Travis D. Hill, Ph.D. ☕️
@travisdhill.bsky.social
Tabletop Game Design | Educational Psychologist | Researching Giftedness & Creativity | Equity & Justice through Education | Coffee Required | he/him
Games: presspot.games
Research: travisdhill.com
Newsletter: presspotgames.beehiiv.com
Games: presspot.games
Research: travisdhill.com
Newsletter: presspotgames.beehiiv.com
I might have made stickers out of a 10 minute doodle I did of my head as a coffee mug.
November 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I might have made stickers out of a 10 minute doodle I did of my head as a coffee mug.
I need everyone to see this seagull mug I just got.
November 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I need everyone to see this seagull mug I just got.
Nox would like you to check out this zine.
October 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Nox would like you to check out this zine.
Stacks and stacks of zines are cluttering my desk.
October 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Stacks and stacks of zines are cluttering my desk.
Might as well end with a call to action for people who might not feel they can make a thing. Just make it. Make the thing. It doesn't have to be pretty. It doesn't have to be good. But it has to be true to you and who you are.
October 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Might as well end with a call to action for people who might not feel they can make a thing. Just make it. Make the thing. It doesn't have to be pretty. It doesn't have to be good. But it has to be true to you and who you are.
Back on Godspeed You! Black Emperor's "NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD" and I am feeling angsty.
Spending the evening drafting a one-page #zine.
(Now with alt text!)
Spending the evening drafting a one-page #zine.
(Now with alt text!)
October 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Back on Godspeed You! Black Emperor's "NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD" and I am feeling angsty.
Spending the evening drafting a one-page #zine.
(Now with alt text!)
Spending the evening drafting a one-page #zine.
(Now with alt text!)
When I listen to GYBE (only ever with the best of headphones on), I continue to learn a lot. Not just about musicality or sonic vibrations, but also about patience and growth. Learn why crescendos are important and why the world is the way it is.
What's a band or artist that influences you?
What's a band or artist that influences you?
October 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
When I listen to GYBE (only ever with the best of headphones on), I continue to learn a lot. Not just about musicality or sonic vibrations, but also about patience and growth. Learn why crescendos are important and why the world is the way it is.
What's a band or artist that influences you?
What's a band or artist that influences you?
I love this cat.
October 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I love this cat.
Hey @gilarpgs.bsky.social, I'm back. And I'm back on my 7 day, let's-get-this-game-out-there thing.
October 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Hey @gilarpgs.bsky.social, I'm back. And I'm back on my 7 day, let's-get-this-game-out-there thing.
I’ve been cleaning out some old bins and found copies of games I thought didn’t exist anymore.
Two games about death: The Wait and Why the F*** Did They Keep This?
Two games about seasons: RITE and STAY
Now I’m thinking about crowdfunding Rite since its spooky season! #TTRPG
Two games about death: The Wait and Why the F*** Did They Keep This?
Two games about seasons: RITE and STAY
Now I’m thinking about crowdfunding Rite since its spooky season! #TTRPG
October 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I’ve been cleaning out some old bins and found copies of games I thought didn’t exist anymore.
Two games about death: The Wait and Why the F*** Did They Keep This?
Two games about seasons: RITE and STAY
Now I’m thinking about crowdfunding Rite since its spooky season! #TTRPG
Two games about death: The Wait and Why the F*** Did They Keep This?
Two games about seasons: RITE and STAY
Now I’m thinking about crowdfunding Rite since its spooky season! #TTRPG
And with this, I am sold out of physical copies of The Portal at Hill House. Apparently traffic was driven by YouTube but unsure where. Grateful for sure.
Being said, The Portal Beyond Hill House is the next game. Spouse and I are passively working on it already.
January-ish maybe?
#TTRPG
Being said, The Portal Beyond Hill House is the next game. Spouse and I are passively working on it already.
January-ish maybe?
#TTRPG
September 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
And with this, I am sold out of physical copies of The Portal at Hill House. Apparently traffic was driven by YouTube but unsure where. Grateful for sure.
Being said, The Portal Beyond Hill House is the next game. Spouse and I are passively working on it already.
January-ish maybe?
#TTRPG
Being said, The Portal Beyond Hill House is the next game. Spouse and I are passively working on it already.
January-ish maybe?
#TTRPG
Day 4 of 4. Almost finished. About to head into the last section. Hoping to wrap in an hour and some change.
Celebrating my making a cortado.
Celebrating my making a cortado.
September 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Day 4 of 4. Almost finished. About to head into the last section. Hoping to wrap in an hour and some change.
Celebrating my making a cortado.
Celebrating my making a cortado.
Hold up. I just looked on itch for the first time in a while. Where is this coming from? I know @goblinmixtape.bsky.social talked about it on TikTok life 4 years ago, but where else?
This is wild to me.
This is wild to me.
September 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Hold up. I just looked on itch for the first time in a while. Where is this coming from? I know @goblinmixtape.bsky.social talked about it on TikTok life 4 years ago, but where else?
This is wild to me.
This is wild to me.
I think I have nailed down my first two #zines.
First is A Cat, Adrift is a solo journalling #TTRPG about an outdoor cat exploring memories and finding its way back "home."
Second is a zine about belief, cats, and temptation as vignettes into who we are.
Will release more info & links in a week.
First is A Cat, Adrift is a solo journalling #TTRPG about an outdoor cat exploring memories and finding its way back "home."
Second is a zine about belief, cats, and temptation as vignettes into who we are.
Will release more info & links in a week.
September 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
September 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Been getting a bunch of spam texts recently.
But this one didn’t really need to call me out like this.
But this one didn’t really need to call me out like this.
September 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Been getting a bunch of spam texts recently.
But this one didn’t really need to call me out like this.
But this one didn’t really need to call me out like this.
Throwing this out into the Bluesky-sphere.
Is there interest in a monthly small-form #TTRPG #zine? Like, old school 1 sheet of paper folded into 8 panels?
I usually like giving things away, but considering I'd design, print, and fold each one, what would be a reasonable price?
And where? Patreon?
Is there interest in a monthly small-form #TTRPG #zine? Like, old school 1 sheet of paper folded into 8 panels?
I usually like giving things away, but considering I'd design, print, and fold each one, what would be a reasonable price?
And where? Patreon?
September 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Up really early, not sleeping well. Could it be the intersection between dissertation writing, academic job search, and the state of the world? 🤷
Might as well see if I can finish up Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice.
Might as well see if I can finish up Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice.
September 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Up really early, not sleeping well. Could it be the intersection between dissertation writing, academic job search, and the state of the world? 🤷
Might as well see if I can finish up Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice.
Might as well see if I can finish up Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice.
Got a message on BGG earlier today about a possible trade. Later, they also shared this, and it so warmed my heart.
It doesn't take much to be nice to people.
Little does this person know the only thing standing between me and the folder of unfinished cube rails designs is a dissertation.
It doesn't take much to be nice to people.
Little does this person know the only thing standing between me and the folder of unfinished cube rails designs is a dissertation.
September 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Got a message on BGG earlier today about a possible trade. Later, they also shared this, and it so warmed my heart.
It doesn't take much to be nice to people.
Little does this person know the only thing standing between me and the folder of unfinished cube rails designs is a dissertation.
It doesn't take much to be nice to people.
Little does this person know the only thing standing between me and the folder of unfinished cube rails designs is a dissertation.
Feel like I already largely fit into this categorization.
But it never hurts to read more.
Thanks @gregisonthego.bsky.social
🎲✂️
But it never hurts to read more.
Thanks @gregisonthego.bsky.social
🎲✂️
September 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Feel like I already largely fit into this categorization.
But it never hurts to read more.
Thanks @gregisonthego.bsky.social
🎲✂️
But it never hurts to read more.
Thanks @gregisonthego.bsky.social
🎲✂️
no no no no no. It's a point and click RPG adventure in PDF. Some boxes are hyperlinked to other areas in the PDF. You will navigate and make decisions that will end up great, or terrible.
This feels like this could get WAY out of hand, but I'm enjoying a fun, little exploration right now.
This feels like this could get WAY out of hand, but I'm enjoying a fun, little exploration right now.
September 3, 2025 at 4:21 AM
no no no no no. It's a point and click RPG adventure in PDF. Some boxes are hyperlinked to other areas in the PDF. You will navigate and make decisions that will end up great, or terrible.
This feels like this could get WAY out of hand, but I'm enjoying a fun, little exploration right now.
This feels like this could get WAY out of hand, but I'm enjoying a fun, little exploration right now.