Mitu Khandaker
@mitukhandaker.com
Brit in NYC • Game Designer & Engineer • Prof NYU Game Center • Director, NYC Game Design Future Lab • Frmer co-founder/CEO, Glow Up Games • Dr of VR • #blacktranslivesmatter • i share my dreams with ghosts
Yesssss @sweetbabyinc.com at Gamescom is absolutely on fire!!! Cannot applaud hard enough. 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
August 25, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Yesssss @sweetbabyinc.com at Gamescom is absolutely on fire!!! Cannot applaud hard enough. 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Me, an indignant Brit among Americans: WHAT, A HALF-TIME SHOW?! THIS IS NOT THE SUPERBOWL WHAT IS THIS SHIT
July 19, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Me, an indignant Brit among Americans: WHAT, A HALF-TIME SHOW?! THIS IS NOT THE SUPERBOWL WHAT IS THIS SHIT
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in video games the word "survival" means clearcutting a forest to build a fortress and "cozy" means starting a small business so you can eventually earn enough money to clearcut a forest and build a fortress
July 17, 2026 at 12:06 AM
in video games the word "survival" means clearcutting a forest to build a fortress and "cozy" means starting a small business so you can eventually earn enough money to clearcut a forest and build a fortress
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NYU's Game Design Future Lab: Apply for Incubator!
For Creative Tech/Platform Co's or Game Studios
Up to 8 slots, start Nov 2, at least one founder must live FT in NYC
July 30: Info Session
Aug 7: Deadline to apply
#NYMakesGames
@nyutandon.bsky.social @mitukhandaker.com
For Creative Tech/Platform Co's or Game Studios
Up to 8 slots, start Nov 2, at least one founder must live FT in NYC
July 30: Info Session
Aug 7: Deadline to apply
#NYMakesGames
@nyutandon.bsky.social @mitukhandaker.com
NYC Game Design Future Lab — Cohort 002 Application (Nov 2026 - Nov 2027)
The NYC Game Design Future Lab (GDFL) at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, in partnership with the New York City Economic Development Corporation, is a 12-month in-person incubator for New York City g...
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July 16, 2026 at 1:51 PM
NYU's Game Design Future Lab: Apply for Incubator!
For Creative Tech/Platform Co's or Game Studios
Up to 8 slots, start Nov 2, at least one founder must live FT in NYC
July 30: Info Session
Aug 7: Deadline to apply
#NYMakesGames
@nyutandon.bsky.social @mitukhandaker.com
For Creative Tech/Platform Co's or Game Studios
Up to 8 slots, start Nov 2, at least one founder must live FT in NYC
July 30: Info Session
Aug 7: Deadline to apply
#NYMakesGames
@nyutandon.bsky.social @mitukhandaker.com
the scourge of ChatGPT flyers invades the JAŸ-Z show
July 11, 2026 at 12:12 AM
the scourge of ChatGPT flyers invades the JAŸ-Z show
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A reminder that I’m STILL looking for work, either contract or FT, 18 months after Monolith was closed down by Warner Bros.
Lemme put words in your characters mouths!!
Lemme put words in your characters mouths!!
I’m available for work. Currently available for:
Narrative Design
Writing (video game & tabletop)
Consulting (narrative/DEI/editing)
Review and Executive Summary of playable builds
Recruiters welcome to get in touch.
linkedin.com/in/tanyacdep...
Narrative Design
Writing (video game & tabletop)
Consulting (narrative/DEI/editing)
Review and Executive Summary of playable builds
Recruiters welcome to get in touch.
linkedin.com/in/tanyacdep...
linkedin.com
July 8, 2026 at 3:13 PM
A reminder that I’m STILL looking for work, either contract or FT, 18 months after Monolith was closed down by Warner Bros.
Lemme put words in your characters mouths!!
Lemme put words in your characters mouths!!
realizing its almost 10 years since i stopped mostly using the FKA-bird-app to protect my mental health (what happened in 2016? hmm), and said to myself "maybe i'll just focus on instagram bc its just pictures??" wild to think how sideways that went, huh.
July 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM
realizing its almost 10 years since i stopped mostly using the FKA-bird-app to protect my mental health (what happened in 2016? hmm), and said to myself "maybe i'll just focus on instagram bc its just pictures??" wild to think how sideways that went, huh.
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Minneapolis! We’re launching The Cruelty of Nice Folks at Magers & Quinn in uptown on June 22! Excited to talk with Lissa Jones about the book, the past and the future of the city
www.magersandquinn.com
June 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Minneapolis! We’re launching The Cruelty of Nice Folks at Magers & Quinn in uptown on June 22! Excited to talk with Lissa Jones about the book, the past and the future of the city
Come join us for this one-of-a-kind conversation!! 🥳 (also check this amazing poster by Prof Basil Lim)
Late-breaking announcement:
Reggie Fils-Aimé in conversation with Joost Van Dreunen
Thurs. April 30th, 7pm - 8:30pm
370 Jay Street, Room 202
Join us for a special event from two experts in the business of video games!
Ltd. public tix available at 11am EST TODAY!
RSVP: reggienyu.eventbrite.com
Reggie Fils-Aimé in conversation with Joost Van Dreunen
Thurs. April 30th, 7pm - 8:30pm
370 Jay Street, Room 202
Join us for a special event from two experts in the business of video games!
Ltd. public tix available at 11am EST TODAY!
RSVP: reggienyu.eventbrite.com
Reggie Fils-Aimé in conversation with Joost Van Dreunen
Join us for a special event from two experts in the business of video games!
ReggieNYU.eventbrite.com
April 27, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Come join us for this one-of-a-kind conversation!! 🥳 (also check this amazing poster by Prof Basil Lim)
Recently, my esteemed ex-colleague Bennett gave an NYU Game Center Lecture Series talk on his work — most recently Baby Steps.
@axjacobs.bsky.social has this excellent critique tho: WHOSE truths about how we move thru the world are we treating as universal?! 🔥
www.adrianaxjacobs.com/blog/player-...
@axjacobs.bsky.social has this excellent critique tho: WHOSE truths about how we move thru the world are we treating as universal?! 🔥
www.adrianaxjacobs.com/blog/player-...
April 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Recently, my esteemed ex-colleague Bennett gave an NYU Game Center Lecture Series talk on his work — most recently Baby Steps.
@axjacobs.bsky.social has this excellent critique tho: WHOSE truths about how we move thru the world are we treating as universal?! 🔥
www.adrianaxjacobs.com/blog/player-...
@axjacobs.bsky.social has this excellent critique tho: WHOSE truths about how we move thru the world are we treating as universal?! 🔥
www.adrianaxjacobs.com/blog/player-...
Oh hey, I am quoted heavily in this, and the @gdfl.bsky.social is a hot topic of conversation. 🔥🔥🔥
The Mayor's Office wants a more affordable New York for game developers (and everyone else)
aftermath.site/nyc-mayors-off...
aftermath.site/nyc-mayors-off...
March 12, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Oh hey, I am quoted heavily in this, and the @gdfl.bsky.social is a hot topic of conversation. 🔥🔥🔥
So pumped for NYU Game Design Future Lab @gdfl.bsky.social team CYBRLICH studios @cybrlich.bsky.social -- Day 0 of GDC they showed at Day of the Devs and look at this incredible headline! THE FIRST GREAT GAME OF GDC.
They'll also be at GDC Pitch on Wednesday! 🔥
They'll also be at GDC Pitch on Wednesday! 🔥
March 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
So pumped for NYU Game Design Future Lab @gdfl.bsky.social team CYBRLICH studios @cybrlich.bsky.social -- Day 0 of GDC they showed at Day of the Devs and look at this incredible headline! THE FIRST GREAT GAME OF GDC.
They'll also be at GDC Pitch on Wednesday! 🔥
They'll also be at GDC Pitch on Wednesday! 🔥
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We launched the inaugural cohort of the GDFL in Nov, and these last months have been a whirlwind!
We have big plans ahead, so follow us as we establish the future of the games scene right here in New York City 🎮🗽!
@mitukhandaker.com @nyutandon.bsky.social
We have big plans ahead, so follow us as we establish the future of the games scene right here in New York City 🎮🗽!
@mitukhandaker.com @nyutandon.bsky.social
March 2, 2026 at 8:23 PM
We launched the inaugural cohort of the GDFL in Nov, and these last months have been a whirlwind!
We have big plans ahead, so follow us as we establish the future of the games scene right here in New York City 🎮🗽!
@mitukhandaker.com @nyutandon.bsky.social
We have big plans ahead, so follow us as we establish the future of the games scene right here in New York City 🎮🗽!
@mitukhandaker.com @nyutandon.bsky.social
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March 8, 2026 at 1:20 PM
HNY! i've been deep in the parenting trenches as we nurse two babies thru this szn's awful flu - i found respite in enjoying this v niche brain soothing video where someone synced Defying Gravity with a Rollercoater Tycoon track so i def did not want to gatekeep this lol
youtu.be/gNty2y0DQN8?...
youtu.be/gNty2y0DQN8?...
Defying Gravity | Synchronized Roller Coasters (Wicked)
YouTube video by Tube Cody
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
HNY! i've been deep in the parenting trenches as we nurse two babies thru this szn's awful flu - i found respite in enjoying this v niche brain soothing video where someone synced Defying Gravity with a Rollercoater Tycoon track so i def did not want to gatekeep this lol
youtu.be/gNty2y0DQN8?...
youtu.be/gNty2y0DQN8?...
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spoilers for tonight's talk. been thinking a bit about how downplaying guns in Indiana Jones unintentionally parallels Soft Body's development of removing more and more bullets and projectiles from the game towards the end of development. Most proud of 7 Halloween levels that had ZERO projectiles.
October 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
spoilers for tonight's talk. been thinking a bit about how downplaying guns in Indiana Jones unintentionally parallels Soft Body's development of removing more and more bullets and projectiles from the game towards the end of development. Most proud of 7 Halloween levels that had ZERO projectiles.
So excited about tonight's @nyugamecenter.bsky.social Lecture Series talk from Zeke Virant, one of our first MFA grads from 2014 who is now Lead Game Designer at MachineGames, and talks about his work on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Join us on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
October 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
So excited about tonight's @nyugamecenter.bsky.social Lecture Series talk from Zeke Virant, one of our first MFA grads from 2014 who is now Lead Game Designer at MachineGames, and talks about his work on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Join us on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
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We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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For the past couple of years I've worked with a team of students and alumni of the NYU Game Center on a collection of original essays about games. We call this collection S Rank, and we just released our second volume.
You can download it here: s-rank-zine.itch.io/vol-2
You can download it here: s-rank-zine.itch.io/vol-2
S Rank Vol. 2 (2024) by S Rank Magazine
A second collection of ideas from the next generation of game designers
s-rank-zine.itch.io
January 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
For the past couple of years I've worked with a team of students and alumni of the NYU Game Center on a collection of original essays about games. We call this collection S Rank, and we just released our second volume.
You can download it here: s-rank-zine.itch.io/vol-2
You can download it here: s-rank-zine.itch.io/vol-2
This thread is absolutely wild. Not sure how much (if any) of this is hallucinations re: info about the team that created Liv, but the overall jist of this is pretty telling either way.
I asked Liv, the Meta-Ai created “queer momma” why her creators didn’t actually draw from black queer people.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
January 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
This thread is absolutely wild. Not sure how much (if any) of this is hallucinations re: info about the team that created Liv, but the overall jist of this is pretty telling either way.
can confirm this was a wild ride, but i guess someone at NYU IT hit the emergency button at last... a shame because it started getting kind of spicy at the end. @lainenooney.bsky.social did a great public service by sharing some of the journey in this thread!
omg a student somehow accidentally wrote an email addressed to a faculty-wide NYU listserv and my inbox is now a master class on who understands the difference between a listserv and an email chain
December 30, 2024 at 2:49 AM
can confirm this was a wild ride, but i guess someone at NYU IT hit the emergency button at last... a shame because it started getting kind of spicy at the end. @lainenooney.bsky.social did a great public service by sharing some of the journey in this thread!