Bertine van Hövell 🚂 AdventureX
@baroness.bsky.social
Petting cats, herding cats, vacuuming cats. Certified narrative tool.
🕵 Indie Dev
🖋 Freelance Game Designer and Writer
🎮 Worked on Old Skies, Stellaris, At Eve's Wake and more
✨DGA Board Member - Consultant VAF
🕸 www.lostagain.nl - DM open
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she/zij
🕵 Indie Dev
🖋 Freelance Game Designer and Writer
🎮 Worked on Old Skies, Stellaris, At Eve's Wake and more
✨DGA Board Member - Consultant VAF
🕸 www.lostagain.nl - DM open
...
she/zij
Parliamentary Electionday in the Netherlands and I can pick any one of these people
Toy banana for scale
Toy banana for scale
October 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Parliamentary Electionday in the Netherlands and I can pick any one of these people
Toy banana for scale
Toy banana for scale
Representation matters
October 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Representation matters
I'm still getting compliments for my talk on Transgressive Narratives in Games from Devcom 😳
I'm honestly so chuffed it was such a success
anyway, here's a picture, which does capture the vibe of the talk quite well honestly.
I'm honestly so chuffed it was such a success
anyway, here's a picture, which does capture the vibe of the talk quite well honestly.
September 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I'm still getting compliments for my talk on Transgressive Narratives in Games from Devcom 😳
I'm honestly so chuffed it was such a success
anyway, here's a picture, which does capture the vibe of the talk quite well honestly.
I'm honestly so chuffed it was such a success
anyway, here's a picture, which does capture the vibe of the talk quite well honestly.
Day 2 of Gamescom and I'm not sure how I'll explain to my family this digital bishi is my new beau
August 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Day 2 of Gamescom and I'm not sure how I'll explain to my family this digital bishi is my new beau
So this is literally a skill issue.
As in, this is a skill you can train and learn and it's super useful because you don't quite realise how many ideas you create per day. The best designers constantly generate and discard ideas.
If you have to genAI every instance, you'll never train yourself
As in, this is a skill you can train and learn and it's super useful because you don't quite realise how many ideas you create per day. The best designers constantly generate and discard ideas.
If you have to genAI every instance, you'll never train yourself
August 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
So this is literally a skill issue.
As in, this is a skill you can train and learn and it's super useful because you don't quite realise how many ideas you create per day. The best designers constantly generate and discard ideas.
If you have to genAI every instance, you'll never train yourself
As in, this is a skill you can train and learn and it's super useful because you don't quite realise how many ideas you create per day. The best designers constantly generate and discard ideas.
If you have to genAI every instance, you'll never train yourself
GAME, the German game industry trade association, released this *damn* good statement on the unjust NSFW game takedowns
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
July 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
GAME, the German game industry trade association, released this *damn* good statement on the unjust NSFW game takedowns
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
excuse me, surely this one's the trans piece??
July 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
excuse me, surely this one's the trans piece??
Again, I'm not stating this because I'm running PR for Itch. I just want people to be angry for the right reasons.
The fact that itch has no 'explicit pornographic material' but only a 'sensitive content' checkbox probably explains a lot about the situation.
The fact that itch has no 'explicit pornographic material' but only a 'sensitive content' checkbox probably explains a lot about the situation.
July 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Again, I'm not stating this because I'm running PR for Itch. I just want people to be angry for the right reasons.
The fact that itch has no 'explicit pornographic material' but only a 'sensitive content' checkbox probably explains a lot about the situation.
The fact that itch has no 'explicit pornographic material' but only a 'sensitive content' checkbox probably explains a lot about the situation.
I get why people are angry at Itch.
But
Steam will now also just remove things based on payment processor vibes
I don't like any of this.
partner.steamgames.com/doc/gettings...
But
Steam will now also just remove things based on payment processor vibes
I don't like any of this.
partner.steamgames.com/doc/gettings...
July 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I get why people are angry at Itch.
But
Steam will now also just remove things based on payment processor vibes
I don't like any of this.
partner.steamgames.com/doc/gettings...
But
Steam will now also just remove things based on payment processor vibes
I don't like any of this.
partner.steamgames.com/doc/gettings...
This is steam's. Check the highlight
It might just be worse
(from partner.steamgames.com/doc/gettings...)
It might just be worse
(from partner.steamgames.com/doc/gettings...)
July 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This is steam's. Check the highlight
It might just be worse
(from partner.steamgames.com/doc/gettings...)
It might just be worse
(from partner.steamgames.com/doc/gettings...)
aw man, they made a historical adaptation of all my favourite super hero tropes and symbolism!
July 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
aw man, they made a historical adaptation of all my favourite super hero tropes and symbolism!
Normal games lore: "behold, my beautiful world building! Let me spin you a tragic tale of this background character's uncle that I'm far more interested in talking about than anything happening in the game's story"
The Witch of Fern Island lore: "look at this stupid ass motherfucke--"
The Witch of Fern Island lore: "look at this stupid ass motherfucke--"
July 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Normal games lore: "behold, my beautiful world building! Let me spin you a tragic tale of this background character's uncle that I'm far more interested in talking about than anything happening in the game's story"
The Witch of Fern Island lore: "look at this stupid ass motherfucke--"
The Witch of Fern Island lore: "look at this stupid ass motherfucke--"
Just a sticker on the pedestrian lights right outside the Develop Brighton venue.
July 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Just a sticker on the pedestrian lights right outside the Develop Brighton venue.
just writer things
July 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
just writer things
My nan made me this when I was recovering from a car accident in the hospital at age 4
July 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
My nan made me this when I was recovering from a car accident in the hospital at age 4
This is a fun video on the narrative of Raid: Shadow Legends. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYGz...
But I mostly want to highlight this comment beneath it, from someone who wrote the additional lore material. Because sadly this is often the reality of game writing.
I salute you, uncredited writer 🫡
But I mostly want to highlight this comment beneath it, from someone who wrote the additional lore material. Because sadly this is often the reality of game writing.
I salute you, uncredited writer 🫡
June 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This is a fun video on the narrative of Raid: Shadow Legends. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYGz...
But I mostly want to highlight this comment beneath it, from someone who wrote the additional lore material. Because sadly this is often the reality of game writing.
I salute you, uncredited writer 🫡
But I mostly want to highlight this comment beneath it, from someone who wrote the additional lore material. Because sadly this is often the reality of game writing.
I salute you, uncredited writer 🫡
(not mine I stole it)
June 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
(not mine I stole it)
And just where the fuck u think ur going
May 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
And just where the fuck u think ur going
Random drop at a maze
May 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Random drop at a maze
Look, I can't even take a picture of any text I see here!
May 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Look, I can't even take a picture of any text I see here!