Jonathan

@jqhy.bsky.social

Developer (software, VR), writer (words, music), player (instruments, games) Switchboard: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3931650/Switchboard/ My game design podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/33eqks26rN0ZgWC7o5seXL?si=cItoeGdxR-iaFQZZ6KTuHA

I am very grateful to have Switchboard appear on Exhibit:Play's latest curated list! My fellow developers clearly agree that the switchboard is a great vehicle for mystery-filled interactive narratives. Please check out the Exhibit:Play page, they've got more excellent hyper-specific lineups!

Exhibit:Play@exhibitplay.com · 4mo ago

New Exhibit:Play Curation 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 Curated by @farfama.bsky.social Narrative focused games about switchboard operators. Connect calls in these games that explore history, community, and power through the lens of a telephone operator.

New Exhibit:Play Curation 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 Curated by @farfama.bsky.social Narrative focused games about switchboard operators. Connect calls in these games that explore history, community, and power through the lens of a telephone operator.

Switchboard Operator Narratives

Narrative focused games about switchboard operators: historical visual novels and mysery sims set in telephone exchanges from Chinatown, the Cold War White House, and rural post-war towns. Eavesdrop, ...

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My upcoming game Switchboard is set in 1952, in a town whose worker's union holds the line in a period of rapid industrialisation. In preparation for our first ever showcase(!), I went exploring charity shops for decor. I was amazed to find this print of a piece by L S Lowry. #indiegame #history 1/?

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