meghna jayanth
@meghna.bsky.social
narrative design | 🌏ALL✊🏾WILL⚖️RISE🌍 | Thirsty Suitors / 80 Days / Sable | pleasures counter to capitalism-colonialism | technopolitics 🍞+🌹 liberation
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meghna jayanth
@meghna.bsky.social
· Jun 7
The river is a god & they killed her. It’s time for ordinary people to hold them to account.
Excited to share the first trailer for our new game about dead gods & taking billionaires to court — All Will Rise 🌏⚖️✨
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXQa...
Excited to share the first trailer for our new game about dead gods & taking billionaires to court — All Will Rise 🌏⚖️✨
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXQa...
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This is a thing that people could learn from taking classes in the social sciences: the tight social & professional networks of elites globally, along with the ways they use those networks to shape the economic & political environments in which the rest of us live, have been documented for decades.
November 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is a thing that people could learn from taking classes in the social sciences: the tight social & professional networks of elites globally, along with the ways they use those networks to shape the economic & political environments in which the rest of us live, have been documented for decades.
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Says the dude swimming in donations - or are they investments - from private healthcare interests. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
British Medical Association ‘threat to future of NHS’, says Streeting ahead of doctors’ strike
Health secretary accuses doctors’ union of ‘cartel-like behaviour’ and tells it to ‘get real’ over pay demands
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Says the dude swimming in donations - or are they investments - from private healthcare interests. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
Against 'Metroidbrania': a Landscape of Knowledge Games
What are knowledge games? How do we relate them to each other? What sub-genres exist – and which ones might be implied?
azhdarchid.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
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It’s very enervating to watch intelligent and educated people play dumb about this amidst the ascendance of a far-right reactionary movement driven by antisocial Silicon Valley psychos and Miami crypto scammers who all treat women as status symbols on the same level as NFTs and Labubus.
he’s a provider of access to money, connections and beautiful women and girls — everything that these people need to affirm their own status. being rich and powerful is a grift which requires other to bolster & buy in. That’s the service Epstein provided.
Something that’s so striking in these emails is how…unimpressive Epstein is. He comes off as a pompous, sub-literate lech. Yes everyone is so mortifyingly solicitous of him! All fawning and flattery! Why?????
November 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
It’s very enervating to watch intelligent and educated people play dumb about this amidst the ascendance of a far-right reactionary movement driven by antisocial Silicon Valley psychos and Miami crypto scammers who all treat women as status symbols on the same level as NFTs and Labubus.
he’s a provider of access to money, connections and beautiful women and girls — everything that these people need to affirm their own status. being rich and powerful is a grift which requires other to bolster & buy in. That’s the service Epstein provided.
Something that’s so striking in these emails is how…unimpressive Epstein is. He comes off as a pompous, sub-literate lech. Yes everyone is so mortifyingly solicitous of him! All fawning and flattery! Why?????
November 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
he’s a provider of access to money, connections and beautiful women and girls — everything that these people need to affirm their own status. being rich and powerful is a grift which requires other to bolster & buy in. That’s the service Epstein provided.
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News: the final front cover for the U.K. edition of Power Play, my debut non-fiction book, has landed.
Thank you to the team @wildfirebooks.bsky.social and @headlinebooks.bsky.social for the great work.
Pre-order your copy ahead of its June 2026 release here: linktr.ee/Power_play_b...
Thank you to the team @wildfirebooks.bsky.social and @headlinebooks.bsky.social for the great work.
Pre-order your copy ahead of its June 2026 release here: linktr.ee/Power_play_b...
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
News: the final front cover for the U.K. edition of Power Play, my debut non-fiction book, has landed.
Thank you to the team @wildfirebooks.bsky.social and @headlinebooks.bsky.social for the great work.
Pre-order your copy ahead of its June 2026 release here: linktr.ee/Power_play_b...
Thank you to the team @wildfirebooks.bsky.social and @headlinebooks.bsky.social for the great work.
Pre-order your copy ahead of its June 2026 release here: linktr.ee/Power_play_b...
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Hi, Londoners! I'll be giving an in-person full day #gameUX masterclass on Friday Dec 12th in #London.
You can sign up here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/game-ux-co...
Let me know if you have any questions. Please share and I hope to see you there!
#UX #gamedev #training #masterclass
You can sign up here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/game-ux-co...
Let me know if you have any questions. Please share and I hope to see you there!
#UX #gamedev #training #masterclass
Game UX & Cognitive Science Masterclass (London,UK Dec 12)
Learn the cognitive science and UX practices behind successful games like Fortnite, from former Director of UX at Epic Games.
www.eventbrite.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Hi, Londoners! I'll be giving an in-person full day #gameUX masterclass on Friday Dec 12th in #London.
You can sign up here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/game-ux-co...
Let me know if you have any questions. Please share and I hope to see you there!
#UX #gamedev #training #masterclass
You can sign up here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/game-ux-co...
Let me know if you have any questions. Please share and I hope to see you there!
#UX #gamedev #training #masterclass
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NEW: the IWGB has filed formal legal claims against Rockstar after it says the company refused to meet to discuss bringing back fired developers.
"Rockstar has declined to meet with the IWGB, leading the union and barristers to issue formal legal claims on behalf of the Claimants."
"Rockstar has declined to meet with the IWGB, leading the union and barristers to issue formal legal claims on behalf of the Claimants."
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
NEW: the IWGB has filed formal legal claims against Rockstar after it says the company refused to meet to discuss bringing back fired developers.
"Rockstar has declined to meet with the IWGB, leading the union and barristers to issue formal legal claims on behalf of the Claimants."
"Rockstar has declined to meet with the IWGB, leading the union and barristers to issue formal legal claims on behalf of the Claimants."
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
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CREATIVES! A gang of us are organising an auction raising funds for mutual aid groups in Sudan, amid the war on civilians. Can YOU contribute to the auction? Perhaps a piece of art or music? Signed books? Embroidery? Half an hour of creative mentoring? Sign up here! www.sudancoup.com/auction
Creatives4Sudan Fundraising Auction — Keep Eyes On Sudan
Creatives coming together to raise life-saving funds for the people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan
www.sudancoup.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
CREATIVES! A gang of us are organising an auction raising funds for mutual aid groups in Sudan, amid the war on civilians. Can YOU contribute to the auction? Perhaps a piece of art or music? Signed books? Embroidery? Half an hour of creative mentoring? Sign up here! www.sudancoup.com/auction
i always regret trying to be funny on linkedin but i also simply cannot be thrilled to announce
November 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
i always regret trying to be funny on linkedin but i also simply cannot be thrilled to announce
this is such a great generous thread of observations and insights from what must have been an absolutely hellish week. also GENERATION EXILE looks cool af -- I suspect a bunch of you following me are WILL ALSO be into narrative-heavy solarpunk sims/builders
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
November 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
this is such a great generous thread of observations and insights from what must have been an absolutely hellish week. also GENERATION EXILE looks cool af -- I suspect a bunch of you following me are WILL ALSO be into narrative-heavy solarpunk sims/builders
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
i will be SHOWING A BUILD and trying not to ACTIVELY DIE as you play our beautiful and VERY MUCH WORK-IN-PROGRESS game RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY LITTLE FACE. come!!
in london and free on nov 27? our narrative director @meghna.bsky.social will be at Play Praxis with a build of All 🌏Will⚖️ Rise -- come join for an evening of open discussion about meaningful games, curiosity & play, showcasing games in development 💪 www.eventbrite.com/e/play-praxi...
Play Praxis
Bringing together games in development and their makers with people across games, art, research, and philosophy. A space to play and connect
www.eventbrite.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
i will be SHOWING A BUILD and trying not to ACTIVELY DIE as you play our beautiful and VERY MUCH WORK-IN-PROGRESS game RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY LITTLE FACE. come!!
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If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
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The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
as someone worked for the bbc over a decade ago -- in games + tech -- execs capitulation to right-wing pressure has been a longstanding problem. & though i think the bbc IS biased towards the establishment not towards the left, a public broadcaster is a GOOD THING
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHET...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHET...
BBC Head RESIGNS After ‘Systemic Bias’
YouTube video by Turn Left
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
as someone worked for the bbc over a decade ago -- in games + tech -- execs capitulation to right-wing pressure has been a longstanding problem. & though i think the bbc IS biased towards the establishment not towards the left, a public broadcaster is a GOOD THING
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHET...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHET...
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I really do think this is true.
Rockstar leadership deciding to fire 30+ union workers and the workers deciding to fight back is going to be something we look back on as a turning point for our unionization effort.
Rockstar leadership deciding to fire 30+ union workers and the workers deciding to fight back is going to be something we look back on as a turning point for our unionization effort.
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I really do think this is true.
Rockstar leadership deciding to fire 30+ union workers and the workers deciding to fight back is going to be something we look back on as a turning point for our unionization effort.
Rockstar leadership deciding to fire 30+ union workers and the workers deciding to fight back is going to be something we look back on as a turning point for our unionization effort.
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Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
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For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
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Following firings and Grand Theft Auto VI delay, union plans to keep pressure on Rockstar
aftermath.site/grand-theft-au...
aftermath.site/grand-theft-au...
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Following firings and Grand Theft Auto VI delay, union plans to keep pressure on Rockstar
aftermath.site/grand-theft-au...
aftermath.site/grand-theft-au...
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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...
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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!
“Dialogue is a perfect opportunity for this kind of play; every time we speak, there is a moment of uncertainty — will our intention be understood, rebuffed, accepted, acknowledged? If we are lying, we will persuade, confuse, or offend?”
A brief defence of dialogue choices (286 words):
A brief defence of dialogue choices
In games, the player needs to have something to do.
medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
“Dialogue is a perfect opportunity for this kind of play; every time we speak, there is a moment of uncertainty — will our intention be understood, rebuffed, accepted, acknowledged? If we are lying, we will persuade, confuse, or offend?”
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The ability of the far right to insist that their views - trans people are lying perverts, climate change is a hoax, immigrants are all thieving, raping scum - are necessarily legitimate & must be given a hearing is already a vast victory for forms of extremism beyond the pale not long ago.
What bothers me is that impartiality and balance are two different and incompatible things. Impartiality means that you don't intervene to put your thumb on the scales. Balance necessarily requires that you intervene to artificially make every issue look like a 50/50.
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The ability of the far right to insist that their views - trans people are lying perverts, climate change is a hoax, immigrants are all thieving, raping scum - are necessarily legitimate & must be given a hearing is already a vast victory for forms of extremism beyond the pale not long ago.
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
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Genuine offer: I am not an academic expert on anarchism but I've been around for a little bit, I have a lot of resources and I'm happy to share what I know if anyone wants to learn more about it. For liberals/progressives sick of watching this shit play out again and again, for other leftists, etc
November 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Genuine offer: I am not an academic expert on anarchism but I've been around for a little bit, I have a lot of resources and I'm happy to share what I know if anyone wants to learn more about it. For liberals/progressives sick of watching this shit play out again and again, for other leftists, etc