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Luke vdB

@thebarse.bsky.social

Senior Writer and Editor at Failbetter Games. Art creature. Half-asleep. I don't hate you, my face just looks like that. 'barse' online. They/Them.

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Peter Geoghegan@petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 2d ago

Behind the bewildering transformation of British universities, are management consultants being paid millions Really proud to have this vital piece on our unis are being gutted from the inside by @jheathershaw.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale. Do read democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-bri...

Inside Britain's university crisis

As teaching staff face job loss, their bosses have netted pay rises and bought advice from a “vampiric” management consultancy, writes Prof. John Heathershaw of the University of Exeter

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Crystal@crystal.undertow.cards · 12mo ago

DALE COOPER: [runs down the stairs too fast because he really needs to pee and trips and rolls to the bottom while pissing his pants] WINDOM EARLE: [500 miles away] (smiling) Knight takes Rook... Check.

Hannah Flynn 🐀@itshannahflynn.bsky.social · last wk.

gamescom press: does anyone know where there might be a quietish place to have a couple of press meetings? we don't want to buy a meeting room package because we're not having back to back meetings all day. do press get somewhere to meet people? all intel welcome!

Josh Scherr@joshscherr.bsky.social · 2w ago

A deeply under-appreciated game: store.steampowered.com/app/447120/W...

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine on Steam

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.

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Rebekah Valentine@duckvalentine.bsky.social · 2w ago

If Kentucky Route Zero is the Great American Novel of video games, Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is the Great American Short Story Collection

Sam Barlow 🔥@mrsambarlow.bsky.social · 3w ago

If a team makes a game that gets great reviews and doesn't sell, that's a biz failing but the silver lining is you caught lighting in a bottle -- protect that team! It's worth its weight in gold. If you jettison the team but keep the biz people, I don't know what to tell you

Luke vdB@thebarse.bsky.social · 3w ago

maybe i was just grumpy because the air con in the cinema was broken but despite a couple of fun performances the odyssey didn't make me feel anything at all

Luke vdB@thebarse.bsky.social · last mo.

ft some entirely sincere and not at all jaded jokes about higher education that certainly do not indicate the presence of bitterness in my heart

Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam!@failbettergames.com · last mo.

Return to University today in Fallen London! For a while, it's been technically advantageous to never finish your University storyline. Today we've sorted that out, tidied everything up, and added some new activities besides. www.fallenlondon.com

What's happening in Fallen London Image of a university student in silhouette. Text reads: Dispute noise complaints against your laboratory, test your students in the Correspondence, and impress other departments with the notes from your scientific voyages. Image of a cricket ball hitting a wicket. Text reads: Not to mention the traditional University activities: Wine-tasting at Summerset ‘Fun’ with the Stoats! An eternal and ill-understood game of something called ‘cricket’! Background image of a darkened London skyline.
Luke vdB@thebarse.bsky.social · last mo.

ft some entirely sincere and not at all jaded jokes about higher education that certainly do not indicate the presence of bitterness in my heart

Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam!@failbettergames.com · last mo.

Return to University today in Fallen London! For a while, it's been technically advantageous to never finish your University storyline. Today we've sorted that out, tidied everything up, and added some new activities besides. www.fallenlondon.com

What's happening in Fallen London Image of a university student in silhouette. Text reads: Dispute noise complaints against your laboratory, test your students in the Correspondence, and impress other departments with the notes from your scientific voyages. Image of a cricket ball hitting a wicket. Text reads: Not to mention the traditional University activities: Wine-tasting at Summerset ‘Fun’ with the Stoats! An eternal and ill-understood game of something called ‘cricket’! Background image of a darkened London skyline.
Hannah Flynn 🐀@itshannahflynn.bsky.social · last mo.

Let's talk about naming your video game! This is something I come back to with teams over and over again. Naming is really hard. A decent name is hard to find, and a bad one will really make it hard for people to remember your game. Here are some tips.