Iris Xie
@irisxie.bsky.social
IGDA-F 2025 Velocity Cohort / Twitter @irisxie
designer / writer / disability justice + lyric game art installations / content design / games / design MFA @UCDavis/ @SinglesJukebox @criticaldesignl / disabled ND QTPOC
designer / writer / disability justice + lyric game art installations / content design / games / design MFA @UCDavis/ @SinglesJukebox @criticaldesignl / disabled ND QTPOC
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People have no idea how well priced Bibi's disability/mobility aids are and how excellent the quality is. Bibi's stuff LASTS. It wears well. And Bibi is bending over backwards to accommodate US customers right now due to tariffs we never wanted and Bibi has no control over.
This isn't towards those who are broke.
I've noticed that people devalue my work. I could have hundreds of reviews raving about my products. But people only wanna support me if they feel they're getting a VERY "cheap" price. While so many other creators can charge whatever for their products.
I've noticed that people devalue my work. I could have hundreds of reviews raving about my products. But people only wanna support me if they feel they're getting a VERY "cheap" price. While so many other creators can charge whatever for their products.
October 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
People have no idea how well priced Bibi's disability/mobility aids are and how excellent the quality is. Bibi's stuff LASTS. It wears well. And Bibi is bending over backwards to accommodate US customers right now due to tariffs we never wanted and Bibi has no control over.
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How loosely available is Discord’s age verification ID information if compromising an outsourced support agent can give them access to it?!
If it wasn’t clear, I have been very against this from the start. NEVER give your ID to a social media company. Call your reps!
If it wasn’t clear, I have been very against this from the start. NEVER give your ID to a social media company. Call your reps!
October 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
How loosely available is Discord’s age verification ID information if compromising an outsourced support agent can give them access to it?!
If it wasn’t clear, I have been very against this from the start. NEVER give your ID to a social media company. Call your reps!
If it wasn’t clear, I have been very against this from the start. NEVER give your ID to a social media company. Call your reps!
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My favorite thing to listen to right now is Michael Bise's trove of Gap in-store playlists from the late 1990s to early 2000s. He's been hunting for these pieces of ephemera for 20 years! www.theverge.com/report/79080...
The quest for every Gap store playlist ever
Gap Playlists is an exercise in data collection and nostalgia.
www.theverge.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My favorite thing to listen to right now is Michael Bise's trove of Gap in-store playlists from the late 1990s to early 2000s. He's been hunting for these pieces of ephemera for 20 years! www.theverge.com/report/79080...
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if the state of journalism and its capture by the right wing also has you in despair, a real, tangible thing you can do to push back is support/subscribe to worker-owned indie news media!!
@coyotemedia.org (bay area)
@51st.news (dc)
@racketmn.com (mn)
@autonomynews.co
@505omatic.bsky.social (nm)
@coyotemedia.org (bay area)
@51st.news (dc)
@racketmn.com (mn)
@autonomynews.co
@505omatic.bsky.social (nm)
October 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
if the state of journalism and its capture by the right wing also has you in despair, a real, tangible thing you can do to push back is support/subscribe to worker-owned indie news media!!
@coyotemedia.org (bay area)
@51st.news (dc)
@racketmn.com (mn)
@autonomynews.co
@505omatic.bsky.social (nm)
@coyotemedia.org (bay area)
@51st.news (dc)
@racketmn.com (mn)
@autonomynews.co
@505omatic.bsky.social (nm)
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Been waiting on this book from the mighty @barrywalters.bsky.social for literally years here, and it’s up for presale, release date next May. Do yourself the biggest favor.
Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969-2000
A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969-2000
bookshop.org
September 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Been waiting on this book from the mighty @barrywalters.bsky.social for literally years here, and it’s up for presale, release date next May. Do yourself the biggest favor.
Bluesky....still don't know what to do on here lol
September 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Bluesky....still don't know what to do on here lol
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🤩 We can’t wait to see what these Virtual Exchange grantees create!
Today we are featuring Shohre Esmaili, Brianna Wren, @ashleycooper.bsky.social, @arivelazquez.com, and @irisxie.bsky.social!
#IGDAFVirtualExchange2025 #GameDevs #IndieDevs
Today we are featuring Shohre Esmaili, Brianna Wren, @ashleycooper.bsky.social, @arivelazquez.com, and @irisxie.bsky.social!
#IGDAFVirtualExchange2025 #GameDevs #IndieDevs
August 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
🤩 We can’t wait to see what these Virtual Exchange grantees create!
Today we are featuring Shohre Esmaili, Brianna Wren, @ashleycooper.bsky.social, @arivelazquez.com, and @irisxie.bsky.social!
#IGDAFVirtualExchange2025 #GameDevs #IndieDevs
Today we are featuring Shohre Esmaili, Brianna Wren, @ashleycooper.bsky.social, @arivelazquez.com, and @irisxie.bsky.social!
#IGDAFVirtualExchange2025 #GameDevs #IndieDevs
Having to click through Bluesky then Twitter then Facebook then Instagram then Twitter then Bluesky again to find a post is terrible, it's like trying to find a missing object in my house....
August 7, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Having to click through Bluesky then Twitter then Facebook then Instagram then Twitter then Bluesky again to find a post is terrible, it's like trying to find a missing object in my house....
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Goddamn. What a sobering and poignant piece of conceptual art. What an amazing artist.
August 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Goddamn. What a sobering and poignant piece of conceptual art. What an amazing artist.
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Every time trans people ask "do you think they'll stop at this?" you need to immediately take it seriously. Remember when they said evangelicals and terfs won't stop at trans athletes? all queer people were on the chopping block, they just started with the easiest target.
"But this is just about porn games!"
Yes, and weird religious fascists regularly mischaracterize queer people and queer art as inherently pornographic, they shouldn't be given an inch because there's no line for them, no cut-off point, they'll never be satisfied. Do you think they'll stop at porn?
Yes, and weird religious fascists regularly mischaracterize queer people and queer art as inherently pornographic, they shouldn't be given an inch because there's no line for them, no cut-off point, they'll never be satisfied. Do you think they'll stop at porn?
visa and mastercard deciding what games are allowed to be sold is an apocalyptic level threat to the games industry. phone calls are the highest impact way to help.
this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.
we can beat them
phone numbers and a script:
this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.
we can beat them
phone numbers and a script:
July 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Every time trans people ask "do you think they'll stop at this?" you need to immediately take it seriously. Remember when they said evangelicals and terfs won't stop at trans athletes? all queer people were on the chopping block, they just started with the easiest target.
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LMAO I called Visa’s customer support service - the guy on the other line was like “are you ALSO calling about the video game payment processing? Please send us emails instead.”
Keep up the calls, folks, we’re definitely gumming up their works
Keep up the calls, folks, we’re definitely gumming up their works
I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones
Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
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Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
1/🧵
July 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
LMAO I called Visa’s customer support service - the guy on the other line was like “are you ALSO calling about the video game payment processing? Please send us emails instead.”
Keep up the calls, folks, we’re definitely gumming up their works
Keep up the calls, folks, we’re definitely gumming up their works
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Call call call. Visa is literally begging us to stop calling and send emails. Calls cost them way more money and they can't use key words to filter them out
Welcome to the weekend! You made it sailor. Which censorious payment processor would you like to call first? Thanks to my moot @dieselbrain.bsky.social for the Stripe number, can confirm it works
stop-paypros.neocities.org
stop-paypros.neocities.org
July 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Call call call. Visa is literally begging us to stop calling and send emails. Calls cost them way more money and they can't use key words to filter them out
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If you want to actually solve the problem, instead of punishing itch, start calling payment cos
Collective Shout, which is run by people who get published by Spinifex, a very terf-seeming organization, apparently needed 1,000 people to yell at visa to get this done.
We got more than 1000 people.
Collective Shout, which is run by people who get published by Spinifex, a very terf-seeming organization, apparently needed 1,000 people to yell at visa to get this done.
We got more than 1000 people.
July 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
If you want to actually solve the problem, instead of punishing itch, start calling payment cos
Collective Shout, which is run by people who get published by Spinifex, a very terf-seeming organization, apparently needed 1,000 people to yell at visa to get this done.
We got more than 1000 people.
Collective Shout, which is run by people who get published by Spinifex, a very terf-seeming organization, apparently needed 1,000 people to yell at visa to get this done.
We got more than 1000 people.
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if you know someone with a sizeable following, you could probably get 3000 or more people to contact visa and mastercard and very politely ask why their company is allowing an apparent hate group to brag about tricking them into killing legitimate businesses
July 24, 2025 at 6:38 AM
if you know someone with a sizeable following, you could probably get 3000 or more people to contact visa and mastercard and very politely ask why their company is allowing an apparent hate group to brag about tricking them into killing legitimate businesses
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I just wanted somewhere to post my weird gay video games. Why can’t they leave us alone
July 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I just wanted somewhere to post my weird gay video games. Why can’t they leave us alone
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People keep telling me that I shouldn't be mad at @itch.io, just the payment processors.
They are fundamentally misunderstanding why I was up until 4am reporting on this last night.
Itch is withholding trans authors' incomes. If you stiff my girls, then yeah, we have a fucking problem.
They are fundamentally misunderstanding why I was up until 4am reporting on this last night.
Itch is withholding trans authors' incomes. If you stiff my girls, then yeah, we have a fucking problem.
July 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
People keep telling me that I shouldn't be mad at @itch.io, just the payment processors.
They are fundamentally misunderstanding why I was up until 4am reporting on this last night.
Itch is withholding trans authors' incomes. If you stiff my girls, then yeah, we have a fucking problem.
They are fundamentally misunderstanding why I was up until 4am reporting on this last night.
Itch is withholding trans authors' incomes. If you stiff my girls, then yeah, we have a fucking problem.
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sigh.
i've mentioned this resource to so many people, in so many articles and newsletters and interviews, and more because it was so helpful.
america in 2025, folks.
i've mentioned this resource to so many people, in so many articles and newsletters and interviews, and more because it was so helpful.
america in 2025, folks.
Is NPR erasing diverse voices?
NPR's Diverse Sources Database - an incredibly resource for qualified experts from underrepresented and marginalized perspectives -- is GONE. Click any link to the former directory and it just says "not found." One example: guides.library.columbia.edu/findingsources
NPR's Diverse Sources Database - an incredibly resource for qualified experts from underrepresented and marginalized perspectives -- is GONE. Click any link to the former directory and it just says "not found." One example: guides.library.columbia.edu/findingsources
Research Guides: Finding Underrepresented Sources: Home
A guide to resources for locating expert voices that are underrepresented in the news
guides.library.columbia.edu
July 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
sigh.
i've mentioned this resource to so many people, in so many articles and newsletters and interviews, and more because it was so helpful.
america in 2025, folks.
i've mentioned this resource to so many people, in so many articles and newsletters and interviews, and more because it was so helpful.
america in 2025, folks.
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UPDATE: I need to pay for a full exam for my cat's rabies booster which is $230, on top of the rabies booster which the receptionist wasn't sure what it cost! So would really appreciate any help with this very untimely bat exposure 😭 ko-fi.com/afiregender #MutualAid
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ko-fi.com
June 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
UPDATE: I need to pay for a full exam for my cat's rabies booster which is $230, on top of the rabies booster which the receptionist wasn't sure what it cost! So would really appreciate any help with this very untimely bat exposure 😭 ko-fi.com/afiregender #MutualAid
I think life is playing an absolute joke on me that the past month is probably the most alive I have felt in two years, but I guess it's what happens when you decide to not give up
April 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I think life is playing an absolute joke on me that the past month is probably the most alive I have felt in two years, but I guess it's what happens when you decide to not give up
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it's hard to find a motivation for DOGE other than 'hatred of the good.' these are bad people fundamentally envious or un-understanding of the idea that you might work or give for others, and attempting to punish it.
NEW: i spoke with several young AmeriCorps volunteers around the country who were abruptly pulled off projects building homes, readying forests for wildfire season, and working at food banks Tuesday afternoon. they are now on their way home thanks to DOGE cuts —
DOGE Cuts Pull AmeriCorps Volunteers Off of Disaster Relief Jobs
The youth volunteers who were working on projects ranging from rebuilding homes destroyed in storms to distributing supplies for hurricane recovery were suddenly pulled from service. Why? DOGE cuts.
www.wired.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
it's hard to find a motivation for DOGE other than 'hatred of the good.' these are bad people fundamentally envious or un-understanding of the idea that you might work or give for others, and attempting to punish it.
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💠 1000xRESIST is nearing its FIRST anniversary! 💠
We'll be celebrating at #LudoNarraCon, held by @fellowtraveller.games!
We've got a lot of fun stuff lined up for our BIRTHDAY MONTH of MAY. Stay tuned and hekki G ✌️
We'll be celebrating at #LudoNarraCon, held by @fellowtraveller.games!
We've got a lot of fun stuff lined up for our BIRTHDAY MONTH of MAY. Stay tuned and hekki G ✌️
April 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
💠 1000xRESIST is nearing its FIRST anniversary! 💠
We'll be celebrating at #LudoNarraCon, held by @fellowtraveller.games!
We've got a lot of fun stuff lined up for our BIRTHDAY MONTH of MAY. Stay tuned and hekki G ✌️
We'll be celebrating at #LudoNarraCon, held by @fellowtraveller.games!
We've got a lot of fun stuff lined up for our BIRTHDAY MONTH of MAY. Stay tuned and hekki G ✌️
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Here ye, Fellow Travellers! 🗣️
We're excited to announce that #LudoNarraCon will return May 1-5! 🚶♀️
You can look forward to:
🎮 Playable demos of upcoming games
💲 Discounts on over 170 story-rich games
🎙️ In-depth talks with devs
👀 And much more...
Stay tuned 👇
🚶♀️ www.ludonarracon.com
We're excited to announce that #LudoNarraCon will return May 1-5! 🚶♀️
You can look forward to:
🎮 Playable demos of upcoming games
💲 Discounts on over 170 story-rich games
🎙️ In-depth talks with devs
👀 And much more...
Stay tuned 👇
🚶♀️ www.ludonarracon.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Here ye, Fellow Travellers! 🗣️
We're excited to announce that #LudoNarraCon will return May 1-5! 🚶♀️
You can look forward to:
🎮 Playable demos of upcoming games
💲 Discounts on over 170 story-rich games
🎙️ In-depth talks with devs
👀 And much more...
Stay tuned 👇
🚶♀️ www.ludonarracon.com
We're excited to announce that #LudoNarraCon will return May 1-5! 🚶♀️
You can look forward to:
🎮 Playable demos of upcoming games
💲 Discounts on over 170 story-rich games
🎙️ In-depth talks with devs
👀 And much more...
Stay tuned 👇
🚶♀️ www.ludonarracon.com
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This is important to remember, too.
The cards are stacked against us so often. Just, like, existing in a world that is NOT neurodivergent friendly is in itself a feat.
You're valid. Period. The end.
The problem is the eugenics, not you.
The cards are stacked against us so often. Just, like, existing in a world that is NOT neurodivergent friendly is in itself a feat.
You're valid. Period. The end.
The problem is the eugenics, not you.
hey it's also ok if you're autistic and you haven't accomplished shit
April 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
This is important to remember, too.
The cards are stacked against us so often. Just, like, existing in a world that is NOT neurodivergent friendly is in itself a feat.
You're valid. Period. The end.
The problem is the eugenics, not you.
The cards are stacked against us so often. Just, like, existing in a world that is NOT neurodivergent friendly is in itself a feat.
You're valid. Period. The end.
The problem is the eugenics, not you.
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I reviewed South of Midnight - its deep, dark, and the perfect love letter to the South. Nestle it into the Southern Gothic pantheon with Eve's Bayou please.
Read the review 👇🏾👇🏾
Read the review 👇🏾👇🏾
I reviewed South of Midnight and I'm floored by it. It has some of the most beautiful level design and art around; the narrative is hauntingly strong and honors Southern Gothic literature perfectly. While the gameloop is repetitive, I never wanted to put it down.
My review:
My review:
REVIEW: 'South Of Midnight' Is A Love Letter To An Overlooked Community - But Why Tho?
Compulsion Games has created a love letter to the South, to its beauty and its stories in South of Midnight.
butwhytho.net
April 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I reviewed South of Midnight - its deep, dark, and the perfect love letter to the South. Nestle it into the Southern Gothic pantheon with Eve's Bayou please.
Read the review 👇🏾👇🏾
Read the review 👇🏾👇🏾