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Daniel Narvaez
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Game Designer • 2022 PRGDA Scholar • YoungArts 2019 Finalist
“Do a Riot fist bump!”

It’s my 2nd week out here in the Pacific Northwest installing hardware for clients.

The other day I got to visit @riotgames.com in Seattle!

This was an awesome experience. I’ve been a League player on-and-off since 2011, and I started playing VALORANT this year.
September 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Driving by all these cities I only see on job applications.
September 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Happy Silksong Day to all who observe!
September 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
My upcoming 2-week trip is now a 3-week trip!

My team and I at Technology Sandbox will be installing new hardware at a handful of sites in the Seattle/Portland region.

I'll be in the area from Sept 14th to Oct 2nd.

If you're Seattle or Portland, let's meet up and talk games!

#devsky #it #gamedev
August 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Not in time for #PAXWest, but I'll be in Seattle from September 14th-28th! I'll also be in and out of Portland while I'm on the west coast.

I'd love to meet up with any of my connections who are local to the area. Let's talk games!
July 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
So my new job is cool.

I’m still working on games, but now I’m also a part-time IT Technician for Technology Sandbox.

I do low-voltage installations, and my first project was a bunch of Wingstops.

I wanted to quit at first, but I held up. Grit is good for working in games right?

#gamedev #itsky
July 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM
That's a wrap for #G4C Festival!

I'm really happy I came to volunteer.

Coming back to this building reminded me of the reasons why I started my Game Designer journey.

It was a pleasure meeting my new connections.

Until next time, Games for Change!

#nyc #gamedesign #devsky #designsky #gamedev
June 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Day 1 of volunteering for #G4C - my recap:

The arcade setup was impressive, and there were a lot of great games to play.

I facilitated sessions of Legless in London, a tabletop game made by Focus Games Ltd

I’m looking forward to what today has to offer!

#nyc #gamesky #designsky #gamedev
June 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Yesterday I was tech lead for Waffle Games 8.0, a free games conference in NYC.

We had industry talks, game demos, and tournaments with @riotgames.com

Most importantly, I got my waffle 🧇 (we had only 1 waffle maker).

#gamedev #nyc #designsky #promosky #gamesky
June 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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why don’t you sit down and write some god damn HTML
April 17, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I haven't used Twine since college, but I've always wanted to come back and make a polished, text-based game.

Below is a snippet of another project I'm working. 👇🏼

I can't say much, but I'm happy to say I'll be doing a lot of economy and progression system design. 🙂‍↕️

#indiedev #designsky #gamedev
April 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I updated my portfolio's "Project Dreamscape" page at the top with the latest information + contributions.

I also added a new section at the bottom, "Quest Categories & Criteria System".

Find "Project Dreamscape" on Steam: tinyurl.com/3vp5sj95

#indiedev #gamesky #gamedev #designsky #promosky
April 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I took some time after GDC to rest, and then I got back to working on DreamScape.

Over the last few days I've been redesigning our game's Quest system, and I've been considering how it might improve the player experience. 🧵
March 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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brb porting to Playstacean
I built a Playstacean!
March 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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What an AMAZING GDC!

Peep @ryancanuel.bsky.social trying out @niantic.bsky.social's Peridot demo, Oliver testing @bhaptics.bsky.social's vest, and our sponsorship for the awesome LIV XR mixer!

Thanks for another incredible year 🙏
March 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Day 5 of #GDC25 is a wrap, marking the end of a long week.

If you spoke with me these last two days I probably said, “I did everything I set out to do”.

I showed up, made new connections and strengthened existing ones. And I had a great time through all of it. 🙂

#indiedev #gamedev #gamedesign
March 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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come play the demo for The Coldest Winter at the New York Pavilion (it’s really cool I promise won GDC pitch and all)
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#gameaudio #gamedev #vibexp #gdc
March 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Day 4 of #GDC25 complete. We’re near the finish line!

Today was all about the expo hall. We demo’d DreamScape to the public at the NYS Pavilion.

I ended the night with 2 events: the Unity Educators Mixer and the @prgda.net Boricua Meetup!

#promosky #gamesky #gamedev #indiedev #designsky #devsky
March 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I’m all done with day 3 of #GDC25!

The highlights of my day were reconnecting with some of my old classmates who are all thriving in this industry.

That, and meeting one of my professional connections in person for the first time.

#promosky #designsky #gamesky #indiedev #gamedev
March 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Day 3 at #GDC
It's been awesome to have reconnected with old friends, met new ones, and see some of my twitter/bsky friends materialize here ✨️
March 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Just hours after landing in San Francisco, I attended Day of the Devs.

It was a warm welcome back to the city, and a prelude to #GDC25

The highlight of my day was @wearegameheads.bsky.social members recognizing me from 3 years ago!

#devsky #promosky #gamesky #gamedesign #indiedev
March 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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Day 1 of #GDC25 is a wrap.

Today I got to put some faces to names for people I’ve only known on this platform.

Other than that, I did tourist things like getting up close to the golden gate bridge.

#indiedev #promosky #gamesky #designsky #gamedesign
March 18, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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Day 2 of #GDC25 is a wrap.

I went to the Climate Crisis Workshop and ended the day with 3 social events 🎲 🏳️‍🌈 🪩

I met up with some fellow @prgda.net scholars and even won a raffle for and MTG booster box!

I guess I play Magic now?

#designsky #promosky #indiedev #networking #jobs #gamesky #gamedev
March 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Don't forget! Tomorrow is the day! 👀
Are you going to be around GDC this year? If so, are you looking to meet awesome Boricua devs? Come to our Puerto Rico Game Dev Meetup this March 20th in Fish & Farm (424 Clay St.) at 7:30 PM! Thanks to our friends at @latinxingaming.bsky.social for helping us make this a possibility! 🇵🇷✨
March 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Day 2 of #GDC25 is a wrap.

I went to the Climate Crisis Workshop and ended the day with 3 social events 🎲 🏳️‍🌈 🪩

I met up with some fellow @prgda.net scholars and even won a raffle for and MTG booster box!

I guess I play Magic now?

#designsky #promosky #indiedev #networking #jobs #gamesky #gamedev
March 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM