Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I'm looking for testers for my Jeu(x) de lumières game in Montreal tonight, Monday, and Tuesday. If you have 20 minutes in the evening, please join us? marieflanagan.com/jdl-playtest/ 094
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I'm looking for artists who work with spotlights from above, specifically with how the light pools on the ground. All I'm finding is spotlights from the side in smokey spaces. Older examples (40+ years) especially appreciated! 453
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I'm making a little event calendar with my friend Julia for my friends <3 1101
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 02/07/2026sharing my secrets about collaborative play at @elektramontreal.ca ELEKTRA 2026 © Christian Pomerleau, GRIDSPACE 031
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 31/05/2026happy dr(((((o))))))ne day! may the tiny bones in our inner ears vibrate with long and extended tones droneday.org/events.html 021
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 04/05/2026I'm co-leading a workshop this Friday 2:30-5pm at Eastern Bloc for HTMlles in #Montreal. We're exploring our personal relationships to the tech giants and our joyful resistance! It's free and you get our ttt zines. Register before it sells out @ada-x.bsky.social www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...zeffy.comUntangle: A Day of Technology, Feelings, and ResistanceAs part of the HTMlles festival, Eastern Bloc in collaboration with Ada X invites you to a day of reflection bringing together discussions and demonstrations around feminist approaches to care, ethica... 041
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Happy May Day! currently making a tiny game about the *Robins des Ruelles* a group of 60 people in Montreal who put on costumes and rob grocery stores to feed the hungry 3435
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 16/03/2026It is a major honour to be listed under 'even stranger games' I feel seen <3 @sableraph.bsky.social github.com/CreativeCode...github.comGitHub - CreativeCodeBerlin/creative-coding-minilistContribute to CreativeCodeBerlin/creative-coding-minilist development by creating an account on GitHub. 021
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 17/02/2026I made a playful site for TGW again this year with poster art from @michaeldeforge.bsky.social. There are three easter egg alt-sites, click around and find out? 0144
Reposted by Marie LeBlanc Flanagan Julia Evans @b0rk.jvns.ca · 14/02/2026now that Git 2.53 is out, the Git data model @omarieclaire.bsky.social and I wrote is on the official Git website! git-scm.com/docs/gitdata... 524436
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Join us at Frédéric Back to play with glowing orbs at dusk. We'll paint with light above 40 million tonnes of transforming material, ritual shifting into experimental play. Part of Montreal's first Games Week, Nov 15 4pm (sunset is unstoppable). Limited spots: marieflanagan.com/orb-sunset-n...marieflanagan.comOrbs Sunset Night LightJoin us for an evening of experimental play with glowing orbs at Frédéric Back Park. Part of Montreal Games Week. 020
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 28/10/2025I was hoping it wouldn't come to this, but here we are. I'm making a Montreal version of LoserLane. If you want to contribute a building, I made a tool for you! omarieclaire.github.io/loserlanemon... 070
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 19/09/2025We met last May in the dream room, now we meet in reality palestinian-voices-in-games.com PVIG is a community of gamedevs, curators, and organizers supporting Palestinian game creators in telling their stories. Got coins? Support a creator! Got skills? Volunteer! Got reach? Share the project!palestinian-voices-in-games.comPalestinian Voices in Games 055
Reposted by Marie LeBlanc Flanagan Interactive Ontario @interactiveontario.com · 10/09/2025@agotoronto.bsky.social and Game Arts International Network hosted Video Game Arts Appreciation Night, led by @jimmunroe.net! The event showcased Canadian interactive talent. Special shoutout to Ontarian participants @visaigames.bsky.social Venba and @omarieclaire.bsky.social Loser Lane! 053
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Come play LoserLane at the Art Gallery of Ontario tomorrow? Watch out world, we're rolling into the museums! marieflanagan.com/loserlane ago.ca/events/video...marieflanagan.comLoser LaneExperience cycling between certain death and probable death in this totally accurate street survival simulator. Life without bike lanes? Thanks Doug. 084
Reposted by Marie LeBlanc Flanagan Toronto Games Week @torontogamesweek.com · 01/09/2025Were you at TGW 25? Did you play protest games under a ufo? Invent giant parachute games with a fully armoured knight? Colour with your face on a giant silo with Olivia Chow? Find a giant rat in the depths of Toronto? Relive the glory in 3m thanks to Tate Young www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNf-...youtube.comToronto Games Week 2025 HighlightsYouTube video by Toronto Games Week 194
Reposted by Marie LeBlanc Flanagan Quinn Daedal @quinnanya.me · 11/06/2025Pssst! Just in time for @readywriting.bsky.social zine-making session on Friday at #ACH2025, we'll have a new #DataSittersClub for you all... including an interview with @b0rk.jvns.ca & @omarieclaire.bsky.social of Wizard Zines! 😍 02713
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Toronto Games Week starts in a week! Everyone is going to be there, from the rabble-rousers to the mayor. Join us for a night parkade, chase an infinite sunset, fight for DEI or DIE, make a business deal, play giant games, search for the godmama. We got you! torontogamesweek.com/scheduletorontogamesweek.comToronto Games WeekCelebrating games in Toronto, Canada 011
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 24/05/2025infinite hum overtone echo cellular thrum in resonance we rise we melt into tone in vibration we trust dr(((o))))ne happy drone day video: Jónsi installation 020
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 23/05/2025What are your fav games made in Toronto or set in Toronto? I need them for a special event for @torontogamesweek.com! 243
Reposted by Marie LeBlanc Flanagan Toronto Games Week @torontogamesweek.com · 22/05/2025⚠️ THIS IS NOT A DRILL ⚠️ The schedule for Toronto Games Week 2025 is now live on our website! torontogamesweek.com/schedule 🕹️ There's so many awesome events happening throughout the week, which ones are you all planning on attending? 👀 #TGW25 13936
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 07/05/2025I'll be showing work at LUDODROME next week in Montreal, and I'm looking for a volunteer to help. DM for info! LUDODROME is bringing together 40+ experimental games for an inspiring evening of conversation & gameplay at SAT on May 15th www.eventbrite.com/e/ludodrome-... @satmontreal.bsky.social 021
Reposted by Marie LeBlanc Flanagan Saffron Aurora @saffronaurora.bsky.social · 17/03/2025While we're on the topic of fostering a sense of community in our games industry at in-person game dev events, may I direct your attention to our cool, local, community organized up-and-coming annual event @torontogamesweek.com? torontogamesweek.com #gamedevtorontogamesweek.comToronto Games WeekCelebrating games in Toronto, Canada 32912
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Has anyone found solutions for surviving social noise? I'm talking about art openings or restaurants, spaces with many voices running at full volume and bouncing off the reflective walls like an autitory torture trampoline Earplugs don't cut it, they mute everyone equally 420
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 11/02/2025What's your fav voice transcription software/service? considerations: privacy policy (do they have one? Are they selling data?) price (I love a flat rate over a subscription), live transcription (nice!) english and french language support 200
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 10/02/2025I've been taking my morning coffee outside. Snowpants on, perched on a broken plastic adirondack chair for a few minutes. I get this feeling that I've missed for years. It was one of the hardest things about quitting smoking, years ago. Spending time alone with the morning, every morning. 2120
Reposted by Marie LeBlanc Flanagan Toronto Games Week @torontogamesweek.com · 22/01/2025We're so happy to reveal our poster for 2025, created by Caitlin Russell. A lovely overview of Toronto, offering a glimpse into the playful events that take place during Toronto Games Week! We're looking forward to celebrating warmer times in June with you all 🥰 #TGW2025 12410
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Are you a new event organizer and want to do something for Toronto Games Week 2025? We welcome all kinds of events related to play. Maybe you want to host an underwater scuba arcade? Maybe you want to organize tiny immersive theatre performances on the TTC? docs.google.com/document/d/e...docs.google.comNew Organizers Info Session - Toronto Games Week 2025 031
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Toronto Star interview is up! www.thestar.com/news/gta/vid...thestar.comVideo game captures the ‘abject terror’ of cycling in Toronto. Welcome to ‘Loser Lane’Creator Marie LeBlanc Flanagan, frustrated with Doug Ford’s plan to remove bike lanes in Toronto, coded the impossible-to-beat video game in just two weeks. 0155
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 11/12/2024If you are in Ottawa this weekend, come to Pique? I'll be showing a few things! We don't have a dome, but you can play a flattened version of some of the DO-EMS and experience Soft Sanctuary <3 apt613.ca/pique-return...apt613.caPique returns for 2024 winter season — Dec. 14, 2024Starting Dec. 14, head to the Arts Court for Pique winter edition. The festival’s got music, visual and interdisciplinary arts, artisan food vendors, and drag and ballroom performances to pique your i... 043
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 10/12/2024We're close to the deadline for GAIA 2025 applications. We're looking for curators, streamers, reviewers, festival organizers, advocates & more! If your work involves celebrating, documenting, curating, educating, organizing in games & playful arts, please apply! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comGAIA 2025 Call for ApplicationsThe Game Arts International Assembly (GAIA) is an event that creates space for people in the game arts organizing, production and curation community to discuss their challenges and share information. ... 086
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Apply to GAIA Barcelona for 2025? It's a very fun event I co-run! Game Arts International Assembly is an international symposium & gathering dedicated to exploring the intersections of games, play, and art through critical and creative perspectives. gameartsinternational.network/gaia-2025-in...gameartsinternational.networkGAIA 2025 in Barcelona Applications OpenWe are thrilled to announce the open call for the fifth edition of GAIA, taking place in Barcelona in 2025. GAIA (Game Arts International Assembly) is an international symposium and gathering dedicate... 032
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Love the description "an upsetting frogger" aftermath.site/loser-laneaftermath.siteThis Bike Lane Game Is Nightmare Fuel - AftermathIt's like a very upsetting Frogger 0102
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Last week I made a game about how scary it is to bike without bike lanes. Then on Saturday, with the unbelievable irony of life, I was biking on a street without a bike lane and something bad happened. www.debaser.ca/news/loser-l...debaser.caLoser Lane: Escapist game design with Marie LeBlanc Flanagan — DebaserMarie LeBlanc Flanagan will be presenting two interactive “game poems” at Pique winter edition on December 14, and recently released a protest game called Loser Lane about “the terrifying reality ... 392
Reposted by Marie LeBlanc Flanagan Julia Evans @b0rk.jvns.ca · 29/11/2024it's zine sale time! from now until the end of the day on Friday, all my PDF zines are 50% off with the discount code WIZARDPDF print zines are 30% off with code WIZARDPRINT wizardzines.com 12303127
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 26/11/2024We’re looking for an artist for the 2025 @torontogamesweek.com poster! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... (Shout out to Nicholas Di Genova for the gorgeous 2024 poster!) 0105
Reposted by Marie LeBlanc Flanagan Julia Evans @b0rk.jvns.ca · 21/11/2024Wizard Zines is doing another Big Zine Sale again this year on **Friday, November 29th**! One day only. here’s a google calendar link for the duration of the sale if you want a reminder: wzrd.page/cal 428470
Reposted by Marie LeBlanc Flanagan Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 22/11/2024OMG play this on your phone tonight I can’t pass 60 seconds 😭 1184
Reposted by Marie LeBlanc Flanagan Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Well, that was stressful 083
Reposted by Marie LeBlanc Flanagan Katie Lee @resourcefulsqrl.bsky.social · 22/11/2024This is what biking is like in so many places I’ve lived. Boston. San Antonio. New Orleans. Large parts of Chambana. I rode basically this home today, including where I HAD a bike lane but a Lexus SUV gunned their engine into it to pass a turning car and almost hit me. 041
Reposted by Marie LeBlanc Flanagan The Street Trust @thestreettrust.org · 22/11/2024Brilliant bike lane removal protest game out of Toronto. Strong 'The Oregon Trail' aesthetic but instead of "You have died of dysentery" you die of infrastructure disinvestment. 0124
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 21/11/2024I made a tiny protest game about the terrifying reality of biking in Toronto without bike lanes marieflanagan.com/loserlane 30789278
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 16/03/2024Join us at GDC for a lively conversation about the work of making games. It doesn't have to be this way! I'll have 500 copies of the comic to give away. @seemo.bsky.social @koopmode.bsky.social @michaeliantorno.com @twc.bsky.social @theglorysociety.bsky.social 02614
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 12/02/2024I'll be at GDC dreaming about more humane ways of working together! Also I'm looking for cute masks (or fancy and weird decorative mask covers) dev.schedule.gdconf.com/session/chan...dev.schedule.gdconf.comChange the Rules! Co-ops, Unions, and Other Game Labor StructuresThursday March 21 4:00pm - 5:00pm - Join us for a lively conversation about games and work! Led by industry expert Marie LeBlanc Flanagan from Game Arts... 041
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 02/12/2023Come to my comic launch in Tokyo! We’ll make zines about games and work! 024
Reposted by Marie LeBlanc Flanagan Jim Munroe @jimmunroe.net · 15/11/2023Over the next few months we'll be posting little excerpts while @omarieclaire.bsky.social tours Change The Rules -- the first one debunks myths like "Decision-making is slow and co-operatives introduce new bureaucracy." See you soon, Vancouver! gameartsinternational.network/co-op-myths-...gameartsinternational.networkCo-op Myths vs Realities & Vancouver VisitWhat do game developers know about worker co-operatives and their possibility to reimagine how labour is structured? This is one of many questions we asked for If You Don’t Like the Game, Change the... 012
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 21/09/2023Join us Sept 29 for a lively conversation about games, work, co-ops, and unions as we launch our comic & whitepaper! (Montreal/Livestream) Free copies of the comic while supplies last. Register: forms.gle/KvDychtxQwdm... @michaeliantorno.com @seemo.bsky.social SoftChaosGame WorkersUnite VodeoGames 0117
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 02/09/2023Looking for Montréal apartment lease-transfer stories. Funny coincidences, sad stories, best finds? I need to gather the good stories before the landlords take away our right to transfer leases. Share your story at forms.gle/ATxqH6izZfKV... or DM me! 000
Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire.bsky.social · 01/09/2023I made this playful documentation site for DARC. There are little toys and joys and things to explore. tendercircuits.ca/home/indexx/ A few of my fav tiny remixes of open-source code experiments: tendercircuits.ca/home/curious... tendercircuits.ca/home/curious... 020
