Cadet @splaffinator.bsky.social furry artist & gamedev ✨🌸🏳️🌈🌺✨ he/him
AI and Games @aiandgames.com Hype-free analysis and deep-dives into AI for game development.
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GuNMouTH🏳️🌈 @gunmouth.bsky.social Creator of "Night Realms" comics.
I draw stuff, repost art to PROMOTE OTHER ARTISTS, discuss fandom stuff, and speak against injustice towards innocent people.
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Debbie Balboa @debbiebalboa.bsky.social Living as an Artist in Paris 🇲🇽✧🇫🇷
https://www.youtube.com/@debbie_balboa
E. Roy Lee @eroylee.bsky.social actor/comedian/improviser.🎭
artist/painter/illustrator.🎨
non-binary & queer.🏳️⚧️
parent & AI dad joke prompt.🥸
part of the rebel alliance.🧨
super lefty socialist raccoon. 🦝
insta: @the.e.roy.lee
stacks: eroylee.substack.com
finch: JBNNZYCQRA
Red Cavalry @redcavalry.bsky.social Ignite Your Imagination
Makers of Pre-RapElite Agitpop
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Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social Japanese politics analyst; author of The Iconoclast: Shinzō Abe and the New Japan; Chicago-born Cubs fan now living in DC; marathoner.
Substack: Observingjapan.substack.com.
Business: www.japanforesight.com
Treyarch @treyarch.com #BlackOps7 launched Nov. 14. The official account for Treyarch, creators of Call of Duty: Black Ops series and the birthplace of Call of Duty Zombies.
TreyarchCM @treyarchcm.bsky.social Treyarch’s dedicated community account for #BlackOps6, Treyarch Zombies Experiences, and Ranked Play across all titles.
Dorian Gorski @dorian0.bsky.social Lead Level Designer at Sledgehammer Games. Worked on games like Modern Warfare 3 (2023), Doom (2016), Rage, Transmissions, Anacrusis, Brothers in Arms
VGDev @ Georgia Tech @vgdevgt.bsky.social We are VGDev, Georgia Tech's game development club!
Join us Fridays at 5:00 in CCB 016 for our weekly meetings!
https://linktr.ee/vgdevgt
Dona @dona001.bsky.social 20y old, adventurous, and here for new connections. No messages here—click the link below for exclusive content 😘
📩👇
https://linktr.ee/dona011
Brendon Bauman @northpeakb.bsky.social Art Director & Creative Director at North Peak Entertainment
Credits - Halo Infinite, Rainbow Six, RB6: Extraction.
https://www.northpeakentmt.com/
#gamedev | #indiedev | #conceptart
vix 🍉 @vixento.edit.kitchen 25 | she/her | video editor for Alpharad & pChal | #1 sukuna glazer | business: stevie.vixento@gmail.com
Rian Gonzales 🌈 @rianbowart.com 🇵🇭 Illustrator (Marvel, MtG, DC, etc.!)
📧hello@rianbowart.com
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Sergey Yun @apocalypsemeow.bsky.social Senior Producer @Elsewhere Entertainment (Activision) | Seattle | Prev: Treyarch, Blizzard | Drummer, photographer
Natalie (Tali) Vancouver era ✨ @talidev3d.bsky.social 3D Artist @ Sunset Visitor
Previously 3D Environment Artist @: Giant Squid (Sword of the Sea) & Iridium Studios (People of Note)
Indie Game dev 🎮 | hEDS 🦓| Farming sim enjoyer 👩🌾🐮
Portfolio: https://nataliespitzel.myportfolio.com/
PikZel @pikzel08.bsky.social ENG/FR | 25 | Zelda connoisseur | #zeldatwt | Wind Waker for Switch! | I boiled Link on 18/06/2024 | I am not Pingu
Spencir @dispencir.bsky.social LA based Game Dev!
Working at Counterpunch Studios
Matt Phillips @bigevilboss.bsky.social Lead Programmer on Red Dead Redemption for PC/Switch/PS4 @ Double Eleven. Also creator of Tanglewood for SEGA Genesis. Graphics programming, game engine architecture, optimisation. Ex-Crytek/TT Games.
Never have and never will use AI for anything, ever.
Emma Kidwell えま @emmakidwell.bsky.social Award-nominated writer | Contracting @ Ruckus Games 💀| Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, Civilization VII, Marvel's Midnight Suns, Hindsight | Opinions my own | ForbesUnder30 2021 | TGA Future Class 2023| BAFTA Connect | https://www.emmkid.info/ |🇺🇸/🇯🇵
OYEone89 | YELLOWJACKETS SPOILERS @oyeone89.bsky.social 19 | 3D Artist | Multifandom | professional procrastinator | Anti-AI | https://oyeone89.straw.page/ |
IGN @ign.com We're all about movies, TV, and video games!
ign.com
Stanley557 @stanley557.bsky.social That One Guy Who Makes Long Zombies Videos
▶️ http://youtube.com/@Stanley557?si…
business inquires 📧:
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Julie Nathanson @julienathanson.bsky.social Voices: Briar-League of Legends, Samantha Maxis-Call of Duty, Baal Zebul (opera-singing demon frog)-Bayonetta 3, Player 3-Helldivers II, Aphrodite-Blood of Zeus, Kleia-Warcraft, Ank-Star Wars Outlaws… https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0622291/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
Rushin @rushinyt.bsky.social Obsessed with CoD Zombies. Funny guy from YouTube with 155,000 subs.
Kevin Drew @perditionforest.bsky.social Design Director @Treyarch
I work on Call of Duty Zombies. Opinions are my own.
Dallas is Employed!! @dallasraelillie.bsky.social Senior Gameplay Engineer @ Small Axe Studios
prev:
- Retro Studios
- ProbablyMonsters
- Treyarch
- IGDA-F
He/She
Pan/Poly
Max! @littlepolygon.bsky.social Independent Game Programmer by moonlight, solo-developing an anime/mecha arcade-shooter: NIGHTSHIFT GALAXY
WISHLIST: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3038700/Nightshift_Galaxy
DISCORD: https://discord.gg/EAncTCUnHY
Dayjob @ Fictions Inc. He/him.
Matthew Guzdial @matthewguz.bsky.social Associate professor @ University of Alberta and Canada CIFAR AI Chair @ Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute.
Games, machine learning, and creativity | he/him
Julie but Summer Ready 🌅 @sparklyjulie.bsky.social UX Director @ Escape Velocity Entertainment • Prev Bungie, Riot, Epic • Mom friend + mom • Swears a lot but cares a lot • She/her
Alex Jaffe @blinkity.bsky.social Indie game dev and design consultant. Prev. Lead Champ Designer on Riot's 2XKO, Spry Fox, Kongregate, SuperBot, UW CSE PhD. Cursed problems, player mythologies, immersive designer, game master, dad, a lot of sincerely giving a shit. alexjaffe.games
Joey Bleau @jbleau.dev 🏢 Senior Software Engineer II, World of Warcraft
💪 Proud WoWGG Union Member
📍Ann Arbor ➡️ SoCal ➡️ Chicago (current)
🇺🇸 🇩🇪
All views are my own. I periodically delete old posts. I sometimes delete brand new ones.
Dr. Miko Charbonneau @drmikachu.bsky.social Studio Lead of @prettysmart.bsky.social, Dr. of Dance Games, horror writer and game designer.
OUT NOW: THE SPIRIT LIFT, a deckbuilding ghostpunk hotel-crawler!
VR/Horror game design consulting? Talk or collaborate? https://prettysmartgames.com/contact
Zaire @zeestermeester.bsky.social Ope. Peabody and BAFTA awarding winning writer. Currently a Senior Writer @ Compulsion Games | Subnautica | Naughty Dog |Yet another social media platform.
Robert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social gay artist, game dev // website: https://debacle.us // auckland, aotearoa new zealand
just released Radiator Forever, a gay game collection: https://radiator.debacle.us
making Tryhard, a gay rugby RPG: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3443270/Tryhard/
Caerie Houchins @caeriehouchins.bsky.social Co-founder/CTO Wicked Fox Games
| Ex Riot VALORANT | Author | Magician | Producer
Ideas/thoughts/opinions are my own
JC Lau @drjclau.bsky.social A multi-award winning game developer. Game Changer, BAFTA, Next Gen Leader, Future Class. Originator of #WhatAGameDevLooksLike. She/they. I hope you like ferrets. 💜
Natty @ngmferguson.bsky.social Technical Designer @ Naughty Dog
Not a coward
Andrew Henninger @databyss.com Lead Engineer at @rockstargames.com
My views are my own. He/Him.
Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social AI and creativity researcher (no, not that kind of AI) at King's College London. I make things that make things. I also livecode, design games and wrote https://linktr.ee/next_level
http://www.possibilityspace.org | they/he/any
Ashley Ruhl @ashleyruhl.bsky.social I make video games for work and costumes for fun. Narrative Director on Star Wars: The Old Republic. Previously Bioware, Telltale, and Gunfire Games. She/her
Noah @cyphr0.bsky.social Gameplay Designer | Formerly Bungie | He/Him | Views and opinions are my own
Chloe | VFX Artist @chloemay.bsky.social 🔥VFX Artist @ Rockstar Games
⚡️All views my own ⚡️
Nikita @danshinwastaken.bsky.social 🫣Building an abstract imsim
🦝ex: founder Tails Noir
🇨🇦 Victoria, BC
🏳️⚧️ Noone's gonna know
Laine Nooney @ 🔥🗑️🔥 @lainenooney.bsky.social 💾 associate prof of computers + video games @ MCC @ NYU
🕹️ managing ed of ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories @romchip.bsky.social https://romchip.org
🍎 The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal
https://linktr.ee/lainenooney
they/them
Connor Fallon @connorf.bsky.social I make games, sometimes they turn out okay. Workin’ on RnD at Riot, and Pro Philosopher 2
Kate Compton @galaxykate.bsky.social Enthusiastic weirdo, creator and poor maintainer of Tracery and other software. Ask me about JavaScript!
Alexander Newcombe @alexandernewcombe.bsky.social Lead Narrative Designer @ Eidos-Montreal
Previously—Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Crusader Kings 3, Crush Crush, Club Penguin, and more.
www.alexnewcombe.com
Unsurprisingly a bisexual TTRPG nerd as well. Happy to talk shop! He/Him
Geir Ove Alnes @geirovealnes.bsky.social Senior Game Designer;
Formerly @ Ubisoft Singapore / Mighty Bear / Funcom;
https://geirovealnes.carrd.co/
Game Designers 101-103 (Starter Packs)
https://go.bsky.app/KFBJn7C
https://go.bsky.app/BoEMZY8
https://go.bsky.app/HN7KHXa
Opinions are my own.
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
RJ Palmer 🔜 LBX 637 @rj-palmer.com Concept Artist | Illustrator | Paleoartist | he/him
Discord Server: http://discord.gg/arvalis
Contact: arvalis@mac.com
Portfolio: https://rj-palmer.com
Store: http://rjpalmerstore.com
PeachyAenne 🇵🇸 @ RCCC @peachyaenne.bsky.social 🍑 Indie Game Dev - narrative designer/writer for Arcade Spirits & First Bite. 🍑 Partnered Twitch & YouTube content creator with Stumptgamers 🍑 Licensed Animal Nurse 🍑 Queer - nonbinary, pan, ambiamorous (they/them) 🍑 Neurodivergent - ADHD 🍑
Victoria Tran ✨ @victoriatran.bsky.social ✨ Comms Director @ Innersloth/Outersloth/Among Us
✨ Wholesome Games organizer
✨ Forbes 30u30, Adweek's Creative 100
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Tyler Owens @heyt.red Senior Build Engineer
Tom Smith @thegamedesigndad.bsky.social Game designer at Roblox (ex-Disney, ex-Zynga, etc.)
Author of Anatomy of Game Design (https://a.co/d/5NQZAuK)
Opinions are my own, not any corporation's.
Anisa Sanusi @studioanisa.bsky.social 🎮 Product Manager & UX Lead, 1TK Games
⚔️ Founder of Limit Break Mentorship
🎖️ Forbes Under 30, and GI biz Top 100 Influential Women in Games
🏆 BAFTA member, jury chair, award winner
🇲🇾🇬🇧🇪🇺 Malaysian based in the UK
localthunk @localthunk.com Literally a fool
Creator of Balatro ( @playbalatro.com )
Business/Media: balatro@playstack.com
Blog: localthunk.com
Direct contact: localthunk.contact@gmail.com
🇨🇦
KSOH! 🧀 @karensoh.bsky.social Senior Cinematic Designer @remedygames.com🔸 Former Blizzard, High Moon, etc. 🔸 Personal account, opinions are my own 🔸 She/Her 🔸 #StopAsianHate
🇺🇸 living in 🇫🇮
🔗 https://karensoh.carrd.co/
Sarah “Business with a Smile” Lynn @sbar713.bsky.social 👶 Toddler Mom
🎮 Sr. Game Producer
📃 Writer
🏳️🌈 LGBT+ | She/Her
Jaclyn Seto (Jackie) @jaccplays.bsky.social Senior Writer on Apex Legends at Respawn Entertainment
(she/her) 🇨🇦🇭🇰🇨🇳
IGDA-F Next Gen Leader 2024
Opinions my own
Hollie Emery 🏳️⚧️🌿 @slinkyfishy.bsky.social CEO Kwalee Labs (formerly Bonsai Collective), creators of @lunaabyssgame.bsky.social!
Prev Producer credits; Horizon: Call of the Mountain VR, Yoku's Island Express, Overcooked
🏳️⚧️ | manchester UK 🐝
Bridget O’Neill @iheartbunnies.bsky.social Senior Director of Creative at PlayStation Studios for Bungie. Previously Riot (Art Director of Legends of Runeterra), Blizzard, and Pokemon.
nell @nellraban.com a woman with no common sense
Josh Scherr @joshscherr.bsky.social ⏪ PAST: Naughty Dog; co-writer/narrative designer Uncharted 4, Uncharted:The Lost Legacy, The Last of Us Pt II
▶️ NOW: Cautionary Tales game narrative consulting
🗣️ video games, baking, bad puns, shitposting
🔗🌳 linktr.ee/joshscherr
❤️ fix your hearts or die
Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social narrative director at Firaxis. emergent/systemic storytelling. nominated for awards and things. lit PhD. awful at Greek. cannot overstate the degree to which this is a personal account
Mark Sassenrath 🎮 @gmajor.bsky.social Game Designer on LoL, prev on LoR and Riot R&D. I like creativity, empathy, and sustainability. He/his.
🥃🍣💀🃏🕹️🎤🥏🎹✍️🐈
https://linktr.ee/msassenrath
@nhales80.bsky.social @nhales80.bsky.social Principal QA Engineer at Riot Games. Working on R&D. Lover of Lulu, Final Fantasy and punk rock.
Del @del.art // Lead Character Artist @ AbsurdVentures - BAFTA Committee // Previously NaughtyDog / Respawn / Rocksteady / SEGA / PlayStation //
del.art
Su Liu @wordsfromsu.bsky.social daydreamer nerd extraordinaire // feminist // she/her // pseudo-economist from reed college // formerly @doublefine and @riotgames // now @minecraft
Lis @thewritegame.bsky.social Creative Lead: Disney, 20th Century Games.
Working on cool stuff like Alien, Predator, Simpsons, etc. Fmr Senior Game Writer, Narrative Designer
Opinions are mine. she/her
https://www.thewritegame.com
Laralyn McWilliams @laralyn.bsky.social Game designer and leader since 1994: Free Realms, Full Spectrum Warrior. Many awards including Lifetime Achievement. Also speaks about game dev wellness.
Liz! @therealcamisado.bsky.social 💙associate prop artist @Blizzard on WoW
💖mom to cute baby👶, GSD🐶and black cat!😻
🦄loves video games, animals, books, horror and coffee!
💀still emo. opinions are my own.
🎨portfolio: www.artstation.com/lizabeth
Mel Li @melell.bsky.social Game designer at Riot R&D (prev: Legends of Runeterra, Magic the Gathering).
Former scientist, novelty baker, occasional cosplayer, art enthusiast.
Patrick Klepek @patrickklepek.bsky.social editor @ Remap // editor @ Crossplay // pr: patrick@remapradio.com and patrick@crossplay.news // tips: patrick.klepek@protonmail.com // signal: 224-707-1561
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
Valentina @shrommy.bsky.social ✨Senior VFX Artist on World of Warcraft, Previously Hearthstone✨
All opinions and posts are my own
Portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/shrommy
Banner by @andreanagai.bsky.social
Zoey Wikstrom @shrieve.bsky.social 🎮 Systems & Narrative Designer
currently @ Magic Soup | formerly Riot Games
🏖️ West & Best Coast
currently in Seattle | formerly LA
🏳️🌈 Sapphic & Leftist
currently feeling real done with the status quo
Candace Thakkar @jesibelleprime.bsky.social Designer of Vidya Gaems, Mom
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
If you have a style question, search:
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Kells makes cat games @kells.bsky.social I like cute stuff, couldn't you guess? 2D and 3D artist, neurodivergent. Game dev of Calico, the magical girl cat cafe game! Mom of 2 humans, 2 cats, 5 chickens~
Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social Chief Creative Officer: http://Spryfox.com
Blog: http://lostgarden.home.blog
@Danc@mastodon.gamedev.place
Game Design: Triple Town, Alphabear, Road Not Taken, Cozy Grove, etc
Derek Yu @mossmouth.bsky.social https://mossmouth.com/
Jane Ng @janeng.com Director of Doing Nothing. Used to build game worlds and now builds studios. Prev: Ops @ Gardens, Half-Life: Alyx (Valve), Firewatch (Campo Santo). Etc. Immigrant. She/her. Opinions are mine.
🐱 http://www.janeng.com
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
Make Up A COD Zombies Fan @makeupacodzfan.bsky.social Making up Zombies fans since 2021!
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