Mir Verburg
@mirm.bsky.social
CEO of Bloom Digital Media. Crankypants. Dog lover. Gardener.
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born to livejournal, doomed to linkedin
November 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
born to livejournal, doomed to linkedin
Congratulations! On the launch :) (I don’t know why I punctuated like that, I just woke up, I am still dum.)
Very Positive on Steam for Act One of Ambrosia Sky!!!!
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Congratulations! On the launch :) (I don’t know why I punctuated like that, I just woke up, I am still dum.)
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
Proud of the team at @thehandeyesociety.bsky.social for putting on such interesting & community-focused events ❤️🕹️🎮
November 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Proud of the team at @thehandeyesociety.bsky.social for putting on such interesting & community-focused events ❤️🕹️🎮
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I crocheted Patti Smith’s Horses cover
September 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I crocheted Patti Smith’s Horses cover
As pointed out in the comments below this post. The survey is far from perfect nice of them to ask though.
The government of Canada has a questionnaire about it's new budget. Most of the given options are conservative (because this is a conservative government) but there are some that aren't, and you can write in your own responses.
www.canada.ca/en/departmen...
www.canada.ca/en/departmen...
Pre-Budget Consultations 2025 - Canada.ca
Pre-Budget Consultations 2025
www.canada.ca
August 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
As pointed out in the comments below this post. The survey is far from perfect nice of them to ask though.
Have you seen the ‘girly’ casino app ads on YouTube yet? They are peak ‘we’ve got gendered marketing on lock’.
I got an Instagram ad for a poker app by the company “Poker Powher” that urges you to “DON’T LEAN IN. GO ALL IN.” and I fear we may be girlbossing too close to the sun
August 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Have you seen the ‘girly’ casino app ads on YouTube yet? They are peak ‘we’ve got gendered marketing on lock’.
Reflections from David Lynch that sum up my feelings on the last day of Gamescom. Glad I came to remember what I love about making video games.
August 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Reflections from David Lynch that sum up my feelings on the last day of Gamescom. Glad I came to remember what I love about making video games.
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Christmas in July is the best time to throw on a Santa hat and mix up some punch with your bestie.
#happyholidays #longstory #longstory2 #laterdaters #thelaterdaters #indiegames #indiegamedev
#happyholidays #longstory #longstory2 #laterdaters #thelaterdaters #indiegames #indiegamedev
July 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Christmas in July is the best time to throw on a Santa hat and mix up some punch with your bestie.
#happyholidays #longstory #longstory2 #laterdaters #thelaterdaters #indiegames #indiegamedev
#happyholidays #longstory #longstory2 #laterdaters #thelaterdaters #indiegames #indiegamedev
Plus recursively making mistakes from 3 games ago.
our next game is taking all the lessons of our previous games, and then making all new mistakes that we have to figure out 😌
July 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Plus recursively making mistakes from 3 games ago.
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I'm excited to have this game out in the world! Big thanks to @mirm.bsky.social for being on board with a MYSTERY in Season 2. Mystery writer dream achieved! 🎉 🧐 #indiegamedev #visualnovel #gamewriter
LongStory is back baby!
Ready or not, we're out on Steam: https://f.mtr.cool/spwmfjzewz and Itch: https://f.mtr.cool/bffnlruilp
🦃is a mystery
💖love is not easy
💯but friendship is magic!
#indiegames #visualnovelgames #lgbtqgames
Ready or not, we're out on Steam: https://f.mtr.cool/spwmfjzewz and Itch: https://f.mtr.cool/bffnlruilp
🦃is a mystery
💖love is not easy
💯but friendship is magic!
#indiegames #visualnovelgames #lgbtqgames
June 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I'm excited to have this game out in the world! Big thanks to @mirm.bsky.social for being on board with a MYSTERY in Season 2. Mystery writer dream achieved! 🎉 🧐 #indiegamedev #visualnovel #gamewriter
If you’re attending Word Balloon Academy today I’ll be on the panel Making the Post-Secondary to Professional Life: Making the Transition into a Creative Career www.torontocomics.com/schedule/wor...
Schedule | Toronto Comic Arts F
www.torontocomics.com
June 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If you’re attending Word Balloon Academy today I’ll be on the panel Making the Post-Secondary to Professional Life: Making the Transition into a Creative Career www.torontocomics.com/schedule/wor...
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As part of @torontocomics.bsky.social’s day of professional development, I’m going to be hosting a panel on the transition from post-secondary to professional life, with Rosena Fung, Sara Sarhangpour and @mirm.bsky.social! We’ll explore entering the exhausting world of freelancing and contracts!
June 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
As part of @torontocomics.bsky.social’s day of professional development, I’m going to be hosting a panel on the transition from post-secondary to professional life, with Rosena Fung, Sara Sarhangpour and @mirm.bsky.social! We’ll explore entering the exhausting world of freelancing and contracts!
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ACTUALLY if you want to read the piece where our CEO @mirm.bsky.social is quoted you should read this one.
Canada’s video game industry is MASSIVE but under-appreciated.
That’s been bothering me.
So, I spent the past 1.5 years asking dozens of AAA/indie devs, actors, lobbyists & more about how to address this & got an incredible range of perspectives! 🇨🇦 🎮
My 2nd-biggest @mobilesyrup.com feature ever:
That’s been bothering me.
So, I spent the past 1.5 years asking dozens of AAA/indie devs, actors, lobbyists & more about how to address this & got an incredible range of perspectives! 🇨🇦 🎮
My 2nd-biggest @mobilesyrup.com feature ever:
How to uplift Canadian game makers? We asked them
Canadian AAA and indie developers, lobbyists, actors and entrepreneurs share how we can uplift our often-underappreciated gaming industry.
mobilesyrup.com
June 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
ACTUALLY if you want to read the piece where our CEO @mirm.bsky.social is quoted you should read this one.
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i’m here you fuckaas bitch
May 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
i’m here you fuckaas bitch
If this whole *indie game dev* thing doesn’t work out hire me to organize your tupperware drawer. #satisfying #tetris
May 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If this whole *indie game dev* thing doesn’t work out hire me to organize your tupperware drawer. #satisfying #tetris
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@thehandeyesociety.bsky.social has been an amazing cultural organization in Toronto for over a decade. Help keep the lights on and support creative games!
I am super proud to announce that I'll be joining the board at @thehandeyesociety.bsky.social this year. The Hand Eye Society is unique, welcoming, artistic and vital. Please consider supporting their annual fundraiser.
www.zeffy.com/en-CA/fundra...
www.zeffy.com/en-CA/fundra...
Support Hand Eye Society
🌟 Support Hand Eye Society and Game Artists! 🎮Support video game arts by joining us in our mission to create impactful showcases, events, and workshops. Your kindness, donations, and time are invaluab...
www.zeffy.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
@thehandeyesociety.bsky.social has been an amazing cultural organization in Toronto for over a decade. Help keep the lights on and support creative games!
I am super proud to announce that I'll be joining the board at @thehandeyesociety.bsky.social this year. The Hand Eye Society is unique, welcoming, artistic and vital. Please consider supporting their annual fundraiser.
www.zeffy.com/en-CA/fundra...
www.zeffy.com/en-CA/fundra...
Support Hand Eye Society
🌟 Support Hand Eye Society and Game Artists! 🎮Support video game arts by joining us in our mission to create impactful showcases, events, and workshops. Your kindness, donations, and time are invaluab...
www.zeffy.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I am super proud to announce that I'll be joining the board at @thehandeyesociety.bsky.social this year. The Hand Eye Society is unique, welcoming, artistic and vital. Please consider supporting their annual fundraiser.
www.zeffy.com/en-CA/fundra...
www.zeffy.com/en-CA/fundra...
Some places go for cherry blossoms. Up here we like to brag about or trilliums :)
May 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Some places go for cherry blossoms. Up here we like to brag about or trilliums :)
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On Wednesday May 7 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST Bloom's technical lead JP is presenting his progress creating a new engine for LongStory 2 using Bevy an Open Source game engine. Learn how LongStory 2 works under the hood, and why OSS matters! f.mtr.cool/dyhfkfffhe
Bevy Meetup #10, Wed, May 7, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
**Bevy Game Dev Meetup #10**
We will have a packed menu of the finest speakers from the community.
This event will be virtual/remote and live-streamed on YouTube: https:/
f.mtr.cool
May 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
On Wednesday May 7 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST Bloom's technical lead JP is presenting his progress creating a new engine for LongStory 2 using Bevy an Open Source game engine. Learn how LongStory 2 works under the hood, and why OSS matters! f.mtr.cool/dyhfkfffhe
It’s finally out in the world!! This is our newest game and it’s a corker :)
Today is the day!! On behalf of the team at Bloom, we are proud to announce Disney Villains Cursed Cafe launched today! Available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X and S, Playstation 5, Steam and GOG. Get your copy today: games.disney.com/disney-villa...
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Disney Villains Cursed Café - Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Disney
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March 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It’s finally out in the world!! This is our newest game and it’s a corker :)
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Black Eye Books is 100% Canadian owned, and the majority of our comics and graphic novels are by Canadian creators. www.blackeye.ca (use coupon code MARCH15 for 15% until the end of the month)!
“if every Canadian household redirected $25 a week from foreign products to Canadian ones, it would boost GDP by 0.7 per cent and create 60,000 jobs” www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
Buy Canadian movement starts to take a sizable bite out of U.S. business
U.S. tour operators and American distilleries hit hard by surge in patriotism among Canadian shoppers
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Black Eye Books is 100% Canadian owned, and the majority of our comics and graphic novels are by Canadian creators. www.blackeye.ca (use coupon code MARCH15 for 15% until the end of the month)!
