EvenWeirderMove
@evenweirdermove.bsky.social
Game Designer, UX Researcher. My tweets are my own fault. (he/him)
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We are excited to announce that next year we will be publishing PERSUASION, Xoe Allred's game of courtship, catfishing, and matrimony.
December 12, 2024 at 9:16 PM
We are excited to announce that next year we will be publishing PERSUASION, Xoe Allred's game of courtship, catfishing, and matrimony.
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Also updated my bio to properly link to my book! www.routledge.com/Graphic-Desi...
Graphic Design for Board Games
Board games are increasingly recognized as an artform of their own, but their design and aesthetics are just as important as their gameplay mechanics. In this handbook, art director and graphic design...
www.routledge.com
November 12, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Also updated my bio to properly link to my book! www.routledge.com/Graphic-Desi...
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I wrote a piece for the @guardian about the new cooperative edition of Scrabble, which, predictably, has riled up certain people who fear Scrabble has 'gone woke' & the next generation is doomed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Will collaborative Scrabble ruin the next generation? I’d bet my last qapik it won’t | Tim Clare
Some are outraged by a version for people ‘intimidated’ by word games. Take it from me: Scrabble rules are for breaking, says author Tim Clare
www.theguardian.com
April 10, 2024 at 10:38 AM
I wrote a piece for the @guardian about the new cooperative edition of Scrabble, which, predictably, has riled up certain people who fear Scrabble has 'gone woke' & the next generation is doomed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Gave a talk today. A kid maybe 8-10 years old asked one of the first questions:
"How old do you have to be to design a game?"
Umm ..."Old enough to use scissors?"
This delighted him so much that he started jumping up and down in his seat.
The next generation is on its way.
"How old do you have to be to design a game?"
Umm ..."Old enough to use scissors?"
This delighted him so much that he started jumping up and down in his seat.
The next generation is on its way.
April 28, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Gave a talk today. A kid maybe 8-10 years old asked one of the first questions:
"How old do you have to be to design a game?"
Umm ..."Old enough to use scissors?"
This delighted him so much that he started jumping up and down in his seat.
The next generation is on its way.
"How old do you have to be to design a game?"
Umm ..."Old enough to use scissors?"
This delighted him so much that he started jumping up and down in his seat.
The next generation is on its way.
we'll call this "research"
June 27, 2024 at 7:37 PM
we'll call this "research"
oh thats a very cool feature
May 8, 2024 at 7:49 AM
oh thats a very cool feature
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One of the very smart things in George Lakoff's work was drawing an explicit connection between pro-spanking ideology and contemporary conservative politics (via James Dobson)
Wild to consider both how common spanking was and how quickly it fell out of favor.
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May 8, 2024 at 12:21 AM
One of the very smart things in George Lakoff's work was drawing an explicit connection between pro-spanking ideology and contemporary conservative politics (via James Dobson)
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the Helldivers 2 fiasco & the fact even the director of the game is going wtf at Sony demanding a PSN account to let you play it is just exhibit #657234 of why letting bean counters run creative industries to improve bottom lines is the corporate version of trying to trim your pubes with a chainsaw
May 6, 2024 at 1:56 PM
the Helldivers 2 fiasco & the fact even the director of the game is going wtf at Sony demanding a PSN account to let you play it is just exhibit #657234 of why letting bean counters run creative industries to improve bottom lines is the corporate version of trying to trim your pubes with a chainsaw
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among the worst posts ive ever seen in my life, i can't wait to be employed or dead so i dont have to look at linkedin ever again
May 4, 2024 at 11:47 PM
among the worst posts ive ever seen in my life, i can't wait to be employed or dead so i dont have to look at linkedin ever again
just unbelievably embarrassing
JK Rowling is so deeply transphobic that even Elon Musk is telling her to lighten up a bit 🫠
May 4, 2024 at 8:55 PM
just unbelievably embarrassing
good read
-flow is not neutral - a cat playing with a mouse is also "dynamic difficulty"
-flow is important to learning, but nonstop flow obstructs pauses necessary for reflection, learning, and critique
-nonstop flow is literally addictive
-what is play when "play" often frames productivity?
-flow is not neutral - a cat playing with a mouse is also "dynamic difficulty"
-flow is important to learning, but nonstop flow obstructs pauses necessary for reflection, learning, and critique
-nonstop flow is literally addictive
-what is play when "play" often frames productivity?
May 4, 2024 at 4:53 AM
good read
-flow is not neutral - a cat playing with a mouse is also "dynamic difficulty"
-flow is important to learning, but nonstop flow obstructs pauses necessary for reflection, learning, and critique
-nonstop flow is literally addictive
-what is play when "play" often frames productivity?
-flow is not neutral - a cat playing with a mouse is also "dynamic difficulty"
-flow is important to learning, but nonstop flow obstructs pauses necessary for reflection, learning, and critique
-nonstop flow is literally addictive
-what is play when "play" often frames productivity?
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Here is a video version of the keynote I gave recently.
It's about the oppressive nature of our games' mechanics, and some propositions to move the conversation forward.
I reference cozy games of dominance, the oppression of metrics, and multi-victor design.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTKf...
🎲✂️
It's about the oppressive nature of our games' mechanics, and some propositions to move the conversation forward.
I reference cozy games of dominance, the oppression of metrics, and multi-victor design.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTKf...
🎲✂️
The Emperor's High Score
An essay about the oppressive nature of our games' mechanics. References: Playing Oppression: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262047913/playing-oppression/ Games: Agency as Art: https://academic.oup.com/book/32137?login=false Engines of Anxiety: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7758/9781610448567 Kids Are Learning History From Video Games Now: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/03/history-video-games-europa-universalis/622892/ 00:00 Introduction 02:29 hierarchy bad 04:40 The Zero Sum Lie 11:28 The Oppression of Metrics 20:05 Multi Victor Goals 26:20 Value Neutral End States 29:25 Summary All my stuff: https://knifebunny.com Try my games online: https://screentop.gg/@KnifeBunny Watch me live: https://www.twitch.tv/xoeallred Micro Updates: https://wandering.shop/@xoe/tagged/KnifeBunnyGames Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/xoe.gay Ask me anything: https://xoeallred.tumblr.com/ask
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May 3, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Here is a video version of the keynote I gave recently.
It's about the oppressive nature of our games' mechanics, and some propositions to move the conversation forward.
I reference cozy games of dominance, the oppression of metrics, and multi-victor design.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTKf...
🎲✂️
It's about the oppressive nature of our games' mechanics, and some propositions to move the conversation forward.
I reference cozy games of dominance, the oppression of metrics, and multi-victor design.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTKf...
🎲✂️
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![Simpsons memes. First panel: zoom in on Lionel Hutz's newspaper ad, edited to read:
LIONEL HUTZ ESQ.
THIRD PANEL
NO IMPLIED PUNCHLINE
PHONE: 555-[covered]
The second panel shows Lionel nervously grinning and holding the ad. The subtitle reads "Oh! They got this all screwed up!"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:24vulh4rnnqzznduz55lqgpl/bafkreigov2tclqjxhul745mly55acothtb6ccnbhlkdxprs4c4lptlualy@jpeg)