Zach Deocadiz
@zkdeocadiz.bsky.social
MDes’26 at Harvard GSD, exploring emotional vulnerability through tech. Formerly Wave, Within (Supernatural, Wonderscope), FitXR. IGDAF Next Gen Leader 2020. 🇭🇰🇵🇭🏳️🌈 they/he
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I’m having a conversation with my mom about something I want for Christmas and a week later Santa gives it to me.
When will we pass privacy regulations
When will we pass privacy regulations
December 25, 2024 at 2:48 PM
I’m having a conversation with my mom about something I want for Christmas and a week later Santa gives it to me.
When will we pass privacy regulations
When will we pass privacy regulations
Yeah this year was rough
December 5, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Yeah this year was rough
GUESS WHO HAS A PASSPORT SAYING MALE FOR THE FIRST TIME!!! 🥳🥳🥳
November 26, 2024 at 10:26 PM
GUESS WHO HAS A PASSPORT SAYING MALE FOR THE FIRST TIME!!! 🥳🥳🥳
So what am I doing in school? Making dating sims using machine learning, of course 😅
November 25, 2024 at 3:33 AM
So what am I doing in school? Making dating sims using machine learning, of course 😅
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Many of us are echoing @timothysnyder.bsky.social's lesson in On Tyranny, "Do not obey in advance.”
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
November 19, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Many of us are echoing @timothysnyder.bsky.social's lesson in On Tyranny, "Do not obey in advance.”
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
It’s the trans day of remembrance. It’s definitely my least favorite queer “celebration” day, but it is a good reminder to myself that I am a hell lot older than I ever expected to be. And not everyone gets to get there, so it’s a privilege to have survived this long.
November 20, 2024 at 4:53 PM
It’s the trans day of remembrance. It’s definitely my least favorite queer “celebration” day, but it is a good reminder to myself that I am a hell lot older than I ever expected to be. And not everyone gets to get there, so it’s a privilege to have survived this long.
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thinking about how many characters in the Lord of the Rings ultimately succeed by simply plodding on despite a loss of hope. weighed down by despair and yet not fully drowned. trudging towards the light with their last ounce of strength and will. and in the end, it is enough.
November 10, 2024 at 6:36 PM
thinking about how many characters in the Lord of the Rings ultimately succeed by simply plodding on despite a loss of hope. weighed down by despair and yet not fully drowned. trudging towards the light with their last ounce of strength and will. and in the end, it is enough.
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if you haven't already, NOW IS THE TIME TO UPDATE YOUR NAME/GENDER MARKER/BIRTH CERTIFICATE/ SSN CARD/ PASSPORT
November 7, 2024 at 10:07 PM
if you haven't already, NOW IS THE TIME TO UPDATE YOUR NAME/GENDER MARKER/BIRTH CERTIFICATE/ SSN CARD/ PASSPORT
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Some legal organizations to support in the coming year:
National Immigration Law Center:
www.nilc.org
Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project :
firrp.org
Transgender Law Center:
transgenderlawcenter.org
Center for Reproductive Rights:
reproductiverights.org
ACLU www.aclu.org
National Immigration Law Center:
www.nilc.org
Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project :
firrp.org
Transgender Law Center:
transgenderlawcenter.org
Center for Reproductive Rights:
reproductiverights.org
ACLU www.aclu.org
November 7, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Some legal organizations to support in the coming year:
National Immigration Law Center:
www.nilc.org
Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project :
firrp.org
Transgender Law Center:
transgenderlawcenter.org
Center for Reproductive Rights:
reproductiverights.org
ACLU www.aclu.org
National Immigration Law Center:
www.nilc.org
Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project :
firrp.org
Transgender Law Center:
transgenderlawcenter.org
Center for Reproductive Rights:
reproductiverights.org
ACLU www.aclu.org
I have always been someone who needs to plan my next steps when under pressure. So a short list of things I plan to do over the next few days:
- Apply for a passport
- Have a frank discussion with my medical team about continued access to hormones
- Apply for a passport
- Have a frank discussion with my medical team about continued access to hormones
November 6, 2024 at 5:58 PM
I have always been someone who needs to plan my next steps when under pressure. So a short list of things I plan to do over the next few days:
- Apply for a passport
- Have a frank discussion with my medical team about continued access to hormones
- Apply for a passport
- Have a frank discussion with my medical team about continued access to hormones
Damn me and my curiosity during my usual 2am wake up. I need to apply for my passport in the next few days.
November 6, 2024 at 7:26 AM
Damn me and my curiosity during my usual 2am wake up. I need to apply for my passport in the next few days.
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A couple of years ago, Audubon asked me to write an article about Weird Duck Time: www.audubon.org/news/an-ode-...
November 4, 2024 at 2:07 PM
A couple of years ago, Audubon asked me to write an article about Weird Duck Time: www.audubon.org/news/an-ode-...
I voted in my first election (ur boi is a citizen now!) but I fully anticipate turning off all notifications tomorrow night. Gonna spend the day with the bf instead and relax away all my problems
November 5, 2024 at 6:06 AM
I voted in my first election (ur boi is a citizen now!) but I fully anticipate turning off all notifications tomorrow night. Gonna spend the day with the bf instead and relax away all my problems
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Unoriginal observation, but I feel like people have genuinely forgotten how to have fun with games. Not everything needs to be groundbreaking or life-changing. Not everything needs to raise the bar.
Just...maybe stop being angry for a day.
Just...maybe stop being angry for a day.
November 4, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Unoriginal observation, but I feel like people have genuinely forgotten how to have fun with games. Not everything needs to be groundbreaking or life-changing. Not everything needs to raise the bar.
Just...maybe stop being angry for a day.
Just...maybe stop being angry for a day.
Wow I guess I should post more here so I can ween myself off twitter haha
November 5, 2024 at 6:01 AM
Wow I guess I should post more here so I can ween myself off twitter haha
Come and hear me talk about queers in VR and what we can learn from their experiences to design better social VR spaces! Tuesday, March 19th at 4:40pm 💖
February 24, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Come and hear me talk about queers in VR and what we can learn from their experiences to design better social VR spaces! Tuesday, March 19th at 4:40pm 💖
Got the pups I’m staying with this PAX weekend some toys!
September 5, 2023 at 1:31 AM
Got the pups I’m staying with this PAX weekend some toys!
I’m gonna be on a panel at PAX! It’s called “Fantasy and Escapism Aren’t Always Bad” about how games can be healthy places for fantasy and how this can help us be happier
Come see it on Friday at 3pm in the Oriole theater 💖
Come see it on Friday at 3pm in the Oriole theater 💖
August 26, 2023 at 2:46 AM
I’m gonna be on a panel at PAX! It’s called “Fantasy and Escapism Aren’t Always Bad” about how games can be healthy places for fantasy and how this can help us be happier
Come see it on Friday at 3pm in the Oriole theater 💖
Come see it on Friday at 3pm in the Oriole theater 💖
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Will you be at PAX West??
Do you want to see me, @stcymsn.bsky.social, Tarn Adams of Dwarf Fortress, and Ryan Clark of Brace Yourself Games discuss the famously uncontroversial topic of procedural generation in games?
west.paxsite.com/en-us/schedu...
Do you want to see me, @stcymsn.bsky.social, Tarn Adams of Dwarf Fortress, and Ryan Clark of Brace Yourself Games discuss the famously uncontroversial topic of procedural generation in games?
west.paxsite.com/en-us/schedu...
August 23, 2023 at 6:54 PM
Will you be at PAX West??
Do you want to see me, @stcymsn.bsky.social, Tarn Adams of Dwarf Fortress, and Ryan Clark of Brace Yourself Games discuss the famously uncontroversial topic of procedural generation in games?
west.paxsite.com/en-us/schedu...
Do you want to see me, @stcymsn.bsky.social, Tarn Adams of Dwarf Fortress, and Ryan Clark of Brace Yourself Games discuss the famously uncontroversial topic of procedural generation in games?
west.paxsite.com/en-us/schedu...
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In an impossibly cool move, Joe Murray, creator of Rocko's Modern Life, has noticed his book about creating animation is out of print and massively over-priced on the second hand market.
So he's put it on his site for free.
joemurraystudio.com/books-by-joe...
So he's put it on his site for free.
joemurraystudio.com/books-by-joe...
August 23, 2023 at 8:05 AM
In an impossibly cool move, Joe Murray, creator of Rocko's Modern Life, has noticed his book about creating animation is out of print and massively over-priced on the second hand market.
So he's put it on his site for free.
joemurraystudio.com/books-by-joe...
So he's put it on his site for free.
joemurraystudio.com/books-by-joe...
Love being rear ended by a young medical sales rep in an Audi while at a stoplight and literally everyone is stopped. Apparently she thought the light was green 🙃 I’m fine but man. I just got my car back from it being hit by a tree.
August 23, 2023 at 8:47 PM
Love being rear ended by a young medical sales rep in an Audi while at a stoplight and literally everyone is stopped. Apparently she thought the light was green 🙃 I’m fine but man. I just got my car back from it being hit by a tree.
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idea: software, except it works
August 22, 2023 at 4:41 PM
idea: software, except it works
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I actually think some of my favorite game design media talks about widening out definitions and concepts of play patterns. Whether it's "the games black girls play" talking about the role of rhythm in kids games like double dutch and slaps or this lecture on the history of "girl games"
Girl Games of the 1990s: A Retrospective
In this 2018 GDC talk, developers Laura Groppe, Brenda Laurel, Jesyca Durchin Schnepp, Sheri Graner Ray and Ernest Adams revisit a whole genre of games that ...
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August 21, 2023 at 8:41 PM
I actually think some of my favorite game design media talks about widening out definitions and concepts of play patterns. Whether it's "the games black girls play" talking about the role of rhythm in kids games like double dutch and slaps or this lecture on the history of "girl games"
Last post was definitely a dig at my former boss and his “VR is an empathy machine “ TED talk lol
August 22, 2023 at 12:54 PM
Last post was definitely a dig at my former boss and his “VR is an empathy machine “ TED talk lol
Such a problem in VR too. The attempts to “put yourself in someone else’s shoes” are common and it feels gross that folks pat themselves on the back feeling like they finally know how racism, poverty, or queerness feels because “VR is so powerful”
There is a whole chapter in my book Empathy Engines about how this is a bad and stupid idea and the powerful difference between autobiographical games that speak to similar people (good) and games to “teach empathy” for others’ plights (problematic)
“We should gamify their symptoms!”
If you gamify my disability you will not see god!
If you gamify my disability you will not see god!
August 22, 2023 at 12:53 PM
Such a problem in VR too. The attempts to “put yourself in someone else’s shoes” are common and it feels gross that folks pat themselves on the back feeling like they finally know how racism, poverty, or queerness feels because “VR is so powerful”