gril @funambulism.com Stories, games, philosophy. Jew.
Currently: PUBG: Black Budget, Total War 40K, (TBA), ZEPHON, 40K: Gladius
Previously: Tides of Tomorrow, Nightingale, RimWorld, Total Warhammer III, Endless Dungeon, Absolver...
https://linktr.ee/griddleoctopus
Matt Simmonds @4matofficial.bsky.social Videogames composer and Audio director / musician 4mat
https://www.mobygames.com/person/133582/matthew-simmonds/credits/
Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social 👨💻 Software by Day ☀️ 💀 Skeleton by Night
🥽 🤓 AR/VR Nerd 👀 Game Dev 🎮 Unicycling Ukulele Player⁉️
London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social
Ukie @ukieofficial.bsky.social We are the trade body for the UK games and interactive entertainment industry. Our mission is to supercharge the future of the UK video games industry.
www.ukie.org.uk
Develop:Brighton 2026 @developconference.com Develop:Brighton 2026 - 14-16 July | The UK's biggest game developer conference. Bringing together the European game dev community from global superstars to micro indies - since 2006
Kent Bye (Voices of VR) @kentbye.com Voices of VR Podcast host: Insatiably curious, XR oral historian, & aspiring philosopher.
Exploring Tech Ethics, AI, XR, & Emerging Tech.
Patreon at http://patreon.com/voicesofvr
Johanna Pirker #gdc25 @joeyprink.bsky.social Professor of Computer Science | Director GameLabGraz GameDevDays | #GameDev Research Science Tech VR AI | @TUGraz | past LMU ETH MIT EA | Forbes 30u30 Science | mountains ⛰️
twitch.tv/JoeyPrink
youtube.com/@JoeyPrink
jpirker.com
Violet Berlin @violetberlin.bsky.social
Engage Software @handle.invalid VR games and tech development.
Remotely based in Bristol.
Noaksey @noaksey.com He/They | Frog King of Geeks | info@noaksey.com
Nostalgia Nerd @nostalgianerd.com Retro YouTube nerd, author, streamer, occasionally.
🔗 nerdl.ink
Zach Gage @stfj.net artist
game maker
co-created puzzmo
Iron Rebellion @ironrebellion.bsky.social VR Mech Game
Pascal Auberson @pauberson.bsky.social Senior Programmer with 12 years of Unity & XR experience
Previously: Lead Programmer on Titan Isles, out now on Quest, Steam & PlayStation VR2!
http://www.titanisles.com
Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social #AR #VR developer, consultant, blogger.
I love #gamedev, #China, and the Zergs' #QueenOfBlades.
Most of the time I've no idea what I'm doing.
Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social Chief of Curiosity (He/Him) On a podquest to learn everything about #gamedev you never dared to ask...
Host of #ActualPlay #Improv #Game @achdilemmashow
Linja @linjasound.bsky.social Developing Project RID
Nick Button-Brown @nickbuttonbrown.bsky.social Games Industry veteran trying to improve financing for games companies, founder of The Games Angels, Chair at Outright Games, UKIE board member, Chair at coherence, Trustee at OKRE and helping some really great startups.
AWE XR @awexr.com The world's #1 spatial computing event series for the AR & VR (XR) industry where you can try hundreds of the latest demos, learn from talks by top leaders, and network with peers.
More on awexr.com
Kish Hirani @kishhh.bsky.social Board Advisor | Technical & Creative Leader | Mentor | Speaker | Award-Winning Diversity & Inclusion Advocate | BAFTA Patron | Hobby Photography
@buck3131.bsky.social @buck3131.bsky.social
Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social Senior Partner Relations Manager @ Unity | Supporting game dev studios | 20+ years in games industry, 10+ years in #VR / #AR / #MR / #xR / #SpatialComputing + rando #beer #cats #boardgames #games #food https://linktr.ee/vrsam
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social Broadcaster @lbc.co.uk
Author: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-they-broke-britain/james-obrien/9780753560365
Joanna Orland 🇨🇦🇬🇧 @jodot.bsky.social sound design. lecturing. journalism. pop culture. shameless self-promotion. #gameaudio
http://joannaorland.com
Jameson Thatcher @sireel.itch.io Professional game programmer, dad of two. Vegetarian, jazz fan, MTG player. I like thinking about a positive eco friendly future, and learning about technology of the past
Jim Fowler Music @jimfowlermusic.bsky.social Squeaks and Squawks
Richard Copperwaite @rcopperwaite.bsky.social
Henry Stockdale @henrystockdale.com Client Manager @FutureFriendsGames.com, Co-Host @CrossButtonVR.bsky.social. Former Senior Editor at UploadVR. BAFTA Connect member. Will likely talk about F1, RPGs, VR, and Nintendo (he/him)
https://linktr.ee/terranauts
VRsenal 3D @vrsenal3d.bsky.social Señor Unity dev, formerly Oxford VR, Helper Outer on Crystal Rift and Windlands 1&2 for @psytecgames.bsky.social. Based in Barcelona. Opinions are my own.
Del @del.art // Lead Character Artist @ AbsurdVentures - BAFTA Committee // Previously NaughtyDog / Respawn / Rocksteady / SEGA / PlayStation //
del.art
Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com Reporting on XR for a decade+, Co-founder of leading independent VR news pub RoadtoVR.com. Journalist & analyst, not evangelist.
Twitter https://twitter.com/benz145
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com Game designer, AI ethicist, teacher, concerned environmentalist - www.benbyford.com
UploadVR @uploadvr.com VR & AR news, reviews, and industry analysis.
https://www.uploadvr.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. ♥️
QuangDX @quangdx.com Founder / Technical Game Design Director @Asobitech.com ☯️
Ex @BitmapBureau.com🕵️♂️
Event organiser @BrilliantIndieTreasures.com💎
Column writer @DebugMag.com📝
BAFTA member😉
ENSEMBLE 2019✊
He/Him🙋♂️
John Campbell @daddygame.dev Technical Director @triangularpixels.com
#gamedev #indiedev
daddygame.dev
iain @gameartacademic.bsky.social former AAA enviro, lead, indie and serious gamedev | senior lecturer | visiting fellow | researcher | designer | pixel & 3D artist | fine artist | machinema maker | folklore | magic | moss | cheese | tanks - *views mine*
https://iain-douglas.neocities.org
Gorm Lai @gormlai.bsky.social Making games since 2004.
Co-Founder https://globalgamejam.org/ https://nordicgamejam.com/
Personal site: https://gormlai.github.io/
Working on Fugl - https://bit.ly/3st8vLs
BAFTA Member & Winner
PhD Student in AI & Games at @IGGI
Lapsed Demoscener
Iestyn Lloyd-Wilkins @iestyn.net BAFTA-winning nerd
Fun: 📸 Photography
Work: 👾 XR games / wearables
📍 Brighton, UK
https://www.instagram.com/iestyn.photo/
Personal account, my views are my own
Game Republic @gamerepublic.bsky.social Game Republic is the largest games network supporting growth & success for #gamedevs, affiliates & unis/colleges, running GaMaYo and #GRNewHorizons- visit gamerepublic.net or join The Great Northern Games Discord here -> https://discord.gg/y52sj4yMGn
Gina @ginanelsonart.bsky.social Boss Witch / co-CEO / Art Director @OxalisGames • Mother • Immigrant • Prev Lead Artist @Mediatonic • Develop #30Under30 • Making #Moonfrost • @BAFTA member
Thomas BIDAUX 👁️ 🔜 gamescom @icotom.icopartners.com 🙋 Co-founder of @icopartners.com | @crowdfunding-agency.com | @mightymerch.store
👾Supporting self-publishing game companies (Strategy | Marketing | PR)
🙆♂️Crowdfunding specialist (Kickstarter Community Advisory Council member)
Hervé Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social Creative Director & Co-Founder of Alvera Studios
20+ years of Game Design experience. Passionate about systems and RPGs.
Worked on Fable (Xbox), The Crew 1&2 (Ubisoft), Wakfu (Ankama), etc.
Views are my own. 🇧🇪 #GameDev #GameDesign
www.alverastudios.com
Will Freeman @spadgy.bsky.social Head fulla noise, toys, & hobbies.
🕹️🪀🛹
Freelance game journalist, copywriter, event host, mock reviewer, etc. Edge, The Guardian, BAFTA, PC Gamer, GI, etc.
Yo-yo thrower. Arcade and retro player.
I write about shmups a lot to fund my shmup habit.
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