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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

welp, actually booked castlefest + camping + 2 person tent for just myself and my huge ass let's see what's that like next summer

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Would be shooting my shot if I wasn't halfway through a doctorate, the failbetter team are absolutely lovely people I don't know why I'm hyping them up everyone who'd go for this knows this already. But! Good peeps, rad opportunity.

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Anthony « iamleyeti » Jauneaud @iamleyeti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Later today, I will be presenting my workshop: Prototyping Video Game Narratives with Short Stories! You can book a free seat right here: www.eventbrite.com/e/prototypin... I'll be go through the topics of the workshop, the structure, and answer some of your questions!

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Prototyping Video Game Narratives with Short Stories - Course Presentation

Experienced game writer and narrative designer Anthony Jauneaud will introduce you to writing short stories for video games.

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.

A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What sort of AI disclosures have you encountered in creative work? I can think of like. Steam's approach. Would like to hear about what things look like for different media Trying to steer some internal guidelines to include disclosure appropriate for multiple different artforms, shit's tricky

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Not for the first time, I'm struck that Thomas Aquinas was wasted as a theologian and should have been a trad game designer. This was prompting by seeing he defined 5 sub-classes to Gluttony.

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Don't even get me fucking started on that one

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Apparently Microsoft has some overly broad patent on generative game narrative. I *think* it only explicitly covers LLM models doing this shit which our field has done for decades. Please nemesis system LLMs out of game narrative ok thanks www.cheathappens.com/microsoft_pa...

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Microsoft Patents AI System That Rewrites Game Stories In Real Time For You

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Freelance is very much its own set of issues, now the employees are just also fucked

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"There are police on the plane, all male passengers must present their passport" My non-binary ass not giving a shit and walking straight past the polish airport cop did not go over well

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Am a bit into legally distinct Primrose, was thinking of swapping over to legally distinct Alucard route

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

New level of autism unlocked: 5 simultaneous zelda direct streams from different regions

Zelda direct on tv and two screens. Not pictured: phone screens

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

One of my favorite 2 player experiences from the past year, the Deluxe is gorgeous. Jump on this nerds.

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Was going over some of the manifesto jam 2026 entries, and Anna Anthropy's entry is still perfect w.itch.io/annafesto

"Horny is a shortcut to weird, and weird is better than good."

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Doing a thing in The Hague tonight. Man, every now and again I feel super weird about being back in my childhood areas. Good ol' can't go home again strikes again.

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Steph @fistfulofcrits.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It's finally RELEASED! I made a free, romantasy-first SRD for designing solo narrative/journalling games: CHAPTERS. Here’s the core of what it does, why I built it this way, and how it keeps a story moving without pre-writing where that story has to go.

A purple and lilac graphic showcasing a framework for creating Romantasy themed solo TTRPG journaling games called Chapters. It features a minimal styled graphic heart intersecting with a book and bookmark.

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I've made a few simple things in the past, mostly I've started modding thrifted skirts into half skirt over pants accessories. Bit intimidated by making nice looking stuff tho

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Trying to find some femme kurowear stuff that my xxl amab ass fits into I might need to rapidly take up making my own clothes if I'm gonna pull this costume off, fuck

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AFNarratives @afnarratives.blacksky.app · 14/08/2026

Games would be in a lot better place as a medium if games narrative was considered a structural core like programming instead of gorilla glue and masking tape to cover up other problems

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

There are some chuds out there who just see KS as a marketing push with the money as negligible (which it is) Why is your AA title aiming for 100k 3 years out from launch in pre-pre-pre alpha Do you just want to shout you got funded

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Game design isn’t about being able to identify problems. Everyone who plays games can identify problems. Game design is about diagnosing player experience, having intent, and executing. I think to a lot of folks outside dev, game criticism (an art in itself) is seen as interchangeable with design.

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Started asking bartenders, this works better than it should

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Lis @thewritegame.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A rundown on narrative playtesting by @stevebromley.bsky.social. I’m a big believer in conducting proper user research if you have the access and means to do it. Golden data.

gamesuserresearch.com

How to playtest your game’s story | Games User Research

How to safely approach testing both comprehension and appeal for the story of your game.

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I lied, remembered I had a roof terrace and found some neighbors with eclipse glasses. What a difference with/without I guess my loved ones are safe for now

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Dyson? Yeah on full blast those batteries are lucky to hit 30 mins with the spendier models

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Missed out on getting eclipse glasses so gonna do the next best thing: sacrifice all my loved ones on the altar of my own ambitions

All the Berserk deluxe editions next to a Berserk mouse pad

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Bleh, melancholic mood over randomly visiting my old college town and student union stuff today. A lot quieter, but the kids are alright! With less opportunities and money, but more gay shit.

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Feeling kind of disconnected from the games industry lately. 2 years of weird academia and small scale solo dev work... After the summer I think I need to get back into organizing community shit and make more games and write more about what it is I actually do Uprooting my life used to be easier

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I'm dragging the TTRPG group to a weekend getaway cottage in a few months to actually get everyone in the same physical location In the middle of nowhere with little to do so we'd actually want to play shit maybe Literally need to take busy adults hostage sometimes

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Running a game of Thirsty Sword Lesbians today. I usually give people some tiny swords to hold on to after character creation introductions. Couldn't find my usual stash, so I had to get British about it

Three tiny sword earrings and a butterfly knife (trainer)

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Got adopted by a roaming pack of feral lesbians, Castlefest still good

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Having a wander around Castlefest, come say hi if you spot me! #castlefest

Raymond selfie surrounded by some medieval ass peeps

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Just impulsively ordered one of the new fancy samsung foldy phones, some stupid good weekend deal I don't think I've bought a flagship in... ever? This'll be a change from the budget pixels, been on those since the nexus 4.

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Unfortunately it's hardware failure, but cheers for the thought. Also a proud member if the 10 year previous laptop club!

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

My pixel 7a phone is on its way out and everything new looks like fucking awful AI infested shit. Same with windows 11 I'm going to have to learn two new tech ecosystems aren't I ugh

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Paid off last week's London & Brighton trip, booked hotels for next year's dev brighton, booked trains to London for october & november Not the funnest paycheck ever

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Work With Indies @workwithindies.com · 23/07/2026

Wickworks is hiring a Technical Writer/Editor to help make Lancer Tactics’ in-game text shine! 🛰️ Remote, Contract 📝 2+ years XP 🎲 Deep Lancer TTRPG knowledge a must Work with @wick.works and apply:

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Wickworks is hiring a Technical Writer/Editor

We’re looking for an experienced technical writer who can help make our in-game texts shine.

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I savescum the everloving shit out of games with visible dice rolls This might be why I really can't get myself to play far into BG3

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I'll be here all weekend, if anyone wants to talk bleedy roleplaying shit or beat me up Miiiight try organizing something cool shortly before AdvX, watch this space

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Mao Mao! @maotenno.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The irony is I don't think discs are that great of solution to preservation on the game side these days anyways. Patches and DLC basically made them a moot point in most cases. I hate to say but the best case for digital persvatuon is storing that shit on a hard drive somewhere.

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*Raymond Vermeulen @crapcyborg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Absolutely lovely meeting you, hope you had a good Develop!

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