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Producer in #gamedev. Worked on some AAA games you know, and some indie games you've never heard of. I mainly talk operations and production, or share things I think are important or funny.
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Next time someone asks what I do for a living, I’ll say: I provide pure bliss!* *mileage may vary.

First unsupervised concert? Public Enemy + RUN DMC. I was 13. Fast forward 35 years and it's as relevant as ever. youtu.be/mmo3HFa2vjg?...

Is his full name Magneto Gandalf, or is it the other way around?

As a #gamedev producer, there is nothing I love more than empowering the teams I work with, and the resulting joy when my contribution worked. It doesn't always happen, but when it does it's like a sports coach watching their team utilize the practiced strategy - and winning!

Our Design Director, @derekree.se, has started a daily dev log on TikTok! All thanks to funding from our amazing angel investors, a collection of parents who want more co-op games to play with their kids once they've graduated from Nintendo-likes. Hello World ♥️ www.tiktok.com/@chroniclerg...

Today in #gamedev, I ended a business partnership before it really got off the ground. Why? We learned that the company we were talking to engage in unethical practices, and we don't want to be associated with that. Always vet your potential business partners, don't just check out their website.

Pro tip: if you ask me to share feedback on your product on a discord server, and you get that - don’t respond by asking me to repost it on a form on your website. Now you’re being lazy, so you get no feedback, and I end up not recommending your product.

For any #gamedev looking for a simple approach to keeping branching stories under control, here's what I did for Above the Fold. It's basically a multiple-choice quiz, where the ending depends on how you score along the way. Easy to scale, you just need to make sure all endings are reachable.

It’s always been a grift to these people.

“Even Jesus would never forgive what you do.” This version of this song has stuck with me since the first time I heard it. Sadly still relevant. youtu.be/dwa2jK0xglk?...

Can’t sleep, so I’m torturing myself with crippling anxiety and self loathing instead. The hallmarks of perfect mental health, essentially.

She was supposed to go on the $20 bill.

Been using Obsidian for almost a year, and it’s still the best note taking app I’ve tried. It has a learning curve but it’s not very steep. Once you learn about plugins? Brand new rabbit hole uncovered! Here’s a graph view of my notes, clustered by links and colored by topic. Big yellow dot = work.

I STILL see this all the time: solo/tiny indie #gamedev pours everything into their title and feels crushed when it doesn’t take off. But they never had a clear idea of who they were making a game for (“people like me” is too vague), much less made sure it reached that target audience.

My only “subscription box” is the 4 pounds of green coffee beans I get from @sweetmarias.bsky.social every month. I only wish it came with more time for me to roast them.

Thank you, Corey.

I have restless brain syndrome.

In other news, I went back to the other site and made my long-dormant profile private. Haven't posted there since November, but deleting the account lets someone else squat my username.

I love when some dumb dude tries to little-lady my wife, because they quickly realize their mistake, regret it and squirm uncomfortably as she firmly turns it around like a mom scolding a brat. They walk away like beaten dogs. She gets tired of it, but I admit, I find it endlessly entertaining.

Got this one stuck in my head today. Thanks, Vera! youtu.be/HsM_VmN6ytk?...

Excitement turned to frustration and mild panic, as I’ve yet to get it working and have no PC in the meantime. Slowly checking off possible causes, one by one.

It’s “funny” how a sick pet makes everything else seem suddenly unimportant.

Excited to get my hands on a GPU upgrade today, quadrupling my current VRAM. It’s strictly for work of course. 👀

I had the pleasure of working with JC Lau several years ago. She was awesome, organized and inspiring back then, and a must-follow today.

Mickey Mouse hates me. My better half and I were at a Disney resort a couple of years ago, and we ran into Mickey and Minnie. We said hello, of course - but then Minnie leaned in a gave me a smooch! Mickey was furious. My wife was in tears*. So … *of laughter

My theme song of the day is brought to you by The Beatles, just Because. youtu.be/hL0tnrl2L_U?...

All I really want is to turn my brain OFF. Just for a bit. But no. Constant noise forever.

In talking to angel investors, I have learned that one of the most common, final obstacles to overcome - in fact, if you get this far in the process, it's a good sign - is *Spouse Approval*. "I have to check with my wife." usually means: I like it and want to invest. #gamedev

The two wolves inside of me.

Before I was diagnosed (late), I tried to willpower my way through and only dug a depression hole, that got deeper, the harder I fought. Get tested, if you think you might be #adhd.

If you think other people are beneath you because of their job, you’re not a good person. You’re a clown on a power trip.