Arone Le Bray
@alebray.bsky.social
Narrative Guy doing Narrative Things, tinkering away with the new Fable at Playground Games!
(no idea what I'm doing, doing it anyway)
(he/him)
(no idea what I'm doing, doing it anyway)
(he/him)
Well, it’s time for another one of “those” type of game dev posts!
Due to circumstances beyond my control, my last day with Playground Games was earlier this week.
Due to circumstances beyond my control, my last day with Playground Games was earlier this week.
August 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Well, it’s time for another one of “those” type of game dev posts!
Due to circumstances beyond my control, my last day with Playground Games was earlier this week.
Due to circumstances beyond my control, my last day with Playground Games was earlier this week.
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I’ll soon be available for game design, creative direction, and consultancy opportunities while I develop my own projects. I’m also open to paid speaking engagements if you know of any!
If you’d be willing to share/repost this, or just send a kind word, I’d truly appreciate it. Thank you! ♥
If you’d be willing to share/repost this, or just send a kind word, I’d truly appreciate it. Thank you! ♥
April 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I’ll soon be available for game design, creative direction, and consultancy opportunities while I develop my own projects. I’m also open to paid speaking engagements if you know of any!
If you’d be willing to share/repost this, or just send a kind word, I’d truly appreciate it. Thank you! ♥
If you’d be willing to share/repost this, or just send a kind word, I’d truly appreciate it. Thank you! ♥
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this is an excellent talk by @thewritegame.bsky.social and @katedollarhyde.bsky.social that I am just not going to be able to livetweet because it’s so dense, but this reminder that building games with companions is a specific skill that a studio needs several tries to master is SO crucial
March 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
this is an excellent talk by @thewritegame.bsky.social and @katedollarhyde.bsky.social that I am just not going to be able to livetweet because it’s so dense, but this reminder that building games with companions is a specific skill that a studio needs several tries to master is SO crucial
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I've been working on this for about 5 months, some days over 16 hours a day. I can't do physical labor, can't work most jobs. I write and I draw. It's what I do - all I can do - and I'm decent at it. I even do it with my mouth because I can't use my hands. 1/?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/len...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/len...
HEXED: Volume 1
A modern romantasy set at a college of magic, featuring a leading lady on the autism spectrum.
www.kickstarter.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I've been working on this for about 5 months, some days over 16 hours a day. I can't do physical labor, can't work most jobs. I write and I draw. It's what I do - all I can do - and I'm decent at it. I even do it with my mouth because I can't use my hands. 1/?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/len...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/len...
I warned that an update was coming...
Updates (both happy and sad)!
The Happy:
I'm pleased to let everyone know that I have accepted a role with the wonderful people at Playground Games! I'm tickled turquoise to start this next chapter of my career and I can't wait to dig into the Fable world.
Updates (both happy and sad)!
The Happy:
I'm pleased to let everyone know that I have accepted a role with the wonderful people at Playground Games! I'm tickled turquoise to start this next chapter of my career and I can't wait to dig into the Fable world.
March 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I warned that an update was coming...
Updates (both happy and sad)!
The Happy:
I'm pleased to let everyone know that I have accepted a role with the wonderful people at Playground Games! I'm tickled turquoise to start this next chapter of my career and I can't wait to dig into the Fable world.
Updates (both happy and sad)!
The Happy:
I'm pleased to let everyone know that I have accepted a role with the wonderful people at Playground Games! I'm tickled turquoise to start this next chapter of my career and I can't wait to dig into the Fable world.
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too much gamedev advice focuses on making a success. success is such a complicated, often random, and subjective thing.
i want more advice on learning from your failures or even openly celebrating failure. destigmatize failure please 🙏🥲
i want more advice on learning from your failures or even openly celebrating failure. destigmatize failure please 🙏🥲
March 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
too much gamedev advice focuses on making a success. success is such a complicated, often random, and subjective thing.
i want more advice on learning from your failures or even openly celebrating failure. destigmatize failure please 🙏🥲
i want more advice on learning from your failures or even openly celebrating failure. destigmatize failure please 🙏🥲
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Srsly. Not only is the "left to die" BS contrary to human nature, we have loads of archeological evidence against it!
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
March 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Srsly. Not only is the "left to die" BS contrary to human nature, we have loads of archeological evidence against it!
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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It's time for another Adanna double feature at GDC, friends let me know if you want to grab taiyakis or ramen! 🍜✨🎮
February 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
It's time for another Adanna double feature at GDC, friends let me know if you want to grab taiyakis or ramen! 🍜✨🎮
"People need room to suck."
100% agreed. Every failure leads to the possibility of awesome.
Sometimes the failure itself is goddamn spectacular, if not for the reason you wanted it to be...
100% agreed. Every failure leads to the possibility of awesome.
Sometimes the failure itself is goddamn spectacular, if not for the reason you wanted it to be...
I love comics more than anything, and I genuinely, with all my heart, find 90% of comics simultaneously thoroughly unreadable and indispensably vital
to the overall well-being of the medium. People need room to suck.
to the overall well-being of the medium. People need room to suck.
February 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"People need room to suck."
100% agreed. Every failure leads to the possibility of awesome.
Sometimes the failure itself is goddamn spectacular, if not for the reason you wanted it to be...
100% agreed. Every failure leads to the possibility of awesome.
Sometimes the failure itself is goddamn spectacular, if not for the reason you wanted it to be...
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I've been keeping my shilling to the other, worse, place but if this is useful:
youtu.be/0mkVfdbVAZE
youtu.be/0mkVfdbVAZE
Your $70 Doesn't Buy You Cruelty
YouTube video by Mark Darrah on Games
youtu.be
February 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I've been keeping my shilling to the other, worse, place but if this is useful:
youtu.be/0mkVfdbVAZE
youtu.be/0mkVfdbVAZE
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Amateur dogshit is the loam in which professional-grade work grows.
February 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Amateur dogshit is the loam in which professional-grade work grows.
Spending my last day at TCR today (update coming soon!).
Likely because of this, I had a dream last night where I went around the studio and had to do a scavenger hunt to find all of my personal things that were moved around to multiple floors and hidden.
Likely because of this, I had a dream last night where I went around the studio and had to do a scavenger hunt to find all of my personal things that were moved around to multiple floors and hidden.
February 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Spending my last day at TCR today (update coming soon!).
Likely because of this, I had a dream last night where I went around the studio and had to do a scavenger hunt to find all of my personal things that were moved around to multiple floors and hidden.
Likely because of this, I had a dream last night where I went around the studio and had to do a scavenger hunt to find all of my personal things that were moved around to multiple floors and hidden.
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Hey bluesky! We're hiring for a few positions! Come work with us on Project D :) ->
halfmermaid.co/jobs
🌟 Senior Character Artist
🌟 Cinematic Manager
🌟 Senior Environment Artist (European timezones)
🌟 Level Designer (European timezones)
halfmermaid.co/jobs
🌟 Senior Character Artist
🌟 Cinematic Manager
🌟 Senior Environment Artist (European timezones)
🌟 Level Designer (European timezones)
February 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Hey bluesky! We're hiring for a few positions! Come work with us on Project D :) ->
halfmermaid.co/jobs
🌟 Senior Character Artist
🌟 Cinematic Manager
🌟 Senior Environment Artist (European timezones)
🌟 Level Designer (European timezones)
halfmermaid.co/jobs
🌟 Senior Character Artist
🌟 Cinematic Manager
🌟 Senior Environment Artist (European timezones)
🌟 Level Designer (European timezones)
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This is what I mean when I say to just make that thing you want to make, even if it’s garbage, especially today in the world of AI-generated dreck. One person’s absolute dogshit passion project will be 1000000% more powerful than a million auto-generated books thrown onto Amazon.
February 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
This is what I mean when I say to just make that thing you want to make, even if it’s garbage, especially today in the world of AI-generated dreck. One person’s absolute dogshit passion project will be 1000000% more powerful than a million auto-generated books thrown onto Amazon.
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Hey UK trans folk or even just people looking to change their names! You can change your name for free via deedpoll, I used this sites template and was able to get my passport changed with it!
freedeedpoll.org.uk ✨️
freedeedpoll.org.uk ✨️
Free UK Deed Poll - Instant free online UK Deed Poll to print and use
freedeedpoll.org.uk
February 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Hey UK trans folk or even just people looking to change their names! You can change your name for free via deedpoll, I used this sites template and was able to get my passport changed with it!
freedeedpoll.org.uk ✨️
freedeedpoll.org.uk ✨️
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OPPORTUNITY - Creative Director
Not affiliated. Shares welcome
career.paradoxplaza.com/jobs/5562404...
Not affiliated. Shares welcome
career.paradoxplaza.com/jobs/5562404...
Creative Director – World of Darkness - Paradox Interactive
Join World of Darkness as our Creative Director! Shape the future of our legendary universe, ensuring authentic, innovative storytelling across games, books, and transmedia experiences.
career.paradoxplaza.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
OPPORTUNITY - Creative Director
Not affiliated. Shares welcome
career.paradoxplaza.com/jobs/5562404...
Not affiliated. Shares welcome
career.paradoxplaza.com/jobs/5562404...
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OPPORTUNITY - Script Editor (2nd of the day)
Not affiliated, shares welcome
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...
Not affiliated, shares welcome
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...
Lime Pictures hiring Series Script Editor in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn
Posted 3:28:22 PM. As a senior member of the editorial team, you will manage a team of Script Editors and Assistant…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
OPPORTUNITY - Script Editor (2nd of the day)
Not affiliated, shares welcome
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...
Not affiliated, shares welcome
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...
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Guess who's joining the games redundancy crew!! Woop woop! Yeah, the layoffs got me, pals 🥲 Hmu if you or someone you know is looking for support on strategic people development, operations, organisational change, and/or game content sensitivity checking and risk assessment...or for a pub trip 😙✌️
February 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Guess who's joining the games redundancy crew!! Woop woop! Yeah, the layoffs got me, pals 🥲 Hmu if you or someone you know is looking for support on strategic people development, operations, organisational change, and/or game content sensitivity checking and risk assessment...or for a pub trip 😙✌️
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so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky
February 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky
Sometimes adding some amino acids, or attempting to dip into primodial soup helps make game=true.
Sometimes.
Sometimes.
I'd make a design doc and grab an engine and smash them together like dolls kissing
That's how it works right?
That's how it works right?
February 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Sometimes adding some amino acids, or attempting to dip into primodial soup helps make game=true.
Sometimes.
Sometimes.
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We live in the dumbest dystopia.
Oh damn Prime actually published their failed chatgpt prompt in the description
February 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
We live in the dumbest dystopia.