Gaurav Mathur

Looking good!

When I get stuck on colors, I’ve been using Huemint: huemint.com

Credit to the legendary Kemp Remillard (aka Steak-Tron)!
www.kempart.com/commercial#a...

Please help share the news!

We have a rule in our family of no more than two social events in a day. Being mindful of our different “social timers” and capacities to be among people, we try to keep each event at four hours or less.

Cover screenshot for The Print Shop from the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/a2_Print_Shop_The_1984_Broderbund_a

The Print Shop Club is bringing me so much nostalgic #80s joy! I just printed out a birthday card for my dad via PDF! 💚

I can't believe I can do this forty years later thanks to @atari130xe.bsky.social and @undefinedopco.de:
theprintshop.club

So grateful to original creators Pixellite Software!

Also, I’m here for moral support if you want to do a video call sometime. Solo dev life can be lonely and harder without a community.

Being in Toronto, you have access to an extensive indie community and resources including many solo devs. Raj, who I linked you to above, is also based there. 🇨🇦

Please do credit asset creators (sometimes a requirement to use free assets). Here are the IGDA’s Credit Guidelines:
igda.org/wp-content/u...

@rajio.bsky.social helped put them together.

Also maintain a list of what you use in your builds, including free assets, for publisher legal review.

I would greatly appreciate your help with spreading the word that @gamedevmap.com is now on Bluesky!

Love it, but whenever I see Bert, all I can think of is Dino Ignacio's accidentally subversive "Bert is Evil": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_is...

I love images like this. It doesn't matter who you are as a #gamedev, everyone starts in a corner of a bedroom with nothing but passion, a dream and lots of hours at the computer.

Brilliant, @cliffharris.bsky.social! Congratulations on the announcement and the development time put in thus far. Just wishlisted on Steam.

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Go go go gogogofog

Happy Twentieth Birthday, #Psychonauts!

Birthday bumps from one of your many parents… I’m glad you’ve become such a special game to so many people!

Almost old enough to take you to the Li Po Cocktail Lounge downtown for a drink!

Love and thanks to the Double Fine team that shipped Psychonauts! 💖

Cute and fun little game by @johnpassfield.bsky.social — my late night high score was 15. Will try again in the morning! Thank you, John!

Nice hint... I miss Tim Hortons!

Thanks for the add, @indrani.bsky.social! This would be the first Starter Pack I’m a part of!

The South Asian Game Dev Meetup was one of those unexpected magic moments in Yerba Buena Gardens at GDC for me this year. Thank you for cohosting with @ekanaut.bsky.social!

See you next year!

I had no idea you had Hotdogger aspirations, Nick!

Happy Birthday, Duncan!

Thanks for organizing the Game Career Seminar track! This is a highlight of my year.

I cover props, environment art, and level design primarily, but will see anyone who would like my support.

I tend to also be matched with people of color who appreciate talking to someone from a visible minority.

A Portuguese bakery in walking distance of GDC… will have to make a visit!

My essential stop is Koolfi Creamery, a ten to fifteen minute walk-and-talk from Moscone. They have the best ice cream!

koolficreamery.com

It’s a long line every year — thanks to all for their patience. Once inside, we focus on portfolios and guiding talented artists towards their aspirations in the limited time we have. I personally offer to connect with artists on LinkedIn if they could use a second look after implementing feedback.

Are you the criminal mastermind behind this, @immagigi.bsky.social?

This captures my mood after GDC… shifting into high gear with gamedevmap to protect a game industry I care deeply about.

Steve, it was such a thrill to be in the audience and see your name in the video clip, and then to see you on stage from up close! I was at one of the tables close to the podium… so happy for you and the team!

Congratulations, Luke! What very American thing are you going to do to celebrate?

I have a very happy memory of going to a Giants game and getting a beer and a hot dog with some of my Double Fine friends when we were working on the original Psychonauts!

Love the joke, but how much time are you spending in the spreadsheets these days, @wkerslake.bsky.social?

@megannicolett.bsky.social, my American mother-in-law shared your article and her advice:

“Put a copy of your passport in your wallet and an Apple Airtag in your pocket!”

Hard to reconcile this sad reality with the warmth in the room at today’s Economic Policy and Ecosystem Workshop. #GDC2025. 🌎

Already here! See you soon, I hope!

I wore green today and had green milk with my breakfast cereal this morning, but didn’t run into anyone else celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on this first day of GDC!

Game Developers Conference, March 17 - 21, 2025, "Game Career Seminar: Killer Portfolio or Portfolio Killer Part 2: Portfolio Reviews", Portfolio Review Panelist Gaurav Mathur, CEO and Creator of gamedevmap

Are you attending the Game Developers Conference? Would you like feedback on your #gameart and portfolio? 🎮 🎨

Find me and my fellow Portfolio Review Panelists here on Friday at 2:00pm:
schedule.gdconf.com/session/game...

@officialgdc.bsky.social
#GDC2025