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Today in the Game Industry Coffee Chat : Success hubris and the disrespect for expertise

- People who are successful in one field or industry assuming they can transfer that expertise to games
- Peter principle
- Cognitive arrogance
- Are we just gatekeeping

This and more today. Join us:

I'm part of two great things for GDC 2026! Bring your (non AI generated) portfolio pieces for feedback alongside some some super skilled folks, then join me when i talk about my experience being a "junior" (or lack thereof) and the importance of maintaining talent

for nymerasnowcat 🐺🐾🍃

sold adopt over on my patreon~

landscape studies, a Pearl

Why am I here? Just to suffer? Every day I look at a semi-organized document I created & think it would be more effective as a spreadsheet

A vibrant, punk-style graphic for "The Women in Games Manifesto" featuring a purple statue of Lady Justice holding scales against a neon green, textured collage background.

We're proud to launch the Women in Games Manifesto 2026.

This isn't just a document; it’s a bold call-to-action setting out why empowering women in games is essential for creativity, innovation and sustainability across the industry.

Read: www.womeningames.org/the-manifesto

#WomenInGames

some painty closeups🎨

The Problem With Greg Bovino’s Overcoat Isn’t What You Think The head of Border Patrol isn’t referencing the Nazis — but he is sending a message.

This can have consequences for how agents see themselves. If they put on clothes designed for war, they are more likely to see cities as hostile terrain and citizens as enemy combatants, which can increase the chance of violence. Link to the story here:

www.politico.com/news/magazin...

I'll be speaking at GDC @officialgdc.bsky.social again this year!

My talk is "Playtesting Process for Ultra Small Teams"

Anyone else going?

Excerpt from On The Internet by Hubert Dreyfus. Key paragraph reads: “But the vision of a worldwide electronic agora precisely misses the Kierkegaardian point that the people talking to each other in the Athenian agora were members of a direct democracy who were directly affected by the issues they were discussing, and, most importantly, the point of the discussion was for them to take the responsibility and risk of voting publicly on the questions they were debating. For Kierkegaard, a worldwide electronic agora is an oxymoron. The Athenian agora is precisely the opposite of the public sphere, where anonymous electronic kibitzers from all over the world, who risk nothing, come together to announce and defend their opinions. As an extension to the deracinated public sphere, the electronic agora is a grave danger to real political community. Kierkegaard enables us to see that the problem is not that Rheingold's 'electronic agora' is too utopian; it is not an agora at all, but a nowhere place for anonymous nowhere people. As such, it is dangerously distopian.”

I really think Hubert Dreyfus nailed this in On The Internet (2002) and I’ll keep posting this page until everyone has seen it. Key para in alt text.

Lettuce Grow Hydroponic tower - 6 levels plus 4 glo rings + accessories | eBay Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Lettuce Grow Hydroponic tower - 6 levels plus 4 glo rings + accessories at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products...

Hey y'all, I am selling my lettucegrow hydroponic tower with tons of accessories if you know anyone wanting to take the plunge this spring: www.ebay.com/itm/39751304...

Exactly—I feel like you’re really good at capturing the essence of your subject (fulfilling the realism aspect) & exaggerating it into something that feels “realer than real” through your style 💘

As a [ grown adult working in tech ]
I need my messaging app to [ obliterate the water supply of a small town ]
so that I can [ chuckle about being an armadillo ]

And then his brother shows up in season 3!

As set of illustrative stickers made by Samantha Mash. The stickers include a leopard, crab, lemons, women, a hand, roses, and a tiger. The stickers lay on top of frosted leaves

As set of illustrative stickers made by Samantha Mash. The stickers include a leopard, crab, lemons, women, a hand, roses, and a tiger. The stickers lay on top of frosted leaves

It is a winter sale! Help me clear out some stock and get 25% off all prints, stickers, and even an original painting. Low national and international shipping rates on all flat items (can't say the same about originals, so sorry!)

No code needed🧡

Sale runs until next week!

samanthamash.etsy.com

A pale woman with light gray hair leaning back in a endless space of green, orange, yellow and pink foliage as a white bird hovers by her shoulder

Illustration of teal seagull flying amongst others of its own kind in peach clouds. On the back of the main seagull grow out pieces of Pacific Northwest like the space needle, a salmon, Mount Hood, a bike, and a fishing boat amongst other things

Illustration of a dark haired woman laying in a Arizona landscape. She is as large as the mountains behind her and lays facing the sky. Above her is a peachy cloudy sky with a large pink sun. Under her is a scrub desert landscape with brush and cacti in bloom

Illustration of a peach toned and red crab with the Cancer constellation around it as stars. The crab is on a light peach background

It is #portfolioday again! I'm Samantha and I specialize in editorials, publishing (mostly book covers), and branding! I also sell my work at the links below

✉️samanthamashillustration@gmail.com
🧡samanthamash.com
🧡samanthamash.etsy.com
🧡inprnt.com/gallery/samanthamash
🧡patreon.com/samanthamash

Job opening: game designer @ Hidden Folks We're looking for a game designer in the Netherlands to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.

friends! acquaintances! help!

i'm looking to hire a game designer (living in the Netherlands) to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.

know someone who's a good fit? pls forward this, ty!

hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...

Good luck, you got this!!!

Join us for our 15th Anniversary Stream as we take a trip down memory lane. We'll be reminiscing about the past, sharing some sneak peeks of the future, announcing our Anniversary Giveaway winners, and more!

🥳 www.twitch.tv/dcuniverseon...

#DCUO #Steam #Playstation #Xbox #Switch

a small ceramic animal held in my hand. it has a gentle yet exuberant smile, round shiny black eyes, a snout with no nose or teeth and tall rabbit-like ears. it has pink accents on its white face and a soft-edged light red upperside to its body, with white spots. its feet and underside are white.

the same ceramic animal from a 3/4 view, standing on an aged wooden table. its head is tilted upwards, looking off to the left, and its front foot is lifted from the ground as if walking. its red upperside with mushroom-like white spot markings can be seen to cover its back and neck, the backs of its ears, and part of its tail. it has simple rounded nub legs and a loosely canine build.

the same ceramic animal from above. it peers up at the viewer as if excited to see them. its shortish tail is somewhat feline in nature.

the same ceramic animal standing on a garden rock wall in bright sunshine. there are plants and purple flowers behind it, and seeing its snout front-on shows that, despite its lack of discernible nose, it has a slight ":3" lip, like a cat, dog or ball python. its raised forelimb seems like it might be frolicking, and its short tail trails behind it.

this one is called mushroom puppy :)

It took me a while to get used to pogoing, and now I like it, but then I got to the part where you have to bounce on spikes (I never completed Path of Pain & barely explored the White Palace) & I haven’t touched the game in months since then

for nymerasnowcat~ 🌿🐺🍒

If I ever liked your skeet too quickly, it’s because I still haven’t figured out feeds & have curated my own, personal feed via “Notify me about new posts”. I only log into this app after accruing enough notifications to scroll through this specific feed.

My family was watching it in the room with me & my immediate, visceral reaction was, “This looks like a TV show that would play in a movie.” There’s something so incredibly flat & fake about it, it’s hard to believe people dedicated a decade of their lives to it

YouTube video by The Stupendium VENDING MACHINE OF LOVE | The Theme from OnlyCans

I was looking into unique video game credits (should out to Demonschool) and was reminded of the greatest game credits songs of all time. No it's not Portal or Portal 2. It's OnlyCans' Vending Machine of Love: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXQJ...

I know everyone's just getting back in the office but, if you're having headcount discussions please keep me in mind! I'd really love to work with you here in 2026