Jon Keevy
@jonkeevy.bsky.social
Writer of games, film & fiction.
IGF nominated Narrative Excellence.
Father of Coco.
The Unwoven Warrior out now in South Africa. (Seeking reps in N America)
Open for consulting & commissions
IGF nominated Narrative Excellence.
Father of Coco.
The Unwoven Warrior out now in South Africa. (Seeking reps in N America)
Open for consulting & commissions
Whenever I read "in an AI-driven world" I know it was written either by a mindless and soulless automaton, or by an AI.
January 11, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Whenever I read "in an AI-driven world" I know it was written either by a mindless and soulless automaton, or by an AI.
This is the future I want.
January 7, 2026 at 5:04 AM
This is the future I want.
Reposted by Jon Keevy
What is a core game loop?
Exploring the concept of a "core game loop" in tabletop board games and roleplaying games, why it benefits players, and how it can become a compulsion loop: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/core-game-...
And a few of my slides from a recent public library class...
Exploring the concept of a "core game loop" in tabletop board games and roleplaying games, why it benefits players, and how it can become a compulsion loop: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/core-game-...
And a few of my slides from a recent public library class...
January 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM
What is a core game loop?
Exploring the concept of a "core game loop" in tabletop board games and roleplaying games, why it benefits players, and how it can become a compulsion loop: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/core-game-...
And a few of my slides from a recent public library class...
Exploring the concept of a "core game loop" in tabletop board games and roleplaying games, why it benefits players, and how it can become a compulsion loop: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/core-game-...
And a few of my slides from a recent public library class...
Looking back and on 2025 and froward to 2026. Successes, sequels & Sun Runners. Plus some schemes...
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January 6, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Looking back and on 2025 and froward to 2026. Successes, sequels & Sun Runners. Plus some schemes...
www.patreon.com/posts/successes-sun-147459942
www.patreon.com/posts/successes-sun-147459942
The world of Sun Runners is dystopian but the story is about building a solarpunk community in opposition to the corpo-feudal capitalism. Sure, your body is under the control of an AI supervisor in your skull and you're as far from Earth as it's possible to get but uh you can do it?
#gamedev
#renpy
#gamedev
#renpy
January 5, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Concept: Depression Quota
Once you've used up your allotment you have to wait until next month to be depressed again.
I believe this method will revolutionise treatment.
Once you've used up your allotment you have to wait until next month to be depressed again.
I believe this method will revolutionise treatment.
January 3, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Concept: Depression Quota
Once you've used up your allotment you have to wait until next month to be depressed again.
I believe this method will revolutionise treatment.
Once you've used up your allotment you have to wait until next month to be depressed again.
I believe this method will revolutionise treatment.
My novel was published.
Created a tv show and completed development. (Unproduced)
Was lead narrative designer at a game studio before resigning.
Have a house.
Feel more certain of my skills than ever.
Feel less certain of my career than ever.
Good bye 2025.
Created a tv show and completed development. (Unproduced)
Was lead narrative designer at a game studio before resigning.
Have a house.
Feel more certain of my skills than ever.
Feel less certain of my career than ever.
Good bye 2025.
December 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
My novel was published.
Created a tv show and completed development. (Unproduced)
Was lead narrative designer at a game studio before resigning.
Have a house.
Feel more certain of my skills than ever.
Feel less certain of my career than ever.
Good bye 2025.
Created a tv show and completed development. (Unproduced)
Was lead narrative designer at a game studio before resigning.
Have a house.
Feel more certain of my skills than ever.
Feel less certain of my career than ever.
Good bye 2025.
I get such a kick drawing with Coco. She named this monster "Johnny McCally" - muppet movies are leaving an impression on both of us ♡
Is there a @johnnymcCally on here?
Is there a @johnnymcCally on here?
December 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I get such a kick drawing with Coco. She named this monster "Johnny McCally" - muppet movies are leaving an impression on both of us ♡
Is there a @johnnymcCally on here?
Is there a @johnnymcCally on here?
The aliens from Arrival are sending a message.
Jupiter 's Circumpolar Cyclones - North Pole - NASA's Juno PJ65 - From Andrea Luck (andrealuck.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2qjjjrc
December 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The aliens from Arrival are sending a message.
Cut off the tip of my left index finger. Everyone is poking fun at me while I can't poke back.
Merry Christmas ☆
Merry Christmas ☆
December 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Cut off the tip of my left index finger. Everyone is poking fun at me while I can't poke back.
Merry Christmas ☆
Merry Christmas ☆
For too long I thought Feliz Navidad was a young popstar who happened to blow up over December.
December 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
For too long I thought Feliz Navidad was a young popstar who happened to blow up over December.
18th century air bnbs had better vibes.
Sometimes all the wisdom and truth in the world can be found on the side of an 18th century Wedgwood teapot;
Health to the sick
Honour to the brave
Success to the lover
And freedom to the slave
Sharing this one again because it's awesome, someone should start reproducing these.
Health to the sick
Honour to the brave
Success to the lover
And freedom to the slave
Sharing this one again because it's awesome, someone should start reproducing these.
December 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
18th century air bnbs had better vibes.
Exactly. I hadn't even been thinking of prose vs game categories.
like the only simple AI rule that can really cover it is either (1) the one they started with, which people HATED or (2) a simple "is it or isn't it" but only on the writing and nothing else, which *would* work...
...and will get real exciting when an AI-art game is nominated! (kidding not kidding)
...and will get real exciting when an AI-art game is nominated! (kidding not kidding)
December 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Exactly. I hadn't even been thinking of prose vs game categories.
I used an llm to pull out all the non-english words in a chapter to make a glossary. It failed confidently. I wanted an AI that could spare me rote tasks so I could spend more time creating.
How could any curious scifi writer resist experimenting?
How could any curious scifi writer resist experimenting?
So why play with it then?
I grew up reading SF. I want THAT version of AI to triage my inbox and be good at research. Instead we got Clippy on steroids.
Yes, I'm frustrated, because I know how much effort it took to get 50ish, non-sequential words.
And also, I understand the Nebula ruling.
I grew up reading SF. I want THAT version of AI to triage my inbox and be good at research. Instead we got Clippy on steroids.
Yes, I'm frustrated, because I know how much effort it took to get 50ish, non-sequential words.
And also, I understand the Nebula ruling.
December 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I used an llm to pull out all the non-english words in a chapter to make a glossary. It failed confidently. I wanted an AI that could spare me rote tasks so I could spend more time creating.
How could any curious scifi writer resist experimenting?
How could any curious scifi writer resist experimenting?
Ok yup this is the good take backed up with reasoning and principles.
So, SFWA is very much not my circus, not my monkeys, but here are my two general thoughts right now:
1) clear rules excluding AI-created content are important to hold the line, especially for publishers who would want nothing more than to toss their editors into the drink.
1) clear rules excluding AI-created content are important to hold the line, especially for publishers who would want nothing more than to toss their editors into the drink.
December 24, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Ok yup this is the good take backed up with reasoning and principles.
🚨WORTHY ESSAY ALERT🚨
"but i’m more interested in a different question. what happens when a spell becomes cheaper than a worker."
The traditional magic=tech worldbuilding question has always bored me. Add class analysis to the mix? I'm in.
beeboobubie.substack.com/p/the-infras...
"but i’m more interested in a different question. what happens when a spell becomes cheaper than a worker."
The traditional magic=tech worldbuilding question has always bored me. Add class analysis to the mix? I'm in.
beeboobubie.substack.com/p/the-infras...
the infrastructure of magical convenience
notes on roleplaying magic, class, and control
beeboobubie.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:09 AM
A nice synergy of @obsidian.md and @renpy.org.web.brid.gy - use the dev directoy as the vault and the canvas feature for flow charts with the scene .rpy files + game art, without duplicating files in multiple locations. Open .rpy in your code editor or within Obsidian.
December 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
A nice synergy of @obsidian.md and @renpy.org.web.brid.gy - use the dev directoy as the vault and the canvas feature for flow charts with the scene .rpy files + game art, without duplicating files in multiple locations. Open .rpy in your code editor or within Obsidian.
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I'm trying not to be mad about AI all the time but my *god* Notion's choice to weight their buttons this way makes me mad.
December 23, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I'm trying not to be mad about AI all the time but my *god* Notion's choice to weight their buttons this way makes me mad.
Meanwhile a game that released with genAI assets (now removed) is everyone's goty.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is IGN’s Best Game of 2025.
This is without a doubt the year’s most talked-about game, and it comes as no surprise that it didn’t just win IGN’s end-of-year vote, but stole it by a landslide.
For more info: https://bit.ly/4pEN9D0
#IGNAwards
This is without a doubt the year’s most talked-about game, and it comes as no surprise that it didn’t just win IGN’s end-of-year vote, but stole it by a landslide.
For more info: https://bit.ly/4pEN9D0
#IGNAwards
December 20, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Meanwhile a game that released with genAI assets (now removed) is everyone's goty.
This approach is fine. LLMs have been so forced into every tool that they're hard to avoid. It's better to have folks declare they used chatgpt for grammar or fact checking, or to suggest edits or something than take an all or nothing approach.
Another Nebula Awards nomination cycle is in full swing, and the addition of poetry and comics, along with the presence of LLMs in industry, required careful consideration.
Read on, and vote well!
We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
Read on, and vote well!
We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
December 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This approach is fine. LLMs have been so forced into every tool that they're hard to avoid. It's better to have folks declare they used chatgpt for grammar or fact checking, or to suggest edits or something than take an all or nothing approach.
Here I am, making little games about traveling around a desolate planet of dystopian mining colonies.
December 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Here I am, making little games about traveling around a desolate planet of dystopian mining colonies.
This book is filled with odd and awful and dated stories with the occaisional bit of casual racism...
But this story is gentle and wonderful. By Wendy Eyton, illustrated by Charmain Veitch.
But this story is gentle and wonderful. By Wendy Eyton, illustrated by Charmain Veitch.
December 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This book is filled with odd and awful and dated stories with the occaisional bit of casual racism...
But this story is gentle and wonderful. By Wendy Eyton, illustrated by Charmain Veitch.
But this story is gentle and wonderful. By Wendy Eyton, illustrated by Charmain Veitch.
I am a serious person with serious ideas. Please take me serious.
December 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I am a serious person with serious ideas. Please take me serious.
Not to out myself, but I thought Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 was a jrpg that broke through.
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Not to out myself, but I thought Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 was a jrpg that broke through.
Listening to a podcast on Ramanujan, and I wonder how many advancements were lost because English weather is so shit?
December 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Listening to a podcast on Ramanujan, and I wonder how many advancements were lost because English weather is so shit?