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President, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS/DICE Summit, etc). Hates coconut. Likes robots. Needs coffee.
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When I tell you I have read every article about & watched every video of Kendrick Lamar after that absolutely mesmerizing & unforgettable halftime show performance. I'm obsessed. He is everything. 🙇‍♀️

So very proud we get to work with you, Drucker ❤️❤️❤️

Happy Valentine's Day, America.

It’s all happening! #DICESummit

The Eagles winning + Kendrick Lamar halftime show = sad Donald. What a good fucking Sunday this was.

thank you to Kendrick and the Eagles for making terrible people angry tonight

Arrived in Vegas and immediately plugged in the humidifier I packed. #DICESummit

No Jenny, I am absolutely not.

Need an updated headshot AND attending DICE Summit next week? You can book an appointment with our official photographer for a new headshot! See the DICE app for more info 📸

Super excited to be heading to GDC and participating in the Amplifying New Voices program!!! If anyone wants to hang out and talk game dev / indie game dev etc, hit me up! Thank you to ANV and @megganpez.bsky.social for the opportunity!

I want to thank Amplifying New Voices and @megganpez.bsky.social for the opportunity! I first applied 3 years ago, as a baby dev, so it's a huge milestone for me to be part of the program this year.

Stoked for our lineup this year!

I'm really happy to be able to usher Ted into retirement by honoring & celebrating his many incredible years in this industry <3

Congratulations to all the nominees!

This one is extra special for me. Not only is Nintendo is my happy place but Don is a founding member of the AIAS & DICE Awards. I would not be here without him 💖

On the #GameMakersNotebook, @adamorth.bsky.social chats with IO Interactive CEO/Co-Owner, Hakan Abrak about his journey in games, the history and future of the Hitman series, their approach to live service in single player games, and their upcoming 007 project: www.interactive.org/Interviews/t...

Know an amazing marginalized developer who deserves to attend GDC with a bonus day-long workshop that will help them refine their pitching skills and fast-track them for GDC talks? Nominate them for Amplifying New Voices! www.amplifyingnewvoices.org

I had a fantastic time at Amplifying New Voices in 2022 and took away real, tangible results. It's a workshop with industry professionals, a $1000 stipend, and a GDC all access pass. You meet folks at the workshop, so an on the ground network comes built in. Apply!

I can't recommend enough that you try your chance at the ANV program! It allows me to meet a lot of professionals from around the world and then enjoy my first GDC! Check the details but they also offer up to 1000€ in travel reimbursements to come to SF Ditch the impostor syndrome and try it!

Applications for the 2025 Amplifying New Voices Program are open! ANV is a full-day workshop the Sunday before GDC that provides practical skills for mid-career developers looking to become the next generation of leaders in the games industry www.amplifyingnewvoices.org

On #GameMakersNotebook, @trentkusters.bsky.social chats with @playbalatro.com's @localthunk.bsky.social about early titles he made with friends, inspirations that led to Balatro, how real life inspirations influenced the Joker designs, and steps taken to ensure Balatro is never conflated w/ gambling

Go Big Red!

Welcome @official-aias.bsky.social to Bluesky! Give us a follow for DICE Summit, DICE Awards, Game Maker's Notebook, Game Maker's Sketchbook, Amplifying New Voices, and AIAS Foundation updates 😎

You can’t take me anywhere

Do you know why DICE stopped being held at Red Rock and moved permanently to the strip? So folks had more options to have dinner meetings without being seen…

After endless delays I’ve finally landed in Milan & am in a car headed to Lake Como for DICE Europe. We saw record attendance last year in Reykjavik & are surpassing those numbers here in Como. Truly grateful for the support of everyone speaking, attending, and sponsoring. THANK YOU!!

Landed in London on my way to DICE Lake Como to a ton of new Bluesky followers. Did something happen? Did we all just collectively decide to finally ditch the Twitter hellscape?

El Paso, Elsewhere is the next game to get the Hollywood treatment, with a movie adaptation in development and LaKeith Stanfield in talks to star: variety.com/2024/film/ne...

This is the last week to purchase prints of winning selections from 2024's Game Maker's Sketchbook. Bring home art from your favorite video games while supporting our AIAS Foundation scholars and Amplifying New Voices programs www.iam8bit.com/collections/...

I’m at this level of GDC:

IGF and Choice Awards night with Shu and Greg!

Day 2 of GDC and I’d like to spend the rest of it napping please.

Apologies to all the people who run hotels but I have notes…

One of the joys of being in Italy is when you ask if they have Fernet, they answer “yes, of course.” I am home.