Steve McManus
@stephenjmcmanus.bsky.social
Experience Designer at Industrial Light & Magic. Previously worked at Telltale Games, LucasArts, Crystal Dynamics. In a band called Cassowary, so I know what a Cassowary is. he/him. https://cassowarysanfrancisco.bandcamp.com/track/the-last-time
Hey there, my brilliant friend @thenarrativedept.bsky.social is offering a free class this Sunday called the Industry Insider Session - talking about the expectations studios have for game writers in these challenging times - good for beginners and vets. thenarrativedept.mykajabi.com/the-game-wri...
The Game Writing Industry Insider Session
thenarrativedept.mykajabi.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Hey there, my brilliant friend @thenarrativedept.bsky.social is offering a free class this Sunday called the Industry Insider Session - talking about the expectations studios have for game writers in these challenging times - good for beginners and vets. thenarrativedept.mykajabi.com/the-game-wri...
It must be in the Trader Joe’s employee manual that a cashier must compliment a customer’s band t-shirt.
June 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
It must be in the Trader Joe’s employee manual that a cashier must compliment a customer’s band t-shirt.
We’re getting the fascism without the “trains running on time” part? Lame.
May 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
We’re getting the fascism without the “trains running on time” part? Lame.
We need a Butlerian Jihad about 10,000 years earlier than I expected.
May 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
We need a Butlerian Jihad about 10,000 years earlier than I expected.
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I've been working on a birb behaviour system based on designs, characters, & animations by @catferaday.bsky.social. Here's the first peep!
#gamedev #indiedev #birbwatching
#gamedev #indiedev #birbwatching
March 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I've been working on a birb behaviour system based on designs, characters, & animations by @catferaday.bsky.social. Here's the first peep!
#gamedev #indiedev #birbwatching
#gamedev #indiedev #birbwatching
Unlike Nick Cave, I am not walking back my Red Hot Chili Peppers stance.
March 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Unlike Nick Cave, I am not walking back my Red Hot Chili Peppers stance.
The older I get, the more sense Edward VII’s sex chair makes.
November 26, 2024 at 3:25 AM
The older I get, the more sense Edward VII’s sex chair makes.
Always the Homicide, never the Life on the Streets.
Always the doctor, never the who
always the horror story, never the American
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November 19, 2024 at 3:21 AM
Always the Homicide, never the Life on the Streets.
For those of you who are interested in game writing and narrative, and who are already in the thick of it, may I point to my good friend @thenarrativedept.bsky.social 's
Game Writing Masterclass.
Registration is now open, and she is brilliant. Check it out:
courses.thenarrativedept.com/join
Game Writing Masterclass.
Registration is now open, and she is brilliant. Check it out:
courses.thenarrativedept.com/join
The Narrative Department’s Game Writing Masterclass
The Narrative Department’s Game Writing Masterclass is an 8-week online program for writers who eat, breathe, and dream video games…
courses.thenarrativedept.com
September 4, 2024 at 12:49 AM
For those of you who are interested in game writing and narrative, and who are already in the thick of it, may I point to my good friend @thenarrativedept.bsky.social 's
Game Writing Masterclass.
Registration is now open, and she is brilliant. Check it out:
courses.thenarrativedept.com/join
Game Writing Masterclass.
Registration is now open, and she is brilliant. Check it out:
courses.thenarrativedept.com/join
Every cat’s favorite Bob Marley song is Them Belly Full (but We Hungry).
January 30, 2024 at 5:54 AM
Every cat’s favorite Bob Marley song is Them Belly Full (but We Hungry).
Oh come on, Autofill!
January 25, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Oh come on, Autofill!
Reposted by Steve McManus
Editor: We need a drawing of a young Tarzan reading a bunch of books.
Burne Hogarth: I got you, bro.
Burne Hogarth: I got you, bro.
January 4, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Editor: We need a drawing of a young Tarzan reading a bunch of books.
Burne Hogarth: I got you, bro.
Burne Hogarth: I got you, bro.
A wonderful interview with my good friend Molina Animal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpeu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpeu...
January 2, 2024 at 10:21 PM
A wonderful interview with my good friend Molina Animal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpeu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpeu...
Christmas trees are like children. You think yours is beautiful and everyone else's looks weird.
January 2, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Christmas trees are like children. You think yours is beautiful and everyone else's looks weird.
Oh, but every day I fondly think about the Roman Empire and I’M the weirdo.
December 31, 2023 at 5:31 PM
Oh, but every day I fondly think about the Roman Empire and I’M the weirdo.
It was only this year that I realized how many times Maureen O’Hara’s Irish accent slipped out in Miracle on 34th Street.
December 28, 2023 at 2:50 AM
It was only this year that I realized how many times Maureen O’Hara’s Irish accent slipped out in Miracle on 34th Street.
Daredevil is a better Batman than Batman.
December 27, 2023 at 3:14 AM
Daredevil is a better Batman than Batman.
My least favorite Oasis record.
December 24, 2023 at 8:08 PM
My least favorite Oasis record.
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I consider this one of the most important parables to come out of Twitter’s existence
December 21, 2023 at 7:41 PM
I consider this one of the most important parables to come out of Twitter’s existence
Reposted by Steve McManus
Reposted by Steve McManus
Nothing helps me sleep better than dead people whispering to me from the grave
December 5, 2023 at 4:10 AM
Nothing helps me sleep better than dead people whispering to me from the grave
Schindler’s Sexual List
i dunno what movie you could ruin the most by adding the word sexual to the title, but predator is up there.
December 4, 2023 at 12:39 AM
Schindler’s Sexual List
That Napoleon movie was amazing.
December 2, 2023 at 5:27 AM
That Napoleon movie was amazing.