Tumeke Studio

If we as a society are going to use Māori imagery, Māori words, and Māori ideas to market ourselves and create an identity, we also need to respect Māori customs. Haka and Waiata are not optional. They are serious statements, with cultural significance.

AI is great. Don’t get us wrong. We’re an AI assisted studio.

But presenting AI to students to learn is way different than presenting AI as a set of concept pieces for a project you’re building.

This is inexcusable.

The Collapse: The Day the Errata's Debts Came Due Last week we talked about the Bygone Era and how it contains familiar parallels to todays world. This week we're going to go a step further, and talk...

What happens when companies rule? Our new Errata Dev Blog looks at The Collapse as history you can feel today: heat that plans your week, work without people, and comfort as the real divide.

Read it here: tumekestudio.com/community/ne...

#ClimateChange #AI #GameDev #IndieDev #Worldbuilding #maori

Really cool!

Coming soon: Guardian Maia: A Māori Sci-Fi Saga Guardian Maia is an action adventure novel that weaves historical sci-fi with the depth and richness of Māori culture.

@guardianmaia.bsky.social has a wonderful Māori dystopian product currently on Kickstarter.

This #followfriday instead of clicking like on my page, how about you head on over to their page and give them some support?

#maori #gamedev #indiedev #rpg

www.kickstarter.com/projects/gua...

Watch: Haka breaks out after Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech, Parliament suspended Speaker Gerry Brownlee intends to investigate whether anyone knew about the haka, after Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech.

Yesterday NZ Parliament was suspended after a haka broke out.

Again.

It was called contemptuous.

This is the voice of the local people being silenced because systems do not fit their expression.

We are using games to allow others to experience a part of this.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Hononga: Connection, relationship, kinship bonds

We’ve got another lore drop coming up this weekend, and some other great news. Suffice it to say things are moving in the right direction for our little project.

#startuplife #worldbuilding #gamedev #mmorpg #newzealand

Our cat was called Mewslix. Only one person ever asked why the cat was named after cereal.

Video games inspiring #tourism. This is what we like to see!

What a fantastic analysis! Hollow Knight has some allegorical levels that make us want to check it out even more.

What are the favorite hidden comparisons you've found in some of the games you've played?

#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #rpg #videogames

Little blue ball shaped creature, with sad expression and antennae. Green eyes and white markings.

After many years Project Spark is making (some) progress! Currently working on the first mini-game (microgame) related to it. Look forward to it!

#indiegames #indiedev #Māori #indigenous #minigame

Of the many subjects our title Errata deals with, perhaps the most striking one is climate change.

This is a real concern, not just for homes and businesses, but for indigenous people whose cultures are intrinsically tied to land.

#climatechange #mmorpg #storytelling #worldbuilding

Love this. Our founder did a little work with Josh on this project when he was ready to bring it live. If you haven’t talked to him yet, he loves chatting with fans and it’s possible he might even do an interview.

Game Market West Spotlight: ZU Tiles by Joshua Bakken

ZU Tiles is a strategic tile placement game loosely based on the creatures of the lunar zodiac. Players earn points by creating patterns of compatible creatures or by capturing opposing creatures. The first player to 12 points wins!

#boardgames

Nice to see this project mentioned on Bluesky! The ZU Tiles team are good folks with a great product and they love to talk about their game. Have you reached out to Josh?

Always loved the idea of custom dice. You can imagine after playing D&D since 1989 I probably have quite a collection, but it never is enough, eh?

11 days to Double Fine's Keeper; a beautiful and surreal otherworldly adventure, and a story told without words.

Some really good aesthetic choices here. Nice vibe.

Really nice look. Smooth animation and very fluid overall.

Coyote & Crow: An Indigenous twist on tabletop role-playing games Connor Alexander is working towards more proper Indigenous representation in the board game community.

Our vision got its start with pen and paper RPGs back in the 90s. We still love a good #tabletop #rpg.

It’s even better when it’s indigenous minded and conscientiously developed.

Check this game out!

www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...

Awesome. Drop us a DM and we can discuss further.

YouTube video by Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud How Indigenous Futurism is changing the conversation

Check out this podcast on #indigenousfuturism. This is what we like to see!

Culture is not stagnant. Investing in Indigenous Science Fiction helps to ensure all cultures have a voice.

#maori #culture #aotearoa #indigenous #representationmatters

youtu.be/L4EQ4n7Myz8

Hi Emmy,

Thanks for reaching out. We’re assembling our team and will be bringing people on as we need them. Please take a look at the concept art on our website to get an idea of what we’re looking for.

Glad you like it. This is the first of 4 dev blogs on the history of this future-Earth.

Would love to hear what folks are thinking of this game world as we are slowly unveiling as we kick off development.

Paris in the Bygone Era is a city of dirigibles, classic automobiles, steam, coal, and AI, all mixed together.

The Bygone Era feels close to now. Distance lost its meaning, pipes and rails stacked up, and data made hard work look easy.

Errata is a game that deals with global issues.

Read: tumekestudio.com/news/

What fails first where you live?

#GameDev #IndieDev #Worldbuilding #Climate #mmorpg

@aoeritgames.bsky.social
is a great org. If you're looking for a talented #indigenous add to your #gamedev team, hit them up!

Are you into Māori game development?

Do you want to support indigenous fiction?

Give us a follow this #FollowFriday. Share what we're doing with your friends. Let's build something here.

We're keen to get to know you.

#maori #gamedev #indiegames #mmorpg #socialmedia

Awesome. Would love to chat more about this. Do you have some time on a calendar for a 15-30 minute chat on this topic?

Tumeke Studio is #hiring! We're looking for 2 Co-Founders interested in company equity with a transition-to-pay on successful initial milestones.

Bonus for #indigenous values and #maori knowledge.

Sound like someone you know?

tumekestudio.com/about/careers/

#startuplife #indiedev #startup #jobs