Livvy 🌌
@livvyclosehaul.bsky.social
Community Director @ looking for work! ⭐ interactive fiction writer ⭐ lesbian (they/she) ⭐ white ⭐ I'd rather be in The Orbonne Monastery (???)
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Livvy 🌌
@livvyclosehaul.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Time to reintroduce myself!
🌌 Livvy (she/they); lesbian; white
🌌 I like sailing, writing, and traveling (aka training to become a salty sea captain)
🌌 I play anything with a weird and/or ✨emergent✨ narrative (also FFXIV)
🌌 My job is helping game studios reach and retain their audiences
🌌 Livvy (she/they); lesbian; white
🌌 I like sailing, writing, and traveling (aka training to become a salty sea captain)
🌌 I play anything with a weird and/or ✨emergent✨ narrative (also FFXIV)
🌌 My job is helping game studios reach and retain their audiences
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Support us dry dry humans
December 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Support us dry dry humans
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Years late to the party with this but I'm going to ship FFXII Ashe and Fran because I have that in my power.
December 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Years late to the party with this but I'm going to ship FFXII Ashe and Fran because I have that in my power.
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IT’S #BANDCAMPFRIDAY so allow to recommend:
@meltycanon.com ’s double album OST for Spirit Swap! One chill lofi album for endless, one for character themes that brings the hype! Pick your flavor:
meltycanon.bandcamp.com/album/spirit...
@meltycanon.com ’s double album OST for Spirit Swap! One chill lofi album for endless, one for character themes that brings the hype! Pick your flavor:
meltycanon.bandcamp.com/album/spirit...
Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To | Endless Album, by meltycanon
10 track album
meltycanon.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
IT’S #BANDCAMPFRIDAY so allow to recommend:
@meltycanon.com ’s double album OST for Spirit Swap! One chill lofi album for endless, one for character themes that brings the hype! Pick your flavor:
meltycanon.bandcamp.com/album/spirit...
@meltycanon.com ’s double album OST for Spirit Swap! One chill lofi album for endless, one for character themes that brings the hype! Pick your flavor:
meltycanon.bandcamp.com/album/spirit...
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When we made our systemic game MirrorMoon EP about the manipulation of systems, the play of contingency, and the brokenness of machines, you commented, “Oh, so experimental games mean Portal guns now?”
It traumatised us so much we’ve been making games exclusively about Italian politics ever since
It traumatised us so much we’ve been making games exclusively about Italian politics ever since
The interesting, sophisticated thing about games is not whether they can tell stories as well as books or movies (they can’t) or float shocking themes as well as fine art (honestly, who cares).
It’s the manipulation of systems, the play of contingency, the brokenness of machines.
It’s the manipulation of systems, the play of contingency, the brokenness of machines.
December 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
When we made our systemic game MirrorMoon EP about the manipulation of systems, the play of contingency, and the brokenness of machines, you commented, “Oh, so experimental games mean Portal guns now?”
It traumatised us so much we’ve been making games exclusively about Italian politics ever since
It traumatised us so much we’ve been making games exclusively about Italian politics ever since
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the twelfth night party in The Dead
What's a fictional holiday party you would love to attend?
My answers:
--the Christmas party from Fanny and Alexander
--the Yule feast in Nicola Griffith's Hild
--the Baileys' "welcome home" party for Harry in It's a Wonderful Life
--the office party in Die Hard; I'm sure nothing will go wrong
My answers:
--the Christmas party from Fanny and Alexander
--the Yule feast in Nicola Griffith's Hild
--the Baileys' "welcome home" party for Harry in It's a Wonderful Life
--the office party in Die Hard; I'm sure nothing will go wrong
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
the twelfth night party in The Dead
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We have been delighted with the reception to The Séance of Blake Manor from those of you who have played and and those who reviewed it. 🥰🫶
To celebrate check out our Accolades Trailer:
To celebrate check out our Accolades Trailer:
The Séance of Blake Manor | Accolades Trailer
Buy The Séance of Blake Manor now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/13...
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance…
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We have been delighted with the reception to The Séance of Blake Manor from those of you who have played and and those who reviewed it. 🥰🫶
To celebrate check out our Accolades Trailer:
To celebrate check out our Accolades Trailer:
Alexis is right *and* I think "I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter" should be read much more widely than just transfemmes. It remains incredibly prescient, and it has more to say about personal identity (gender and otherwise) under militant imperialism than some books ten times its length.
The fatigue settles in my bones when I remember that this short story is passed around mostly as a cautionary tale about the writer. It was good when it was written and it’s still good now.
I know that I have plenty of cyberpunk transfemme Mecha fans following. Please give it the love it was denied.
I know that I have plenty of cyberpunk transfemme Mecha fans following. Please give it the love it was denied.
I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter wasn't actually that intense. A lot of the "queer community" pilloried a trans woman and ran her out of society entirely and buried her literary future because they felt like it and they could taste blood in the water, and that's how all this works.
December 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Alexis is right *and* I think "I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter" should be read much more widely than just transfemmes. It remains incredibly prescient, and it has more to say about personal identity (gender and otherwise) under militant imperialism than some books ten times its length.
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The fatigue settles in my bones when I remember that this short story is passed around mostly as a cautionary tale about the writer. It was good when it was written and it’s still good now.
I know that I have plenty of cyberpunk transfemme Mecha fans following. Please give it the love it was denied.
I know that I have plenty of cyberpunk transfemme Mecha fans following. Please give it the love it was denied.
I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter wasn't actually that intense. A lot of the "queer community" pilloried a trans woman and ran her out of society entirely and buried her literary future because they felt like it and they could taste blood in the water, and that's how all this works.
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The fatigue settles in my bones when I remember that this short story is passed around mostly as a cautionary tale about the writer. It was good when it was written and it’s still good now.
I know that I have plenty of cyberpunk transfemme Mecha fans following. Please give it the love it was denied.
I know that I have plenty of cyberpunk transfemme Mecha fans following. Please give it the love it was denied.
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I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter wasn't actually that intense. A lot of the "queer community" pilloried a trans woman and ran her out of society entirely and buried her literary future because they felt like it and they could taste blood in the water, and that's how all this works.
December 5, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter wasn't actually that intense. A lot of the "queer community" pilloried a trans woman and ran her out of society entirely and buried her literary future because they felt like it and they could taste blood in the water, and that's how all this works.
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This is ASTOUNDINGLY evil.
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is ASTOUNDINGLY evil.
I've been rehoming some books I don't have the shelf space for, and while I'd be thrilled to pass along my copy of Dorley Hall #1 to anyone who wants it, I'm also trying to figure out what would be the funniest place to leave it.
So far the little free library at SeaTac is the top contender.
So far the little free library at SeaTac is the top contender.
December 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I've been rehoming some books I don't have the shelf space for, and while I'd be thrilled to pass along my copy of Dorley Hall #1 to anyone who wants it, I'm also trying to figure out what would be the funniest place to leave it.
So far the little free library at SeaTac is the top contender.
So far the little free library at SeaTac is the top contender.
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"Santa Ragione finds itself at the center of a humiliation ritual now, as storefronts exert their power to ensure that the studio is punished for daring to make uncomfortable art. But you can’t hold back outsider art for long. History tells us that the fight will always continue..."
Horses' only sin is that its broad themes don't entirely pay off its loaded imagery. Otherwise, it's an effectively uncomfortable games that turns life's mundane humiliations into surreal horror. If anything, its bans fill in its thematic gaps for it. My review. www.polygon.com/horses-banne...
Horses review - the banned Steam game doesn't deserve its ban
Horses tackles life's daily humiliations with surreal horror that will make you squirm
www.polygon.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Santa Ragione finds itself at the center of a humiliation ritual now, as storefronts exert their power to ensure that the studio is punished for daring to make uncomfortable art. But you can’t hold back outsider art for long. History tells us that the fight will always continue..."
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If we can only have art from people who "aren't in it for the money" that means we can only have art from privileged middle-class dilettantes. Making art being a viable career is responsible for nearly all worthwhile art, and if it's not a viable career any more we will get drastically less of it.
December 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
If we can only have art from people who "aren't in it for the money" that means we can only have art from privileged middle-class dilettantes. Making art being a viable career is responsible for nearly all worthwhile art, and if it's not a viable career any more we will get drastically less of it.
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Whaa... What is happening?
December 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Whaa... What is happening?
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Things got so crazy we didn't even get final score up yet 🤣
TORRENT WIN!!
TORRENT WIN!!
December 4, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Things got so crazy we didn't even get final score up yet 🤣
TORRENT WIN!!
TORRENT WIN!!
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Ladies and gentlemen, the first home goal in Torrent history 🥹
December 4, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, the first home goal in Torrent history 🥹
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I was INVESTED in this story.
December 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I was INVESTED in this story.
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...Or perhaps you, too, are a sheep, Samantha. A poor little lamb, bleating for your faith as though it were milk of the poppy.
December 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
...Or perhaps you, too, are a sheep, Samantha. A poor little lamb, bleating for your faith as though it were milk of the poppy.
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"The games industry in particular is at the intersection of entertainment and tech...there are a lot of connections between the games industry and the genocide that Israel is committing against the Palestinian people."
kotaku.com/no-games-for...
kotaku.com/no-games-for...
No Games For Genocide Wants You To Boycott Xbox
A collective of video game workers, journalists, and union organizers recently announced a pledge to boycott Xbox for Palestine
kotaku.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"The games industry in particular is at the intersection of entertainment and tech...there are a lot of connections between the games industry and the genocide that Israel is committing against the Palestinian people."
kotaku.com/no-games-for...
kotaku.com/no-games-for...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
My extra annoying contribution to the Wrapped discourse is that it's also been just over a year since I got into vinyl!
It's for sure changed my listening habits, but I mostly credit it to the many hours I spent screaming to Spiritbox post-layoff. Thank you Courtney I owe you my life.
It's for sure changed my listening habits, but I mostly credit it to the many hours I spent screaming to Spiritbox post-layoff. Thank you Courtney I owe you my life.
December 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My extra annoying contribution to the Wrapped discourse is that it's also been just over a year since I got into vinyl!
It's for sure changed my listening habits, but I mostly credit it to the many hours I spent screaming to Spiritbox post-layoff. Thank you Courtney I owe you my life.
It's for sure changed my listening habits, but I mostly credit it to the many hours I spent screaming to Spiritbox post-layoff. Thank you Courtney I owe you my life.
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We signed this as @softnotweak.bsky.social !
Hoping more indie studios join us.
Hoping more indie studios join us.
SIGN OUR BOYCOTT XBOX PLEDGE: We are asking gamers, game workers, streamers & journalists to join us in boycotting & divesting from Xbox, to force Microsoft to end its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians.
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
We signed this as @softnotweak.bsky.social !
Hoping more indie studios join us.
Hoping more indie studios join us.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM