Cara Ellison
@caraellison.bsky.social
I’m from Scotland, live in Scotland, and write and design the stories for videogames. Part of the BAFTA Breakthrough programme 2025. My portfolio is here: https://linktr.ee/caraellison
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since david lynch died im only reluctantly participating in society
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I got over it, and I’m proud of my work, but my heart is scarred by all the folks—like me— who are told we’re good enough to crunch and make BAFTA-winning, DICE-winning games, but not anything else. It sucks!
So good on ya, Larian
So good on ya, Larian
February 7, 2026 at 11:11 AM
I got over it, and I’m proud of my work, but my heart is scarred by all the folks—like me— who are told we’re good enough to crunch and make BAFTA-winning, DICE-winning games, but not anything else. It sucks!
So good on ya, Larian
So good on ya, Larian
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Not to be Too Spicy On Main, but I was reminded of the time a publisher wanted me to write a tie-in comic for a game, only for someone at my own studio to mock the comics I’d done up til then (My Little Pony + Godzilla), so the publisher withdrew the offer
Game writers are treated this way a lot.
Game writers are treated this way a lot.
February 7, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Not to be Too Spicy On Main, but I was reminded of the time a publisher wanted me to write a tie-in comic for a game, only for someone at my own studio to mock the comics I’d done up til then (My Little Pony + Godzilla), so the publisher withdrew the offer
Game writers are treated this way a lot.
Game writers are treated this way a lot.
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Honestly, it was extremely heartwarming to see Larian champion their writers and creatives in the wake of the HBO adaptation news yesterday. There are few studios that would do the same
February 7, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Honestly, it was extremely heartwarming to see Larian champion their writers and creatives in the wake of the HBO adaptation news yesterday. There are few studios that would do the same
glad that Mandelson has been removed but it remains to ask: why aren’t we absolutely excoriating Farage for being in these files? This is what our next PM could be? A Bannon/Thiel stooge?
Farage has been mentioned 41 times in the Epstein Files and the media are like:
a cartoon of homer simpson standing in a grassy yard
ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson standing in a grassy yard
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:56 PM
glad that Mandelson has been removed but it remains to ask: why aren’t we absolutely excoriating Farage for being in these files? This is what our next PM could be? A Bannon/Thiel stooge?
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Over in the EU they're doing sensible policy - eg stopping the infinite scrolling which promotes compulsive behaviour - rather than facile populist measures like banning stuff.
EU warns TikTok over addictive feeds and risks to children
Regulators say design choices that hook users could breach landmark digital rules
www.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Over in the EU they're doing sensible policy - eg stopping the infinite scrolling which promotes compulsive behaviour - rather than facile populist measures like banning stuff.
I was a little puzzled about what was happening on my fashion instagram until I suddenly realised that people have started dressing like the groove is in the heart video and suddenly everything made sense - its the 90s but its the 60s now. again
February 6, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I was a little puzzled about what was happening on my fashion instagram until I suddenly realised that people have started dressing like the groove is in the heart video and suddenly everything made sense - its the 90s but its the 60s now. again
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good post on @adamatomic.bsky.social's KOLYDR, which I too cannot stop playing www.jank.cool/i-cant-stop-...
I can't stop playing KOLYDR
A new classic from the master craftsman of browser games.
www.jank.cool
February 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
good post on @adamatomic.bsky.social's KOLYDR, which I too cannot stop playing www.jank.cool/i-cant-stop-...
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i wanna fill my imsim with places like this
February 6, 2026 at 8:50 AM
i wanna fill my imsim with places like this
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For work this week I listened to all of Shodan’s VO from 1 & 2 and had a great time so sometimes working in games is somewhat like what you’d be doing if you were a student with fast internet in the 2000s
February 6, 2026 at 2:01 AM
For work this week I listened to all of Shodan’s VO from 1 & 2 and had a great time so sometimes working in games is somewhat like what you’d be doing if you were a student with fast internet in the 2000s
I have to prevent myself from posting like 6 provocative/angry/anti-corpo posts maybe every day on here and one still sneaks through but you should all know I’m so proud of the posts I write out and delete and how very incisive they are. And then I post a stupid gif
February 6, 2026 at 1:44 AM
I have to prevent myself from posting like 6 provocative/angry/anti-corpo posts maybe every day on here and one still sneaks through but you should all know I’m so proud of the posts I write out and delete and how very incisive they are. And then I post a stupid gif
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most predictions people make reflect their own interests in one way or another. even ones i've made. the future is very much unwritten. but especially: being in any sort of institutional position in a time of extreme upheaval makes it very likely for one to be uniquely bad at reading the moment
February 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
most predictions people make reflect their own interests in one way or another. even ones i've made. the future is very much unwritten. but especially: being in any sort of institutional position in a time of extreme upheaval makes it very likely for one to be uniquely bad at reading the moment
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Gotta show the back pain too
February 5, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Gotta show the back pain too
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Feel like pure shit, just want her back
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Feel like pure shit, just want her back
a lot of videogames are really trying to exclude women with huge racks from representation now. it used to be that huge bazongas in games were just for men to ogle, but tbh as long as they are realistic and get something interesting to do us folks with the massive thrupnys would feel truly included
February 5, 2026 at 8:51 PM
a lot of videogames are really trying to exclude women with huge racks from representation now. it used to be that huge bazongas in games were just for men to ogle, but tbh as long as they are realistic and get something interesting to do us folks with the massive thrupnys would feel truly included
Jane campion made a whole tv show about all this
February 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Jane campion made a whole tv show about all this
I love the construction of narrative more now than when I was a pure writer, ive got really close to the mechanical parts and become somewhat of a little mechanic who lives in the basement trying to get the car to work, and honestly sometimes I forget I ever wrote one word for a living
February 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I love the construction of narrative more now than when I was a pure writer, ive got really close to the mechanical parts and become somewhat of a little mechanic who lives in the basement trying to get the car to work, and honestly sometimes I forget I ever wrote one word for a living
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I don't say this enough: narrative design is just so neat. Coolest job. Nothing else like it. Happy to immerse myself in tangling and untangling story logic, constraints, team dynamics and player experience. The conditions lately are tough, but the work is still the best.
February 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I don't say this enough: narrative design is just so neat. Coolest job. Nothing else like it. Happy to immerse myself in tangling and untangling story logic, constraints, team dynamics and player experience. The conditions lately are tough, but the work is still the best.
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it’s interesting how quickly people go from sexually liberated to slut shaming on here 🌝
January 31, 2026 at 6:05 PM
it’s interesting how quickly people go from sexually liberated to slut shaming on here 🌝
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i don't think i realised how much i was missing this style of writing. something which is both very serious and thoughtful, engaging with the complexities of the subject and the contingent nature of any actual gaming experience... and also absolutely trying to fit a joke into any spare corner.
We're launching a website.
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If you like funny, thoughtful games journalism and can't stand adverts, deals posts, affiliate links, and other nonsense - Jank is for you.
Jank is an independent PC games website funded by readers.
jank.cool
If you like funny, thoughtful games journalism and can't stand adverts, deals posts, affiliate links, and other nonsense - Jank is for you.
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
i don't think i realised how much i was missing this style of writing. something which is both very serious and thoughtful, engaging with the complexities of the subject and the contingent nature of any actual gaming experience... and also absolutely trying to fit a joke into any spare corner.
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new blog post about: makin' it easier to integrate elaborate (or not) contextual character animation stuff into gameplay in @sleightofhand.game. Like all the best shit, this is not so much technically impressive as workflowily excellent.
www.joewintergreen.com/contextual-a...
www.joewintergreen.com/contextual-a...
February 5, 2026 at 7:20 AM
new blog post about: makin' it easier to integrate elaborate (or not) contextual character animation stuff into gameplay in @sleightofhand.game. Like all the best shit, this is not so much technically impressive as workflowily excellent.
www.joewintergreen.com/contextual-a...
www.joewintergreen.com/contextual-a...
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My doodle of Vetinari and Vimes from Men at Arms. Been trying to do these in between my real work and reading through the books chronologically
www.patreon.com/posts/discwo...
www.patreon.com/posts/discwo...
February 5, 2026 at 2:01 AM
My doodle of Vetinari and Vimes from Men at Arms. Been trying to do these in between my real work and reading through the books chronologically
www.patreon.com/posts/discwo...
www.patreon.com/posts/discwo...
oh I ‘deserve’ this??? by whose measure. is it capitalism speaking. is capitalism in the room now talking about who does and does not deserve to be treated well
the concept of ‘deserving’ things has ruined the world. when people say stuff like ‘well deserved‘ or ‘you deserve a break’ etc it makes it seem like you passed a purity test or some rancid productivity test when every human at baseline should never have to beg for basic respect or kindness
February 5, 2026 at 1:54 AM
oh I ‘deserve’ this??? by whose measure. is it capitalism speaking. is capitalism in the room now talking about who does and does not deserve to be treated well