Happy to keep making Toontown bigger and better! Shout out to Jesse Schell for sharing (and designing) these cards.

We designed this game to be full of delightfully silly MR moments that turn any room into a playground. I'm incredibly proud of what the team at Schell Games built on this title, and I hope it inspires players and developers alike to think outside the box of what's possible in Mixed Reality.

In addition to getting a plush for yourself, I'd also recommend donating one to @childsplaycharity.bsky.social who will give it to kids at their partnered children's hospitals! Just set the shipping address to:

Child's Play Charity
9660 153rd Ave NE
Redmond, WA 98052

I now have 2 GDCs with 2 talks under my belt, and María has 1 GDC with 1 talk. Let's see if we go 3-for-3 and 2-for-2 next year! 🤞😜

We helped design a multiplayer party game at Schell Games, "Party Versus", which revealed an incredible amount of untapped potential for social spaces in #MixedReality that we'd love to share with you.

Our session is at 1:20 PM on Tuesday in Room 2002, West Hall. Join us for the party there! 🥳🎉

Major shout out to @junehs.bsky.social, @sleepymaya.bsky.social, Sam Edwards, Jesse Schell, and Ron Weaver for their part in telling this Toontastic tale.

Additionally, thanks to @wired.com's own resident Toon, J. Clara Chan, for doing such thorough research and shaing Toontown's inspiring story!

It seems that even the folks at Disney understand this: We've been running the game for over a decade now, and they deserve a lot more credit than they get for silently acknowledging the good that Toontown does by holding back their Lawbots.

I've been working with @toontownrewritten.com for 11 years, and I'm still pinching myself as if I'm dreaming. It's a rare privilege to work on a game that spans across multiple generations and provides so much good to the world.

Check out the launch trailer here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_TQ...

We wanted to create a game that fosters friendships and brings people closer together through Mixed Reality magic, and couldn't be more proud of the result.

Party Versus is available now on the Meta Quest Store or through Meta Quest+. Give it a try - let me know what you think!

partyversus.com