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โœจ Level Designer @ Sanzaru Games | Previously Hi-Rez | Opinions are my own and don't reflect employer | Trans rights are human rights ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ | He/They โœจ

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Hey folks, this is a reminder that I'm currently looking for work! I'm an experienced producer with 8 years in games, worked on major franchises like God of War and Gears of War (yes), in Unreal and Unity houses, and across technical and creative disciplines. Please feel free to reach out!

26.06.2025 21:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 285    ๐Ÿ” 160    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
A cartoonish illustration of a bunch of people at a table. Girls, boys, men, and women. On the table, in front of each person, is a version of Link. The people are tailoring Link to their vision of him. One is gruff and scarred, one is bishi and femme, one looks rather dull, one looks very standard. There's a guy in a suit standing behind everyone that looks very excited and is saying something in Japanese about "everyone's thoughts!"

A cartoonish illustration of a bunch of people at a table. Girls, boys, men, and women. On the table, in front of each person, is a version of Link. The people are tailoring Link to their vision of him. One is gruff and scarred, one is bishi and femme, one looks rather dull, one looks very standard. There's a guy in a suit standing behind everyone that looks very excited and is saying something in Japanese about "everyone's thoughts!"

I'm back to scanning old #zelda publications. I'm doing the 2400dpi scans of the 1986 Kadokawa strategy guide archive.org/details/guid... right now

This is art from a page talking about how you make a game character fit the role you invision. No wonder I picked Zora (Zola) from this guide, lol

17.05.2025 22:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 74    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Here to say that we wouldn't exist without arts funding.

Not only would 1000xRESIST not exist without arts funding, we as artists who practiced for YEARS, trying to understand ourselves and our mediums would not exist without arts funding.

Fund the arts! All of them. Including games.

13.05.2025 02:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3644    ๐Ÿ” 1178    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

Expedition 33 was made thanks to a small internal team and a BIG team of outsourced devs. Most big games, and many small games, are made this way!
If you donโ€™t know a ton about outsourcing in game dev, People Make Games has done a phenomenal job covering it

youtu.be/bm7KUE1Kwts?...

06.05.2025 13:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 437    ๐Ÿ” 153    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Shayna Moon - SANZARU | LinkedIn Forbes 30 Under 30 Games list 2020 ยท Experience: SANZARU ยท Education: Denius-Sams Gaming Academy ยท Location: Los Angeles Metropolitan Area ยท 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Shayna Moonโ€™s profile on...

Hey folks, it is still pretty rough out there in the job market, so if you see or hear about any senior roles in production, please let me know! www.linkedin.com/in/shaynamoon

25.04.2025 22:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 71    ๐Ÿ” 44    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Happy Valentine's Day!๐Ÿ’˜ (Or Night...?) Zagreus is handy with that heart-seeking bow on this occasion, while Melinoรซ's still learning the ropes.

May Aphrodite herself help you take your best shot today, or just have a lovely time!๐Ÿ’˜

14.02.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2882    ๐Ÿ” 942    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

You were an absolute talent to work with Shayna, I know any team will be grateful to have you. Wishing you the best

10.02.2025 20:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Anyway Iโ€™m seeking Senior Producer roles in games and am willing/eager to relocate outside of the US.

10.02.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 253    ๐Ÿ” 113    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

MCR this. American Idiot that. Meanwhile, ALL YALL MOTHERFUCKERS ARE VERY *VERY* WRONG.

07.02.2025 13:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 158    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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every milestone i have ever been a part of on any video game team ever:

05.02.2025 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 518    ๐Ÿ” 82    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

we wouldn't need "fast travel" if our game studios invested in accessible and affordable public transport infrastructure. skyrim should have a tram network. assassin's creed should have several regular bus routes. give ghost of tsushima a metro

03.02.2025 07:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4504    ๐Ÿ” 573    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 131    ๐Ÿ“Œ 67
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CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive An archive of all CDC datasets uploaded to https://data.cdc.gov/browse before January 28th, 2025. Excludes corrupt datasets and data not publicly accessible.

ah cool, an archive of all CDC data before they tampered with it

02.02.2025 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6353    ๐Ÿ” 2850    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 67

I love test levels/rules levels/guide levels - especially when you leave some cruft in the corner of things you don't talk about anymore...

01.02.2025 22:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 81    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

men, listen the fuck up.

one of the most loving things you can do for your partners and families is take care of yourself. Make that doctor's appointment you've been putting off NOW. Start therapy NOW. Get your shit sorted out.

31.01.2025 22:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4155    ๐Ÿ” 636    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 71    ๐Ÿ“Œ 46
somnifery

I'm Devon, and I'm looking for my next opportunity!

Let me bring 7 years of Test/QA and leadership experience to your studio. I've worked on everything from indie titles to AAA, including live service!

Check out my credits and resume over here: somnifery.com

#gamesjobs #lookingforwork #gamedev

17.10.2024 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 117    ๐Ÿ” 75    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

Hello! Iโ€™m looking for work, ideally in an editor role. Itโ€™s been an honor to work with so many talented professionals, and a pleasure to meet so many amazing community members, in my 19 years at BioWare. Iโ€™m so grateful to all of you.

29.01.2025 22:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2213    ๐Ÿ” 534    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 155    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

I'm now looking for a new writing/narrative position. It's been a privilege to work with so many amazing devs over my 20 years at BioWare, and I will cherish the memories of the wonderful folks in the community I've met along the way. Thank you all.

29.01.2025 22:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3319    ๐Ÿ” 659    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 509    ๐Ÿ“Œ 80
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Got mine in!

29.01.2025 02:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Home - Trans Lifeline A resource for coming out to your friends, family, co-workers, and the online world. Radicalcommunity care Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for

๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธโ€ผ๏ธ TRANS FOLK IN THE GAMES INDUSTRYโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

If you are in need of work, please share your portfolio here!

If you are not trans but you see this - donate $5 to Trans Lifeline and I will match your donation!

translifeline.org

29.01.2025 00:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1494    ๐Ÿ” 1084    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 160    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
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It's hard to know what to say or whether it's even worth adding to the doom - what I will say is buy your trans friends' weird zine, their album, their art game - buy them a beer or a soda or a meal - give them some ko-fi money for doing absolutely nothing. We gotta protect trans kids and adults.

29.01.2025 00:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4393    ๐Ÿ” 1905    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 111
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Good things come to those who wait - the Video Game History Foundation Digital Library launches on January 30th, 2025. (We'll tell you all about it then!)

23.01.2025 19:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1922    ๐Ÿ” 366    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 44    ๐Ÿ“Œ 34

Itโ€™s been such an honor to write for this kind of game. I never thought my career would bring me here. Iโ€™m so excited to introduce the world to South of Midnight in full. It means a lot to me.

23.01.2025 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 720    ๐Ÿ” 93    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
pondering orb meme, the orb has text saying i hope my homies heal from the lore they do not speak of

pondering orb meme, the orb has text saying i hope my homies heal from the lore they do not speak of

22.01.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 211    ๐Ÿ” 57    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hades - Noclip's 'Developing Hell': The Making of Hades Blu-ray How did the mega-hit dungeon crawler Hades come to be? This one-of-a-kind video documentary takes you inside developer Supergiant Games for every step of the gameโ€™s journey: from before its surprise a...

OUR HADES BLU-RAY IS OUT NOW!

Hades: Developing Hell - The Complete Series is now available thanks to our friends at @supergiantgames.bsky.social. It's our first ever physical edition so we're really excited to have it out there.

GRAB ONE WHILE STOCKS LAST: supergiant.games/developinghell

22.01.2025 17:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 370    ๐Ÿ” 61    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

Trans rights are human rights. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

20.01.2025 20:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3218    ๐Ÿ” 1168    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

We need to have this conversation about games ASAP. If you're a trans dev let's work together to preserve your work. Cis devs, we need to get our asses in gear to support this.

21.01.2025 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A rough annotated development sketch detailing aspects of the video game ICO.

A rough annotated development sketch detailing aspects of the video game ICO.

A rough annotated development sketch detailing aspects of the video game ICO.

A rough annotated development sketch detailing aspects of the video game ICO.

A rough annotated development sketch detailing aspects of the video game ICO.

A rough annotated development sketch detailing aspects of the video game ICO.

A rough annotated development sketch detailing aspects of the video game ICO.

A rough annotated development sketch detailing aspects of the video game ICO.

ICO development sketches ๐Ÿ’™

21.01.2025 12:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 216    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This essay is incredibly applicable to games as well. As AAA concentrates more and more on juggernauts like Fortnite, Call of Duty; while the industry fragments into thousands of smaller projects, discoverability on the various platforms and in media will only get messier.

21.01.2025 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good morning. You are still here. Do something kind for someone you love today--and if you can, for someone else in your community, even if they're a stranger. We're in this together. โค๏ธ

21.01.2025 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2844    ๐Ÿ” 397    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

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