Helen Kwok
@helenkwok.bsky.social
✨ Hong Kong-born multimedia artist & designer based in Narrm/Melbourne (she/her)
✨ playful installations, experimental games, alternative controllers, public art activations
✨ https://helenkwok.net
✨ playful installations, experimental games, alternative controllers, public art activations
✨ https://helenkwok.net
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Helen Kwok
@helenkwok.bsky.social
· Sep 24
💛 TRACES OF PLAY 💛 is a participatory installation that celebrates the folk, playground, and street games we used to play. Created with @chadtoprak.bsky.social, come subvert these humble everyday objects into magnificent playthings of joy! 🪨🥜🥄✏️🪢
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HK Anti-war Mobilization consists of no more than a half dozen members. Amid a social climate where political action has become muted in the city, the activists have made a personal choice to oppose wars and align with oppressed people in Ukraine and Gaza. In full: buff.ly/Zj5kSjd
Meet the anti-war collective protesting for Palestinians - from faraway HK
HK Anti-war Mobilization consists of no more than a half dozen members. Amid a social climate where political action has become muted in the city, the activists have made a personal choice to oppose wars...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
HK Anti-war Mobilization consists of no more than a half dozen members. Amid a social climate where political action has become muted in the city, the activists have made a personal choice to oppose wars and align with oppressed people in Ukraine and Gaza. In full: buff.ly/Zj5kSjd
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Hey, immersive, larp, ARG, theater and game folks: I'm working on Immersipedia and I'm linking out to other design/knowledge wikis like the Puzzle Hunt wiki, Nordic Larp wiki and Game Detectives, plus the whole WikiBruce archive. Are there any others I should be including?
November 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Hey, immersive, larp, ARG, theater and game folks: I'm working on Immersipedia and I'm linking out to other design/knowledge wikis like the Puzzle Hunt wiki, Nordic Larp wiki and Game Detectives, plus the whole WikiBruce archive. Are there any others I should be including?
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My fave game at No Quarter: Ride a Citibike thru 3D low-poly NYC to a destination while audience checks Google map to tell you which way to go. The ride is more parkour than Tour de France, climbing walls and obstacles, and defying physics.
#noquarter #nymakesgames @nyugamecenter.bsky.social
#noquarter #nymakesgames @nyugamecenter.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 4:52 AM
My fave game at No Quarter: Ride a Citibike thru 3D low-poly NYC to a destination while audience checks Google map to tell you which way to go. The ride is more parkour than Tour de France, climbing walls and obstacles, and defying physics.
#noquarter #nymakesgames @nyugamecenter.bsky.social
#noquarter #nymakesgames @nyugamecenter.bsky.social
Hello! @chadtoprak.bsky.social & I will be hosting a Traces of Play workshop next weekend at Footscray Community Arts! ✨ It'll be super chill & the games we play won't be too strenuous on the body. 🧘🏻♀️
📅 Sat 29 Nov 2025
🕐 1-2:30pm
🎟️ Book a free tix (limited spots): footscrayarts.com/event/traces...
📅 Sat 29 Nov 2025
🕐 1-2:30pm
🎟️ Book a free tix (limited spots): footscrayarts.com/event/traces...
November 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Hello! @chadtoprak.bsky.social & I will be hosting a Traces of Play workshop next weekend at Footscray Community Arts! ✨ It'll be super chill & the games we play won't be too strenuous on the body. 🧘🏻♀️
📅 Sat 29 Nov 2025
🕐 1-2:30pm
🎟️ Book a free tix (limited spots): footscrayarts.com/event/traces...
📅 Sat 29 Nov 2025
🕐 1-2:30pm
🎟️ Book a free tix (limited spots): footscrayarts.com/event/traces...
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Good morning #godot feed. I see a lot of new friends, because Unity has pissed the bed again. I updated my Godot Beginner’s Resources Guide here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
It’s for folks who are quite green to gamedev and would like to get started, please enjoy it
It’s for folks who are quite green to gamedev and would like to get started, please enjoy it
So You Want To Know Godot
LET’S GODOT! So you’ve decided that Godot is the Game Engine You’ve Been Waiting For. Good for you! Here’s some resources I’ve collected that are awesome. This document is a living document, if I fi...
docs.google.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Good morning #godot feed. I see a lot of new friends, because Unity has pissed the bed again. I updated my Godot Beginner’s Resources Guide here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
It’s for folks who are quite green to gamedev and would like to get started, please enjoy it
It’s for folks who are quite green to gamedev and would like to get started, please enjoy it
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azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
Against 'Metroidbrania': a Landscape of Knowledge Games
What are knowledge games? How do we relate them to each other? What sub-genres exist – and which ones might be implied?
azhdarchid.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Cover reveal for Mud Ghost Estate Redux! 👻
Mud Ghost Estate is a TTRPG inspired by folklore and urban legends of Hong Kong, where you play as teenagers in the 90s exploring a haunted public housing estate.
Launching soon on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...
Mud Ghost Estate is a TTRPG inspired by folklore and urban legends of Hong Kong, where you play as teenagers in the 90s exploring a haunted public housing estate.
Launching soon on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Cover reveal for Mud Ghost Estate Redux! 👻
Mud Ghost Estate is a TTRPG inspired by folklore and urban legends of Hong Kong, where you play as teenagers in the 90s exploring a haunted public housing estate.
Launching soon on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...
Mud Ghost Estate is a TTRPG inspired by folklore and urban legends of Hong Kong, where you play as teenagers in the 90s exploring a haunted public housing estate.
Launching soon on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...
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the last talk i gave was posted to youtube. this one took a lot to prepare so i better share it and u better watch it m.youtube.com/watch?v=HtA_...
ok I’m sorry i came on too strong u don’t have to watch it if u don’t want to 🔥💀
ok I’m sorry i came on too strong u don’t have to watch it if u don’t want to 🔥💀
Gaming for activism: Arthouse Games as a force for good
YouTube video by Na Meji Nevidnega
m.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
the last talk i gave was posted to youtube. this one took a lot to prepare so i better share it and u better watch it m.youtube.com/watch?v=HtA_...
ok I’m sorry i came on too strong u don’t have to watch it if u don’t want to 🔥💀
ok I’m sorry i came on too strong u don’t have to watch it if u don’t want to 🔥💀
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Super excited to share that I will be attending @playtopia.bsky.social in Cape Town in December! I've heard such good things about the festival.
I'll be there giving a talk (playtopiafestival.co.za/program-satu...) and exhibiting a new iteration of Canopy Co-op (doougle.itch.io/canopy-coop)
I'll be there giving a talk (playtopiafestival.co.za/program-satu...) and exhibiting a new iteration of Canopy Co-op (doougle.itch.io/canopy-coop)
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Super excited to share that I will be attending @playtopia.bsky.social in Cape Town in December! I've heard such good things about the festival.
I'll be there giving a talk (playtopiafestival.co.za/program-satu...) and exhibiting a new iteration of Canopy Co-op (doougle.itch.io/canopy-coop)
I'll be there giving a talk (playtopiafestival.co.za/program-satu...) and exhibiting a new iteration of Canopy Co-op (doougle.itch.io/canopy-coop)
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The government's AUKUS payment of $798 million to the Trump administration in May was rushed through by Defence bureaucrats in breach of payment rules, documents obtained by Crikey reveal.
Read the report here: www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/3...
Read the report here: www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/3...
October 30, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The government's AUKUS payment of $798 million to the Trump administration in May was rushed through by Defence bureaucrats in breach of payment rules, documents obtained by Crikey reveal.
Read the report here: www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/3...
Read the report here: www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/3...
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I think about this Brian Eno quote all the time. Maybe AI is overcoming its glitches and limitations too quickly, losing its character in the process.
October 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I think about this Brian Eno quote all the time. Maybe AI is overcoming its glitches and limitations too quickly, losing its character in the process.
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We got a selection of games thru Palestinian Voices in Games (palestinian-voices-in-games.com)! The games confirmed so far are Pomegranates by Gabbah Baya & Being 2 by @deltahead.bsky.social.
🍉
This showcase was made possible thx to FLIPPER by @giucapan.bsky.social & help by @shalev.bsky.social <3
🍉
This showcase was made possible thx to FLIPPER by @giucapan.bsky.social & help by @shalev.bsky.social <3
October 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
We got a selection of games thru Palestinian Voices in Games (palestinian-voices-in-games.com)! The games confirmed so far are Pomegranates by Gabbah Baya & Being 2 by @deltahead.bsky.social.
🍉
This showcase was made possible thx to FLIPPER by @giucapan.bsky.social & help by @shalev.bsky.social <3
🍉
This showcase was made possible thx to FLIPPER by @giucapan.bsky.social & help by @shalev.bsky.social <3
Thank you everyone for coming along to our exhibition launch today! ☺️💛 @chadtoprak.bsky.social & I feel so grateful and loved! 🥹✨
(I totally forgot to take any photos but it was so lovely to see people playing in the playspace of Traces of Play and adding a game to the wall 🥰)
(I totally forgot to take any photos but it was so lovely to see people playing in the playspace of Traces of Play and adding a game to the wall 🥰)
October 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Thank you everyone for coming along to our exhibition launch today! ☺️💛 @chadtoprak.bsky.social & I feel so grateful and loved! 🥹✨
(I totally forgot to take any photos but it was so lovely to see people playing in the playspace of Traces of Play and adding a game to the wall 🥰)
(I totally forgot to take any photos but it was so lovely to see people playing in the playspace of Traces of Play and adding a game to the wall 🥰)
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If only OpenAI could have foreseen the entirely predictable hazards of irresponsibly releasing this tech. I guess the estate of every dead person will have to individually request a special dispensation to no longer have disgusting videos made by OpenAI’s tools.
OpenAI pauses Sora video generations of Martin Luther King Jr. | TechCrunch
OpenAI is pausing AI video generations of Martin Luther King at the request of the late civil rights activists' estate.
techcrunch.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM
If only OpenAI could have foreseen the entirely predictable hazards of irresponsibly releasing this tech. I guess the estate of every dead person will have to individually request a special dispensation to no longer have disgusting videos made by OpenAI’s tools.
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Massive crowd in Melbourne/Naarm today (in case you thought this movement was going to be placated with more colonisation). Until the occupation ends. Until Western war criminals and their enablers face justice. Until Palestine is free.
October 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Massive crowd in Melbourne/Naarm today (in case you thought this movement was going to be placated with more colonisation). Until the occupation ends. Until Western war criminals and their enablers face justice. Until Palestine is free.
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A new batch of Domino Club games dropped this week and I've been too sick/busy with work chaos to post much about it! Maybe that will give you a hint which, if any, of the games I contributed to... or not... 😈 domino.gallery/jams/boneyar...
BONEYARD JAM
Boneyard Jam. Aug 30 - Oct 5, 2025
domino.gallery
October 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A new batch of Domino Club games dropped this week and I've been too sick/busy with work chaos to post much about it! Maybe that will give you a hint which, if any, of the games I contributed to... or not... 😈 domino.gallery/jams/boneyar...
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After over 2 years cooking in Steam Early Access, Mars First Logistics 1.0 is finally here!
Engineer your little rover and deliver lots of silly stuff!
Engineer your little rover and deliver lots of silly stuff!
September 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
After over 2 years cooking in Steam Early Access, Mars First Logistics 1.0 is finally here!
Engineer your little rover and deliver lots of silly stuff!
Engineer your little rover and deliver lots of silly stuff!
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Incredibly proud of this new installation work that @helenkwok.bsky.social & I made together about childhood games from around the world 💖
If you're in Melbourne, do check it out at Footscray Community Arts 🙏 The exhibition is now open!
Lovely photos in the thread below 🧵👇
If you're in Melbourne, do check it out at Footscray Community Arts 🙏 The exhibition is now open!
Lovely photos in the thread below 🧵👇
💛 TRACES OF PLAY 💛 is a participatory installation that celebrates the folk, playground, and street games we used to play. Created with @chadtoprak.bsky.social, come subvert these humble everyday objects into magnificent playthings of joy! 🪨🥜🥄✏️🪢
September 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Incredibly proud of this new installation work that @helenkwok.bsky.social & I made together about childhood games from around the world 💖
If you're in Melbourne, do check it out at Footscray Community Arts 🙏 The exhibition is now open!
Lovely photos in the thread below 🧵👇
If you're in Melbourne, do check it out at Footscray Community Arts 🙏 The exhibition is now open!
Lovely photos in the thread below 🧵👇
Reposted by Helen Kwok
New coalition seeks to help Palestinian game developers 'speak loudly' through games
aftermath.site/palestinian-vo...
aftermath.site/palestinian-vo...
September 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
New coalition seeks to help Palestinian game developers 'speak loudly' through games
aftermath.site/palestinian-vo...
aftermath.site/palestinian-vo...
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This is a bizarre thing to publish on the day the federal court awarded a journalist $220,000 for being unfairly dismissed from an on-air role for their political views.
In Australia it isn't just private companies that cave to pressure, it's the public broadcaster
www.smh.com.au/national/why...
In Australia it isn't just private companies that cave to pressure, it's the public broadcaster
www.smh.com.au/national/why...
Why Jimmy Kimmel would have never been cancelled in Australia
We need to be careful about how we separate true hate speech from satirical speech. In America, it seems, differentiation is out of favour.
www.smh.com.au
September 24, 2025 at 6:14 AM
This is a bizarre thing to publish on the day the federal court awarded a journalist $220,000 for being unfairly dismissed from an on-air role for their political views.
In Australia it isn't just private companies that cave to pressure, it's the public broadcaster
www.smh.com.au/national/why...
In Australia it isn't just private companies that cave to pressure, it's the public broadcaster
www.smh.com.au/national/why...
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My friends and I in middle school would drink a school-approved bubbly soda called Izze.
We made up a game we would play every day during lunch called Flicks—where you bend the tab of the drink (after drinking it fully) vertically, and take turns trying to flick and break it off the can.
We made up a game we would play every day during lunch called Flicks—where you bend the tab of the drink (after drinking it fully) vertically, and take turns trying to flick and break it off the can.
Finally, a big thank you to our family and friends who contributed their favourite childhood games to the installation, especially my Mum who inspired this project! 🥰
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
My friends and I in middle school would drink a school-approved bubbly soda called Izze.
We made up a game we would play every day during lunch called Flicks—where you bend the tab of the drink (after drinking it fully) vertically, and take turns trying to flick and break it off the can.
We made up a game we would play every day during lunch called Flicks—where you bend the tab of the drink (after drinking it fully) vertically, and take turns trying to flick and break it off the can.
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This looks like exactly my jam. Be sure to read about the submitted childhood games further down the thread!
💛 TRACES OF PLAY 💛 is a participatory installation that celebrates the folk, playground, and street games we used to play. Created with @chadtoprak.bsky.social, come subvert these humble everyday objects into magnificent playthings of joy! 🪨🥜🥄✏️🪢
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This looks like exactly my jam. Be sure to read about the submitted childhood games further down the thread!
💛 TRACES OF PLAY 💛 is a participatory installation that celebrates the folk, playground, and street games we used to play. Created with @chadtoprak.bsky.social, come subvert these humble everyday objects into magnificent playthings of joy! 🪨🥜🥄✏️🪢
September 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
💛 TRACES OF PLAY 💛 is a participatory installation that celebrates the folk, playground, and street games we used to play. Created with @chadtoprak.bsky.social, come subvert these humble everyday objects into magnificent playthings of joy! 🪨🥜🥄✏️🪢
Reposted by Helen Kwok
We're down to the last 1.5 hours of the Games for Palestine charity. If you've not yet picked up nearly 400 incredible indie games and experiences, and support a good cause while you're at it, now's your chance
September 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
We're down to the last 1.5 hours of the Games for Palestine charity. If you've not yet picked up nearly 400 incredible indie games and experiences, and support a good cause while you're at it, now's your chance