Discordia Dystopia🔜GDC

They look nice tho

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It must be almost GDC because I'm updating decks and websites at 11pm

looking at the GDC talks for this year and this kinda sums it up, huh

A classic choice

I asked this on LinkedIn, but I posit the same query to Bsky -

What battle jacket should I pack for GDC?

I admit I like Zip 😫

I got the opportunity to work with GameMaker to put together the Steam event for their Awards!

Several Akupara titles are made with GameMaker engine, and I love that it helps make game development more accessible for everyone :)

I’m very upset, but I’ve got nothing of substance to contribute to the conversation on this platform. When you see me posting through it about random stuff, don’t confuse it for apathy.

Katatonia 💞

Time is running out to sink your teeth into this one! 🍷🧛‍♂️

We are in the final stretch to bring the Cabernet Vampire Cat plushie to life. He’s cute, he’s bitey, and he needs your help to hit the goal!

Last night I streamed the Nostalgia 64 Banjo Kazooie mod for my birthday. I just set it up for my son to play and all of the same things I said last night are coming out of his mouth 😂 like watching myself if I was 7 years old.

Slowly making my office cool again.

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Talk at UCLA Game Lab today went well! Even had several non-students who follow me on LinkedIn make the trip out to watch, including one who was a repeat attendee from my Unity talk last month.

Thanks for coming 🙏

My son found chalk and wrote me a message outside my office 🥺

Papaya is the worst fruit, without question

#fubar #haileris

If I say "I got my PC working again" what I really mean 100% of the time is that @dukedonuts.bsky.social got my PC working again 🙏

Finally got the pachinko machine off my floor and onto my office wall \o/ and got my PC working better again and steps towards fixing my monitor and tiny arcade walls. Good productive day

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I turn 40 next week and am having a Crazy Saturday Night doing profitability modeling over here

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Day job:

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Side project:
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My parents' gardener got abducted by ICE in San Diego yesterday 😭

I am NOT looking to take meetings with:
🤖AI-backed tools
💲SAAS providers (we are B2C, not B2B)
🛒Localization, QA or co-dev vendors (very happy with our existing solutions here)
🕹️Developers looking for publishing partners (our scout will be there taking pitches! Please instead connect with Rachel)

I've got availability for GDC Sunday-Thursday.

Open to meetings with:
🎮Platform/distribution
🤑Potential biz dev opps
🌎Regional partners in Asia/LATAM
🤗Existing partners
🤝Pubs who want to collab
👩‍💼Folks interested in my services in production, product design, biz dev, marketing or publishing.

Hey game developers - if you are looking into publishing as a possible route to help launch your game, I wrote up this guide about what contractual pitfalls to be aware of when considering partners and negotiating terms.

(This also exists in a talk format, if video is more your speed)

Totally heard! If it helps, there is also a talk version of this blog that I did with Rene Otto from DeviantLegal. He gives a lot of concrete examples from bad contracts (so you can also get the perspective from an entertainment lawyer, and not just a publisher)

learn.unity.com/tutorial/uni...

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Absolutely no reason for Danny Go songs to go as hard as they do

7 new companies added, including 2 new verified:

VERIFIED
Goldpact Goblins (new company from ex-Neon Doctrine)
PLAYSENSE

NEWLY ADDED ORGS
Weekend Games (new publisher from Secret Sauce)
Polden Publishing
Pixel Doors
Isle of Strays
Ares Interactive, Inc.

Zoltar said I should start that side project I've been considering 🤔🤔🤔

I'm not one to discard the sage advice of the allmighty Zoltar, so I guess it's time to get things rolling on my next secret side quest.