Jill Murray
@jillmurray.bsky.social
Creative & Narrative Director for videogames at Discoglobe Interactive. MFA Creative Non-Fiction student at UKC. Creator of the World's best musical ever sponsored by Orbitz. www.discoglobe.ca
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Jill Murray
@jillmurray.bsky.social
· Aug 1
If anyone has emailed saying my company, Discoglobe, is hiring for a freelance position, THIS IS A SCAM. I think they are using LinkedIn connections to find names to manufacture a veneer of legitimacy.
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appreciate this article breaking down a taxonomy of knowledge games (also, unfortunately, known as metroidbrainias)
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
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 9:17 AM
appreciate this article breaking down a taxonomy of knowledge games (also, unfortunately, known as metroidbrainias)
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
Many posts going around critiquing what some see as a general loss of reading comprehension/reading for fun, but it's worth remembering that LOTS of factors that can make reading difficult. For me it was a combo of migraine/adhd/eyesight for years. Anyhoo, see Stella's thread for book recos!
The reason I made this post is because I was severely cognitively addled for several years from PTSD medication, which made reading books very difficult! A writer who doesn’t read is like a chef that doesn’t eat! But I find the capacity has finally started to return. So I get it ❤️
Okay so one of the things that working in Healthcare during the pandemic did to my brain was somehow immolate the ease with which I read constantly and consistently. I really miss it. I'm just starting to get it back so this trend of books that blew your mind is really helping so thanks bluesky.
November 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Many posts going around critiquing what some see as a general loss of reading comprehension/reading for fun, but it's worth remembering that LOTS of factors that can make reading difficult. For me it was a combo of migraine/adhd/eyesight for years. Anyhoo, see Stella's thread for book recos!
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The STM maintenance workers have announced an end to their month-long work slowdown (buses and metros run at rush hour and late night only) -- which is very convenient for people!
But they're only doing it before a new government law forces them into arbitration -- which is bullshit.
But they're only doing it before a new government law forces them into arbitration -- which is bullshit.
November 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The STM maintenance workers have announced an end to their month-long work slowdown (buses and metros run at rush hour and late night only) -- which is very convenient for people!
But they're only doing it before a new government law forces them into arbitration -- which is bullshit.
But they're only doing it before a new government law forces them into arbitration -- which is bullshit.
If I only listen to the same muzak playlists on repeat in my office all day anyway, maybe I should just get a record player
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If I only listen to the same muzak playlists on repeat in my office all day anyway, maybe I should just get a record player
Good job, past me who made soup and froze it for a snowy day.
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Good job, past me who made soup and froze it for a snowy day.
My take on resurrecting bond is good for them, making Bond a news item while nothing is being released and no one was thinking about it. Bond would definitely remain dead without buzz.
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
My take on resurrecting bond is good for them, making Bond a news item while nothing is being released and no one was thinking about it. Bond would definitely remain dead without buzz.
Heart goes out to both attendees and organizers of MIGS & Mtl Games Week. Seemed like this was a year ppl were more invested in making it a bigger thing but between the surprise foot of snow and the transit strike, it’s going to be tough.
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Heart goes out to both attendees and organizers of MIGS & Mtl Games Week. Seemed like this was a year ppl were more invested in making it a bigger thing but between the surprise foot of snow and the transit strike, it’s going to be tough.
Not your average November flurries
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Not your average November flurries
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Might be of interest to game Narrative Designers out there.
okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form:
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Might be of interest to game Narrative Designers out there.
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the secret about local elections is that they’re basically sports events. a lot of people can be radicalized and plugged in at scale by being part of a “team” and invested in that team’s success. and investment can be as common sense as “the candidate thinks the government should help people”
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
the secret about local elections is that they’re basically sports events. a lot of people can be radicalized and plugged in at scale by being part of a “team” and invested in that team’s success. and investment can be as common sense as “the candidate thinks the government should help people”
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ha! I was just listening to an old interview with Douglas Adams about Hitchhiker's and he says explicitly his style is directly influenced by Winnie the Pooh. I've been saying this for years, ever since i read to my kids as an adult and thought, wait a minute, I've seen this before
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
ha! I was just listening to an old interview with Douglas Adams about Hitchhiker's and he says explicitly his style is directly influenced by Winnie the Pooh. I've been saying this for years, ever since i read to my kids as an adult and thought, wait a minute, I've seen this before
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Happy Ambrosia Sky day!
Buy Ambrosia Sky because it's a sick game made by cool people!
Buy Ambrosia Sky because it's a sick game made by cool people!
Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!!
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
Ambrosia Sky 🪐 | Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Soft Rains Games
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Happy Ambrosia Sky day!
Buy Ambrosia Sky because it's a sick game made by cool people!
Buy Ambrosia Sky because it's a sick game made by cool people!
I need more vegan friends. It would be nice to cook for/with friends who were into the same food.
November 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I need more vegan friends. It would be nice to cook for/with friends who were into the same food.
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A plea for help. 🙏
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
A plea for help. 🙏
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
Happy Inkday!
November 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Happy Inkday!
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This is fun!
Martin Scorsese and his daughter Francesca read Letterboxd reviews and guessed which Scorsese movie they were about.
November 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This is fun!
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The goal is not to replace QA with AI. It's to drive down the wages of QA even further than they already are
November 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The goal is not to replace QA with AI. It's to drive down the wages of QA even further than they already are
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Coming into Montreal for MIGS? Did you know it's also Montreal Games Week? There's whole host of games and developer related events happening throughout the same week! And it's all organized by our vibrant, local community: www.semainedujeuvideodemontreal.com
Semaine du jeu vidéo de Montréal | MTL Games Week
Semaine du jeu vidéo de Montréal - Montréal Games Week : Un rassemblement d'événements à Montréal pour célébrer les communautés du jeu vidéo. Du 10 au 16 novembre 2025.
www.semainedujeuvideodemontreal.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Coming into Montreal for MIGS? Did you know it's also Montreal Games Week? There's whole host of games and developer related events happening throughout the same week! And it's all organized by our vibrant, local community: www.semainedujeuvideodemontreal.com
I just found this hilarious tabletop game idea in an old random folder. I love you, brain.
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I just found this hilarious tabletop game idea in an old random folder. I love you, brain.
Congratulations, NYC!
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Congratulations, NYC!
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hey so I did all the environment art on this over the course of many many years, please check it out : )
congratulations to the entire team for their hard work, what a journey
congratulations to the entire team for their hard work, what a journey
It’s time for this starship to take flight - Generation Exile has launched in Steam Early Access and is available right now!
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
November 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
hey so I did all the environment art on this over the course of many many years, please check it out : )
congratulations to the entire team for their hard work, what a journey
congratulations to the entire team for their hard work, what a journey
Look at our sweet little city’s bike paths competing w NYC for most riders. lp.ca/Ahe2Ps?shari...
November 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Look at our sweet little city’s bike paths competing w NYC for most riders. lp.ca/Ahe2Ps?shari...
They’ve shrinkflated the frozen mixed vegetables I have at breakfast by going “oops all carrots!” This is an outrage.
November 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
They’ve shrinkflated the frozen mixed vegetables I have at breakfast by going “oops all carrots!” This is an outrage.