Kelli Dunlap, PsyD

Some of the most meaningful and memorable moments of my 5 years at Take This have happened while working in AFK Quiet Rooms.

If you’ve ever needed a kind word or a quiet, calm space while at a convention, consider donating this Giving Tuesday and supporting programs like the AFK Quiet Room.

How to Handle Con Crash Like a Pro - Take This You waited for your favorite con all year. You followed it on Twitter and Facebook. You had three screens ready to rapidly refresh and get your tickets as soon as…

Post-convention blues can hit hard, especially combined with the holiday season ramping up this week. If you were at #PAXU or the ST TREK CHI con, or any other con, read this from @takethis.org

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I’ll be at the Hope Booth from 3:30-5pm today if you want to stop by, say hi, and spin our Wheel o’ Prizes!

Ending soon!!!

I understand budgets are tight, especially this time of year, but once again putting out there that I'm open for freelancing and (hopefully) full-time work! I'm also available to speak on podcasts for end-of-the-year discussions!

Indie allies for impact "play" it forward! By Take this, IGDA Foundation, and itch.io. Background shows many of the games included in the game bundle.

🎉 It’s live! 🎮

The Indie Allies for Impact itch.io bundle is officially out!

Dozens of amazing indie games, all supporting @takethis.org + @igdafoundation.org and their work with mental health and the global dev community.

Check out the bundle:
👉 buff.ly/yAMkc6b

#IndieGames #GameDevs #IndieDevs

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HAPPY 13TH BIRTHDAY, TAKE THIS!

As we enter our teens, we wanted to mark the occasion by thanking all of you for your support over the years. We hope to continue serving the gaming community for many years to come.

Join the celebration and help keep our mission going at takethis.org

REMINDER! We're accepting proposals for TAGGS 2026 until November 15! Learn more here: https://www.rfr.bz/b120f75

Want to Attend GDC Festival of Gaming 2026? Apply for a GGJ Scholarship! | Global Game Jam Are you part of the Global Game Jam community and dreaming of attending the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2026 in San Francisco?

Want to Attend GDC Festival of Gaming 2026? Apply for a GGJ Scholarship! 🌟

This scholarship is designed to support members of our global community who are passionate about game creation, collaboration, and learning.

Read more & apply today 👉 buff.ly/zYUWytU

#GDC #GameDev #IndieDev #Community

Text reads: "Indie Allies for Impact. Play it forward! Got a game on itch dot eye oh? Whether it's premium or free to play, we'd love for you to play it forward by donating your game to support our cause. Have questions? Please reach out to us. kim at take this dot org." The cover image for the game Kreaturekind is featured in the center of the graphic. Three characters, a femme presenting person with long curly red hair, a male presenting green person with scars that make him look a bit like a twinky version of Frankenstein's monster, and a pale vampire with long pointed ears and two puncture wounds on their neck, stand in front of a fantasy nature setting complete with waterfall and lagoon and fuchsia flora. In front of the characters is the game's title/logo, Kreaturekind. At the bottom are the logos for Take This, The IGDA Foundation, and Itch dot eye oh.

🎉✨ Kreaturekind (@valiant.se) has joined the party! ✨🎉

A wholesome deckbuilder, in Kreaturekind you battle cards, debate monsters, & save magic!

Add your game to the Indie Allies for Impact @itch.io bundle benefiting Take This & @igdafoundation.org today!

Submit now: tinyurl.com/iaibundle

Three Take This staff members, all in grey Take This jackets and wearing convention badges on orange Take This lanyards, are standing in front of an AFK Quiet Room vertical sign with information and rules for the AFK Room.

A hand drawn sign. Written text reads "AFK Lounge. You are safe here." Artist signature SB is at the bottom of the text. A rabbit and a cat are below, heads leaned together in a cozy pose.

Three masked volunteers sit behind the table at the Take This Hope Booth while a visitor scans a QR code on the table. The table has various cards, badge attachments, and other informational flyers. It is covered with a navy tablecloth with the take this logo in orange on the front. Behind the table is a blue step and repeat with the take this logo in white, the take this psychomancer, and text that reads "The original mental health and games charity."

Two take this volunteers wearing blue volunteer shirts stand between three pokemon standees (from left to right: chikorita, tepig, and totodile) at the Pokemon North America International Championships.

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. Your support matters more than ever.

Make your World Mental Health Day gift now by giving a one-time donation or by joining the Pixel Patrons, our monthly giving community dedicated to sustaining mental health in gaming.

More info & donate➡️takethis.org/donate

Text reads: Indie Allies for Impact. Play it forward! Got a game on itch dot eye oh? Whether it's premium or free to play, we'd love for you to play it forward by donating your game to support our cause. All proceeds from the bundle will go directly to supporting the work of Take This and the IGDA Foundation. Have questions? Please reach out to us at Kim at Take This dot org. There are various images of people gaming across the center of the graphic. In the background are colorful blocks reminiscent of Tetris. At the bottom are the logos for Take This, The IGDA Foundation, and Itch dot eye oh.

🎮 Are you a dev with at least 1 game on @itch.io?

🤝 Wanna join Glitchhikers (@silverstringmedia.bsky.social), Bardic (@katescapedsgn.bsky.social), & more to support Take This & @igdafoundation.org?

Submit your game for the Indie Allies for Impact Itch bundle! tinyurl.com/iaibundle

I’m available for work. Currently available for:

Narrative Design
Writing (video game & tabletop)
Consulting (narrative/DEI/editing)
Review and Executive Summary of playable builds

Recruiters welcome to get in touch.

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Humble RPG Bundle: Pathfinder Primer Bundle by Paizo (pay what you want and help charity) Get the very best in tabletop role-playing games with the Humble RPG Bundle: Pathfinder Premier! Pay what you want for endless high-fantasy fun!

Support Take This & get tons of sourcebooks, adventures, and maps in the #Pathfinder Primer Bundle from @humblebundle.com.

We're just over halfway to our fundraising goal with only ONE WEEK LEFT. We need your help to hit our goal, so get yours today and tell a friend!

September 16-19, 2025 See you tomorrow!

The Game Devs of Color Expo kicks off tomorrow! 🙌🏾

Get ready for our:

💚Online conference with talks, panels, & interviews with industry experts
💙Networking, live chat, digital booths, meetings, job board
💚GDoCExpo Steam Sale
💙 #GDoCExpo2025 Direct
💚In-person local Watch Parties

GET HYPE! 🎉

Legit one of the best curated conferences in the games industry. If you’re remotely interested in making games, I highly recommend checking GAconf out.

Image of some of the titles available in the Pathfinder Primer Bundle on Humble Bundle. Across the image are 5 Pathfinder book covers: Monster Core (shows mushroom creatures being chased by a troll who is being chased by a dragon in the background), Player Core 2 (shows a cyclops lifting a boulder to attack a party of adventurers), Monster Core (black and white version), Highhelm (shows a party of adventurers facing an enormous dwarf face carved into a mountain), and Sky King's Tomb Player's Guide (shows a magical battle with lots of blue lightning).

Want to play Pathfinder AND support Take This at the same time? Have we got the @humblebundle.com for you!

Check out the PATHFINDER PRIMER BUNDLE from @paizo.com to get the core PF rulebooks and dozens of other source books, adventures, and maps! Proceeds benefit Take This.

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It's my absolute pleasure to present to you our labor of love: Poly Fighter!

We are HeartLoop Games! ♥

ake Two, Taking On: Kingdom Hearts. First played 2002, a bad year for games and eyebrows. A game screen similar to an old game boy control contains the above information in retro font and a picture of Liz from 2002. Simple text bellow states that the show airs on Thursdays from six thirty PM to nine thirty PM eastern standard time on the take this twitch channel.

In one hour, @lizfavtastic.bsky.social returns from a two-week hiatus to tackle some more Take Two: Kingdom Hearts!

Defeated by the game long ago, Liz is determined to make it through this time, but she needs your help. Come cheer her on!

6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT

twitch.tv/TakeThisOrg

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LIVE NOW!!!

Join @drhayspsyd.bsky.social and @lizfavtastic.bsky.social for more Split Fiction goodness! They're kicking off tonight's stream with a boss fight, so get in here!

twitch.tv/TakeThisOrg

A yellow and blue background. Text reads "Available at the Take This Hope Booth at PAX West!" In the center, an illustration of a "Dicey O's" pin shaped like a cereal box pouring cereal made of various polyhedral dice into a bowl. At the bottom, a stylized flower with a d20 coming out of the center, the logo for Fantastick Knickknackery.

A photo of the Dicey Os pin on a blue Pinny Arcade backer in a bowl of Cheerios and polyhedral dice. The pin itself is a purple box of Dicey Os cereal pouring a yellow cereal dotted with colorful polyhedral dice shapes into a small white bowl.

PAXWest is 1 week away! We'll be there with bells on — AFK Room, panels & workshops, and saying hi at our Hope Booth.

Speaking of, check out these awesome new Dicey Os pins we'll have available from @arielleishere.bsky.social! Available while supplies last, so don't forget to come see us.

This bundle supports Game Devs of Color, a nonprofit organization that uplifts and amplifies game creators of color.

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Inforgraphic for Take This's AFK Quiet Room at the Pokemon World Championships. In the center, a partial map of the event space is shown with the Quiet Room outlined in red on the far right side of the map, next to the entrance marked Hall A. Hours are Friday through Sunday, 10 AM to 6 PM

It's Pokemon World Championships Finals day!

It has been a grueling weekend of battling, trading, and training, and the finish line is in sight. Be sure you're drinking water, getting rest, and taking time for you. If you need a break, stop by our AFK Quiet Room any time!

The top half of the image shows an image split diagonally. One half shows one of the game’s protagonists in a futuristic body suit with a future city in the background. The other half shows the other protagonist in a fantasy-coded outfit with dragons and castles in the background. The game’s title, Split Fiction, crosses both parts of the picture. The bottom half has the Take This Plays logo alongside text that reads Monday, 6:30 to 8:30 EST. take this dot tv slash take this org

LIVE NOW!

Sarah and Liz are back with more Take This Plays: Split Fiction. Get in here and hang out while they play!

twitch.tv/TakeThisOrg

Congratulations!!!

Many people turn to games when they’re stressed. But stress can affect focus, memory, and motor skills, making accessibility even more important. 🧠

Accessible design supports players with different needs and helps reduce stress by making gameplay smoother, clearer, and therefore more enjoyable.

Live now!

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Purple and orange background. The Accelerate logo (a stylized Take This sword and shield) is transparent but visible in the background. In the center, a headshot of Abby LeMaster. Text above and below the headshot reads Accelerate season 2 welcomes a new mentor! Abby LeMaster, Senior Lead Producer, R&D, Riot Games.

Big Accelerate Season 2 News!!!

📰 If you're still hoping to apply, the application deadline is now July 27th at 11:59pm PT.

📰 We're thrilled to welcome @abbylemaster.bsky.social from @riotgames.com as one of our new mentors this season!

Apply here ➡️ takethis.org/accelerate

Oh jeez, I have no idea. I’ll look!

And absolutely, I’d love to be on!

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It’s the last week of Pride 🌈 & we’re celebrating with a giveaway! Win a Rainbow Drops dice set from @dispeldice.bsky.social ‬!

To enter, share how Take This has helped you—through an AFK Room🛋️, resources 📚, Discord 💬, or mentorship 💼.

Reply here, on Discord, or info@takethis.org by 6/30!