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Mike Vazquez-DeAnda, PhD @playfulmike.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Baba Yaga's Trial A #microRPG where you, Baba Yaga, design tests for Vasilisa to unlock the secrets of her doll. Inspired by the Russian #fairytale, "Vasilisa the Beautiful." Consider #indiegames for #trickortreat this #Halloween! Now live on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ali...

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Baba Yaga’s Trial — a micro-RPG

Baba Yaga plans Vasilisa’s trial; there are lessons she must learn to unlock the secrets of her doll.

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Mike Vazquez-DeAnda, PhD @playfulmike.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Wow! This is exciting! Thank you to all the early backers who made this happen!

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Mike Vazquez-DeAnda, PhD @playfulmike.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Eurydice? just launched. Will Orpheus be reunited with his deceased wife, Eurydice, at the end of the journey? Or will he get in his own way? You narrate his journey! Consider backing at tinyurl.com/Eurydice-microrpg #indiegame #TTRPG #kickstarter #myth #greekmyth

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Mike Vazquez-DeAnda, PhD @playfulmike.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Launching tomorrow! Follow now to get updates. Backers of this project will get access to documents of my design process, including prototypes, notes, sketches, and experiments. #myth #indiegames #indiettrpg #zines #ttrpg #microrpg #kickstarter

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Mike Vazquez-DeAnda, PhD @playfulmike.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This #WIPWednesday I’m seeking playtesters for Eurydice?, a micro-RPG based on the Greek myth. It can be played in 5+ minutes (depending on how in-depth you want to go into the story). #indiegames #indiegamedev #myth #ttrpg

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Mike Vazquez-DeAnda, PhD @playfulmike.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I'm planning to launch a Kickstarter Campaign for "Eurydice?" the micro-RPG I began designing at Play Make Learn 2026 Follow the project here for updates on the campaign: tinyurl.com/Eurydice-mic... #greekmythology #myth #ttrpgs #zines #Hadestown #PML2026

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Coming soon: Eurydice? A Micro-RPG

Orpheus must lead the love of his life out of the underworld, and he can't look back to see if she's following!

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Mike Vazquez-DeAnda, PhD @playfulmike.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

What font would you pick for the title cover of your autobiography?

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Tab Creations @tabcreations.com · 10/07/2026

GM Tip: Keep your plans general and have some loose ideas to ad lib if you need to come up with something on the fly. As long as everyone is having fun, you're doing a good job - even if things go completely off the rails from what you expected. #ttrpg #dnd #ttrpgCommunity #rpg

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Mike Vazquez-DeAnda, PhD @playfulmike.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

So stoked for @czamboni.bsky.social’s keynote this morning at Play Make Learn! #PML2026

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Mike Vazquez-DeAnda, PhD @playfulmike.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

My workshop, “Rasquache for Games: A Scrappy Approach to Making-Do with Found Objects” was so much fun! Thank you to all who came out to play, make, and learn! Shout out to my dad whose creations peppered my presentation. #PML2026

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Mike Vazquez-DeAnda, PhD @playfulmike.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Come make games with trash! Now in the council room! #PML2026

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Camilla Zamboni 🔜 Metatopia @czamboni.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

If you're at Play Make Learn today, go see @playfulmike.bsky.social session on using rasquache for games!

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Robert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

new game release: Radiator Forever, a new ongoing re-remastered collection of all my experimental gay games, all in one package!... still free ($0), now on Steam + Steam Deck verified Info + links on my blog (SFW): www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2026/07/radi...

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Radiator Forever is "Gay As A Service" + its debut July 2026 Update is Rinse And Repeat, Now On Steam

Design notes for Radiator Forever, my new all-in-one collection that will contain all my gay games... Eventually. Now Steam Deck verified!

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Mike Vazquez-DeAnda, PhD @playfulmike.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Good morning! Leaving Chicago bright and early to make it to Play Make Learn! #PML2026

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Camilla Zamboni 🔜 Metatopia @czamboni.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

At the airport again. Heading to Madison, WI for one of the best events of the year: the wonderful "Play, Make, Learn" conference! I'm very excited to see some amazing food in person - @tenpenjenn.com @scorchadoom.bsky.social @playfulmike.bsky.social @unformedworlds.bsky.social and more!

A picture of a coffee in a take out container and a small plastic seal (Kami the traveling seal) on the counter of a cafe overlooking the Boston Logan airport.

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Mike Vazquez-DeAnda, PhD @playfulmike.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

PlayMakeLearn 2026 is later this week! Who will I see there?! What are you excited for? #PML2026

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The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

On the one hand, it's cool to get a shout out on a campaign page. With @alicedgames.bsky.social s On the other hand, the campaign still needs some support to succeed, so here you go: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a... My interview is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JknW...

screenshot of backer kit update that mentions my interview with them and has links (including the one I have in the post itself)

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Os Keyes @okeyes.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

@drnikko.bsky.social and I are putting together a special issue proposal for Big Data and Society on "Trans Data"! If you're an #STS nerd, or a #transstudies nerd, or ideally both, do submit ideas if you have them - docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Big Data and Society - Trans Data CFP

Call for PapersSpecial Issue of Big Data & Society on Trans Data Data and trans lives go - both fortunately and unfortunately - together. From surveillance systems seeking to normalise and control t...

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Mike Vazquez-DeAnda, PhD @playfulmike.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

On days like this, I go outside and pretend I'm Britney Spears in the #DarkChild remix video of #Overprotected.

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Mike Vazquez-DeAnda, PhD @playfulmike.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Hear about one of the amazing games in TTRPGrimoire by @joandark.com, designing “The Scales” based on the Egyptian story of The Weighing of the Heart. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8sUdnky/ Back at: tinyurl.com/TTRPGrimoire #gamedesign #ttrpg #myth #storytelling #egyptianMythology

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TTRPGrimoire, on BackerKit. Link in bio. #fyp #myth #ttrpg #ttrpgtok #gamedesign

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Lynne M. Meyer | coffee-fueled and available for hire @lynnemeyer.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Take it from yours truly, a TTRPG professional and lifelong mythology nerd: You want to add TTRPGrimore to your collection!

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Lynne M. Meyer | coffee-fueled and available for hire @lynnemeyer.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Today, the governor of my state had the audacity to declare June "nuclear family month" in a coded proclamation saying "Take back the rainbow!" But no matter what he says, June is still #PrideMonth! 🏳️‍🌈 The Power of Pride bundle includes "Elsewhere," my fic about current events and not looking away.

THE POWER OF PRIDE promotional image in watercolor, featuring an illustration of a cute cyclops with long, purple hair, a purple eye, and wearing a rainbow tie-dye sundress as she holds a rainbow-colored umbrella. Beside her is a happy, black cat. By the figure's legs is a box for a project in the bundle: ELSEWHERE—a figure in yellow and blue sits backwards on a chair on a porch, gazing thoughtfully out at the night while it rains gently.

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The Power Of Pride
itch.io bundle
June 1 - July 6
Just one of 396 Projects made by Queer Creators!
$60 with wallpaper bonus pack, or $10+ PWYW

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Mike Vazquez-DeAnda, PhD @playfulmike.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

TTRPGrimoire invites you to experience myths in novel ways through games. Enliven the stories of old through play! Back now: tinyurl.com/TTRPGrimoire Follow @alicedgames.bsky.social #TTRPG #TTRPGs #roleplaying #roleplayinggames #gamedesign #indiegames #myth #mythology #creativity #storytelling

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cécile @haraiva.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

MANIFESTO JAM 2026 An invitation/provocation for YOU to write a manifesto. Running for a full week from June 8th to June 15th (AEST). Participate and submit at: itch.io/jam/manifest...

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Manifesto Jam 2026

A game jam from 2026-06-07 to 2026-06-14 hosted by haraiva. MANIFESTO JAM 2026 A Manifesto for Manifesto Jam, 2026: SEND ME YOUR ADDRESS SO I CAN VISIT YOU AND EXPLAIN MY PASSIONS I'm sick of talks. I...

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Lynne M. Meyer | coffee-fueled and available for hire @lynnemeyer.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

ICYMI: @alicedgames.bsky.social has a fantastic mythology-inspired TTRPG anthology crowdfunding right now and it is SO GOOD. Take a look at #TTRPGrimoire!

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Mike Vazquez-DeAnda, PhD @playfulmike.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I’ve been enjoying making #blackoutPoetry “Everybody struck a pose” The process is Playful and expressive desecration.

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Lynne M. Meyer | coffee-fueled and available for hire @lynnemeyer.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

One of the things that makes #TTRPGrimoire truly special is that the anthology offers play for a variety of systems. Are you a fan of PBTA? Ten Candles? D&D5e? All these and more are represented in this collection. And every designer has a personal connection to the myth that inspired their game.

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Lynne M. Meyer | coffee-fueled and available for hire @lynnemeyer.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

If you've followed me for a while, you know how much I love mythology. In a former life (my higher ed days), I even taught courses on the subject. When I heard that the wonderful @alicedgames.bsky.social has a new project bringing games & myth together, I knew I'd need it! Behold #TTRPGrimoire!

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TTRPGrimoire

An anthology of role playing experiences that were created by a diverse cast of designers celebrating myths from various cultural heritages. Designers adapted various popular TTRPG systems, each cleve...

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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 29/05/2026

Among the recommendations in the white papers: 1) increase the use of unpaid undergrad “learning assistants”; 2) use AI to augment TA labor; 3) award control of TA allocation to central admin; 4) ask administrative units to take over TA pedagogy classes; 5) “decouple” grad employment from education

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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 29/05/2026

This month, UCLA admin circulated two white papers that are so harrowing they’ve kept me awake at night. If you’re a UCLA person and haven’t seen these, you really must. In response, the Faculty Senate has scheduled a Town Hall on June 2. senate.ucla.edu/news/june-2-...

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June 2: Senate Faculty Conversation on Education White Papers

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TTRPGrimoire @alicedgames.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The campaign is off to a good start! There are 26 hours left to hop on the early bird rewards, including: -Some early bird prices -additional sticker packs for physical tiers! Back now: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a... #TTRPG #TTRPGs #myth #roleplaying #mythology #creativewriting

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TTRPGrimoire

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TTRPGrimoire @alicedgames.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Announcing the launch of a new project! TTRPGrimoire, an anthology of roleplaying games inspired by myths! Launch Ritual Livestream on 5/26/2026 @ 11 cdt Follow on BackerKit to join: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a... #ttrpg #ttrpgs #myth #mythology #indiegames #roleplaying #storytelling

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Joan Zahra Dark 🔥 جون زهر درك @joandark.com · 21/05/2026

I have a game centered on Last Tea Shop and Egyptian mythology in this TTRPG anthology launching on the 26th! Give this page a follow and boost if you can, can't wait to talk about it more soon! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

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Get Ready for TTRPGrimoire

From Alice D Games - Get Ready for TTRPGrimoire

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Camilla Zamboni 🔜 Metatopia @czamboni.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I have been attending a few of these, and it's always been great! Yesterday we discussed @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social's weird new Hamlet-inspired, game-within-a-game with book elements also thrown in, and developments of a spy-themed game by Emily CB!

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Mél Hogan / The Data Fix @melhogan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

In June, I'm recording 3 back-to-back episodes of The Data Fix specifically speaking to AI data center buildouts in Canada and beyond. This one below is open to the public!

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Mike Vazquez-DeAnda, PhD @playfulmike.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

pre-launch of TTRPGrimoire! I’d appreciate if you would signup to be notified about the launch this collection. You don’t have to buy anything right now, prelaunch numbers are SUPER helpful for crowdfunding. tinyurl.com/TTRPGrim #ttrpg #indiegamedev #myth #gamedev #mythology #storytelling More⬇️

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Get Ready for TTRPGrimoire

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Mike Vazquez-DeAnda, PhD @playfulmike.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Got the initial player materials made for a new horror TTRPG I’m making based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice! I’ll be running it for the first time on my bday, this Saturday! 😁

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