zoe calamar 🦑
@zoeraecalamar.bsky.social
writer @ escape velocity (prev: contract writer @ gearbox on borderlands 4, writing intern @ insomniac on wolverine) / ceramic artist / furtive pygmy
Loveless is LIVE today!! I loved writing for her sosososo much and hope folks enjoy playing my insane girl and her wyrm 💚
Borderlands@borderlands.2k.com · 4d agoNever before has Kairos seen this much mayhem! Loveless the Hacker and Story Pack 2: FL4K and the Last Resort are now available for individual purchase! Learn what's new ➡️ 2kgam.es/4r2lWf3
If Abner Marsh has a million fans, I'm one of them. If Abner Marsh has one fan, it's me. If Abner Marsh has zero fans I am dead. If the world is against Abner Marsh, I am against the world.
Unfortunately all my narrative design advice boils down to: 1. Start and finish projects. Get your reps in. Start small before you go big. 2. Do and experience things that are not games. Get curious about the world and the people around you. Learn, ask questions, read, observe, try new things.
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microsoft friends, i am so incredibly sorry. our industry is in hell right now and you guys should not be the ones paying the price for it. my dms are open, i want to support y’all however i can. absolute fucking nightmare!
i have never cared about sports, nor am i from new york, in my life but i watched this with luca’s family and i feel the spirit of the new york knicks with me tonight
Luca 🖋️@lucawriting.bsky.social · 3mo agoIt’s all about New York baby. So glad I got to watch that with my dad, who saw them win 53 years ago. Knicks forever.
Here’s a fun interview I did about Grave Seasons at Summer Game Fest! Always a pleasure to talk about our game.
But Why Tho?@butwhytho.net · 3mo ago‘Grave Seasons’ Dev Explains The Importance Of Not Erasing The Cozy For Horror
MUTUALS! who is going to be in town for sgf and wants to hang out with their dear friend zoe 👀
I’ve had a few consulting gigs wrap up and now have time in my schedule for new projects! I’m a game writer with six years of experience working with AAA and indie studios on titles like Borderlands 4, Endoparasitic, Star Trucker, and [REDACTED]. Full resume and portfolio: www.nessacannon.com
NESSA CANNON
Experienced game writer and narrative designer available for commissions, assignments, and contract work.
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the marketing for gideon the ninth is so funny to me because the “lesbian necromancers in space” book features no lesbian romance, the main character is not a necromancer, and 90% of the book takes place on earth
My best friend is finally reading my favorite book and it is taking every ounce of restraint i possess to not do this every time we talk about it
all of you need to start playing pikmin bloom i need more support in my mushroom battles
It’s inaccurate to say Mario is brave and Luigi is cowardly Luigi is afraid of death, so he runs away from danger. Mario is afraid of living, so he runs towards death. Both brothers are cowards in their own way
The GDC talk I did with @lucawriting.bsky.social is free to watch on the GDC Vault! If you want to break into game narrative but have absolutely no clue where to start, check it out! gdcvault.com/play/1035858...
Gaming the System: Creating Your Own Path to a Narrative Design Career
Game narrative is an extremely difficult discipline to teach, learn, and break into. In this session, narrative designers Luca Azenaro-Acero and Zoe Calamar discuss their paths into the industry and t...
gdcvault.com
the passive voice store was visited by me and you were known by everybody there
It's been 23 hours since we and @sunsetvisitor.studio announced Prove You're Human, and it already has over 40,000 wishlists. People *want* narrative games that tackle difficult and human subject matter, and both of our studios will keep bringing them to you. Thank you for making this possible!
sunset visitor 斜陽過客 | Prove You're Human - Wishlist Now!@sunsetvisitor.studio · 5mo agoAn AI dares to dream that she is human. You’ve been hired to put her in her place. We’re sunset visitor 斜陽過客, the creators of 1000xRESIST, and this is our next game: Prove You’re Human. Published by our friends at @blacktabbygames.com. s.team/a/4533950
finally got my re4 tattoo >:) no one show the merchant lest he be overcome with rage
We're gearing up for Day 3 of PAX East in Boston! Have you tried the exclusive Grave Seasons demo yet? 👀 Visit us at booth #19049 (near the Nintendo booth 🕹️) to get a hands on experience with the game! Our team is excited to welcome you on your very first trip to Ashenridge 🪦🌾
This is why I keep pitching Octopus Jeopardy, a 100% all-octopus spinoff. Everyone tells me it’s a terrible idea but I think it has legs.
Trey@cantorwont.bsky.social · 6mo agoDearest @kenjennings.bsky.social, my mom read up on octopuses a few weeks ago and has been quite disappointed by the lack of octopus related categories. Is there something we can do to rectify this?
Grave Seasons just hit 450,000+ wishlists, putting us in the Top 100 most wishlisted games on Steam!!! We can't thank y'all enough. Or maybe... maybe we can... It’s time. You've all earned it. Release the Brent. ✨
Huge thank you to Andrea! This interview was so fun. I love to be both a woman and in horror
Andrea Blythe@andreablythe.bsky.social · 6mo agoThis week's Women in Horror Month interview is with @christikerr.bsky.social, a writer on games such as Letter Lost, Red Rain, and The Hollow Mirror, in which we discuss exploring character through horror and not quitting your day job andrea-blythe.beehiiv.com/p/women-in-h... #WIHMonth #IndieGames
when you really think about it, the true value of video games is in laying off thousands of the people who make them at regular intervals in order to increase shareholder value 🥰
what is the automotive equivalent of giving a dog chocolate before you take it to the vet to be put down? my prius is in hospice
Game devs share silly and ugly human-created temp art after Crimson Desert was recently caught using AI-generated placeholder assets.
Game Devs Reveal All Their Ugly Placeholder Assets Made Without AI
Crimson Desert's AI placeholder art controversy has led to many devs sharing sillier temp assets made by humans and MS Paint
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a lot of people try to do the work without reading the theory first
Seth Rosenthal@sethrosenthal.bsky.social · 6mo agoi think it's smart that the Wikipedia page for Chips and Dip opens with a "Rationale" section. a lot of people are flabbergasted to find out about this concept and need some grounding before they get into the history
