Mei-Li Coolan

@dashurie.bsky.social

🦦 Freelance Games Producer 🧙🐑👻 🐕 IGDA-F Next Gen Leaders Cohort Coordinator & NGL Alum '24 🐦‍⬛ Volunteer Org. and Art for brIGDA 🦭 Hobby Artist, Cosplayer, and Zinester @UncannyTitans ♏ She/Her • 🩷💜💙 • 媽媽 🗺️ Meeanjin 🖤💛❤️ (Brisbane, Australia) • AEST

the problem with the games industry is that it makes money in a sustainable way by creating stuff that people want to pay for this is in contrast to how big capital would prefer to make money, by trying to scale fake numbers to infinity using gambler brained investors lured in by impossible claims

"I'm not making animal crossing, I'm making fortnite" you say. Well, first of all, shame on you. Second...where the hell is your pride in your craft? Don't you understand that fundamentally the audience will only *love* what you've made if you made it with love? What do you think you're *doing*?

Hey friends! If you are able, any donation to the action fund for us Rockstar Workers fighting our unfair dismissals last October would be greatly appreciated! We are fighting an absolute behemoth with resources far beyond our own and ever dime counts. actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

Support Rockstar Workers Fighting Unfair Dismissals!

Last week over 30 members of staff at Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar were fired en masse in a “calculated attack on workers”. The IWGB described Rockstar’s actions as ‘the most blatant and rut...

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And we're thrilled we get to work with Joost on this! You might know Joost from TOEM, we know him (and his partner) from bringing us bread in a strange and scary city (plus Angus is always whistling the Fisherman's Tune) May this be the first of many collaborations 🥹

Launchable Socks@launchablesocks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Very happy to announce I'll be working with Angus and Mei on this awesome project! You might know Angus and Mei from their work on Unpacking, I know them from teaching me the Tim Tam Slam and being excellent human beings (and Unpacking) We're gonna make something amazing together ✨

Love that the Parent's Room at a shopping centre is like the Women's Bathroom at a bar or club: It's just complete stranger women supporting women and being so excited for each other. Also like at a bar, when women are nice to me I get weepy 🥺

The Frosty Games Fest showcase of games made in ANZ is happening THIS WEEKEND! ☀️🍦 Here's a handy timezone guide to help you tune in live on YouTube or Twitch: 🇦🇺 8am AEST and 6am AWST (7 Jun) 🇳🇿 10am NZST (7 Jun) 🇯🇵 7am JST (7 Jun) 🇺🇸 3pm PT and 6pm ET (6 Jun) 🇬🇧 11pm GMT (6 Jun)

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if you're feeling down about genAI please remember that it is a) intensely unpopular b) immensely unprofitable c) being propped up by people who NEED it to succeed, will spend any amount to create an illusion of a win but still keep failing and leaving the people they work with caked in shit

Thanks IGN for naming TANUKI: Pon’s Summer as their game of the show this year 😊 My co-founder Arioka gave a great speech. For him to win an award for his game, in his hometown after 14 years of going to Bitsummit was awesome to see!

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Haven't missed a BitSummit in a while but our current project takes priority; we've been smashing milestone after milestone and I'm so proud 💪 He just social smiled for the first time yesterday and my heart is melting 🥹😭👶