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Writer, developer, gamer, dumbass
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"But [the past] is out of your hands; it happens before the gameplay ever starts. The only thing you actually control is what you will do moving forwards—and these choices set up who you want your Morgan Yu to be." — C. C. Rayne
Read more: sidequest.zone/2025/11/03/w...
Read more: sidequest.zone/2025/11/03/w...
Who Are Yu?: Prey and The Power of Self-Determination - Sidequest
C. C. Rayne examines themes of monstrosity, identity, and gender in Prey, and the impact of their relationship with protagonist Morgan Yu.
sidequest.zone
November 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
"But [the past] is out of your hands; it happens before the gameplay ever starts. The only thing you actually control is what you will do moving forwards—and these choices set up who you want your Morgan Yu to be." — C. C. Rayne
Read more: sidequest.zone/2025/11/03/w...
Read more: sidequest.zone/2025/11/03/w...
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Arkane feels like the only developer who pays attention to _fashion_ - the worlds of dishonored and prey feel like they have actual aesthetic trends and ideas reflected in clothing and architecture and god the character designs still hold up so well
February 16, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Arkane feels like the only developer who pays attention to _fashion_ - the worlds of dishonored and prey feel like they have actual aesthetic trends and ideas reflected in clothing and architecture and god the character designs still hold up so well
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spoke with a few game devs students the other day and i was very happy to hear that some of them consider prey 2017 one of the best games they've ever played
it's a juggernaut of level & systems design coupled with immaculate art direction
what a shame microsoft shut down arkane austin
it's a juggernaut of level & systems design coupled with immaculate art direction
what a shame microsoft shut down arkane austin
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 AM
spoke with a few game devs students the other day and i was very happy to hear that some of them consider prey 2017 one of the best games they've ever played
it's a juggernaut of level & systems design coupled with immaculate art direction
what a shame microsoft shut down arkane austin
it's a juggernaut of level & systems design coupled with immaculate art direction
what a shame microsoft shut down arkane austin
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"people can still download your art from bsky and feed it into AI" if gamer behavior has taught me anything, just one extra button press is more than enough to annoy a MASSIVE amount of people into not making the effort
December 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"people can still download your art from bsky and feed it into AI" if gamer behavior has taught me anything, just one extra button press is more than enough to annoy a MASSIVE amount of people into not making the effort
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For all the new folks arriving, both #indiegame developers and players alike, I've got some starter packs below you might find useful 👍
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🔸 Solo Indie Devs - go.bsky.app/46HSs4C
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November 17, 2024 at 10:18 AM
For all the new folks arriving, both #indiegame developers and players alike, I've got some starter packs below you might find useful 👍
🔸 Indie Game Studios - go.bsky.app/EbnyA2d
🔸 Solo Indie Devs - go.bsky.app/46HSs4C
🔸 Indie Game Publishers - go.bsky.app/DAoKtHj
🔸 Indie Game Studios - go.bsky.app/EbnyA2d
🔸 Solo Indie Devs - go.bsky.app/46HSs4C
🔸 Indie Game Publishers - go.bsky.app/DAoKtHj
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Weird to know a few different friends going for the same senior narrative role and to watch the (very qualified) women be filtered out in the first round by in-office requirements. Knowing how doable remote narrative teams are, it’s hard to believe it’s not intentional.
December 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Weird to know a few different friends going for the same senior narrative role and to watch the (very qualified) women be filtered out in the first round by in-office requirements. Knowing how doable remote narrative teams are, it’s hard to believe it’s not intentional.
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Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
"Horrible", "boring", and "cheap": Experts pan new chatbot NPCs, but some leave room for optimism
We speak to a collection of developers and AI experts about the potential impact of LLM-powered NPCs in videogames.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
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AAA video game character going to the toilet: "I'll take these stairs." "Ah, there it is, the bathroom." "Better open the door." "The door's open, nice." "Gonna pull my trousers down now." "Sitting down." "Okay, here we go." "I needed that." "Okay, time to fl
December 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
AAA video game character going to the toilet: "I'll take these stairs." "Ah, there it is, the bathroom." "Better open the door." "The door's open, nice." "Gonna pull my trousers down now." "Sitting down." "Okay, here we go." "I needed that." "Okay, time to fl
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I wrote an article about dialogue choice as part of a narrative designer’s toolkit *aside* from branching, instead considering how choice can invite us to *perform* a character.
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
We're just over the moon to be sharing this with you: the one and only @hannahnicklin.bsky.social on South of the Circle and how developers use in-game choices to give players space in which to perform the story.
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/per...
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/per...
Performing Peter: South of the Circle and Fuzzy Choice — Gamers with Glasses
How do game designers make player choices feel meaningful? Hannah Nicklin, author of Writing for Games: Theory and Practice , describes here how the act of choosing allows players to perform a charac...
www.gamerswithglasses.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I wrote an article about dialogue choice as part of a narrative designer’s toolkit *aside* from branching, instead considering how choice can invite us to *perform* a character.
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
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You don't need to be able to read every pore and eyelash on a character's face for "good" graphics. You need good art direction and design. Those are what ensure your game still looks striking and memorable even decades later.
When you consider that this beauty runs on 25 year old hardware, the possibilities for us are still endless.
December 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
You don't need to be able to read every pore and eyelash on a character's face for "good" graphics. You need good art direction and design. Those are what ensure your game still looks striking and memorable even decades later.
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As the backlash to generative AI in video games continues to pick up steam heading into 2026, it'll be fascinating to see what is considered "made with generative AI." Can a dev team say they're not using AI if they're writing design docs with Copilot or using chatGPT to make schedules and budgets?
December 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
As the backlash to generative AI in video games continues to pick up steam heading into 2026, it'll be fascinating to see what is considered "made with generative AI." Can a dev team say they're not using AI if they're writing design docs with Copilot or using chatGPT to make schedules and budgets?
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I don't want gen AI in my browser
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
December 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I don't want gen AI in my browser
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
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Advice from Portland
December 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Advice from Portland
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Regular reminder that the majority of the people who dreamed up the stories you love are, like, BROKE broke, and that most of the money spent on their work was given to Some Guy™️ instead.
December 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Regular reminder that the majority of the people who dreamed up the stories you love are, like, BROKE broke, and that most of the money spent on their work was given to Some Guy™️ instead.
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if you missed it, i released a new zine today about gay cyberpunk shit
my penultimate release of 2025 is The Hard Wire, a zine of queer personals from a cyberpunk dystopia. includes a mini-rpg that lets you play them and a micro-essay on sex work in the cyberpunk genre. sexually explicit – see the itch page for content warnings
The Hard Wire by Anna Anthropy
🔞 A zine of cyberpunk queer personals
w.itch.io
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
if you missed it, i released a new zine today about gay cyberpunk shit
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I’m going to use my library card more in 2026.
December 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I’m going to use my library card more in 2026.
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There was one thing that none of my mentors told me about life in a large bookshop....
The pages of 45000+ books slurp a lot of water out of the air 📚
The humidity in here is currently 25%. When the temperature drops, it can get down to 20%.
Nobody warned me I'd need gallons of moisturizer 🙄
The pages of 45000+ books slurp a lot of water out of the air 📚
The humidity in here is currently 25%. When the temperature drops, it can get down to 20%.
Nobody warned me I'd need gallons of moisturizer 🙄
December 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM
There was one thing that none of my mentors told me about life in a large bookshop....
The pages of 45000+ books slurp a lot of water out of the air 📚
The humidity in here is currently 25%. When the temperature drops, it can get down to 20%.
Nobody warned me I'd need gallons of moisturizer 🙄
The pages of 45000+ books slurp a lot of water out of the air 📚
The humidity in here is currently 25%. When the temperature drops, it can get down to 20%.
Nobody warned me I'd need gallons of moisturizer 🙄
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Unpopular opinion for some reason: I really like slow burn stories that get you invested in the characters and set up a reason for being.
Stories that require patience that I now can show again
I'm so ready to be invested in so many worlds...
Stories that require patience that I now can show again
I'm so ready to be invested in so many worlds...
December 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Unpopular opinion for some reason: I really like slow burn stories that get you invested in the characters and set up a reason for being.
Stories that require patience that I now can show again
I'm so ready to be invested in so many worlds...
Stories that require patience that I now can show again
I'm so ready to be invested in so many worlds...
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Please…. I’m begging you… if your game has a dialogue choice… and all the answers say the same thing in a different way…. You can just remove the dialogue choice……
December 19, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Please…. I’m begging you… if your game has a dialogue choice… and all the answers say the same thing in a different way…. You can just remove the dialogue choice……
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I feel like paying a subscription to allow game consoles to connect to the internet is a scam that we just quietly accepted.
December 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I feel like paying a subscription to allow game consoles to connect to the internet is a scam that we just quietly accepted.
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"GenAI is the future and it becoming the norm in game development is inevitable, so get used to it."
If that becomes a reality, I will actually just quit buying games. I'm not contributing any money to that filth.
If that becomes a reality, I will actually just quit buying games. I'm not contributing any money to that filth.
December 18, 2025 at 6:36 AM
"GenAI is the future and it becoming the norm in game development is inevitable, so get used to it."
If that becomes a reality, I will actually just quit buying games. I'm not contributing any money to that filth.
If that becomes a reality, I will actually just quit buying games. I'm not contributing any money to that filth.
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Collecting Star Flowers ✨
December 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Collecting Star Flowers ✨
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My response to anything over the next two weeks
December 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My response to anything over the next two weeks