Sam | Studying UI/UX @saam-urai.bsky.social “I’m just a little guy doing stuff when I can”
They/She | 🇵🇭 | Game Dev at USC
https://samabalayan.wixsite.com/portfolio
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-abalayan/
Percival @percivalkish.bsky.social Game UX/UI Design with a focus on accessibility, RPGs, TTRPGS, and the murky in between of video games and tabletop games
https://linktr.ee/percivalkish
Playtopia Festival @playtopia.bsky.social An Indie Games and Immersive Arts Festival
Cape Town | South Africa
5-6 December 2025
www.playtopiafestival.com
#playtopia
By creatives For creatives
Empowering developers to reach the zenith of their creative ambitions!
Richard Bolland @studiobolland.bsky.social 🇿🇦 Making games & interactive animation at https://www.studiobo.io/
Ben Taels @bentaels.taels.net Kiwi, Dad, Human Factors Psychology PhD, & Games User Experience Research.
Director of Intended Experience: https://intendedexperience.nz/
Formerly Epic Games, Player Research, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Te Manatū Waka, & Hamilton Zoo.
Conor / Hydroxate @hydroxate.bsky.social 🇮🇪 Freelance Senior UX/UI Designer (Prev: King, Embark Studios / Resolution Games / Warframe)
Working on Kint
Www.conorsouness.design
D, Hunter of the Dead 💙🌙✨ @dekubrush.bsky.social Sr Character Artist on Overwatch ✦ He/Him ✦ Tarnished ✦ Personal account, my views are MINE!
Tiani Pixel @tianipixel.bsky.social she/her | 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Game dev/Pixel Art/3D
Made UNSIGHTED, working on ABYSS X ZERO: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2872300/ABYSS_X_ZERO/
David Fox💙🫘🇺🇦 @davidbfox.com Lead game programmer: ThimbleweedPark2 ReturnToMonkeyIsland
Designer/Project Lead at LucasfilmGames/LucasArts: Fractalus Labyrinth ZakMcKracken Indy3
ManiacMansion
VR XR EV GameDev
Handpan newbie
❤️ @anniefox.com
@RubeWorks.com
https://linktr.ee/davidbfox
Alex Tokmakchiev @atokma.bsky.social Senior UI/UX on Chronicles: Medieval • Ex: Principal UX on Hytale, Lead UI/UX @ Creative Assembly on Total War • Proud member #WeCanFixItInUI • Space Cowboy • Organizer of Sofia Game Jam • All views are my own.
Rosa 🍊 @purecelain.bsky.social www.rosacarbo.co.uk
🎮 CD sona bona
💫 Freelance game design atm @ Panic Stations
🍊 Spanish in UK
💼 Prev Preloaded, APWOT, Improbable, LoveShark, Nexus...
🏆 30u30 2016, IGDA Next Gen Leader 2020, Campaigner of the Year 2018, BAFTA juror
✌🏼 she/her
Games User Research @gamesur.bsky.social Games User Research (#GamesUR): making video games better by understanding players 🧠 and play 🎮.
A volunteer-run IGDA SIG. Sharing articles, blogs & events!
Cecilia D'Anastasio @cecianasta.bsky.social reporter covering video games and digital culture for Bloomberg News
www.cecianasta.com
Discord: ehvee
Signal: Cecilia.01
John Romero @johnromero.bsky.social FPS is my DNA. Working on a new shooter. Find Romero Games at https://t.co/d7iJN1tvGy
Brenda Romero @brendaromero.bsky.social Studio Director @ Romero Games. Writer @ The Stinging Fly, TOLKA, The Dublin Review and more. Metalhead. Nerd.
Mila Pavlin - Accessibility Game Dev @missfire.bsky.social Director, UX Design at Wizards of the Coast #WotCStaff. Previous:Zenimax Online Studios - Design Director UX, and accessibility for Monolith Productions on Wonder Woman - UX Lead, God of War Ragnarok. Opinions expressed are my own.
Player Research @playerresearch.bsky.social Video game research ◐ Enabling game developers to gain meaningful insights from real players ◌ A Keywords Studio • #GamesUR #UX ◍ Signup to try new games!
Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social Accessibility specialist, helping studios avoid excluding disabled players. DMs are open, if you prefer email i_h@hotmail.com
Harri @hfrayling.com Senior Accessibility Specialist - Many Cats Studios
Accessibility Co-Lead - Limit Break Mentorship
I am a woman the way a tomato is a fruit, and I meet at least 5 of the 7 characteristics for something to be considered "alive".
Steve Bromley @stevebromley.bsky.social 🎮 games user researcher, author of books about user research | led playtests for some games you’ve heard of, many you haven’t. No highly esteemed deed is commemorated here.
Nat 🃏 @ngedeon.bsky.social Researcher, game developer, magician. Currently @Netflix.com and @whatnotgames.bsky.social. | Opinions are my own | 🇵🇸🇦🇲 | ENG/한국어/日本語 🆗 | @nogamesforgenocide.com | linktr.ee/ngedeon
Jason Schklar 🔜 GDC @jackalshorns.bsky.social CEO of UX is Fine.
For 24 years I've been helping folks find the fun, remove the suck, and build memorable games.
I still love it.
Pin this Games UX Feed ➡️ https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xvrnhouybvtbnubekvvevhjn/feed/gameux
#gameux #gameuxr #gamesux
SpecialEffect @specialeffect.org.uk The UK-based charity that's levelling the playing field for gamers with physical disabilities around the world.
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/specialeffectteam
Website: https://www.specialeffect.org.uk/contact
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/69dQEmkxX2
Cortana 🎮 PAX West @cortanav.bsky.social “A goth Slut!” - Trixie Mattel
Dachshund Maven. Bearded Lady. Retired Cowgirl.
she/her
UX, UI, IA, && Accessibility for the games you like. Enforcer at PAX.
Seattle — Duwamish Territory
bento.me/cortanav
Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com I help good people make good games in good ways. https://ramiismail.com/
Del @del.art // Lead Character Artist @ AbsurdVentures - BAFTA Committee // Previously NaughtyDog / Respawn / Rocksteady / SEGA / PlayStation //
del.art
Liam Wong @liamwong.com ☔️ Director, Game Developer & Photographer
☔️ TO:KY:OO and After Dark books are available in stores worldwide
☔️ linktr.ee/liamwong
Heather Murray @heatheruiux.bsky.social Lead UI/UX Designer for Stockholm 🇸🇪 based Startup 8-Bit Bandits, originally from the UK. Ex Blizzard | King
Metalhead 🤘 and cat owner ❤️
Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social 🎮 tech artist/shader sorceress/math dork
🌐 acegikmo.com
🎥 youtube.com/@acegikmo
🏗️ Shader Forge / Shapes / https://half-edge.xyz
📡 ex-founder of Neat Corp
🪡 neoluddite
my kids:
🥪 @toast.acegikmo.com
🥗 @salad.acegikmo.com
🐈⬛ @thor.acegikmo.com
GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social The world's leading games industry website. Got something to tell us? Email news@gamesindustry.biz
Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social Reporter at Bloomberg | co-host of Triple Click | New York Times bestselling author of Play Nice + Press Reset + Blood, Sweat, and Pixels | Email: jschreier@gmail.com | Signal: jschreier.10
Cait Goodale ✧ @caitgoodale.bsky.social principal UX designer ✦ Glowmade & Mythmatch & other secrets prev: DREST, King, Memrise, Minecraft ✧ printmaker and creative dilettante
🏴 in LDN ✦ she/her
📬 designcaitlin.substack.com
Edd Coates | Game UI Database @eddcoates.bsky.social 🎮 Game UI/UX Designer (Freelance)
🎨 Creator of http://gameuidatabase.com
📘 Author of The Game UI Bible with Lost in Cult!
🎭 BAFTA Member
🏆 Future Class 23, GDH Design Hero 21, Guinness World Record Holder
🎵 Composer on Piece By Piece by Gamkat
TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.social Hi! I'm Tim Schafer!
Founder, Double Fine Productions
Official DF account: @doublefine.com
Please report bugs to http://support.doublefine.com
Press: pr@doublefine.com
Anna Brandberg @annabrandberg.bsky.social UX Lead @ Rift | ⏳Prev: The Outsiders, Funcom, EA, King
Time Person of the Year 2006 | Keynote Speaker | IGDA Next Gen Leader | Eyeroller in Chief | 🌍TCK 🧠ADHD 🩻EDS 🌈bi 🤘metalhead 🤓LoL dork 🔪Feminazgûl
Views are mine & you can't have them
she/her
Mary Yovina @adothenlunch.bsky.social Senior UI/UX Lead | UI/UX Manager at Insomniac • Previously Obsidian, Harmonix • (they/them) • http://maryyovina.com
|| Absolutely no A``I or N``F``T ||
Jordan DeVries 🔜Dragon Con @jordandevries.com UI/UX Director at Respawn (prev Star Wars: Zero Company, Jedi: Survivor), award-nominated, GDC speaker, custom LEGO designer, black cat guardian, they/them
Exceedingly personal account. 🇹🇼/🇨🇦/🇺🇲 living near Washington, DC
https://www.jordandevries.com
Simon Brewer (bunnybb) @bunnyballball.bsky.social Principal UI/UX Designer at Supermassive Games
@supermassivegames.bsky.social
Author: The Pocket Mentor for Video Game UX UI
https://tinyurl.com/pocketmentoruxui
https://www.artstation.com/bunnyballball
#GameAccessibility / #GameA11y / #UIUX / #GameDev
David Candland @candland.bsky.social UI/UX Director at EA. Best known for my work on the Halo and Destiny games while at Bungie. http://cand.land
Miguel Sanz @migsanz.com Graphic player • Brand and UI/UX at @fusegames.com 🇪🇸🇬🇧
Prev. Roll7 — Media Molecule • BAFTA Connect
migsanz.com
Claire E A Boissiere @eaboissiere.bsky.social Experienced #GameDev and hobby #Writer. I've been around the games industry block from junior designer to head of multiple studios. Up to new things with cool people but can't say what yet. ♥️
Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social Play-Ability Cognitive Expert. Accessibility (LiS: Double Exposure / Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy) / Cultural Consultant (DA: The Veilguard). Podquisition. 2024 Journalism Impact Winner. 2024 GA Conf Best PR / Comms Winner.
LauraKBuzzOfficial@Gmail.Com
Jodie Azhar @jodieazhar.bsky.social Technical Art Director -> Solo Indie Game Developer @ Teazelcat Games making a wholesome, magical, narrative game
GameDev; Freelance Technical Artist
BAFTA Breakthrough
Gardener; bibliophile; flautist
🏳️🌈🇬🇧
Seb Long @seb-long.bsky.social MD at Player Research. Inspiring creatives and empowering gamedev leaders with research that makes great games.
BAFTA. IGDA. A11y.
⚡️Marina Díez 🔜 Gamescom @ninfadp.bsky.social Spanish Award-Winning Emotional Game Designer ❀ Game Director for Oh Apollo! @ Blue Backpack ❀ Take Us North // The Berlin Apartment // Dordogne ❀ Consultant ❀ @Forbesunder30 2021 ❀ 🌈 she/her
Anna Hollinrake 🌤️ @annahollinrake.com Creative Director @electricsaint.bsky.social
BAFTA Breakthrough // artsy weirdo // illustrator, gamedev, stubborn idiot 🧹🏍️
she/they
annahollinrake.com
👇 Wishlist Crescent County 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/2202650/Crescent_County/
Free Lives @freelives.bsky.social Stick it to the Stickman, new update out now! : https://store.steampowered.com/app/2085540/Stick_It_to_the_Stickman/
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