Derek Mattson
@thedmatts.bsky.social
game designer, coffee enthusiast, mediocre snowboarder, semi-professional karaoke singer.
Principal Game Designer @ Naughty Dog
Games: Intergalactic, TLOUII, GoW(2018)
Principal Game Designer @ Naughty Dog
Games: Intergalactic, TLOUII, GoW(2018)
The plight of the designer
January 23, 2026 at 1:59 AM
The plight of the designer
Late to this, but really enjoying Dispatch this past week.
Forgot how much I’ve missed a well told and executed episodic narrative game.
Dispatching is great! Especially talking through who to send on the couch with the fam.
Have a couple of episodes left, but trying to… keep up 😭
Forgot how much I’ve missed a well told and executed episodic narrative game.
Dispatching is great! Especially talking through who to send on the couch with the fam.
Have a couple of episodes left, but trying to… keep up 😭
January 19, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Late to this, but really enjoying Dispatch this past week.
Forgot how much I’ve missed a well told and executed episodic narrative game.
Dispatching is great! Especially talking through who to send on the couch with the fam.
Have a couple of episodes left, but trying to… keep up 😭
Forgot how much I’ve missed a well told and executed episodic narrative game.
Dispatching is great! Especially talking through who to send on the couch with the fam.
Have a couple of episodes left, but trying to… keep up 😭
tfw you think a piece of media is only 16 years old
but then you realize that’s just when YouTube started taking off and everyone started uploading their content to it
👴👴👴
but then you realize that’s just when YouTube started taking off and everyone started uploading their content to it
👴👴👴
January 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM
tfw you think a piece of media is only 16 years old
but then you realize that’s just when YouTube started taking off and everyone started uploading their content to it
👴👴👴
but then you realize that’s just when YouTube started taking off and everyone started uploading their content to it
👴👴👴
Reposted by Derek Mattson
We've been busy! Lots of news coming soon; including the date for the 1st Gamedev PerkUp of the year - which will be next month, in February! Stay tuned and hope y'all had a good holiday season! ☕❄️✨
January 13, 2026 at 3:16 PM
We've been busy! Lots of news coming soon; including the date for the 1st Gamedev PerkUp of the year - which will be next month, in February! Stay tuned and hope y'all had a good holiday season! ☕❄️✨
Reposted by Derek Mattson
Twitter is the world’s largest generator of CSAM & non-consensual porn by a margin of about 8000%, and somehow… MSM isn’t even reporting on it.
(also includes advice for reporting ‘deepfake harassment’ to police if it escalates to a point where restraining order is necessary)
youtu.be/p71qQKmIGhQ
(also includes advice for reporting ‘deepfake harassment’ to police if it escalates to a point where restraining order is necessary)
youtu.be/p71qQKmIGhQ
I'm angry.
YouTube video by Charalanahzard
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Twitter is the world’s largest generator of CSAM & non-consensual porn by a margin of about 8000%, and somehow… MSM isn’t even reporting on it.
(also includes advice for reporting ‘deepfake harassment’ to police if it escalates to a point where restraining order is necessary)
youtu.be/p71qQKmIGhQ
(also includes advice for reporting ‘deepfake harassment’ to police if it escalates to a point where restraining order is necessary)
youtu.be/p71qQKmIGhQ
But will Alexa+ know how many r’s are in the word strawberry?
January 9, 2026 at 10:40 PM
But will Alexa+ know how many r’s are in the word strawberry?
Nobody tells you that the actual best feature of any smart watch is...
2 factor authentication without having to find your phone
2 factor authentication without having to find your phone
January 8, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Nobody tells you that the actual best feature of any smart watch is...
2 factor authentication without having to find your phone
2 factor authentication without having to find your phone
iirc
am i insane for using this in text chats or are my friends just not with it?
am i insane for using this in text chats or are my friends just not with it?
January 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM
iirc
am i insane for using this in text chats or are my friends just not with it?
am i insane for using this in text chats or are my friends just not with it?
words to live by…
December 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
words to live by…
Okay, y’all really decided to join the team didn’t you!?
December 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Okay, y’all really decided to join the team didn’t you!?
How did we end up in the timeline where people who don’t know what they are doing
make tutorial videos to explain how to do something they don’t know how to do
in order to justify doing the task they don’t really want to do in the first place
make tutorial videos to explain how to do something they don’t know how to do
in order to justify doing the task they don’t really want to do in the first place
October 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
How did we end up in the timeline where people who don’t know what they are doing
make tutorial videos to explain how to do something they don’t know how to do
in order to justify doing the task they don’t really want to do in the first place
make tutorial videos to explain how to do something they don’t know how to do
in order to justify doing the task they don’t really want to do in the first place
Okay watching Phantom Planet play California in the Hollywood Cemetery is pretty iconic.
October 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Okay watching Phantom Planet play California in the Hollywood Cemetery is pretty iconic.
Went hiking with our baby for the first time recently. Made sure to take @babystepsgame.bsky.social as we adventure into the world for the first time. #babysteps
October 4, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Went hiking with our baby for the first time recently. Made sure to take @babystepsgame.bsky.social as we adventure into the world for the first time. #babysteps
First trip with the kiddo. Finally got to explore north of the PCH closure.
October 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
First trip with the kiddo. Finally got to explore north of the PCH closure.
Not to start up the yellow paint discourse again, but nature uses white to guide birds so we aren’t that far off.
September 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Not to start up the yellow paint discourse again, but nature uses white to guide birds so we aren’t that far off.
Everyone in the living has been laughing since the moment I moved the left stick forward.
Grats on the release!
Can’t wait to play more.
Grats on the release!
Can’t wait to play more.
Five years in the making, countless stumbles, the journey of a thousand miles begins now! 👣
Baby Steps is Out Now on PC & PS5.
youtu.be/nu70MYCUtZE
Baby Steps is Out Now on PC & PS5.
youtu.be/nu70MYCUtZE
September 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Everyone in the living has been laughing since the moment I moved the left stick forward.
Grats on the release!
Can’t wait to play more.
Grats on the release!
Can’t wait to play more.
Had band practice last night and we had to do at least one crazy train
July 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Had band practice last night and we had to do at least one crazy train
Finally got to say hi to one of my fav Marvel characters and visit sister studio Insom recently.
July 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Finally got to say hi to one of my fav Marvel characters and visit sister studio Insom recently.
Yo, flying in the US is currently the worse it’s ever been.
Today I took a flight from Florida to California which had no direct flights so there was a layover in Dallas.
When I landed I found out the flight from Dallas to LA got delayed a whole day.
Today I took a flight from Florida to California which had no direct flights so there was a layover in Dallas.
When I landed I found out the flight from Dallas to LA got delayed a whole day.
July 14, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Yo, flying in the US is currently the worse it’s ever been.
Today I took a flight from Florida to California which had no direct flights so there was a layover in Dallas.
When I landed I found out the flight from Dallas to LA got delayed a whole day.
Today I took a flight from Florida to California which had no direct flights so there was a layover in Dallas.
When I landed I found out the flight from Dallas to LA got delayed a whole day.
Love this!
In my mind, you can only feed the Tamagachi coffee.
In my mind, you can only feed the Tamagachi coffee.
This month at Gamedev PerkUp, we will be highlighting amazing orgs like: The Trevor Project, CHIRLA, & more - as we need community now more than ever - in industry & beyond 🌱
Folks who donate during PerkUp will receive a limited edition Gamedev PerkUp Tamagachi while supplies last 💚🕹️✨
Folks who donate during PerkUp will receive a limited edition Gamedev PerkUp Tamagachi while supplies last 💚🕹️✨
June 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Love this!
In my mind, you can only feed the Tamagachi coffee.
In my mind, you can only feed the Tamagachi coffee.
Pro:
- every male restroom I’ve entered so far in CA has had a changing table
Con:
- the height standard for installation does not seem to have been updated to the average male height
- every male restroom I’ve entered so far in CA has had a changing table
Con:
- the height standard for installation does not seem to have been updated to the average male height
a man is sitting in a chair with his arms outstretched in a living room .
ALT: a man is sitting in a chair with his arms outstretched in a living room .
media.tenor.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Pro:
- every male restroom I’ve entered so far in CA has had a changing table
Con:
- the height standard for installation does not seem to have been updated to the average male height
- every male restroom I’ve entered so far in CA has had a changing table
Con:
- the height standard for installation does not seem to have been updated to the average male height
Andor’s relevancy seems never ending unfortunately
“The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil.” #Andor
June 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Andor’s relevancy seems never ending unfortunately