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
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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
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I was asked about Project Genie and wrote the response kind of tired so if you want to hear my unfiltered and slightly less-than-diplomatic answer about AI it's here
We asked game developers to share their thoughts on Google's Project Genie, a "world builder" powered by generative AI.
"Even the deeply misguided notion that this could somehow replace humans in the game development process is dangerous to the continuation of the artform," said @ramiismail.com
"Even the deeply misguided notion that this could somehow replace humans in the game development process is dangerous to the continuation of the artform," said @ramiismail.com
Game Developers Respond to Google's Project Genie: "A Deeply Unpleasant and Messy Abomination"
This Week in Videogames spoke to game developers about Google's generative-AI world builder, about how it might affect the future of game development.
thisweekinvideogames.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
I was asked about Project Genie and wrote the response kind of tired so if you want to hear my unfiltered and slightly less-than-diplomatic answer about AI it's here
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that's it. that's the entire game in one post.
fuck the stock market dude.
fuck the stock market dude.
February 9, 2026 at 10:24 AM
that's it. that's the entire game in one post.
fuck the stock market dude.
fuck the stock market dude.
ALL TEXT is game writing.
February 14, 2026 at 7:23 PM
ALL TEXT is game writing.
as a game writer, yes
as a depressed person, yes
as a person with time anxiety, yes
as a depressed person, yes
as a person with time anxiety, yes
Fun thing I noticed is that playing games with an actual ending is really good for my mental health
February 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
as a game writer, yes
as a depressed person, yes
as a person with time anxiety, yes
as a depressed person, yes
as a person with time anxiety, yes
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Relooted is a great game that is getting review bombed by the worst people for tiresomely obvious reasons. You should take up this offer!
Hey guys! I would like to buy a copy of this game for anyone willing to give it a try! All i ask is you try playing the game and leave an honest review!
First come first serve, i'll send the money to you through paypal or ko-fi, or directly gift the game to you on steam!
⬇️(please read the rest)⬇️
First come first serve, i'll send the money to you through paypal or ko-fi, or directly gift the game to you on steam!
⬇️(please read the rest)⬇️
“Please enjoy the museum”:
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
February 14, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Relooted is a great game that is getting review bombed by the worst people for tiresomely obvious reasons. You should take up this offer!
I'm honored to be published in this volume among so many great writers and designers.
February 14, 2026 at 4:22 AM
I'm honored to be published in this volume among so many great writers and designers.
If you're an incredibly deft pauser, you can catch me in this video at 0:09.
February 14, 2026 at 4:14 AM
If you're an incredibly deft pauser, you can catch me in this video at 0:09.
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Pixelbyte is an independent gaming news site I've been trying to get off the ground for almost a year now, and just wanted to share today that we finally reached 10k clicks in a month. Now to keep it up.
Thank you for reading my work!
pixelbytegaming.com
Thank you for reading my work!
pixelbytegaming.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Pixelbyte is an independent gaming news site I've been trying to get off the ground for almost a year now, and just wanted to share today that we finally reached 10k clicks in a month. Now to keep it up.
Thank you for reading my work!
pixelbytegaming.com
Thank you for reading my work!
pixelbytegaming.com
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and here's the form to be notified once it launches: forms.gle/mUgvtkaddn4f...
February 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
and here's the form to be notified once it launches: forms.gle/mUgvtkaddn4f...
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This what a Game Narrative Kaleidoscope looks like 👀
February 13, 2026 at 10:19 AM
This what a Game Narrative Kaleidoscope looks like 👀
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REALLY passionate about this week’s podcast. I want to work in a game industry, not a game aristocracy. Smart co-dev setups can supercharge big games while preserving our profession.
Even writers can benefit from this! @sweetbabyinc.com’s Kim Belair joined us to explain how:
Even writers can benefit from this! @sweetbabyinc.com’s Kim Belair joined us to explain how:
Can co-development save the game industry? - Game Developer Podcast Ep. 64
Can co-development save the game industry? - Game Developer Podcast Ep. 64
As the industry looks to recover from years of layoffs, can a broader constellation of smaller studios working together continue to produce big-budget games?
www.gamedeveloper.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
REALLY passionate about this week’s podcast. I want to work in a game industry, not a game aristocracy. Smart co-dev setups can supercharge big games while preserving our profession.
Even writers can benefit from this! @sweetbabyinc.com’s Kim Belair joined us to explain how:
Even writers can benefit from this! @sweetbabyinc.com’s Kim Belair joined us to explain how:
NARRATIVE DESIGNERS!
Go make a star war!
Go make a star war!
Fun news! We're looking for a narrative designer to join our team. Help us work on Star Wars Jedi! ✨ jobs.ea.com/en_US/career...
Narrative Designer (Star Wars Jedi)
jobs.ea.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
NARRATIVE DESIGNERS!
Go make a star war!
Go make a star war!
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We have a new #callforsubmissions! Theme: Dreams & Fantasy. For full details, click the link below:
syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/call-for-sub...
#literaryjournal #music #poetry #fiction #nonfiction #fantasy #dreams #writingcommunity #fantasywriter #poet #musician
syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/call-for-sub...
#literaryjournal #music #poetry #fiction #nonfiction #fantasy #dreams #writingcommunity #fantasywriter #poet #musician
February 13, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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WISHLIST MEEEEEEEEEE ✨🔥👀🌈🔪
So you can give me your money moneeeeeey🤑💸💰
And you get a REVENGE FANTASYYYYYYYYY 💦💦💦
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
So you can give me your money moneeeeeey🤑💸💰
And you get a REVENGE FANTASYYYYYYYYY 💦💦💦
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
Coming soon: All Will Rise: a narrative courtroom deck-builder
A game about taking billionaires to court for destroying the planet.
www.kickstarter.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:40 PM
WISHLIST MEEEEEEEEEE ✨🔥👀🌈🔪
So you can give me your money moneeeeeey🤑💸💰
And you get a REVENGE FANTASYYYYYYYYY 💦💦💦
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
So you can give me your money moneeeeeey🤑💸💰
And you get a REVENGE FANTASYYYYYYYYY 💦💦💦
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
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We could have video game protagonists with this level of drip, but studios are just cowards.
May 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
We could have video game protagonists with this level of drip, but studios are just cowards.
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As much as I love solving video game mysteries, it's the ones that stubbornly refuse to be solved that really get their hooks in me.
Did Dhalsim Get His Name from a Curry Restaurant in Osaka? — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
Capcom’s corporate culture says yes, but this Street Fighter II mystery remains unsolved.
www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:20 PM
As much as I love solving video game mysteries, it's the ones that stubbornly refuse to be solved that really get their hooks in me.
Very neat to notice this morning that 3,300 folks follow me on here now. Thanks <3
I'm around for a bit, AMA !
about games, writing, design, music, cinema, literature, criticism…or about being a neurodivergent disabled bisexual Gemini nonbinary elder millennial.
youtu.be/AYSbztCCTlA
I'm around for a bit, AMA !
about games, writing, design, music, cinema, literature, criticism…or about being a neurodivergent disabled bisexual Gemini nonbinary elder millennial.
youtu.be/AYSbztCCTlA
The Smashing Pumpkins - Thirty-Three (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by SmashingPumpkinsVEVO
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Very neat to notice this morning that 3,300 folks follow me on here now. Thanks <3
I'm around for a bit, AMA !
about games, writing, design, music, cinema, literature, criticism…or about being a neurodivergent disabled bisexual Gemini nonbinary elder millennial.
youtu.be/AYSbztCCTlA
I'm around for a bit, AMA !
about games, writing, design, music, cinema, literature, criticism…or about being a neurodivergent disabled bisexual Gemini nonbinary elder millennial.
youtu.be/AYSbztCCTlA
I just heard someone say, "…living vicuriously through them…"
February 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I just heard someone say, "…living vicuriously through them…"
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The layoffs across games and games journalism have been disproportionately affecting the women in the industry, and even more so, black women.
Support the indies that champion their voices before it's too late (& please share more in the replies)
@aftermath.site @mothership.blog
Support the indies that champion their voices before it's too late (& please share more in the replies)
@aftermath.site @mothership.blog
"Racist people are firing and laying off Black women at three times the rate of other women."
😬Yikes! It sounds bad when you say it like that!
"Black women are losing jobs at 3 times the rate."
Much better! Makes it sound like the Black women just need to be more careful or better at their jobs!
😬Yikes! It sounds bad when you say it like that!
"Black women are losing jobs at 3 times the rate."
Much better! Makes it sound like the Black women just need to be more careful or better at their jobs!
Black Women Are Losing Jobs At Three Times The Rate Of Other Women | Essence
New labor data shows Black women accounted for a disproportionate share of job losses across 2025, especially in federal, education, and care-sector roles.
www.essence.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The layoffs across games and games journalism have been disproportionately affecting the women in the industry, and even more so, black women.
Support the indies that champion their voices before it's too late (& please share more in the replies)
@aftermath.site @mothership.blog
Support the indies that champion their voices before it's too late (& please share more in the replies)
@aftermath.site @mothership.blog
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Today I am on strike.
🇬🇧✊🌀 Ubisoft : enough is enough! Faced with the arbitrary decision of the CEO who doesn’t even dare talking to employees anymore, unions are calling for a strike on February 10th, 11th and 12th.
February 10, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Today I am on strike.
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I had a lot of fun writing this!
I hope it serves as a useful resource to go from square zero ‘I have no idea what procgen is’ to ‘I have some idea what procgen is and I want to learn more’
I hope it serves as a useful resource to go from square zero ‘I have no idea what procgen is’ to ‘I have some idea what procgen is and I want to learn more’
Today on Hidden Door's not-so-hidden blog, we talk about procedural narrative + procedural generation (or procgen if you're COOL). You've probably seen procgen before, whether you know it or not. But where?! Secrets revealed, procedures explained:
www.hiddendoor.co/blog/procedu...
www.hiddendoor.co/blog/procedu...
Blog | Procedural Narrative: An Introduction · Hidden Door
This is the first in a series of posts explaining how our narrative systems work. As I (Rourke, narrative systems designer here at Hidden Door) was outlining what the series would look like I realized...
www.hiddendoor.co
February 12, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I had a lot of fun writing this!
I hope it serves as a useful resource to go from square zero ‘I have no idea what procgen is’ to ‘I have some idea what procgen is and I want to learn more’
I hope it serves as a useful resource to go from square zero ‘I have no idea what procgen is’ to ‘I have some idea what procgen is and I want to learn more’
brb, overdosing on copium
February 12, 2026 at 8:11 PM
brb, overdosing on copium
GoldenEye 7.
2 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue.
Warhammer 4: Space Marine.
2 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue.
Warhammer 4: Space Marine.
this rule will also be retroactive, and any games with a number more than two digits will be expected to shorten it to the most important digit.
8 Days.
Expedition 3.
TIS-1.
Fortune 5 (rounding up from 499).
8 Days.
Expedition 3.
TIS-1.
Fortune 5 (rounding up from 499).
Look, I'm sorry, but when I'm President of Video Games, one of my first laws will be "No More Numbers In Game Titles". Stop that.
February 12, 2026 at 7:35 PM
GoldenEye 7.
2 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue.
Warhammer 4: Space Marine.
2 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue.
Warhammer 4: Space Marine.
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Know anyone interested in writing video games? I'm chatting about it next Thursday, 6PM at MIT, so plan ahead #writing #gamedev
www.meetup.com/bostongamede...
www.meetup.com/bostongamede...
[BPM] AAA Q&A: Discussing Game Writing with Anna Megill, Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup
The BPM crew sit down with Anna Megill, a multi-award winning AAA game writer, to discuss her career, writing for games, and working within the AAA space. We will also have
www.meetup.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Know anyone interested in writing video games? I'm chatting about it next Thursday, 6PM at MIT, so plan ahead #writing #gamedev
www.meetup.com/bostongamede...
www.meetup.com/bostongamede...
this neologism is very neo to me & i think it's landed poorly in the pit of my stomach
February 11, 2026 at 6:06 PM
this neologism is very neo to me & i think it's landed poorly in the pit of my stomach