Gerald Burke
@geraldfingburke.bsky.social
I like to make games and software and stuff. I teach computer science for money. I write when I can.
#gamedev #indiedev #software #professorlife
#gamedev #indiedev #software #professorlife
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Gerald Burke
@geraldfingburke.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Hey! I'm Gerald Burke. I am a:
#writer of short form horror, bad poetry, and more
#indiedev of games you have never heard of
#softwaredev of things under NDA (non-sexy, government)
#professor of #ComputerScience
Very excited to be here. This seems not nearly as horrifying as Twitter.
#writer of short form horror, bad poetry, and more
#indiedev of games you have never heard of
#softwaredev of things under NDA (non-sexy, government)
#professor of #ComputerScience
Very excited to be here. This seems not nearly as horrifying as Twitter.
Cubegenics by Gerald Burke
A Eugenics Simulator for the Whole Family!
gerald-burke.itch.io
June 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Reposted by Gerald Burke
It’s the penultimate episode of S22, E24 has the voices calling w/tales of jarring jobs
Tales ✍️ Christopher LaVigna, Some Unholy Obscenity, Gerald Burke, Marcus Damanda, &Michael Winter
🎨 Kelly Turnbull
🎹 Brandon Boone
🎧 www.thenosleeppodcast.com/episodes/s22...
#NoSleepPodcast #HorrorJobs
Tales ✍️ Christopher LaVigna, Some Unholy Obscenity, Gerald Burke, Marcus Damanda, &Michael Winter
🎨 Kelly Turnbull
🎹 Brandon Boone
🎧 www.thenosleeppodcast.com/episodes/s22...
#NoSleepPodcast #HorrorJobs
May 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It’s the penultimate episode of S22, E24 has the voices calling w/tales of jarring jobs
Tales ✍️ Christopher LaVigna, Some Unholy Obscenity, Gerald Burke, Marcus Damanda, &Michael Winter
🎨 Kelly Turnbull
🎹 Brandon Boone
🎧 www.thenosleeppodcast.com/episodes/s22...
#NoSleepPodcast #HorrorJobs
Tales ✍️ Christopher LaVigna, Some Unholy Obscenity, Gerald Burke, Marcus Damanda, &Michael Winter
🎨 Kelly Turnbull
🎹 Brandon Boone
🎧 www.thenosleeppodcast.com/episodes/s22...
#NoSleepPodcast #HorrorJobs
Check out my new story, Choice of the Emergency Dispatcher on @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social #podcast #horror
open.spotify.com/episode/5KQx...
open.spotify.com/episode/5KQx...
S22 Ep24: NoSleep Podcast S22E24
The NoSleep Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Check out my new story, Choice of the Emergency Dispatcher on @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social #podcast #horror
open.spotify.com/episode/5KQx...
open.spotify.com/episode/5KQx...
Just released "The Depths" for the #SimplicityJam2
You can play in your browser!
gerald-burke.itch.io/the-depths
#gamedev #indiedev
You can play in your browser!
gerald-burke.itch.io/the-depths
#gamedev #indiedev
The Depths by Gerald Burke
A Black and White Dungeon Crawling Experience
gerald-burke.itch.io
December 7, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Just released "The Depths" for the #SimplicityJam2
You can play in your browser!
gerald-burke.itch.io/the-depths
#gamedev #indiedev
You can play in your browser!
gerald-burke.itch.io/the-depths
#gamedev #indiedev
December 6, 2024 at 4:52 PM
In 2019 I was taking Client-Side Programming at Northeast. I was helping a couple friends and talking way louder than I should have been and my professor got mad and asked me if I wanted to come up and teach the class.
It is 2024 and I am currently teaching the class.
#ProfessorLife
It is 2024 and I am currently teaching the class.
#ProfessorLife
December 2, 2024 at 12:25 AM
In 2019 I was taking Client-Side Programming at Northeast. I was helping a couple friends and talking way louder than I should have been and my professor got mad and asked me if I wanted to come up and teach the class.
It is 2024 and I am currently teaching the class.
#ProfessorLife
It is 2024 and I am currently teaching the class.
#ProfessorLife
AI Girlfriend by Gerald Burke
A console-based AI Girlfriend Experience
gerald-burke.itch.io
December 1, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Big pre-awful Twitter vibes here. Enjoying it so far.b
November 16, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Big pre-awful Twitter vibes here. Enjoying it so far.b
Hey! I'm Gerald Burke. I am a:
#writer of short form horror, bad poetry, and more
#indiedev of games you have never heard of
#softwaredev of things under NDA (non-sexy, government)
#professor of #ComputerScience
Very excited to be here. This seems not nearly as horrifying as Twitter.
#writer of short form horror, bad poetry, and more
#indiedev of games you have never heard of
#softwaredev of things under NDA (non-sexy, government)
#professor of #ComputerScience
Very excited to be here. This seems not nearly as horrifying as Twitter.
November 16, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Hey! I'm Gerald Burke. I am a:
#writer of short form horror, bad poetry, and more
#indiedev of games you have never heard of
#softwaredev of things under NDA (non-sexy, government)
#professor of #ComputerScience
Very excited to be here. This seems not nearly as horrifying as Twitter.
#writer of short form horror, bad poetry, and more
#indiedev of games you have never heard of
#softwaredev of things under NDA (non-sexy, government)
#professor of #ComputerScience
Very excited to be here. This seems not nearly as horrifying as Twitter.
I'll finish for now with this game. I'm going to share the article I wrote about it for @superjumpmagazine.com instead of a link to the game itself.
www.superjumpmagazine.com/i-got-someon...
www.superjumpmagazine.com/i-got-someon...
I Got Someone at the MoMA To Play My Dumb Jam Game
Adventures in guerilla marketing and stacking cows
www.superjumpmagazine.com
November 16, 2024 at 3:55 AM
I'll finish for now with this game. I'm going to share the article I wrote about it for @superjumpmagazine.com instead of a link to the game itself.
www.superjumpmagazine.com/i-got-someon...
www.superjumpmagazine.com/i-got-someon...
I did not choose this name on purpose. This was a serious game with serious themes. I did not realize at the time my accidental SEO hack. I have now assaulted tens of thousands of hornies with a depressing story about content moderation in an authoritarian state.
gerald-burke.itch.io/nsfw-jam
gerald-burke.itch.io/nsfw-jam
November 16, 2024 at 3:51 AM
I did not choose this name on purpose. This was a serious game with serious themes. I did not realize at the time my accidental SEO hack. I have now assaulted tens of thousands of hornies with a depressing story about content moderation in an authoritarian state.
gerald-burke.itch.io/nsfw-jam
gerald-burke.itch.io/nsfw-jam
In terms of pure joy of creation, this parody of JRPGs I did in RPG Maker was a top-tier joy machine. I had a lot of fun putting it together and it isn't that bad to play.
gerald-burke.itch.io/jrpg-the-game
gerald-burke.itch.io/jrpg-the-game
JRPG: The Game by Gerald Burke
An incredibly condensed take on the JRPG genre
gerald-burke.itch.io
November 16, 2024 at 3:44 AM
In terms of pure joy of creation, this parody of JRPGs I did in RPG Maker was a top-tier joy machine. I had a lot of fun putting it together and it isn't that bad to play.
gerald-burke.itch.io/jrpg-the-game
gerald-burke.itch.io/jrpg-the-game
Here's a 3D game I made that has a story. A funny story too. I stand by it.
gerald-burke.itch.io/you-are-goin...
gerald-burke.itch.io/you-are-goin...
You Are Going to Die Today by Gerald Burke
My entry for Ludum Dare 47
gerald-burke.itch.io
November 16, 2024 at 3:43 AM
Here's a 3D game I made that has a story. A funny story too. I stand by it.
gerald-burke.itch.io/you-are-goin...
gerald-burke.itch.io/you-are-goin...
This is perhaps my laziest endeavor. I don't revisit it often. I was recovering from burnout and forced myself into a game jam. It's pointless and dumb, but it reflects a period in my life I don't have much else to show for.
gerald-burke.itch.io/ice-age
gerald-burke.itch.io/ice-age
Ice Age by Gerald Burke
A little sim about glacial cycles
gerald-burke.itch.io
November 16, 2024 at 3:42 AM
This is perhaps my laziest endeavor. I don't revisit it often. I was recovering from burnout and forced myself into a game jam. It's pointless and dumb, but it reflects a period in my life I don't have much else to show for.
gerald-burke.itch.io/ice-age
gerald-burke.itch.io/ice-age
I, as we all do, buy too many bulk assets I'll never use on Humble Bundle. I had never made a 3D game before. This was an experiment where I kinda leaned into surrealism and just tried to have fun. I had too much fun.
gerald-burke.itch.io/3d-experiment
gerald-burke.itch.io/3d-experiment
Experimental 3D Game by Gerald Burke
My first time playing with 3D development
gerald-burke.itch.io
November 16, 2024 at 3:40 AM
I, as we all do, buy too many bulk assets I'll never use on Humble Bundle. I had never made a 3D game before. This was an experiment where I kinda leaned into surrealism and just tried to have fun. I had too much fun.
gerald-burke.itch.io/3d-experiment
gerald-burke.itch.io/3d-experiment
This is the only game where I served only as a writer. Of course, I ended up doing a "gaming era" Gift of the Magi. But I like the game. It has the charm of the original story and it's packed with Easter eggs that were fun to do. Also, I lied, I did art for it too.
arendev.itch.io/lovers-gift
arendev.itch.io/lovers-gift
Lover's Gift by ArenDev
Track down the appropriate gift for a loving Girlfriend.
arendev.itch.io
November 16, 2024 at 3:38 AM
This is the only game where I served only as a writer. Of course, I ended up doing a "gaming era" Gift of the Magi. But I like the game. It has the charm of the original story and it's packed with Easter eggs that were fun to do. Also, I lied, I did art for it too.
arendev.itch.io/lovers-gift
arendev.itch.io/lovers-gift
This game is the emotional core of me as a developer. It's the only game I've put guitar on, in spite of being a guitarist for most of my life. I made a game that was true to me and meant something.
gerald-burke.itch.io/back-to-scho...
gerald-burke.itch.io/back-to-scho...
Back To School Anxiety Simulator Pro by Gerald Burke
Feel the Anxiety, Taste the Anxiety
gerald-burke.itch.io
November 16, 2024 at 3:36 AM
This game is the emotional core of me as a developer. It's the only game I've put guitar on, in spite of being a guitarist for most of my life. I made a game that was true to me and meant something.
gerald-burke.itch.io/back-to-scho...
gerald-burke.itch.io/back-to-scho...
Doing art for this Gauntlet clone was a high point in my dev club's history. Great team, great result. One of the better looking games I've been involved with.
arendev.itch.io/tcgd-antivirus
arendev.itch.io/tcgd-antivirus
TCGD AntiVirus '98 by ArenDev
Play in your browser
arendev.itch.io
November 16, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Doing art for this Gauntlet clone was a high point in my dev club's history. Great team, great result. One of the better looking games I've been involved with.
arendev.itch.io/tcgd-antivirus
arendev.itch.io/tcgd-antivirus
I will defend TimeGun to my dying day. It was very silly and a lot of fun to make. I get that it's frustrating to play. I don't care.
gerald-burke.itch.io/timegun
gerald-burke.itch.io/timegun
TimeGun by Gerald Burke
Shoot your way into the future!
gerald-burke.itch.io
November 16, 2024 at 3:32 AM
I will defend TimeGun to my dying day. It was very silly and a lot of fun to make. I get that it's frustrating to play. I don't care.
gerald-burke.itch.io/timegun
gerald-burke.itch.io/timegun
Cyclevania was another Ludum Dare outing. It was a lot of fun turning a unidirectional Excite Bike clone into a "Metroidvania". This game taught me to hate Reddit.
arendev.itch.io/cyclevania
arendev.itch.io/cyclevania
Cyclevania by ArenDev
A Hardcore Racing Metroidvania
arendev.itch.io
November 16, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Cyclevania was another Ludum Dare outing. It was a lot of fun turning a unidirectional Excite Bike clone into a "Metroidvania". This game taught me to hate Reddit.
arendev.itch.io/cyclevania
arendev.itch.io/cyclevania
Midnight Manor was my first Ludum Dare and the first game I released where you could move a sprite and do stuff. I almost ran out of time and accidentally set the timer wya to low. It is needlessly difficult.
gerald-burke.itch.io/midnight-man...
gerald-burke.itch.io/midnight-man...
Midnight Manor - Ludum Dare 39 by Gerald Burke
Escape the Manor!
gerald-burke.itch.io
November 16, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Midnight Manor was my first Ludum Dare and the first game I released where you could move a sprite and do stuff. I almost ran out of time and accidentally set the timer wya to low. It is needlessly difficult.
gerald-burke.itch.io/midnight-man...
gerald-burke.itch.io/midnight-man...