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Simon Brewer (bunnybb) @bunnyballball.bsky.social Principal UI/UX Designer at Supermassive Games
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Author: The Pocket Mentor for Video Game UX UI
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https://www.artstation.com/bunnyballball
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Jesse Harlin (derogatory) @jesseharl.in Game composer, music supervisor at 2K Games, ttrpg enthusiast and author. Music for Star Wars: Republic Commando, Valorant, The Old Republic, the Mafia games, and other stuff. He/Him. Opinions are very much my own.
Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com I help good people make good games in good ways. https://ramiismail.com/
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Séverine Erhel @severhel.bsky.social Professeure des universités en Psychologie du numérique, Université Rennes 2 / Queen des IHM
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Hector Padilla @elhector.bsky.social 20+yrs in GameDev. Eng and Product Lead @ places like Timbre, IOI, GameHouse & Zynga.
Love building cool things with great teams, and coaching others how to do the same.
Driven by curiosity & kindness advocate.
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Kathryn Yu #OpenToWork @kathrynyu.com Former Sr. Technical Game Designer at on Marvel’s Deadpool VR. @noproscenium.com Senior LA Reviewer & former Executive Editor. @immersiveexperience.org co-founder.
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Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison @hey.paris Game Dev? Producer? Writer? Historian? Programmer? Chihuahua butler?
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Prof. Catherine Flick @liedra.net Professor of Ethics and Games Technology, University of Staffordshire UK - she/her
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Steven Lumpkin @silent0siris.bsky.social Principal Narrative Designer @ Riot R&D - Horizon Forbidden West - The Secret World - Warhammer 40,000 Eternal Crusade - RollerCoaster Tycoon World
Elizabeth Zelle @kohizeri.bsky.social Games Research @ 2K | Making games since 2008 | Amazon, Bethesda, and Volition alum | Midwest is Best | Opinions expressed are my own | She/Her
David Fox💙🫘🇺🇦 @davidbfox.com Lead game programmer: ThimbleweedPark2 ReturnToMonkeyIsland
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ManiacMansion
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Damion Schubert @zenofdesign.com a longtime industry vet, I make games and lead design teams, and am looking for my next opportunity. Check out my rarely updated blog at http://www.zenofdesign.com
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Andrew Carl @andrewcarl.bsky.social He/They, #GameDev Senior Systems Designer at Respawn. Prev work: Skylanders, Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy, Destiny 2 THPS 1+2 at Vicarious Visions, Diablo IV at Blizzard. Views are my own
Jason Singingpigs of Pipeline @singingpigs.online present: Pipeline Developer
past: Lux Machina, Funktronic Labs, Disney Imagineering, 343 Studios
Jay Hosfelt @hosfross.bsky.social Horrified
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.
Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com Freelance Tool Design Director, Workflow Consultant @ https://rystorm.com/
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Jo Wright @kvetchup.bsky.social Game designer, nerd, ADHD hobby chomper. Design Line Director at Ripple Effect. Board member at DIY Girls
Ben Zeigler @doublebuffered.bsky.social JZig | DoubleBuffered. He/him/whatever. Gamedev programmer on Unreal Engine 5 with a bonus degree in Psychology. Neurodiverse and trying to make the internet better
🍂 aderyn 🪶 @aderyn.bsky.social [he/him] smol bird. accessibility design lead 4 cool team on big games (ubisoft) • game designer • artist. existentialist. curious. compassion+
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Emily Greer @emilygreer.bsky.social Co-founder & CEO Double Loop Games, Stats Geek, Figure Skater. Previously: Co-Founder & CEO, Kongregate 
Dave Padilla 🔜 Develop Brighton @davepadilla.bsky.social CEO at Evening Star. Executive Producer on Penny’s Big Breakaway.
Irregularly here. Regularly elsewhere.
Morgan Baker @momoxmia.bsky.social Deaf dev who loves coffee 🤗♥️
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Micaela Mantegna @abogamer.bsky.social 🎮Video game lawyer. Researching:
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https://www.abogamer.com/
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
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TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.social Hi! I'm Tim Schafer!
Founder, Double Fine Productions
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Bryce Johnson @brycej.bsky.social Designer, Microsoft Windows + Devices. Co-Inventor of the XAC. Spoke at the UN once😏 Toured with Bad Brains once 🤘 Co-Founder Inclusive Tech Lab. He\Him
Javier Busto @javierbusto.bsky.social 🪄 www.javierbusto.com
Lead XR Product Designer @Unity
Prev.
@Apple (Creative Producer for Vision Pro at Arcade)
@Microsoft (Lead UX/UI Designer Microsoft Mesh for HoloLens2)
@Magic Leap (Lead UX/UI Designer ML Studios)
Edd Coates | Game UI Database @eddcoates.bsky.social 🎮 Game UI/UX Designer (Freelance)
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Steve Wilcox @stevewilcox.bsky.social Associate Professor of Critical Game Design @ WLU | Prosocial Game Designer | I research how to mobilize knowledge through play https://www.helloworlds.ca/projects
Matthew Gallant @gangles.bsky.social Game Director at Naughty Dog • Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet • Worked on The Last of Us Part I & II, Uncharted 4 • Accessibility tinkerer • ⚜️QC🇨🇦CA http://gangles.ca/
Katherine Isbister @kcisbister.bsky.social HCI and Games researcher, author of How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design, and Playful Wearables (Jan 2024--https://tinyurl.com/4z9mjxrm) 
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
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she/her
Steph Chow @stephchow.bsky.social ✨Exploring all these new spaces and places, and unsure what to do here!✨
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James Batchelor @jamesbatchelor.bsky.social Comms Manager at @digitalbandidos.bsky.social. Runs Non-Violent Game of the Day (@nvgotd.bsky.social). Former journalist
Author (The Best Non-Violent Video Games, Wandless, Blow The House Down) www.jamesbatchelor.me
Father. Gamer. Soundtrack Nerd
Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net BLIND GAMER | Creator/Host | Available for Accessibility Consulting | Twitch Ambassador | #AMDAmbassador | Future Class 2020 | Biz: steve@stevesaylor.net
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Vivianette Ocasio @vocasiod.bsky.social Twitter Refugee • Staff UX Designer on Marathon at Bungie • Prev at Riot Games & Phoenix Labs • She/her • 🇵🇷 • 💍 @thelegendlarry.bsky.social
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Dana Nightingale 🏳️⚧️ @danaenight.northsky.social Director of level design at Arkane Lyon.
Author of queer speculative fiction.
Transfemme neurodivergent immigrant.
Gay as hell.
she/her fae/faer 🏳️⚧️
Unionized anti-authoritarian leftist 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 BLM
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
Sebastian Deterding @codingconduct.cc Educating designer & empirical philosopher of things playful & engaging. Professor of Design Engineering, Imperial College London. Senior AE, @acmgames@bsky.social. https://codingconduct.cc
Raphael van Lierop 🇨🇦 @raphlife.bsky.social He/Him. Get over it. Exploring apocalypses. I founded and lead Hinterland, and created THE LONG DARK. Director, writer, designer, human. Proud Canadian. Just doing my best.
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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.
Jesse Yules | Director @jesseyules.com Animation and Games | Currently making UnderSoot in Toronto 🇨🇦 www.jesseyules.com
#Unreal #Blender #UnderSoot
Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com Co-founder of @aftermath.site. 📍Canberra, Australia. DMs open. Email: lukeATaftermathDOTsite
www.aftermath.site
https://www.lukeplunkett.com/
Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social Multi-award-winning reporter and proud union member at @kotaku.com. Formerly: @ign.com, @gibiz.bsky.social, and more. kansas city kansas city. She/her. Exuberant, always. Email: rvalentine@kotaku.com Signal: duckvalentine.47
@clicknothing.bsky.social @clicknothing.bsky.social Creator, designer, writer of some videogames you may have played. I (still) (occasionally) blog at www.clicknothing.com. I am also the creator of Mythmaster RPG - available now at www.mythmasterRPG.com Follow @mythmasterRPG.bsky.social, or come and play!
Oscar Barda @osskx.bsky.social Mostly politics and games.
He/Him
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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
Tara Voelker @tarav.bsky.social Chaotic Neutral Game Dev | Co-Director of Award-Winning GA_Conf | BAFTA Member | Micro-brew beer slinger | Museum Docent | be accessible, do crime
Stacey Jenkins @hereliesstacey.bsky.social 🎮♿ Senior Accessibility Design Specialist @ Ubisoft • #TGA Future Class '22 • Retired Twitch Partner • Disabled • Queer • Spooky Goblin • they/them
Kelli Dunlap, PsyD @kellidunlap.bsky.social aka Dr Goose. Clinical psychologist. Game designer. Research Affiliate at AU Game Center. She/her.
Christopher Leech @chrislpsych.bsky.social He/Him
Lecturer of Psychology.
PhD Psych - video games & mental health.
Person with Albinism.
Friends with: Take This, Safe In Our World, Limit Break Mentorship, and Impact & Many Cats Studios.
Views mine.
https://linktr.ee/BlindPsyche
Stephane Rappeneau🔜Gamescom @stephanerappeneau.bsky.social Game Industry Finance 🎮 https://bsky.app/profile/weirdloop.bsky.social indie studio & indie-plaza.eu cofounder. Teacher of game economics at La Sorbonne university. French Excel Artist. MtG nerd. He/Him.
MissDeusGeek @missdeusgeek.bsky.social Culture & Games Marketing | 1st ANZ @Xbox MVP | Head of AU Desk @Kakuchopurei | Award Winning Women in Games Ambassador | Views are my own ✊🏾🇲🇾🇳🇿
Polycount @polycount.bsky.social Since 1998 Polycount has been a community & resource for professional, hobbyist, and aspiring video game artists. www.polycount.com
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Raph Koster @raphkoster.bsky.social Videogames: ULTIMA ONLINE, STAR WARS GALAXIES, METAPLACE, STARS REACH (coming soon!), among others. Tabletop: WADDLE. Books: THEORY OF FUN, POSTMORTEMS, SUNDAY POEMS. Music: AFTER THE FLOOD. Also at @raphkoster@mastodon.gamedev.place
Connie Geppert @corneliageppert.bsky.social Founder & Director of JO-MEI /
Art & Creative Director / Writer, Leveldesign & other shenanigans
• SEA OF SOLITUDE • former comic artist • TED Talks Speaker • Interviews LA Times, NY Times, LeMonde, Die Zeit, Guardian, Variety etc •
www.jo-mei.com
Jess Zammit @jesszam.bsky.social Games writer, reviewer, journalist, researcher, designer, producer and diversity advocate. Writer on Puzzle Quest 3/Matchmaker: Dungeon Heart. Deputy Editor @ Player2.net.au . Prev: Represent Me, Mighty Kingdom, Infinity Plus Two. She/her 🏳️🌈
Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social Serving the video game industry through breaking news, insight on game industry trends, expert advice & resources, and more.
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Renee Gittins | Indie Game Dev @rikukat.bsky.social Plays video games. Makes video games. Helps others make video games.
Developer of "Potions: A Curious Tale"
PotionsACuriousTale.com
Keza MacDonald @mackeza.bsky.social Guardian video games editor, exhausted millennial. Author of SUPER NINTENDO and co-author of YOU DIED: The Dark Souls Companion. She/her 🏳️🌈
https://linktr.ee/super_nintendo
GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social The world's leading games industry website. Got something to tell us? Email news@gamesindustry.biz
Elisabeth Beinke @ebeinke.bsky.social Principal Level Designer (17+ yrs in games) Ex-Respawn, Ex-Irrational, currently at Demiurge
🌿 she/her ☘️
🎮 #IronMan #StarWarsHunters, #BioshockInfinite, #DOOM, #LastExpedition #Mafia3, #PerfectDark #TransformersReactivate 🎮
✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻
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Brenda Romero @brendaromero.bsky.social Studio Director @ Romero Games. Writer @ The Stinging Fly, TOLKA, The Dublin Review and more. Metalhead. Nerd.
Sweta Mo @masalaowl.bsky.social UX Designer at Riot Games, TTRPG print designer, dessert enthusiast. First gen 🇮🇳🇺🇸 | she/her. All opinions are my own
Black Voices in Gaming @bvigaming.bsky.social Black Voices in Gaming is a nonprofit org highlighting & supporting Black game developers with showcases, live events, business opportunities & community.
youtube.com/@blackvoicesingaming👀
http://blackvoicesingaming.com
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
Nida✨ @nidaahmad.bsky.social Game UX ✧ Founding Team @POCinPlay ✧ @LBMentorship Committee ✧ @MCV_DEVELOP 30 under 30 ✧ @GIBiz Game Changer ✧ @BAFTA Connect ✧ 
StefanieGD @spac3gh0s7.bsky.social lead ux game designer @ Fortnite✨| co-facilitator @ Hitchin’ Bitches Mtl🪢 | she/they | opinions are my own | 🇮🇷🇨🇦🏳️🌈
https://m.twitch.tv/spac3gh0s7
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
Erik Ortman @erikortman.com Game UX Director @ GOALS. Ex. Fall Damage, EA DICE. Travels far for food
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!
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.
Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social Accessibility specialist, helping studios avoid excluding disabled players. DMs are open, if you prefer email i_h@hotmail.com
The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org The DEFINITIVE site for video game literature 📚 🇨🇦
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Over 15,000 Video Game Books catalogued❗️
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IGDA @igda.org The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the largest non-profit membership organization in the world serving all individuals who create games.
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.
DiGRA Belgium @digrabelgium.bsky.social DiGRA Belgium is the Belgian chapter of the international association for academics (and professionals) who research digital games and associated phenomena.
Posts by @alexvandewalle.bsky.social
Meredith Broussard, PhD @merbroussard.bsky.social Data journalist, AI scholar, NYU professor. Author, MORE THAN A GLITCH: CONFRONTING RACE, GENDER, AND ABILITY BIAS IN TECH and ARTIFICIAL UNINTELLIGENCE: HOW COMPUTERS MISUNDERSTAND THE WORLD. meredithbroussard.com
Women in Games International (WIGI) @getwigi.com WIGI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to cultivate resources to advance economic equality & diversity in the global games industry.
Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! DEMO OUT @molleindustria.org Paolo Pedercini - Game maker, professor at Carnegie Mellon University. My employer has many, often contradicting, views. Currently making Future? No Thanks!
he/him
John Hopson @johnhopson.bsky.social Games research and analytics. Chair of the IGDA Analytics SIG. He/him. Opinions are my own.
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)
Jameson Durall @jamesondurall.bsky.social Strategic game design and development support for studios that are already in motion. 25+ years of AAA experience. Founder of Jameson Durall XP.
Kate Edwards @geogrify.bsky.social 🎮33+ year Award-Winning Game Industry Veteran
🌍Geographer & Culturalization Innovator at Geogrify
🎬CXO & CoFounder at SetJetters
🌎Former Executive Director of the IGDA & the Global Game Jam
✈️Event/Keynote Speaker, Traveler, Cosplayer, Geek
Dr. Elizabeth Kilmer @PAX East @doctorkilmer.bsky.social Researcher with Take This. Clinical psychologist using games in therapy with Respec Psychological Services. Opinions are all mine. (she/they)
Pietro Guardini @pietroguardini.bsky.social Games User Researcher - Believer in the Science of User Experience - https://stopguessing.it - Ph.D. & Lecturer @Unimib
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
Scott DeJong @scottdejong.bsky.social Making and studying games about disinformation.
Fulbright scholar.
PhD candidate, Concordia University. FRQSC scholar.
scottbdejong.ca
Steph Orme, Ph.D. @stephorme.bsky.social Ex-professor now working in UX. Games and games culture scholar. I love martial arts, gaming, Star Wars, and boba tea.
stephanieorme.com
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