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Im just sad, I want my old company to have enough money to hire me again.

I've only ever wanted to work in my industry. I apply for damn near every job I can, but god, it wears on you seeing something posted yesterday that already has hundreds of applicants.

It's hurt my mental and physical health, hurt my relationships with my loved ones and industry connections, as I'm just so hungry and desperate for work that I become unpleasant and morose.

I've been looking for work for over a year, and I started this process as a highly paid "laid off" professional that companies ought to fight over to hire, and now feel like a slime mould in desperate need of a company to take pity on me.

Job searching just obliterates your confidence, and it's hard not to see that as intentional.

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cavegirl @cavegirl.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Some days im very unconfident my decade in the game industry has taught me anything other than how to cope with abuse because theres just no continuity in my resume. Never been able to work for the same place longer than a year and change. So theres no continuity for the studios or the workers.

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i don't think i like games whose mechanics "fade into the background", I like games where the fact they're a game is always present, where you can see the designer's fingerprints on everything, you know?

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Rosalind @rosalindmc.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

my discord has been hacked, dont open anything I send you. The hacker tries to get you test a "game" theyve been working on that steals your discord.

Rosalind @rosalindmc.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Its on the money in spirit, there are a bunch of religious zealots and authoritarians who want to force us back into a more ignorant and hierarchical age. Its just very wrongheaded in the example it uses.

Rosalind @rosalindmc.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

I was going to say like... I dont think i've seen anyone deny that. And folks on the left do talk about it. Its hardly taboo. Its probably just 'taboo' in his experience the way he brings it up.

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Rosalind @rosalindmc.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

I am a lesbian and I can like instantly tell this guy is beautiful.

Rosalind @rosalindmc.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

My only critique of this movie is half the time the soundtrack is dissonant and terrifying (very fitting) and the other half it slaps a little too much and I'm like getting hyped to stab frenchmen with a bayonet. Almost certainly intentional and an interesting decision. Just feels off at times.

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Rosalind @rosalindmc.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Check out Silvia's portfolio here silvree.github.io

silvree.github.io

Silvia's Portfolio

Rosalind @rosalindmc.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Made a game for @tojam.bsky.social with @jandhi.bsky.social and @emanx3c.bsky.social and our pal Silvia this past week. Tis an auto-battler where all your units have anti-synergies you need to work around. jandhi.itch.io/dreadful-com... #gamedev #gamejam

jandhi.itch.io

Dreadful Company by Jandhi, emanx3c, silvree, Rosalind

Command the legions of evil to kill the enemy and not each other

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Rosalind @rosalindmc.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Me: hey this sabrina carpenter gal is pretty great you should check out espresso. A headline about to obliterate my mind: Espresso is the most streamed song of 2024

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Rosalind @rosalindmc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

I legitimately cried the first week of work cause I could finally do what I was good at and people listened to me and respected my expertise. I got to experiment and design game systems. The sort of job I've wanted my whole life and it took me until 29 to find.

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Rosalind @rosalindmc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Job hunting is so hard after having a dream job. The prospect of applying for a job that will pay me less, disrespect me, where all I do is write documents no one reads and optimize a f2p economy explicitly designed to extract the most from the player base; is so disheartening. #gamedev

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Rosalind @rosalindmc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Characters now have a portrait that matches the sprite to some extent (no clothes on the portraits just yet caus Im kicking drawing equipment down the line until I have everything animation-wise finalized) #gamedev #pixelart

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Rosalind @rosalindmc.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

If you're interested in this game but money is tight or you have in your life ever donated more than 20$ to Palestine or a Palestinian literally just message me and I will give you the game for free. Least I can do.

Rosalind @rosalindmc.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I'm really psyched to see people get really hyped over Valiant Quest on tumblr. I made this over covid and then got so burnt out on social media I became an internet hermit instead of doing anything to market it and now years later it's blowing up. #gamedev #ttrpg rosalindmc.itch.io/valiant-quest

rosalindmc.itch.io

Valiant Quest by Rosalind

A roleplaying game of high adventure and cunning strategy.

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Gabby DaRienzo @gabbydarienzo.com · 15/04/2025

I’m so excited to introduce a new game: Seasonala Cemetery – explore the serene beauty of an urban cemetery and see how it changes in real-time with the time of day and seasons. A completely free game coming soon to Windows/Mac Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3272690/Seasonala_Cemetery/

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Rosalind @rosalindmc.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

basically the pixely one is made by drawing the rotated sprite to a draw layer that is only like 64x64 pixels large. The smooth one is just drawn directly to the screen. (all of this in gamemaker)

Rosalind @rosalindmc.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Tragically I'm not certain how to prevent it.