ideomancer
@ideomancer.bsky.social
Game Design :: UX/UI Design :: Art Direction
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Feverishly watched PsychOdessey over the last week, and now playing Psychonauts 2. Incredible work throughout. 🤯
September 28, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Feverishly watched PsychOdessey over the last week, and now playing Psychonauts 2. Incredible work throughout. 🤯
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btw Kanye did a song Heil Hitler and no one stepped in to oppose his tour(s), which is ongoing. In fact, Kanye is scheduled to perform at one of the stadiums Macklemore has been stopped from being at.
Rapper Macklemore has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour after he made a “Free Palestine” speech on stage earlier this month
Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran's Tour After 'Free Palestine' Speech
www.huffpost.com
September 14, 2026 at 4:21 PM
btw Kanye did a song Heil Hitler and no one stepped in to oppose his tour(s), which is ongoing. In fact, Kanye is scheduled to perform at one of the stadiums Macklemore has been stopped from being at.
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"Whatever the **** you're into, you do it one hundred ****ing percent!" – Andy Williams
It's a good day to strive to be the person Andy knew you can be.
It's a good day to strive to be the person Andy knew you can be.
September 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
"Whatever the **** you're into, you do it one hundred ****ing percent!" – Andy Williams
It's a good day to strive to be the person Andy knew you can be.
It's a good day to strive to be the person Andy knew you can be.
This year has been a year of growth for me, and we're continuing that thread with the @uipeeps.bsky.social UX/UI Masterclass. I must design, so here we go!
September 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
This year has been a year of growth for me, and we're continuing that thread with the @uipeeps.bsky.social UX/UI Masterclass. I must design, so here we go!
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French-Beninese writer @invinciblejane.bsky.social fell in love with South of Midnight, but not before investigating how it achieved its level of cultural appreciation, not appropriation:
South of Midnight is a master class in cultural appreciation
I’m a French Black woman whose favorite game of 2025 was not Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. And how could it be, when South of Midnight was released around the same time?
www.mothership.blog
August 21, 2026 at 2:58 PM
French-Beninese writer @invinciblejane.bsky.social fell in love with South of Midnight, but not before investigating how it achieved its level of cultural appreciation, not appropriation:
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late last year, workers behind the scenes of theorist media announced their plan to unionize—nearly unprecedented in the youtube space. lunar x, which took over after matpat left, has stonewalled them ever since. but in recent months, workers have figured out how to leverage a secret weapon: fans
!["In general if you mention Theorist Media, [people] are like 'I don't know what that is,'” said another Theorist Media worker. “And then you're like 'Do you know MatPat,' and they're like 'Oh yeah.' So that is a way to get people that might not have engaged with the brand for a while back."
This also provides a potential source of leverage: Theorist Media’s viewership dropped following Patrick’s departure, and while workers say that management has claimed it’s since stabilized, that doesn’t mean the company’s metrics can afford to take another big hit if, say, fans pull their support due to outrage over Lunar X’s failure to recognize the union.
"I personally think that after MatPat left, a lot of our audience kind of disengaged from the channels.”
But the sword cuts both ways: YouTube is a choppy sea in the best of times, and one or two unfavorable algorithm shifts could send workers careening overboard.
"This is a worry that predates [Patrick] retiring, that I've heard also across the industry of YouTubers. It's a volatile, volatile industry,” said a Theorist Media worker. “We are very aware that any day it could just all collapse, so that was another [indication] that we need to have severance in our contracts."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5gdejlhcswjbzraadoltdpps/bafkreicsm5x24kks3pasiguvnp6vqt2wcyibteydbtmxg7vskt3phicp4i)
July 23, 2026 at 7:14 PM
late last year, workers behind the scenes of theorist media announced their plan to unionize—nearly unprecedented in the youtube space. lunar x, which took over after matpat left, has stonewalled them ever since. but in recent months, workers have figured out how to leverage a secret weapon: fans
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Play as a woman who's an axe murderer, who kidnaps men, locks them in a basement, and decapitates them (in this light-hearted puzzle game)
store.steampowered.com/app/4756010/...
store.steampowered.com/app/4756010/...
July 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Play as a woman who's an axe murderer, who kidnaps men, locks them in a basement, and decapitates them (in this light-hearted puzzle game)
store.steampowered.com/app/4756010/...
store.steampowered.com/app/4756010/...
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play scarlet hollow
June 26, 2026 at 3:02 PM
play scarlet hollow
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This isn't a battle between left and right. It's between up and down.
Know who the real enemy is!
visibility brigade ✊
Know who the real enemy is!
visibility brigade ✊
May 24, 2026 at 8:02 PM
This isn't a battle between left and right. It's between up and down.
Know who the real enemy is!
visibility brigade ✊
Know who the real enemy is!
visibility brigade ✊
😂
May 24, 2026 at 11:10 PM
😂
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I am going to make an absolutist statement that I believe is about as close to infallibly true as you can get in our complicated world:
As a worker, no one who is urging you not to unionize has your individual best interests at heart.
As a worker, no one who is urging you not to unionize has your individual best interests at heart.
Magic: The Gathering Arena developers are petitioning to unionize, and Wizards of the Coast has responded by sending employees ominous letters urging them not to. https://kotaku.com/wizards-of-the-coast-begs-staff-think-twice-unionize-2000698346
Wizards Of The Coast Begs Staff To Think Twice About Unionizing
"It is about...the kind of relationship you want to have with the rest of the Wizards organization moving forward"
kotaku.com
May 22, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I am going to make an absolutist statement that I believe is about as close to infallibly true as you can get in our complicated world:
As a worker, no one who is urging you not to unionize has your individual best interests at heart.
As a worker, no one who is urging you not to unionize has your individual best interests at heart.
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If your government is not making super rich people and those enabling them post alarmist gen AI slop then what's the point of your government really
fortune.com/2026/05/16/n...
fortune.com/2026/05/16/n...
Mamdani's New York is coming to tax your private jet. Here's how to prepare | Fortune
Here's how Mayor Mamdani's tax agenda could reach the Teterboro ramp — and which airports, ownership structures, and strategies offer the most protection.
fortune.com
May 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
If your government is not making super rich people and those enabling them post alarmist gen AI slop then what's the point of your government really
fortune.com/2026/05/16/n...
fortune.com/2026/05/16/n...
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a dungeon game is pay what you want grimdark dungeon crawling. Dungeon crawling as survival horror with body horror and violence consequences. Exert yourself to succeed, get weaker, get stronger. All rules free online.
https://dungeon.loottheroom.uk
https://dungeon.loottheroom.uk
A Dungeon Game
The latest entries posted on A Dungeon Game
dungeon.loottheroom.uk
April 29, 2026 at 10:11 PM
a dungeon game is pay what you want grimdark dungeon crawling. Dungeon crawling as survival horror with body horror and violence consequences. Exert yourself to succeed, get weaker, get stronger. All rules free online.
https://dungeon.loottheroom.uk
https://dungeon.loottheroom.uk
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I'm in love with #Pragmata by @capcomusa.com. Its combat/hacking mechanics are way smarter and potentially more accessible than they look. So, I dug into what works, what doesn’t, and why “good game design = accessible design."
Watch here: youtu.be/wgtlhDvM-Bc
Watch here: youtu.be/wgtlhDvM-Bc
Good Game Design = Accessible Design? Pragmata Made Me Believe It
YouTube video by Steve Saylor
youtu.be
April 24, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I'm in love with #Pragmata by @capcomusa.com. Its combat/hacking mechanics are way smarter and potentially more accessible than they look. So, I dug into what works, what doesn’t, and why “good game design = accessible design."
Watch here: youtu.be/wgtlhDvM-Bc
Watch here: youtu.be/wgtlhDvM-Bc
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We've raised over $50,000 for @transaffirminc.bsky.social and @tccidaho.bsky.social! I'm bumping the goal up to $100,000 - let's see how close we can get! <3
itch.io/b/3525/ttrpg...
itch.io/b/3525/ttrpg...
April 22, 2026 at 4:14 PM
We've raised over $50,000 for @transaffirminc.bsky.social and @tccidaho.bsky.social! I'm bumping the goal up to $100,000 - let's see how close we can get! <3
itch.io/b/3525/ttrpg...
itch.io/b/3525/ttrpg...
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I’ll be giving a talk about autobio games tomorrow for Norwich University of the Arts! It’s virtual and free!! Link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vice-chanc...
Vice-Chancellor's Talks: Nina Freeman
A presentation by US-based game designer and streamer, Nina Freeman.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 22, 2026 at 10:35 PM
I’ll be giving a talk about autobio games tomorrow for Norwich University of the Arts! It’s virtual and free!! Link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vice-chanc...
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We made a short game in 72 hours for Ludum Dare 59!
I’d really appreciate it if you'd give it a try on itch — link below
graphics by qqruzkin
I’d really appreciate it if you'd give it a try on itch — link below
graphics by qqruzkin
April 22, 2026 at 9:11 PM
We made a short game in 72 hours for Ludum Dare 59!
I’d really appreciate it if you'd give it a try on itch — link below
graphics by qqruzkin
I’d really appreciate it if you'd give it a try on itch — link below
graphics by qqruzkin
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Two sisters and their spirit-mech cook delicious meals, fight corpos, build their reputation with local communities, and reconcile with loved ones in Dosa Divas, out today.
April 14, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Two sisters and their spirit-mech cook delicious meals, fight corpos, build their reputation with local communities, and reconcile with loved ones in Dosa Divas, out today.
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So I was just laid off from Vicariously.
If you‘ve got an opening in PR/marketing and want to hire someone who does good work and has a family to support, I’m your guy.
Any reposts super appreciated.
If you‘ve got an opening in PR/marketing and want to hire someone who does good work and has a family to support, I’m your guy.
Any reposts super appreciated.
April 14, 2026 at 8:21 PM
So I was just laid off from Vicariously.
If you‘ve got an opening in PR/marketing and want to hire someone who does good work and has a family to support, I’m your guy.
Any reposts super appreciated.
If you‘ve got an opening in PR/marketing and want to hire someone who does good work and has a family to support, I’m your guy.
Any reposts super appreciated.
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“When I was in the military,” Johnson said, “I loved my job because I was fighting for something that I believed in, and I believed in what America represented. And it almost makes me tear up to say that I don’t think we’re the same America anymore.”
weekly-volcano.com/no-kings-mov...
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No Kings Movement Builds as Tacoma Crowd Tops 4,000 -
BY MATT KITE for WEEKLY VOLCANO 4/3/26 | Every No Kings rally has been bigger than the one before it. That was true once again last Saturday, when more than 4,000 people gathered at Wright Park in Tacoma for No Kings III, the third and largest rally since the movement began last June.On a rare
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April 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
“When I was in the military,” Johnson said, “I loved my job because I was fighting for something that I believed in, and I believed in what America represented. And it almost makes me tear up to say that I don’t think we’re the same America anymore.”
weekly-volcano.com/no-kings-mov...
weekly-volcano.com/no-kings-mov...
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No YOU cried at a video review of a game you put years of love and effort into 😭💕 Thank you Robin for making our week!
New #ttrpg review day!
Why We Fight by @sdrgames.bsky.social - a solarpunk... You know what? If you're on Bluesky you'll be interested in this game. Trust me.
YouTube doesn't react well to this kind of topic, so please do give it a watch/share if you can✊Thank you :)
vid: youtu.be/s5N-dnwWC1k
Why We Fight by @sdrgames.bsky.social - a solarpunk... You know what? If you're on Bluesky you'll be interested in this game. Trust me.
YouTube doesn't react well to this kind of topic, so please do give it a watch/share if you can✊Thank you :)
vid: youtu.be/s5N-dnwWC1k
April 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM
No YOU cried at a video review of a game you put years of love and effort into 😭💕 Thank you Robin for making our week!
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The Sabres’ playoff drought is finally over. Following an NHL-record 14 seasons of futility, during which the team finished no better than 19th in the league standings, the Sabres clinched a berth on Saturday when the New York Rangers defeated the Detroit Red Wings in regulation.
Buffalo Sabres clinch a playoff spot to end the longest drought in NHL history
Bring on postseason hockey in Buffalo. The Sabres’ playoff drought is finally over. Following an NHL-record 14 seasons of futility, during which the team finished no better than 19th in the league standings, the Sabres clinched a berth on Saturday when the New York Rangers defeated the Detroit Red W
bit.ly
April 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM
🥹
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Good news! OpenAI is canceling so many large purchase orders and datacenter expansions that the global price of RAM is dropping.
OpenAI funding fears hit memory chip prices
Spending cuts at OpenAI have hit memory chip prices as fears grow about the tech company’s ability to fund its expansion.
finance.yahoo.com
March 30, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Good news! OpenAI is canceling so many large purchase orders and datacenter expansions that the global price of RAM is dropping.