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Sabrina.C

@sabrinac.bsky.social

game-maker, small-biz-owner, parent, pittsburgh-er, american, & frustrated optimist http://Ludoliminal.com http://TransformationalFramework.com http://PittsburghPlaytest.com

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Possible Worlds Games@possibleworlds.bsky.social · 2w ago

Not only does this game generate textbook locked room murder mysteries without fail (that surprise even the players) it also has a movement mechanic where the detective bounces around the map screensaver-style, and that's just good game design. Support a great game from a local Pittsburgh designer!!

Adam Bell@adambell.games · 2w ago

The Locked Room Murder Mystery Game is live on Kickstarter now. Make your own murder mysteries with this hybrid board game + ttrpg! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ada...

J. Walton@ludopolitics.bsky.social · 2w ago

For Friday crowd: CMU Press has formally announced a new series of *peer-reviewed* tabletop games, co-edited by myself & CMU media librarian Ashley Werlinich. We have a call out for GAME SUBMISSIONS for a new anthology series called Promptuary. First volume's theme is Strange Worlds / Anthropocene!

Carnegie Mellon University Press@cmupress.bsky.social · 3w ago

Announcing the newest peer-reviewed series for Carnegie Mellon University Press: games! This week during @meaningfulplay.bsky.social, we're launching our first-ever CFG (call for games) for Promptuary, a playable anthology. www.cmu.edu/university-p... #boardgames #tabletopgaming #stayanalog

Sabrina.C@sabrinac.bsky.social · 2w ago

Been playing this cooperative game my entire adult life. Rules are pretty simple though rounds can seem to take FOREVER and, wow, does it have a troll problem right now. Still, was excited to take my turn today. Hoping we can still win if we work together!

Hand holds ballot in front of county office building in Pittsburgh with words “the only way to win is to play” above. An “I voted n’at” sticker is overlaid on top.-
These Games Are Not For Sale@notforsalegames.bsky.social · 3w ago

These Games Are Not For Sale celebrates artful games made for the sake of it. This one-day festival inside PAX Unplugged will spotlight games that money can’t buy. Come experience games, not buy them: 🚫🪙🚫🪙🚫 🎲✂️ 🪙🚫🪙🚫🪙 🗺️ Pennsylvania Convention Center 📍 Terrace Ballroom 🗓️ Saturday, Dec 5 🕙 10am-10pm

These Games are not for $ale A celebration of artful games that money can't buy At PAX Unplugged Terrace Ballroom (2nd floor) Saturday, December 5th 10am-10pm
Carnegie Mellon University Press@cmupress.bsky.social · 3w ago

Announcing the newest peer-reviewed series for Carnegie Mellon University Press: games! This week during @meaningfulplay.bsky.social, we're launching our first-ever CFG (call for games) for Promptuary, a playable anthology. www.cmu.edu/university-p... #boardgames #tabletopgaming #stayanalog

Games

Carnegie Mellon University Press has expanded publishing to include a new series of tabletop games, one of the first game series by a university press.

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Daniel Cook@danctheduck.bsky.social · 3w ago

One thing that still surprises me about game development? How iteration is so wildly effective at turning garbage into gold. "This sucks" -> Fix things that suck -> "Doesn't suck?! Whoa!"

Annalee@flowerhorne.com · 4w ago

Begging news media to stop making themselves unwitting NPCs in a weird cult's alternate reality game You do not need to breathlessly repeat claims that LLMs will end the world or create utopia with handwavy details or abstract philosophical arguments Ask follow-up questions or hire people who can

Aleksandra Vaca@transiticsnews.com · 2mo ago

I’m a Texan trans kid who almost died because of Ken Paxton. The world should know what he’s done. This was very difficult for me to write, but given what's at stake, I cannot bear to stay silent about what I went through at Paxton's hands. He must not be rewarded for what he's done to trans kids.

I’m a Texan Trans Kid Who Almost Died Because of Ken Paxton. The World Should Know What He’s Done.

Regardless of Talarico’s recent statements on trans people, Paxton cannot be rewarded for the extreme suffering he’s inflicted on me and tens of thousands of Texan trans kids.

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Sabrina.C@sabrinac.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New opportunity from GGJ! Zoud GameLab is a month-long online game jam focused on financial literacy like budgets, saving, spending, investing, debt, etc 📅 Jam: Oct 15 - Nov 15 📚 Pre-Jam Training + Resources: Sept 15 - Oct 14 🏆 $140K prize pool 🌍 Open to creators worldwide www.zoud.ae/gamelab/

Zoud and Global Game Jam Launch Financial Literacy Game Jam with up to $140K in Prizes and Development Support | Global Game Jam

Zoud GameLab challenges game creators worldwide to bring financial literacy to life through gameplay, with the strongest games receivi

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Sabrina.C@sabrinac.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This thread from @amabel.bsky.social reminded me of a similar pivotal moment in my own design journey when encountering Stone Librande’s one-page design methodology. gdcvault.com/play/1012356... /🧵 🎲✂️🎲

One-Page Designs

In an effort to communicate more effectively and concisely, Stone has been experimenting with a style of design documentation that he calls a one page design. As the name implies, this is a documen...

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Amabel Holland@amabel.bsky.social · 2mo ago

a huge early shift in my work as a designer and publisher came when I stopped writing words and started writing for the page, treating the physical page as a discrete unit; it shifted again when I started writing for the spread - with each overleaf as a cut-off