Sidequest is about to drop! (And it’s probably not what you think.)
Tim Samoff
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Yo. Game designer, educator, writer, and everything in between. https://timsamoff.artstation.com/
@darylwriterguy.bsky.social Can’t wait to read, The Porcelain Sisters! 
Driving from a city in a complete blackout into one that still has power feels a little like leaving an area overrun by a zombie apocalypse and entering one the zombies haven’t reached yet. It’s bizarre.
I'm working on a new app idea. It's pretty cool. The Design Doc is 10,106 words. The To-Do list is 14,126 words. I've got my work cut out for me.
Some places have a way of becoming important before you realize they are. I finally sat down and wrote the long version of one of those stories. Buckle in! It's a long one... samoff.com/written/writ... #autobiographical #autobiography #essay #gamedesign
The Pink Post-It Note: How a Place I Never Expected to Matter Shaped My Life @ Written by Tim Samoff
The Pink Post-It Note: How a Place I Never Expected to Matter Shaped My Life
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Jesus is up at the front gate, waiting for his chance to finally meet her.
I watched the entire 3 hour and 40 minute Oliver Tree memorial. www.youtube.com/live/917OIkf...
Oliver Tree - Celebration of Life (Live from Santa Cruz)
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I grew six 6’+ sunflowers from sprouts, harvested the seeds, and roasted them. SO many seeds.
I finally got some old/recent articles and one short story up on a public website. I’m still working on the home page layout, but it works well enough to share: samoff.com/written/ #scifi #dystopian #postapocalyptic #culture #gamedesign #gaming #shortfiction
Written by Tim Samoff
A collection of stories, essays, poetry, articles, and how-tos.
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Went and installed @mozilla.org #thunderbird (Windows). Haven’t used it for ages. It’s improved a lot and definitely outshines Outlook at this point. I was even able to easily sync my iCloud calendars.
Well, by golly, I guess I have a new portfolio site! Check it out and let me know what you think. If you'd like to see how it all works, click on the "Demo site" link in the Portfolio card. samoff.com/portfolio/
Tim Samoff | Portfolio
Interactive Production, Design & Development. A curated collection of games, software, websites, and creative experiments.
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So I made a thing for writers to copy and paste text and output a full standalone webpage. Check it out! samoff.com/written/writ...
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I think AI is a helpful tool. I'm a creative person and a maker, so I try not to use it too much. This morning, I read this and found it very compelling.
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The Global Game Jam, proper, begins this Friday. And this will be the first time in eight years that I won’t be participating. While teaching at Azusa Pacific University, I had the privilege of… | Ti...
The Global Game Jam, proper, begins this Friday. And this will be the first time in eight years that I won’t be participating. While teaching at Azusa Pacific University, I had the privilege of leadi...
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I haven’t had one of these since high school maybe. It’s delicious.
Great read — even food AAA game devs. I’ve been saying these things for years.
Tom Francis@pentadact.com · 10mo agoI've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice: www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1... I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
First day of a new job. First time in going into a job with no idea what’s in store. First day in over twenty years that I’ll be sitting in an office 5 days per week. First day in over 10 years that I won’t be driving my kids to school.
I didn’t make my goal of 205 books this year, but I did a lot less driving and got pretty close. Not bad!
