I had a great time attending @fullindie.bsky.social last weekend, and it got me thinking about how to make games at this weird moment in time. Read away! elzyg.com/blog/full-in...

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Making games under capitalism and Full Indie Summit 2026.

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Before and during my talk at @fullindie.bsky.social a couple days ago

My first @fullindie.bsky.social summit and it was awesome, Vancouver has a real special indie game dev scene. Started off the day with a banger talk from @writnelson.bsky.social

Had a fun time speaking at @fullindie.bsky.social this past weekend! 💙🏔️ Got to yap about *why* certain Outersloth games got signed with real insight from their pitch decks! Always grateful that our studios are so willing to be transparent and share. 👏

Thank you to everyone who attended Full Indie Summit 2026 on Sunday! Excitingly, our final ticket numbers reached almost 1,000!! As Full Indie grows, your feedback becomes all the more important to us. It takes just a few minutes to share it with us via the form below! 💙

Full Indie Summit 2026 is in just a couple of hours! We'd like to take this moment to say thank you to our Indie Sponsors: PIGSquad, R-Next, Sori Sori Sound, Blackbird Interactive, V(g)ACT, Quiver Games, Fableware, and Simply Sweet Games!

As Full Indie Summit 2026 draws nearer, thank you to our Bronze Sponsors: Northway Games, Wishes Unlimited, Power Up Audio, Buffalo Buffalo, Sonderlust Studios, Seance Collective, Red Nexus Games, WeYoung Technology, The Magician Software, Marmart Carts, and Scry Quest! 🔗⬇️

Thank you to our Silver Sponsor @ubcpactra.bsky.social! UBCP/ACTRA is a proud sponsor of the Full Indie Summit. With over 8,800 members, UBCP/ACTRA is an organization of professional performers working in the English-language recorded media in Canada. 🔗 ubcpactra.ca

Thank you to our Silver Sponsor, The Canadian Video Game Museum! The Canadian Video Game Museum (CVGM) is a pioneering initiative dedicated to celebrating and preserving Canada’s contributions to video games. 🔗 cvgm.ca

Thank you to our Silver Sponsor, Lasalle College Vancouver! LaSalle College Vancouver's career-focused game programming degree is ranked among Canada's best game design schools by The Princeton Review 10+ years running. 🔗 lasallecollegevancouver.lcieducation.com/en/programs-...

Thank you to our Silver Sponsor @odddreamsdigital.bsky.social! Odd Dreams Digital is a small independent video game studio based in Sweden working on the upcoming Everything Is Crab: a cute, challenging, highly replayable action roguelite set in a living ecosystem. 🔗 odddreamsdigital.com

Thank you to our Silver Sponsor @sunsetvisitor.studio! sunset visitor 斜陽過客 is an independent studio based in Vancouver that is dedicated to telling diverse stories through the lens of speculative fiction, like their debut game 1000xRESIST and the upcoming Prove You're Human. 🔗 sunsetvisitor.studio

Thank you to our Silver Sponsor @vangamegarden.bsky.social! Vancouver Game Garden is an annual, public, free-to-attend exhibition of local indie game demos and talks! Stay tuned in the coming months for info on their 2027 dates. 🔗 vangamegarden.com

Attention attendees: Full Indie Summit 2026 is TOMORROW! Also, it's not too late to get tickets--including for the Post-Credits Social, where we're offering portfolio review sessions by industry experts across many game dev disciplines from studios such as Relic, Sony, EA, sunset visitor, and more!

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This year's Full Indie Summit features 25 speakers across 3 different talk tracks, all on September 20th at the Westin Bayshore here in Vancouver! Schedule & Info: fullindie.com/about-the-summit Tickets: bit.ly/4wM5sZz

Thank you to our Silver Sponsor @vangameexpo.ca! Vancouver Game Expo is an interactive exhibition featuring video games, nerdy vendors, and more fun for the whole family. It's back for its second year on December 5-6, 2026, so mark your calendars! 🔗 vangameexpo.ca

Thank you to our Silver Sponsor @jukeboxprint.bsky.social! Jukebox is Canada’s favorite sticker company, creating custom stickers with vibrant colors, lasting quality, and fast turnaround times--whether you’re designing for your brand, your products, or just for fun! 🔗 jukeboxprint.com

Thank you to our Silver Sponsor @redhookstudios.bsky.social! Red Hook Studios is a video game developer based in Vancouver, BC founded by industry veterans Chris Bourassa and Tyler Sigman, known for the critically acclaimed title Darkest Dungeon. 🔗 redhookgames.com

We're showcasing TETHERPUNK at the Full Indie Summit this weekend, come swing by if you're there!! @fullindie.bsky.social

Thank you to our Gold Sponsor, Skybox Labs! SkyBox Labs is a full-service game development studio based in Vancouver, BC. Founded in 2011, they’ve developed titles alongside some of the world’s top publishers including Xbox, Bungie, and EA. 🔗 skyboxlabs.com

Thank you to our Silver Sponsor @exokgames.bsky.social! EXOK is an independent game studio based right here in Vancouver, BC, known for beloved indie hits Towerfall and Celeste. Their published game, City of None, comes out next year! 🔗 exok.com

Thank you to our Gold Sponsor @ashellinthepit.com! A Shell in the Pit is an employee-first audio and trailer production studio--born from a Full Indie event! Known for their whimsical sound design, the team has contributed to 60+ games, including Big Walk & Night in the Woods. 🔗 ashellinthepit.com

Full Indie Summit 2026 is just around the corner, so let's take a peek at some of last year's highlights! Learn how adaptive music can make your games more immersive and informative in this 2025 summit talk from composer & sound designer @marinahascoffee.bsky.social! 📺 youtu.be/D5i38Hwq7Cc

Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor, Northernlion! Northernlion is a Vancouver-based streamer who has supported the local indie game dev scene via Full Indie for 2 years in a row now! If you haven't checked his content out yet... go do that!! twitch.tv/Northernlion

Full Indie Summit 2026 is officially ONE WEEK AWAY!! Are you interested in game music and sound design? Check out this year's audio talks, including a panel with @regameyk.bsky.social (Celeste) @darrenkorb.bsky.social (Hades) @slide20xx.com (Calico) and @nehapolitan.bsky.social (Venba)! 🎮🎵

Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor @voyerlaw.bsky.social! Voyer Law is a boutique law firm focused on advising video game studios on legal matters from a cross-border perspective. They represent 200+ studios and publishers across North America, the UK and Europe. 🔗 voyerlaw.com

Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor @megacrit.com! Mega Crit Games is an independent, Seattle-based developer who you may know as the developers of Slay the Spire 1 & 2. They're glad to lend their support to their indie dev neighbors in the PNW! 🔗 megacrit.com

Full Indie Summit 2026 is just over 1 week away!! This year we have a special keynote speaker: @writnelson.bsky.social, head of the indie studio Strange Scaffold, known for I Am Your Beast, Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator, and much more! See the full talk schedule threaded below! ⬇️

Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor, @theyetee.com! The Yetee creates amazing apparel and merch for the games you know and love. They've been supporting independent artists and game devs for 15 years and love to support the local Vancouver game community! 🔗 theyetee.com

The Labyrinth At The End Of Time will be playable at the @fullindie.bsky.social Summit on September 20th! Come meet me and play the game! Ask some questions! See how excited I am about describing my weird little game! I'll also be at the post event social!

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be doing a talk about the development of #COGITO for Godot Engine at the @fullindie.bsky.social Summit 2026 in September. Hope to see you there!