Atiya Nova

@atiyanova.bsky.social

Currently making DDDR (Dark Dreams on Diverging Roads), wishlist now on Steam ✧ User research at AAA company ✧ Canadian game dev ✧ Horror enthusiast ✧ FC6, Mario+Rabbids, AC: Mirage & more ✧ TGA FC ‘23 ✧ No Gen AI

I didn’t get any code done last month (in fact, I’ve been stuck on a coding problem) and a part of me is wondering if it’s because I no longer work on my games at 4AM 😶

While working on DDDR I’ve been writing some ✨ spooky ✨short stories on the side. It’s been helpful for my creative process. I figured a bunch of stuff out 😌 (Maybe I’ll share these stories? We’ll see 👀)

Reality is a camera trick. Films, games, police bodycams — all depict a version of the first-person perspective. We use those sources to unconsciously decide what “real life” should look like through that digital lens. The camera manipulates our expectations, always. youtu.be/BEM_qZEX5VU

Thumbnail for Jacob's video. POV shot: a right hand fires a gun, while a left hand films the scene with a phone camera. In the background, the text "First-Person" is superimposed onto the scene.

Proud to announce the next game Vampirium: 1997 Dracula is king of the United British Empire. Kill his enemies and find your own path through a minimalist immersive sim sandbox. Wishlists and retweets massively appreciated (and, you know, massively helpful) store.steampowered.com/app/4035190/...

Vampirium: 1997 on Steam

1997. Dracula is King of England. At his command, master your dark gifts to assassinate his enemies and secure his vampiric empire. Infiltrate locked-down locations, adapt and survive in living enviro...

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does anyone wanna fund my indie game? it’s called Keep All Of My Colleagues Gainfully Employed. it’s an ARG where you keep all of my colleagues gainfully employed. we’re workshopping the name

I'm very sorry to announce that I was one of the devs affected by the Obsidian layoffs today. At least for four years, it was a beautiful dream. If you need a writer with experience in everything from the fog of war to romance - especially if you're open to remote - please get in touch.

For folks that don't watch football much. It's not that Capo Verde, a tiny nation, managed to make it this far. It's that they made every team work for it. They weren't the classic minnow who played negative football and scraped by. They were equals to Argentina today. Incredible. Bravo. A classic.