Sean Bouchard
@ndef.itch.io
Game design professor at USC. Cat person, feminist. (he/him) https://linktr.ee/seanbouchard
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Sean Bouchard
@ndef.itch.io
· Nov 19
Some games:
📻 The Klaxo Radio Hour, an interactive audio drama that isn't haunted. ndef.itch.io/klaxo-radio-...
🐦 Cosmonet, a short branching story about space, birds, and online quizzes. ndef.itch.io/cosmonet
✉️ From Ivan, a sequel to Cosmonet about mail and human resources. ndef.itch.io/fromivan
📻 The Klaxo Radio Hour, an interactive audio drama that isn't haunted. ndef.itch.io/klaxo-radio-...
🐦 Cosmonet, a short branching story about space, birds, and online quizzes. ndef.itch.io/cosmonet
✉️ From Ivan, a sequel to Cosmonet about mail and human resources. ndef.itch.io/fromivan
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At 9:18, 3rd period of the Finland-Switzerland women's ice hockey QF game, the ice crew came to clean the ice during a pause
What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
February 15, 2026 at 12:14 AM
At 9:18, 3rd period of the Finland-Switzerland women's ice hockey QF game, the ice crew came to clean the ice during a pause
What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
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Roses are grey,
And violets are grey,
Hello, this is dog,
Please have a good day
And violets are grey,
Hello, this is dog,
Please have a good day
February 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Roses are grey,
And violets are grey,
Hello, this is dog,
Please have a good day
And violets are grey,
Hello, this is dog,
Please have a good day
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Okay but she posted on Reddit after the broadcast that she realized partway through Double Jeopardy that this was her only way to win, and started deliberately picking clues/buzzing in to maximize the odds that they would be tied going into Final. Absolute galaxy brain.
February 13, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Okay but she posted on Reddit after the broadcast that she realized partway through Double Jeopardy that this was her only way to win, and started deliberately picking clues/buzzing in to maximize the odds that they would be tied going into Final. Absolute galaxy brain.
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Investigating a bug is most of the work. The fix is usually like one line of code once we understand the problem. But if we also have to spend hours even figuring out how to reproduce the bug, then there's a lot of bugs that just don't get fixed because there's not enough time.
February 13, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Investigating a bug is most of the work. The fix is usually like one line of code once we understand the problem. But if we also have to spend hours even figuring out how to reproduce the bug, then there's a lot of bugs that just don't get fixed because there's not enough time.
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Today I learnt about the actual, canonical sequel to 101 Dalmatians.
Every single paragraph of the synopsis makes me feel like I've lost my mind a little bit more.
I am so sad that this never got a film adaptation.
Every single paragraph of the synopsis makes me feel like I've lost my mind a little bit more.
I am so sad that this never got a film adaptation.
The Starlight Barking - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 10, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Today I learnt about the actual, canonical sequel to 101 Dalmatians.
Every single paragraph of the synopsis makes me feel like I've lost my mind a little bit more.
I am so sad that this never got a film adaptation.
Every single paragraph of the synopsis makes me feel like I've lost my mind a little bit more.
I am so sad that this never got a film adaptation.
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after all why not? why shouldn't I believe it's butter?
February 9, 2026 at 5:52 AM
after all why not? why shouldn't I believe it's butter?
Good rule of thumb. Along the same lines: whenever you have text that appears and then disappears after a moment, time how long it takes you to read it. It should stay visible for at least three times that long.
General rule for all game-critical UI and text: if you personally think it's obnoxiously large, make it slighty larger than that.
Kids, if you're making a game and want to run it on a steamdeck or switch
your text size needs to be bigger
no, bigger
c'mon coward, bigger!
what is this, A GAME FOR ANTS? BIGGER
your text size needs to be bigger
no, bigger
c'mon coward, bigger!
what is this, A GAME FOR ANTS? BIGGER
February 8, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Good rule of thumb. Along the same lines: whenever you have text that appears and then disappears after a moment, time how long it takes you to read it. It should stay visible for at least three times that long.
I don’t believe that there is no possible use case for AI but I also think there are lots of use cases where AI is a demonstrably terrible solution and unfortunately those are the ones that the tech sector keeps insisting we adopt.
I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny
February 7, 2026 at 1:18 AM
I don’t believe that there is no possible use case for AI but I also think there are lots of use cases where AI is a demonstrably terrible solution and unfortunately those are the ones that the tech sector keeps insisting we adopt.
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February 2, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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I’m sure someone else has put this better but: producer is a very…female-coded profession. They do the work that needs to happen but rarely attracts any glory. They have “soft skills” that auteurs and geniuses don’t. They’re often paid less.
Just something to consider about why they’re devalued.
Just something to consider about why they’re devalued.
February 2, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I’m sure someone else has put this better but: producer is a very…female-coded profession. They do the work that needs to happen but rarely attracts any glory. They have “soft skills” that auteurs and geniuses don’t. They’re often paid less.
Just something to consider about why they’re devalued.
Just something to consider about why they’re devalued.
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Today, judging the games at the Groningen Global Game Jam location, one of the developers said "Oh, and you can press `F` to call your mom" and so I pressed it but I was a tiny green alien so then mom alien appeared on in-game voice chat and obliterated the enemies around me with an orbital cannon
February 2, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Today, judging the games at the Groningen Global Game Jam location, one of the developers said "Oh, and you can press `F` to call your mom" and so I pressed it but I was a tiny green alien so then mom alien appeared on in-game voice chat and obliterated the enemies around me with an orbital cannon
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If you’re a Unity capable tech artist who can take some visual targets and make them real while balancing performance…DM me, I might have a contact for you!
February 1, 2026 at 11:20 PM
If you’re a Unity capable tech artist who can take some visual targets and make them real while balancing performance…DM me, I might have a contact for you!
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Going live for CD-Rom Cunday with all all-time adventure classic from the greatest to ever do it, Roberta Williams. twitch.tv/anthonycarboni
February 2, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Going live for CD-Rom Cunday with all all-time adventure classic from the greatest to ever do it, Roberta Williams. twitch.tv/anthonycarboni
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been enjoying responding to each new genai tech reveal with a slow, drawn out, "yeah but it still can't make scribblenauts"
January 31, 2026 at 12:56 AM
been enjoying responding to each new genai tech reveal with a slow, drawn out, "yeah but it still can't make scribblenauts"
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Fellow writers: I am deeply saddened to share that if we want the rewards of having written, we must submit to the mortifying ordeal of writing
January 29, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Fellow writers: I am deeply saddened to share that if we want the rewards of having written, we must submit to the mortifying ordeal of writing
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While you are not safe I am not safe
While you are not safe I am not safe
While you are not safe I am not safe
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM
While you are not safe I am not safe
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"You don't want to punish people for exploring and stuff, but you do want them to know that there isn't like — it's not a case of, just go around and click on everything, and eventually the game will kind of solve it for you." New from @midimyers.com!
www.mothership.blog/seance-of-bl...
www.mothership.blog/seance-of-bl...
The Séance of Blake Manor's lead designer on why she made the game's clock so important
“I am a woman in her 40s who has the brain of a turnip.”
www.mothership.blog
January 29, 2026 at 2:47 PM
"You don't want to punish people for exploring and stuff, but you do want them to know that there isn't like — it's not a case of, just go around and click on everything, and eventually the game will kind of solve it for you." New from @midimyers.com!
www.mothership.blog/seance-of-bl...
www.mothership.blog/seance-of-bl...
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Eventually I bet Sisyphus ended up naming the boulder
January 24, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Eventually I bet Sisyphus ended up naming the boulder
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i hate living in the second act of CABARET. i miss living in the first act of CABARET
January 25, 2026 at 5:27 AM
i hate living in the second act of CABARET. i miss living in the first act of CABARET
Watching 1917 and it’s stressing me the fuck out. Video game ass movie.
January 24, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Watching 1917 and it’s stressing me the fuck out. Video game ass movie.
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Welcome to NUDGE!
We are a 19-person team of collectors of trinkets and all things gacha-- so we made a game about doing just that!
Please look forward to more posts and updates from us. 💗
#indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #cozygaming #gacha #pixelart #puzzle
We are a 19-person team of collectors of trinkets and all things gacha-- so we made a game about doing just that!
Please look forward to more posts and updates from us. 💗
#indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #cozygaming #gacha #pixelart #puzzle
January 17, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Welcome to NUDGE!
We are a 19-person team of collectors of trinkets and all things gacha-- so we made a game about doing just that!
Please look forward to more posts and updates from us. 💗
#indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #cozygaming #gacha #pixelart #puzzle
We are a 19-person team of collectors of trinkets and all things gacha-- so we made a game about doing just that!
Please look forward to more posts and updates from us. 💗
#indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #cozygaming #gacha #pixelart #puzzle
Incredible thread. 🧵
Really a fantastic use of the medium to present a coherent story through the familiar, highly formalized messages that define so much of our lives.
Really a fantastic use of the medium to present a coherent story through the familiar, highly formalized messages that define so much of our lives.
Opinion: More Americans are turning to religion since astronomers first spotted Dreadstone. Here’s why that’s an opportunity for Republicans
January 18, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Incredible thread. 🧵
Really a fantastic use of the medium to present a coherent story through the familiar, highly formalized messages that define so much of our lives.
Really a fantastic use of the medium to present a coherent story through the familiar, highly formalized messages that define so much of our lives.
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I'm now looking for my next AR/MR/VR opportunity as a Senior Technical Gameplay Designer, working remotely or in Los Angeles, CA.
Feel free to reach out!
Feel free to reach out!
January 13, 2026 at 3:35 PM
I'm now looking for my next AR/MR/VR opportunity as a Senior Technical Gameplay Designer, working remotely or in Los Angeles, CA.
Feel free to reach out!
Feel free to reach out!