Jacob Connelly

@jacobgc.bsky.social

Just a silly man full of joyful whimsy. Senior programmer at Arrowhead Game Studios.

Last year, miHoYo copied my puzzle game Ouros in Zenless Zone Zero. Because they are a recognized, billion-dollar studio and my game isn't well known, some people are now assuming that their version is the original, and mine is the clone. I hope this video clears that up.

For anyone wondering, some possible dog names have survived from cuneiform sources. On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names. dan rigiššu “loud is his bark” munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe” mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”

Photo of 5 dog figurines in profile facing to the left in a staggered line. The closest one is reddish, the three in the middle are beige, and the furthest is dark grey. Each one has a cuneiform inscription on their side.

we've been working on this road trip management rpg where you "battle" against mundane things on the road for the past 5ish years and as we're new to Blusky we'd really appreciate some help reaching out here too. If you see this please RT and share the summer road trip. 🫶 #keepdriving

I've been ungodly ill and in possibly the worst physical pain I've ever experienced but @jacobgc.bsky.social is staying over and we just watched a show where two old guys decide to kill themselves by jumping into a volcano but stop first to drink a bottle of Pingus and keep saying Pingus

If you haven’t yet parsed out our riddle, ponder no more! 🐨 Introducing the Down Under Update, taking Mini Motorways to none other than Cairns, Australia! Explore this bloody good city dubbed the Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef! 🌴🐠 Cairns you handle it?!

small call out that I'm looking for some short-term and/or part-time work for the next few months. can do narrative design, editing, dialogue, barks, lore, worldbuilding and pre-pro, punch-up, outlines, consulting, you name it!