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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 02/05/2025

In response to the Polygon and Giant Bomb news, I created an indie and worker-owned games media starter pack. I’ll keep adding to it, so suggestions and recommendations are greatly appreciated. Please share!

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arisia s @arisia.work · 02/05/2025

Miss Universe Philippines has a mythology theme going on this year, which is great for anyone whose interests contain both monster girls and mahou shoujo villains (like yours truly).

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Alex Flint @alexlflint.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

🎮 Indie Game Devs Wanted! Share your experiences of using feedback to improve game narrative in an academic study! 🔍 Requirements - Indie devs making interactive digital narrative games for commercial release 📋 5-min survey (unpaid) 🎤 1-hr interview (£20 if selected) 👉 bit.ly/IndieNarrative

Do you make narrative games?

Share your experiences of using feedback to refine game narrative

What's involved?
5-min survey (unpaid)
1-hr interview (£20 if selected)

Who we're looking for?
Indie devs making interactive digital narrative games intended for commercial release.

Questions? Contact me at alex.flint@york.ac.uk

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

BREAKING: NSF has frozen all grant funding, as of yesterday. It's unclear when they will resume funding awards, or why the pause has been put in place. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

nature.com

Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones

US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I don't like being all gloom and doom, but I also feel like people are ignoring what young people are facing. That their experience isn't valid, so I will say what I'm experiencing in hopes that someone will listen.

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I feel like I should just prioritize what makes me happy while I still can - even if I have difficulty getting my own needs. I want to be happy before the worst happens.

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I'm marginalized in many ways, so I feel like what's occurring in the US will get to me first before it impacts the rest of the people I know. I feel vulnerable and at a loss on what I should do.

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I'm told that I should work hard when I'm young, but is there a point in achievement if the rest of the world falls apart around me? Are the achievements worth it if I have difficulty being an independent adult due to cost and lack of support?

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I know I am very fortunate to work in games, but I do feel miserable that I have difficulty living on my own due to cost-of-living expenses. I also feel like my peers are more competitive rather than collaborative at work. In pursuit of profit & prestige, there's a decline in being just human.

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Seeing this article just validates how I feel as a Gen Z adult. I feel like I just have to keep going for the sake of it, not because I want to. I'm fortunate to have a goal in mind, but it doesn't necessarily take care of my necessities as an adult. fortune.com/article/gen-...

fortune.com

Gen Z is so miserable they've flattened the long-established happiness curve

“Young people are not doing as well as they used to be.”

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I feel like the act of just doing "nothing" is a luxury now. I am actively encouraged to be as productive as possible, but I am barely encouraged to rest and take a breath. If I was productive all the time, I would miss a lot of my life - I just started my life as an adult.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I hope everyone knows that it's very easy for any social content platform, including Bluesky, to be a misery machine and that if you aren't intentional about it, they will absolutely decrease the positive impact you have on the world while making you less happy.

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

To become a better games user researcher, I need to better understand what is working underneath the polished game. Plus, I want to talk to game devs in their language.

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Also, yes - I'm someone that didn't go through a game design course. I mainly learned from observing games - taking note of how they are appealing, what the core game loop is, etc.

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I was pleasantly surprised to find those two books since the total cost of them would be $80+. I managed to get 2 other books with them for a total of $28 here. It was a treasure trove here! Do not go in if you do not want to spend money 😂🥰

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I went to a used bookstore recently and was so happy to find some genuinely good finds - including two cats wandering the halls (only one pictured). I found a copy of Flint Dille's The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Design & Writing and Avinash K. Dixit's Games of Strategy 4th ed!!! #booksky

A section of a used bookstore (The Iliad Bookshop) featuring amber-toned wooden bookshelves around 7 to 8 ft tall, stacked with use books of a kinds. Below, a gray tabby cat looks back at you with curiosity.

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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Bluesky is collegial and interesting, the way Twitter used to be. Bonus: most people can spell.

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Definitely life-affirming. I've felt this since I graduated in 2020, in the midst of the pandemic. I've felt this since Trump was appointed to office. I want to live my best years in my adult life, but I just need to focus on survival and still have some fun while I can. I wish it gets better.

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I recently finished a course on Regression Models and it's definitely one of the hardest courses I've taken online. It was dry and in-depth, but I believe it's what I need to be a better User Researcher outside of just practice. I'm decent at qualitative, but my analysis needs quant support!!

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Despite these being my new goals for this year...I don't have much progress on these right now. I feel like I had to pivot hard to focus on survival - the bare minimum. And that's ok. It's ok for me to put my head down and focus on work. To get professional certifications. To be better.

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 02/04/2025

This is a moral moment. It is not left or right, it is right or wrong.

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Compulsion Games @compulsiongames.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

No jokes here—the countdown has begun! South of Midnight launches in ONE WEEK on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox App for Windows PC, Steam and Cloud, or play it day one with Game Pass. #SouthofMidnight

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Trans Game Dev @transgamedev.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Today is Transgender Day of Visibility The games industry can be a scary place for trans folks, especially now. If you can't be openly out & proud today, we get it - just know that there are people fighting for you, and we are still so proud of you 💜 Trans rights are human rights.

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

I don't usually talk about being genderfluid/nonbinary on social media due to how turbulent the political climate is. But, I make exceptions for TDoV and similar days.

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! This particular TDoV is special to me since it's been 10 years since I came out as genderfluid/non-binary since high school. I'm now a trans young adult that works in their dream job in games. Our survival and achievements are worth celebrating. 🎉

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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 30/03/2025

This coming Trans Day of Visibility, we are telling the truth about trans people: We’re just like everyone else. www.thebody.com/news/hiv/tra...

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 28/03/2025

Bluesky loves links! We don't downrank, and major publishers report that we're sending more link traffic than other sites. Here's the top links shared on Bluesky, updated hourly. theblue.report/week/

theblue.report

The Blue Report

The top links on Bluesky, updated hourly

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

AAAAA THANK YOU SEV! Yeah I moved here cuz the dead bird site is just bad LOL

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.

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Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 25/03/2025

Game Informer is back! The entire team is returning and we can't wait to reconnect. Come join us to celebrate the best in games, the people who make games, and the people who play games from all around the world. www.gameinformer.com/letter-from-...

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Max Nichols @maxnichols.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Ok now that GDC week is over and y'all have attention span again-- I VERY highly recommend the podcast "Gamecraft". It was rec'd to me recently and it is a really, really great dive into the business side of games, by two venture capitalists who specialize in the game industry.

gamecraftpod.com

Gamecraft

Gamecraft is a limited series about the modern history of the video game business.

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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Why can’t you play hide and seek with a Pokemon? They always Pikachu. Not very good, I know. I’ll show myself out.

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

This literally stopped me from scrolling - it caught me. 😂

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Ben Taels @bentaels.taels.net · 17/03/2025

Games User Experience Research Tip: Max/Diff surveys are a really great way to get preference data They usually out perform ranking or a matrix question Plus they are kind of fun for participants to take (particularly with game concepts or ideas)

This image repeats the text of the post in card format.

It also shows the sample of one question from Max/Diff survey. Which has four Fortnite outfits and asks the player to say which one they most and least prefer.

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Radiant G🌈 @radiantg.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Yeah, I have pronouns, but who would want amateurnouns?

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

...I decided to change my bluesky handle because I came up with the perfect pun. ur-pat It can be read as "you are pat", but it stands for "user researcher pat" ✨ (yes I'm manifesting)

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

I've been working hard at my diet. Last February, I was around 181. I'm now 4 lbs down - goal is to reach 175 lb and continue onward to 170!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Stef Walter @stephaniewalter.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

FreeSpoons is a list of products, tools and services to make disabled people’s lives easier. It’s nicely organised by different disabilities and you can filter them. You can also suggest a tool or products. Created by @ashleypeacock.bsky.social freespoons.co.uk/

A screenshot of the FreeSpoons website, showcasing recommended products and services. The page features different accessibility-friendly tools like Laundry Heap, Loom, Notion, a soup maker, Todoist, a robot vacuum, WiFi smart plugs, an Apple Watch, and a tabletop dishwasher. Filters on the left allow users to refine results based on activities such as cleaning, productivity, and personal care.

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

So far, I've been playing games a lot more frequently: Fields of Mistria, Muse Dash, and Call of Duty. Definitely a funny mix but it's progress to getting back into an old hobby with new genres. Unfortunately, I have not exercised since February - too stressed and exhausted. 😅

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 12/03/2025

The NYT, WaPo, LAT, CNN, etc etc have shifted to the right. Fox & the Post et al have always been hard right. Twitter & Meta are controlled by right wingers. On a daily basis, millions of Americans - probably the majority - see nothing but sanitized, accomodationist, right wing coverage of Trump.

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Andy Robertson @geekdadgamer.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

FINAL DAY TO BACK: "Tinder for games," as The Guardian put it. Pledge and Share! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud... To celebrate the amazing support on Kickstarter and the lovely humans who are driving our game discovery revolution, here's a 🧵thread of each of them.

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Ludocene: Game Discovery From People You Trust

A dating app that matches you with games rather than people. A deck-builder that profiles your gaming taste.

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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 10/03/2025

Aspiring / young #gameUX professionals in SF during #GDC25: planning on having an informal meetup as I usually do in Yerba Buena garden during #GDC but waiting to check on the weather. Not looking great so far but I’ll keep you posted. 🤞🏼 I’ll also do an online meetup after GDC. #ux #gamedev

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I'm definitely not the smartest person out there, but at least I can feel satisfaction in doing the best I can with the circumstances I'm in. I try to remind myself that being alive is enough. That my existence is worthy no matter the circumstances. I'm valuable because I exist.

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Pat @ur-pat.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I've been feeling a lack of clarity on how to achieve certain goals in life, so I've been focusing more on my human experience. How can I best retain my humanity when I feel pressures to be productive at all times? By playing - by having fun in the little ways I can. Learn more. Be present.

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