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Valentin Serri

@khipow.bsky.social

narrative designer @sloclap | exploring desirable futures in games πŸ’¬ worked on Red Sails β›΅ former dontnod and asmodee digital (opinions are my own)

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ATUEL is out NOW on Steam & Google Play for free! πŸ™Œβœ¨

πŸŒ„ Explore dreamlike landscapes
🦊 Shapeshift into different animals
πŸ“» Listen to real testimonies

Atuel is an award-winning surrealist documentary game about the climate crisis.

Help us out with a RT! πŸ™

store.steampowered.com/app/2794330/...

30.06.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 457    πŸ” 280    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 18
a permanent echo - Announce Trailer
YouTube video by Three More Years Studio a permanent echo - Announce Trailer

Excited to share the reveal trailer for our next project:

a permanent echo -
a game about piecing together how we will remember - and judge - the decisions that shape our future.
youtu.be/WfmU6m0gs5g

Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3727200/...

#trailerthursday #IndieGames #indiedev

26.06.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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I'm getting real tired of not being able to trust that a video game doesn't have AI crap in it:

aftermath.site/the-alters-ai-...

30.06.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2322    πŸ” 665    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 127

pas au gamecamp cette année encore, mais mangez un welsh pour moi ✌️

18.06.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌞 SOL CESTO - OUT NOW ON STEAM 🌞

After 2 years of hard work, Sol Cesto is finally out in Early Access! A roguelite where the eerie charm of Inscryption collides with the high-stakes thrill and explosive combos of Balatro.

Please help us spread the word πŸ™Œ

27.05.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 998    πŸ” 387    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 47

One thing about living under fascism is that it makes all your creative endeavors feel frivolous and selfish in the face of daily horrors and future-erasing events.

21.05.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 7
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🌠Many Nights a Whisper ✨

Ten years ago, you were chosen to perform a ritual.

Practice to land an impossible shot that will define the fate of your generation.

AVAILABLE NOW on Steam and Itch.

29.04.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 400    πŸ” 192    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 51
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May Day Mayhem
a show of games about labor conflicts

May 2nd
7-11PM
LIKELIKE Pittsburgh

likelike.org/2025/04/27/m...

27.04.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

If you need AI for your job, or you can't imagine doing your job without AI: you're bad at your fucking job and aren't qualified to do it in any capacity.

25.04.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 229    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
MAKING S#!T IN A POLITICAL CRISIS : A TEACH IN at the NYU GAME CENTER

MAKING S#!T IN A POLITICAL CRISIS : A TEACH IN at the NYU GAME CENTER

Two weeks ago at the @nyugamecenter.bsky.social we shook up our usual curriculum to hold MAKING S#!T IN A POLITICAL CRISIS, a 9-hour teach-in on creative response to horrific events, featuring speakers from near and far including @marijamdid.com, @molleindustria.org, @winstontseng.com and more.

18.04.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

reminder for you to read this important piece to think video games as a medium (and it’s free)!

18.04.2025 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this is how it feels to be the narrative designer who keeps bringing up narrative themes at every meeting

09.04.2025 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Quake II’ Review (Microsoft AI Co-Pilot Edition): A Modern Tragedy Microsoft has just released a new AI trick in the form of its Co-Pilot platform generating an AI β€œreplica” of 1997’s Quake 2. It is awful.

www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
"show me any piece of AI tech that has evolved into something meaningful in the media space that isn’t wholly soulless. […] There are models stealing work and turning them into worse amalgamations with again, the promise that it will all get better in the future."

07.04.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"14 A MAZE. NOMINEES" written in simple black text with a large pink bubble border. Int he background is a blown-up image of a pigeon.

"14 A MAZE. NOMINEES" written in simple black text with a large pink bubble border. Int he background is a blown-up image of a pigeon.

We are excited to announce the nominees for the 2025 A MAZE. Awards! πŸ†

Thank you for the incredible slate of interactive works submitted β€” a record 364 entries from 72 countries!

Nominee list: https://2025.amaze-berlin.de/nominees/

Congrats to all selected works β€” 🧡 below!
#AMaze2025 #AMazeAwards

31.03.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 18

4 games i’ve worked on

30.03.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Wednesdays l Trailer de lancement l Jeux vidΓ©o l ARTE
YouTube video by ARTE Wednesdays l Trailer de lancement l Jeux vidΓ©o l ARTE

Wednesdays, our game about growing up after child sexual abuse IS OUT! ✨

It is the result of two years of work by a small team who put a lot of love into it.

We really hope you will enjoy the game, and, why not, we hope it will make the World a tiny bit better.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuxO...

26.03.2025 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 141    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 15

what a shame they didn’t call me to work on it, but fair enough, i’ll watch it

26.03.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Announcing our 2025 keynote speakers: Saturday’s keynote will be delivered by world-famous, cult-favorite designer SWERY, and Sunday’s will be delivered by Philadelphia’s own Dain Saint. Join us in Philadelphia this June to learn from Dain, SWERY, and other narrative design pros!

25.03.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

β€œAI” really is the end result of american consumer culture. it’s the baby pacifier of a vocal subset of people who were raised to have zero interest in learning or discovery or creativity; they just want instant gratification via a computer that spits their preferred art/music/politics back at them.

19.03.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 552    πŸ” 182    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Many Nights a Whisper on Steam A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure, and expectations. Take part in an ancient ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.

MANY NIGHTS A WHISPER✨

Our first self-published game! In collaboration with our friends @selkieharbour.bsky.social πŸ’Œ

A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure and expectations. Take part in a ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.

store.steampowered.com/app/3541130/...

11.03.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 235    πŸ” 147    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 16

got a rejection for my short story « Lands to WasteΒ Β» (boo), but the reviewer sent their praise for INVISIBLE MOUTH, the short game i crafted for A Maze last year πŸ₯Ή

07.03.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

FΓ©licitations !!!

07.03.2025 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

friend crafted this, give some force!!! πŸ’Ύ

06.03.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking for an Indigenous πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Canadian writer or narrative designer for consulting and/or collaboration on a game project.

Bsky, please help!

05.03.2025 10:37 β€” πŸ‘ 278    πŸ” 300    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 4

oh and the round-table was with @curseofremy.bsky.social and @dodoot.bsky.social !! 🌞

04.03.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it went very well!!! β˜„οΈ (at the end of my talk someone asked me how i managed to work with right-wing coworkers and it was the funniest and also thorniest question i had to answer lol)

04.03.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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C'est maintenant officiel, je peux dire que j'ai obtenu la bourse Parcours d'Auteur du CNC pour travailler sur mon projet de documentaire nommΓ© "Rage Quit" ! Un immense merci Γ  Christophe Galati @deneosproduction.com pour son parrainage et Γ  toutes les personnes qui m'ont aidΓ© dans cette dΓ©marche πŸ‘€

28.02.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3

after taking part in a round-table on « small gamesΒ Β», i’m giving a talk on theme-driven world building this afternoon at ENJMIN, a french public school for video game creation, as part of their game conferences event πŸ€“

28.02.2025 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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French union STJV agrees deal with Don't Nod that could save up to 23 jobs 'Collective action gets results, it is our best weapon.'

French union STJV agrees deal with Don't Nod that could save up to 23 jobs

'Collective action gets results, it is our best weapon.'

www.gamedeveloper.com/business/fre...

27.02.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 130    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Kaze No NOTAM - NOTAM of Wind (English Translation) PlayStation - RomHack Plaza Translation patch for the game Kaze no NOTAM, all the Japanese text has been translated into English, as have the tasks and the interface navigation.

group of people have translated kaze no NOTAM for the PS1 romhackplaza.org/translations...

27.02.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 401    πŸ” 164    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 18

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