@litotic
She/They, Vietnamese descent, multilingual. Game dev, educator, PhD candidate, writer, working on various experiments. I love narrative design, intersectionality, etc. Banner: Voxel bowl of chicken congee, by me. Icon: Another bowl of soup by me.
Spotted from @remotegamejobs.com; GameDev.tv is offering 5 indie game devs $500 each as a sponsorship and applications close March 8th. That may be comparatively small to some, but to a lot of teams that can be a big help, and I love to see this kind of generous support.
gamedev.tv/p/indie-game...
Graphic that says "South Asian Gamedev Meetup - GDC '26 - Wednesday - 1 PM - 3:30 PMM - Waterfall @ Yerba Buena Gardens"
A group photo of South Asian gamedevs posing together in a garden
Calling all South Asian gamedevs! I'm hosting another South Asian Gamedev Meetup at #GDC26 with @ekanaut.bsky.social. Wednesday, 1 PM at the Waterfall. Come through, meet fellow devs, make lifelong friends, what have you. Turns out there are DOZENS of us.
See you soon!
JOB OPENING AT GB PATCH GAMES π£οΈ
We're looking for new Renβpy programmers to join our studio! Our team is currently working on a slice-of-life visual novel called Our Life: Now & Forever, and we are bringing on at least one new programmer to help complete the game.
#gamejobs #programmer #renpy
Tomorrow. βοΈ
I am glad this is out before Slay the Spire 2 lol
:D
Just a wee reminder that applications for our β¨NEW Cooperative Foundationsβ¨ program + $5k grant are open through this Friday, March 6!
Canadian indie game studios looking to learn about building a sustainable business - we'd love to hear from you.
babyghosts.fund/coop-foundat...
π THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE βοΈ is out NOW!
www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope
100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max...
ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!
our wizard-in-chief at @thegamebakers.com Anthony Beyer made a breakdown about γπͺ¨ rocks πͺ¨ε½‘. check it out! www.artstation.com/artwork/AZzrJm
GDC is almost here! Meet 2026 Ensemble cohort full of studio founders, advocates, and talented mid-career developers: pixelles.ca#gdcensemble-...
π All made possible by our sponsors: @popagenda.co @cleverendeavor.bsky.social @bhvr.com @juicybeast.com @gravitywell.games WBGamesMTL
#GDCScholarImpact
The key art for visual novel Truth Scrapper, showing the protagonist surrounded by whirling pages of photos of Betz and Amour emerging from her scrapbook
If YOU are based in Ontario, Canada, AND you know how to localized into German and/or PT-BR, I'm looking for you for Truth Scrapper! If that's you or someone you know, please get in touch with your rate and availability!
#gamedev #visualnovel
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@truthscrapper.bsky.social
indeed, no out of the box existing tools. it's really hard to imagine what it'd look like beyond a dialogue parser (that many plugins do)
I don't think I know what a "standard narrative job" would mean in games
If folks are curious, I curated a list of narrative tools for games here a while ago litotic.com/ndwiki/doku....
many of them are free or have trial versions
many game studios use custom tools
(it's not the most up to date, but can give you pointers, depending on what you're trying to do)
On Tuesday 10, next week, @iamleyeti.bsky.social will be presenting his workshop about writing short stories as a way to prototype game narratives.
The presentation can be access through Eventbrite here: www.eventbrite.com/e/prototypin...
Presentation on March 10!
Workshop starts on April 14!
Southeast Asian Games Showcase CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS The Southeast Asian Games Showcase is now accepting submissions from game developers until March 31st.
The Southeast Asian Games Showcase is BACK this Summer!
Submissions are now open to Southeast Asian based developers + Southeast Asian led teams.
The showcase goes live in June during the week of Summer Game Fest βοΈ
ποΈ Submit your game by March 31st via the form below!
My piece in there is called "A Chair Left Empty". Let me know if you ever read it!
The Kaleidoscope launches next week: you can sign up to be emailed when it's out at the link below, or just keep your eyes peeled to our feed.
Why apply to the GDoCExpo Direct or Steam Sale?
- developer-first, mission-driven
- Steam frontpage visibility
- 1M showcase visitors annually
- tickets to GDoCExpo conference
- no submission/exhibition fees ever
- secret alumni network of indie studios
- no-strings dev grants (we've awarded $450K+)
the secret to game design is that as much as players may claim otherwise they all love choosing one out of three things
Applications are open now for our spring 2026 cohort of Cooperative Foundations! Comes with a $5k bursary.
And if youβre Ontario-based, we have $1,000 travel stipends available to join us in Toronto for in-person cohort events thanks to Ontario Creates. babyghosts.fund/coop-foundat...
Steam Next Fest Promo for Love in the Time of Spellphage. Shows the cover art and title with the text "Check out our game demo during Steam next Fest. Feb 23 - Mar 2".
Our first game, Love in the Time of Spellphage is in the current Steam Next Fest!
If you haven't checked out the demo yet, now would be a great time! store.steampowered.com/app/4222400/...
The Poly Fighter demo is live on Steam!! Please check it out if you like fighting games and/or roguelikes!
Thank you!! β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
Still on the lookout here, by the way! If you previously worked somewhere with a group like this, that is also fine.
Overjoyed at all the applications we've had so far for this.
If you're thinking of applying, reminder that the deadline is February 28th
Applications are open for the IGDN 2026 Diversity Scholarship by the iTDF: itdf.games
We have 4 spots for marginalized and underrepresented designers to receive mentorship plus $1000 USD no-strings-attached scholarship!
Apply before March 17th, 2026: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Can you survive off 10k sales for a $15 game?
www.patreon.com/posts/can-yo...
Our next IVGD Indie Game Playtest is coming up next week!
Join us for a night of games and chat with local developers, students and gamers alike.
We still have a few spots left if you would like to present your game. (Link in thread)
Get your free ticket now: events.humanitix.com/ivgd-indie-g...
Venba is 60% off on sale as part of Global Food Faire and is only 5$!!!
For the price of pre-pandemic latte, you can now get the BAFTA winning game about cooking lost recipes and restoring relationships!
store.steampowered.com/app/1491670/...
π Managing Project in the Creative industry just dropped!
buff.ly/mYA9BaV
Itβs a fun, noβnonsense dive into project management β solid theory, real studio stories, and plenty of βoh yeah, Iβve lived thatβ moments.
#CreativeIndustries #ProjectManagement #GameDev #Routledge
