Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe
@modorchaidhe.bsky.social
Game developer.
Previous credits incl SSE @ Diablo 4, Destiny 2, EA Sports, Frostbite. Now micro-indie (@odorchaidhe.games)
Tá mé i mo chónaí i mBéal Feirste.
🟢 Gaeilge, English, 日本語
🟡 Magyarul, Español, Français
🔴 everything else
Previous credits incl SSE @ Diablo 4, Destiny 2, EA Sports, Frostbite. Now micro-indie (@odorchaidhe.games)
Tá mé i mo chónaí i mBéal Feirste.
🟢 Gaeilge, English, 日本語
🟡 Magyarul, Español, Français
🔴 everything else
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DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO GET FOOD AND WATER IN TO GAZA.
This is from Lemkin Institute begging..... we are all begging.
This is from Lemkin Institute begging..... we are all begging.
July 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO GET FOOD AND WATER IN TO GAZA.
This is from Lemkin Institute begging..... we are all begging.
This is from Lemkin Institute begging..... we are all begging.
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@romerogames.bsky.social has 2 games on Steam right now you can buy if you want to help support them.
store.steampowered.com/app/586310/G...
store.steampowered.com/app/604540/e...
#irishgamedev #speirgorm #irishcreatives
store.steampowered.com/app/586310/G...
store.steampowered.com/app/604540/e...
#irishgamedev #speirgorm #irishcreatives
July 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
@romerogames.bsky.social has 2 games on Steam right now you can buy if you want to help support them.
store.steampowered.com/app/586310/G...
store.steampowered.com/app/604540/e...
#irishgamedev #speirgorm #irishcreatives
store.steampowered.com/app/586310/G...
store.steampowered.com/app/604540/e...
#irishgamedev #speirgorm #irishcreatives
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Forspoken is good when you don't have a bunch of stinky bitches in your ear telling you it's not
If it weren’t for @adashtra.bsky.social covering why Forspoken rules, I might have truly gone mad given the chasm between how much I dug it and how much everyone else seemed to disparage it. It was a very reverse Emperor’s New Clothes moment in gaming.
June 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Forspoken is good when you don't have a bunch of stinky bitches in your ear telling you it's not
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Not all treasures are lost… some are just waiting to be reclaimed.
Announcing Relooted:
An Africanfuturist heist game where you reclaim real African artifacts from Western museums.
Please share, & wishlist!
youtu.be/KgPxPfXb734
(Wishlist links in next tweet!)
@dayofthedevs.org #SummerGameFest
Announcing Relooted:
An Africanfuturist heist game where you reclaim real African artifacts from Western museums.
Please share, & wishlist!
youtu.be/KgPxPfXb734
(Wishlist links in next tweet!)
@dayofthedevs.org #SummerGameFest
Relooted Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Nyamakop
www.youtube.com
June 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Not all treasures are lost… some are just waiting to be reclaimed.
Announcing Relooted:
An Africanfuturist heist game where you reclaim real African artifacts from Western museums.
Please share, & wishlist!
youtu.be/KgPxPfXb734
(Wishlist links in next tweet!)
@dayofthedevs.org #SummerGameFest
Announcing Relooted:
An Africanfuturist heist game where you reclaim real African artifacts from Western museums.
Please share, & wishlist!
youtu.be/KgPxPfXb734
(Wishlist links in next tweet!)
@dayofthedevs.org #SummerGameFest
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A question I ask myself before RTing something is "Will this make most people who see it helplessly angry or despairing" and if the answer to that question is Yes, I think very hard about what the actual value of sharing it would be, and most of the time I come down on the side of not RTing
April 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A question I ask myself before RTing something is "Will this make most people who see it helplessly angry or despairing" and if the answer to that question is Yes, I think very hard about what the actual value of sharing it would be, and most of the time I come down on the side of not RTing
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I made a website in 2013 after being detained at a US land border for hours without any recourse. I was in a tiny cell, with one toilet in a separate space where up to four guards could watch me use it. I was released a few hours later, without any additional information, but I didn't need any.
April 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I made a website in 2013 after being detained at a US land border for hours without any recourse. I was in a tiny cell, with one toilet in a separate space where up to four guards could watch me use it. I was released a few hours later, without any additional information, but I didn't need any.
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I hope everyone feels reinvigorated after visiting GDC & I hope for next year you make the fact that so many can't afford, can't safely go, or otherwise are blocked from the feelings & support you're now feeling a consideration in supporting one of the most exclusionary events in games next year.
March 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I hope everyone feels reinvigorated after visiting GDC & I hope for next year you make the fact that so many can't afford, can't safely go, or otherwise are blocked from the feelings & support you're now feeling a consideration in supporting one of the most exclusionary events in games next year.
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reposting this until gdc is held in europe/canada
March 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
reposting this until gdc is held in europe/canada
Any online events this year for people who will absolutely not be entering the US for GDC this year? There must be a few of us surely
March 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Any online events this year for people who will absolutely not be entering the US for GDC this year? There must be a few of us surely
GDC Europe needs to make a comeback at this point.. or even better, a GDC somewhere safer AND a remote option
Sorry but it’s insane to me that GDC is still held in a place where attendees have to be warned about getting disappeared at the airport.
⚠️ PSA to trans folks going to GDC by plane ⚠️
SFO doesn’t have TSA. It has private contractors called CAS (Covenant Aviation Security)
Their track record with trans folks is not good. Be careful
If they give you trouble, stand your ground
No matter what, DO NOT let them take you to a private room
SFO doesn’t have TSA. It has private contractors called CAS (Covenant Aviation Security)
Their track record with trans folks is not good. Be careful
If they give you trouble, stand your ground
No matter what, DO NOT let them take you to a private room
March 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
GDC Europe needs to make a comeback at this point.. or even better, a GDC somewhere safer AND a remote option
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If GDC wants to present itself as being an inclusive space, it has to move. There's no negotiating. They either move, or they continue to put their attendees in danger.
March 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
If GDC wants to present itself as being an inclusive space, it has to move. There's no negotiating. They either move, or they continue to put their attendees in danger.
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Sorry but it’s insane to me that GDC is still held in a place where attendees have to be warned about getting disappeared at the airport.
⚠️ PSA to trans folks going to GDC by plane ⚠️
SFO doesn’t have TSA. It has private contractors called CAS (Covenant Aviation Security)
Their track record with trans folks is not good. Be careful
If they give you trouble, stand your ground
No matter what, DO NOT let them take you to a private room
SFO doesn’t have TSA. It has private contractors called CAS (Covenant Aviation Security)
Their track record with trans folks is not good. Be careful
If they give you trouble, stand your ground
No matter what, DO NOT let them take you to a private room
March 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Sorry but it’s insane to me that GDC is still held in a place where attendees have to be warned about getting disappeared at the airport.
My partner is unfortunately affected by the latest round of layoffs in games, so I'll likely be back in the job market around September, when the baby can be in childcare. Wish us luck, we'll need it :/
March 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
My partner is unfortunately affected by the latest round of layoffs in games, so I'll likely be back in the job market around September, when the baby can be in childcare. Wish us luck, we'll need it :/
Wow it didn't take very long for bluesky to get super toxic and full of bad repetitive takes, did it?
February 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Wow it didn't take very long for bluesky to get super toxic and full of bad repetitive takes, did it?
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getting out of games is smart
i will die a profound dumbass
i will die a profound dumbass
February 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
getting out of games is smart
i will die a profound dumbass
i will die a profound dumbass
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I kid you not, @itch.io has been taken down by Funko of "Funko Pop" because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain
December 9, 2024 at 7:13 AM
I kid you not, @itch.io has been taken down by Funko of "Funko Pop" because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain
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lmao so uh. no easy way to say this but i just got laid off from hoyoverse (genshin)!!! i’ll make a formal job post later but if you know anyone hiring a writer/editor in games… think of me maybe? 👉👈
December 4, 2024 at 2:42 AM
lmao so uh. no easy way to say this but i just got laid off from hoyoverse (genshin)!!! i’ll make a formal job post later but if you know anyone hiring a writer/editor in games… think of me maybe? 👉👈
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Come place your vote in the award for Best Little Guy introduced in a game in 2024!
We're doing ranked ballots so just order the nominees from most best little guy to least best little guy.
Voting is open until end of Friday. Pass it on!
app.opinionx.co/e2289aaf-5c5...
We're doing ranked ballots so just order the nominees from most best little guy to least best little guy.
Voting is open until end of Friday. Pass it on!
app.opinionx.co/e2289aaf-5c5...
December 1, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Come place your vote in the award for Best Little Guy introduced in a game in 2024!
We're doing ranked ballots so just order the nominees from most best little guy to least best little guy.
Voting is open until end of Friday. Pass it on!
app.opinionx.co/e2289aaf-5c5...
We're doing ranked ballots so just order the nominees from most best little guy to least best little guy.
Voting is open until end of Friday. Pass it on!
app.opinionx.co/e2289aaf-5c5...
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After years away from game dev, I couldn’t stay silent about my people’s dehumanization. I made Dreams on a Pillow 🍉a game inspired by a famous Palestinian folktale about the 1948 Nakba.
I’m crowdfunding it now—please back & share!
🔗 launchgood.com/1948
I’m crowdfunding it now—please back & share!
🔗 launchgood.com/1948
Dreams on a Pillow - a videogame experience about the 1948 Nakba, based on a true story | LaunchGood
A pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land
www.launchgood.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:02 PM
After years away from game dev, I couldn’t stay silent about my people’s dehumanization. I made Dreams on a Pillow 🍉a game inspired by a famous Palestinian folktale about the 1948 Nakba.
I’m crowdfunding it now—please back & share!
🔗 launchgood.com/1948
I’m crowdfunding it now—please back & share!
🔗 launchgood.com/1948
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Apple's brand marketing history, Our Users Are
-Revolutionary visionaries (80s)
-Like Picasso, Einstein "think different" (late 90s)
-Cool creatives (iMac/iPod)
-Successful, high status (iPhone to iWatch)
-Unprepared bad workers, office loser, can't read/write one line emails (Apple Intelligence/AI)
-Revolutionary visionaries (80s)
-Like Picasso, Einstein "think different" (late 90s)
-Cool creatives (iMac/iPod)
-Successful, high status (iPhone to iWatch)
-Unprepared bad workers, office loser, can't read/write one line emails (Apple Intelligence/AI)
November 10, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Apple's brand marketing history, Our Users Are
-Revolutionary visionaries (80s)
-Like Picasso, Einstein "think different" (late 90s)
-Cool creatives (iMac/iPod)
-Successful, high status (iPhone to iWatch)
-Unprepared bad workers, office loser, can't read/write one line emails (Apple Intelligence/AI)
-Revolutionary visionaries (80s)
-Like Picasso, Einstein "think different" (late 90s)
-Cool creatives (iMac/iPod)
-Successful, high status (iPhone to iWatch)
-Unprepared bad workers, office loser, can't read/write one line emails (Apple Intelligence/AI)
What's everyone playing these days? I haven't followed games in months and don't know what I'm missing.
(I'm playing Pokémon TCGP, Pokémon FireRed and Planet Coaster 1 atm)
(I'm playing Pokémon TCGP, Pokémon FireRed and Planet Coaster 1 atm)
November 24, 2024 at 12:58 AM
What's everyone playing these days? I haven't followed games in months and don't know what I'm missing.
(I'm playing Pokémon TCGP, Pokémon FireRed and Planet Coaster 1 atm)
(I'm playing Pokémon TCGP, Pokémon FireRed and Planet Coaster 1 atm)
Disco Elysium
genuine question. what is a game you played that felt like a true gift? i think a lot of us could use more of whatever this feeling is rn
i’m replaying hades because i’m teaching it to my literature students atm and damn. i forgot how truly wonderful it is. every detail is a delight
November 20, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Disco Elysium
In the process of going to private/premium services across my critical online infrastructure, mostly to divest myself from google. So far gmail -> protonmail, google search -> kagi, and chrome -> firefox, and google password manager -> bitwarden have all been positive moves
November 13, 2024 at 6:37 PM
In the process of going to private/premium services across my critical online infrastructure, mostly to divest myself from google. So far gmail -> protonmail, google search -> kagi, and chrome -> firefox, and google password manager -> bitwarden have all been positive moves
Opening up the codebase for the first time in months, and I feel more like an archaeologist than anything else... what are these strange symbols, what did their writer intend?
November 13, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Opening up the codebase for the first time in months, and I feel more like an archaeologist than anything else... what are these strange symbols, what did their writer intend?