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@mikesochill

Original Concept at Jackbox Games. Retired drummer, now destroying my hands by climbing.

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this was great last year, come climb!

02.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You’re cataloging every vending machine in O’Hare by taking a selfie with how its contents make you feel?

17.02.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

finally this story ends
bsky.app/profile/mike...

14.02.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a paper sign on a Whole Foods self-checkout kiosk notifying the discontinuation of the palm authentication system as a method of checking out.

a paper sign on a Whole Foods self-checkout kiosk notifying the discontinuation of the palm authentication system as a method of checking out.

society is healing

14.02.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

saw it for the first time a few years ago and didn’t find any fault too large to keep me from loving the movie!

26.01.2026 08:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love the Jackbox mention at the end, happy to be making the alternative to the nightmare that is adult scheduling.

24.01.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

sung to the tune of β€œdallas major”

11.01.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
It Only Has to Work for You: How to Create Engaged Teams | MDEV 25
It Only Has to Work for You: How to Create Engaged Teams | MDEV 25 YouTube video by Wisconsin Games Alliance

Well well, my talk on team dynamics is on YouTube!

Never mind the slide loading issues, they do not persist. Hope you find something useful in it!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Oe4...

22.12.2025 22:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Excited for him but so sad to see Andrew Schulz up there…the contrast!

12.12.2025 08:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

great video. longtime destiny player (stopped after final shape), I decided against playing the new borderlands because of its reliance on these mechanics.

09.12.2025 02:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My guess is the Switch would struggle a lot to render the game. Maybe Switch 2? They got Cyberpunk somehow.

05.12.2025 02:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

loved the film having both Blanc’s rant at the beginning and father Jud’s call with Louise

30.11.2025 22:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Finished it today, it’s really good! Didn’t expect to hear the word β€œplaytest” so many times!

25.11.2025 09:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm at 70 hours...and even with that, had someone a few weeks ago start telling me about something I had never heard of (search "Atelier Blueprints Maze" if you want).

11.11.2025 02:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And to be clear - the β€œreduction” in price is really coming from no longer including vault access with the talk pass. I think it’s great those aren’t bundled by default, but the obvious solution is to decouple expo hall access from talk access and provide three price points: expo, talks, talks+vault

24.10.2025 15:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo showing that the poster is speaking at the MDEV game industry conference. The conference is November 7th and 8th in Madison, Wisconsin.

Photo showing that the poster is speaking at the MDEV game industry conference. The conference is November 7th and 8th in Madison, Wisconsin.

I'm giving a talk at MDEV this year! I'll be distilling down lessons about team structure and process from the dozen games I've made at Jackbox. 12pm on Friday in Mendota 3!

It Only Has to Work for You: How to Create Engaged Teams

www.mdevconf.com#/agenda?day=...

23.10.2025 04:40 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@enothestrife.bsky.social Love this review! Thanks for playing. Also, for the Hear Say minigames, there is a "Skip Intermissions" setting under the "More Gameplay" tab to skip those and get straight to the recording!

23.10.2025 03:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey that’s me! It’s been great to learn from leaders in games the past few months. Honored, grateful, etc.

20.09.2025 22:28 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Gameplay Engineer - Jackbox Games Jackbox Games is looking for a Gameplay Engineer to join our team!Who are We?Jackbox is a small game studio (~80 people) best known for our Jackbox Party Pack franchise: a set of five social party gam...

Hey hey hey, Jackbox is hiring gameplay engineers! Come build party games with your hands!

wrkbl.ink/beVC9TV

17.09.2025 22:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I saw two get pulled! One is held by the nomai.

03.09.2025 17:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hah! Walked by y’all and said β€œI wonder if they’re talking about ZA/UM”

31.08.2025 03:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

just did a rewatch last week!

04.07.2025 02:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

love love love daisies! they sell their pasta and a few sauces at farmers markets too!

29.06.2025 05:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of the Trophy of Trophies achievement for Blue Prince. 0.3% of players have the achievement.

A screenshot of the Trophy of Trophies achievement for Blue Prince. 0.3% of players have the achievement.

Uh oh, the back-of-the-napkin math says I'm one of the ~1000 folks addicted enough to Blue Prince to earn this trophy.

26.05.2025 05:46 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

omg I loved Treasure Mountain as a kid! part of the very first batch of games I ever played.

17.05.2025 17:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

glad you enjoyed! that was a fun achievement to design.

15.05.2025 02:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

sending this to joe (guy who yelled chicken jockey)

15.04.2025 01:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

very down to talk flash! been working in it for seven years now.

05.03.2025 22:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We just got our first puzzle head man, bark worse than bite imo!!

19.02.2025 03:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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ATTN: #GDC2025 folks - we'll be doing our annual bouldering meetups at Dogpatch Boulders again this year, so pack your climbing shoes!

Monday March 17, 7am-9am
Thursday March 20, 7am-9am

Open to all skill levels, it's a very chill time. πŸ€™

14.02.2025 19:42 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1