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I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.

And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

YouTube thumbnail. The background shows the inside of a space craft and an astronaut. Kolo's face is in the foreground with her hand over her mouth. The bottom left shows the Deliver Us The Moon logo.

I finally played one of your most suggested games!

Deliver Us The Moon episode 1 is up on YouTube now!

👩‍🚀 youtu.be/oOUz7SjUCd4 👩‍🚀

Hey y'all, I'm a Black narrative designer, writer, editor & consultant who was impacted by layoffs last year. I'm available for immediate work in comics, books and games!
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oh bluesky why so blurry

screenshot of YouTube comment on a Baldur's Gate 3 video. Comment reads: "I'm currently listening to the wonderful discussion you had and just wanted to tell you how refreshing it is to come across a gamer who injects their feelings so readily and unapologetically into the game. I'm so glad I found your channel. Oh and your laughter is beautifully infectious - you're a joy to watch"

Having emotionally vulnerable discussions on the internet isn't always easy.

I often think "time to stop talking about the deep stuff and protect myself"

Then I get a comment like this. Or one that tells me how much it resonated/connected with them

And I think yeah. That's it. That's why I do it.

"i want ai to do my dishes and fold my laundry" idk man id be pretty worried it would like fold my cat in half or something

And yet, things aren't changing fast enough in this industry to make it non-hostile. Non-men with intersectional identities experiencing it at a huge rate; non-white, disabled and/or queer people are massively disproportionally affected.

The games industry has got to change.

There are exceptionally brilliant people in this industry; community members, games industry professionals. Those who fight for equal opportunities & speak out when they witness inequality. All genders who uplift each other. Men who call fellow men out for their sexism & help change things. I see it

Going to conventions and speaking at events, having organisers assume, that a man in my physical proximity were "Kolo", were there to speak, even men that I wasn't with or talking to
It can be intentional, it can be a non-conscious bias; both must change. Non-men take the stage in gaming too

But the thing that got me the most was the assumption. The there was only one possible reason for my success; that I had slept with a man.

It wasn't due to my hard work, incredible supportive community, the best moderators I could ask for or my business mind. It couldn't possibly be that... right?

It was massively intimidating, purposefully nasty. Would they have done this to a man? claimed a man had only achieved success by "sleeping his way to the top"?

It affected me deeply & nearly pushed me off the internet.
Things are not changing fast enough to protect women in the gaming industry.

They created new channels with intentionally similar usernames, doctored images of me and spread them online, publicly & personally attacked me, attempted to doxx me, all while also flirting with me, attempting to solicit explicit images of me, & asking "how much for you to come to X hotel with me"

Appalling, and yet, I am shocked at how un-shocked I am at this.

When I was partnered on Twitch & my YouTube channel was growing for the 1st time, a group of men started a smear campaign, claiming my success was exclusively because I'd "slept my way to the top" with someone at Twitch.

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Hot off the press, our Ambassador and Friends stream schedule! This February, these incredible creators will be taking over our Twitch channel for #GameBlast26, so be sure to tune in and say hello!

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I've also heard that Groundhog Day—Feb. 2—is based on a German superstition. In Germany, though, it’s not a groundhog that forecasts either an early spring or a longer winter: it’s a badger 🦡

Totally 100% normal stream and absolutely nothing to do with

Groundhog Day—Feb. 2—is based on a German superstition. In Germany, though, it’s not a groundhog that forecasts either an early spring or a longer winter: it’s a badger 🦡

LIVE: www.twitch.tv/helloitskolo

Groundhog Day—Feb. 2—is based on a German superstition. In Germany, though, it’s not a groundhog that forecasts either an early spring or a longer winter: it’s a badger 🦡

Groundhog Day—Feb. 2—is based on a German superstition. In Germany, though, it’s not a groundhog that forecasts either an early spring or a longer winter: it’s a badger 🦡

HELLO TANK BOY 💜

I spent my summers doing punt tours for Scudamores and I lost count of the number of times I saw people try to hop from bridge to punt, it almost always ended in a splash and a cheer, lmao

Somewhere, I have a video of some students stealing tourist's punt poles from the top of a bridge, running after the floating boat and handing it back across the river. #JustCambridgeThings or something

A Rog Ally on the left playing Train Sim. On the right Laura uses a train controller. The window shows the train Laura rides on is moving.

Okay, one tiny early peak at "Laura plays Train Sim on a Train" :P

I love this

as a transplant-to-Yorkshire with a heating pad, fluffy blanket and big jumper, I have decided the same 😂

DECISIONS MADE!

Next game will be Deliver Us The Moon, after which we'll play at least one of these:

- God Of War (2018)
- Child of Light
- Celeste
- Harold Halibut

Story game every Weds/Thurs & wildcard Monday streams too, playing something different each Monday

Excited for some 2026 gaming ✨

wishing you all a very merry "we should turn the heating on"

a valid concern 😂

forever unable to take a serious selfie

Kolo looking off camera with her thumb up. behind her is a green wall with white sound panels linked together

Which game next?!

God of War (2018), Celeste, RDR2, Atomfall, Bioshock, FAR, Spiritfarer, Dispatch?

...or something else entirely?

Suggestions very welcome!

Live right now making some ✨ choices ✨ about the next Twitch & YouTube playthrough!

🔴 Twitch.tv/helloitskolo

Kolo, a white woman with ginger wavy hair and glasses poses with a smile in front of a small bare Xmas tree. The wall behind is covered in paper chains!

Merry Christmas!

Let's decorate this tree 💖✨

Xmas stream is live!
twitch.tv/helloitskolo