Zach
@zaqwertu.bsky.social
Making Detour Bus, a VR roadtrip across Post-Infrastructure USA
Also Game Designer @ Funktronic Labs
Dancing to stay sane
they/them
Also Game Designer @ Funktronic Labs
Dancing to stay sane
they/them
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One cool feature of Steam is they provide a Harassment Zone for each game you announce. It's a place for people who hate progress to come and crap all over games they haven't even played. No, they won't help you moderate it, but hey, at least you can't delete it!
October 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
One cool feature of Steam is they provide a Harassment Zone for each game you announce. It's a place for people who hate progress to come and crap all over games they haven't even played. No, they won't help you moderate it, but hey, at least you can't delete it!
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Thinking about ray tracing again...
October 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Thinking about ray tracing again...
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Don’t mourn for our fallen brother. Right now he’s riding the great wolf Fenrir around Niflheim with Jesus and Rush Limbaugh
September 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Don’t mourn for our fallen brother. Right now he’s riding the great wolf Fenrir around Niflheim with Jesus and Rush Limbaugh
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being in games world gives you a leg up in understanding the stupidity of our culture while also ensuring that no one outside of that world really takes anything you have to say that seriously
September 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
being in games world gives you a leg up in understanding the stupidity of our culture while also ensuring that no one outside of that world really takes anything you have to say that seriously
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it's wonderful that now youll be able to join ICE at 70 and finally get some student loan relief #safetynet #socialdemocracy
August 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
it's wonderful that now youll be able to join ICE at 70 and finally get some student loan relief #safetynet #socialdemocracy
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civilization vi leader two turns before you destroy his lone attacking trebuchet unit with a missile cruiser
August 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
civilization vi leader two turns before you destroy his lone attacking trebuchet unit with a missile cruiser
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hiring this guy to watch me play Balatro
July 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
hiring this guy to watch me play Balatro
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This week I’m delighted to announce Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 1: Re-raptored… and that’s it’s not made by Strange Scaffold.
Follow @pedalboard.games, wishlist it on Steam, and check out Project Share, our next foray into exploring methods of sustainability!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3830150
Follow @pedalboard.games, wishlist it on Steam, and check out Project Share, our next foray into exploring methods of sustainability!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3830150
July 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This week I’m delighted to announce Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 1: Re-raptored… and that’s it’s not made by Strange Scaffold.
Follow @pedalboard.games, wishlist it on Steam, and check out Project Share, our next foray into exploring methods of sustainability!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3830150
Follow @pedalboard.games, wishlist it on Steam, and check out Project Share, our next foray into exploring methods of sustainability!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3830150
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From crusader kings 3
July 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
From crusader kings 3
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"BOZO. EAT DUST. THIS BAG TWO-THIRDS AIR."
July 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"BOZO. EAT DUST. THIS BAG TWO-THIRDS AIR."
the goat for a reason
This is correct. Any candidate cynically “triangulating” on trans kids is a non-starter, and now is the time to say so. There’s still so much time to advance candidates that DON’T suck.
I will never, ever vote for Gavin Newsom. Ever, under any circumstances. I don't care if he becomes the Dem nominee, he's still not getting my vote.
July 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM
the goat for a reason
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devblog showing off my first contributions at my NEW job working on Dandelion Void! so stoked to be working on such an awesome project with my friends ✨
July 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
devblog showing off my first contributions at my NEW job working on Dandelion Void! so stoked to be working on such an awesome project with my friends ✨
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I really think this article is sensational and hard hitting. It’s very long, but worth reading. (It’s a gifted link I hope you enjoy)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/m...
How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I really think this article is sensational and hard hitting. It’s very long, but worth reading. (It’s a gifted link I hope you enjoy)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/m...
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I do feel like indie game devs should do more launch parties, seems healthier then sitting at your desk and staring at the steam dev dashboard
July 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I do feel like indie game devs should do more launch parties, seems healthier then sitting at your desk and staring at the steam dev dashboard
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the thing about layoffs of this scale is that so much is happening it involves days and days of discovering fresh horrors
July 6, 2025 at 3:43 AM
the thing about layoffs of this scale is that so much is happening it involves days and days of discovering fresh horrors
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call me when umamusume adds the goat
July 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
call me when umamusume adds the goat
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Mass layoffs affecting thousands of workers. Cancelled development cycles sweeping years of hard work under the rug.
We have seen time and again how little the worker matters to corporate leadership.
🪶 Sign & share the first step for change:
actionnetwork.org/forms/were-d...
We have seen time and again how little the worker matters to corporate leadership.
🪶 Sign & share the first step for change:
actionnetwork.org/forms/were-d...
We’re Done Playing
Video game workers strike back. Over the last few years, game workers have been struck by unprecedented mass layoffs, driven by corporate greed and short-term profit seeking. While employers treat us...
actionnetwork.org
July 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Mass layoffs affecting thousands of workers. Cancelled development cycles sweeping years of hard work under the rug.
We have seen time and again how little the worker matters to corporate leadership.
🪶 Sign & share the first step for change:
actionnetwork.org/forms/were-d...
We have seen time and again how little the worker matters to corporate leadership.
🪶 Sign & share the first step for change:
actionnetwork.org/forms/were-d...
Stealing official Federal Bus Investigator property and building unapproved public highways
July 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Stealing official Federal Bus Investigator property and building unapproved public highways
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it all comes back to our old friend Tommy Kinkade. this is yet another reminder to read my very long essay Let's Play Life about right wing kitsch art, nostalgia, youtube, and the future of art if you still haven't ellaguro.blogspot.com/2024/03/lets...
July 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
it all comes back to our old friend Tommy Kinkade. this is yet another reminder to read my very long essay Let's Play Life about right wing kitsch art, nostalgia, youtube, and the future of art if you still haven't ellaguro.blogspot.com/2024/03/lets...
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Someone asked me what I thought of VR games in general in 2025 on our discord. I spent too much time writing this so figured I'd share it elsewhere. This is written off the top of my head so apologies for overbroad generalizations. Coffee-shop tier banter.
June 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Someone asked me what I thought of VR games in general in 2025 on our discord. I spent too much time writing this so figured I'd share it elsewhere. This is written off the top of my head so apologies for overbroad generalizations. Coffee-shop tier banter.
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The journey begins. Take Us North is a narrative-driven game inspired by real-world stories that follows the journeys of migrants and asylum seekers on their way to cross the US-Mexico border.
Back it now on Kickstarter and help humanize migrant stories: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
Back it now on Kickstarter and help humanize migrant stories: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
Take Us North
A narrative adventure/survival game that follows the journeys of migrants and asylum seekers on their way to cross the US-Mexico border
www.kickstarter.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:20 AM
The journey begins. Take Us North is a narrative-driven game inspired by real-world stories that follows the journeys of migrants and asylum seekers on their way to cross the US-Mexico border.
Back it now on Kickstarter and help humanize migrant stories: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
Back it now on Kickstarter and help humanize migrant stories: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...