Valentin Serri
@khipow.bsky.social
narrative designer @sloclap | exploring desirable futures in games 💬 worked on Red Sails ⛵ former dontnod and asmodee digital (opinions are my own)
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Valentin Serri
@khipow.bsky.social
· Jan 27
quick presentation for my first post here: i’m a narrative designer and occasional teacher/speaker 🤓 sometimes i set out to write some more personal and radical stories, and when i’m not doing that or musing on the role of fiction in political change, i’m out there at a protest or in a museum ☄️
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ATUEL is out NOW on Steam & Google Play for free! 🙌✨
🌄 Explore dreamlike landscapes
🦊 Shapeshift into different animals
📻 Listen to real testimonies
Atuel is an award-winning surrealist documentary game about the climate crisis.
Help us out with a RT! 🙏
store.steampowered.com/app/2794330/...
🌄 Explore dreamlike landscapes
🦊 Shapeshift into different animals
📻 Listen to real testimonies
Atuel is an award-winning surrealist documentary game about the climate crisis.
Help us out with a RT! 🙏
store.steampowered.com/app/2794330/...
June 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
ATUEL is out NOW on Steam & Google Play for free! 🙌✨
🌄 Explore dreamlike landscapes
🦊 Shapeshift into different animals
📻 Listen to real testimonies
Atuel is an award-winning surrealist documentary game about the climate crisis.
Help us out with a RT! 🙏
store.steampowered.com/app/2794330/...
🌄 Explore dreamlike landscapes
🦊 Shapeshift into different animals
📻 Listen to real testimonies
Atuel is an award-winning surrealist documentary game about the climate crisis.
Help us out with a RT! 🙏
store.steampowered.com/app/2794330/...
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Excited to share the reveal trailer for our next project:
a permanent echo -
a game about piecing together how we will remember - and judge - the decisions that shape our future.
youtu.be/WfmU6m0gs5g
Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3727200/...
#trailerthursday #IndieGames #indiedev
a permanent echo -
a game about piecing together how we will remember - and judge - the decisions that shape our future.
youtu.be/WfmU6m0gs5g
Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3727200/...
#trailerthursday #IndieGames #indiedev
a permanent echo - Announce Trailer
YouTube video by Three More Years Studio
youtu.be
June 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Excited to share the reveal trailer for our next project:
a permanent echo -
a game about piecing together how we will remember - and judge - the decisions that shape our future.
youtu.be/WfmU6m0gs5g
Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3727200/...
#trailerthursday #IndieGames #indiedev
a permanent echo -
a game about piecing together how we will remember - and judge - the decisions that shape our future.
youtu.be/WfmU6m0gs5g
Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3727200/...
#trailerthursday #IndieGames #indiedev
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I'm getting real tired of not being able to trust that a video game doesn't have AI crap in it:
aftermath.site/the-alters-ai-...
aftermath.site/the-alters-ai-...
June 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I'm getting real tired of not being able to trust that a video game doesn't have AI crap in it:
aftermath.site/the-alters-ai-...
aftermath.site/the-alters-ai-...
pas au gamecamp cette année encore, mais mangez un welsh pour moi ✌️
June 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
pas au gamecamp cette année encore, mais mangez un welsh pour moi ✌️
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🌞 SOL CESTO - OUT NOW ON STEAM 🌞
After 2 years of hard work, Sol Cesto is finally out in Early Access! A roguelite where the eerie charm of Inscryption collides with the high-stakes thrill and explosive combos of Balatro.
Please help us spread the word 🙌
After 2 years of hard work, Sol Cesto is finally out in Early Access! A roguelite where the eerie charm of Inscryption collides with the high-stakes thrill and explosive combos of Balatro.
Please help us spread the word 🙌
May 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🌞 SOL CESTO - OUT NOW ON STEAM 🌞
After 2 years of hard work, Sol Cesto is finally out in Early Access! A roguelite where the eerie charm of Inscryption collides with the high-stakes thrill and explosive combos of Balatro.
Please help us spread the word 🙌
After 2 years of hard work, Sol Cesto is finally out in Early Access! A roguelite where the eerie charm of Inscryption collides with the high-stakes thrill and explosive combos of Balatro.
Please help us spread the word 🙌
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One thing about living under fascism is that it makes all your creative endeavors feel frivolous and selfish in the face of daily horrors and future-erasing events.
May 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
One thing about living under fascism is that it makes all your creative endeavors feel frivolous and selfish in the face of daily horrors and future-erasing events.
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🌠Many Nights a Whisper ✨
Ten years ago, you were chosen to perform a ritual.
Practice to land an impossible shot that will define the fate of your generation.
AVAILABLE NOW on Steam and Itch.
Ten years ago, you were chosen to perform a ritual.
Practice to land an impossible shot that will define the fate of your generation.
AVAILABLE NOW on Steam and Itch.
April 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🌠Many Nights a Whisper ✨
Ten years ago, you were chosen to perform a ritual.
Practice to land an impossible shot that will define the fate of your generation.
AVAILABLE NOW on Steam and Itch.
Ten years ago, you were chosen to perform a ritual.
Practice to land an impossible shot that will define the fate of your generation.
AVAILABLE NOW on Steam and Itch.
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May Day Mayhem
a show of games about labor conflicts
May 2nd
7-11PM
LIKELIKE Pittsburgh
likelike.org/2025/04/27/m...
a show of games about labor conflicts
May 2nd
7-11PM
LIKELIKE Pittsburgh
likelike.org/2025/04/27/m...
April 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
May Day Mayhem
a show of games about labor conflicts
May 2nd
7-11PM
LIKELIKE Pittsburgh
likelike.org/2025/04/27/m...
a show of games about labor conflicts
May 2nd
7-11PM
LIKELIKE Pittsburgh
likelike.org/2025/04/27/m...
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If you need AI for your job, or you can't imagine doing your job without AI: you're bad at your fucking job and aren't qualified to do it in any capacity.
April 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
If you need AI for your job, or you can't imagine doing your job without AI: you're bad at your fucking job and aren't qualified to do it in any capacity.
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Two weeks ago at the @nyugamecenter.bsky.social we shook up our usual curriculum to hold MAKING S#!T IN A POLITICAL CRISIS, a 9-hour teach-in on creative response to horrific events, featuring speakers from near and far including @marijamdid.com, @molleindustria.org, @winstontseng.com and more.
April 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Two weeks ago at the @nyugamecenter.bsky.social we shook up our usual curriculum to hold MAKING S#!T IN A POLITICAL CRISIS, a 9-hour teach-in on creative response to horrific events, featuring speakers from near and far including @marijamdid.com, @molleindustria.org, @winstontseng.com and more.
reminder for you to read this important piece to think video games as a medium (and it’s free)!
Today is two years since my book THE VIDEOGAME INDUSTRY DOES NOT EXIST was released! I'm still really proud of it as, I think, one of my best academic works. And I'm really thrilled with how much game researchers and especially developers have engaged with it. direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
April 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
reminder for you to read this important piece to think video games as a medium (and it’s free)!
this is how it feels to be the narrative designer who keeps bringing up narrative themes at every meeting
this is how it feels to be the gen-z social media manager when asked to explain your idea for a post
April 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
this is how it feels to be the narrative designer who keeps bringing up narrative themes at every meeting
www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
"show me any piece of AI tech that has evolved into something meaningful in the media space that isn’t wholly soulless. […] There are models stealing work and turning them into worse amalgamations with again, the promise that it will all get better in the future."
"show me any piece of AI tech that has evolved into something meaningful in the media space that isn’t wholly soulless. […] There are models stealing work and turning them into worse amalgamations with again, the promise that it will all get better in the future."
‘Quake II’ Review (Microsoft AI Co-Pilot Edition): A Modern Tragedy
Microsoft has just released a new AI trick in the form of its Co-Pilot platform generating an AI “replica” of 1997’s Quake 2. It is awful.
www.forbes.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
"show me any piece of AI tech that has evolved into something meaningful in the media space that isn’t wholly soulless. […] There are models stealing work and turning them into worse amalgamations with again, the promise that it will all get better in the future."
"show me any piece of AI tech that has evolved into something meaningful in the media space that isn’t wholly soulless. […] There are models stealing work and turning them into worse amalgamations with again, the promise that it will all get better in the future."
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We are excited to announce the nominees for the 2025 A MAZE. Awards! 🏆
Thank you for the incredible slate of interactive works submitted — a record 364 entries from 72 countries!
Nominee list: https://2025.amaze-berlin.de/nominees/
Congrats to all selected works — 🧵 below!
#AMaze2025 #AMazeAwards
Thank you for the incredible slate of interactive works submitted — a record 364 entries from 72 countries!
Nominee list: https://2025.amaze-berlin.de/nominees/
Congrats to all selected works — 🧵 below!
#AMaze2025 #AMazeAwards
March 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We are excited to announce the nominees for the 2025 A MAZE. Awards! 🏆
Thank you for the incredible slate of interactive works submitted — a record 364 entries from 72 countries!
Nominee list: https://2025.amaze-berlin.de/nominees/
Congrats to all selected works — 🧵 below!
#AMaze2025 #AMazeAwards
Thank you for the incredible slate of interactive works submitted — a record 364 entries from 72 countries!
Nominee list: https://2025.amaze-berlin.de/nominees/
Congrats to all selected works — 🧵 below!
#AMaze2025 #AMazeAwards
4 games i’ve worked on
March 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
4 games i’ve worked on
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Wednesdays, our game about growing up after child sexual abuse IS OUT! ✨
It is the result of two years of work by a small team who put a lot of love into it.
We really hope you will enjoy the game, and, why not, we hope it will make the World a tiny bit better.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuxO...
It is the result of two years of work by a small team who put a lot of love into it.
We really hope you will enjoy the game, and, why not, we hope it will make the World a tiny bit better.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuxO...
Wednesdays l Trailer de lancement l Jeux vidéo l ARTE
YouTube video by ARTE
www.youtube.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Wednesdays, our game about growing up after child sexual abuse IS OUT! ✨
It is the result of two years of work by a small team who put a lot of love into it.
We really hope you will enjoy the game, and, why not, we hope it will make the World a tiny bit better.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuxO...
It is the result of two years of work by a small team who put a lot of love into it.
We really hope you will enjoy the game, and, why not, we hope it will make the World a tiny bit better.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuxO...
what a shame they didn’t call me to work on it, but fair enough, i’ll watch it
A Scooby-Doo live-action series is coming to Netflix!
In a modern reimagining, old friends Shaggy and Daphne team up at summer camp with scientific townie Velma and the strange but handsome Fred to solve the mystery of a lonely lost Great Dane puppy — who may have witnessed a supernatural murder.
In a modern reimagining, old friends Shaggy and Daphne team up at summer camp with scientific townie Velma and the strange but handsome Fred to solve the mystery of a lonely lost Great Dane puppy — who may have witnessed a supernatural murder.
March 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
what a shame they didn’t call me to work on it, but fair enough, i’ll watch it
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Announcing our 2025 keynote speakers: Saturday’s keynote will be delivered by world-famous, cult-favorite designer SWERY, and Sunday’s will be delivered by Philadelphia’s own Dain Saint. Join us in Philadelphia this June to learn from Dain, SWERY, and other narrative design pros!
March 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Announcing our 2025 keynote speakers: Saturday’s keynote will be delivered by world-famous, cult-favorite designer SWERY, and Sunday’s will be delivered by Philadelphia’s own Dain Saint. Join us in Philadelphia this June to learn from Dain, SWERY, and other narrative design pros!
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“AI” really is the end result of american consumer culture. it’s the baby pacifier of a vocal subset of people who were raised to have zero interest in learning or discovery or creativity; they just want instant gratification via a computer that spits their preferred art/music/politics back at them.
it’s not an exaggeration, these people are actually illiterate!
March 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“AI” really is the end result of american consumer culture. it’s the baby pacifier of a vocal subset of people who were raised to have zero interest in learning or discovery or creativity; they just want instant gratification via a computer that spits their preferred art/music/politics back at them.
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MANY NIGHTS A WHISPER✨
Our first self-published game! In collaboration with our friends @selkieharbour.bsky.social 💌
A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure and expectations. Take part in a ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.
store.steampowered.com/app/3541130/...
Our first self-published game! In collaboration with our friends @selkieharbour.bsky.social 💌
A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure and expectations. Take part in a ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.
store.steampowered.com/app/3541130/...
Many Nights a Whisper on Steam
A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure, and expectations. Take part in an ancient ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.
store.steampowered.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
MANY NIGHTS A WHISPER✨
Our first self-published game! In collaboration with our friends @selkieharbour.bsky.social 💌
A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure and expectations. Take part in a ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.
store.steampowered.com/app/3541130/...
Our first self-published game! In collaboration with our friends @selkieharbour.bsky.social 💌
A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure and expectations. Take part in a ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.
store.steampowered.com/app/3541130/...
got a rejection for my short story « Lands to Waste » (boo), but the reviewer sent their praise for INVISIBLE MOUTH, the short game i crafted for A Maze last year 🥹
March 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
got a rejection for my short story « Lands to Waste » (boo), but the reviewer sent their praise for INVISIBLE MOUTH, the short game i crafted for A Maze last year 🥹
friend crafted this, give some force!!! 💾
MAINFRAMES IS OUT NOW
It’s cute ✨
It’s fun 💾
it’s weird 🧙
PLAY IT NOW
It’s cute ✨
It’s fun 💾
it’s weird 🧙
PLAY IT NOW
March 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
friend crafted this, give some force!!! 💾
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Looking for an Indigenous 🇨🇦Canadian writer or narrative designer for consulting and/or collaboration on a game project.
Bsky, please help!
Bsky, please help!
March 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Looking for an Indigenous 🇨🇦Canadian writer or narrative designer for consulting and/or collaboration on a game project.
Bsky, please help!
Bsky, please help!
it went very well!!! ☄️ (at the end of my talk someone asked me how i managed to work with right-wing coworkers and it was the funniest and also thorniest question i had to answer lol)
March 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
it went very well!!! ☄️ (at the end of my talk someone asked me how i managed to work with right-wing coworkers and it was the funniest and also thorniest question i had to answer lol)
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C'est maintenant officiel, je peux dire que j'ai obtenu la bourse Parcours d'Auteur du CNC pour travailler sur mon projet de documentaire nommé "Rage Quit" ! Un immense merci à Christophe Galati @deneosproduction.com pour son parrainage et à toutes les personnes qui m'ont aidé dans cette démarche 👀
February 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
C'est maintenant officiel, je peux dire que j'ai obtenu la bourse Parcours d'Auteur du CNC pour travailler sur mon projet de documentaire nommé "Rage Quit" ! Un immense merci à Christophe Galati @deneosproduction.com pour son parrainage et à toutes les personnes qui m'ont aidé dans cette démarche 👀