This Is Avery
@thisisavery.bsky.social
Creative Director. Scopely, TPCI, Glu.
20+ years of game 🎮 and systems 📊 design specializing in F2P, midcore, and monetization.
🕹️ Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, Star Trek: Fleet Command.
Happy to answer design and systems questions here.
20+ years of game 🎮 and systems 📊 design specializing in F2P, midcore, and monetization.
🕹️ Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, Star Trek: Fleet Command.
Happy to answer design and systems questions here.
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This Is Avery
@thisisavery.bsky.social
· Nov 12
I'm open to consulting work.
I can help you:
🕹️ Improve an already-existing game
♟️ Find the fun in your game idea
📊 Build good systems & balance
💹 Monetize your product
🗺️ Plan your dev roadmap or release
Ask me about discounts for indie/small teams.
I can help you:
🕹️ Improve an already-existing game
♟️ Find the fun in your game idea
📊 Build good systems & balance
💹 Monetize your product
🗺️ Plan your dev roadmap or release
Ask me about discounts for indie/small teams.
The best game dev post on Reddit is now an in-depth look at making your horse animations anatomically correct.
www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/s/...
www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/s/...
From the gamedev community on Reddit: PSA: Most animated horse assets you can buy are subpar in terms of anatomy and not good enough if your target audience includes "people who like horses"
Explore this post and more from the gamedev community
www.reddit.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The best game dev post on Reddit is now an in-depth look at making your horse animations anatomically correct.
www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/s/...
www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/s/...
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Oh man who's excited for facial recognition pay? 🫠
November 15, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Oh man who's excited for facial recognition pay? 🫠
Really disappointed in Pokémon Pocket's meta.
Most matches are determined by whose deck bricked less. If both decks work, going 2nd is the next determiner.
Skill usually only matters when both decks are mostly bricking.
🧵
Most matches are determined by whose deck bricked less. If both decks work, going 2nd is the next determiner.
Skill usually only matters when both decks are mostly bricking.
🧵
November 15, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Really disappointed in Pokémon Pocket's meta.
Most matches are determined by whose deck bricked less. If both decks work, going 2nd is the next determiner.
Skill usually only matters when both decks are mostly bricking.
🧵
Most matches are determined by whose deck bricked less. If both decks work, going 2nd is the next determiner.
Skill usually only matters when both decks are mostly bricking.
🧵
And how about game design literature? What are books you've found actually useful and applicable to your day to day?
Particularly systems design.
There seems to be very little useful resources there.
Particularly systems design.
There seems to be very little useful resources there.
November 13, 2024 at 11:02 AM
And how about game design literature? What are books you've found actually useful and applicable to your day to day?
Particularly systems design.
There seems to be very little useful resources there.
Particularly systems design.
There seems to be very little useful resources there.
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What's the state of game dev degrees nowadays?
Are there any schools like DigiPen that will get your attention on a job applicant?
Are there any schools like DigiPen that will get your attention on a job applicant?
November 13, 2024 at 10:37 AM
What's the state of game dev degrees nowadays?
Are there any schools like DigiPen that will get your attention on a job applicant?
Are there any schools like DigiPen that will get your attention on a job applicant?
I'm open to consulting work.
I can help you:
🕹️ Improve an already-existing game
♟️ Find the fun in your game idea
📊 Build good systems & balance
💹 Monetize your product
🗺️ Plan your dev roadmap or release
Ask me about discounts for indie/small teams.
I can help you:
🕹️ Improve an already-existing game
♟️ Find the fun in your game idea
📊 Build good systems & balance
💹 Monetize your product
🗺️ Plan your dev roadmap or release
Ask me about discounts for indie/small teams.
November 12, 2024 at 10:28 PM
I'm open to consulting work.
I can help you:
🕹️ Improve an already-existing game
♟️ Find the fun in your game idea
📊 Build good systems & balance
💹 Monetize your product
🗺️ Plan your dev roadmap or release
Ask me about discounts for indie/small teams.
I can help you:
🕹️ Improve an already-existing game
♟️ Find the fun in your game idea
📊 Build good systems & balance
💹 Monetize your product
🗺️ Plan your dev roadmap or release
Ask me about discounts for indie/small teams.
Hi I'm Avery, Creative Director specializing in mobile F2P and systems design.
Companies: Scopely, TPCI, Glu, High Impact Games.
Long time ago I worked on a lot of Insomniac-adjacent platformers in the PSP / Wii era.
Small talk me about systems and game design.
Companies: Scopely, TPCI, Glu, High Impact Games.
Long time ago I worked on a lot of Insomniac-adjacent platformers in the PSP / Wii era.
Small talk me about systems and game design.
November 12, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Hi I'm Avery, Creative Director specializing in mobile F2P and systems design.
Companies: Scopely, TPCI, Glu, High Impact Games.
Long time ago I worked on a lot of Insomniac-adjacent platformers in the PSP / Wii era.
Small talk me about systems and game design.
Companies: Scopely, TPCI, Glu, High Impact Games.
Long time ago I worked on a lot of Insomniac-adjacent platformers in the PSP / Wii era.
Small talk me about systems and game design.
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Petition to make "Hi, what are you reading?" the conventional greeting.
"How are you doing?" hasn't been appropriate for some time now. Deprecated.
"How are you doing?" hasn't been appropriate for some time now. Deprecated.
November 12, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Petition to make "Hi, what are you reading?" the conventional greeting.
"How are you doing?" hasn't been appropriate for some time now. Deprecated.
"How are you doing?" hasn't been appropriate for some time now. Deprecated.
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I got some unexpected feedback about my interview for the new job I just started, and I thought I would share some takeaways since there’s a lot of curiosity around how one lands a job like this one.
You’re your own best advocate. Know what stories represent you - in in any industry.
💼🍀🧵
You’re your own best advocate. Know what stories represent you - in in any industry.
💼🍀🧵
My new manager shared a part of my interview that stuck with him. It was the last story I shared, in our final chat when he asked “is there anything else you want us to know?”
I thought for a moment and said, “That I’m not just management & high concept. I know how to get things done.” 🧵
I thought for a moment and said, “That I’m not just management & high concept. I know how to get things done.” 🧵
November 8, 2024 at 1:29 PM
I got some unexpected feedback about my interview for the new job I just started, and I thought I would share some takeaways since there’s a lot of curiosity around how one lands a job like this one.
You’re your own best advocate. Know what stories represent you - in in any industry.
💼🍀🧵
You’re your own best advocate. Know what stories represent you - in in any industry.
💼🍀🧵