Bryan Bonilla Diaz 🇵🇷

New deadline for our CAFECITOS sign-ups is now November 2nd! ☕️

Sign-up forms will close at 11:59 PM EST (12:59 AM AST - Nov. 3rd)!

Sign up as a MENTEE: forms.gle/uB9cRn9bKySvz5WAA
Sign up as a MENTOR: forms.gle/BNZsZniY46f7tjrNA

CAFECITOS Mentoring Sessions are BACK!

☕Nov. 15 to 17, 2024☕

Get matched with industry professionals who will mentor and support your goals in the LATAM game dev community!

Thank you @latinxingaming.bsky.social for collaborating with us! ♥️

More Info + Mentee/Mentor sign-ups below ⬇️

Our 6th CAFECITOS mentoring event with @latinxingaming.bsky.social takes place November 7 to 9! We're looking for mentors to help game dev communities from Puerto Rico to LATAM. If interested, please fill out the form: forms.gle/2fshVnHkfiyD...

We'll soon announce our forms for mentees! 🥳

Earlier this year I worked on an interactive visualizer for Create-It Studios with UE5 + Ableton Live! Unreal picks up MIDI from Ableton (via MaxForLive/OSC), making various assets react to notes in real time. It was shown at the opening event—and you can still try it out if you visit their space! 🥳

Our partners at @prgda.net - Puerto Rico Game Developers Association are officially announcing cafecitos and are looking for mentors!!! If interested please apply below ⬇️

I forgot to post the only picture of myself last weekend at Megaplex 2025. 🤠

Did you know that we are collaborating with @latinxingaming.bsky.social to giveaway two PAX West 4-Day badges to our PRGDA community? 🤯

To join, fill out the form, and please checkmark that you are part of the PRGDA LXIG Ally Community! More info & link to the form in the post below! ⬇️

You've asked for it, and we are bringing it back! What the Jam!? 2025 is taking place this July 16th to the 20th! 🤯

Whether you participate with a team or go at it solo, we welcome anyone. Join us and let's make a game in 5 days! ✨

More Info + Registration: prgda.net/event-list/what-the-jam-2025

Going back to last year, I'm thankful that I landed a role in education at that career fair, it's been great so far! While I'm not at GDC, a couple friends and peers are there, say hi to them for me at @prgda.net's Meetup this Thursday! #WhatAGameDevLooksLike

March 20th @ 7:30 PM | Fish & Farm 424 Clay St. Puerto Rico GDC 2025 Game Dev Meetup! PRGDA (Puerto Rico Game Developer's Association) | Latinx In Gaming

Are you going to be around GDC this year? If so, are you looking to meet awesome Boricua devs? Come to our Puerto Rico Game Dev Meetup this March 20th in Fish & Farm (424 Clay St.) at 7:30 PM! Thanks to our friends at @latinxingaming.bsky.social for helping us make this a possibility! 🇵🇷✨

Puerto Rican Game Community and State of the Industry 2025 - Comunidad y Estado de la Industria Puertorriqueña 2025 Hello, and thank you for taking the time to complete this survey! Your participation is essential to us. We are incredibly grateful that you have chosen to be part of this effort to make the video ga...

The PRGDA is conducting a State of the Industry survey within the Puerto Rican Community! If you're involved in games, tech, or adjacent industries, your input is invaluable. Once you've finished the survey, please do share it with others! ❤️🤍💙
forms.gle/iNTmLEPkuUH4...

Do you want to participate in the first Game Jam from our friends at @lagshowcase.bsky.social? Join us this March 28th through April 6th for a 9-day jam and collaborate with other developers and artists from Latin America! For more info and registration: itch.io/jam/lags-game-jam

Announcing our #PRGDA GDC 2025 Scholars! 🥳

Thanks to the Latam Video Games Federation for giving GDC All-Access Passes to our community! In the thread below, we'll highlight the scholars - representing Puerto Rican professionals and students. 🧵

More info: prgda.net/opportunities/gdc-2025-scholars

Thanks to the Latam Video Games Federation, the #PRGDA GDC Scholarship is here for 2025! We're giving 10 GDC All-Access Passes to our local Puerto Rican community. ✨

For info on eligibility and how to apply: prgda.net/opportunities/gdc-scholarship-2025

Application Deadline: February 7, 2025

Hello everyone! Our friends at @latinxingaming.bsky.social are hosting their first virtual jam site for the Global Game Jam! If you want to attend the GGJ this year, join this jam site! For those looking for a Puerto Rico Jam Site, we do not have one, we encourage you to join this jam site.

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Not only that but a bunch of folks in my circle are doing great things, and I'm sure I missed more things - like shouting out the PRGDA GDC 2024 Scholars and mentioning more peeps, but feel free to share your moments or highlights of 2024, keep me in the know! Keep on rocking! ✨

Also, can I say that @d1gitalrabbit.bsky.social has been killing it like a boss? They got all the stuff with Toad Tavern (@toadtaverngame.bsky.social) + all its showcases, attending multiple local + industry events to give back, hosting workshops, and a bunch more things! 🤯

Then Platano Team published their Steam page for Dark Light, an upcoming indie game based on metroidvania's from the NES era! Keep an eye out on this one, and wishlist it to show support! 🕹️

As for fellow friends and peers, the Pichon Games (@pichongames.bsky.social) crew got to announce and release The Bunny Graveyard for the Nintendo Switch (and it has a lot of new content + polished details)! I'm super proud of them, can't wait to see what's next! 🐰🪦

And lastly, I feel like I’ve been doing more in my personal life! Started collecting vinyls (should I post about it?), trying to learn Portuguese with Duolingo, got back into Pokémon Go to walk more, attended more events, and even went to my first concert in a long time! 🤩

When it comes to community efforts, I got to give back to my alma mater by hosting a Portfolio 101 event with the Inter x PRGDA student chapter! Not only that, but I led the PRGDA GDC 2024 Scholarship! Besides those two, I'm happy about the contributions I've made! 🥰

As for the job hunt, it paid off! Not only did I land an educational gig during the summer, but it turned into a full-time role! So grateful for this job - I'm constantly learning and putting my skills to good use! Excited to keep growing professionally! 📚

A few projects that I did audio work for back in 2023 were released on Steam this year! Proud to see Mini-Tank Arena (a multiplayer third-person shooter) out there! On top of that, On-Call (a visual novel, released in 2023) was longlisted in the 2024 Yugo BAFTA Student Awards! 🎧

In late 2023, I began my portfolio overhaul, and earlier this year, I got to show off all the hard work! I got my hands dirty with HTML/CSS (plus some Javascript), and even created a new logo! It needs a few updates now, but it helped my job hunt! 💻

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I guess my 2024 had a bit of everything - it was a weird yet hectic rollercoaster, but more than anything, it was a year of learning and exploration. I may have been off social media, but I'll highlight some of my moments and celebrate a few ones from my friends and peers! ❤️🧵

Image of the Bluesky account for the Puerto Rico Game Developers Association (otherwise known as the PRGDA).

Does the PRGDA have a bluesky account? We do now! Follow us @prgda.net! 🥳

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I got it at The Florida Mall in the Pro Image Sports store, I was on a hunt for a boricua hat (cause I'm now collecting hats and vinyls lol - and I'm very picky with hats) and this was the best one I found. Heck, here's the link of the beauty: proimagesports.com/mlb/miami-ma...

I should start using this platform more often, so here's a silly picture of me I guess. 🤓

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Thanks and much love! ❤️

In light of us Puerto Ricans getting trashed once again, I reshare this updated starter pack of Puerto Rican talent in game dev ✨️
go.bsky.app/Kubx5tT
#gamedev #PuertoRico