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I may help make games, but damn I suck at playing them. 💀 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇵🇭🇺🇸 | 25+ Games User Research at Activision | Call of Duty & Crash Bandicoot | Opinions are My Own
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BREAKING: Warner Bros. Games is shutting down Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB San Diego, sources tell Bloomberg News. Warner Bros. is also canceling the Wonder Woman game.

How to tell a raven from a crow. An older guide I made with Dr Kaeli Swift. And yes that's an aileron roll, not a barrel roll, but only us nerds know that :)

NO, everything is not just about you and all the things that are going on in your life. It’s okay to show up for others and support them.

28% of American adults have a reported disability, and all of us experience disability in our lives. Section 504 protects your right to work, your kids' right to education, and our collective human rights. Call your attorney general to ask they protect Section 504. 5calls.org/issue/sectio...

If I had to be honest about 1 thing I'm struggling with right now, it's how do people maintain motivation as a game dev. Yes, I feel passionate about game dev, but I don't believe it's sustainable as my only motivation. How do you stay motivated in game dev?

Natural disasters are worsening the U.S. housing crisis, upending the home insurance market, and reducing housing options — particularly for lower-income residents. And that trend will likely grow as disasters become more frequent and severe.

Mojang and Coffee Stain veterans form new publishing label Three Friends 'We don’t believe in rushing a game to market or throwing money at problems' www.gamedeveloper.com/business/moj...

Hey #IndieDev & #TTRPG folks: PSA to leave “women & nonbinary” in 2024. Just say what you mean: -marginalized genders -underrepresented genders -women -trans & nonbinary Stop lumping nonbinary people in with women. Stop excluding trans men. I 🫶 nonbinary games folks🎮🎲 I 🫶 trans male games folks🎮🎲

I went to a card shop and all I saw of Duskmourn was a $130 Endless Punishment... and booster packs. Clearly it is a punishment - for my wallet. 💀

Trying to stay happy - I'm excited to get a new MtG Commander Deck this weekend. I've been playing the deck my brother got me for my birthday for a full year now - I still like it so I'm getting another deck~ I'm planning to get a Duskmourn precon - probably not Valgavoth due to its high price. 😂

Say goodbye to the US as the best place in the world to be a scientist. 🧪

Reach out to your LGBTQIA+ friends, especially if they're from the US. They will need support, perhaps more than ever.

The highlight of my weekend is being told that a dear friend's younger sister was inspired to take a game design class because of me. I hope to play her game someday. ❤️

I'm slowly feeling hopeful again but just in my personal life. I have people that care about me. I have a clingy cat. I have games I can play still. I can find new yummy places eat at. It's the small things that help me keep going as a rebellious existence.

1 month after setting up my goals for this year...I feel like my ability to achieve those goals just spiked in difficulty. Troublesome but not impossible.

Elsewhere is hiring a Game UI/UX Designer to craft the interfaces of their new project, a surreal roguelike set inside a dreaming mind. 🛰️ Remote (or San Francisco), Contract 📚 Has shipped 1+ title 🏗️ Figma expertise ⤵️ ⤵️ ⤵️ #gamedev #gamejobs #gamedevjobs #remotejob #remotegamejobs

Nvm not posting photos cuz I feel too shy again LOL But, I feel fulfilled doing volunteer work. I want to do more again in the future. ❤️ There's a lot of scary news right now...so I want to focus on what I can do locally while staying aware of what's going around.

Trump White House's first trans executive order is out. I'll be reading over it here and going through line by line to help you make sense of it. You can find it here: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Ever since I moved to Bluesky & deactivated my other social media, I've been more at peace and less overwhelmed. It's letting me focus on the problems that I can have impact on.

I'm pretty excited for tomorrow - it'll be the first time in years since I volunteered and I get to do it at the MLK 2025 Volunteer Festival! I'll try to share some pics in the replies here 🧵

I was able to return home - I just hope that the upcoming Santa Ana winds won't escalate anything. Fingers crossed.

...good thing I deactivated my Facebook and Instagram. I don't think I'll ever go back to those platforms. It doesn't feel safe to use anymore.

Due to being nearby an evacuation zone, I evacuated out of the area with my pet. Very scary. Please stay safe from the fires happening in CA - Palisades and Eaton are no joke. I'm currently safe with my family.

I'm finally back to work-- *windstorm* *electric outage* *recovering from illness* 🧍‍♂️

And just like that...my vacation flew past. I touched grass so hard by going up a mountain and almost passing out on it. 👌

Seeing the news on Instagram's latest update made me glad that I no longer use Instagram. I wasn't happy with using that platform so I removed it from my life. Now I just stick to Bluesky~

Happy New Year! 🎉 I had a wonderful vacation - pretty excited for 2025. I'm gonna do my best to grow!!

I was about to post a photo from my vacation but realized I didn't Glaze or Nightshade my photos. I wish there's a mobile app version of these... I just want to protect any IRL photos of me. 🥹

My Personal 2025 Goals 🏠 Find a New Place - decorate it to my heart's content! 📖 Read More Books - read new books! 🎮 Play More Games - try new genres! 🏃‍♂️ Maintain a Healthier Lifestyle - exercise often and eat well! It's time to customize my life rather than just survive. 😤

One of my goals for 2025 is to find a place I can call my own, so I've been reading Safe & Sound. It's a book focused on renters and I really appreciate how it humanized the experience of renting. Highly recommend checking it out.

COLOUR ME SHOCKED. THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT THE LAYOFFS IN THE INDUSTRY ON #THEGAMEAWARDS I MIGHT HAVE NEARLY SLID OUT OF MY CHAIR.

If you're a #gameUX professional or student with no/low speaker experience and would like to present a talk or microtalk on Dec 19, please ping me! The #GameUXsummit is a great place to start, especially for marginalized folks, as we're a super chill and supportive community. So please reach out! ❤️

THE SCREAMS I SCRUMPT WHEN I SAW MY FRIENDS FEATURED IN THE GAME AWARDS!!! 🔥🔥🔥 @deathbyulan.bsky.social — first person in the vid with all the pompompurins!! THE @amirsatvat.com FOR WINNING TGA GAME CHANGER AWARD!!! CONGRATS FRIENDS!!!! 💖💖💖💖 #thegameawards #gamingcommunity #gaming #gamedev

Alright, let's see how big this gets! ❤️ 1 Like = 1 Video Game Book 📚

the first ever TGA Gamechanger awarded to Amir Satvat, for leading effort to aid laid-off developers find new work

SOMEONE IN THE ORCHESTRA HAS A KEYTAR #THEGAMEAWARDS

My partner stole my switch to play Balatro and then abandoned me at Indiecade to play Balatro at the festival so it better win some awards

hire me to work on your cat game please Adventure, horror, city builder. Hell make it a narrative cooking game. Someone make it plz and hire me k thx