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Ted DiNola📍MIGW @esdin.net · 02/03/2025

The Stella Maris Games Corporation is open for consulting and collaboration. I’m good at: - Technical, Design, Project-Planning inflection and more! And my friends are good at - Many other things! Need help with your game, studio, or other creative project? Get in touch!

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Ted DiNola📍MIGW @esdin.net · 14/02/2025

Hey #Melbourne! I’ll be in you from late tonight through Monday morning. Mostly in town to catch my breath, but always up to chat about games and what we’re doing with @stellamaris.games! Staying in and around Fed Square and the CBD, hope to see some of you! #GameDev

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Ted DiNola📍MIGW @esdin.net · 15/02/2025

I went all the way to Sydney and all I got was this ✨totally excellent✨ t-shirt

Which Way Up t-shirt in line art and minimalist colors

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 14/02/2025

Loved our brief stay in Sydney, connecting with great people. Excited for future conversations on growing globally. In town for a few more hours before heading to Melbourne, let us know if you’d like to meet! #GameDev #IndieGames #SydneyMeetup

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 13/02/2025

Reflecting on an inspiring day at #SAGE2025… if anyone tells you video games are 🪦, keep laughing all the way to the 💰💰. The gaming industry is booming! Gotta give a shoutout to my fellow panelists on ‘Resilience and Innovation’! Grateful to be part of the honest and inclusive dialogue. 🙏

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Ted DiNola📍MIGW @esdin.net · 26/01/2025

Oh also I’m gonna be on a pretty cool panel with some pretty cool folks! #SAGE

1.30 - 2.15pm
Resilience and Innovation: Thriving in the Evolving Games Industry
With Australians spending $4.4 billion on video games and hardware in 2023, and Australian game development studios generating more than $339 million for the economy in 2024, there's no denying games are serious business! But as with any major industry, it's not without its challenges. In this panel our experts will examine the trends shaping the industry in Australia and worldwide, such as Al and machine learning, explore how developers and games businesses are rising to face emerging global challenges, and highlight the many successes and achievements of the Australian game industry that show how we can best take advantage of the sector's bright future.
Ted DiNola - CEO and Founder, Stella Maris Games (USA)
Ron Curry - CEO, IGEA (NSW)
Jon Cartwright - Games Business Development Consultant (QLD)
Kirsty Parkin - Founder and Director, Supaglu (SA)
Chair: Jason Imms - Head of QA, Keywords Studios Australia (TAS)

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 25/01/2025

Boom! South Australian Games Exhibition 🎮 is making its epic return to Adelaide on 7 Feb, and we’re honored to be a sponsor. ✨ Grab tix below — and come find us & @esdin.net, we’ll be ready to chat and geek out. 🤓 #SAGE #SAFC #ANZ #GameDev #LevelUp #StellaMaris

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SAGE: South Australian Game Exhibition

SAGE: SA Game exhibition is Adelaide's newest and most exciting event for video game developers, players and fans - and everyone in between!

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 14/01/2025

Awww yeah… it’s about to go down @Demospree now — 12p PT / 3p ET. 🤘 25 new demos featuring AKUPA Strey @AkuparaGames @CamronJK @ESDN @Kahls @MadMushroomGG @Cozypeets @MekelKasanova @Adriosa See schedule @ Demospree.com

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 12/01/2025

At Stella Maris™, we gamify life to create purpose, fulfillment, and progress. Our games align with your goals, turning challenges into engaging, meaningful experiences that help you thrive. Come play with purpose. stellamaris.games | contact@stellamaris.games

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 22/12/2024

We’re thrilled to announce that @jjsignal.bsky.social is joining the Stella Maris team. His artistic skills and years of experience in games and media will be invaluable across a number of internal and external projects. Have a great Christmas JJ, and looking forward to next year! #gameDev #gameBiz

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 20/12/2024

Stella Maris is proud to be an official sponsor of #Demospree, “the first streaming event of the year” In addition to supporting the non-publisher blocks, our founder @esdin.net will be polishing off their mic and camera to present their game Squids and other Playdate titles! Learn more below!

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GDK @gooddarnkaraoke.com · 13/12/2024

And that’s a wrap on our inaugural #GDKxGDK. Huge thanks to our performers, and to Roger Niner, who understood exactly why we do what we do. See you real soon, “gamers” 💜

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GDK @gooddarnkaraoke.com · 13/12/2024

First category has been announced! The “People Who Threw This Party’s Choice Awards”. We nominated these games. They all win! If you made this game, you get a free ticket and drinks on us all night!

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GDK @gooddarnkaraoke.com · 12/12/2024

Zero more days. JW Marriot is fine I guess, but it doesn’t have a cozy venue next to a room with the best open mic karaoke host on the west coast. 50% off GA tickets for anyone with Videogame Christmas Party Tix, or $15 off VIP at the door. #GDKxGDK #MerryChristmas #TheGameAwards #AreKindaBad

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GDK @gooddarnkaraoke.com · 11/12/2024

One more day until the best party you didn’t know was happening. Featuring karaoke with Roger Niner and chill tunes with DJ SG, come celebrate games with good people, good vibes , and good people at “Good Darn Karaoke” 12/12 l, 7pm-1pm @ Catch One in DTLA #gamedev #TheGameAwards #TGAs

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Gdk Gdk; Good Darn Karaoke: Gosh Darn, Keighly Tickets | From $26.01 | 12 Dec @ Catch One, Los Angeles | DICE

We’re celebrating The Game Awards by drowning them out with good vibes! Join us at Catch One LA for a night away from “The Industry” and a celebration of th...

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GDK @gooddarnkaraoke.com · 10/12/2024

Two more days until we have a good time. In THE UNDERGROUND, we’ll be singing and dancing in opposition to Geoff’s celebration of inefficiency and harm. In THE APARTMENT, we’ll have a space for repose and reflection. Come celebrate with us. Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday.

Flyer for GDKxGDK. Thursday Dec 12 7pm-1am at Catch One in DTLA. Because the game awards are gross.

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GDK @gooddarnkaraoke.com · 10/12/2024

See you on Thursday #TheGameAwards #TGAs #GameDev #GameBiz #Karaoke #DTLA links.stellamaris.games/GDKxGDK24

Flyer for GDKxGDK, a big party in DTLA opposite of Geoff Keighly’s The Game Awards.

Thursday from 7pm to 1am, at Catch One

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Ted DiNola📍MIGW @esdin.net · 09/12/2024

It’s on. Follow @gooddarnkaraoke.com for ticket drop, and sign up at the link posted there for early access. See you all in LA!

CONFIRMATION: GDK GDK: Good Darn Karaoke:
Gosh Darn, Keighly @ Catch One (Underground +
Apartment) 12.12.24
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Please see confirmation below for your event set for 12.12.24 here at Catch One. I have all your info for…

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GDK @gooddarnkaraoke.com · 07/12/2024

(Also yeah we’ll post the ticket links here when the venue has them up. So you can just wait for that if you want)

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Ted DiNola📍MIGW @esdin.net · 06/12/2024

Lovely first night in Miami with a showing of The Birdcage followed by a performance by the girls from the Palace! #ArtBasel #TribecaFestival

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GDK @gooddarnkaraoke.com · 07/12/2024

Planning to be at The Game Awards but not “at” the game awards? Come watch with us. Good vibes, good people, good conversations, Good Darn Karaoke. Tickets coming soon, click the link for details and to get notified. #TGAs #TheGameAwards #GDK #GameDev #LA

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GDK x GDK: Good Darn Karaoke / “Gosh Darn, Keighly”

December 12, 2024 @ 19:00 : We’re celebrating The Game Awards by drowning them out with good vibes!Join us at Catch One LA for a night away from “The Industry” and a celebration of the people who m...

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 23/11/2024

Stella Maris™ works to balance wants while respecting needs. We do this internally and externally. It requires transparency and fairness. Needs are non-negotiable. We communicate ours and expect our clients & partners to communicate theirs. Wants are aspirational. If we can hit them? Fantastic.

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 21/11/2024

For folks who were curious, Ted did the thing! They had a lovely time at @nyugamecenter.bsky.social and are looking forward to more conversations. Thanks @halfrobot.com, @mitukhandaker.com, @shawnpierre.bsky.social, Eric Zimmerman, and Jake Weidner for an insightful morning!

Ted and Shaun catching up in the NYU Game Center entry hall

An end of class breakdown after a very exciting session in Eric Zimmerman’s course

The game that won as a casino game.
If your goal is maximum extraction, spectacle and distraction are two powerful tools. (It’s not OUR goal, but we understand it well)

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 20/11/2024

@tallgamer.bsky.social @thoughtrise.bsky.social Hi there! We're excited to share what we're building with you. Learn more at stellamaris.games, and connect with us at contact@stellamaris.games! ✨ (And if you'd like to learn what's Coming Soon, please click through our NDA on that same page)

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 20/11/2024

We made a lot of new friends at #Techonomy24 here in New York City. Here are some folks Ted met! Can you tell which one… • …loves Customer Experience? • …helps run a non-profit? • …is a biotech investor? • …has given hundreds of people safe housing? All of them want to help make a better world.

Ted with someone helping people follow their dreams

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 19/11/2024

Corinda, 1:28 “The Fiverr agency backed out. Let me know if you'd like me to make one” Ted, 6:04 “haha, clap. Thanks for the update, I'll make something with my morning energy boost” Ted, 7:42 “Ok think I got something good enough through a combo of a lot of stock footage and some editing”

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 18/11/2024

Stella Maris™ is more than just games. With the holidays fast approaching, we invite you to join Sheila Henson, Angela Rockwell, and our Founder Ted DiNola as they explore strategies for maintaining healthy boundaries and preserving a sense of self amidst holiday chaos. #boundaries #thanksgiving

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FREE: Holiday Overload Survival: Boundaries, Balance, and Staying Grounded | Sheila Henson

Learn tools for bundary setting during the holiday season

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 18/11/2024

We'll have to do a real update in the future, but we've taken a half step and updated our homepage with a bit about who we are and what we do! Learn about us, and if you'd like to talk, reach out to contact@stellamaris.games

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Trezy @trezy.codes · 13/09/2024

Welcome to v4 of the Blue Sky Game Dev orientation 🧵! Let's get you started with the basics of Bluesky, finding other devs, and posting about your games! Btw, this is based on the artist orientation thread from @purlane.ink; make sure to check it out if you’re also on the art side of game dev!

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 17/11/2024

We’re sad to report that Break Capitalism™ has been delayed indefinitely. We knew going in that the team cohesion was loose at best, but the cultural value was high enough that we took on the risk. We hope to one day see the game become a reality, but for now we’ll turn our efforts elsewhere.

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 16/11/2024

“The workplace” is a state of mind. Our founder @esdin.net says: “I tend to find myself working in a string of liminal spaces. Theres something comforting about bringing out familiar pieces in unfamiliar places.” Where do you get your best work done? #StellaMaris

One of Ted’s ephemeral workspaces, a table at a hotel. Laptop and iPad next to eggs and sausage, with wall art of Marilyn Monroe in the background

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 16/11/2024

Stella Maris funded* its first game today! What happens when you play with Ted and they yes-and you into a “deal”. #BusinessAsPlay #PlayAsBusiness #StellaMaris #gameDev *Not legally enforceable, no due diligence done, not “real”, but very real

Our CEO Ted at their workshop for IndieCade Infinite. The team building a small game with an anticapitalist game holding their budget of $20

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 15/11/2024

Looking for a guiding light? Sorry, all we have is Ted! (We love you Ted 😅) Say hello and learn more about Stella Maris Games Corporation by reaching out at contact@stellamaris.games or messaging @esdin.net #gameDev #gameBusiness #StellaMaris #IndieCade #Techonomy24 #IAAPA

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 25/10/2024

Stella Maris is looking for folks to review some of our early plans. We're excited about what we're building, and think you might be too. If you're involved in making/publishing games, investment, or just want to hear our plans, you can click through our NDA at stellamaris.games ✨

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Stella Maris Games Corporation✨ @stellamaris.games · 25/10/2024

Today we learned that Squarespace has built in product generation. What fun.

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