Els White
@elskwhite.bsky.social
I make games at spiderlilystudios.itch.io and I write tutorials for GameMaker, but more importantly I love my cat Tilly. Retrace, Schrodinger's Catgirl, Cabernet. 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 ♿️ he/him
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Els White
@elskwhite.bsky.social
· Aug 21
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So! Guess who has to move! Again!! And needs to make a deposit! Again!!!
... I'm offering Game Maker tutorial commissions via Ko-fi! Use code MOVINGSALE for 40% off. ko-fi.com/spiderlilyst...
You can find examples of my tutorials at spiderlilystudios.medium.com. I specialise in VN-type mechanics!
... I'm offering Game Maker tutorial commissions via Ko-fi! Use code MOVINGSALE for 40% off. ko-fi.com/spiderlilyst...
You can find examples of my tutorials at spiderlilystudios.medium.com. I specialise in VN-type mechanics!
A long thread, but I think a very level-headed one w/r/t certain recent Discourses and the state of being disabled with internet access, which for me at least is a constant struggle against the impulse to eat All The Supplements
Alright, I've had some coffee, and let's have a quick chat for those new to #disability about sources, and how tricky that gets in a realm where medical science will always be playing catch up. Because there's a lot of grifters taking advantage of that.
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As for what to do if you find yourself in a situation where you suspect MCAS?
Well, here's where I have to be super duper clear i am not a doctor. In fact the idea of suggesting any treatment beyond accessibility devices puts me in a moral quandary. So please double check my claims!
Well, here's where I have to be super duper clear i am not a doctor. In fact the idea of suggesting any treatment beyond accessibility devices puts me in a moral quandary. So please double check my claims!
November 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A long thread, but I think a very level-headed one w/r/t certain recent Discourses and the state of being disabled with internet access, which for me at least is a constant struggle against the impulse to eat All The Supplements
Today, in DnD Youth Club Shenanigans: seriously impressed some Youths by telling them that not only do I know what Naruto is, I was reading it *as it came out*. Now to dig up the Akatsuki cosplays from when I was 14...
And yes, I will let the Youth have a homebrew Sharingan.
And yes, I will let the Youth have a homebrew Sharingan.
November 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Today, in DnD Youth Club Shenanigans: seriously impressed some Youths by telling them that not only do I know what Naruto is, I was reading it *as it came out*. Now to dig up the Akatsuki cosplays from when I was 14...
And yes, I will let the Youth have a homebrew Sharingan.
And yes, I will let the Youth have a homebrew Sharingan.
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"The mainstream understanding of AI is as an interefering piece of shit which doesn't work" pt II
www.askamanager.org/2025/11/the-...
www.askamanager.org/2025/11/the-...
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"The mainstream understanding of AI is as an interefering piece of shit which doesn't work" pt II
www.askamanager.org/2025/11/the-...
www.askamanager.org/2025/11/the-...
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NieR Automata genuinely might be one of the most important game releases of all time explicitly because of how it directly inspired DXVK, yes.
www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ni...
www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ni...
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
NieR Automata genuinely might be one of the most important game releases of all time explicitly because of how it directly inspired DXVK, yes.
www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ni...
www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ni...
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Freelance is fucked up because you work like 3 jobs and feel like you're not doing anything at the same time
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Freelance is fucked up because you work like 3 jobs and feel like you're not doing anything at the same time
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my patience has increased but I will say, it is ok to have trouble reading, it is not ok to scream at people for things you imagined they said because you can't read what they actually said
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
my patience has increased but I will say, it is ok to have trouble reading, it is not ok to scream at people for things you imagined they said because you can't read what they actually said
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one good thing tonight - now very badly hoping for a second.
10 second exposure on my phone from near Waitpinga Beach
10 second exposure on my phone from near Waitpinga Beach
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
one good thing tonight - now very badly hoping for a second.
10 second exposure on my phone from near Waitpinga Beach
10 second exposure on my phone from near Waitpinga Beach
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ok idea for a new strategy, if someone wants to sell you on AI, just have them fix the mental health crisis first so it doesn't kill people, which will require them to fix the income inequality, and then you know maybe at that point we can have a real conversation about the costs and values
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
ok idea for a new strategy, if someone wants to sell you on AI, just have them fix the mental health crisis first so it doesn't kill people, which will require them to fix the income inequality, and then you know maybe at that point we can have a real conversation about the costs and values
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Average Queer Friend Group
November 12, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Average Queer Friend Group
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I wrote more words about how it feels to be a translator watching the games press report on AI and labor, coming from a field that's fought these battles for decades. It may look like I'm beating up on one outlet, but it's not about them; I've been trying to write this for me and my peers all year.
You Can't Report on Hunger While Taking Bread Off the Table
On the proliferation of machine translation in video game outlets covering the effects of AI on labor.
dateemups.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I wrote more words about how it feels to be a translator watching the games press report on AI and labor, coming from a field that's fought these battles for decades. It may look like I'm beating up on one outlet, but it's not about them; I've been trying to write this for me and my peers all year.
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two years. ...ok i was recovering from cushings in the first one so it's not super representative lmao
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
two years. ...ok i was recovering from cushings in the first one so it's not super representative lmao
two years. ...ok i was recovering from cushings in the first one so it's not super representative lmao
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
two years. ...ok i was recovering from cushings in the first one so it's not super representative lmao
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Two more weeks to apply to our microgrants program! We've received a few applications already (wooo!) but there is room left, so shoot your shot!
Head over to blog.iftechfoundation.org/2025-10-12-2..., and ask us any lingering questions - we want to hear from you!
Head over to blog.iftechfoundation.org/2025-10-12-2..., and ask us any lingering questions - we want to hear from you!
2026 IFTF Microgrant Applications Now Open!
You can now apply to our third grant cycle!
blog.iftechfoundation.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Two more weeks to apply to our microgrants program! We've received a few applications already (wooo!) but there is room left, so shoot your shot!
Head over to blog.iftechfoundation.org/2025-10-12-2..., and ask us any lingering questions - we want to hear from you!
Head over to blog.iftechfoundation.org/2025-10-12-2..., and ask us any lingering questions - we want to hear from you!
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Chat, there was a game going around years back on the bad place (I wanna say Pre-Covid) that was like, trans protags piloting meat gundams... Meatpunks or some name like that.
Anyone remember the actual name of it???
Anyone remember the actual name of it???
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Chat, there was a game going around years back on the bad place (I wanna say Pre-Covid) that was like, trans protags piloting meat gundams... Meatpunks or some name like that.
Anyone remember the actual name of it???
Anyone remember the actual name of it???
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People assume so much is simple in gaming experiences, but they need to sometimes watch someone do the things that are second nature to you, like try to simply use a shoulder button for the first time when most pads have four of those.
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
People assume so much is simple in gaming experiences, but they need to sometimes watch someone do the things that are second nature to you, like try to simply use a shoulder button for the first time when most pads have four of those.
times like these I'm grateful my mum put me through a touch typing course in primary school
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
times like these I'm grateful my mum put me through a touch typing course in primary school
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I read a thread about games with terrible UI earlier and this video has been destroying me all day.
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I read a thread about games with terrible UI earlier and this video has been destroying me all day.
ive had del toro's frankenstein's creature for 10 seconds and when something bad happens to him i will kill everyone in this room and then myself
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
ive had del toro's frankenstein's creature for 10 seconds and when something bad happens to him i will kill everyone in this room and then myself
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How to wash Chiitan🫧
ちぃたん☆のシャワーシーン大公開ですっ☆
ちぃたん☆のシャワーシーン大公開ですっ☆
November 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
How to wash Chiitan🫧
ちぃたん☆のシャワーシーン大公開ですっ☆
ちぃたん☆のシャワーシーン大公開ですっ☆
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For those idles, we played part of a song for the performer once and told them: You don't have to remember it well. You don't have to be good, in fact it's better if you're not. Think "singing in the shower."
This Outer Worlds 2 clip was posted on Reddit with the note: "This tiny moment is my favorite in the entire game, a guard NPC is singing the radio songs to himself."
I worked on that mission so heard that clip 100x and it was never not funny to me. Thanks Andrew Kishino for the great performance!
I worked on that mission so heard that clip 100x and it was never not funny to me. Thanks Andrew Kishino for the great performance!
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
For those idles, we played part of a song for the performer once and told them: You don't have to remember it well. You don't have to be good, in fact it's better if you're not. Think "singing in the shower."
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Hey #PitchYaGame!
Mythmatch is a Greek myth anti-capitalist merge game about the power of community over authority.
💪 Recruit and Empower the Mortals
🏠 Build and Upgrade Ithaca
⚡️ Challenge the Gods
🐐 Create Cute Creatures
Wishlist Now!
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
Mythmatch is a Greek myth anti-capitalist merge game about the power of community over authority.
💪 Recruit and Empower the Mortals
🏠 Build and Upgrade Ithaca
⚡️ Challenge the Gods
🐐 Create Cute Creatures
Wishlist Now!
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Hey #PitchYaGame!
Mythmatch is a Greek myth anti-capitalist merge game about the power of community over authority.
💪 Recruit and Empower the Mortals
🏠 Build and Upgrade Ithaca
⚡️ Challenge the Gods
🐐 Create Cute Creatures
Wishlist Now!
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
Mythmatch is a Greek myth anti-capitalist merge game about the power of community over authority.
💪 Recruit and Empower the Mortals
🏠 Build and Upgrade Ithaca
⚡️ Challenge the Gods
🐐 Create Cute Creatures
Wishlist Now!
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
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virtue signalling is good actually
Performative decency is actually *so* important for this reason.
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
virtue signalling is good actually
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hello game dev community, i am looking to interview a few people who have been in the industry for 5+ years and are comfortable in the role they chose for themself in their career. i want to hear from everyone, producers, engineers, narrative, community managers, etc. !!!
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
hello game dev community, i am looking to interview a few people who have been in the industry for 5+ years and are comfortable in the role they chose for themself in their career. i want to hear from everyone, producers, engineers, narrative, community managers, etc. !!!
i have a very weird perspective on this whole thing, having been diagnosed w dysautonomia in 2017 but also suffering long-standing, treatment-resistant depression. like yes, medical misogyny and ableism is rampant. but you do sometimes just gotta get out of bed. do 1 sit up. 2 if you can manage.
i wrote about having long covid as a hypochondriac and why no one should ever go on reddit www.late-review.com/p/the-galler...
the gallery of maladies
on long covid, hypochondria, and the forums
www.late-review.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
i have a very weird perspective on this whole thing, having been diagnosed w dysautonomia in 2017 but also suffering long-standing, treatment-resistant depression. like yes, medical misogyny and ableism is rampant. but you do sometimes just gotta get out of bed. do 1 sit up. 2 if you can manage.