon.com/ICELEVEL
He/Him, 29
https://linktr.ee/heyjoshwade
simmerthingz ✨💜 @simmerthingz.bsky.social 👀 Chaos Simmer w a Sprinkle of 🌶️ ⚠️ Neurospicy 18+
💅🏾🙌🏾 #Twitch Affiliate, Women's + Black Guilds
👂🏽🎙️ SH!T BRIT SAYS
🕹️🎙️ Creator/EP/Host - @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social
Biz 📧: brittinee@shitbritsays.com || https://bio.site/simmerthingz
boshi's place @boshis.place boshi’s place is a space in brooklyn, ny that celebrates game making as a craft and *something related to play/experience*
website --> https://boshis.place <--
eva khoury @evakhoury.bsky.social artist rolling down a big hill getting very dizzy
https://www.evakhoury.com/
member @boshis.place
all-purpose eva @recurse.com
puppeting @ Bread + Puppet
Previously: NYU Game Center, Babycastles, Wonderville, Pratt Institute
NYC
they
🕊️🇵🇸
Munity Games @munity.games Fully remote co-op indie studio based in New York City
⋆༺𓆩☠︎︎𓆪༻⋆ ⋆༺𓆩☠︎︎𓆪༻⋆⋆ ༺𓆩☠︎︎𓆪༻⋆
Demo of Shootlanzer is out now: https://munity.itch.io/shootlanzer
Support your local pirates: https://www.patreon.com/munity
April Soetarman @aprilsoetarman.bsky.social artist, writer // sometimes known as Weird Side Projects
🚧 Currently building Working Artist Board Game, a board game about being a working artist under capitalism
AprilSoetarman.com
instagram.com/aprilsoetarman
Zack Youngren @youngren.io https://citibikedata.nyc/
@dennisliaw.bsky.social @dennisliaw.bsky.social 
Mattamoto @mattamoto.bsky.social 
ev_riot @evriot.bsky.social Artist, gamedev etc
matt pinner @mpinner.com Art Tech.
Robots, LED, sculpture, and fashion.
Software Dev and Computer Vision
@onx @nycresistor @crashspace @hexhouse are some of my communities.
#dadlife / #BadgeLife / #FridayNightArtDorks
NYC
Okori Happy New Puryear @okorip.blacksky.app I'm a Mog, half man, half dog. I'm my own best friend.
Til Nomi @thenomi.bsky.social an idiot. vids, illos & games events?? 2/3D art (or 6D). founder of @gaemz.bsky.social. been making flamingos for @amazefest.bsky.social. worked on 2 or 3 camera games. co-producer for a video game dog musician. music fan.
https://www.thenomi.com
Aquma @aquma.bsky.social LA Game Designer who teaches teens how to make video games. I also like to play the kalimba. Working on a secret game project, reveal early 2026.
Game Design Future Lab @gdfl.bsky.social The NYU GDFL focuses on digital game design, development, and emerging media with the aim of increasing gaming production and business growth in NYC. Applications are open for the first cohort!
Katie Sylor-Miller @ksylor.bsky.social Principal Frontend Engineer. Fairy Gitmother at ohshitgit.com. Thoughts are mine not my employer’s #GNUTerryPratchett
Chris DeLeon Ⓥ make your own games @chrisdeleon.bsky.social I help people make games DevPods.gg GameDev since 97. Angry about AI. Worked on Topple, Boom Blox, Medal of Honor, IndieCade, Extra Credits, IGDA LA. 4 GDC talks. 400k udemy students, 10M YouTube views/100k subs, 185k podcast DL. Vegan for 24 yrs. he/him
Borderless Studios - Clock Out at 2 @bt-games-mac.bsky.social 🧙♂️⚙️🎮 | Creators of the thrilling 'Clock Out at 2' game ⏰✨ |
Wishlist on Steam: s.team/a/3235690
Kickstarter coming...
Remote US & Japan team led by Mac Kendema
Newsletter: https://sendfox.com/bstudiosgames
Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/clockoutat2
Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social Gamedev, Animator at Evening Star. Was Animation Lead on Wanderstop, Dungeons of Dredmor.
Demo reel is here: https://auratriolo.com/
Also find me on mastodon at https://mastodon.social/@MOOMANiBE
Farai Madzima @heyfarai.bsky.social Writing the book about 1:1 Meetings. Speaker and Coach.
Ava Liao @4va.bsky.social ux designer @ playstation; BAFTA member; enthusiast
avaliao.com
Connie Chen 陳穎慈 @conniechiiiwa.bsky.social UX Designer + Mentor + Foodie + Homie💛
Corgis, flowers, drag queens, no fucks given.
🍀🏀 Celtics fan
🚨Available for work🚨
https://conniechen.design/
✨Support✨
- paypal.me/conniechiiiwa
- https://venmo.com/u/conniechiiiiwa
- buymeacoffee.com/conniechiiiwa
SmashingConf @smashingconf.com Smashing Conferences, friendly, practical events for web designers and developers.
🌟 Join us in-person or online in Amsterdam 🇳🇱, Freiburg 🇩🇪, more places soon!
🌟 Or learn from the comfort of your home with our Online Workshops! We can't wait!
castpixel ⚧️⚢ @castpixel.bsky.social 🎨 Senior game artist and art director with 20 years of experience | 🎮 Pixel artist & gamedev | Playdate dev | ⚧️⚢
🍉 🇵🇸
Clients: Mojang (Minecraft), WB Games, Hasbro, SEGA, Panic, Unity, IDW
📬 christina.neofotistou@gmail.com
🎨 castpixel.artstation.com
Tabby Rose @tabbyrose.bsky.social UX Director, Mighty Yell Studios. Accessibility Advocate. she/her
#tabbymakesart #tabbyjournals
Black in Gaming Foundation @blackingaming.bsky.social Black In Gaming Foundation (BIG) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advancing Black leadership, innovation, and opportunity in gaming. Our mission is to connect, educate, and empower Black talent worldwide to increase representation.
Karen McGrane @karenmcgrane.bsky.social On a good day, I make the web more awesome. On a bad day, I just make it suck less. 
big__flan @bigflan.bsky.social visit the angel garden: https://flan.itch.io/angel-garden
experience enjoyer
made titanic II and museum of the saved image
my games: flan.itch.io
Ben @kamohh.bsky.social * SWFA author / gamedev / web weirdo /
* making a game about throwing your phone off a cliff
hotpizzacalendar.com
Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games We empower game makers through expert guidance to build with intention.
Client Interest | https://stellamaris.games/client-interest
Partners | https://stellamaris.games/partner-intake
https://stellamaris.games | contact@stellamaris.games
Ravioli Ravioli @ravioliravioli.bsky.social We like moss here.
Matthew Williams @derrellwilliams.bsky.social 👋👽 Designer at The Wikimedia Foundation, among other things. 
Whitaker Trebella @whitakr.com 🎲 Indie gamedev: Piloteer, Pivvot, Polymer & Remedy Rush
🩻 Making medical games & tools: snke.com
🎹 Musician: wtrebella.bandcamp.com
🌆 LA. Formerly Chicago.
😷 Covid aware
🧍He/Him
BronxWorks @bronxworks.bsky.social 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. From toddlers to seniors, we feed, shelter, teach, & support our neighbors to build a stronger community. Support our BronxWorks programs: http://bronxworks.org/donate
Kimberly Bryant aka 6gems @kimberlybryant.bsky.social Founder and CEO Black Innovation Lab http://blackinnovationlab.org
Founder Black Girls CODE
🎙️Host: Inner Garden Podcast http://bit.ly/40q9BoS
rootsandresilience.substack.com
Author~Ascending Nov '26 (Penguin RandomHouse)
💗💚💗💚
Memphis raised~BayArea made
Tanya Kan 🌸🏳️🌈🍁 @vividfoundry.bsky.social Vivid Foundry's Founder. She/They; BiDemi. Dev since 2012. 2D+3D art, game design, game writing, production, teaching. We made the award-winning Solace State: Embolden activists, take back power from big corp!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/928000
Kristy Marcinova @kuka.design .Kristy {
bio: geek, night owl, movie buff, nintendo gamer, trilby wearer, cocktail photographer;
work: design (@livekit.io), prev: product design (@netlify.com), design systems (@intercom);
src: url(kuka.design);
}
Austin Miller @austinmwav.com they/them • GILDED LEAVES • STL • composer/sound designer (derogatory) • 🔈 for ValiDate, Seasonspree, That Which Faith Demands, & BREAK THE GAME • austinmwav.com
Will Blanton @01010111.com Makin games | Makin tunes | Makin ⊙▽⊙ faces | daddy dev in rva
elizabeth @lalizlabeth.bsky.social design educator & aspiring princess 💖 building an alternative design school: designisaparty.com
@thejenpearce.bsky.social @thejenpearce.bsky.social 
John E @meetjohne.bsky.social 
Rosenfeld Media @rosenfeldmedia.com Helping you design great experiences with thoughtfully curated UX resources, featuring the experts driving the industry forward.
Erin Nolan @erinolan.bsky.social Reclaiming personal power through creative expression.
https://erinolan.substack.com/
r kay (they/them) @r-kay.bsky.social they/them. director @brooklynpoets.bsky.social in western mass from southern appalachia. occasionally online / chronically ill / always gay 🇵🇸 poems in HAD, Copper Nickel, Catapult & hiding around the internet. Tin House '25.
Jenny Wen @jennywen.ca muddled mind, sentimental heart. design @anthropic.com.
meeks @cmeeks.bsky.social Senior Principal Designer at Dropbox. Low-key dad.
Nita @aceux.bsky.social I just be doing cool stuff sometimes
Louis Rosenfeld @louisrosenfeld.com Convene. Connect. Rehumanize!
BLACK GIRL RESTORE @blackgirlrestore.bsky.social 💜Encouraging black women and girls to recharge, refocus, & RESTORE. Others who align are welcome.
✨Follow for daily quotes, business spotlights, & more. #blacksky
💻 BGR 2025 Notion Planner OTW!
Ben Sauer @bensauer.net Author of https://deathbyscreens.co / Speaker / Product+Design Leader / ex-Clearleft, Babylon Health.
Current mission: helping designers tell better stories about their work. https://bensauer.net
People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social Algorithm, we’re onto you. Let’s build a better digital world.
👾 Linktree linktr.ee/peoplevsbigtech
📩 Newsletter blog.peoplevsbig.tech
Kayla | Your FinTech Insider @yourfintechinsider.bsky.social 👩🏾🏫 Accounting Student Decoding Personal Finance
💻 Helping You Navigate Finance & Tech
📧 Join 300+ Readers ↘️
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Von Chan @vonchan.bsky.social Designs in tech. Too many hobbies. Still figuring it out. Geriatric millennial.
Micah 🐝 @ahbeca.bsky.social Designer @ Figma- J Jess Dale @jessprogresses.bsky.social
Juan Morales-Rocha @datjuandesigner.bsky.social Game UX Designer @ Psyonix / Epic Games
Prev: Xbox, No Static Games
datjuandesigner.carrd.co
Kevin Hawkins @kevinhawkins.bsky.social Product Design & Research Leader | Speaker | Educator | 🏠 Barcelona | 🌎72 | 🇱🇷🇺🇸🇵🇭🏳️🌈
Kamilah Taylor @kamilah.dev 🇯🇲 Engineering Leader at Gusto
Board member /dev/color
iOS enthusiast
📚 + 🧩 + 🥘 + 🎶
Trekkie 🖖🏾
dan sinker @dansinker.com I make stuff. Currently Says Who and Rebel Spirit podcasts & writing at dansinker.com. Formerly Punk Planet (RIP), impeachment dot fyi, OpenNews, and much more. Always something new coming soon.