Steven Taarland

Steven Taarland

@staarland.bsky.social

๐Ÿ“Š Senior Video Game Producer ๐ŸŒˆ IRL Programme Director @ IGDA Foundation ๐Ÿ’ƒ Talk to me about DEI, Lifting, Production, D&D, Drag Race, Running ๐Ÿ”— linktr.ee/Steventaarland

99 Followers 134 Following 16 Posts Joined Nov 2024
5 months ago

peak modeling career was making a chicken with teeth ๐Ÿฅฐ

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6 months ago
Guiding Light screenshot featuring Uri carrying a lantern and walking past purple mushrooms Guiding Light screenshot featuring Uri carrying a lantern and walking past a lava pool Guiding Light screenshot featuring Uri carrying a lantern and walking through a dark cave Guiding Light screenshot featuring Uri carrying a lantern and walking through a narrow corridor

โœจ #ScreenshotSaturday โœจ

Alumni from our 2023 Virtual Exchange Velocity cohort formed a studioโ€”@distanceovertime.bsky.social โ€”and created Guiding Light! ๐ŸŽฎ

A narrative adventure about memory & the afterlife, built with accessibility at its core.
๐Ÿ‘‰ Play it: buff.ly/cv9FcZ8

#GameDev #IndieGames

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6 months ago

The game I've been working on for the last almost 3 years at @timberlinestudio.bsky.social is finally announced!!! ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญโœจโœจ
There was a lot of love poured into this gem of a game, so please share, whishlist it and tell us what you think of it!!! Hope you all enjoy it, cause we sure do #gamedev #indiedev

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7 months ago
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Just keep sharing this webcomic round. Eventually they'll get it...

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7 months ago
Trans flag with "Fuck you I won't do what you tell me."
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7 months ago

What a joke. The continuous race to the bottom in UK politics. Spineless bastard.

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7 months ago
Open Letter Relating to the UK Video Games Council - full version on our website https://www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-regarding-the-uk-video-games-council/

We are incredibly disappointed by the Labour government's decision to seek advice from such a narrow segment of our industry. You can find our open letter here: www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-...

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7 months ago
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My home office trinket wall ๐Ÿฅฐ

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8 months ago
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I'm kicking about Develop Conference today and till ~2pm tomorrow! If anyone wants to hang reach out!

Any IGDAF alumni shoot me a message, I have free pins and stickers ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜˜

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8 months ago

By every metric, wherever they've been trialled, shorter working weeks are better for business, workers and the economy at large.

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8 months ago
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8 months ago
The first two paragraphs:

"Today, a hot day when 22 Palestinians (including journalists) sat in a seafront cafรฉ were murdered by one Israeli bomb, various national media outlets have contacted us (again) to ask our view of something a musician said.

For 636 days now, unprecedented & insufferable horror has been recorded by the brutalised communities of Gaza and shown to us on our phone and television screens. It will not stop. No one, it seems, will stop it." The last two paragraphs (in part):

"As we all watch on aghast, every single day, shouting or typing into an echo chamber of complicity...

Given the total ban by Israel on international journalists reporting from Gaza, and the simultaneous murder of hundreds of journalists in Gaza by Israeli forces, Massive Attack would urge the BBC and other media outlets to redirect their considerable news resource to reporting the truth of what is happening, daily, to the people of Gaza, and critically, to explaining the corresponding inaction of western governments (such as the UK) to their viewers.โ€

Massive Attack via Instagram.

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8 months ago

SEE YOU THERE โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ

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8 months ago
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Hey! I'm going to be at @developconference.com in a few weeks! If anyone wants to hang out, please don't hesitate to reach out ๐Ÿ’•

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8 months ago

HEY THANK YOU!

(sorry for the slow reply, I don't check here very often ๐Ÿ˜…)

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10 months ago
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So honoured to be included as a finalist in this year's Writing + Narrative Category!

gamedevheroes.co/game-dev-her...

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10 months ago
Kirstys profile pic from work with the heading of leadership

Beyond honoured to be up for Game Dev Heroes finalist in Leadership ๐Ÿฅน

Amazing to see others up there from TKG and some familiar faces of @staarland.bsky.social @malloryog.bsky.social @holliepage.bsky.social !! ๐ŸŽ‰

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11 months ago
My character art of Wicked, Rival, and Hell for Coaster Kisser (2025) A commission I did for Blazette Midnight of her vtuber A character sheet I did of Luz and Amity from The Owl House My tribute to Bruce Lee

Hey #PortfolioDay! ๐Ÿ‘‹

Iโ€™m Radiant & Iโ€™m looking for my next gig! 8 years of experience.

Hire Me for:
๐Ÿ‘ฅ Production
๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Creative Direction
๐ŸŽจ Character Art
๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ Concept Art
๐Ÿ”† UI Art
๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Voice Acting
โ™ฟ๏ธ Accessibility
๐ŸŽฎ QA Lead

๐Ÿ” RTs Appreciated! ๐Ÿ”
DMs are open or email me at radiantgbusiness (@) gmail (.) com

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11 months ago
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Some more GDC memories with @igdafoundation.org folk, through the beautiful lens of @staarland.bsky.social โค๏ธ

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11 months ago

All I heard was amazing feedback from everyone who spoke to you!!!

Thank you friend โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ

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1 year ago
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๐Ÿ“ข IGDA Foundation 2025 Virtual Exchange program's applications are now open!

Are you a student? A professional transitioning into games? A games professional looking to level up? Apply now!

๐Ÿ‘‰Learn More: www.igdafoundation.org/application

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1 year ago

The virtual exchange is an awesome program to help you boost your career and connect you to a welcoming community! Honestly one of the best things I did last year <3

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1 year ago

Soft-launching my GDC appearance this year. I'm pitching a new early game concept from our team, working with cool Kiwi people to ring in a stellar soiree, doing portfolio reviews for the IGDA, and potentially helping another indie with their showcase. Then I'll die, I guess.

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1 year ago

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1 year ago
Feature your game or DLC on Steam. IGDA Foundation Download for Charity. A fundraising event supporting diversity and inclusion in gaming! May 25-30, 2025.

๐Ÿšจ Developers, plan ahead! ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

Join DLCforCharity on Steam, May 25-30, 2025

โœ… Prime Steam exposure
โœ… Support
@IGDAFoundation

โœ… Donate 20% for maximum impact (5% min)

Sign up by March 31: igdafoundation.org/dlc

#GamingForGood #IndieDevs #GameDev

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1 year ago

Quote skeeting with alt text

Yall know my position on this

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1 year ago

there are many sexual abusers in the games industry.

I hear the few I know about praised constantly as close friends, icons, and inspirations, but privately, they have caused hell.

they are not my stories to tell, but this is one of the reasons no one (except their victims) know who they are

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