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harper shen

@harps1.bsky.social
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Game dev & writer & interdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn. i make collagelike, melancholic video games -> harpsi.itch.io in progess -> linktr.ee/PartyAtTheShore

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 23/09/2026
From Donna Haraway’s Staying with the Trouble: "It matters what matters we use to think other matters with." @harps1.bsky.social explores how working with physical textures and emphasizing their artificiality can create a different kind of immersion. #gamedev #gdocexpo2026
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Weird Fucking Games @wf-games.itch.io · 26/09/2026
And Then We Go Party At The Shore by @harps1.bsky.social: harpsi.itch.io/and-then-we-...
And Then We Go Party At The Shore by harpsi
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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 25/09/2026
"The sad, the weird, the awkward parts of sex and physical intimacy" - that's what the team wanted "coalescent || tidal rapture" to explore, instead of another game selling you a tidy romance fantasy. @sharpiepls.com is digging in with great questions!🌊 #gamedev #GDoCExpo2026
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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 14/07/2026
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Harper Shen: Fabricated Worlds and Heterotopias: Designing a Mixed-Media Narrative Adventure in And Then We Go Party at the Shore Built from felt, clay, and papercuts, this game explores how physical textures and visible artificiality can create a different kind of immersion.
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Weird Fucking Games @wf-games.itch.io · 23/04/2026
The End of The End of Evangelion by @harps1.bsky.social: harpsi.itch.io/the-end-of-t...
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harper shen @harps1.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
A short collage animation I made for Sun Burnt My Hands, the game in slumber. Feeling hella serene & thinkful at the thought of returning to this project in summer even just a little #animation #collage #indiegame #obscurelonging #digitalart
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a wear a mask iteration @an-iteration.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I just played this really great piece of interactive fiction by @harps1.bsky.social (thanks to the @narrascope.org showcase shortlist). Its little quirks and choices in the pacing gave off that freewheeling summer vibes. Very well designed. harpsi.itch.io/10-games
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10 Games We Played on Long Car Rides and in Standby Lines at Disney by harpsi
finite games and infinite playtime
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harper shen @harps1.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Stills from a walking sim I made weeks ago. It's about exploring a city as an incarnation of Riko, a sweet pink haired girl, in the style of cute electronica, early 2000s shoujo manga, and twee love pop songs. #indiedev #nostalgia #artgame #shibuya #2000s Play here: harpsi.itch.io/riko-romantico
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harper shen @harps1.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Which button are you? A crunchy clip from my new game ‘andy’s synth’. #screenshotsaturday #soundtoy #indiegame #gamedev Play it here: harpershen.itch.io/andys-synth
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harper shen @harps1.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
i made this noir-inspired trailer for my mystery game Sun Burnt My Hands in spring. production took a pause this summer but will hopefully resume soon! #TrailerTuesday #gamedev #indiegames #pointandclick #noir #mixedmedia #trailers
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Warp Door @warpdoor.com · 02/08/2025
Teach me how to write a poem (@theraharpist.bsky.social) "Complete a poem before words slip your mind. Share your results with friends, family, or in the comments :>" PWYC - Windows, Mac: warpdoor.com/2025/08/02/t...
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harper shen @harps1.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
#pov: you doze off on a hot afternoon...be careful of sunstroke. #ScreenshotSunday #gamedev #indiegame #sunburntmyhands
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harper shen @harps1.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
@despelote.game had everything I love about parks. such a preciously affecting game
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harper shen @harps1.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
making Sun Burnt My Hands, a hand-crafted noir point-and-click game about alienation, obscure longings, and the pain of sunburn. might post formal dev updates here but not committed, longer dev notes/rant about this game can be found on my tumblr blog @theraharpist #indiedev #devlog #indiegame
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