Yiyi

100%. The @videogameworkers.bsky.social Freelancing Committee has union insurance ranked as our #1 priority. The process of securing affordable insurance for all union members will admittedly be a long road, but it’s one we MUST take. So often health insurance is the “carrot on a stick.”

We just need access to group rates so that our members, many of whom are uninsured, can pay some reasonable rate for decent insurance.

If anyone has any guidance, exploit, avenue I can look at, please get in touch.

I've looked into this extensively for gumbo, had a bunch of calls with accountants, lawyers, insurance sales reps...and to be clear I'm not trying to get FREE healthcare for all our members.

I'd love to see game dev unions focus on advocacy for policy changes so groups like @gumbonyc.bsky.social can purchase group health insurance for members. A lot of game devs are freelancers / contract workers, esp. these days where w2 jobs are scarce. For some, it's literally life and death.

Felt Education provides free remote English classes for immigrants. The migrant crisis is worse than it's ever been, esp. for mothers with young children. Maybe you've seen them on the subway selling candy.

It's getting cold and they need help.
Please donate 🙏
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@skatestory.com bout to be goty in a brand new category

one of the highlights of last night's State of the Game Industry panel @nyugamecenter.bsky.social was getting to jam in a plug for @skatestory.com in the middle of a plug for @gumbonyc.bsky.social ✨✨✨

TOO REAL

State of the Game Industry panel, Oct 9, archived stream: www.twitch.tv/videos/25875...

With IGDA NYC's @mpts33.bsky.social
NYC Indie Game Social's @jesshaskins.bsky.social
GUMBO's @yiyiwzhang.bsky.social
EGD's @xenjade.bsky.social
Doc film maker @timrattray.bsky.social moderating

when I'm unemployed from PR, does that mean I really get to run my fucking mouth...? silver linings

Yissss...I might stay on in some capacity (TBD) but "officially" I'm out at the end of the month.

Astrology has ruined space

IGDA NYC's @mpts33.bsky.social will also be there, along with @yiyiwzhang.bsky.social from @gumbonyc.bsky.social and Kyro Willis-Undenstock from @egdcollective.bsky.social

Get a taste of @timrattray.bsky.social docuseries on NYC game scene. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-state-...

This is the sorry state of my daughter's 2nd grade class board game library 😭Any recommendations for board games that kids can teach themselves (busy teacher) appropriate for 7 to 8 year olds?

Doing a talk with @jyroblade.bsky.social on Side-Stepping Into (and out of) Game Dev for @indiecade.bsky.social Horizons in...less than an hour!

Yes, originally the talk was just Side-Stepping Into Game Dev, but...yknow.

More here:
www.indiecade.com/horizons/

I mean this bird 10000% needs a hat right? Maybe stolen from a demon tiger or something

gib W e I Rd games🥺

now taking submissions for the newly rebranded ExGS @ GDC 2026!! you get a free all access (or whatever they're gonna call it next year) badge

Helldivers bout to see a spike in sales

Yiyi Zhang | Coffee with Creators YouTube video by Adorama

www.youtube.com/live/L3sn5vN...

Gonna be live at 11AM ET w @lastxwitness.bsky.social at @adorama.bsky.social 🤘🏻😊 talking all things indie game dev!!!! Come hang out + chat about @heartmachine.bsky.social , @gumbonyc.bsky.social , @arcadecommons.org , @womeningamesnyc.bsky.social ... and prly some other stuff!!!

anyone have a free helldivers 2 key they wanna give me just cuz?

Guess I'm just simping for china tonight playing Wukong and letting my lil monkey buddies fight for me while I bid on Labubus

And today...
THEIR BLOOD IS ON YOUR HANDS TEAM CHERRY

their souls are as hollow as their knight

I posted this like a month ago before Silksong's release date was announced...

rewatching old yugioh. is yugi just an uber noob in the first season? he seems to have no idea what half the cards his opponents use do at all.

you'd think he'd have learned the fucking meta with grandpa's life at stake, and going up against mr. grand poobah of duel monsters himself

not anytime soon! we just hired one.

i feel old because IDK how to .webp files??? and also why don't they open in illustrator

show me a hollywood hearthrob and I'll show you a man whose eyes are just a leeetle bit too close together.

Def made myself sick playing Breaker (and taking screenshots) til 3am but worth. New update is so fun. And this game is fucking gorgeous. It's an honor to work with these insanely talented humans.

BE ON MY PANEL? I'm running a panel on anime + Japanese aesthetics in game design this Saturday at Anime / Play NYC. Panelists get a free badge to attend all four days of the conference!!

If you're working on a game with aesthetics inspired by anime or Japanese culture, message me!

animenyc.com