J. Isaac Gadient 🎮✍🏻 (they/them)
@jisaacgadient.bsky.social
Game Writer–Narrative Designer 📗📕📘
⚠️Looking for Work 💼📚
README: http://jisaacgadient.com
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⚠️Looking for Work 💼📚
README: http://jisaacgadient.com
🌐🔗 https://linktr.ee/jisaacgadient
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#PortfolioDay i'm isaac, a Game Writer and Narrative Designer ✨ Looking For Work ✨
i'm a proud member of the UVW-CWA, Small Loan Studios, The Game Co-op, and a secret fourth thing.
i study theory & craft all day every day.
you can find my story and my games at jisaacgadient.com
i'm a proud member of the UVW-CWA, Small Loan Studios, The Game Co-op, and a secret fourth thing.
i study theory & craft all day every day.
you can find my story and my games at jisaacgadient.com
it's criminal that we didn't get Ian Alexander as Link & Hunter Schafer as Zelda
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
it's criminal that we didn't get Ian Alexander as Link & Hunter Schafer as Zelda
I took this the other day—our first snow (and icicles) of the season.
November 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I took this the other day—our first snow (and icicles) of the season.
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with Marjorie Taylor Greene being kind of a whack job and magic the gathering rolling every IP it can into the game, it’s taking longer and longer to decipher which one posts about “MTG” are actually referencing lately
November 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
with Marjorie Taylor Greene being kind of a whack job and magic the gathering rolling every IP it can into the game, it’s taking longer and longer to decipher which one posts about “MTG” are actually referencing lately
anybody else ever have this growing up?
November 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
anybody else ever have this growing up?
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Please read this in the gentlest possible voice but we HAVE to divest from mil-sims as gamedevs. Even before this AI bullshit in the latest Black Ops, these games have done so much harm and contributed massively to the dehumanization of several populations worldwide. It’s US foreign pol propaganda.
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Please read this in the gentlest possible voice but we HAVE to divest from mil-sims as gamedevs. Even before this AI bullshit in the latest Black Ops, these games have done so much harm and contributed massively to the dehumanization of several populations worldwide. It’s US foreign pol propaganda.
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Hey so, today is my last day at Crystal Dynamics apparently. I joined the company in 2018 to work on Marvel's Avengers and it's been the longest (and best) job I've ever had. It now means I'm looking for work, so if you know of any senior writer/narrative designer positions please send them my way.
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Hey so, today is my last day at Crystal Dynamics apparently. I joined the company in 2018 to work on Marvel's Avengers and it's been the longest (and best) job I've ever had. It now means I'm looking for work, so if you know of any senior writer/narrative designer positions please send them my way.
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Glad to see Polygon cover the resistance of game developers to generative AI--and to be able to speak briefly to one of the greatest dangers of this entire thing.
Gen AI doubles down on making MORE SPACE for production issues that *already make games worse.*
www.polygon.com/arc-raiders-...
Gen AI doubles down on making MORE SPACE for production issues that *already make games worse.*
www.polygon.com/arc-raiders-...
November 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Glad to see Polygon cover the resistance of game developers to generative AI--and to be able to speak briefly to one of the greatest dangers of this entire thing.
Gen AI doubles down on making MORE SPACE for production issues that *already make games worse.*
www.polygon.com/arc-raiders-...
Gen AI doubles down on making MORE SPACE for production issues that *already make games worse.*
www.polygon.com/arc-raiders-...
Most people: "Woah!"
Writers: "Whoa!"
PC Gamer:
Writers: "Whoa!"
PC Gamer:
November 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Most people: "Woah!"
Writers: "Whoa!"
PC Gamer:
Writers: "Whoa!"
PC Gamer:
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We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
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This is what I look for in a man.
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This is what I look for in a man.
Damn, I was like, "oh shit! I wanna work for T4T International" !!!
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Damn, I was like, "oh shit! I wanna work for T4T International" !!!
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Hey all you gamers claiming to "want shorter games made by fewer people who are paid more to work less" here's your chance to put your $15 where your mouth is: a spooky & elegiac exploration game made by ex-Bethesda & Ubi devs. It's excellent. Buy it & prove there's a market for games like this!
There'll be a new pinned post this week, but for now: Ambrosia Sky: Act One is *out* now!
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
EGS: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
EGS: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
Save 15% on Ambrosia Sky on Steam
You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky: Act One is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by a mysterious contamination. Survive and harvest strains of aggressive alien fungi...
store.steampowered.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hey all you gamers claiming to "want shorter games made by fewer people who are paid more to work less" here's your chance to put your $15 where your mouth is: a spooky & elegiac exploration game made by ex-Bethesda & Ubi devs. It's excellent. Buy it & prove there's a market for games like this!
I finally solved the problem of my fear of the blanc page!
I now use google docs in Dark Mode.
I now use google docs in Dark Mode.
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I finally solved the problem of my fear of the blanc page!
I now use google docs in Dark Mode.
I now use google docs in Dark Mode.
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Let's make it official:
SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
bookshop.org/lists/shelve...
SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
bookshop.org/lists/shelve...
Shelved By Genre
These are books discussed on the podcast Shelved by Genre!
bookshop.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Let's make it official:
SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
bookshop.org/lists/shelve...
SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
bookshop.org/lists/shelve...
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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 2:14 PM
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...
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i guess you can't spell arc raiders without AI 😔 this sucks and if you're a dev you should be speaking out about it!
Not to be the fun police but I do hope people know that Arc Raiders does use generative AI for voice acting, and by supporting the game you're letting higher-ups know that this is an okay practice.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
November 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
i guess you can't spell arc raiders without AI 😔 this sucks and if you're a dev you should be speaking out about it!
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#Commissions anyone? Just making sure I can stay housed and fed...
(Alternatively you can buy my games and albums or donate, links in bio)
#PixelArt #AnimeArt #Chiptunes
(Alternatively you can buy my games and albums or donate, links in bio)
#PixelArt #AnimeArt #Chiptunes
Anyway, I have no idea how I'm gonna pay rent this month... Anyone wanna hire me? I can do:
#PixelArt (Hardware-Accurate/Homebrew-Ready Sprites/Tilesets)
#AnimeArt (Heisei era Shoujo/Bishoujo)
#Chiptunes (Original Compositions/Covers/Arrangements - Mainly GB and PCE, but can do NES and GBA too)
#PixelArt (Hardware-Accurate/Homebrew-Ready Sprites/Tilesets)
#AnimeArt (Heisei era Shoujo/Bishoujo)
#Chiptunes (Original Compositions/Covers/Arrangements - Mainly GB and PCE, but can do NES and GBA too)
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
#Commissions anyone? Just making sure I can stay housed and fed...
(Alternatively you can buy my games and albums or donate, links in bio)
#PixelArt #AnimeArt #Chiptunes
(Alternatively you can buy my games and albums or donate, links in bio)
#PixelArt #AnimeArt #Chiptunes
Gender is a performance and I'm an understudy
Gender is a performance, and that's why I'm writing my own script
Gender is a performance and I feel like I'm getting Truman Show-ed
November 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Gender is a performance and I'm an understudy
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Has anyone used Unreal on Linux who might have a minute to help @resteiner.com figure out why his checkin in now breaking our build?
#indiegames
#indiegames
November 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Has anyone used Unreal on Linux who might have a minute to help @resteiner.com figure out why his checkin in now breaking our build?
#indiegames
#indiegames
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Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
I am disabled and have never played either my switch or my steam deck as a handheld. They've both always been docked to my TV and i play on wireless controllers. Very comfortable. Sometimes I have to rebuy computer games when they release for console because they're not great on steam deck.
It is kind of insane that in the present time there isn’t a box that you can connect to your TV that lets you play Steam games.
November 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I am disabled and have never played either my switch or my steam deck as a handheld. They've both always been docked to my TV and i play on wireless controllers. Very comfortable. Sometimes I have to rebuy computer games when they release for console because they're not great on steam deck.
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OPPORTUNITY! Creative Assembly - UK - Principal Narrative Designer
Not affiliated. Shares welcome!
www.creative-assembly.com/careers/view...
Not affiliated. Shares welcome!
www.creative-assembly.com/careers/view...
Principal Narrative Designer | Creative Assembly
As a Principal Narrative Designer, you will be tasked with creating and implementing engaging dialogue and compelling characters. You will craft the game's narrative journey while collaborating with t...
www.creative-assembly.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
OPPORTUNITY! Creative Assembly - UK - Principal Narrative Designer
Not affiliated. Shares welcome!
www.creative-assembly.com/careers/view...
Not affiliated. Shares welcome!
www.creative-assembly.com/careers/view...