StrideQuest @stridequest.bsky.social Talent acquisition for games, animation and VFX
www.StrideQuest.com
Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com Videogames PR and consulting. 3MA panelist at large and volunteer tall ship sailor. A bit of voiceover, occasionally.
Gotta kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight
๐The spacious Philadelphia suburb of Delaware
๐พ www.twitch.tv/eenbou
ianboudreau.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 ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
https://linktr.ee/super_nintendo
Hannah Nicklin @hannahnicklin.bsky.social 15+ years of writing, game & narrative design. Recently worked on: Black Mirror: Thronglets; Saltsea Chronicles; Mutazione. Prev. Creative Director of gutefabrik.com. Author of writingfor.games. PhD in play as anti-capitalist practice. Bike person.
Trudi Castle @trudicastle.bsky.social Associate art director on Darkest Dungeon 2! Outdoor enthusiast, coffee drinker, gamer
Vancouver, BC/ Londoner
Paul Grzymkowski @paulogy.com Lover of games, music, movies & staying thoughtful among the chaos. Watch me sprout more awesome / awful / clever / crazy ideas than I know what to do with :-)
[ http://www.paulogy.com ]
Jan-Bart van Beek @janbart.bsky.social Studio Director & Art Director at Guerrilla Games. Original concept creator of Horizon Zero Dawn. BAFTA & Golden Calf winner. Poweruser of the word Basically.
Scott @positronplays.bsky.social ๐ ๏ธ Senior QA Analyst at Epic Games
๐บ Sometimes Youtuber / Twitch streamer
https://linktr.ee/PositronPlays
Emelie Edholm @emelie.bsky.social Cat herder for a bunch of gfx folks at Rockstar.
Coffee and a stiff drink, please.
Joana Vieira (Ziraeliss) @ziraeliss.bsky.social Solo dev and founder of Negative Sun Studios. Narrative and Game Designer. Portuguese currently in Malmรถ, Sweden ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ต๐น
Joana ๐ Gamescom @layn75.bsky.social I make games and stuff! ๐ธ she/her ๐ธ Tech Artist ๐ธ co-organizer @FemDevsMeetup๐ธ Cosplayer ๐ธ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธโ ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ธ layn75.carrd.co
Borys B. Trienin ๐ @borystrienin.com indie games business @rcp.family
publishing https://songs-of-silence.com
borystrienin.com
Lola @lolashiraishi.com
Kate Barrett @thewaether.bsky.social "Her Generation's Greatest Wordsmith" / I'm the b!tch!! I'm bisexual and I WILL bring it up!! I make games at https://thewaether.itch.io/
https://www.patreon.com/amyrot
https://ko-fi.com/thewaether
main blog at: https://katebnormal.tumblr.com/
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
Erlend Grefsrud @erlendgrefsrud.bsky.social Games for computers. More or less recovered after finishing โ๏ธGo Mecha Ballโ๏ธ: https://t.co/DzRqWvFIVR
Current thing: Stomp City
Ben Porter @eigenbom.bsky.social Game developer for life. I made MoonQuest and many other things. AAA gamedev by day. On the web at https://bp.io. Also https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@eigenbom.
Change my profile pic: https://bp.io/app/avatar
Historically: https://twitter.com/eigenbom
Kris Antoni - Toge Productions @kerissakti.bsky.social Founder of Toge Productions #gamedev #indiedev from Indonesia.
Made: CoffeeTalk, Infectonator.
Jason de Heras ๐ฎ @jasondeheras.bsky.social Co-Game Director on the Star Wars Jedi team at Respawn/EA. Design Director Jedi: Survivor/Lead Combat Designer Jedi: Fallen Order. Combat Design God of War 3/Ascension. 2x Evo Finals Street Fighter.
https://www.jasondeheras.com
Tom Sennett @tomsennettgames.com Award-winning indie game designer, web developer, and artist from Philadelphia (he/him). RunMan, Deepak Fights Robots, One Million Stars, Hugby, and more https://tomsennettgames.com
Harrison Lemke @hplemke.bsky.social knyght full of thought and slepy โข musician (harrison lemke, brother android, dragon warrior) โข game dev (boots quest dx) โข he/him
Clifton B @cliftonb.bsky.social Designs games with time mechanics || Organizes Demospree || Throws One Drop yo-yos || He/they || Ask about my research & product design workshop!
Play Seasonspree on Switch! https://bit.ly/seasonspreeswitch
Not on Steam! https://bit.ly/seasonspreesteam
erak @strotchy.bsky.social Serious rabbit hole lurker. Worked on UFO 50, Spelunky 1&2, Downwell, +++
https://garyyk.com
Scott Hartsman @hartsman.bsky.social Shipping talks, bullshit walks. I've worked on a ton of MMOs and other online games. Mostly helping games startups these days. Also, corgis. Specifically, one large, lazy one in particular.
Squidly @squidly.newgrounds.com Squid-shaped dev on Renaine
I stream #gamedev weekdays โก๏ธ twitch.tv/squuuidly
@streamnotifs.bsky.social for stream notifications
Rosa ๐ @purecelain.bsky.social www.rosacarbo.co.uk
๐ฎ Creative Director sona bona
๐ซ Freelance game design atm @ Panic Stations
๐ Spanish in UK
๐ผ Prev Preloaded, Improbable, LoveShark, Nexus...
๐ 30u30 2016, IGDA Next Gen Leader 2020, Campaigner of the Year 2018, BAFTA juror
โ๐ผ she/her
Rosie T @rtparty.bsky.social ๐ Games Bundle Person
๐พ Game enthusiast
๐งถ Crochet Hobbyist
๐ค Ex Podcast host
๐ Patron @ Safe In Our World
๐ฌ Advisory Board Member at iGGi
๐ง Mental Health Advocate
๐ GIBiz Game Changer โ23
๐ฟ Plant based
linktr.ee/rtparty3
Vadym, friend of eggbug @yellowafterlife.bsky.social I write tools and code for videogames!
Links and newsletter: https://yal.cc/links
Jesper Juul @jesperjuul.bsky.social Video game theorist, author of Half-real, A Casual Revolution, The Art of Failure, and Handmade Pixels.
New book "Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64" out Dec 10th 2024! https://jesperjuul.net/c64
https://jesperjuul.net
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.
Austin Kelmore @austinkelmore.com Unionizing the games industry one person at a time. Cofounder of @gameworkers.co.uk, @gameworkersolidarity.com, and @nogamesforgenocide.com.
Game worker, rock climber, cat hugger based in Glasgow, Scotland.
https://www.austinkelmore.com
Tanat (making Building Relationships) Boozayaangool @tanatb.housefuckinggame.com quit tech to make the most stupid game possible
๐ฉ Building Relationships ๐๏ธ
indie dev - GDC Speaker - He/Him ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
pole dances to video game music
pls wishlist ๐
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2666920/Building_Relationships
Tom Happ @axiomverge.bsky.social Indie gamedev who made Axiom Verge. Special needs dad. Curious about everything. Likes too much stuff and tries to do it all.
axiomverge.com
axiomverge2.com
thomashapp.com
A Profound Waste of Time @apwot.bsky.social Award winning indie magazine, celebrating games as an art form. ๐ Est. 2016
www.apwot.com
Konstantinos Dimopoulos ๐ Gamescom Dev @konstantinosd.bsky.social Game urbanist, game designer. Occasional city geographer, author, researcher, and educator. Teaching at D6 Learning.
Rebecca Heineman @burgerbecky.bsky.social First video game champion (1980). Created Bard's Tale III: The Thief Of Fate & Dragon Wars. Former board member of GLAAD. All views and opinions are my own.
Danielle Partis @daniellepartis.bsky.social Editorial @wire.xbox.com. Former newshound gamesindustry.biz. Chattin' about riffs, robots, D&D, Warhammer and video games. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Harrison G. Pink ๐ DragonCon @gilespink.bsky.social Award-winning Game Designer. Lead Narrative Designer - @shinyshoegames.bsky.social. Tall Bermudian ๐ง๐ฒ. Tiki-drink enjoyer. Prev: Cyan (Myst, Riven), Blizzard (Diablo IV), Telltale (TWD, TFTBL), 2K (Mafia III) - www.harrisonpink.com - NO AI NO NFTs
Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social game designer
Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social Director of BAFTA-winning indie game studio Size Five Games
EARTH MUST DIE | Lair of the Clockwork God | The Swindle | Behold the Kickmen | Ben There, Dan That! | Time Gentlemen, Please! | Gun Monkeys | Privates | Gibbage
www.sizefivegames.com
Work With Indies @workwithindies.com A kind job board and inclusive community supporting careers in #indiegames.
banner by @ericalee.cc
Sos "Buy Lazy Kickers" Sosowski @sosowski.bsky.social I make bad games.
Emma Kidwell @emmakidwell.bsky.social Award-nominated writer | 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/ |๐บ๐ธ/๐ฏ๐ต
Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net BLIND GAMER | Creator/Host | Available for Accessibility Consulting | Twitch Ambassador | #AMDAmbassador | Future Class 2020 | Biz: steve@stevesaylor.net
stevesaylor.net/links
๐ Cyn โจ @obicynkenobi.bsky.social Director of marketing & community teams. 14+yrs in game dev. VanCity๐จ๐ฆ
Previously: company of heroes, dawn of war, marvel contest of champions, transformers forged to fight, squad, starship troopers
Jill Murray @jillmurray.bsky.social Narrative Director for videogames at discoglobe.ca. MFA Creative Non-Fic student at UKC. Luddite in the historical sense. She/They www.jillmurray.com
Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social One of the people who makes People Make Games.
chris@peoplemakegames.com | Signal: chrisPMG.31
Amora B. @amora.ink Practically dripping with ennui.
Tamagotchi collector and character designer on Celeste currently working on something secret!
See more of my art at:
https://amora.ink/
Brazilian/Canadian
She/her
Leonard Skeonard @mike.reuben.games making Dead Static Drive with @leena.reuben.games
founder and owner/operator of the kurt russell fan club
Douglas Wilson @doougle.net ๐ฎ Mutazione, Saltsea Chronicles, Sportsfriends, JS Joust
๐ Senior Lecturer (in Games)
๐ญ Theater/clown w/ @melmcglensey.bsky.social
๐๏ธ Co-host @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social
๐ Naarm/Melbourne (by way of NJ)
he/him
mastodon.gamedev.place/@doougle
Anisa Sanusi @studioanisa.bsky.social ๐ฎ Product Manager & UX Lead, 1TK Games
โ๏ธ Founder of Limit Break Mentorship
๐๏ธ Forbes Under 30, and GI biz Top 100 Influential Women in Games
๐ BAFTA member, jury chair, award winner
๐ฒ๐พ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐บ Malaysian based in the UK
Saleem @seemo.bsky.social Co-founder, Executive Committee @ko-op.com They/them. Free Palestine. Wear a mask.
Producer on Young Suns! www.youngsuns.com
Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social ๐ญ๐น He/him. Senior Writer, @brasslionent on Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver. Video games. Comic books. Blackness. Past: @Kotaku, @io9, #RiseOfTheBlackPanther, @Marvel #MilesMoralesPS5. Next: Batman/Static: Beyond from @DCComics EvanNarcisse.com
vibe-free lifestyle and smiling apple purveyor @ellaguro.bsky.social she/her. musician, writer, podcaster, weird vidgame person http://www.patreon.com/ellaguro
Wren Brier @wrenegade.bsky.social Creative Director of Unpacking๐ฆ, currently taking a break from game dev to enjoy other things life has to offer.
Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social Playful.
elizabethsampat.com
Kait Tremblay (they/them) @kaittremblay.bsky.social Narrative Director on Ambrosia Sky @softrains.bsky.socialโฌ.
Horror writer, former book editor, genderfluid and queer. Rep'd by Jake Babad, WCA
Also: Seasonala Cemetery, A Mortician's Tale, Grindstone, Watch Dogs Legion
www.thatmonstergames.com
Liz Edwards @lizaledwards.bsky.social Senior Character Artist โจ
Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social Play-Ability Cognitive Expert. Accessibility (LiS: Double Exposure) / Cultural Consultant (Dragon Age: The Veilguard). Podquisition. Access-Ability. Author. 2024 Journalism Impact Winner. 2024 GA Conf Best PR / Comms Winner.
LauraKBuzzOfficial@Gmail.Com
Tyler Glaiel @tylerglaiel.com Programmer / Game Designer. Closure, The End is Nigh, Bombernauts, The Basement Collection, Succubox, Fracuum, Aether, and more! Current Project: Mewgenics!
tylerglaiel.com
meghna jayanth @meghna.bsky.social narrative design |ALL๐ฅWILL๐ฅRISE - Thirsty Suitors - 80 Days | pleasures counter to capitalism-colonialism | technopolitics ๐+๐น liberation
alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social an aperol spritz in human form
(views expressed are mine alone)
Eka | Dosa Divas @ekanaut.bsky.social Out now https://outerloopgames.com/dosa
Director on Dosa Divas, Thirsty Suitors, Falcon Age. Co-Founder and Creative Director at Outerloop Games. Design, narrative, art, biz, UI/UX, production. Uplifting marginalized devs.
Sam Barlow ๐ฅ @mrsambarlow.bsky.social Writer & Director of ๐ฅ IMMORTALITY - "10/10" Edge ๐ฅ HER STORY - Telling Lies - Aisle - Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - He/Him
NEXT! โ PRECOGNITION and PROJECT D - Two new and mindblowing horror games coming in your future
Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social Cailleachโs horrible wife living by the river tay. Part of the BAFTA Breakthrough programme 2025. My portfolio is here: https://linktr.ee/caraellison
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/
Tom Fulp @tomfulp.newgrounds.com I run Newgrounds, co-founded The Behemoth, made a game about The Room and I'm currently making Nightmare Cops!
Derek Yu @mossmouth.bsky.social https://mossmouth.com/
amos @fasterthanli.me hi, I'm amos! ๐ they/them ๐ซ currently working on https://vixen.rs and ML/ASR stuff, occasionally making videos about my latest code crimes ๐ฆ rust shill until something better comes up
๐ https://fasterthanli.me
๐บ https://youtube.com/@fasterthanlime
Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social Serving the video game industry through breaking news, insight on game industry trends, expert advice & resources, and more.
Press requests: news@gamedeveloper.com
Tips: tips@gamedeveloper.com
Steven Spohn @stevenspohn.bsky.social Speaker. Storyteller. Director @MountSinaiNYC, Philosopher. Writer. Aspiring Iron Man. Guy trying to make the world better. Views my own.
Freya Holmรฉr @freya.bsky.social ๐ฎ tech artist/shader sorceress/math dork
๐ acegikmo.com
๐ฅ youtube.com/@acegikmo
๐๏ธ Shader Forge / Shapes / https://half-edge.xyz
๐ก ex-founder of Neat Corp
๐ชก neoluddite
my kids:
๐ฅช @toast.acegikmo.com
๐ฅ @salad.acegikmo.com
๐โโฌ @thor.acegikmo.com
zaratustra @zaratustra.bsky.social post hoc on main
http://zaratustra.itch.io
Tiani Pixel @tianipixel.bsky.social she/her | ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Game dev/Pixel Art/3D
Made UNSIGHTED, working on ABYSS X ZERO: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2872300/ABYSS_X_ZERO/
Lu Nascimento @lunascimento.art Art director/Co-founder/Gremlin @bunnyhug.games
Worked on Moonglow Bay, Overthrown, Loco Motive, Wargroove, Assemble with Care, Timespinner, etc
โฟ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ง๐ท in the ๐ฌ๐ง โข they/them
Booked til Jan '27
๐จ https://lunascimento.art
๐ง lunascimento.art[@]gmail.com
๐ซAI
Ron Vorstermans @ronvorstermans.bsky.social freelance gamejournalist/Elden Lord
Keez Groenteman @keezgroenteman.bsky.social Music & writing for podcasts, theatre, TV
| De Videogame Show | Game Revue |Tapedag | High the Moon | The Wild Raspberries | he/him | Amsterdam | officially with an S but I was 10 en thought a Z was cooler
https://linktr.ee/keezgroenteman
Marc de Haas (BarbaMarcish) @medehaas.bsky.social Content Creator | Editor at http://IGN.com and http://MixedGrill.nl | Voice Actor | Omnissa EUC Expert | Omnissa Certified Instructor
Jacco @jacco00.bsky.social Editor-in-chief Gamer.nl, host Bonuslevel Podcast
Martin Verschoor @martinverschoor.bsky.social Creative Director Gaming bij Power Unlimited en Gamer.nl. Technerd bij ID.nl
Tom Kauwenberg @tomkauw.nl Toms Tech ๐ Freelance schrijver en contentproducent (@alt-mag.nl, @techfi.nl, @vonddatleuk.nl) ๐น๏ธ Gaming, tech en hardware
Floris Poort @florispoort.bsky.social Honden-liefhebber
Tom van Stam @tomvanstam.bsky.social Editor-In-Chief IGN Benelux. Maakt podcasts over games, films en series: ๐ฎ Side Quest & ๐ฝ๏ธ Video Take.
Joe van Burik @joevanburik.bsky.social ๐ป Presentator Tech & Games @BNR.nl
๐ฎ http://bnr.nl/allinthegame
๐ฅ๏ธ http://bnr.nl/dgts
๐ฑ http://bnr.nl/techupdate
๐ฎ @unpause.nl
๐คบ Sabreur
๐ D&D
Harry Hol @harryhol.com Schrijver, journalist, public speaker.
Illuminati Webcare team
Mediapedagoog voor Bureau Jeugd en Media.
Koop mijn boek Gamen voor Opvoeders:
https://amzn.eu/d/j2lsbn6
https://harryhol.com
#140.388
Erwin Vogelaar @erwinvogelaar.com Freelance journalist: tech, pop culture, AI, LGBTQ+. I also sew clothes. (he/him) ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
LuucTV @luuctv.bsky.social Freelance journalist
Doet dingen voor Gamer.nl, MM Arcade, Jorraptor, PU.nl & XGN.nl
De grootste One Piece-fan van ๐ณ๐ฑ (zelfverklaard)
http://luuctenv.bio.link
Kevin Rombouts || KevvR @kevvr.nl Kevinfluencer || Developer & Designer voor @vierkante-ogen.nl | Maakte ooit Pixel Vault | Webdeveloper bij Mad Pack & Brendly | Praatte over anime bij Een Geanimeerd Gesprek || ๐ง mail@kevinrombouts.nl
Jorden1506 @jorden1506.bsky.social Doing game stuff at Daily Nintendo and Planetzone. Xbox Ambassador. | Test Automation Engineer
Jan Willem Nijman @jwaaaap.com Game designer: Dustbiters, Disc Room, Minit, Nuclear Throne, Ridiculous Fishing, Luftrausers, Super Crate Box, and many more. 100% of @vlambeer.com.
www.jwaaaap.com
flo veltman ๐ Gamescom @vltmn.itch.io they/them โข @florianvltmn on the bird site, #gamedev, made How to Say Goodbye! prev: Lieve Oma, designer on Monument Valley 2, Assemble with Care โข links: https://linktr.ee/vltmn
Noppy @thomasnoppers.com Illustrator on Halls of Teknor.
Previously: Lethal league, Skatebird, Escapists, Penarium.
He/Him
https://ko-fi.com/toppynoppy
Tomas Sala @falconeerdev.bsky.social Creator of the Falconeer,, Bulwark, Shipshaper and the Moonpath SKyrim Mods, passionate about games as Art. Honorable Luddite, Chaotic Creative Dad Game Dev, working on Ancient Waves. Creative Cockroach most comfortable behind the fridge.
Xandra van Wijk @xandra.bsky.social Data Analyst / Game Designer Space Ape Games
zoewi @zoewi.bsky.social Zo-ii | Playful Arts & Playful Culture
โจPlayful Arts Curation
๐ฆฉProgram Curator A MAZE. / Berlin
๐ฆCurator Sickhouse / The Overkill
๐ซถCo-founder Playful Arts Festival
https://zo-ii.com
Bastiaan Vroegop @vroeg.app Onderzoeksjournalist Leeuwarder Courant en Dagblad van het Noorden
Games bij Unpause, NRC Handelsblad en Kidsweek. Duikt soms nog op bij Bright. Eerder: Gamer, Power Unlimited
Nieuwsbrief: https://gamepraat.nl/
Podcast: https://spelkost.nl/
Joram Wolters @joramwolters.com He / Him. Making HANA with Anniedubbeldepunt.bsky.social
#microdev, #gameart, #gamedesign.
Educator at GLU, prev Yellowcake Games (Dashing Dodgems, Stay Safe) also #DnD
joramwolters.com
Gamegeschiedenis.nl | Wietse @gamegeschiedenis.nl Platform voor gamegeschiedenis vanuit een Nederlands perspectief | Ook af en toe wat persoonlijks | https://www.gamegeschiedenis.nl | Discord: http://discord.gg/pfdcyUCaV5
Adinda | Acreates @acreates.bsky.social All about Game Design || Public speaker || Game journalist || Educator ||Youtuber ~ With games is nothing impossible.
Maarten @maarten.bsky.social Tech-artist, developer generalist, activist, human, he/him, founder of Abbey Games (Reus, Godhood and more)