@NickPoole1

There is so much wrong with this statement that it's hard not to conclude that you have an ulterior motive in asserting it.

In my experience, things that go without saying very rarely do.

The *irony* that Zuckerberg has chosen this precise moment to adopt the hairstyle of a Court Eunuch in 3rd Century Carthage

Pressing the button in Fallout 4 - so much work, so many experiences, the shock reveal and then that simple stark decision. Absolute gut-punch that I come back to often.

hello bluesky, I have a question and I promise it's not engagement bait I actually need answers for something

what's your all-time favourite, most memorable, most iconic level/chapter/mission/segment in a video game??

Control (video game) - Wikipedia

I think Control might be among my top 5 games I've ever played. An absolute masterclass in design, experience, gameplay - visually stunning and deeply immersive. Absolute must-play! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control...

Not going to lie, that was the best telly ever. #GavinAndStacey

Agreed. Absolute masterpiece of a game.

Mindful of the (I think) Armstrong and Miller line this morning: "My brother-in-law has invited me to join a Taskforce on nepotism in the Arts..."

Just finished Chapter 5 of Monument Valley 3 and....nooooooooooo!

Have you not encountered the Cambridge Colon?

Hey Bsky 👋

We're 2 people working on this and we would like to show you a little video of what you can do in our tiny game all about islands and trains! 😌

Please share, follow & wishlist to help us - we truly appreciate it 💛

A lot of candidates right now seem to think everyone is using AI to filter job applications, and adding lists of keywords to second-guess them. Having reviewed thousands of applications over the years, you can't beat a clean factual CV and an enthusiastic and informed cover letter.

I was honoured to be invited to present the Award for Best Action Game to the brilliant Vampire Survivors at last night's prestigious Pocket Gamer Awards - a great opportunity to celebrate the creativity of #mobilegames

The video games industry is in a constant state of evolution and adaptation in a quest to create great experiences for players. From building entirely new tech to finding new ways to reach people, it is this drive for innovation that ensures we continue to grow through challenging times.

It's such an important and complex topic. Have you heard Sharon Heal @museumsassociation.bsky.social on how museums can promote "curators of discomfort", to help explore contested spaces and narratives? media.museumsassociation.org/app/uploads/...

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I am privileged and fortunate to be involved in thinking and working with many brilliant people on these topics. As always I welcome thoughts, links, questions.

I have! How did you know?!

One of those "everything I thought I knew, I didnt know and everything I thought I didn't know I sort of had a sense of" days. Now to crawl into the back of a cave and process it all.

Screenshot of Parliament TV session

Great to have the opportunity to talk about the tremendous impact of games for the UKs creative economy at this afternoon's Lords Communications and Digital Committee

Histoire d'un platform:

Launch
Minority audience
Anither platform goes wrong
Audience grows
Marketing starts to notice
More growth
CEOs start to notice
Platform no longer as good
Platform bought by eejit
Everyone moves on

There's a lot of people using "free speech" to legitimise hate speech at the moment, so just a friendly reminder that "freedom of expression" does not mean "freedom from consequence". It's the "f around and find out" of political philosophy.

National Shelf Service The National Shelf Service is a YouTube channel featuring book recommendations from professional librarians launched by CILIP and the Youth Libraries Group in April 2020 during the Covid-19 lockdown. ...

Someone asked me recently which COVID-era project I was most proud of. There are a few, but I think the one I found most rewarding was the National Shelf Service - a kind of "Joe Wicks for reading" supported by some outstanding school & children's librarians m.youtube.com/@nationalshe...

If you haven't yet discovered the amazing @digitalschoolhouse.bsky.social , exploring learning through play, I can't recommend them highly enough. Brilliant team with inspirational leadership from Shahneila Saeed.

"I want a transformative experience that I've never had before, with crafting mechanics and an open world bigger than Spain. I want it to have a Shakespearian narrative arc and specular lighting so good it makes me cry. I want it to run at 60fps and it has to be technically flawless on day 1...."

If humanity ever does invent time travel, it'll be taxed and most people will do it through Uber, who will apply surge pricing depending how far back/forward you want to go.

Really positive to see the momentum build behind our call for a Digital Creativity GCSE - there is no version of our future economy that doesn't have digital creativity at its heart. Read more at ukie.org.uk/news/2024/11...

Excellent Skills round-table with games industry folk yesterday including some brilliant insight on how to focus more explicitly on what industry needs, rather than what we think it ought to need. Really grateful for the time and expertise people brought to the conversation.

CEOs on Bluesky, in a big list. Some business leaders to check out:

@jay.bsky.team, CEO of Bluesky
@moskov.goodventures.org, CEO of Asana, co-founder of Facebook
@nickpoole1.bsky.social, CEO of Ukie
@triketora.com, CEO of Blockparty

And the CEOs on Bluesky starter pack: go.bsky.app/BxUFTeS