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Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison
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Game Designer? Producer? Writer? Historian? Chihuahua butler?

Co-founder of @secretlab.games (Night in the Woods, I Feel Fine, Leonardo’s Moon Ship) + @yarnspinner.dev.

President @TasGameMakers.com

@themartianlife.com’s husband.

📍 lutruwita
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elegance
A tiny yellow chihuahua totally upside down having her belly scratched
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Received the “Young” Alumni Award from UTAS today. Thanks, VC! Very honoured, also very embarrassed.
A tall man in glasses handing a framed certificate to another slightly less tall man in glasses in front of a large window and banner that says UTAS Information and Communications Technology.
November 6, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Happy 2nd Birthday to this tiny bean!
A tiny black and tan chihuahua lying on her side making come hither eyes at the camera. A tiny black and tan chihuahua basking in the sun. She has tiny little paws. A tiny black and tan chihuahua and her tinier yellow sister A tiny black and tan chihuahua as a puppy. Her ears haven’t popped yet.
November 2, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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A pic of the horrifying Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience thing.
October 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Had a wonderful time doing a panel about narrative games and @yarnspinner.dev at #PAXAus at 10PM (!!) last night! Awesome audience and questions. Thanks to @firkraags.bsky.social for joining @desplesda.net, @mcjones.bsky.social, and I!
Three white people, a lady, a man with long hair, another man with long hair and a beanie, and a man with a black cap on, smiling on a panel about interactive storytelling!
October 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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A wonderful #GCAP25! Thanks to @igea.bsky.social and the crew, attendees, and speakers. See you next time! #GCAP2025 #GCAP
A shot of some padded, coloured (green) chairs, from behind. A man ons tage gesturing to a slide that says Game Connect Asia Pacific. He's wearing glasses, has short hair, and is wearing a sweater. A series of angular lights along a tunnel. A shot from above of a mans sitting on the edge of a concreted area.
October 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Find this idiot and talk to him

#GCAP25 #GCAP #GCAP2025
A boofhead with a night in the woods hat on with his gcap badge
October 7, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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beans
two tiny chihuahuas sleeping on an office chair, on top of a pillow. a tiny yellow one has a tiny black one leaning on her.
September 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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US late night television, soon..:
The fake chancellor in the tv chat show that got Stephen Fry’s character in trouble on the V for Vendetta movie.
September 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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To Melbourne!
A very wide image of an airport apron. Carts are going by with baggage, people are deplaning, and workers are unloading and loading bags. It says WELCOME TO HOBART on the airport building in the background, and an Air BP refueling vehicle and a Virgin Australia 737-800 are visible.
September 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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Running Queen
A tiny yellow chihuahua in a little harness and red knit coat running enthusiastically towards the camera. She looks incredibly happy.
September 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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📸 hobart looking nice today
a very wide picture of a hotel name "Hotel Astor" on an old style building overhang, with a a newer but small office block behind it. the sky is blue.
September 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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hi, melbourne

#devworld
a very large mural of a Richmond AFL player kicking a ball, above a carpark
September 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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and... the 15th #DevWorld begins!
A man standing at a podium, addressing a crowd at a conference. Banners for X World and /dev/world are around him.
September 4, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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HBA ✈️ MEL #DevWorld
Out of focus pair of plane seats on the right side of a 737-800, looking through the gap between them to see feet boarding at door 1 of the plane. Ramp workers loading bags into a plane. A Qantas and Virgin Australia plane are visible behind them.
September 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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made @themartianlife.com and my dogs while I was pixel arting... still re-learning how to pixel art, but it was fun!
August 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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the best fictional console from the early 1990s... do you remember the Damocles SWORD?

this @secretlab.games + @yarnspinner.dev project for the ACMI museum is SO MUCH FUN

render by @desplesda.net
A retro-styled magazine advertisement for a fictional video game console called the Damocles Sword Entertainment System. The top features the company name “Damocles Interactive” in bold white text against a dark red sky, with a glowing sun partially obscured by silhouetted mountains. Below, the stylised “Sword” logo appears in sharp, dynamic white letters with a red slash (because it's cool) behind it, accompanied by the subtitle “Entertainment System” in really EDGY lettering. At the bottom, the console is displayed: a sleek, black, boxy device with a cartridge labeled “Rad Racer Rick” inserted. A small glowing green power indicator and metallic vents complete the design. A disclaimer along the bottom notes that “Damocles SWORD is a Trade-Mark™ of Damocles Interactive,” because why not.
August 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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the ̶d̶o̶g̶s̶ eric abetz fuckin found out about ̶r̶e̶l̶i̶g̶i̶o̶n̶ eddie mcguire, call the cops. no not the regular cops

#politas
two generic white men
August 15, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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offered without comment, seen in #hobart
A real estate agent sales sign with a big sticker (that someone has attempted to remove) that says “I use my clients homes to screw my tinder dates”. A real estate agent sales sign with a big sticker (that someone has attempted to remove) that says “I use my clients homes to screw my tinder dates”.
August 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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excited to be speaking on "Creating While the World Burns" at #GCAP25!

if you want to help, please fill out this form:

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#gamedev #indiedev #conference
Creating While the World Burns How the hell do we make video games when everything's falling apart? This isn't another sanitised "industry challenges" talk. This is a raw, honest conversation about trying to create art and entertainment while navigating late-stage capitalism, climate crisis, mass layoffs, AI disruption, and the overwhelming uncertainty of our industry and world. We're making games in an era where studios shut down days after shipping critically acclaimed titles. Where 10,000+ industry workers lost their jobs in 2023 alone. Where private equity treats creative studios like disposable assets. Where AI threatens creative jobs while VCs throw billions at glorified text generators. Where even successful indies struggle to stay afloat amid algorithm changes and discoverability crises. And yet, we're still expected to be creative. To innovate. To pour our hearts into projects that might be cancelled tomorrow or compete with AI-generated knockoffs the day after release. This talk confronts these realities head-on, examining how we can navigate creative work amid existential dread and industry instability. Drawing from survival stories across the industry – from AAA refugees to indie survivors to union organisers – we'll explore practical approaches to maintain creative purpose and mental health while acknowledging the broken systems we're working within. We'll discuss the uncomfortable questions: How do you balance artistic integrity with commercial survival? How do you build sustainable creative processes when nothing feels sustainable? How do we support each other when the industry treats us as disposable? When should we fight back against exploitative practices, and when should we protect ourselves? This isn't about easy answers or toxic positivity. It's about finding a path forward together – building solidarity, setting boundaries, creating meaningful work despite everything, and maybe even reimagining what a healthier games industry could look l…
August 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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You’ll need to figure out the answers by consulting a physical artefact… The Compendium!
A binder marked “Damocles Interactive Hint Line Reference Manual”.
July 31, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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was looking at a regional hotel on Expedia, and the captions for the images are hilariously AI generated...
A breakfast buffet with the caption "Enjoy a refreshing drink at our bar, where glassware and bottles are carefully arranged on shelves and counters" A 4WD driving on a beach with the caption "Beachside parking with logs and ocean views" A hotel reception desk with the caption "Welcome to our reception area, featuring a warm atmosphere and a beautifully framed photograph" A person in a hotel bathroom with the caption "Guests can freshen up in this bathroom with a sink and towels"
July 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Dean’s kids look weird #politas
A man and his kids
July 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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another good mountain day
kunanyi in Hobart, with a light dusting of snow, looking moody
July 14, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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behold, a tiny sucker
A tiny perfect black and tan chihuahua with light brown eyebrows making puppy dog eye at the camera as she lies on her side
July 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM