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Harper Ferry
@harperferry.bsky.social
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Game designer, play facilitator, lifestyle clown, and anti-authoritarian wingnut based in LA.

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Pretty amused to turn on Dirty Laundry and see Chris Grace wearing a shirt from @bearpadart.bsky.social . I have one in blue and it’s basically my favorite shirt.
November 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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It was really great to return to UCSC to give this talk to Nowhere Lab about my approach to game design (and more). What an amazing, supportive space.
DEVIANT SCAFFOLDS with Harper Ferry October 20th @ 7pm In fishblow We don’t know what it is yet but we already live it and we are willing to try
October 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Niles Crane from the television show Frasier, saying “Her lips said no, but her eyes said ‘Read my lips’”
September 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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That’s it. That’s the whole game.
Processing A game of examination and imagination for two or more players by harper ferry Processing a game of examination and imagination for two or more players by harper ferry Rules Before submitting to a physical examination of any kind (medical, police, social), write the following questions all over your body. Stickers might be helpful. If any examiner seems to take note of a question, ask that question of the examiner. If they inquire what this is all about, tell them you are playing a story game called Processing or don't say anything, that's probably a better idea. You may edit, omit, or repeat the questions as you put them on your body, or even invent your own. Try not to expose your questions without being instructed to uncover them by an examiner. As soon as you can, make notes about how each question was answered. Ask yourself how all of the answers could be true and make a note of your answer. • Optional: You may decide to share your notes with your examiner by mailing them, sending them by text or email, or posting it on an online review forum associated with the organization they are a part of. Warning Many of the people with whom this game could be played might be dangerous to you, and asking the examiner these questions may increase that danger. Questions • How long ago was I captured? • What will they do to get the information from me? • What critical piece of information do I know that could bring down everything? • What do you notice that is inhuman, alien, or otherworldly about my body? • Do you believe that I am human? • Do I remind you of someone you know? Will that change what happens after the examination? • What secret agency or arcane order are you associated with? • What are my chances if I try to escape? • Why does your organization fear people like me? • Who else knows that I'm here? • What secret resource do I have at my disposal that could turn the tables at any moment?
August 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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I forgot to share this! I was chosen by my professors for an award! 🥳
Congratulations Harper Ferry! The AGPM Program Faculty have selected you to be a recipient of the Porter Benjamin F Memorial Scholarship Award. This scholarship recognizes Exceptional Artistic Merit in the Program. You will…
July 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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When I was in highschool, I thought that it’d be a good idea to go to my small rural town’s July 4th celebration to burn American flags in front of the crowd that was gathered to see the fireworks. Spoiler: it didn’t go well, but last year a friend from back home sent me this. Times change.
An Instagram message reading: “Recently, I have thought about the time you lit the American Flag on fire and how iconic that fucking was” followed by three laughing emojis. The message has been hearted.
July 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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June 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Mother and baby otters. Santa Cruz, CA
June 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Osprey. Santa Cruz, CA
June 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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June 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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I will miss Santa Cruz
June 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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June 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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June 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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My last open studios as an undergrad at UCSC
Harper with a clown nose standing beside a table with a hole cut into it. The table is covered in zines and has a sign that reads “NULL & void Games / TAKE A ZINE! / THEY ARE FREE! -HF” Harper sticking her arm up through a hole cut into a table covered with zines. A sign on the table says “NULL & void Games / TAKE A ZINE! / THEY ARE FREE! -HF
June 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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maybe i’m okay. maybe i’m just losing my leaves.
June 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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“I am a deviant, desperate to live.
You are the homophobic robot dogs that will tear me limb from limb if I should ever seek comfort.”

Download PURSUIT today. Pay what you want.
I am a deviant, desperate to live. You are the homophobic robot dogs that will tear me limb from limb if I should ever seek comfort.
June 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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A screenshot of a David Lynch interview: “Elaborate on that.” “No”
June 1, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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The Sixth Murmuration of the Nowhere Lab Tentpole Choir at the UCSC Arboretum.
June 1, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Throwback to some PBTA moves I wrote during my Games as Personal Narrative class in the fall.
When you walk on crunchy fallen leaves, think about a personal loss that changed you for the better and choose 2. • Compare your old self to your new self without judgement. • Contemplate your capacity for transformation. • Show gratitude toward someone who contributed to your growth. When you talk to a stranger on the bus, take +1 forward for each question you ask that can't be answered Yes or No. Hold up to 3 at a time. When someone close to you dies, roll 2d6. On a 10+, On a 7-9, On a miss, you are left with a lingering sense of dread or guilt. Which? Why?
May 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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For the span of a single evening here in Santa Cruz, I was Michigan. #nowherelab #othereels #michigan
May 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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I just finished @margaret.bsky.social ‘s The Sapling Cage this week, and I loved it. I also realized that the Hard Bargains list I made for Falling Objects would be a great fit to play a game as a Witch in the Order of the Vine.
May 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Some photos from The Sentient Severed Arm at the UCSC Lighting Studio. Video inbound.
The camera is pointed down at a messy table with a human arm poking through a hole in the tabletop. The arm is surrounded by random-seeming objects: a white board and marker, a slide whistle, rope, a plastic bone, flowers) Me (Harper ferry) hiding under the table before the game began, with the hole in the table visible over my shoulder
May 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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I’m super excited to get to exhibit The Sentient Severed Arm tomorrow as a performance art game!
A simple wooden table with a hole cut into it, creating a bright circle in the table’s shadow
May 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Cracking 2,000 views AND 500 downloads today on itch! 🥳
April 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Wrote this more than a year ago and completely forgot about it.
Disintegration Disintegration is a dangerous microgame for two players. What you need: • 1 Plastic water bottle • 1 or 2 cutting utensils (saws, knives, scissors, razor blades) Place the water bottle between the two players. Take turns slicing apart the water bottle with your cutting utensils. Continue until some part of the water bottle is small enough to consume. From this point forward, players may choose to use their turns to either consume plastic or make another cut. Whoever ingests the most plastic from the water bottle "wins" -Harper Ferry
April 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM