Jungle Vines is a Trolley Game that has always driven people bananas -- so I wanted to swing by with an early Alpha peek at a new and improved Jungle Vines that I've been monkeying around with! 🌱🕷️🌱🍌🌱🦇🌱
Joey Ziolkowski
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Hey there! 👋 I try to connect people and spread joy by making games. Citizen of Toontown | Senior Designer at Schell Games | he / him
Discover how we used markerless motion capture, 4D effects, cooperative game mechanics, and interactive storytelling in a 3D CAVE to simulate superpowers for a new #LBE at #SIGGRAPH2026! s2026.conference-schedule.org/presentation... #ThemedEntertainment #ExperienceDesign #SpatialStorytelling
My 2024 talk, "Designing the Cinematic VR Spectacles of I Expect You to Die 3" has been declassified and is now FREE on the GDC Vault. 🕵️♂️ Watch the full session here: gdcvault.com/play/1034586... #GDC #GameDev #VR #GameDesign #IExpectYouToDie3 #VirtualReality #GDCVault #LevelDesign
🎉 NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO 🎉 In Part Two of this Toon Talk Live episode, @joeyz.io from @toontownrewritten.com answers your questions! 🎤 Watch it here and don't forget to subscribe if you enjoyed it! youtu.be/fdX6rVhly_I #toontown #toontownrewritten #youtube
🎉 NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO 🎉 Check out part one of my Q&A with the wonderful @joeyz.io from @toontownrewritten.com! We talk about his journey as Creative Director for Toontown and why Toontown matters to him. If you enjoy it, please consider subscribing! youtu.be/Gq12eXuLz8Y #toontown #youtube
On Monday 27th April I will live on Twitch interviewing Toontown Rewritten's Creative DIrector, @joeyz.io! Got a question for Joey? 💭 Share your questions in the comments and they may get chosen for the interview! ⬇️
Schell Games is hosting an in-person playtest for an immersive experience at Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood this Saturday, 2/21. If you have a group of friends or family members who enjoy theme parks, you won't want to miss this! Sign up here: forms.gle/iWJvK5CDwG5K...
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Toons! Tonight on the @toonffc.org stream, @joeyz.io shared about an official prototype #Toontown Online card game. He briefly showed us these prototype cards. He was also kind enough to send me this picture!😊 As stated, they will be uploaded to the Preservation Project toontown.online VERY soon!
Our #MixedReality party game, Party Versus, is now FREE on the Meta Horizon Store! 🥳 I believe games like this will lead to all sorts of fun future of social gatherings. It’s a new kind of house party, and we're so excited to open the invitation to everyone. schellgames.com/blog/party-v...
Party Versus Goes Free to Play | Meta Horizon Store
Jump into the party of the year - FOR FREE. Party Versus, the multiplayer mixed reality minigame frenzy, is now free to own on the Meta Horizon Store.
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Toontown Rewritten@toontownrewritten.com · last yr.ToonTasks just got a major upgrade! The update includes all-new objectives, delivery progress bars, and fresh Shticker Book icons! Oh—and don't forget to grab the sleek new Anti-Cog Control Hat, now in stock in your Cattlelog! 💭 Read more at toon.town/toontasktoonup
It's so... Beautiful. 🥹
Toontown Rewritten@toontownrewritten.com · last yr.In less than a day, both plushies for Gags 'n Gears for Good are 100% FUNDED! 🥧⚙️🎉 To boost fundraising for Child's Play Charity, we have some sweet surprises up our sleeve... Stay TOONed for even more exciting stretch goals, and make sure to order your plushies before May 13! toon.town/makeship
I can't emphasize how awesome it has been to finally bring #Toontown plushies to the whole community with Makeship! This has been a dream of ours for many years now, and we're beyond excited to partner with Child's Play Charity to do it all for a good cause.
Toontown Rewritten@toontownrewritten.com · last yr.Today we're launching our first Gags 'n Gears for Good charity fundraiser - Toontown Rewritten x @makeship.bsky.social! Until May 12th, you can get your gloves on two Toontown plushies. Plus, you'll be supporting @childsplaycharity.bsky.social! More details in thread below 👀 ⬇️
Hi, now that the @toontownrewritten.com x Makeship campaign is here I can finally share photos that I have been sitting on since as early as December when the first sample arrived at my door
Major thanks to everyone who came out to María and I's session at #GDC2025! We loved hearing from fellow #MixedReality devs who are innovating in the space, and we hope that our talk helps you create more amazing MR games! If you missed it and catch it on the Vault, I'd love to hear your feedback.
This is today! Come hear about how Schell Games is innovating in #MixedReality social spaces. #GDC #MetaQuest
Joey Ziolkowski@joeyz.io · last yr.How can developers ensure that fun, not friction, defines the Mixed Reality experience? 😬 Look no further! Excited to speak alongside María Laura Mirabelli Jiménez at #GDC this week: Session Viewer: schedule.gdconf.com/session/futu... Add to Schedule: attend.gdcevents.gdconf.com/messages/cha...
How can developers ensure that fun, not friction, defines the Mixed Reality experience? 😬 Look no further! Excited to speak alongside María Laura Mirabelli Jiménez at #GDC this week: Session Viewer: schedule.gdconf.com/session/futu... Add to Schedule: attend.gdcevents.gdconf.com/messages/cha...
NEW: Jon Favreau is developing an 'OSWALD THE LUCKY RABBIT' series for Disney+, according to DEADLINE.
"Those fundamental values espoused in the original Toontown—of teamwork, of working toward the greater good, of having fun—live on. It’s a classic Disney ending." This quote captures what makes Toontown special. Its fictional story of "Work vs. Play" became a reality! www.wired.com/story/toonto...
Disney Pulled the Plug on This Game in 2013. A Group of Teens Kept It Alive
Thanks to a bunch of game-makers who were still teens when "Toontown Online" disappeared, the beloved online world lives on as "Toontown Rewritten."
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🌟 Toontown Rewritten is in WIRED! 🌟 From teens saving a game in 2013 to 2M+ players today, Toontown Rewritten’s story is truly Toontastic. Read how the Tooniverse lives on: 📖: toon.town/wired 👾 Play for FREE: ToontownRewritten.com #ToontownRewritten #WIRED
The wait is over! Toontown Rewritten Wrapped 2024 is here! Rumor has it...the jellybean count is rising every second. #ToontownRewritten #ToontownWrapped #Toontown #FreeToPlay
You're all invited to "Party Versus": A multiplayer #MixedReality game for #MetaQuest that connects people's living spaces to create the ultimate house party! 🎉🎈🥔💥 I had the pleasure of serving as Design Director for this project. It's wacky, social, and full of outrageous fun! partyversus.com
Party Versus is a game that completely reinvents mixed reality social interactions. I have reviewed it and I think that Schell Games did an amazing job in finding the right formula to make people meet in MR... skarredghost.com/2024/12/17/p... #VirtualReality #MixedReality #metaverse #social
Party Versus cracks the formula for social mixed reality gaming and is out now
Experience the future of gaming with Party Versus, the first game to master multiplayer social mixed reality. Learn how it brings people together in the same virtual world.
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Looking forward to attending AND presenting at #GDC for the first time next week! I'll be around all week and would love to chat about @toontownrewritten.com, #SchellGames, or anything else. If you're in the area and want to meet up, just shoot me a message!
Joey Ziolkowski@joeyz.io · 2y agoHey, I'm presenting a talk at #GDC2024! 😱 I'll be in Room 301 on Monday, March 18 at 1:20 PM to delve into designing 'I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine'. Join me on a mission to uncover the secrets of crafting captivating set pieces in virtual reality! schedule.gdconf.com/session/futu...
I'll be live with #SchellGames in a few minutes to share some tips & tricks about Game Design! Stop by and have some fun talking about game development with us. 😄 www.youtube.com/live/TIY2YiN...
Game Development Roles, Tips & Tricks, and More! (Schell Games 360)
Join our team members as we take a look at the game design process in our March Schell Games 360 livestream! They’ll be breaking down the roles they’ve had o...
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Hey, I'm presenting a talk at #GDC2024! 😱 I'll be in Room 301 on Monday, March 18 at 1:20 PM to delve into designing 'I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine'. Join me on a mission to uncover the secrets of crafting captivating set pieces in virtual reality! schedule.gdconf.com/session/futu...