Adam Dolin
@adamdolin.bsky.social
Narrative Designer, Writer, Teacher.
Currently: Under NDA.
Prev: God of War, Horizon: Forbidden West, God of War: Ragnarok, Night School/Netflix Games
Currently: Under NDA.
Prev: God of War, Horizon: Forbidden West, God of War: Ragnarok, Night School/Netflix Games
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And BY THE WAY... @adamdolin.bsky.social and I are giving a lecture about EXACTLY THIS PROBLEM at GDC 2026: schedule.gdconf.com/session/writ...
WRITE BETWEEN THE LINES: Writing Games for a Media-Illiterate World | Agenda | GDC Festival of Gaming
TheGDC Festival of Gaming program blends expert insight with interactive formats designed to spark ideas, sharpen skills, and connect communities.
schedule.gdconf.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
And BY THE WAY... @adamdolin.bsky.social and I are giving a lecture about EXACTLY THIS PROBLEM at GDC 2026: schedule.gdconf.com/session/writ...
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Hi! this is a reminder to people who would like to be considered for an award for the AIAS narrative award for their game, especially if it is a deep, hours long, reactive RPG with branching!!!!! please allow us time to play your game and submit it here: www.interactive.org/awards/29th_...
29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Submissions Now Open
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), the video game industry’s professional trade organization, representing over 30,000 development and creative members, has opened submissions for the ...
www.interactive.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Hi! this is a reminder to people who would like to be considered for an award for the AIAS narrative award for their game, especially if it is a deep, hours long, reactive RPG with branching!!!!! please allow us time to play your game and submit it here: www.interactive.org/awards/29th_...
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Folks who make video games! @officialgdc.bsky.social is running the annual State of the Industry survey again. You should take the chance to weigh in!
The survey's gone through a major overhaul this year and your voice will matter even more: gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26
The survey's gone through a major overhaul this year and your voice will matter even more: gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26
2026 State of the Game Industry
The gaming industry's most comprehensive annual survey is back, and we're casting a wider net than ever before. Whether you're a developer, executive, investor, marketer, educator, or any other profes...
gdconf.typeform.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Folks who make video games! @officialgdc.bsky.social is running the annual State of the Industry survey again. You should take the chance to weigh in!
The survey's gone through a major overhaul this year and your voice will matter even more: gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26
The survey's gone through a major overhaul this year and your voice will matter even more: gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26
I’ve never owned a printer that worked for longer than two months.
November 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I’ve never owned a printer that worked for longer than two months.
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
October 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
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If you're going to MDev this year, I'm excited to share @tomeandblade.bsky.social will be bringing an early look of our upcoming game, Archon. We'll be there on Saturday if you'd like to check us out!
October 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
If you're going to MDev this year, I'm excited to share @tomeandblade.bsky.social will be bringing an early look of our upcoming game, Archon. We'll be there on Saturday if you'd like to check us out!
Game writers (or anyone who wants more writing practice):
Consider signing up for the 100-word microfiction challenge from @nycmidnight.bsky.social
I love doing these. Solid feedback and excellent practice writing under strict constraints.
Learn more at nycmidnight.com/100
Consider signing up for the 100-word microfiction challenge from @nycmidnight.bsky.social
I love doing these. Solid feedback and excellent practice writing under strict constraints.
Learn more at nycmidnight.com/100
The 100-word Microfiction Challenge — nycmidnight
The 100-word Microfiction Challenge is an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to create very short stories based on genre, action, and word assignments in just 24 h...
nycmidnight.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Game writers (or anyone who wants more writing practice):
Consider signing up for the 100-word microfiction challenge from @nycmidnight.bsky.social
I love doing these. Solid feedback and excellent practice writing under strict constraints.
Learn more at nycmidnight.com/100
Consider signing up for the 100-word microfiction challenge from @nycmidnight.bsky.social
I love doing these. Solid feedback and excellent practice writing under strict constraints.
Learn more at nycmidnight.com/100
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"Studios build teams; teams build games"
That's it, that's the skeet. I'm gonna be yelling this for years.
That's it, that's the skeet. I'm gonna be yelling this for years.
I think smaller teams make better games. I think happy people make better games.
I think every studio should be thinking of the team as their #1 product and strength, and the games are the OUTPUT of that team.
People should be trained, given opportunities, given reasons to WANT to be there
I think every studio should be thinking of the team as their #1 product and strength, and the games are the OUTPUT of that team.
People should be trained, given opportunities, given reasons to WANT to be there
October 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"Studios build teams; teams build games"
That's it, that's the skeet. I'm gonna be yelling this for years.
That's it, that's the skeet. I'm gonna be yelling this for years.
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Hey, so another piece of advice for people who are S-Corps: there is a company called Opolis that acts as your employer of record and will provide health insurance and other benefits.
If you're a writer/other creator in the United States, consider creating an LLC for your business and then signing up for a local area Chamber of Commerce. Many of them have health insurance plans that pool their members and members of other CoCs to create insurance efficiencies relative to ACA.
October 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Hey, so another piece of advice for people who are S-Corps: there is a company called Opolis that acts as your employer of record and will provide health insurance and other benefits.
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Chigurh: what is the most you ever lost on a coin toss
17 year old mall boba stand cashier: card only
17 year old mall boba stand cashier: card only
October 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Chigurh: what is the most you ever lost on a coin toss
17 year old mall boba stand cashier: card only
17 year old mall boba stand cashier: card only
October 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Maybe someone more talented than me could do the frog in the correct style
October 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Maybe someone more talented than me could do the frog in the correct style
I’m not a business guy, but my take on this:
Seems bad!
Seems bad!
A lot of people are (understandably) focused on the Saudi Arabia and Kushner part of this, but the far bigger immediate impact will come from the new private EA being on the hook for $20 billion in debt. That could mean mass layoffs, more aggressive monetization, and other big cost-cutting measures
September 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I’m not a business guy, but my take on this:
Seems bad!
Seems bad!
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Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1
September 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1
How I spent my lunch break
September 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
How I spent my lunch break
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You simply cannot make me spend my time on this stuff. Oh the president said Tylenol causes autism? Well it doesn't. No I'm not going to pore through research papers to prove it to you. That's not what my time is for. My time is for playing videogames and gazing lovingly at my wife.
September 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
You simply cannot make me spend my time on this stuff. Oh the president said Tylenol causes autism? Well it doesn't. No I'm not going to pore through research papers to prove it to you. That's not what my time is for. My time is for playing videogames and gazing lovingly at my wife.
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Imagine it's 2002 and you're sitting around watching the Man Show and a time traveler appears in the room and tells you about the past 48 hours
September 24, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Imagine it's 2002 and you're sitting around watching the Man Show and a time traveler appears in the room and tells you about the past 48 hours
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on a scale of ★ to ★★★★★, what's a ★★ food? or ★★★★★ weather? do you and your friends even agree on what "★★★★" means? announcing STARFRIENDS, a new social card game that melds these questions into the best kind of loosely competitive experience. physical decks coming soon, follow our KS page today!
Coming soon: Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks
A play-anywhere fusion of Wavelength, Letterboxd, and Apples to Apples, for friends and strangers alike.
www.kickstarter.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
on a scale of ★ to ★★★★★, what's a ★★ food? or ★★★★★ weather? do you and your friends even agree on what "★★★★" means? announcing STARFRIENDS, a new social card game that melds these questions into the best kind of loosely competitive experience. physical decks coming soon, follow our KS page today!
A lot of new followers in the past few days. Hello! This is Lily.
September 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
A lot of new followers in the past few days. Hello! This is Lily.
I'll be on this panel next monday. If you're in LA, check it out!
If you're not on LA, it'll be livestreamed. You should still check it out!
www.wgfoundation.org/events/all/2...
If you're not on LA, it'll be livestreamed. You should still check it out!
www.wgfoundation.org/events/all/2...
WGF x Business of Creating - Leveling Up Your Gaming Career: How to Write and Produce Video Games — The Writers Guild Foundation
Join The Business of Creating Institute in partnership with the WGF for a dynamic, interactive panel and Q & A with seasoned entertainment professionals to discuss writing and producing for video...
www.wgfoundation.org
September 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I'll be on this panel next monday. If you're in LA, check it out!
If you're not on LA, it'll be livestreamed. You should still check it out!
www.wgfoundation.org/events/all/2...
If you're not on LA, it'll be livestreamed. You should still check it out!
www.wgfoundation.org/events/all/2...
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Waiting for that Tormented Trobbio patch... any day now...
September 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Waiting for that Tormented Trobbio patch... any day now...
Since 2016, I’ve wrestled with finding the right balance between staying informed and prioritizing my mental health; managing my ADHD in a way that keeps me productive as a professional creative. Hard to gauge success with intangible metrics, but I’d like to think I’ve found success. However…
September 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Since 2016, I’ve wrestled with finding the right balance between staying informed and prioritizing my mental health; managing my ADHD in a way that keeps me productive as a professional creative. Hard to gauge success with intangible metrics, but I’d like to think I’ve found success. However…
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Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"
September 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"
Gonna make a brief appearance on this; if you enjoyed UFO50, or like watching me talk about UFO50, check it out!
Reminder! We're doing a big LIVE finale show this week!
Guests! News! Exclamation marks!
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games Presents: A Year of UFO 50 Finale Eggstravaganza - LIVE!
09/17 at 5:30pm PST @ twitch.tv/eggplantshow
Guests! News! Exclamation marks!
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games Presents: A Year of UFO 50 Finale Eggstravaganza - LIVE!
09/17 at 5:30pm PST @ twitch.tv/eggplantshow
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September 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Gonna make a brief appearance on this; if you enjoyed UFO50, or like watching me talk about UFO50, check it out!