IGDA Austin @igdaaustin.bsky.social Welcome to the official Austin Texas IGDA Chapter!
The mission of our chapter is supporting and empowering game developers in the greater Austin area to achieve fulfilling and sustainable careers.
submit your game here: forms.gle/vcXBadWZpXtb3zhf9
Potion Rouge @potionrouge.bsky.social 🩸 RPG, City Builder & Dungeon Crawler, Narrative
🔥 10 people, 3 years, 1 game
🌱 Early Access on Steam by 2027
🎮 Jazz Dev, French indie studio
https://potionrouge.com/index.html
launchsteam @launchsteam.bsky.social In the journey from 2D to 3D in Adventure Jam, which type of mode do fans prefer? Boom, Boom, Boom, test a new bullet tracer in the game.
http://patreon.com/AdventureJam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772820
http://www.letmod.com/tag/adventurejam/
Shandrak @shandrak.bsky.social Senior Lead QA @ Owlchemy Labs | Refreshingly abrasive & wildly improbable | Posts are a reflection of myself and no one else
talktothehand70.bsky.social @thehandos.bsky.social The Universal Expressive Interface for all AI. One character. One controller. In‑store navigation, checkout, healthcare guidance, education, devices, enterprise. AI that feels human. One character. One interface. Everywhere. www.thehand.world
SaiyanWarrior2000 @saiyanwarrior2000.bsky.social Pokémon trainer who plays video games, plays soccer, exercises, & makes new friends to play online with. Half American & Half Brazilian. I’m a single and straight guy.
Aerial_Knight @aerialknight.com I'm an indie game developer ゲーム開発者. I try to make fun and unique games that I hope people enjoy. Seeing people having fun playing the games I've made brings me a lot of joy.
https://linktr.ee/aerial_knight
Nick Heindl 🐫 @katamaritaco.bsky.social Accessible Design = Good Design!
I work(ed) on Dorito games.
Thomas Van Bouwel @tovanbo.bsky.social XR Developer of Cubism and Laser Dance. Recovering architect. 🇧🇪 🇧🇷 - he/him
🔗 http://linktr.ee/tovanbo
Print Play Protect @printplayprotect.bsky.social We make cool tabletop items :D
Tarja Porkka-Kontturi @tarjapk.bsky.social (♡°◡°) Kindness is free spread that s♡*t like confetti!
Producer • Bizdev • Accessibility • Award-winning Games Industry Consultant • BAFTA Member • Disabled, Autistic
tarjaporkkakontturi[at]gmail.com
linktr.ee/tarja_pk
Hilltop Studios @playhilltop.bsky.social Toronto-based indie studio making story focused games & cool stuff. Currently making narrative roguelite horror Curse of Resthaven. Creators of the award-winning game Lil' Guardsman. Account run by Scott Christian - studio director, narrative and music guy
Arman @armannobari.bsky.social Good Troublemaker.
📜 Ex-YouTube designer, game dev, cancer survivor, he/him, big fan of pizza shaped food 🍕
🔗
🌎 www.goodtrouble.games
HotBloodedHeroine @hotbloodedheroine.petplay.fi 🇫🇮 AR/VR/XR OSS decentralization tech wizard
ask me about hard dev problems
Silently living through these endless nights
🐾Certified Lap Pet🐾
👰♂️ADHD🐿️
discord@theelectronicfreezer
https://twitter.com/HBloodedHeroine
Kate Sánchez ➡️ Gamescom @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social EIC & Co-Owner @butwhytho.net
Freelance: MMORPG, MtGSalvation, IGN
9-5: BizOps @ Owlchemy Labs
5-9: Film/TV/Video Game Critic
24/7 Chingona
🏈🎮
Freelance games consulting (mock reviews, sensitivity reading, etc)
📍Austin, TX
💌 kate@butwhytho.net
James O’Loughlin @jamesoloughlin.bsky.social User Experience Designer & Developer
Making tools to help people be at their most productive & creative.
Specializes in virtual & augmented reality.
jamesoloughlin.com | NYC
Cloudhead Games @cloudheadgames.bsky.social Veteran VR studio behind GOTY Pistol Whip 🎯 | Past: The Gallery series, Valve’s Aperture Hand Lab | Innovations ➡️ VR Comfort Mode & Blink Teleportation
VRCC @vrcc.bsky.social The OFFICAL VRCC Bluesky Account
The VRCC is the BIGGEST VR Community!
We have tons of the best VR YouTubers & Devs!
Owned by @Superpopfizz
If you're followed by this account, and you're not in the VRCC that means you're invited!
Check pinned for more!
Jackson @arnoux-rae.bsky.social design engineer focused on emergent tech • http://jacksonbarnes.net
deconspray @deconspray.bsky.social Digital worker passionate about digital accessibility, seeking to evangelize awareness and best practices to the entire digital world.
https://linkedin.com/in/dennisdeacon/
https://mastodon.social/@deconspray
AdamKos @adamkos.bsky.social Accessibility Designer for Mega Man Y+1 (LMteam.bsky.social). Ex XBOX Accessibility Program Manager (x2). Auditory Processing Disorder. Obsessed with retro gaming. He/him.
Tucker Hazell @tuckerhazell.bsky.social Host of Dev Dive and Back Log Banter. Independent video game researcher and game dev interviewer. | He/him | tucker@dev-dive.com for interview inquiries
REEVALUATE EU Project @reevaluate-project.bsky.social An EU funded project that provides tools for prioritization, contextualization, 3D modeling and reuse of cultural heritage to empower museums and the public to collaborate in making heritage accessible, inclusive and secure. Visit us at "reevaluate.eu".
Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social Running @StrangeScaffold.bsky.social Wrote for MtG, Borderlands 4, I Am Your Beast & more. Lead VA in Hellraiser: Revival. BAFTA nom. Christian! He/Him. Repped by CAA.
Andrew Finley @afinley3d.bsky.social Designer of Movies & Video Games
| Designer / Visual Artist|
| Former artist/designer at Pixar/Disney/TGC |
LA 🌴
https://linktr.ee/afinley3d
https://www.andrew-finley.com
Kiwi 🥝 ✨ ➡️ PAX West @kiwisnstars.bsky.social 🥝 she/her
💜 twitch latin guild community specialist
🗣 twitch partner
⭐️ @twitchtexas ( @TwitchSATX ) comm manager
🎙 BEACN & Corsair ambassador
📧 kiwisnstars@gmail.com 🍉
Vivarium XR Game @vivariumxr.bsky.social Vivarium is available on Meta and PICO.
We hope to connect with XR people here (We Follow Back 💚)
Raise pets and plants in a virtual enclosure of your design.
Get the game here:
https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/vivarium/8899809286723631/
@mcconnellj.bsky.social @mcconnellj.bsky.social 
Cal Wohnoutka @sombergraph.bsky.social Technical Animator
FIEA Cohort 20
USC IMGD ‘22
Will @angrybunnyman.bsky.social Accessibility and cats. Sometimes axes. Pun always intended. Too much Pokémon.| Head of Accessibility at a midwest EHR company. | Introverted but will fuck shit up for disability rights.
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
Graeme Borland @graebor.bsky.social ⭐️ Game Developer / Artist / Programmer / Person
💼 Previously: Gameplay Director @ Owlchemy Labs
🇨🇦
🕹️ Games: graebor.itch.io
🎨 Art: @gbsketch.bsky.social / sketch.graemeborland.com
Phillip Johnson @thethrillwave.bsky.social Lead Platform Engineer at Owlchemy Labs, Battlesloths, buddhist, Easy Digging a hole to China. https://www.easydiggingfilm.com/
alex @gaalexxy.bsky.social 👾 Lead Gameplay Engineer | VR | she/they
☀️ Bay Area, California (former midwest emo)
💜 music, food, & outdoors enjoyer
my opinions are my own
Descriptive Video Works, A Keywords Studios Company @dvworks.bsky.social At DVW, we believe accessibility means access for all. Our team spans six continents and we provide #Accessibility services in over 18 different languages. #DEIA
Liana Ruppert @dirtyeffinhippy.lianaruppert.com Community, VA, Creators, Marketing, Accessibility in games, books & TV. Owlchemy Labs Sr Comm Manager. TV-side:
✨Fallout
✨Vox Machina/M9
✨The Mighty Nein
✨Secret Level
Prev➡️Multi-award winning D2 CM/Accessibility Co-Lead at @Bungie, Game Informer,+more
Sharun @sharunkumar.com 👨💻Software Engineer | 🎮Gamer | 💻Tech & 🚗Car Enthusiast | 🐱Cat Person
sharunkumar.com
Jess Griffith @tevinterspy.bsky.social She/Her | Mom | Writer | Gamer | 🏳️🌈 BiPan
Advocate for safer fandom spaces for game developers, creatives, voice artists, and fans.
Find me everywhere @thetevinterspy
Dillon Whittier @dillpunk206.bsky.social I live in a small town Burien,WA I am Proud Okinawan American Love playing/watching The Last Of Us Been a Husky/Seahawks fan since 1994 I been in the Video Game/Art/Music scene for years now I play drums in my band Expos.🇺🇲🇯🇵 #Music #VideoGame #Art
Stacey Jenkins @hereliesstacey.bsky.social 🎮♿ Senior Accessibility Design Specialist @ Ubisoft • #TGA Future Class '22 • Retired Twitch Partner • Disabled • Queer • Spooky Goblin • they/them
Darri Arnarson @darriarnarson.bsky.social XR Developer & Game Design Teacher from Iceland
https://www.videogamesarehard.com
Patrick Curry @patrickmcurry.bsky.social I make games, software, companies, and communities. CEO at FarBridge, game studio creating Homeworld: Vast Reaches and more! https://patrickcurry.com/
Tucker @zackbleus.bsky.social Programmer, Game Dev, Musician, ATX.
Working on: @shotonefighters.bsky.social
He/Him
Snorflork @snorflork.bsky.social VR & Voxel obsessed game programmer, currently making my own VR hand-tracked only voxel engine & games with it.
Get Runes: Unbound on AppLab: https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/runes-unbound/9403896492974493/
Alive And Able @aliveandable.com Disabilities and Accessibility Advocacy
Eduardo Cuervo @cloudraven.dev Lead Architect Project Aura
@Google Android XR
XR/Game Streaming Pioneer
Gamer (RPGs,Fighting)
FF7
ADHD
🇲🇽
cuervo.dev
Former:
SWE @ Meta
XR Remote Rendering (Quest Link) H Tech Lead
VrShell & Multitasking TL
Researcher @Microsoft
✨Carrie Witt✨💖💜💙 @notsoserious.bsky.social Art Fellow / former Art Director @owlchemylabs - Job Sim, Vacay Sim, Cosmo High, Dimensional Double Shift & more!
🤠Forbes 30U30 | former Community Board @GamesYall
✨Artist, Cat Lady, Glittery Gremlin, & Horror Fiend
💖She/Her
http://carriewitt.com
Brandon Boyer @brandonnn.bsky.social Professional good thing liker.
http://brandonnn.com
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
Juan Lam @juanlam.com Writer and Game Developer. Trying to find where the magic is. Making silly little things over at https://juanlam.com/
Founder @gnomecap.games
GnomeCap Games @gnomecap.games Small & Mighty XR studio crafting whimsical creations that bring joy to us and wonder to you.
🌳 https://gnomecap.games/
Dogs Official @labradorretriever.bsky.social 🐶We're a family of Dogs Official from Los Angeles
💫 • Daily uploads! 💫
🛍️👕👚Trendy t-shirts with unique dog breed prints for pet lovers. Soft fabric, stylish designs, and comfy fit – show your love for dogs in style!
🛍️🛒Website https://teepetus.com
Natti Lin @natti-lin.bsky.social they/them
Recovering VR Addict
Aspiring to repost cute stuff, queer awareness, and awesome games+tech
COTF <3
saam @saamsoft.bsky.social game dev and garf lover
He/They
Views are my own
profile pic by @sweatyeggy
OpenSorceress @opensorceress.bsky.social Rocket surgeon.
I hacked NASA with a toaster.
Efpixie @efpixie.bsky.social Film,screenwriting, gaming,
gamer mom to Merman, University of Texas alumni , co-owner 22nd Century Toys video game studio
Jennissary @jennissary.bsky.social Producer for Live and Interactive Audio Description at Descriptive Video Works (she/her), veteran, parrot owner, #A11y #DescribeEverything
https://linktr.ee/jennissary
"Delaney" @delaneyb.bsky.social Producer, game developer. I'm pretty good at making curry, too.
Juice_Baby @juicebaby.bsky.social Creator of joy games, appreciator of art, living creature under the sun
My games: https://juice-baby.itch.io/
Join my server to get updates whenever I post a new game!
https://discord.com/invite/TZBCZz9GE9
Jonathan Levine @playabilitymatters.bsky.social Video game accessibility advocate, educator, and consultant and committee member with Fantastic Arcade and Games Y’all (vice chair and treasurer)
Lauren Schroeder @virtualpebble.bsky.social XR developer, music and art maker
Josh Brannon @jorshb.bsky.social VR Game Dev in Pittsburgh. Avid Magic player and Water-type enthusiast.
Julien Dorra @juliendorra.com Design, build and consult for tech products. Designed Peco Peco. Built Fugue AI and Esquisse AI. Museomix co-founder
Dylan R. Fox @dylanrfox.com Director of Operations for XR Access at Cornell. Accessibility, XR, tech enthusiast. I support systems that work for everyone, be they technical or political. Proud nerdy Californian. Gamer. 🎮🎲♟️
https://drfoxdesign.com
IllegallySighted @illegallysighted.bsky.social Hello, my name is Jesse Anderson, a.k.a. IllegallySighted on many areas around the Internet. By day, I am an assistive technology specialist. I am also a technology, game, and XR Accessibility advocate and consultant.
Dani @handle.invalid I like making things, accessibility, problem-solving, RPGs, and Romance novels. Here to read from/interact with people whose Twtr content I enjoyed.
They/Them
TTS Tommy (ReadSpeaker - Game Accessibility) @tdipi.bsky.social A happy guy and a technology enthusiast working in the field of Text to Speech for ReadSpeaker focused on making video games more accessible. http://readspeaker.com/gaming
RossMinor - Game Accessibility @rossminor.bsky.social Multi-award winning #blind #accessibility professional, consultant, and content creator with a passion for gaming and tech! \ rossaminor@gmail.com \ RossMinor.com
Elliott Mitchell 🎥 🧀 @mrt3d.bsky.social Founder Vermont Digital Arts & the original Boston Unity Group, 3D - XR Artist, Indie Game Developer, Volumetric Filmmaker & Nutter - #XR #VR #Immersive #GameDev
Ryan Canuel @ryancanuel.bsky.social CEO @ Petricore
Building XR Games & Experiences
Worcester, MA Based | He/Him 🏳️🌈
❄️𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒓❄️ 💙 @breezieboomer.bsky.social 🎵 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 ♫
ᴜʙᴄ ᴘᴇᴅɪᴀᴛʀɪᴄꜱ, ᴘᴀꜱꜱɪᴏɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴏᴡʟꜱ, ɢᴇɴᴇᴀʟᴏɢʏ, ᴀᴠɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴘᴀʀᴀɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ, ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ'ꜱ ʀɪɢʜᴛꜱ, 1950ꜱ
SightlessKombat #Accessibility @sightlesskombat.com award-winning, multi-credited accessibility consultant and content creator. Certified audio describer, voice actor and BAFTA member. All with no sight whatsoever.
Always happy to talk and share my personal perspective!
UK-based.
Katie Goode @mrsgame.dev Creative Director @triangularpixels.com
#VR #AR #BAFTA #breakthroughbrits. Made UnseenDiplomacy, SmashHitPlunder. Help run @cornwall.games
#gamedev #indiedev
Opinions my own
http://mrsgame.dev
Johann Wentzel @johannwentzel.ca 💻 Interaction prototyping @ Apple • 🎓 VR Accessibility PhD @ UWaterloo • He/him • 🇨🇦/🇿🇦
johannwentzel.ca
James Berg @jamesbergcanada.bsky.social Gamedev - Research & Accessibility
(Prev. Research @EA, Accessibility @EA/Xbox)
Disabled (ADHD, Autistic, TBI, Aphasia, etc)
He/Him
Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social Supporting game dev studio relations | 20+ years in games industry, 10+ years in #VR / #AR / #MR / #xR / #SpatialComputing + rando #beer #cats #boardgames #games #food https://linktr.ee/vrsam
Alexandre Pernot Lopes @megafromage.bsky.social cofounder @ TREBUCHET
Making VR games
Vincent Brunet-Dupont @vinniegambrunet.bsky.social VR game developer | TREBUCHET co-founder
MTL based
Ally Mitchell @itsallstar.bsky.social Award winning Content Specialist & #Accessibility Champion, formerly at Media Molecule & Playstation.
Also semi-pro lawn bowler, ex sports journo, ex studio artist & former head editor of the worlds leading braille newspaper
https://linktr.ee/itsallstar
Clara 🌟 wishlist Pelikeeper! @trendywalnut.dev she/her 🏳️⚧️
cofounder/designer/programmer at @mergeconflictstudio.com | previously #SpiderMan2PS5 & Zenimax Online Studios
Cix @cix.bsky.social Built a bunch of XR companies. Working on “AI” fitness games. Interested in robotics.
Matthew Hemby @matthewhemby.bsky.social Fifth generation Texan. Game maker. Born lucky.
Now: Product Director @ Owlchemy Labs, Co-Founder @ Violet Crown Interactive
Ex: BossAlien/Zynga, Boss Fight, BioWare, Harmonix, Ensemble Studios, ✨etc.!✨
David Busch @happyslice.bsky.social VR Developer
Shell Little @shellelittle.bsky.social ✨Officially building my 'WCAG for Designers' courses✨
Actually 3 Raccoons in a Trench-coat 🦝
Accessibility & Inclusive Design Specialist
#A11y, #GameA11y, #CogDis Educator & Keynote Speaker
AuDHD/hEDS/MCAS (she/they)