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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 02/09/2026

and now I have the ice blue console of my dreams 💙

avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 20/08/2026

Got into smart home stuff over the past year so I repurposed an old kindle for our most frequent home tasks: vacuuming, lighting, and incessantly asking each other if we medicated the dogs. 🐕 #homeautomation #homeassistant

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André Cardoso @andremc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

just make it exist first, you can make it good later! ⚽️🖥️ #eyeofthematch #indiegames #gamedev

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 18/08/2026

ICYMI We shared the 2026 #Unity3D roadmap last month: youtu.be/E4fK_B8ys9Y One update noted a program I'm running alongside Unity Studio Productions. We're turning the hurdles we spot in co-dev with studios into improvements for the editor. Love spending each day making #gamedev a lil bit easier 💙

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G.M. Gray @gmgray.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Persepolis is among my favorite graphic novels, and I've been thinking about this quote a lot these days for obvious reasons. So sad to hear about Satrapi's passing.

If I have one message to give to the secular American people, it's that the world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same.

Quote by Marjane Satrapi

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 03/06/2026

commited to the bit! hahaha ty for being a ray of sunshine during these past years for me Ciro =)

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 03/06/2026

Thank you for the kind words Andy, and for all the support and adventures over these years!

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 03/06/2026

It's been 10 years since I've joined @unity.com 💙 So grateful for all the amazing #gamedev and colleagues I've gotten to work with this past decade!

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 31/05/2026

went to a mosaics class with @jebkam.com, almost left with a toucan

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 28/05/2026

The bibim paws dog café in DTLA is my new happy place 🐶

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 22/05/2026

finding colorful transparent tech in stores again, nature is healing

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 20/03/2025

Ok fine i'm sorry it's me Ashley 😂 (Great seeing you today!!)

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Unity3D @unity.com · 19/03/2025

The IGF finalists represent some of the most thoughtful, artful work in games right now. To celebrate, we put together a Steam Curator list of finalists from the Unity community. Check the games out here: on.unity.com/steamcurator #gdc2025 #igf2025 #madewithunity

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 17/03/2025

Kicking off #GDC2025 with a deep-dive on the @unity.com roadmap by @laug.bsky.social and Marc-André Ferguson! Lots of good updates on platforms, graphics, performance, and many more improvements for #gamedev!

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 16/03/2025

Lots of great Unity #gamedev talks this year at GDC, can't wait! Highly reccomend The Unity Engine Roadmap session on Monday 9:30AM – Room 2020, West Hall. Full #GDC2025 session list below ⬇️

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 05/03/2025

Prepping for #GDC2025, I'll be around conducting #gamedev research for @unity.com! Do hit me up if: 🌶 You have a min to share your latest game engine woes 🌟 You have a Unity game making heavy or interesting use of physics that I can help promo 👋 You're a fellow product manager I haven't met irl!

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 10/02/2025

Nature valentines. Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon

A group of six nature valentines. A picture of a bog with pitcher plants, with text saying "Our love is like a bog. Built up over time, resistant to decay, deeply interesting to just a small number of people." A yellow slime mold stretching out and exploring. "our love is like a slime mold. Collaborative, complex, at times unnerving to behold." A piece of limestone with a small trilobite in the corner. "Our love is like limestone. Layered, useful for many purposes, shaped by the friends we met along the way." A ring-billed gull with a french fry on a beach. "Our love is like a ring-billed gull. Abundant, found in North America, sometimes sustained by french fries." An Atlantic horseshoe crab walking on the sand. "Our love is like a horseshoe crab. Tough, timeless, unrelated to true crabs." A drawing of the phosphorus cycle, with arrows connecting various parts of a scene, including algae and fish and a farm and a river and a forest. "Our love is like the phosphorus cycle. Important, really hard to draw."

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 11/02/2025

Thanks, Larry! Great to see you here, hope we can cross paths again soon one day =)

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 11/02/2025

I've been lucky enough to work with @andremc.bsky.social and can't recommend him enough to anyone looking for a stellar technical game designer! He's also the magic behind youtube.com/@mixandjam, a must-watch for anyone working with #Unity3D. 💙

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Mix and Jam

Mix and Jam is an experimental game development channel, where we're gonna study things from the game industry and try our best to study and even recreate them!

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 05/02/2025

Here's the full dotted-line Shader Graph for reference ⬇️ It's super simple and can be used anytime you need a repeated scrolling shape or texture. #unitytips #techart

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 04/02/2025

One of my old #UnityTips: You can use @unity.com Shader Graph + Sprite Shape tools to easily draw lines w/ cool effects. Ex: Used 6 SG nodes to make a dotted-line shader for a single sprite. Added Sprite Shape spline points + set its Profile to tile my sprite for a lasso-tool effect! ✌️ #GameDev

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 29/01/2025

Thank you Nick ☺️ * You * are a wonderful human!

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 29/01/2025

Did a stained glass workshop last week, Gizmo seems pleased with the result 😋

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 29/01/2025

I was so happy to come across your account Nick!! See you soon at GDC hopefully?

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 29/01/2025

Missed this while I was taking a social media break, sorry! Thanks for the great feedback, good stuff I can note to the applicable teams. I'll have to catch up on your posts but how are you feeling about ECS now that it's been a few more weeks?

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 29/01/2025

A great #gamedev book from 2016 now free, check it out if you're into the history of games in Latin America. Picked it up on a whim at GDC a while back and loved it! It was nice to see it had many familar faces and I was surpised it even cited a game jam I ran in Puerto Rico long ago. 🇵🇷

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 28/01/2025

It was so fun, Ciro! Hope you get to join again next time!

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Unity3D @unity.com · 28/01/2025

It's time for the big reveal! Team Unity has been hard at work on their submission for Global Game Jam 2025 and they're FINALLY ready to show it! Join the commUnity in our livestream to see the finished project! Join us soon! ▶️ shorturl.at/9Mmp2

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 28/01/2025

Had a blast at #GGJ25 making CMBB Worldwide Championship with @jkclaytondev1.bsky.social and @finalturn.bsky.social! Many thanks to @globalgamejam.bsky.social and site organizer @glitchcity.bsky.social for such a wonderful jam 💙 Play here: globalgamejam.org/games/2025/c... #gamedev #madewithUnity

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 25/01/2025

Wonderful #GGJ25 kickoff in Los Angeles at @glitchcity.bsky.social! This is my 16th time doing Global Game Jam, my fav #gamedev event of the year 💙 Best jam wishes to everyone else participating!

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Liza Knipscher @lize.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Can't believe how good the tutorials and samples are for Unity's ECS. Look at this! github.com/Unity-Techno... Good job, whoever did this; I appreciate you

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GitHub - Unity-Technologies/EntityComponentSystemSamples

Contribute to Unity-Technologies/EntityComponentSystemSamples development by creating an account on GitHub.

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 27/11/2024

I'll share your kind words with the team =) Looking forward to seeing how your adventures with ECS go!

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 23/11/2024

that purple came out stunning!! ✨️ breaks from conference hair are amazing hahaha

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 23/11/2024

amazing, i always check waterfalls in games for this. wish there was an account for "does the waterfall have a secret" a la @canyoupetthedog.com 😂

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 22/11/2024

Made this little skull pouch recently. I love the color but the leather was too soft. Remaking it with a sturdier black veg tan to see if it looks better. 🪡

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Jakub Wasilewski @krajzeg.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Solitomb is *HERE!* 🎉 ⚔️ krajzeg.itch.io/solitomb ⚔️ Stack cards into combos, fight monsters, add new abilities to your build and emerge victorious (eventually, sometimes)! Please share this to help spread the word and enjoy the game! 🤗 #pico8 #gamedev #indiegame

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 21/11/2024

While I'm not able to share this report publicly, I did want to share my thanks to those of you who have participated in our research efforts overall this year. It helps more than you know and we're so grateful!

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 21/11/2024

Organized a #gamedev research effort for Unity at Gamescom this year. In 5 days, my crew and I interviewed 230+ game studos! Finally got to share the results internally, I'm so happy. Put a lot into this to ensure community feedback is loud and clear as we work to make Unity better for everyone. 💙

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 19/11/2024

Had one of these years ago and it felt *amazing* to fill out the second eye when the time came =) hope you will be able to do the same soon, all the best in your job hunt!

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 19/11/2024

happy bday eric!!! 🎂

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 19/11/2024

pupdate: pablo has reached 15(!), is doing great, and now has an annoying little brother. gizmo (11) came from a german shepard resuce, has a perma-blep, and we've yet to convince him he's really a chihuahua. they form brief alliances to beg for cheese and disrupt my zoom calls as evidenced below

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 17/11/2024

Introduce yourself with 4 games

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 16/11/2024

omg the PR sword, me encanta!!

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 16/11/2024

Hey, thank you and likewise!

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 16/11/2024

Hola, I'm Ashley! My days are spent as a PM at Unity, where I've worked on features like Visual Scripting, Shader Graph, Physics, and ECS. I also make indie games and like game jams, sewing, and surfskating. Always down to chat #gamedev and help folks get their Unity feedback to the right place! 💙

Ashley Alicea standing at a podium with a laptop, presenting a Unity tutorial at GDC.

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 15/11/2024

hi, just fyi, the unity account you have linked is a fake one, no official one out just yet. =)

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avashly @ashleyalicea.com · 20/08/2024

Hi, friends! Back with the Unity crew at Devcom / Gamescom doing research on #gamedev workflows. If your studio published a game recently, or are about to, let me know! We want to learn about your journey and advice for fellow game creators. 💙 #gamescom2024 #ddc2024

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