hey hey hey! I'll be at GDC giving a talk on Imposter Syndrome Strategies with @ryanikeaudio.bsky.social , @zeeodd.bsky.social , @jjerion.bsky.social , and @akashthakkar.com Wanna grab a drink, lunch or whatever, reach out to me!
jess
@jjerion.bsky.social
writer, narrative designer, game developer, etc. currently @ Red Thread Games, formerly @ Studio Chyr, NYU Game Center, Harvard University Press
i'll be presenting at gdc w/ my favs @akashthakkar.com @charlieartifact.bsky.social @ryanikeaudio.bsky.social & @zeeodd.bsky.social about some difficult things in the industry and how to make them less difficult i'd love to catch up with old friends & make new ones! reach out if you'll be there
🎭 World Building & Immersion 🎭 Tara Quinsac's concept art established the visual basis of the game and @jjerion.bsky.social created the narrative arc that guided development. @laryssaokada.bsky.social and @ashellinthepit.bsky.social made the hotel come alive with their music and sound effects.
Hotel Infinity won the award for Immersive Reality Technical Achievement at the 29th #DICEAwards! 🏆 The recognition from @official-aias.bsky.social means the world to us at @studiochyr.bsky.social. It was an honor to be nominated alongside amazing #VR titles. To win is an unforgettable moment.
Hotel Infinity is a finalist for "Immersive Reality Technical Achievement" at the #DICEAwards from @official-aias.bsky.social! Hotel Infinity was a team effort and wouldn’t be possible without the contributions from many talented people. Full list of nominees: www.interactive.org/awards/29th_...
Hotel Infinity launches today on Meta Quest & PS VR2! It's a roomscale VR experience built around natural locomotion. Every step you take in real life moves you through the game Meta Quest: www.meta.com/experiences/... PS VR2: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep... youtu.be/ixaSqmiYqyU?...
Hotel Infinity - Launch Trailer (Meta Quest & PS VR2)
YouTube video by William Chyr
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i would’ve thought there’d very little baseball news that i would be interested in hearing today after the M’s loss last night. HOWEVER
Setup is complete and Hello Sunshine is shiny & ready for day one of Tokyo Game Show!
Hello Sunshine is heading to Tokyo Game Show 2025! 🌞 For the first time, you’ll be able to play an early demo of the game. We’re so proud of what the team has been building, and can’t wait to finally share. If you’re heading to TGS, come find us! Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/3245140/
Hear Say is one of the few digital games that evokes the same manic, giddy energy you tap into when you’re doing improv exercises. whoever directed this one did an incredible job 👀
Jackbox Games@jackboxgames.com · last yr.🗣️ Ahh! This is the sound of me playing our next game, Hear Say! Use your voice to create silly sound effects with your friends that go right into the game as you play! It's coming to The Jackbox Party Pack 11 this fall! Wishlist now! 🔗 jbgm.es/4eeaczS youtu.be/hv7eLDfQlmE
new folk horror vibes that are still so distinctly Pacific Drive — Ironwood i love you
Ironwood Studios | Whispers in the Woods is Out Now 👁@ironwood.bsky.social · 11mo agoif you’re trying to unionize and start to feel your momentum fading, take a beat to imagine what Bryce Harper would say in your position. it will reinvigorate you immediately
Molly Knight@mollyknight.bsky.social · last yr.From Jeff Passan: Bryce Harper stood nose to nose with Rob Manfred and told him to “get the fuck out our clubhouse” if you want to talk about a salary cap: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
so well said, & we need to resist the cultural norm that urges juniors to be endlessly deferential and accommodating. you deserve to be listened to & respected as much as anyone. in the immortal words of the seattle garages (blaseball): "no one you look up to is better than you are"
Bertine van Hövell@baroness.bsky.social · last yr.My beloved juniors, please take this advice to heart If you're invited along with industry professionals you admire, you don't need to put any effort into impressing them. You're doing just fine the way you are, everyone just wants to vibe. Partake in conversations just like you'd normally do.
they should invent an industry that isn't actively collapsing
Raleigh just barely scraping by the first round of the hr derby and then hitting more than two of his competitors combined in the second round is such a Mariner move. i won't talk about what the subsequent Mariner move would be however
hey i'm jess & i'm doing #portfolioday since some games i've been working on were recently announced! i'm a professor and narrative designer -- currently working with Red Thread Games on Hello Sunshine, and i've worked on other projects for them, Studio Chyr, Six to Start, Carnegie Hall, & more
Dustborn is now available for macOS! It runs natively on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs — but the more modern, the better, of course. The game plays beautifully on my Mac Studio M1 Max. apps.apple.com/no/app/dustb...
Dustborn
Dustborn is a comic-book road-trip adventure game about hope, love, friendships, robots…and the power of words. You play Pax: exile, con-artist, Anomal — with the ability to weaponize language. Look...
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idk how to tell you this but there are two frogs living in this shoe. i haven’t been able to get both of them in one shot yet but stay tuned for updates
i sometimes see this going around on july 4th which always feels strange to me bc Lyn Fireemblem would not say that. she would probably say something more based. pretty sure she didn’t even believe in borders
idk why so many gamedevs are posting about placeholder text rn but i will share the tip from publishing that our industry doesn’t use nearly enough: typing “tk” (shorthand for “to come”) in places where text is not final makes it quick & easy to locate in any searchable documents
It's 2005 and your brother is dead; nothing to do but game. 👾Loading... Coming 2025. Wishlist on Steam here: store.steampowered.com/app/2163660/...
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
i was a narrative designer on Hotel Infinity and can attest to the brilliance & excellence of both the game and everyone who worked on it. truly some of the coolest, cleverest level design i've ever seen! you don't want to miss it