amelia laughlan 🌸 🔛 MIGW+SXSW
@maarlzipan.bsky.social
Game Producer at @hipsterwhaledev.bsky.social (✿˙ᗜ˙)੭ avid reader 📚 sometimes writer 📝 日本語少し話せる★彡 (she/they) based in Melbourne https://marlzipan.carrd.co/
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Hi friends, I'll be at MIGW and SXSW this year:
💜 Oct 5: speaking at Taking Up Space
🤝 Oct 6-8: attending GCAP + AGDAs
🃏 Oct 9: attending Parallels
🧗 Oct 10: come climbing with me! BoulderLab Brunswick, from 6.30pm
🎲 Oct 11: attending PAX Aus
(1/2)
💜 Oct 5: speaking at Taking Up Space
🤝 Oct 6-8: attending GCAP + AGDAs
🃏 Oct 9: attending Parallels
🧗 Oct 10: come climbing with me! BoulderLab Brunswick, from 6.30pm
🎲 Oct 11: attending PAX Aus
(1/2)
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👋 Calling all Tasmanians with games you've made/helped make/are currently making - applications are now open to be part of Level Up Tasmania next year in April!
🔗 www.screen.tas.gov.au/leveluptasma...
🔗 www.screen.tas.gov.au/leveluptasma...
November 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
👋 Calling all Tasmanians with games you've made/helped make/are currently making - applications are now open to be part of Level Up Tasmania next year in April!
🔗 www.screen.tas.gov.au/leveluptasma...
🔗 www.screen.tas.gov.au/leveluptasma...
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Hipster Whale is looking for a Senior Level Designer to join our team! For more details: bit.ly/hw-careers
🕚 Hybrid or fully remote
📆 Full-time, 6-month position
💵 Competitive salary
🧡 Supportive and talented team
🤸 Flexible work conditions
#gamedevjobs #indiedev #leveldesign #jobopening
🕚 Hybrid or fully remote
📆 Full-time, 6-month position
💵 Competitive salary
🧡 Supportive and talented team
🤸 Flexible work conditions
#gamedevjobs #indiedev #leveldesign #jobopening
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Hipster Whale is looking for a Senior Level Designer to join our team! For more details: bit.ly/hw-careers
🕚 Hybrid or fully remote
📆 Full-time, 6-month position
💵 Competitive salary
🧡 Supportive and talented team
🤸 Flexible work conditions
#gamedevjobs #indiedev #leveldesign #jobopening
🕚 Hybrid or fully remote
📆 Full-time, 6-month position
💵 Competitive salary
🧡 Supportive and talented team
🤸 Flexible work conditions
#gamedevjobs #indiedev #leveldesign #jobopening
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1 Hour until Freeplay Parallels!
See you all at 6 pm!
See you all at 6 pm!
October 9, 2025 at 5:55 AM
1 Hour until Freeplay Parallels!
See you all at 6 pm!
See you all at 6 pm!
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DONT COME AT 7 OR ILL BE MAD AT YOU
October 9, 2025 at 5:56 AM
DONT COME AT 7 OR ILL BE MAD AT YOU
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The return of Waypoint Constellations✨
🎫 events.humanitix.com/waypoint-con...
A close collaboration with @serenade.games to celebrate Sydney's games and creators.
🗓️On Oct 14th just before SXSW's games festival begins
Follow and sign up for more info as we tease out the secrets of this event.
🎫 events.humanitix.com/waypoint-con...
A close collaboration with @serenade.games to celebrate Sydney's games and creators.
🗓️On Oct 14th just before SXSW's games festival begins
Follow and sign up for more info as we tease out the secrets of this event.
August 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The return of Waypoint Constellations✨
🎫 events.humanitix.com/waypoint-con...
A close collaboration with @serenade.games to celebrate Sydney's games and creators.
🗓️On Oct 14th just before SXSW's games festival begins
Follow and sign up for more info as we tease out the secrets of this event.
🎫 events.humanitix.com/waypoint-con...
A close collaboration with @serenade.games to celebrate Sydney's games and creators.
🗓️On Oct 14th just before SXSW's games festival begins
Follow and sign up for more info as we tease out the secrets of this event.
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If you want GCAP Pitch back in 2026 and are interested in entering for next year please sign up here and share!!
docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
October 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
If you want GCAP Pitch back in 2026 and are interested in entering for next year please sign up here and share!!
docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
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At GCAP, listening to a keynote about the game industry's problem with institutional memory, and thinking back to my own GCAP 2019 keynote and the existential crisis this slide caused for every 30-something year old dev in the room. Wonder how many of them are still here.
October 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
At GCAP, listening to a keynote about the game industry's problem with institutional memory, and thinking back to my own GCAP 2019 keynote and the existential crisis this slide caused for every 30-something year old dev in the room. Wonder how many of them are still here.
Hi friends, I'll be at MIGW and SXSW this year:
💜 Oct 5: speaking at Taking Up Space
🤝 Oct 6-8: attending GCAP + AGDAs
🃏 Oct 9: attending Parallels
🧗 Oct 10: come climbing with me! BoulderLab Brunswick, from 6.30pm
🎲 Oct 11: attending PAX Aus
(1/2)
💜 Oct 5: speaking at Taking Up Space
🤝 Oct 6-8: attending GCAP + AGDAs
🃏 Oct 9: attending Parallels
🧗 Oct 10: come climbing with me! BoulderLab Brunswick, from 6.30pm
🎲 Oct 11: attending PAX Aus
(1/2)
September 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Hi friends, I'll be at MIGW and SXSW this year:
💜 Oct 5: speaking at Taking Up Space
🤝 Oct 6-8: attending GCAP + AGDAs
🃏 Oct 9: attending Parallels
🧗 Oct 10: come climbing with me! BoulderLab Brunswick, from 6.30pm
🎲 Oct 11: attending PAX Aus
(1/2)
💜 Oct 5: speaking at Taking Up Space
🤝 Oct 6-8: attending GCAP + AGDAs
🃏 Oct 9: attending Parallels
🧗 Oct 10: come climbing with me! BoulderLab Brunswick, from 6.30pm
🎲 Oct 11: attending PAX Aus
(1/2)
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Midnighters is a fresh take on video game publishing from a collective of expert producers, behind titles you know and love.
✨ Here to provide devs and publishers with an extra set of hands.
midnighters.games
✨ Here to provide devs and publishers with an extra set of hands.
midnighters.games
September 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Midnighters is a fresh take on video game publishing from a collective of expert producers, behind titles you know and love.
✨ Here to provide devs and publishers with an extra set of hands.
midnighters.games
✨ Here to provide devs and publishers with an extra set of hands.
midnighters.games
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Who is attending #BitSummit this year? Reply to this post if you’re attending so people know how to connect with you. Repost for extra cool person points.
今年の #BitSummit には誰が参加しますか？ 参加される方はこの投稿に返信してください。 リポストすると、さらにクールな人ポイントが増えます。
#BitSummitIntensifies #Yokai #妖怪
今年の #BitSummit には誰が参加しますか？ 参加される方はこの投稿に返信してください。 リポストすると、さらにクールな人ポイントが増えます。
#BitSummitIntensifies #Yokai #妖怪
June 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Who is attending #BitSummit this year? Reply to this post if you’re attending so people know how to connect with you. Repost for extra cool person points.
今年の #BitSummit には誰が参加しますか？ 参加される方はこの投稿に返信してください。 リポストすると、さらにクールな人ポイントが増えます。
#BitSummitIntensifies #Yokai #妖怪
今年の #BitSummit には誰が参加しますか？ 参加される方はこの投稿に返信してください。 リポストすると、さらにクールな人ポイントが増えます。
#BitSummitIntensifies #Yokai #妖怪
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🔥Join Team Chuhai!🔥
We’re currently hiring for two roles here at Chuhai Labs!
🧙Gameplay & Systems Programmer
🎨Studio Art Director
If you’re interested, or know someone who would be perfect, check-out the full descriptions at chuhailabs.com#jobs
We’re currently hiring for two roles here at Chuhai Labs!
🧙Gameplay & Systems Programmer
🎨Studio Art Director
If you’re interested, or know someone who would be perfect, check-out the full descriptions at chuhailabs.com#jobs
Legally the best website in the world! - Chuhai Labs
Chuhai Labs is an independent video game studio and publisher based in the birthplace of Nintendo – Kyoto, Japan!
chuhailabs.com
May 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🔥Join Team Chuhai!🔥
We’re currently hiring for two roles here at Chuhai Labs!
🧙Gameplay & Systems Programmer
🎨Studio Art Director
If you’re interested, or know someone who would be perfect, check-out the full descriptions at chuhailabs.com#jobs
We’re currently hiring for two roles here at Chuhai Labs!
🧙Gameplay & Systems Programmer
🎨Studio Art Director
If you’re interested, or know someone who would be perfect, check-out the full descriptions at chuhailabs.com#jobs
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TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS:
The first ever Creature Feature will include updates, announcements, and shenanigans from all Creature label studios. You will see brand new game announcements, new content for some of your favorite games, and a few surprises along the way.
✨ 9AM PST on May 19th on IGN. ✨
The first ever Creature Feature will include updates, announcements, and shenanigans from all Creature label studios. You will see brand new game announcements, new content for some of your favorite games, and a few surprises along the way.
✨ 9AM PST on May 19th on IGN. ✨
May 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS:
The first ever Creature Feature will include updates, announcements, and shenanigans from all Creature label studios. You will see brand new game announcements, new content for some of your favorite games, and a few surprises along the way.
✨ 9AM PST on May 19th on IGN. ✨
The first ever Creature Feature will include updates, announcements, and shenanigans from all Creature label studios. You will see brand new game announcements, new content for some of your favorite games, and a few surprises along the way.
✨ 9AM PST on May 19th on IGN. ✨
Happy ALT! ☺️
congrats to our queen @chloeappleby.bsky.social on a phenomenal first-time event 💜
see ya next year!!! 😘
congrats to our queen @chloeappleby.bsky.social on a phenomenal first-time event 💜
see ya next year!!! 😘
April 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Happy ALT! ☺️
congrats to our queen @chloeappleby.bsky.social on a phenomenal first-time event 💜
see ya next year!!! 😘
congrats to our queen @chloeappleby.bsky.social on a phenomenal first-time event 💜
see ya next year!!! 😘
ALT: GAMES off to a cracker start. @walistudios.au, @silstipro.bsky.social (and more!) giving cracker pitches and having improv design chats with @dmullinsgames.bsky.social 🤩
April 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
ALT: GAMES off to a cracker start. @walistudios.au, @silstipro.bsky.social (and more!) giving cracker pitches and having improv design chats with @dmullinsgames.bsky.social 🤩
um what? how are these things roblox didn't already have?? game's been around since 2006 and couldn't add these types of basic safety tools until 2025??????? you couldn't block and report people??? AHHH 🙃🙃🙃🫠 utter madness
April 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
um what? how are these things roblox didn't already have?? game's been around since 2006 and couldn't add these types of basic safety tools until 2025??????? you couldn't block and report people??? AHHH 🙃🙃🙃🫠 utter madness
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ACMI has announced Game Worlds, a new video game exhibition spotlighting 30 pioneering video games, including Neopets, The Sims, and World of Warcraft. https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/acmi-game-worlds-exhibition-2694727/
April 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
ACMI has announced Game Worlds, a new video game exhibition spotlighting 30 pioneering video games, including Neopets, The Sims, and World of Warcraft. https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/acmi-game-worlds-exhibition-2694727/
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Fabulous, can't wait, exciting!! Well done ACMI.
www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/gam...
and,
Here's some info on the microgame grants available to Australian gamemakers (citizen, PR or 2yr TR) - BRILLIANT!!
www.acmi.net.au/collection-p...
www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/gam...
and,
Here's some info on the microgame grants available to Australian gamemakers (citizen, PR or 2yr TR) - BRILLIANT!!
www.acmi.net.au/collection-p...
ACMI Microgames Commission
Got a great idea for a microgame?
www.acmi.net.au
April 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Fabulous, can't wait, exciting!! Well done ACMI.
www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/gam...
and,
Here's some info on the microgame grants available to Australian gamemakers (citizen, PR or 2yr TR) - BRILLIANT!!
www.acmi.net.au/collection-p...
www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/gam...
and,
Here's some info on the microgame grants available to Australian gamemakers (citizen, PR or 2yr TR) - BRILLIANT!!
www.acmi.net.au/collection-p...
Reposted by amelia laughlan 🌸 🔛 MIGW+SXSW
I built a Playstacean!
March 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I built a Playstacean!
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Does anyone know if there are any Taiwanese game dev meetups? @chadtoprak.bsky.social , @maarlzipan.bsky.social would you know?
March 20, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Does anyone know if there are any Taiwanese game dev meetups? @chadtoprak.bsky.social , @maarlzipan.bsky.social would you know?
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Screen Australia's latest round of funded projects revealed! Thrilled to be supporting such a fantastic cohort of games and gamemakers.
The 2025 Future Leaders Delegation recipients has also been announced. Excited to be travelling to GDC with them soon! 🥰
www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-cen...
The 2025 Future Leaders Delegation recipients has also been announced. Excited to be travelling to GDC with them soon! 🥰
www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-cen...
Screen Australia drives innovation and opportunities in the games sector through new project support and global industry collaboration - Media centre - Screen Australia
Screen Australia has today announced a wide-ranging funding boost to the Australian games sector that covers 23 games, the launch of the recently announced ALT: Games Festival and support for seven Au...
www.screenaustralia.gov.au
March 13, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Screen Australia's latest round of funded projects revealed! Thrilled to be supporting such a fantastic cohort of games and gamemakers.
The 2025 Future Leaders Delegation recipients has also been announced. Excited to be travelling to GDC with them soon! 🥰
www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-cen...
The 2025 Future Leaders Delegation recipients has also been announced. Excited to be travelling to GDC with them soon! 🥰
www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-cen...
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Thrilled to be delivering a talk at #GDC2025. Find me at the Indie Soapbox session on Tuesday! 👀
🏛️ @officialgdc.bsky.social
📜 Indie Soapbox
📅 Tuesday 18th March @ 4:10pm
🔗 schedule.gdconf.com/session/inde...
Mutuals, I haven't seen many of you in years (over a decade?). Let's hang out! 💖
🏛️ @officialgdc.bsky.social
📜 Indie Soapbox
📅 Tuesday 18th March @ 4:10pm
🔗 schedule.gdconf.com/session/inde...
Mutuals, I haven't seen many of you in years (over a decade?). Let's hang out! 💖
Independent Games Summit: Indie Soapbox
18th March, 2025 04:10pm - 05:10pm - Indie Soapbox is the chance for indie devs from diverse backgrounds and projects to come together to...
schedule.gdconf.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Thrilled to be delivering a talk at #GDC2025. Find me at the Indie Soapbox session on Tuesday! 👀
🏛️ @officialgdc.bsky.social
📜 Indie Soapbox
📅 Tuesday 18th March @ 4:10pm
🔗 schedule.gdconf.com/session/inde...
Mutuals, I haven't seen many of you in years (over a decade?). Let's hang out! 💖
🏛️ @officialgdc.bsky.social
📜 Indie Soapbox
📅 Tuesday 18th March @ 4:10pm
🔗 schedule.gdconf.com/session/inde...
Mutuals, I haven't seen many of you in years (over a decade?). Let's hang out! 💖
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Apple Arcade is set for a huge month of new games in April 2025.
Apple Arcade to get new Katamari Damacy game this April
Apple Arcade is set for a big month in April 2025 with the arrival of a brand new Katamari Damacy game, RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic+, and more.
www.gameshub.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Apple Arcade is set for a huge month of new games in April 2025.
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🌟IndieCade Festival 2025 Submissions are Open!🌟
We accept all kinds of games: digital, physical, mobile, VR, works-in-progress, and more!
📸We want to showcase your work! 📸
indiecade.com/submissions/
#indiegame #indiedev #indiecade #indie #GameDev #games #GameDesign
We accept all kinds of games: digital, physical, mobile, VR, works-in-progress, and more!
📸We want to showcase your work! 📸
indiecade.com/submissions/
#indiegame #indiedev #indiecade #indie #GameDev #games #GameDesign
March 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
🌟IndieCade Festival 2025 Submissions are Open!🌟
We accept all kinds of games: digital, physical, mobile, VR, works-in-progress, and more!
📸We want to showcase your work! 📸
indiecade.com/submissions/
#indiegame #indiedev #indiecade #indie #GameDev #games #GameDesign
We accept all kinds of games: digital, physical, mobile, VR, works-in-progress, and more!
📸We want to showcase your work! 📸
indiecade.com/submissions/
#indiegame #indiedev #indiecade #indie #GameDev #games #GameDesign