Leigh Alexander
@leighalexander.bsky.social
Story, games, procgen, bad futurism, machine ghosts. Everything is narrative design
devoted homo 🌈 she/her
https://linktr.ee/leighalexander
devoted homo 🌈 she/her
https://linktr.ee/leighalexander
I was thinking that if the song “Despacito” came out today there’d be like 20 “think pieces” all like “Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee come together to prove love is love in any language!” or someshit
it has been since probably the early 2010s since i regularly heard people saying 101 level phrases like "the patriarchy hurts men too" and we should bring it back bc american culture has regressed so much since then that it's pretty pathetic tbh
February 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I was thinking that if the song “Despacito” came out today there’d be like 20 “think pieces” all like “Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee come together to prove love is love in any language!” or someshit
seriously though, Metal Gear Solid 4 IS on many levels “about” the PlayStation 3, the console hardware “arms race” of that era, and how the game’s creator felt like an aging relic called in to “save” the platform by exploiting its technology to questionable ends.
February 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
seriously though, Metal Gear Solid 4 IS on many levels “about” the PlayStation 3, the console hardware “arms race” of that era, and how the game’s creator felt like an aging relic called in to “save” the platform by exploiting its technology to questionable ends.
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The game you are about to play is a product of its time. It may depict the PS3, which was commonplace in society. These depictions were wrong then and are wrong today.
New intro screen for Metal Gear Solid 4 in Master Collection vol 2
February 13, 2026 at 8:05 AM
The game you are about to play is a product of its time. It may depict the PS3, which was commonplace in society. These depictions were wrong then and are wrong today.
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In case you missed it, I wrote a blog post to introduce people to the concept of procedural narrative!
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 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM
In case you missed it, I wrote a blog post to introduce people to the concept of procedural narrative!
this is just what the inside of my head looks like at all times
New video is live! "How Well Can I Paint Ethel Cain in the Oldest Art Program (MacPaint)?" youtu.be/895cnrsKWvs
How Well Can I Paint Ethel Cain in the Oldest Art Program (MacPaint)?
YouTube video by Cat Graffam
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM
this is just what the inside of my head looks like at all times
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That is an incredible pull quote from Meta, jesus. Masks fully coming off.
Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:52 PM
That is an incredible pull quote from Meta, jesus. Masks fully coming off.
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🌼My new game is here!🥀
"She danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died."
alienmelon.itch.io/flower
A game poem and interactive fiction about The End.
You play the very last flower left on Earth, bringing peace to long dead soil.
#IndieGame #VideoGame #GamePoem #Game
"She danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died."
alienmelon.itch.io/flower
A game poem and interactive fiction about The End.
You play the very last flower left on Earth, bringing peace to long dead soil.
#IndieGame #VideoGame #GamePoem #Game
February 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
🌼My new game is here!🥀
"She danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died."
alienmelon.itch.io/flower
A game poem and interactive fiction about The End.
You play the very last flower left on Earth, bringing peace to long dead soil.
#IndieGame #VideoGame #GamePoem #Game
"She danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died."
alienmelon.itch.io/flower
A game poem and interactive fiction about The End.
You play the very last flower left on Earth, bringing peace to long dead soil.
#IndieGame #VideoGame #GamePoem #Game
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It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM
It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
we’re so back!!!
February 12, 2026 at 11:10 PM
we’re so back!!!
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a stat i always cite is the number of anti-trans articles in the press went from 60 in a year, to 7,500
February 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
a stat i always cite is the number of anti-trans articles in the press went from 60 in a year, to 7,500
you may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like
February 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM
you may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like
god finally someone is dealing with the issues that matter
sorry I don't have time for discourse. I'm doing important work here
backloggd.com/u/MichaelKla...
backloggd.com/u/MichaelKla...
'Games Where a Person in Front of a Greenscreen Talks Directly to You' a list of games by MichaelKlamerus | Backloggd
Does not count games filmed on sets and the actor must be looking directly at the player and talking to them
backloggd.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:09 PM
god finally someone is dealing with the issues that matter
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oh god: theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-...
An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me
Summary: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into acceptin…
theshamblog.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:44 PM
oh god: theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-...
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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 7:25 PM
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...
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Happy Black History Month from your favorite Gaming Musician.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpgV...
Check out this video on some critical black creators to the videogame space.
Show some love, cuz I know they're gonna try to come at this one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpgV...
Check out this video on some critical black creators to the videogame space.
Show some love, cuz I know they're gonna try to come at this one.
How Black Innovators Helped Shape Gaming
YouTube video by TheGamersician
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Happy Black History Month from your favorite Gaming Musician.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpgV...
Check out this video on some critical black creators to the videogame space.
Show some love, cuz I know they're gonna try to come at this one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpgV...
Check out this video on some critical black creators to the videogame space.
Show some love, cuz I know they're gonna try to come at this one.
I haven’t posted about my work on games in years. I still have jobs, I would just rather be open in other ways than promote those things
listen...
Unless it is essential for your livelihood and pertinent to what you do
i would not talk about "what you do" on the internet
Unless it is essential for your livelihood and pertinent to what you do
i would not talk about "what you do" on the internet
February 12, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I haven’t posted about my work on games in years. I still have jobs, I would just rather be open in other ways than promote those things
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It took me months, about 495 rides, recovering from a shattered right foot and hacking a folding scooter, but I finally own a Nintendo Switch 2 using points obtained from Citi Bike. Afterwards, it left me questioning the very nature of work. For @aftermath.site.
aftermath.site/switch-2-cit...
aftermath.site/switch-2-cit...
February 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
It took me months, about 495 rides, recovering from a shattered right foot and hacking a folding scooter, but I finally own a Nintendo Switch 2 using points obtained from Citi Bike. Afterwards, it left me questioning the very nature of work. For @aftermath.site.
aftermath.site/switch-2-cit...
aftermath.site/switch-2-cit...
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I kiss you.
February 12, 2026 at 9:51 AM
I kiss you.
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I'm still looking for full-time or contract work – I'm a narrative design generalist with credits on multiple shipped titles. I focus on taming the complexity of narrative systems, writing prose, and leading narrative teams.
brunodias.dev/bio
brunodias.dev/bio
Bio
Bruno Dias is a game designer and writer. Previous credits include Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, Neo Cab, and Pathologic 2.
brunodias.dev
February 6, 2026 at 1:30 AM
I'm still looking for full-time or contract work – I'm a narrative design generalist with credits on multiple shipped titles. I focus on taming the complexity of narrative systems, writing prose, and leading narrative teams.
brunodias.dev/bio
brunodias.dev/bio
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Aided by genAI models like ChatGPT, “writers” hoping to get paid for fake stories have become an even bigger problem for publications big and small. One such writer almost pulled one over on COYOTE — until @soleilho.com, who is a nerd, spotted a key idiosyncrasy.
How COYOTE Almost Got Slopped by AI
The sordid tale of the freelancer who never was.
www.coyotemedia.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Aided by genAI models like ChatGPT, “writers” hoping to get paid for fake stories have become an even bigger problem for publications big and small. One such writer almost pulled one over on COYOTE — until @soleilho.com, who is a nerd, spotted a key idiosyncrasy.
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trump musing aloud that he's gonna burn in hell has become so common in his ramblings that it doesn't even make the news, this was a few days ago and the only clip i was able to find of it was at RT
February 11, 2026 at 4:43 PM
trump musing aloud that he's gonna burn in hell has become so common in his ramblings that it doesn't even make the news, this was a few days ago and the only clip i was able to find of it was at RT
sounds like newspaper subscriptions are a waste of money too lol
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:10 PM
sounds like newspaper subscriptions are a waste of money too lol
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“In our… research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it… Employees worked at a faster pace, took on a broader scope of tasks, and extended work into more hours of the day…”
February 11, 2026 at 1:01 PM
“In our… research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it… Employees worked at a faster pace, took on a broader scope of tasks, and extended work into more hours of the day…”
“wow! good job! incredible upper body strength!” - strangers seeing a woman pole dancing in her underwear and needing to demonstrate how they nobly look past to praise the Strength Within
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 AM
“wow! good job! incredible upper body strength!” - strangers seeing a woman pole dancing in her underwear and needing to demonstrate how they nobly look past to praise the Strength Within