Damon
@damonreece.com
they/them -📍Adelaide, South Australia
Writing award-winning and otherwise beloved games since 2012: Eternal Strands, Necrobarista, Hacknet Labyrinths, and many more.
https://damonreece.com
Writing award-winning and otherwise beloved games since 2012: Eternal Strands, Necrobarista, Hacknet Labyrinths, and many more.
https://damonreece.com
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Damon
@damonreece.com
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Metroid Prime 4 impressions, part 3 (conclusions)
Plus: musings on leadership roles in games.
blog.damonreece.com
My final thoughts on Metroid Prime 4, going into detail about where exactly I think the game's development went off the rails
spectacular stuff tonight
December 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
spectacular stuff tonight
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We should be deeply alarmed that the Premier is talking about permanently arming the “Community Security Group”, a Mossad-linked Zionist organisation that runs paramilitary training camps in Israel. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
December 28, 2025 at 6:49 AM
We should be deeply alarmed that the Premier is talking about permanently arming the “Community Security Group”, a Mossad-linked Zionist organisation that runs paramilitary training camps in Israel. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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This year I wrote and released a set of methodologies for measuring the greenhouse gas emissions of videogame making, distributing, playing, etc. (with a lot of help and input)
I think they’re pretty neat and provide new pathways to reduce those emissions
sustainablegamesalliance.org/standard/
I think they’re pretty neat and provide new pathways to reduce those emissions
sustainablegamesalliance.org/standard/
Quote this with what you have accomplished in 2025, no matter how big or small
Reading & writing has kept me alive this year.
Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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December 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This year I wrote and released a set of methodologies for measuring the greenhouse gas emissions of videogame making, distributing, playing, etc. (with a lot of help and input)
I think they’re pretty neat and provide new pathways to reduce those emissions
sustainablegamesalliance.org/standard/
I think they’re pretty neat and provide new pathways to reduce those emissions
sustainablegamesalliance.org/standard/
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a quick comic about peace and privacy
December 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
a quick comic about peace and privacy
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They say imitation crab is the sincerest form of crab
December 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
They say imitation crab is the sincerest form of crab
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Recording sessions on Eternal Strands were truly a once in a lifetime experience.
Side UK, with our unbelievably talented cast and voice director, went above and beyond to treat our story as something truly special💖
Side UK, with our unbelievably talented cast and voice director, went above and beyond to treat our story as something truly special💖
We are beyond honoured to be nominated for Best Dialogue in an Indie Game at the Game Audio Network Guild #GANGAwards! 🥰 Huge thanks to the writers, performers, Side Global (UK), and audio teams who brought our incredible cast of characters to life! 💛
www.audiogang.org/awards/
www.audiogang.org/awards/
December 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Recording sessions on Eternal Strands were truly a once in a lifetime experience.
Side UK, with our unbelievably talented cast and voice director, went above and beyond to treat our story as something truly special💖
Side UK, with our unbelievably talented cast and voice director, went above and beyond to treat our story as something truly special💖
I'm attending a comedy theatre performance in FFXIV in a language I don't speak. The organisers had us line up outside and enter in single file 😭
December 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I'm attending a comedy theatre performance in FFXIV in a language I don't speak. The organisers had us line up outside and enter in single file 😭
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I’m from Whoville, and I say kill the Grinch!
December 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I’m from Whoville, and I say kill the Grinch!
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MXmas2000 - Masashi Ichikawa
https://macthemes.garden/themes/216bea3fb50e-MXmas2000
https://macthemes.garden/themes/216bea3fb50e-MXmas2000
December 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
MXmas2000 - Masashi Ichikawa
https://macthemes.garden/themes/216bea3fb50e-MXmas2000
https://macthemes.garden/themes/216bea3fb50e-MXmas2000
my sister in Hawaii sent me a big box of coffee chocolate. Restraining myself from eating a whole bar because if I do I’ll start seeing through space and time. It is, unfortunately, delicious
December 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM
my sister in Hawaii sent me a big box of coffee chocolate. Restraining myself from eating a whole bar because if I do I’ll start seeing through space and time. It is, unfortunately, delicious
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A frustrated Pedro Pascal asking Neil Druckmann, who was directing Pascal in a Last of Us episode, “do you like art?”
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
A frustrated Pedro Pascal asking Neil Druckmann, who was directing Pascal in a Last of Us episode, “do you like art?”
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im glad to see so many twitter artists make the jump here and i really hope the sorta toxic "numbers are everything" culture fostered there doesnt make the jump
nobody can convince you how to use a site but i hope some folks take the chance to detox. dont use Discover feeds, post links, etc
nobody can convince you how to use a site but i hope some folks take the chance to detox. dont use Discover feeds, post links, etc
December 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
im glad to see so many twitter artists make the jump here and i really hope the sorta toxic "numbers are everything" culture fostered there doesnt make the jump
nobody can convince you how to use a site but i hope some folks take the chance to detox. dont use Discover feeds, post links, etc
nobody can convince you how to use a site but i hope some folks take the chance to detox. dont use Discover feeds, post links, etc
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Charity represents the failure of public policy.
So one of the worst examples of political hypocrisy is politicians getting photo ops performing meal services for people who they have kept living in #poverty. #inequality #homelessness #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
So one of the worst examples of political hypocrisy is politicians getting photo ops performing meal services for people who they have kept living in #poverty. #inequality #homelessness #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Albanese serves hot meals with a side of hope for Christmas lunch
Armed with gloves, apron and tongs, politicians from across the aisle gathered to serve festive fare at the Rev Bill Crews Foundation in Sydney
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Charity represents the failure of public policy.
So one of the worst examples of political hypocrisy is politicians getting photo ops performing meal services for people who they have kept living in #poverty. #inequality #homelessness #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
So one of the worst examples of political hypocrisy is politicians getting photo ops performing meal services for people who they have kept living in #poverty. #inequality #homelessness #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
LIZARD OBLITERATED @wanderlustin.bsky.social
December 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
LIZARD OBLITERATED @wanderlustin.bsky.social
siccckkkk
launching a new tool on WTFDIG
a strategy board viewer and bundler!
- view ff14 strategy boards in your browser
- bundle up to 10 boards and share them with a quick URL
- basic discord previews
- highlight your spot and toggle between unified/separate
check it out at board.wtfdig.info
a strategy board viewer and bundler!
- view ff14 strategy boards in your browser
- bundle up to 10 boards and share them with a quick URL
- basic discord previews
- highlight your spot and toggle between unified/separate
check it out at board.wtfdig.info
December 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
siccckkkk
Good post about some interesting techniques. Eternal Strands does this to an extent; many of the choices are in service of the player shaping Brynn's demeanour, and that affects a large variety of things throughout the game. Another game that does this spectacularly well is Ladykiller in a Bind!
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...
www.gamerswithglasses.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Good post about some interesting techniques. Eternal Strands does this to an extent; many of the choices are in service of the player shaping Brynn's demeanour, and that affects a large variety of things throughout the game. Another game that does this spectacularly well is Ladykiller in a Bind!
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Happy holidays, Bluesky! I got you a megathrust earthquake, soil liquefaction, spine-tingling papers about the way our networks confound knowledge, and a PDF in a pear tree. It's my wrap on a year of trying to make sense of how we make sense of what's happening to us.
www.wrecka.ge/landslide-a-...
www.wrecka.ge/landslide-a-...
Landslide; a ghost story
On March 27, 1964, a converted liberty ship named the SS Chena brought a shipment of supplies to the port of Valdez, Alaska. Valdez, which I need you to know is pronounced “valDEEZ,” sits at the end o...
www.wrecka.ge
December 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Happy holidays, Bluesky! I got you a megathrust earthquake, soil liquefaction, spine-tingling papers about the way our networks confound knowledge, and a PDF in a pear tree. It's my wrap on a year of trying to make sense of how we make sense of what's happening to us.
www.wrecka.ge/landslide-a-...
www.wrecka.ge/landslide-a-...
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As we go into the holidays, I leave you with this stone relief and stunning cuneiform inscription.
The writing is engraved over the image of a protective spirit whose image once flanked the doorway to the throne room of an Assyrian palace in Nimrud.
The writing is engraved over the image of a protective spirit whose image once flanked the doorway to the throne room of an Assyrian palace in Nimrud.
December 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
As we go into the holidays, I leave you with this stone relief and stunning cuneiform inscription.
The writing is engraved over the image of a protective spirit whose image once flanked the doorway to the throne room of an Assyrian palace in Nimrud.
The writing is engraved over the image of a protective spirit whose image once flanked the doorway to the throne room of an Assyrian palace in Nimrud.
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Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
"Horrible", "boring", and "cheap": Experts pan new chatbot NPCs, but some leave room for optimism
We speak to a collection of developers and AI experts about the potential impact of LLM-powered NPCs in videogames.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
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Can we buy balatro
Mom: We have Balatro at home
Balatro at home:
Mom: We have Balatro at home
Balatro at home:
December 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Can we buy balatro
Mom: We have Balatro at home
Balatro at home:
Mom: We have Balatro at home
Balatro at home:
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On Monday, he ate through one tankbuster.
But he was still hungry.
But he was still hungry.
December 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
On Monday, he ate through one tankbuster.
But he was still hungry.
But he was still hungry.
😎👉👉
We are beyond honoured to be nominated for Best Dialogue in an Indie Game at the Game Audio Network Guild #GANGAwards! 🥰 Huge thanks to the writers, performers, Side Global (UK), and audio teams who brought our incredible cast of characters to life! 💛
www.audiogang.org/awards/
www.audiogang.org/awards/
December 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
😎👉👉
recruiting for raid is such a pain, we need one (1) tank and we keep getting applications from people who have cleared a total of two fights. I’m all for optimism but we’re not here to teach you to raid, man!!!
December 23, 2025 at 4:57 AM
recruiting for raid is such a pain, we need one (1) tank and we keep getting applications from people who have cleared a total of two fights. I’m all for optimism but we’re not here to teach you to raid, man!!!