Coming into Montreal for MIGS? Did you know it's also Montreal Games Week? There's whole host of games and developer related events happening throughout the same week! And it's all organized by our vibrant, local community: www.semainedujeuvideodemontreal.com

looks like all mention of the future class program (which started in 2020) has been wiped from TGA webpage 🤪 the only archive that proves it existed is through the wayback machine. Here's my cohort (the last one): web.archive.org/web/20241119...

Happy Halloween 🎃 and good luck to all the trick-or-treaters (& their parents) out there in the pouring rain 🌧️🌧️🌧️ this evening

It's that time of year... 🍂 🎃 The Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival is BACK for 2025! 🎃 This year we can support up to 800 players at once in this seasonal pumpkin carving MMO! This year's update comes with new areas and new secrets to find. Hope you don't mind if I re-use the trailer from last year! 😅

Honored to be the keynote for this year's Next Lev'elles event: www.eventbrite.ca/e/billets-ne... My thoughts [in these tumultuous times] are especially around resilience and survival as women, caregivers, diversity advocates, local organizers, & game developers.

It's announced! I've been wielding technical UI sorcery on "Blackfrost: The Long Dark 2". Here's a gorgeous peek at the game: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wlt...

BLACKFROST -- The Long Dark 2 -- Announcement Trailer

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5 tongue-in-cheek game writing exercises that are a more realistic representation of what most game writers do (in my experience) than a branching dialog tree:

To the senior #UX in #gamedev folks here, ping me if you can join the AMA session at the #gameuxsummit Dec 19 geared towards students and young professionals ☺️. We answer their questions and we review a few portfolios/CVs (just the format for hiring process purposes). Thanks! 🙏🏼

Let’s have a #GameUXsummit online event on Dec 19! It’s another rough year so we can’t come back in person quite yet but let’s share some knowledge and support each other online for a few hours ☺️ We hope you can join! #ux #gamedev www.eventbrite.com/e/game-ux-su...

Game UX Summit 2024: UX friends online

Light version of the Game UX Summit: half day of relaxed panels, talks, mentorship, and sharing within the game UX community. Online.

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This is kind of the crux of why none of these huge tech companies could figure out how to make games. They see it as a technology problem, but when a lot of what makes a great game great is an Arts and Humanities journey

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Google has developed an AI tool that generates fully playable 3D worlds www.eurogamer.net/google-has-d...

2024 currently has more known games industry layoffs than 2023+2022 combined. 2024 is roughly 600 layoffs away from doubling 2023. There is still plenty of business days left in the month. I can't emphasize enough how extreme these last few years have been. So far.

Been wielding a lot of technical art sorcery these days to achieve cool things for UI in Unreal. My latest solution for [redacted] is so simple... It's suspicious. It can't be this easy...

Hii despite public speaking + an online presence Im a scared anxiety ball! People are scary and networking is terrifying But it got better over the years and so I did a talk about managing those fears Its okay to be a loner! And go to events alone! You can do it! tinyurl.com/2vef9zj4

A lonely introvert's guide to authentic networking

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Getting over self-doubt in starting a cultural game can be the biggest roadblock to making it happen. From their experience on Rooster, Deborah Chantson covers ways to frame perspectives and overcome the mental hurdles. Online | Nov 14 | Free | RSVP: events.humanitix.com/workshop-how...

How to Get Started on a Cultural Game

Register on Humanitix - How to Get Started on a Cultural Game hosted by Pixelles. Online. Friday 15th November 2024. Find event information.

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I started a Bluesky list for Moms who work in video games! Give it a follow, and if you fit that description and would like to be added -- let me know! #gamedev bsky.app/profile/did:...

PSA: The New Voices Puzzle Grant deadline is in one month! The grant is an opportunity for game developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds who are interested in designing and developing puzzle games. Deadline to Apply: 23:59 PST Monday 7th October

Uh.... I guess end of April Quebec is not done with snow yet.

Crescent moon shadows from today's total eclipse 🌙

Pixelles is doing an in-person version of their Writing program for nonbinary, trans and women aspiring game writers 🌈 Apply!! It's for absolute beginners with no experience, located near Montreal.

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The Montréal-based Game Writing Program is back! If you're a writer in Montréal who has wanted to learn the basics of writing for video games, this program is for you! Applications are now open. Find all the information you need here: pixelles.ca#writersgroup

GAME DEVS OF COLOR. Submit your talk ideas and your games to our expo. Applications are open today and close in April! You don't have to talk about being a game dev of color if that's not your thing. We like talks about coding, narrative design, art, business, community, and whatever else you like.

Game Devs of Color Expo | Sep 18–21, 2024

Amplifying the creative power held by people of color in games.

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A few weeks ago, I ran a story where I asked game developers for their perspective on why the industry is undergoing these mass layoffs. Those same developers also told me how all this has been impacting them as people. Here are those stories: www.ign.com/articles/gam...

'I Stopped Believing in Myself': Game Developers Share the Human Impact of Over a Year of Mass Layoffs - IGN

Mass layoffs happen for all kinds of reasons, be it because of a bad financial bet, a failed game, a deal falling through, poor planning, or any number of other things. But when they do, human beings ...

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Every dev has been a state of fight-or-flight for months, waiting for the hammer to drop at their studio, wondering how long they will still have a job. The CEOs responsible for creating this problem approve Twitter graphics about how much of an unavoidable bummer this is, and collect millions.

Please revel in this medieval style cover of "I'm Just Ken" www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7SW...

I'm Just Ken - Medieval Cover / Bardcore

#bardcore #tavernwave #medieval #medievaltiktokMedieval instrument coverSoundtrack from the movie "Barbie"Originally performed by Ryan GoslingWant some Stant...

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You leave a kid alone for 2 minutes....

Getting whiplash from the extreme weather changes. -13 to -3 today to +13 on Wednesday....

For everyone claiming they want to support Black and PoC animation, support @pearllow.bsky.social WHEELS & ROSES animated pilot. In a world where tech bros & media slumlords have severely damaged all creative outlets, a project like this is needed more than ever. www.kickstarter.com/projects/whe...

WHEELS & ROSES: TV Pilot

An animated Sailor Moon meets roller derby coming of age story!

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I forgot how exciting and satisfying ui tech design can be. There really is something so artful in the setting up the logic to be efficient, re-usable and visually on target.

Bluesky is officially “open” now (no more invites). So just a reminder to not engage with trolls and bad actors, there is no algorithm here to promote or spread them, replying to them is what puts them on everybody’s timelines. So block and give no oxygen.

WE SUCK AT POSTING AND WE'RE SORRY! HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!! 🖤💚❤️ Remember to celebrate and uplift Black creatives not just now, but ALL the time!! If you're a Black Creative, we wanna here from YOU! 🫵🏾 Take some time to shout yourself out in this post and show us your work!! Let's celebrate!!