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Professor at Northeastern University • award-winning indie game dev • PhD in game design, aging, motivation & learning • helps game devs to be mindful of older players

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Indie Hive launched in 2019. Here are some games we played back then that we think are still deserving of a spot on your Steam wishlist (if you don't own them already!. #IndieGames #WishlistWednesday

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25.02.2026 13:15 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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The Box is Alive: A Physics Based Platformer Deliver yourself! Roll, jump & glide as a box on a goofy quest of self-delivery!

Proud of Games at Northeastern GSND alumni Nabil Oueida, Srinivas Teja Bhattar and Kito They now go by Ludocratic Games as they've been pouring what they learned into their indie game "The Box is Alive" and a Kickstarter campaign.

Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud...

24.10.2025 21:22 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

You're going to love the game my team is currently working on. Unfortunately, it'll be another year until we are ready to share, but the prototype is doing great and a perfect fit. Great article!

05.08.2025 18:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

To clarify, a "bigger fraction" here means 1%, as 49% of US gamers are 35+ year olds and 28% are 50+ year olds.

05.08.2025 18:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yeah, World of Warships is also doing well in that demographic. They've done a GDC talk about it. gdcvault.com/play/1029081...

14.07.2025 12:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Game designer talks ‘Stop Killing Games’ initiative. Can it make a difference in Europe? The 'Stop Killing Games' petition responds to a growing concern among gamers over the future playability of server-based games.

What is the “Stop Killing Games” initiative, and will it hold sway with regulators? @northeasternu.bsky.social game designer @bobdeschutter.be weighs in on the movement.

08.07.2025 22:00 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

So far 2025 hasn't disappointed for horror movies. Sinners, 28 Years Later, Companion, Final Destination and Ugly Stepsister would make for a fine top 5 at the end of any year and we're just halfway there.

06.07.2025 03:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

With Alan Alda being 89 years old, it's probably now or never.

02.07.2025 13:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Love how it picks up the pace as you keep firing. Awesome work!

22.06.2025 17:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Cool, I'll check it out. My favorite has been Gaming with Doc's Satisfactory vids, but that's really more of interest if you're into that game.

04.06.2025 12:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Any specific 65+ year old gamers you're following online?

04.06.2025 08:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The Accessibility Wizard from @steampowered.com is a serious step forward, even if there's still room for refinement. What stands out most is how genuinely satisfying it feels to progress through the checklist. Hoping motivates devs to include more game accessibility features.

29.04.2025 20:14 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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‘An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force’: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers - Aftermath 'I have had conversations about AI in a professional context that make me want to walk into the sea'

Even from my perch inside gamedev, I had no idea it was already this bad. The rot is spreading. A necessary, sobering read. (gift link)

07.04.2025 23:39 👍 336 🔁 126 💬 6 📌 31

More like Metroidlameia 😂

08.04.2025 01:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I'm not sure that this poll says a lot about American scientists. The scientific community in the US is a diverse one with a lot of non-citizens as well as folks who are feeling targeted for reasons unrelated to their nationality. Nature should probably be above this kind of clickbait.

31.03.2025 14:16 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

With over a hundred million active 40+ year old gamers in the US alone, I don't think that folks are not having fun playing them. There is some research talking about them wanting more innovation and less derivative games, though.

22.03.2025 01:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Stages and levels. Never heard boards.

22.03.2025 01:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It looks great. I'm excited. More than the remake despite the original being one of my all time favorite games.

16.03.2025 16:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I have shared this story, this thread, before - but I think given the state of the world, it's worth telling once again. Maybe it can help, especially if like me, you make art, and you wonder what the use of all of it is right now.

13.03.2025 00:11 👍 3506 🔁 1342 💬 66 📌 127

Just a little pinch, they said

13.03.2025 21:28 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
My face with a massive gaping hole to the side of it.

My face with a massive gaping hole to the side of it.

Was on a video call when my screen froze for a bit. For some reason it left a gaping hole in my face creepy enough for folks to take a screenshot. Maybe this is all a simulation after all?

13.03.2025 17:40 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Looking forward to reading about your research. Sounds interesting.

10.03.2025 16:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Gamers are maturing. Is the industry ready? Already 53 million strong, the community of U.S. gamers 50 and over presents a major growth opportunity. Yet research shows that older players feel overlooked by the gaming industry. Our panel featuring experts on consumer behavior, marketing and design will explore the future of gaming for this key cohort. Discover how to create age-inclusive games that captivate mature players and learn non-obvious insights for reaching this diverse audience. Whether you’re a developer, marketer or researcher, this session offers valuable strategic takeaways.

Gamers are maturing. Is the industry ready? Already 53 million strong, the community of U.S. gamers 50 and over presents a major growth opportunity. Yet research shows that older players feel overlooked by the gaming industry. Our panel featuring experts on consumer behavior, marketing and design will explore the future of gaming for this key cohort. Discover how to create age-inclusive games that captivate mature players and learn non-obvious insights for reaching this diverse audience. Whether you’re a developer, marketer or researcher, this session offers valuable strategic takeaways.

Pretty stoked about this #SXSW panel on how 50+ year old gamers are a massive and underserved opportunity for the game industry.

10.03.2025 01:18 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
GDC and SXSW logos

GDC and SXSW logos

I'll be at SXSW from 3/9 through 3/12 and at GDC from 3/18 through 3/22. Drop me a message if you'd like to meet up to talk age-friendly game design or anything else. :-)

03.03.2025 21:46 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks! That's exactly the kind of perspective needed to keep us "first timers" going.

02.03.2025 13:20 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I always expect Pelinka to sound like Lowe when he is about to speak and it surprises me every time when he doesn't sound like him in the slightest.

07.02.2025 12:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

this haptic display absolutely rocks. basketball is for everyone.

06.02.2025 21:56 👍 21334 🔁 6841 💬 249 📌 1038

Doesn't make any sense. Couldn't this just end up being marketing for Anthony Davis' new prank show?
press.wbd.com/us/media-rel...

Time will tell. There's a few more days until the trade deadline.

02.02.2025 16:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

So is there really no chance that this is just epic marketing for Anthony Davis' new prank show?
press.wbd.com/us/media-rel...

02.02.2025 16:13 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Is it me or are a lot of organizations already doing these on a daily basis?

29.01.2025 23:47 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0