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Le poisson Steve 🎶

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Letting myself celebrate with some Shawn Desman and an actual round of a video game.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

@fellowtraveller.games has a hell of a Humble Bundle right now. It happens to feature Times & Galaxy, the greatest game ever made about a robo journalist in space (if I’m being humble). www.humblebundle.com/games/fellow...

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Is anyone aware of a Québécois French language app? I understand the use of the France French one on Duolingo for reminders etc but it’s not helping with joual anytime soon.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Alberta’s game industry is about building a future where local creators can thrive. Events like GDX aren’t just showcases, they’re infrastructure that connects real talent with real opportunities. We’re here to build lasting impact, not chase quick wins.

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I'm not sure which of you need to hear this, but: If you push yourself to your limits and burn out for a company, you are trading years of your future productivity for minor gains in the present. Burning out will _fuck you up_, it's like brain fog or depression, and it takes years to recover

submitted 37 days ago • 134 comments

Alberta’s game industry is about building a future where local creators can thrive. Events like GDX aren’t just showcases, they’re infrastructure that connects real talent with real opportunities. We’re here to build lasting impact, not chase quick wins.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Collaboration might not be flashy, but it gets things done 🤝

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Just a casual reminder that North America's largest indie games festival, by attendance, is right here in Edmonton, Alberta 🇨🇦 and you can still sign up for a ✨free✨ indie booth! Exhibitor form: forms.gle/aFc7W3Y8WobV... Volunteer form: forms.gle/dKpHUi1DyCFh...

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Today is the day! Geo Mythica is now released on Steam! Travel to Drumheller, Alberta, befriend a velociraptor and ride it as you explore an 8-bit recreation of Earth as you uncover forgotten legends from cultures around the globe! store.steampowered.com/app/1699030/...

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The Sky Carver OST by @calvinjee.bsky.social is available for streaming here!We’ll be at #GDC #altctrlGDC, come say hi!! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gameaudio #vgm #gamemusic on.soundcloud.com/duvMS1a1o4RG...

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Every electrician or Telus tech that we’ve had to have out keeps giving praise to @ricerocketeer.bsky.social’s networking set up and even he went to admire it just now. Return of lan parties is imminent.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Just a casual reminder that North America's largest indie games festival, by attendance, is right here in Edmonton, Alberta 🇨🇦 and you can still sign up for a ✨free✨ indie booth! Exhibitor form: forms.gle/aFc7W3Y8WobV... Volunteer form: forms.gle/dKpHUi1DyCFh...

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Scary sticky note wall is now digital and this is just the high level pieces. Not even the tasks under the them. Insights into event planning for any of those interested in running a 12.5 day event!

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Students, have a great time this weekend and make something cool! Also if you feel like judging some games and you work in games, let me know!

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Looking for an Indigenous 🇨🇦Canadian writer or narrative designer for consulting and/or collaboration on a game project. Bsky, please help!

submitted 36 days ago • 18 comments

A jackrabbit just ran out of my back yard (yes, I have one now(!!!)) and is still completely white. Fake spring is fake.

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

Well I hadn’t cried today and then we caught up on Severance so now I’m crying again.

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

We have officially cancelled our GDC trip for this year and while I’m disappointed that I will not get to see friends and make new connections, there is just too much uncertainty as a Canadian to head to the US now. As an Albertan, our province has a wonderful 🇺🇦 population and I stand with Ukraine.

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

Calgary was so much fun and it was such a thrill to have students come up and share the news of them starting new studios! So much excitement and passion and I cannot wait to play their games!

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

We had a blast in Calgary last night and teased a super secret upcoming massively exciting announcement! We’re now off to Lethbridge and can’t wait to see everyone in the Sunflower Room (TE1202) at Lethbridge Polytechnic! Thank you to @calgarygamedevs.bsky.social for being incredible hosts!

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

We're heading on an expedition, a GDXpedition! That's right, we're bringing learnings from GDX to Calgary, Lethbridge, and Red Deer with the help of their local organizations and CRRF! Calgary - Feb 20 lu.ma/4hm3z5pk Lethbridge - Feb 21 lu.ma/68b3xr8f Red Deer - Feb 22 lu.ma/ydnxby30 crrf-fcrr.ca.

submitted 57 days ago • 1 comment

Once again seeing panels of all the same people and no BIPOC folks included-not shocked but still disappointed.

submitted 58 days ago • 1 comment

This is the big one folks! With over 750K attendees to last year's KDays our team was thrilled to welcome 125K of those to GDX in Hall F of the Edmonton EXPO Centre. Want to be part of that action? Then get your application in ASAP! Indies are not required to be there for the entire 10 days!

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

Trusting Manitoba Merv over all other groundhogs and those south of the border is the way to go.

submitted 67 days ago • 1 comment

YEG! Tomorrow I'm giving a free talk on Indigenous Futurisms at the U of A starting at 10:30 a.m. We'll follow it up with a panel discussion. I will also be giving out copies of my book Buffalo is the New Buffalo as well as a few other goodies! www.su.ualberta.ca/about-uasu/u....

submitted 73 days ago • 1 comment

We are now on the final day of Global Game Jam at the Walkthrough Collaborative Centre and have been thrilled to welcome so many folks to our jam site! Tonight, we'll be seeing some of the incredible work that went into these games and celebrating what can happen over a weekend.

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🚨 Exciting News Alert! 🚨 The Walkthrough Collaborative Centre is thrilled to be a jam site for Global Game Jam 2025! We’re bringing creators together to craft something amazing—whether it's digital or analogue! 🖥️🎲 Spaces are limited—sign up now at globalgamejam.org/jam-sites/20....

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We're almost 90% to the goal for @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social's Dreams on a Pillow - a game about Palestine, made by a Palestinian, literally risking his life under violent apartheid to make this game and tell this suppressed story. 8 days left. Please help him out. launchgood.com/1948

submitted 95 days ago • 3 comments

The fact that I'm pitching people to come to Edmonton on a day where the feels like temp is -28 knowing that it could be up to +38 during GDX when we invite them feels illegal? I am so cold right now, but don't worry it will be boiling hot when you're here.

submitted 97 days ago • 1 comment

As an "old-stock Canadian", I can confirm that we've been racist since before we started colonizing Canada. The words that I heard growing up in the 90s from family members weren't just invented in the 90s and expressed some very old ways of thinking that had clearly been institutionalized.

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TODAY from 3pm–9pm ET, @gdocexpo.com is hosting a livestream to fundraise grants for developers impacted by the record layoffs and other hardships in the gaming industry over the past year. Get notified when we go live: www.youtube.com/live/FVl_xZr... Donate: tilt.fyi/rKF58yt5JO

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

If you begin Star Trek: Voyager episode Spirit Folk at exactly 11:49:35 on New Year's Eve, Ensign Harry Kim will kiss a cow as the clock strikes midnight. Join in our very dumb annual tradition and start 2025 off on the right hoof.

submitted 105 days ago • 53 comments

I developed a ridiculous love of these lemon black tea juice boxes while I did my work placement in Shanghai in 2017 and they sell them here now. Husband just volunteered me the last one and has gotten himself 50000 husband points.

submitted 113 days ago • 1 comment

So very proud to see my game included in ThinkerThemer's list alongside some other amazing titles:)

submitted 115 days ago • 0 comments

Please join us in supporting AI protections for actors and all creatives in gaming! We love what we do and want to get back to work with a fair deal ❤️#levelupthecontract #videogamestrong #sagaftrastrike #gameawards

submitted 119 days ago • 2 comments

not to be toxic but I think every award show that doesn’t have 1000xRESIST as a nominee in its narrative categories is kinda not real

submitted 120 days ago • 13 comments

We’re running a study (Pro00129448) on adaptive strategy agents in games and we would like to invite you all to participate! Visit sites.ualberta.ca/~toume for more details (English speakers, only 18 and older)! The study should take up to 15 minutes to complete (~10m of gameplay, ~5m survey)!

submitted 128 days ago • 2 comments

I've been deeply bothered by the tendency for game studios to spin up "People & Culture" departments (i.e. HR), or to place responsibility for organizational culture within HR. IMHO, this is one of the fastest ways to create an inauthentic studio culture.

submitted 123 days ago • 1 comment