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Jake Weidner
@jakeweidner.bsky.social
#Gamedev Jake of All Trades!

Admin & Industry Liaison at NYU Game Center

Advisor for Experimental Game Workshop team at GDC

Formerly a Producer at: Pontoco, Pixelberry, Funomena
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this is TONIGHT!! tickets still available! see you and your face there!
This Saturday, come to No Quarter to play brand new game, THIS MUST BE THE FACE by me & @okremiok.bsky.social

Compete in a head to head to head to head battle of expressivity. Will they understand you're in love or will they think you just ate a weird egg?

gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/no-qu...
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Finally, tomorrow night, it's time again for NO QUARTER 2025! Our annual exhibition presents 4 brand new installation games from inspiring creators, all built for play in a public space. You'll have one of a kind experiences alongside devs from all over! RSVP for a free ticket now before we run out!
November 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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My @nyugamecenter.bsky.social Game Design Days event is gonna be so much fun. Just finished outlining the playstorming plan, and we'll be writing TTRPGs that take inspiration from TV and video games (like the delightful @sccreatives.bsky.social game Campanions!)

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Spotlight | NYU Game Design Days w/ Scryptid Games & Twenty Sided
Game Design Days is a week-long NYU Game Center sponsored event highlighting indie game design and production, connecting students and game enthusiasts with professionals to inspire creative futures. ...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Applications to be included in the 2026 Experimental Games Showcase at GDC are now OPEN through October 24, 2025! Please send us the weird shit you're working on!

Learn more and apply on our NEW website: www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com
Experimental Games Showcase
SUBMIT YOUR GAME TO THE
www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com
September 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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In case you missed it, I made an escape room in my apartment, and it ended up being a really powerful way to reconnect with my creativity, sense of self, and love for my friends.

It would mean a lot if you take the time to watch and share my development video about it! ♥️ youtu.be/ISbamI5ODNQ
I Turned My Apartment Into an Escape Room
YouTube video by Carol Mertz
youtu.be
July 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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We will be LIVE in just one hour with our showcase kicking off the Games in New York Steam Sale event!

Featuring faculty (@halfrobot.com, Shawn Pierre), and indie scene friends @holywowstudios.bsky.social, @halfmermaid.co, @bysameng.com, and more!

store.steampowered.com/sale/GamesinNY
May 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Stop what you’re doing and read this cyber noir about the driving need to see how deep the rabbit hole goes
dragon lady next to me at the second life rave was too close and her wings kept clipping through my player model. I didn't mind but she apologied each and every time it happened. chat was filled with hundreds of variations of "oop sowwie >_<!! xoxo" and "uaah! not again! orz" by the end of the night
May 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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NYU GAME CENTER SPRING SHOWCASE 2025
NEXT WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH, 6PM - 10PM

Play at least 50 demos of student work made over this past year from a wide range of Game Center courses. Meet and chat with the devs at this huge end of year celebration!

RSVP Here: gamecenterspringshowcase25.eventbrite.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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I'm getting more sad about getting laid off. My work means so much to me. I'm a really good reporter. I've been getting scoops every single week lately, while also doing in-depth, award-winning reporting. I have good ideas!

New email: nicolecarpenterwrites@gmail.com

www.polygon.com/23776996/bar...
The untold history of Barbie Fashion Designer, the first mass-market ‘game for girls’
How Digital Domain and Mattel Media built Barbie’s wardrobe
www.polygon.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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⚽ despelote is OUT NOW on Steam, PlayStation 4 & 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Coming soon to Switch.

A bittersweet and sometimes dreamy semi-autobiographical tale of youth taking place in 2001 Quito, Ecuador.

Hecho con pasión.
May 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Bundle of Joy is OUT NOW!

🎉 🎉 🎉

I can't believe it. I don't really know what to say. What a day.

Please go check it out on #Steam and @itch.io

store.steampowered.com/app/3138370/...
essaygames.itch.io/bundle-of-joy

#indiegames #godot
Save 15% on Bundle of Joy on Steam
Bundle of Joy is a lighthearted, story-rich, minigame romp about becoming a parent during the pandemic. Complete all your child-rearing tasks, manage your stress, find time to rest, survive the day,…
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March 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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also, @qdork.bsky.social and i are gonna be talking about Consume Me at the Experimental Games Showcase at GDC! If you're in the right place (GDC) at the right time (during GDC), come check it out!! schedule.gdconf.com/session/expe...
Experimental Games Showcase | 2025 Schedule | Game Developers Conference (GDC)
Attend 750 sessions for game designers, programmers, artists, producers, audio, business, and marketing professionals over 5 days at GDC.
schedule.gdconf.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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HUGE congrats to these NYU Game Center alumni for their wins at the 2025 IGF Awards last night!

EXCELLENCE IN AUDIO
Julián Cordero (BFA '19) for @despelote.game

WINGS AWARD
NUOVO AWARD
SEUMAS MCNALLY GRAND PRIZE
@qdork.bsky.social (BFA '16) and @apthomson.bsky.social (MFA '15) for playconsume.me
March 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM