✨ Kaelan ✨
@kaelandm.bsky.social
Game & Narrative Designer. Lead narrative designer & game writer for Capy Castaway https://store.steampowered.com/app/2890240/Capy_Castaway/ PhD Candidate at UChicago researching weird worldbuilding. Lead organizer, QGCon. they/he
love to see a positive review from a fellow Sudbury hater
Brad Shankar@bradshankar.bsky.social · 2d agoI adored @capycastaway.com from Toronto's @kittencupstudio.bsky.social. The art style is delightful, the animal interactions are adorable and the wonderfully cozy vibes were much-needed. But above all else, it was genuinely lovely to see how much of Toronto and Canada as a whole is in the game. 🍁
excited to say that I'm the lead narrative designer & game writer on Capy Castaway, which is coming out in just two days! I'm very excited for everyone to laugh at my jokes and cry at my twists
Wholesome Games | Celebration August 6-13@wholesomegames.com · 3w ago#ad A tiny capybara. A yappy crow. One very big journey home. 🐾 Capy Castaway launches August 6 on Steam! Explore a mysterious island, help animal friends, goof around, and uncover what "home" really means.
I wrote an article for the Imaginary Engine Review about stumbling into a community I knew nothing about, throwing my game at them, and somehow being welcomed.
The Imaginary Engine Review@tier-review.com · 11mo agoFor our second contribution, Kaelan Doyle-Myerscough reflects on their first entry into IFComp, the joys and problems of insular art cultures, and the boundaries of interactive fiction.
We're very excited to announce that mabbees and I will be flying across the ocean to Canada to be a part of the Queerness N' Games Conference! Thank you to @qgcon.bsky.social for having us 💚 📆 September 26-28th 🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec 🕸️ buff.ly/zE8L4ji #qgcon #studioterranova #gamedev #lgbtqia
Wondering a bit about what QGCon is all about? Here's a brief into to get you hype for September's event! Only a month away 💫
We are proud to say that we are now already 63% funded based on your generosity and shares, before accounting for the matching donations! Thank you and please help us finish strong! . #videogames #lgbtq #gamestudies #gaming #queerjoy #ttrpg #gamedev #indiegame #transjoy #boardgames #ttrpg
Avery keynoting QGCon is a dream come true for me!! so excited to be putting this conference together, it's gonna be incredibly rad 💖
The QGCon Collective@qgcon.bsky.social · last yr.We are thrilled to announce our first keynote for QGCon 2025: Avery Alder! What makes Avery’s keynote for our 2025 return especially meaningful is that Avery was one of our planned keynotes for QGCon 2020. We are so excited to welcome her to Montreal! Tickets are available now! Check our bio!
Worried your project isn't up to snuff? Worry not! QGCon has featured wild experiments, unfinished games and concept pieces. The proof isn't in the polish; it's in the heart! 💙🤍🩷 Submit your games, presentations, and research now @ qgcon.org
The QGCon Collective@qgcon.bsky.social · 2y agoIt's happening!~ QGCon is now accepting submissions for the 2025 conference and we want *you* to apply! We're looking for presentations and games in a whole bunch of different formats this year. Read below for more ✨⬇️⬇️⬇️✨
Happy Trans Day of Visibility! I feel weird abt visibility - people read me as a butch woman, some flavour of trans, or a cis man, in equal measure, almost randomly. Now visibility is frightening, esp as someone who crosses borders a lot. But fundamentally, it feels good to be seen. So here I am 🏳️⚧️
love to everyone effected by the ongoing murder of the video game industry
me trying to schedule GDC chats while the game industry is in active collapse
I'm part of this year's Pixelles cohort to GDC! if you're doing weird stuff with narrative systems/worldbuilding, OR if you're a queer game dev, I'll be around all week & would love to meet you 👀 pixelles.ca#gdcensemble-...
Pixelles (Montréal)
Pixelles is a non-profit organization committed to empowering more women & everyone in game development. We host online and in-person programs, based in Montréal (Canada).
pixelles.ca
i got a very long negative review on The Archipelago, mostly complaining abt visual novels which is fine, like go off ig but I went to this guy's profile, he's written 15,000 reviews & it seems ALL of them are negative? he has a TEMPLATE for VNs?? i kinda envy his dedication lmao 🙈🙈
I've revived my substack to write about the toxic fantasy of narrative closure while the world burns. "I’m sure we’ve all reveled in moments of comeuppance. But I’m sick and tired of waiting for justice to be dispensed by the cataclysm." kaelan.substack.com/p/the-toxici...
The Toxicity of Narrative Closure
half-formed thoughts, justice from the cataclysm, and a playtest request
kaelan.substack.com
This is like watching the tidal wave from 'deep impact' coming right for your beach but instead it's people who don't get jokes
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · last yr.Maddow: If you don't have Bluesky yet, I recommend it. It is a social media network that doesn't make me want to stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork
Worried it might be tougher to get to Canada this year than you hoped? Don't let that stop you from applying! Read below for more ✨🔽⬇️🔽✨
I find it quite difficult to concentrate on making art during a Constitutional crisis I can do very little to stop.
league 💕 |￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣| A game does not need to be good |＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿| \ (•◡•) / \ / —— | | | |
Ange@handle.invalid · 2y ago|￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣| A game does not need to be difficult to be good |＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿| \ (•◡•) / \ / —— | | | |
every year I remind myself how to program, and every year I re-experience the joys and sorrows of beginner mistakes. this attempt to console log a square might be an all-time favourite though
I'm organizing a conference for queer games and you should submit!
The QGCon Collective@qgcon.bsky.social · 2y agoIt's happening!~ QGCon is now accepting submissions for the 2025 conference and we want *you* to apply! We're looking for presentations and games in a whole bunch of different formats this year. Read below for more ✨⬇️⬇️⬇️✨
transferring over my twitter followers and realizing that i'm mutuals with the former Prime Minister of Australia. what a weird website
Hello Bluesky! I finally made the switch! while I'm getting settled in, here's a reminder of who I am: 👾 I make games about weird worlds & unexpected alliances 🌏 I'm doing a PhD on playful worldbuilding 🏳️⚧️ I'm a trans guy (he/they) 👔 I make my own clothes & wear cool homemade fits at GDC
