Märten 'tshiif' Rattasepp
@tshiif.bsky.social
game writing | narrative design | literary theory
Writer: Disco Elysium, Pentiment, Broken Alliance, Death & Taxes
estonian perpetual motion machine
Writer: Disco Elysium, Pentiment, Broken Alliance, Death & Taxes
estonian perpetual motion machine
Pinned
Suur Futuroloogiline Kongress: Josh Sawyer (USA)
YouTube video by Kirjandusfestival Prima Vista
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Heck I never did post the Prima Vista literary festival lecture on this welkin website. It's already been several months since the Great Futurological Congress hosted a fair amount of awesome lecturers, along them Cory Doctorow, Lesley-Ann Brown, and Josh Sawyer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdnt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdnt...
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New column from me on why interstellar space travel will never, ever be a thing, and how it's kind of weird that they keep telling us otherwise:
jasonpargin.substack.com/p/interstell...
jasonpargin.substack.com/p/interstell...
Interstellar Space Travel Will Never, Ever Happen
It's basically impossible and they know it.
jasonpargin.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
New column from me on why interstellar space travel will never, ever be a thing, and how it's kind of weird that they keep telling us otherwise:
jasonpargin.substack.com/p/interstell...
jasonpargin.substack.com/p/interstell...
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Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.
If anyone else there wants to hang out and/or have a chat, let me know! Shoot a DM. I'll be ambling around somewhere with a couple of friends, for sure.
Oh hey, turns out I'll also be at AdventureX, just chilling and hanging out, listening to lectures, possibly learning new things. Just there to have fun. Perhaps some familiar faces will be about and I can have chats with folks.
November 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
If anyone else there wants to hang out and/or have a chat, let me know! Shoot a DM. I'll be ambling around somewhere with a couple of friends, for sure.
Volume 2! The first one was excellent. Love it.
The Palimpsest: Labors of November zine is available and free to download now!
Explore the labors, harvests, and celebrations of Tassing through our digital fanzine full of art and writing by Pentiment fans.
Download on: palimpsestzine.itch.io/palimpsest-l...
Explore the labors, harvests, and celebrations of Tassing through our digital fanzine full of art and writing by Pentiment fans.
Download on: palimpsestzine.itch.io/palimpsest-l...
November 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Volume 2! The first one was excellent. Love it.
Oh hey, turns out I'll also be at AdventureX, just chilling and hanging out, listening to lectures, possibly learning new things. Just there to have fun. Perhaps some familiar faces will be about and I can have chats with folks.
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Oh hey, turns out I'll also be at AdventureX, just chilling and hanging out, listening to lectures, possibly learning new things. Just there to have fun. Perhaps some familiar faces will be about and I can have chats with folks.
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@jesawyer.bsky.social just remembered that this interaction prompt from Pentiment nearly made me cry
November 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
@jesawyer.bsky.social just remembered that this interaction prompt from Pentiment nearly made me cry
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The AI industry wants us to believe AI superintelligence is the real threat from generative AI.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
Generative AI is a societal disaster
Governments are deluding themselves into believing investment justifies allowing AI to upend society
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October 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The AI industry wants us to believe AI superintelligence is the real threat from generative AI.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
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Hey, my work's featured twice (#29 & #2)! I don't mean this as a boast (though an ego boost can help in tough times), but: growing up in the post-Soviet 90s, I could never even imagine this outcome at all, it isn't a "dream come true", because making games was not even a conceptual possibility.
The 2025 edition of our annual Top 100 list is here, running down the best PC games to play now from the perspective of PC Gamer's 30+ writers and editors.
The top 100 PC games
Welcome to the 2025 edition of the PC Gamer Top 100—our annual list of the best PC games you can play.
www.pcgamer.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Hey, my work's featured twice (#29 & #2)! I don't mean this as a boast (though an ego boost can help in tough times), but: growing up in the post-Soviet 90s, I could never even imagine this outcome at all, it isn't a "dream come true", because making games was not even a conceptual possibility.
Hey, my work's featured twice (#29 & #2)! I don't mean this as a boast (though an ego boost can help in tough times), but: growing up in the post-Soviet 90s, I could never even imagine this outcome at all, it isn't a "dream come true", because making games was not even a conceptual possibility.
The 2025 edition of our annual Top 100 list is here, running down the best PC games to play now from the perspective of PC Gamer's 30+ writers and editors.
The top 100 PC games
Welcome to the 2025 edition of the PC Gamer Top 100—our annual list of the best PC games you can play.
www.pcgamer.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Hey, my work's featured twice (#29 & #2)! I don't mean this as a boast (though an ego boost can help in tough times), but: growing up in the post-Soviet 90s, I could never even imagine this outcome at all, it isn't a "dream come true", because making games was not even a conceptual possibility.
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The War on Science
YouTube video by Shaun
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September 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Getting older, everytime I rewatch a Miyazaki movie I'm like "wait this is actually very fucking sad"
August 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Getting older, everytime I rewatch a Miyazaki movie I'm like "wait this is actually very fucking sad"
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Psychotic's postcards for Gamescom just arrived. We are highly excited. You should be too.
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#indiegame #gamedev #storygame #ducks #mentalhealth #illustration
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#indiegame #gamedev #storygame #ducks #mentalhealth #illustration
August 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Psychotic's postcards for Gamescom just arrived. We are highly excited. You should be too.
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#indiegame #gamedev #storygame #ducks #mentalhealth #illustration
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#indiegame #gamedev #storygame #ducks #mentalhealth #illustration
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Bluesky is dying cause not enough people are sharing one of the best videos ever made.
August 9, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Bluesky is dying cause not enough people are sharing one of the best videos ever made.
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re: generative AI
I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.
And now, you can use it, too.
I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.
And now, you can use it, too.
July 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
re: generative AI
I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.
And now, you can use it, too.
I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.
And now, you can use it, too.
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worth pointing out that game devs at xbox are some of the very few people at microsoft engaged in work that people actually want. no one wants copilot. no one wants to rely on windows anymore. no one wants teams and no one wants drone targeting AI. but i do want pentiment
July 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
worth pointing out that game devs at xbox are some of the very few people at microsoft engaged in work that people actually want. no one wants copilot. no one wants to rely on windows anymore. no one wants teams and no one wants drone targeting AI. but i do want pentiment
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This is the way!
July 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
This is the way!
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SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS GOING TO HAPPEN
June 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS GOING TO HAPPEN
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REVIEW: CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator
"The delightful, fully voiced characters and the charming, bold art style make the town of Windspell feel like a place you truly want to visit."
checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025...
"The delightful, fully voiced characters and the charming, bold art style make the town of Windspell feel like a place you truly want to visit."
checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025...
CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator Review - And craft and craft and craft...
In CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator from Placeholder Games, run your own store and craft goods for the local fantasy folk of Windspell.
checkpointgaming.net
May 27, 2025 at 5:23 AM
REVIEW: CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator
"The delightful, fully voiced characters and the charming, bold art style make the town of Windspell feel like a place you truly want to visit."
checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025...
"The delightful, fully voiced characters and the charming, bold art style make the town of Windspell feel like a place you truly want to visit."
checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025...
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You can get CraftCraft here! store.steampowered.com/app/2226430/
Save 15% on CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator on Steam
CraftCraft is an RPG merchant sim with hands on crafting! Create a necklace for a mermaid or a sword made of dragon blood - you choose! Be a Moth or an Elf or a Cat and express your creativity in your...
store.steampowered.com
May 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
You can get CraftCraft here! store.steampowered.com/app/2226430/
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After 3 long years of development and many... err... accidents, we are delighted to announce...
CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator is OUT NOW on Steam!
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CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator is OUT NOW on Steam!
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May 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
After 3 long years of development and many... err... accidents, we are delighted to announce...
CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator is OUT NOW on Steam!
Link in replies✨
CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator is OUT NOW on Steam!
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happy birthday to Deirdre Skye, leader of Gaia's Stepdaughters, canonically born today, May 28, 2025.
May 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
happy birthday to Deirdre Skye, leader of Gaia's Stepdaughters, canonically born today, May 28, 2025.
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The ingredients of our game:
- Completely unique crafting simulation
- Full voice acting
- Romanceable characters
- Branching storyline
- Original soundtrack recorded with real folk instruments!
- Completely unique crafting simulation
- Full voice acting
- Romanceable characters
- Branching storyline
- Original soundtrack recorded with real folk instruments!
May 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The ingredients of our game:
- Completely unique crafting simulation
- Full voice acting
- Romanceable characters
- Branching storyline
- Original soundtrack recorded with real folk instruments!
- Completely unique crafting simulation
- Full voice acting
- Romanceable characters
- Branching storyline
- Original soundtrack recorded with real folk instruments!