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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hey, that's me! I'm honored to have been chosen to serve on the Technology Committee for the Game Developers Choice Awards at the 2027 @officialgdc.bsky.social. Looking forward to reviewing so many amazing games!

A list of the Technology Committee members for the 2027 Game Developers Choice Awards, including Pol Jeremias Vila, Ciro Mondueri, Keith Turkowski, Hannah Gamiel, Pedro Marangon, Rob Kay, Reuben Brenner-Adams, Brian Pang, Damian Isla, Sami Mylly, Raymond Graham, Rema Alyahya, Shaun Peoples, Mark James, Eric Chang, Sasha Menscikova, Stephen Dona, Joel Gonzales, Joe Houston, Jonathan Jennings, John Brandstetter, Tyler Coleman, Tian Lim, Heather Mace, Muhammad A. Moniem, and Pablo Cardoso. Reuben Brenner-Adams's name is circled in red.

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It's been a while since I posted one of these, but I've got a new crossword puzzle out today on @puzzmo.com! Check it out at www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-....

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Puzzmo - Cross|word

Play Cross|word on Puzzmo, Take a hint.

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

This isn't the kind of press anyone wishes for after a game launch, but I'm glad it's being covered. Thanks for the story, @bryantfrancis.me.

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Well, whiplash! Two days after successfully launching PAW Patrol: The Game, everyone at Originator Inc. was unexpectedly laid off by our parent company. I am now open to new opportunities, especially those that might allow for growth into engineering management. reubenbrenneradams.com

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Reuben Brenner-Adams | Portfolio

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Can’t believe this happened two days after successfully launching our game, says only industry where studio closures immediately after product launches happen regularly

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

We released a game today! 🥳 I'm excited for kids around the world to try it out. PAW Patrol: The Game takes familiar characters to open-play environments all around Adventure Bay, facilitating creative storytelling and interaction. www.youtube.com/watch?v=suFd... pawpatrolthegame.com

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Paw Patrol: The Game

YouTube video by Originator Kids

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

What a great conversation! Very proud of this episode 🌶️

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Reposted by Reuben Brenner-Adams

Playdate @play.date · 22/04/2026

we never realized how much we wanted to be a puzzmo clue until now!! (thank you kangareuben! and thanks for the tip @nsuttner.bsky.social!)

A screenshot of the Puzzmo crossword, with a clue that says “playdate developer with an urgent sounding name”

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Big thanks to @puzzmo.com for encouraging me to clue based on my interests and expertise! It's a joy to construct puzzles with them ❤️

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

A new crossword puzzle I constructed was published today! www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...

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Puzzmo - Cross|word

Play Cross|word on Puzzmo, Take a hint.

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

During #GGJ26, ghostmaple and I made a game (and custom Makey Makey-driven controller) about unmasking ICE agents in self defense. Best in browser on desktop, not on mobile. Give it a look if you've got a minute! kangareuben.itch.io/unmask-ice #gamejam #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

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Unmask ICE by kangareuben, Micha Faw

A game about unmasking ICE in self defense

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

There were many amazing games released in 2025! Some favorites: @blueprincegame.bsky.social by @dogubomb.bsky.social Promise Mascot Agency by @kaizengameworks.com @blippo.plus by Yacht, Telefantasy, @noblerobot.bsky.social Cheers and love to all who continue making playful art ❤️ You're awesome!

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Honored to have a puzzle on this list! So many amazing constructors represented 💖

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

The year may be nearly over, but I'm proud to share one more published crossword puzzle! www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-... Also: A previous puzzle I constructed got featured on the Puzzmo blog, under 10 amazing grids of 2025 :) blog.puzzmo.com/posts/2025/1...

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Puzzmo - Cross|word

Play Cross|word on Puzzmo, Take a hint.

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

I really enjoyed A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers. Cozy human-robot friendship in a beautiful world.

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Another fun #0hgame this evening, my 9th consecutive year! I departed from Twine and instead constructed a crossword puzzle, which can be played at crosshare.org/crosswords/8.... This was made in no time at all, so please don't be too harsh 😇 NYC residents: please remember to vote on Tuesday!

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Election Day NYC 11/4/2025

Key next to spacebar; Musical symbol that indicates pitch; A deer, a female deer; Marsupial prone to chlamydia; Made a sound similar to a sheep or goat; Cast mass of metal; Insides; Member of the New ...

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Excited to share a new crossword puzzle I constructed, which was published over the weekend! www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...

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Puzzmo - Cross|word

Play Cross|word on Puzzmo, Take a hint.

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I'm very proud to share my first published crossword puzzle! www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...

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Puzzmo - Cross|word

Play Cross|word on Puzzmo, Take a hint.

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

I'm done with Duolingo. Why? Because Duolingo is replacing humans with AI. fortune.com/article/duol... I have been committed for 1500 days (4.1 years). I have achieved a real goal of learning basic German. But this is unacceptable.

1500 day Duolingo streak screenshot, orange background with orange flaming owl wearing sunglasses.

German level 60 Duolingo screenshot. Text says: "You are currently learning content aligned with the early B1 level of CEFR. In real life this means you can confidently handle most situations while traveling."

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Dee and I had the pleasure of hosting Vina Patel, author of The Spice Collector's Cookbook and From Gujarat with Love, on @thespicecast.bsky.social! Check it out on Apple Podcasts (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...), Spotify (open.spotify.com/episode/5MD3...), or wherever podcasts are sold.

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Episode 67 - What Spice Means To Me: Vina Patel

Podcast Episode · The Spicecast · 04/27/2025 · 33m

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Love, not hate, makes America great (Slightly belated post, this was from around Valentine’s Day)

Atop a nighttime pond, Barbies surround a sign that says “LOVE NOT HATE MAKES AMERICA GREAT” with a border composed of pink and red hearts. Red tinsel-y heads hang above and are placed to the sides. In front, half-buried Barbies are adorned with heart ornaments.

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Mission aborted before it began, unfortunately 😢 No trains were running from Foggy Bottom into Virginia this morning. Will have to try again some other time!

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Tomorrow, @freewaterfalliv.bsky.social and I will be attempting a WMATA speedrun. Beginning at around 7am, we will be trying to visit every DC metro station (all 98!) as quickly as possible. The record is 7:40:05, and anything under 8 hours would be amazing. An adventure! Updates here as they occur.

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

2024 was a difficult year for game development, but some fantastic games came out! A few favorites: @playbalatro.com by @localthunk.bsky.social Thank Goodness You’re Here! by @coalsupper.bsky.social UFO 50 by @mossmouth.bsky.social et al. Thanks to everyone working on games this year! You rock 🤩

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

A Wicked scene at The Barbie Pond 🧹👠👠

A small, outdoor pond with a scene above featuring a Barbie dressed in pink and a Barbie with green skin and black attire riding a broom. To their right, Barbie representations of Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, and the Tin Man sit together. In front of the pond, half-buried Barbies hold miniature brooms. There are also full-size brooms (without shafts) and a pair of ruby slippers with striped stockings sticking out of the bricks of a stairway behind the pond.

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

In my 8th year of #0hgame with Twine, I regressed quite a bit (new computer setup/story format), but I still learned how to use a gif as a background, so I suppose that’s a win for spending no time on it! reubenbrenneradams.com/desert/ #gamejam #indiedev

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In the Desert

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

I frequently walk by what is colloquially called “The Barbie Pond” (maps.app.goo.gl/57udwsGxMm7G...), a DC art installation that changes regularly and always includes Barbie dolls. Thought some from outside of DC might like to see. Currently, it’s all decked out for Halloween.

A photo of a small, private pond filled with water and surrounded by ivy-like plants. A plastic skeleton with eyes popping out reclines with its feet in the water and head tipped back. Other plastic skeletons and skulls are arranged in various poses. One has a Día de los Muertos flower crown. In front, Barbie dolls are buried up to their waists in mulch with their arms raised and no tops on, but masks covering their faces, surrounded by a few gravestones. There are other dolls, a plastic pumpkin, and seasonal decor scattered throughout the photo.

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

CW: Alcohol consumption. As you may see on my profile, I’ve tried quite a few different beers, including many with unusual tastes and stories. I’ve been thinking about writing here about some of the wilder beers I’ve had the pleasure of drinking. Would folks be interested in that?

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

Hi Bluesky 👋 My name is Reuben and I’m a learning game developer! Most recently, I’ve been an engineer on some PAW Patrol games, including this one: pawpatrolacademy.com. Before that, I designed science games for the Smithsonian Institution. Hope to chat with you about games, learning, and beyond!

pawpatrolacademy.com

PAW Patrol Academy | Preschool Learning App | iOS & Android

Unleash all the fun and adventure of PAW Patrol in a world of learning that kids love and parents trust. Featuring heroic missions, real, educational content and more.

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 30/12/2023

I didn’t get to play as many games as I would have liked in 2023, but I wanted to highlight a couple of my favorites: Venba by Visai Games Season: A Letter to the Future by Scavengers Studio If you worked on a game this year, you rock! Thanks for your contribution to the interactive world 🎮

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Reuben Brenner-Adams @kangareuben.bsky.social · 05/11/2023

Another #0hgame tonight! Fantastic to work with an old friend on a realistic solar system model in Twine. It took no time at all! reubenbrenneradams.com/planetarium/ #gamedev #indiedev #gamejam

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