⚡️Marina Díez
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⚡️Marina Díez
@ninfadp.bsky.social
Spanish Award-Winning Emotional Game Designer ❀ Game Director at Blue Backpack ❀ Game Designer for The Berlin Apartment ❀ Lead Game Designer Dordogne ❀ @official_gdc Advisor ❀ Consultant ❀ @Forbesunder30 2021 ❀ 🌈 she/they https://emotionalgame.design/
This week I'm travelling to Barcelona to talk at the board games event DAU! ✨

I'm super excited and I will be there speaking about the hybrid future of physical games with a focus on emotions. 🥰
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
2019 vs 2025

The girl on the left is a student attending GDC for the first time and about to finish her masters on game design

The girl on the right is a game director about to release her 2nd title on a leading position in pc and consoles

Dreams come true 🥹💛
November 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Besides, I can tell y’all that I’ve signed a contract and I’m working on a book on Emotional Game Design! 🥹💛

Hopefully this book will help lots of people to learn new things and improve their games and their practice! 😍✨
October 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
My computer greeting me on a Monday morning in game director language:
September 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
See you this week in Cologne! 🇩🇪
August 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I’m extremely pleased of announcing my participation as a speaker at Devcom for this fantastic panel on “Directing Creative Teams: Learnings Across Genres”. ✨

I’m super excited! See you all in Cologne! 💛
July 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Devcom/Gamescom call! 😏

Who will be around? 💛

I will be the whoooole week there!

Let’s hang out! 🔥
July 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Hello new followers! 💛

I’m Marina and I’m an Emotional Game Designer. 🥰

Curr. I’m a Game Director for an unannounced project at @btfgames.bsky.social & principal game designer for The Berlin Apartment. 🪴

I also serve as a consultant for Take Us North by @anima-interactive.com! 💛
June 20, 2025 at 9:27 AM
BREAKING NEWS! ✨

It’s my birthday! 💛🥰

31, surfing, video gaming and thriving! 🥳
June 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
We are this week with @btfgames.bsky.social showcasing The Berlin Apartment and @constancegame.bsky.social at PAX East with @byterockers.bsky.social! 😍🔥
May 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
First day of Reboot Develop! ✨

I will be around! Come to me to talk about bizdev, emotional game design or just to say hi! 🙂
April 14, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Im on my way to Reboot Develop in Dubrovnik! ✨
April 12, 2025 at 5:52 AM
In a bit more than a week I will be heading to Dubrovnik for attending my 2nd Reboot Develop! ✨

I would love to connect with more people there so if you are attending and want to hang out, let me know! 😊
April 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I had the best GDC time! 💛 Thank you so much to everyone who made it special! 😍⭐️
March 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
6th year doing this! ✨

I’m Marina and I’m a Game Director and Emotional Game Designer! 💖

Say hi at GDC! 🥰

#WhatAGameDevLooksLike #GDC2025
March 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Today at 4:10pm I will be moderating this amazing panel at the West Hall! ✨

schedule.gdconf.com/session/inde...
March 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
When I came to my first GDC in 2019 I could only dream with one day showcasing at @dayofthedevs.org! 🥹

Now, 6 years later, I not only have 1 game I’m working on but TWO! ✨🫠

I’m so honoured!

Check out The Berlin Apartment by @btfgames.bsky.social & Take Us North by @anima-interactive.com! 💛
March 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Heading this morning to San Francisco for #GDC2025! 🔥

I’m gonna be in town until Friday afternoon! Don’t hesitate in saying hi if you see me around! 🥰
March 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Less than a week for GDC! 🔥

My schedule is packed but I'm working on fabulous 1-1s to teach a few people in ONE day all what I know about emotional game design and I can't wait to talk about it with everyone! 😊

If that sounds of interest, drop me a line and we find a spot to discuss it! 💛
March 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“I’m a game designer”
with emojis

What my friends think I do:
🎮📺🕥🕧🕦🕣
What my mom thinks I do:
✈️🍹🏖️🕣🕦🕧🕥📱🛠️
What society thinks I do:
🔫🩸🤬
What I think I do:
🤩🌈🦄🔥
What I really do:
February 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
My friend @ottervania.bsky.social has released this week the beautiful and amazing Bubumbu on Steam!

Bubumbu is a hidden objects game where you help items to come back to the place they belong to! 💛🥹

store.steampowered.com/app/2303420/...
February 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
CW: weight

Ive been thinking these days that some friends I normally see at GDC haven’t seen me since 2023 and its gonna be funny because I lost 22kg since then. 😅😂
February 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Coming to GDC in a couple weeks! 🔥

Agenda is filling up quickly but drop me a line for:

✨Business in Asia
✨Emotional Game Design
✨Just chilling if we are mutuals!

E X C I T I N G !!!!!! 😍
February 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Friends! 💫

I can’t wait to host more spaces at events in the next years! Drop me a line if you have something for me! 🥰

Previously I hosted hypertalks at Playtopia in Cape Town, A MAZE Hypertalks in Berlin and IGF at GDC in San Francisco! 🔥
February 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Today i got the most awesome hoodie on planet earth. 🍰
January 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM