Jeannie Novak
@indiejeannie.com
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singer-songwriter/musician/composer, game series author/publisher, podcaster, photographer – and horror/sci-fi fan!
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@glowstickent.bsky.social's @darkdeceptiongame.bsky.social – which has sold 6.5M+ copies – has been optioned for a feature film. The #indiedev is known for defeating Monster Energy’s aggressive TM challenge over using “Monsters” in a spinoff title. – @pcgamer.com
#indie #indiegame #game #videogame
#indie #indiegame #game #videogame
The indie horror game that fought back against Monster Energy trademark trolling (and won) is now being made into a movie
That's some real monster energy.
www.pcgamer.com
“Pokémon Patents” granted to Nintendo for certain in-game mechanics have triggered major concern from indie developers, who fear they're overly broad and will create legal uncertainty.
– Joe Foley on Creative Bloq
#gamenews #gameindustry #games #videogames #game #videogame #indiedev #indiedevs
– Joe Foley on Creative Bloq
#gamenews #gameindustry #games #videogames #game #videogame #indiedev #indiedevs
Are Nintendo's controversial new patents a disaster for game design?
There are fears sweeping patents will limit indie developers' creative freedom.
www.creativebloq.com
A24 has expanded into the #musicindustry – signing #singersongwriter #MarkWilliamLewis to its new division, A24 Music. It's a logical step for the #indie film studio: applying its strategy of championing risk-taking creators to #indiemusic.
– @vulture.com's @zachschonfeld.bsky.social
– @vulture.com's @zachschonfeld.bsky.social
A24 Brings Its Branding Machine to the Music Business
With its first signing, a moody Brit named Mark William Lewis, the auteurist film juggernaut starts a record label. Why?
www.vulture.com
Diane Keaton refused to play conventional roles and epitomized independent, forward-thinking characters such as Annie Hall. In her personal life, she forged her own path by never marrying and choosing to become a mother later in life. – @cnn.com
#womeninfilm #dianekeaton #anniehall #modernwoman
#womeninfilm #dianekeaton #anniehall #modernwoman
Diane Keaton was a pioneer for modern women, both on and off the screen | CNN
When Diane Keaton first appeared on screen in “Annie Hall,” the moment was revolutionary.
www.cnn.com
Reposted by Jeannie Novak
@screenrant.bsky.social's Andrew Dyce spoke with writer Christian Ward and artist Tristan Jones – whose #comic #EventHorizon: Dark Descent visually depicts "Hell" and the first crew’s fate (along with the "blood orgy" sequence that was cut from the film). #horror #comics #comicbook #graphicnovel
Event Horizon Is Back After 28 Years With the Prequel Fans Deserve
Screen Rant speaks to the team behind Event Horizon's new prequel, giving fans of the cult classic the story they didn't realize they needed most.
screenrant.com
Ten years ago, solo #indiedev @tobyfox.undertale.com released @undertale.com – a six-hour #RPG developed by a single person on a modest budget that subverted genre conventions by offering a combat system where players could spare all enemies. – @inverse.com
#game #videogame #gamedev #indiegame
#game #videogame #gamedev #indiegame
One of The Most Influential RPGs of the Last Decade Was Made By One Person
How the one-man team behind ‘Undertale’ moved millions. And, in the process, helped define an era of indie gaming unlike anything else before.
www.inverse.com
Known as the “father of wearable computing,” @utoronto.ca
Steve Mann pioneered XR #tech by building and wearing homemade computer vision systems. He was honored with an IEEE award for contributions to #wearabletech.
– @spectrum.ieee.org
#technology #techtuesday
Steve Mann pioneered XR #tech by building and wearing homemade computer vision systems. He was honored with an IEEE award for contributions to #wearabletech.
– @spectrum.ieee.org
#technology #techtuesday
Steve Mann’s Visionary Journey From Tinkerer to Tech Innovator
Meet the "father of wearable computing" who turned childhood curiosity into tech that empowers vision and challenges surveillance norms.
spectrum.ieee.org
Legendary director #JohnWaters praises the shocking final #film from #PierPaoloPasolini – Saló, or the 120 Days of Sodom – as a “beautiful #movie against fascism" and details his pilgrimage to Pasolini’s murder site in Rome.
– @indiewire.com's Ryan Lattanzio #indie #indiefilm #filmmaker #indiemovie
– @indiewire.com's Ryan Lattanzio #indie #indiefilm #filmmaker #indiemovie
John Waters on ‘Saló,’ a ‘Beautiful Movie Against Fascism,’ and His Pilgrimage to Pasolini’s Murder Site
IndieWire 70s Week: John Waters talks his love of Pier Pasolini's 'Salo,' visiting the director's murder site, and his love of cute cops and pimples.
www.indiewire.com
Microsoft’s price hike of #XboxGamePass Ultimate by 50% triggered strong negative reactions from players – along with cancellations and subscription stacking to lock in the old rate.
– @ign.com's @wyp.bsky.social
#gameindustry #gamenews #xbox #gamepass #game #games #videogame #videogames
– @ign.com's @wyp.bsky.social
#gameindustry #gamenews #xbox #gamepass #game #games #videogame #videogames
Cancellations, Anger, and Frantic Subscription Stacking — the Internet Reacts to Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass Price Hike - IGN
As the dust settled on Microsoft’s shock price rise for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which jumped 50% from $19.99 to $29.99 in the U.S. in what amounts to an extra $120 a year, fans reacted with a mixture...
ign.com
The National Geographic documentary Love+War chronicles the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning #photojournalist @lynseyaddario.bsky.social – contrasting her work in war zones like Ukraine with being a mother of two in London.
– Addie Morfoot on @variety.com
#photography #photojournalism #photographer
– Addie Morfoot on @variety.com
#photography #photojournalism #photographer
In ‘Love + War,’ Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer Lynsey Addario Gets Candid About Risking Her Life, Being a Mom and Not Having It All
In doc "Love + War," Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin look at the career of photographer Lynsey Addario, who risks her life while raising children.
variety.com
Legendary #FinalFantasy composer #NobuoUematsu
says that modern #gamemusic has become “boring” because #game producers bottleneck creativity by demanding that a #composer sticks to safe, cinematic styles.
– @thegamerweb.bsky.social's @quinton.bsky.social
#gameaudio #gameindustry #games #videogame
says that modern #gamemusic has become “boring” because #game producers bottleneck creativity by demanding that a #composer sticks to safe, cinematic styles.
– @thegamerweb.bsky.social's @quinton.bsky.social
#gameaudio #gameindustry #games #videogame
Final Fantasy's Most Famous Composer Believes Modern Video Game Musicians Are Being Held Back
An interesting perspective from the legendary Nobuo Uematsu.
www.thegamer.com
The Transgender Film Center and Duplass Brothers Prods (@markduplass.bsky.social & @jayduplass.bsky.social)
have partnered to launch the Found Footage Feature Fund to finance micro-budget #indiefilms by trans #filmmakers.
– @variety.com
#indiemovies #indie #filmindustry #movieindustry #filmmaker
have partnered to launch the Found Footage Feature Fund to finance micro-budget #indiefilms by trans #filmmakers.
– @variety.com
#indiemovies #indie #filmindustry #movieindustry #filmmaker
Transgender Film Center, Duplass Brothers Productions Launch Found Footage Feature Fund for Trans Filmmakers (EXCLUSIVE)
The Transgender Film Center and Mark Duplass announcee a new found footage feature fund, which will provide $25,000 to a micro-budget feature.
variety.com
In Hokum, a #horror novelist travels to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes – only to find that it's haunted by a witch. Starring #AdamScott, the #film looks to be a followup to #DamienMcCarthy’s Oddity – which we reviewed in Ep 4. – @bloody-disgusting.com's @freddyinspace.bsky.social
‘Hokum’ First Look – Adam Scott Stars in NEON Horror Movie from the Director of ‘Oddity’
A horror novelist visits a remote Irish inn to spread his parents’ ashes, unaware the place is rumored to be haunted by a witch. That’s the plot synopsis for the upcoming Hokum, the new horror movie f...
bloody-disgusting.com
Mourning the loss of Jane Goodall – known for her field research living among chimpanzees in Africa, including the discovery that chimps use tools, which reshaped our understanding of animal intelligence.
– @arstechnica.com's @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social
#anthropology #janegoodall #science
– @arstechnica.com's @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social
#anthropology #janegoodall #science
World-famous primatologist Jane Goodall dead at 91
Goodall’s immersive studies of chimpanzees in Africa redefined what it means to be human.
arstechnica.com
Embracer's Bluff was discovered in a @borderlands.2k.com 4 playthrough that could be a subtle jab at @gearboxofficial.bsky.social's former owner, Embracer. It's a ramshackle town with a killer vending machine and an evil AI toilet. – @kotakudotcom.bsky.social's @zackzwiezen.com
#gamedev #gamenews
#gamedev #gamenews
Borderlands 4 Seems To Include A Jab At Embracer
Embracer's Bluff might be a sly reference to the company's past and the hated video game publisher that tried to own everything
kotaku.com
A team of astronomers at the Universidad Diego Portales in Chile has discovered a mystery object in a nearby galaxy. "Punctum" is visible only in millimeter radio wavelengths and "doesn’t fit comfortably into any known category."
– @space.com
#science #space #astronomy #astrophysics #scitech
– @space.com
#science #space #astronomy #astrophysics #scitech
Scientists may have found a powerful new space object: 'It doesn't fit comfortably into any known category'
"When you put it into context, Punctum is astonishingly bright."
www.space.com
Celebrating #InternationalPodcastDay with the final episode of Season 1:
Episode 12 of EVIL*ASTERISK #podcast – hosted by @indiejeannie.com and @atmanrising.bsky.social – features The Animal Kingdom (2023), Thomas Cailley's coming-of-age #horror adventure 🦎
#indiefilm #indie #horrorfilm
Episode 12 of EVIL*ASTERISK #podcast – hosted by @indiejeannie.com and @atmanrising.bsky.social – features The Animal Kingdom (2023), Thomas Cailley's coming-of-age #horror adventure 🦎
#indiefilm #indie #horrorfilm
S1 E12: The Animal Kingdom
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Dream Error's Beyond the Doors is an automation #horrorgame where the player surveils their neighbors. Blending puzzle-like challenges with a pervasive sense of #dread, the #game is coming soon to Steam – but you can play the demo now.
@rockpapershotgun.bsky.social's @edwinet.bsky.social #games
@rockpapershotgun.bsky.social's @edwinet.bsky.social #games
Put your neighbours under surveillance in automation horror game Beyond The Doors
This indie horror game casts you as a lonely greasemonkey working in the basement of a dingy, weed-hung apartment building. Your job is to bug your neighbours.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
A 5 year-old girl with a rare eye condition called nystagmus is participating in a pioneering clinical trial that uses games developed by @unisouthampton.bsky.social to improve #vision by tracking eye movements and assessing how quickly a child can see. – BBC #game #games #videogames #videogame
'Eyesight video game offers my daughter genuine hope'
Five-year-old Nevaeh has a rare condition that makes her eyes move uncontrollably .
www.bbc.com
Glen Schofield told Christopher Dring on @thegamebusiness.com that the Dead Space team resorted to guerrilla marketing tactics to get EA execs' attention by placing posters for the #game in EA's bathrooms and offices.
– @gamesradarplus.bsky.social's @jordangerblick.bsky.social
#gamehistory #games
– @gamesradarplus.bsky.social's @jordangerblick.bsky.social
#gamehistory #games
Dead Space creator says the devs put posters in EA toilets to fight for funding and get exec attention: "Whenever they went to the bathroom, they were seeing Dead Space"
"That's about as indie as you can get inside a giant company, having to fight for your dollars"
www.gamesradar.com
Pro #tennis player #JessicaPegula has developed a mental game to stay focused while competing in front of large crowds. Off the court, she co-founded non-profit service dog org #ALendingPaw with her husband.
– Women's Health's Amanda Lucci
#womeninsports #womeninbusiness #mentalhealth #selfcare
– Women's Health's Amanda Lucci
#womeninsports #womeninbusiness #mentalhealth #selfcare
Tennis Star Jessica Pegula’s Relatable Pre-Match Routine Actually Isn’t A Routine At All
Adaptability is key before a major match, she tells WH.
www.womenshealthmag.com