Mark Mandel
@neurotic.bsky.social
Staff Developer Advocate for Games at @Discord.com.
Founder on Agones and Quilkin OSS projects for multiplayer games.
Was at Google Cloud for a long time.
Occasional YT & Twitch.
he/him.
Founder on Agones and Quilkin OSS projects for multiplayer games.
Was at Google Cloud for a long time.
Occasional YT & Twitch.
he/him.
Wed 11am US Pacific, I'll be joined by my wonderful teammate Jameka March to talk about about Discord Webhooks! 🕸️🪝
Ever wonder how you get information to your backend about what's happening in Discord (or the Social SDK?) come on down and listen in!
discord.gg/discord-d...
Ever wonder how you get information to your backend about what's happening in Discord (or the Social SDK?) come on down and listen in!
discord.gg/discord-d...
November 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Wed 11am US Pacific, I'll be joined by my wonderful teammate Jameka March to talk about about Discord Webhooks! 🕸️🪝
Ever wonder how you get information to your backend about what's happening in Discord (or the Social SDK?) come on down and listen in!
discord.gg/discord-d...
Ever wonder how you get information to your backend about what's happening in Discord (or the Social SDK?) come on down and listen in!
discord.gg/discord-d...
This giant head is literally the largest reason I don't contribute more to #opensource software in the evening.
So if you are waiting on a review from me on Agones particularly, just know that I may have lost my lap and access to a laptop to a snoring boerboel.
So if you are waiting on a review from me on Agones particularly, just know that I may have lost my lap and access to a laptop to a snoring boerboel.
September 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This giant head is literally the largest reason I don't contribute more to #opensource software in the evening.
So if you are waiting on a review from me on Agones particularly, just know that I may have lost my lap and access to a laptop to a snoring boerboel.
So if you are waiting on a review from me on Agones particularly, just know that I may have lost my lap and access to a laptop to a snoring boerboel.
In our recent @discord.com Developers talk, we were joined by several fantastic product folks to step you through how you remove the development rate limits on the Discord Social SDK.
Check out the recording below 👇🏻
youtu.be/AlGrtgnCFc4...
Check out the recording below 👇🏻
youtu.be/AlGrtgnCFc4...
September 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
In our recent @discord.com Developers talk, we were joined by several fantastic product folks to step you through how you remove the development rate limits on the Discord Social SDK.
Check out the recording below 👇🏻
youtu.be/AlGrtgnCFc4...
Check out the recording below 👇🏻
youtu.be/AlGrtgnCFc4...
I forgot to post these photos from #devcom a few weeks ago. Just another awesome game server implementation on top of Agones! 🥳
Definitely seeing a bunch of Karpenter combined with Agones these days 🤔🔨
Definitely seeing a bunch of Karpenter combined with Agones these days 🤔🔨
September 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I forgot to post these photos from #devcom a few weeks ago. Just another awesome game server implementation on top of Agones! 🥳
Definitely seeing a bunch of Karpenter combined with Agones these days 🤔🔨
Definitely seeing a bunch of Karpenter combined with Agones these days 🤔🔨
Thursday 12pm US PST I'm hosting two of our product team members on the Discord Developers Server to step through the requirements for removing development rate limits for the Social SDK Communication Features.
Come join and bring your questions! 👇🏻
discord.gg/discord-d...
Come join and bring your questions! 👇🏻
discord.gg/discord-d...
August 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Thursday 12pm US PST I'm hosting two of our product team members on the Discord Developers Server to step through the requirements for removing development rate limits for the Social SDK Communication Features.
Come join and bring your questions! 👇🏻
discord.gg/discord-d...
Come join and bring your questions! 👇🏻
discord.gg/discord-d...
August 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Excited to be sitting down with Ashley Cook from Facepunch Studios to discuss how and why Rust implemented Discord’s social infrastructure to bring Discord features to their game at #devcom in a few weeks!
Details: 👇🏻
bizcommunity.gamesco...
Details: 👇🏻
bizcommunity.gamesco...
August 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Excited to be sitting down with Ashley Cook from Facepunch Studios to discuss how and why Rust implemented Discord’s social infrastructure to bring Discord features to their game at #devcom in a few weeks!
Details: 👇🏻
bizcommunity.gamesco...
Details: 👇🏻
bizcommunity.gamesco...
What are you doing on Thursday? Are you a Unity developer?
Then come join us for "Building Games with Unity + Social SDK" in our Discord Developer Server with @antontesh.bsky.social!
See you there! 👇🏻
discord.com/invite/d...
Then come join us for "Building Games with Unity + Social SDK" in our Discord Developer Server with @antontesh.bsky.social!
See you there! 👇🏻
discord.com/invite/d...
July 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
What are you doing on Thursday? Are you a Unity developer?
Then come join us for "Building Games with Unity + Social SDK" in our Discord Developer Server with @antontesh.bsky.social!
See you there! 👇🏻
discord.com/invite/d...
Then come join us for "Building Games with Unity + Social SDK" in our Discord Developer Server with @antontesh.bsky.social!
See you there! 👇🏻
discord.com/invite/d...
🚀 12pm PT today (in 2h ⏱️): @discord.com Social SDK Eng team presents "Powering Player Connections: How Discord's Social SDK Boosts Your Game"!
Learn how the Social SDK integrates your players' friends lists & social graphs, and the benefits you can get!
discord.gg/discord-d...
Learn how the Social SDK integrates your players' friends lists & social graphs, and the benefits you can get!
discord.gg/discord-d...
July 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🚀 12pm PT today (in 2h ⏱️): @discord.com Social SDK Eng team presents "Powering Player Connections: How Discord's Social SDK Boosts Your Game"!
Learn how the Social SDK integrates your players' friends lists & social graphs, and the benefits you can get!
discord.gg/discord-d...
Learn how the Social SDK integrates your players' friends lists & social graphs, and the benefits you can get!
discord.gg/discord-d...
I'll be presenting "Introduction to the @discord.com Social SDK" at the @igda.org Foundation - Alumni Weekend - this weekend! 🥳
It's a free virtual event (although donations appreciated!)
www.igdafoundation.o...
I'll be on at 7pm Pacific ⏱️, but it runs all day Saturday and Sunday.
It's a free virtual event (although donations appreciated!)
www.igdafoundation.o...
I'll be on at 7pm Pacific ⏱️, but it runs all day Saturday and Sunday.
July 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I'll be presenting "Introduction to the @discord.com Social SDK" at the @igda.org Foundation - Alumni Weekend - this weekend! 🥳
It's a free virtual event (although donations appreciated!)
www.igdafoundation.o...
I'll be on at 7pm Pacific ⏱️, but it runs all day Saturday and Sunday.
It's a free virtual event (although donations appreciated!)
www.igdafoundation.o...
I'll be on at 7pm Pacific ⏱️, but it runs all day Saturday and Sunday.
Putting a call out for more approvers on Agones development
If you've ever wondered what it takes to become an approver, it's actually not that mystical a process! It just takes time and effort 👇🏻
github.com/googlefor...
DM me if think you are close, or you have questions!
If you've ever wondered what it takes to become an approver, it's actually not that mystical a process! It just takes time and effort 👇🏻
github.com/googlefor...
DM me if think you are close, or you have questions!
June 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Putting a call out for more approvers on Agones development
If you've ever wondered what it takes to become an approver, it's actually not that mystical a process! It just takes time and effort 👇🏻
github.com/googlefor...
DM me if think you are close, or you have questions!
If you've ever wondered what it takes to become an approver, it's actually not that mystical a process! It just takes time and effort 👇🏻
github.com/googlefor...
DM me if think you are close, or you have questions!
New @discord.com Social SDK Guide just dropped for managing Voice Chat with the SDK! This is a fun one, since you have to setup a lobby first! Check out the guide for details 👀
We promised this to be published "after GDC" - which is still technically true 😆
discord.com/develope...
We promised this to be published "after GDC" - which is still technically true 😆
discord.com/develope...
June 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
New @discord.com Social SDK Guide just dropped for managing Voice Chat with the SDK! This is a fun one, since you have to setup a lobby first! Check out the guide for details 👀
We promised this to be published "after GDC" - which is still technically true 😆
discord.com/develope...
We promised this to be published "after GDC" - which is still technically true 😆
discord.com/develope...
June 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I'm sorry, but how did I miss this video from 2024 talking about how PUBG RUNS ON AGONES????
🤯 WHAT 🤯
youtu.be/GhYUjTxSOkE...
Hey Krafton, wanna drop your logo on the front page of agones.dev/site/ please? 😀
🤯 WHAT 🤯
youtu.be/GhYUjTxSOkE...
Hey Krafton, wanna drop your logo on the front page of agones.dev/site/ please? 😀
June 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I'm sorry, but how did I miss this video from 2024 talking about how PUBG RUNS ON AGONES????
🤯 WHAT 🤯
youtu.be/GhYUjTxSOkE...
Hey Krafton, wanna drop your logo on the front page of agones.dev/site/ please? 😀
🤯 WHAT 🤯
youtu.be/GhYUjTxSOkE...
Hey Krafton, wanna drop your logo on the front page of agones.dev/site/ please? 😀
🔉I'll be giving an online talk, doing a technical introduction of the @discord.com Social SDK at 12pm US Pacific, Tuesday 24th of June!
🤞🏻Hopefully this time, the whole internet won't fall over, and we won't have to postpone!
🔽 Sign up
discord.gg/WcE3bfU3?...
🤞🏻Hopefully this time, the whole internet won't fall over, and we won't have to postpone!
🔽 Sign up
discord.gg/WcE3bfU3?...
June 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🔉I'll be giving an online talk, doing a technical introduction of the @discord.com Social SDK at 12pm US Pacific, Tuesday 24th of June!
🤞🏻Hopefully this time, the whole internet won't fall over, and we won't have to postpone!
🔽 Sign up
discord.gg/WcE3bfU3?...
🤞🏻Hopefully this time, the whole internet won't fall over, and we won't have to postpone!
🔽 Sign up
discord.gg/WcE3bfU3?...
👋🏻 What are you up to this Thursday at 12pm US Pacific?
Come see me present "Introduction to the @discord.com Social SDK" - an overview of the Social SDK APIs via a walk-though of how I built a Discord Terminal App (open source of course!) 💻
Join 👇🏻
discord.gg/WcE3bfU3?...
Come see me present "Introduction to the @discord.com Social SDK" - an overview of the Social SDK APIs via a walk-though of how I built a Discord Terminal App (open source of course!) 💻
Join 👇🏻
discord.gg/WcE3bfU3?...
June 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
👋🏻 What are you up to this Thursday at 12pm US Pacific?
Come see me present "Introduction to the @discord.com Social SDK" - an overview of the Social SDK APIs via a walk-though of how I built a Discord Terminal App (open source of course!) 💻
Join 👇🏻
discord.gg/WcE3bfU3?...
Come see me present "Introduction to the @discord.com Social SDK" - an overview of the Social SDK APIs via a walk-though of how I built a Discord Terminal App (open source of course!) 💻
Join 👇🏻
discord.gg/WcE3bfU3?...
I'm in Melbourne, Australia for a spell! Hit me up if you want to talk #gamedev, @discord.com, Agones and/or #OSS!
I'm also giving a talk Tuesday at IGDAM talking about my ten years in games devrel (we're not recording this one, might be 🌶️🌶️🌶️☺️).
Sign up here👇🏻
www.trybooking.com/e...
I'm also giving a talk Tuesday at IGDAM talking about my ten years in games devrel (we're not recording this one, might be 🌶️🌶️🌶️☺️).
Sign up here👇🏻
www.trybooking.com/e...
June 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I'm in Melbourne, Australia for a spell! Hit me up if you want to talk #gamedev, @discord.com, Agones and/or #OSS!
I'm also giving a talk Tuesday at IGDAM talking about my ten years in games devrel (we're not recording this one, might be 🌶️🌶️🌶️☺️).
Sign up here👇🏻
www.trybooking.com/e...
I'm also giving a talk Tuesday at IGDAM talking about my ten years in games devrel (we're not recording this one, might be 🌶️🌶️🌶️☺️).
Sign up here👇🏻
www.trybooking.com/e...
🔥 Got questions about integrating moderation with the Discord Social SDK?
Just published the Moderation guide, walking you through integrating and managing content moderation for your game when using the Social SDK! 📃
discord.com/develope...
Just published the Moderation guide, walking you through integrating and managing content moderation for your game when using the Social SDK! 📃
discord.com/develope...
May 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
🔥 Got questions about integrating moderation with the Discord Social SDK?
Just published the Moderation guide, walking you through integrating and managing content moderation for your game when using the Social SDK! 📃
discord.com/develope...
Just published the Moderation guide, walking you through integrating and managing content moderation for your game when using the Social SDK! 📃
discord.com/develope...
👋🏻 What are you doing on May 22nd?
We're starting up live events in the @discord.com Developer's Discord Server (too many Discord's???) again!
We'll be covering the latest news on our developer platform features, and you can meet the new devrel team 😁
discord.gg/aaGfnYJ4?...
We're starting up live events in the @discord.com Developer's Discord Server (too many Discord's???) again!
We'll be covering the latest news on our developer platform features, and you can meet the new devrel team 😁
discord.gg/aaGfnYJ4?...
May 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
👋🏻 What are you doing on May 22nd?
We're starting up live events in the @discord.com Developer's Discord Server (too many Discord's???) again!
We'll be covering the latest news on our developer platform features, and you can meet the new devrel team 😁
discord.gg/aaGfnYJ4?...
We're starting up live events in the @discord.com Developer's Discord Server (too many Discord's???) again!
We'll be covering the latest news on our developer platform features, and you can meet the new devrel team 😁
discord.gg/aaGfnYJ4?...
Now that the Discord Social SDK lets Discord friends message you in-game, we've added settings to control who can reach (or bug you? 😆) you while gaming. How much do you like your friends? 😁 we'll let you decide.
Check our new design guidelines 👇🏻
discord.com/develope...
Check our new design guidelines 👇🏻
discord.com/develope...
May 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Now that the Discord Social SDK lets Discord friends message you in-game, we've added settings to control who can reach (or bug you? 😆) you while gaming. How much do you like your friends? 😁 we'll let you decide.
Check our new design guidelines 👇🏻
discord.com/develope...
Check our new design guidelines 👇🏻
discord.com/develope...
....why did I launch a Ubuntu desktop instance in Singapore in 2012?
May 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
....why did I launch a Ubuntu desktop instance in Singapore in 2012?
No, but seriously, let's find this thing.
May 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
No, but seriously, let's find this thing.
Finally got my new KVM installed. No more moving a cable between computers for the third monitor.
April 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Finally got my new KVM installed. No more moving a cable between computers for the third monitor.
I though this takeaway from the recent (free) NewZoo PC and Console Gaming report was quite interesting, especially in light of the work we're doing with the the Discord Social SDK to enhance social awareness and connection of game players through Discord's platform.
newzoo.com/resources...
newzoo.com/resources...
April 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I though this takeaway from the recent (free) NewZoo PC and Console Gaming report was quite interesting, especially in light of the work we're doing with the the Discord Social SDK to enhance social awareness and connection of game players through Discord's platform.
newzoo.com/resources...
newzoo.com/resources...
April 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM