Chris Kindred
@chriskindred.com
I write video games probably. opinions my own.
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I wrote an article about dialogue choice as part of a narrative designer’s toolkit *aside* from branching, instead considering how choice can invite us to *perform* a character.
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
We're just over the moon to be sharing this with you: the one and only @hannahnicklin.bsky.social on South of the Circle and how developers use in-game choices to give players space in which to perform the story.
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/per...
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/per...
Performing Peter: South of the Circle and Fuzzy Choice — Gamers with Glasses
How do game designers make player choices feel meaningful? Hannah Nicklin, author of Writing for Games: Theory and Practice , describes here how the act of choosing allows players to perform a charac...
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December 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I wrote an article about dialogue choice as part of a narrative designer’s toolkit *aside* from branching, instead considering how choice can invite us to *perform* a character.
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
DJing for the DSA tomorrow
December 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
DJing for the DSA tomorrow
Need the vocal stim wrapped for this year
December 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Need the vocal stim wrapped for this year
learning to really trust salt and pepper
December 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
learning to really trust salt and pepper
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Most of us did not choose to write or draw or design so that we could put products on the shelf. We chose to do it because it’s a set of skills we enjoy exercising, that give us fulfillment.
It’s like asking a pro pitcher to just let a machine pitch for them. Fuck off and give me the ball.
It’s like asking a pro pitcher to just let a machine pitch for them. Fuck off and give me the ball.
December 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Most of us did not choose to write or draw or design so that we could put products on the shelf. We chose to do it because it’s a set of skills we enjoy exercising, that give us fulfillment.
It’s like asking a pro pitcher to just let a machine pitch for them. Fuck off and give me the ball.
It’s like asking a pro pitcher to just let a machine pitch for them. Fuck off and give me the ball.
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The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters
YouTube video by People Make Games
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December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Playing Skate Story…………..chillwave ain’t dead…………
December 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Playing Skate Story…………..chillwave ain’t dead…………
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December 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Gay but in a confusing way
whats your most cousin coded trait
December 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Gay but in a confusing way
Been pronouncing balatro like balatro lately
December 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Been pronouncing balatro like balatro lately
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Bjork has given us her hitbox. I expect the lab folks to have her frame data ready for the rest of us by EOB
December 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Bjork has given us her hitbox. I expect the lab folks to have her frame data ready for the rest of us by EOB
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unlike my old laptop, i have only hostility towards my phone. when it's slow, i get mad... like a manager having to deal with a high employee
December 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
unlike my old laptop, i have only hostility towards my phone. when it's slow, i get mad... like a manager having to deal with a high employee
Is there a Slay the Spire for people who only play NYT crossword puzzles
December 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Is there a Slay the Spire for people who only play NYT crossword puzzles
Got upset about two specific no-lifers who stalk mine and my colleagues’ linkedins for any crumb of YouTube content, but remembered that I’m comparatively so much happier with my life and career than they are with theirs
December 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Got upset about two specific no-lifers who stalk mine and my colleagues’ linkedins for any crumb of YouTube content, but remembered that I’m comparatively so much happier with my life and career than they are with theirs
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Painting class
December 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Painting class
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With the state of the industry idk it I will get to work on a game like that again. Im very thankful I got to write on it. I know Hazel was someone I wouldve loved to see as a young girl and I heard the same from so many people.
December 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
With the state of the industry idk it I will get to work on a game like that again. Im very thankful I got to write on it. I know Hazel was someone I wouldve loved to see as a young girl and I heard the same from so many people.
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Not we won an award. Congrats to the team. Loved working in Midnight and bringing that authenticity and representation to the South and Black stories.
HAPPY SOUTH OF MIDNIGHT DAY @compulsiongames.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Not we won an award. Congrats to the team. Loved working in Midnight and bringing that authenticity and representation to the South and Black stories.
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new game release: Rainbows Are Carnivores is an experimental gay fishing romance / aquaculture management sim. Free, 10-20 min, play in mobile or desktop browser radiatoryang.itch.io/rainbows
December 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
new game release: Rainbows Are Carnivores is an experimental gay fishing romance / aquaculture management sim. Free, 10-20 min, play in mobile or desktop browser radiatoryang.itch.io/rainbows
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hi i wrote this song for season 2 of fionna & cake on hbo :) me on banjo and if you listen real close you can hear my vocals in the background. i love music and cartoons yay 🫶🏼✨
December 12, 2025 at 6:15 AM
hi i wrote this song for season 2 of fionna & cake on hbo :) me on banjo and if you listen real close you can hear my vocals in the background. i love music and cartoons yay 🫶🏼✨
Okay control 2 I’m awake
December 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Okay control 2 I’m awake
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GDC scholarship opportunity here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
GDC 2026 Peer Mentorship Cohort Application #GDCScholarImpact
*Preference given to: first-time attendees.
Requirements:
Must declare ineligibility to work in the United States.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
GDC scholarship opportunity here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
we're so back
my fav Unity dialogue system plugin making plans for a visual novel toolkit and more
It's been a busy year at Yarn Spinner HQ and we have more things cooking than ever before. But we have also been thinking long-term about how YS can grow and thrive as a suite of free and paid tools supporting teams of all sizes.
Check out our website revamp + 2026 roadmap at yarnspinner.dev/2026/
Check out our website revamp + 2026 roadmap at yarnspinner.dev/2026/
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
we're so back
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"The games industry in particular is at the intersection of entertainment and tech...there are a lot of connections between the games industry and the genocide that Israel is committing against the Palestinian people."
kotaku.com/no-games-for...
kotaku.com/no-games-for...
No Games For Genocide Wants You To Boycott Xbox
A collective of video game workers, journalists, and union organizers recently announced a pledge to boycott Xbox for Palestine
kotaku.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"The games industry in particular is at the intersection of entertainment and tech...there are a lot of connections between the games industry and the genocide that Israel is committing against the Palestinian people."
kotaku.com/no-games-for...
kotaku.com/no-games-for...
Like ten years ago I made this comic/essay about masculinity…kinda wanna run that back because the discourse about manhood, male-hood, and the overall function of masculinity today has ripened enough that I MIGHT have something to say
thenib.com/the-black-bo...
thenib.com/the-black-bo...
The Black Box: Where Race and Masculinity Intersect | The Nib
This comic is featured in Eat More Comics: The Best of The Nib—available here!
thenib.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Like ten years ago I made this comic/essay about masculinity…kinda wanna run that back because the discourse about manhood, male-hood, and the overall function of masculinity today has ripened enough that I MIGHT have something to say
thenib.com/the-black-bo...
thenib.com/the-black-bo...