JM8 & Ludo (Design Delve)
@designdelve.bsky.social
Creator of “Design Delve” and Co-founder of Second Wind.
Co-host of the Windbreaker & Dev Heads Podcasts.
Indie game dev making *redacted*
DMs open for collabs and consulting
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUBKwq0XD0uc3-bC1m0IYvbdu8dEX4rd2
Co-host of the Windbreaker & Dev Heads Podcasts.
Indie game dev making *redacted*
DMs open for collabs and consulting
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUBKwq0XD0uc3-bC1m0IYvbdu8dEX4rd2
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Again for anyone who thinks Ludo was just a character I made up for Design Delve. NOPE! She’s real and the light of my life <3
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Talking teamwork with @designdelve.bsky.social (no Ludo) on RPG Help Desk today on @secondwindgroup.com !
Live in 2 minutes
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Live in 2 minutes
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Second Wind is the new home for the former video team of The Escapist.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Talking teamwork with @designdelve.bsky.social (no Ludo) on RPG Help Desk today on @secondwindgroup.com !
Live in 2 minutes
www.twitch.tv/secondwindgr...
Live in 2 minutes
www.twitch.tv/secondwindgr...
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I'm talking games with @designdelve.bsky.social and @yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social on the Windbreaker podcast today!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjzl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjzl...
What Makes a Great “Atmosphere” | Windbreaker Podcast
YouTube video by Second Wind
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November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I'm talking games with @designdelve.bsky.social and @yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social on the Windbreaker podcast today!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjzl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjzl...
I can hear the stampede of the Pokemon Death Squad already… 💀
This week on Design Delve, @designdelve.bsky.social is taking a look at how the Pokémon games intentionally waste your time.
Is Pokémon Intentionally Designed to Waste Your Time? | Design Delve
YouTube video by Second Wind
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November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I can hear the stampede of the Pokemon Death Squad already… 💀
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Celebrating two years of Second Wind (Nov 15) and 500,000 subs with the part of the team that’s out in Wisconsin!
Thanks to our amazing community for making this happen!
Thanks to our amazing community for making this happen!
October 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Celebrating two years of Second Wind (Nov 15) and 500,000 subs with the part of the team that’s out in Wisconsin!
Thanks to our amazing community for making this happen!
Thanks to our amazing community for making this happen!
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In about an hour, we’re playing the new Red Dragon Inn 10!!!!
@yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social, @designdelve.bsky.social, and @rexiconjesse.bsky.social will join me LIVE… it’s gonna be great!
Watch Here:
@yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social, @designdelve.bsky.social, and @rexiconjesse.bsky.social will join me LIVE… it’s gonna be great!
Watch Here:
Second Wind Plays Red Dragon Inn 10
YouTube video by Second Wind
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October 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In about an hour, we’re playing the new Red Dragon Inn 10!!!!
@yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social, @designdelve.bsky.social, and @rexiconjesse.bsky.social will join me LIVE… it’s gonna be great!
Watch Here:
@yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social, @designdelve.bsky.social, and @rexiconjesse.bsky.social will join me LIVE… it’s gonna be great!
Watch Here:
Gunna bamboozle a couple people with my thoughts on this one 🦐
This week's episode of Design Delve is now available, with @designdelve.bsky.social taking a look at the age-old question of difficulty options.
Presented by Once Upon a Galaxy.
Presented by Once Upon a Galaxy.
Should Difficulty Options Even Exist? | Design Delve
YouTube video by Second Wind
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October 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Gunna bamboozle a couple people with my thoughts on this one 🦐
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📢Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! 🙌The Wait is over!
🚀The Last Worlds has just launched on Kickstarter! ✨Don't miss the start of this NEW adventure!
❤️Like 🔄Repost & SPREAD THE WORD — together we can make history❤️🔥
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lup...
🚀The Last Worlds has just launched on Kickstarter! ✨Don't miss the start of this NEW adventure!
❤️Like 🔄Repost & SPREAD THE WORD — together we can make history❤️🔥
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lup...
Coming soon: The Last Worlds Crossed Souls - Open World 3D Action RPG
A game inspired by classic fantasy RPGs. Explore the vast planet Ness-444. Discover your past with your loyal companion, Lupio.
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October 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
📢Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! 🙌The Wait is over!
🚀The Last Worlds has just launched on Kickstarter! ✨Don't miss the start of this NEW adventure!
❤️Like 🔄Repost & SPREAD THE WORD — together we can make history❤️🔥
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lup...
🚀The Last Worlds has just launched on Kickstarter! ✨Don't miss the start of this NEW adventure!
❤️Like 🔄Repost & SPREAD THE WORD — together we can make history❤️🔥
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lup...
Imbalance in the most perfect way 🤌🏻 hats off to you Supergiant
This week's episode of Design Delve is now available, with @designdelve.bsky.social exploring the balance / imbalance in Hades II.
Presented by Once Upon a Galaxy.
Presented by Once Upon a Galaxy.
The Insane Imbalance of Hades II | Design Delve
YouTube video by Second Wind
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September 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Imbalance in the most perfect way 🤌🏻 hats off to you Supergiant
This video makes ME feel, mightyyyyy real! 🎶
How do you make NPCs feel like real people?
@prettygrimgames.bsky.social chatted with the folks at @blacktabbygames.com to find out in the latest episode of Storycraft.
WATCH -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkY8...
@prettygrimgames.bsky.social chatted with the folks at @blacktabbygames.com to find out in the latest episode of Storycraft.
WATCH -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkY8...
Making NPCs Feel Like Real People (ft. Black Tabby Games) | Storycraft
YouTube video by Second Wind
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September 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This video makes ME feel, mightyyyyy real! 🎶
Time to spill the tea.. all over my colleagues ☕️
We've got some of the lovely folks from @secondwindgroup.com on as guests tomorrow for a game of Dirty Laundry to raise money for charity!
Everyone submitted secrets and juicy stories. It's your job to guess who's belongs to who. Don't miss it, tomorrow at 5pm EST!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKYA...
Everyone submitted secrets and juicy stories. It's your job to guess who's belongs to who. Don't miss it, tomorrow at 5pm EST!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKYA...
September 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Time to spill the tea.. all over my colleagues ☕️
“The Grim Shredder” Mikee called me as he chased me around the city.
Tried the free skate build. The #DevHeads tutorialed. @designdelve.bsky.social is clearly more experienced than the rest of us
September 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
“The Grim Shredder” Mikee called me as he chased me around the city.
I’ve never been more in love with and MAD at a game before. Amazing work Team Cherry 🍒
This week's episode of Design Delve is now available, talking about the weird design choices of Hollow Knight: Silksong (which @designdelve.bsky.social loves before you get mad!).
Presented by @gamemaker.io.
Presented by @gamemaker.io.
Hollow Knight: Silksong's Beautiful but Baffling Designs | Design Delve
YouTube video by Second Wind
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September 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I’ve never been more in love with and MAD at a game before. Amazing work Team Cherry 🍒
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What if after playing Nightreign with @designdelve.bsky.social & @prettygrimgames.bsky.social yesterday, I went on a hike with @jimjam-walsh.bsky.social today, tried to find an Evergaol… and succeeded!?!
Madness.
Madness.
September 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
What if after playing Nightreign with @designdelve.bsky.social & @prettygrimgames.bsky.social yesterday, I went on a hike with @jimjam-walsh.bsky.social today, tried to find an Evergaol… and succeeded!?!
Madness.
Madness.
A good friend of mine has started a series where he takes popular characters from games and turns them into Magic the Gathering cards. Super neat concept and i think more people should check it out! Go tell him J sent ya <3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa1J...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa1J...
I designed Cal Kestis as a Magic Card
YouTube video by Jarory de Jesus
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September 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A good friend of mine has started a series where he takes popular characters from games and turns them into Magic the Gathering cards. Super neat concept and i think more people should check it out! Go tell him J sent ya <3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa1J...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa1J...
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This week on Design Delve, @designdelve.bsky.social takes a look back at the design of Hollow Knight and how the game is designed very intentionally with the way it makes the player feel.
Hollow Knight Is Designed to Make You Feel Bad | Design Delve
YouTube video by Second Wind
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September 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This week on Design Delve, @designdelve.bsky.social takes a look back at the design of Hollow Knight and how the game is designed very intentionally with the way it makes the player feel.
I enjoy the pain 🤌🏻
This week on Design Delve, @designdelve.bsky.social takes a look back at the design of Hollow Knight and how the game is designed very intentionally with the way it makes the player feel.
Hollow Knight Is Designed to Make You Feel Bad | Design Delve
YouTube video by Second Wind
youtu.be
September 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I enjoy the pain 🤌🏻
Video game patents are WEIRD and I only scratched the surface. Check it out 🤌🏻
This week's episode of Design Delve from @designdelve.bsky.social is now available!
Are Video Game Patents Ruining the Industry? | Design Delve
YouTube video by Second Wind
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August 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Video game patents are WEIRD and I only scratched the surface. Check it out 🤌🏻
Had a BLAST discussing Weapons with these lads! Looking forward to the inevitable Labyrinth episode 👀
We're running at you like Naruto to discuss Zach Cregger's "Weapons" with special guest
@designdelve.bsky.social
From the cinematic influence of Magnolia to the internal logic of suburbia, we cover a lot of ground!
@designdelve.bsky.social
From the cinematic influence of Magnolia to the internal logic of suburbia, we cover a lot of ground!
Ep 545: Weapons
We're running at you like Naruto to discuss Zach Cregger's "Weapons" with special guest JM8 from Second Wind and Design Delve!
From the cinematic influence of Magnolia to the internal logic of subur...
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August 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Had a BLAST discussing Weapons with these lads! Looking forward to the inevitable Labyrinth episode 👀
That Peak game is gunna be something 👹(I’m also on stream for most of the day so come hang out!)
Tomorrow should be good!
Kicking it off with PEAK with @yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social, @jackpackard.bsky.social, @designdelve.bsky.social and myself.
I'm sure we'll be successful together.
Kicking it off with PEAK with @yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social, @jackpackard.bsky.social, @designdelve.bsky.social and myself.
I'm sure we'll be successful together.
Tomorrow starting at 10 AM CT!
We're doing our mid-year 12-hour Marathon stream where we raise funds for Second Wind and play a bunch of games throughout the day with the community.
Kicking things off with PEAK!
Set a reminder and get the schedule at the link!
We're doing our mid-year 12-hour Marathon stream where we raise funds for Second Wind and play a bunch of games throughout the day with the community.
Kicking things off with PEAK!
Set a reminder and get the schedule at the link!
August 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
That Peak game is gunna be something 👹(I’m also on stream for most of the day so come hang out!)
Probably missed the point because they were too busy looking at map markers of feathers 🤫
This week on Design Delve, @designdelve.bsky.social takes a look at open world design and what developers still seem to miss about what makes it actually fun.
Presented by @gamemaker.io.
Presented by @gamemaker.io.
What Devs STILL Misunderstand About Open World Design | Design Delve
YouTube video by Second Wind
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August 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Probably missed the point because they were too busy looking at map markers of feathers 🤫
At a restaurant in Seattle and the waiter asked us if he could take our plates and came back to sing an entire karaoke rendition of “somebody to love” by Queen and then proceeded to not take our plates for another 15 minutes. Never kill yourself.
July 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
At a restaurant in Seattle and the waiter asked us if he could take our plates and came back to sing an entire karaoke rendition of “somebody to love” by Queen and then proceeded to not take our plates for another 15 minutes. Never kill yourself.
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10AM-2PM - Second Wind
@designdelve.bsky.social and @rexiconjesse.bsky.social of @secondwindgroup.com take over for @doctorvenkman.com and keep the party going for the late morning and early afternoon.
@designdelve.bsky.social and @rexiconjesse.bsky.social of @secondwindgroup.com take over for @doctorvenkman.com and keep the party going for the late morning and early afternoon.
July 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
10AM-2PM - Second Wind
@designdelve.bsky.social and @rexiconjesse.bsky.social of @secondwindgroup.com take over for @doctorvenkman.com and keep the party going for the late morning and early afternoon.
@designdelve.bsky.social and @rexiconjesse.bsky.social of @secondwindgroup.com take over for @doctorvenkman.com and keep the party going for the late morning and early afternoon.
Not just narratively but mechanically I agree with this too 🩸great episode!
A new episode of Storycraft is now available from @prettygrimgames.bsky.social, this time taking a look at how vampires are the perfect RPG protagonists.
Featuring special guest Stephen Rooney. (@nuckpang.bsky.social)
Featuring special guest Stephen Rooney. (@nuckpang.bsky.social)
Vampires Are Perfect RPG Protagonists (feat. Stephen Rooney) | Storycraft
YouTube video by Second Wind
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July 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Not just narratively but mechanically I agree with this too 🩸great episode!
I got to babble about Beyond Good & Evil, ‘twas a good day 💪
On this BONUS episode of the OSPod: @matthewkrol.nebula.tv and @designdelve.bsky.social confer on which commonplace videogame ability would be the most existentially horrifying. The answer is all of them.
This episode of the OSPodcast is available on our channel: youtu.be/sYYrta8D-H8?...
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This episode of the OSPodcast is available on our channel: youtu.be/sYYrta8D-H8?...
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July 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I got to babble about Beyond Good & Evil, ‘twas a good day 💪
Sandy egg all over my face
On this week's episode of Design Delve, @designdelve.bsky.social go deep on Dune: Awakening, an excellent game that's also incredibly worrying.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=elPJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=elPJ...
I'm In Love With, but Deeply Worried About Dune Awakening | Design Delve
YouTube video by Second Wind
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July 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Sandy egg all over my face