Eric Hamel
@erichamel.bsky.social
Game developer, audio artist, composer, storyteller, and educator. Co-founder of Worthing & Moncrieff Games, and professor of game scoring at Berklee College of Music. I'm obsessed with murder mysteries.
www.worthingandmoncrieff.com
www.worthingandmoncrieff.com
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Eric Hamel
@erichamel.bsky.social
· Oct 16
Hello, folks! Our team is gearing up for another #playtest! If you like murder mystery puzzle games, pop into our Discord, join our budding community and sign up to play A Matter of Murder: Second Stab!#indiegames
discord.gg/UEdRat5B3U
discord.gg/UEdRat5B3U
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A feel-good video about making indie games, if you need that.
This is, hands down, the most beautiful and inspiring video on the topic of (Solo) #gameDev I have ever seen!
Been following Tim until he disappeared from the scene, and now I couldn't be happier to learn that he's back. He really does provide the most humble, based #gameDev advice out there! 💙
Been following Tim until he disappeared from the scene, and now I couldn't be happier to learn that he's back. He really does provide the most humble, based #gameDev advice out there! 💙
Why you should make a video game (even if nobody plays it)
YouTube video by Tim Ruswick
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A feel-good video about making indie games, if you need that.
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Hi are you an audio person who likes getting things without paying money?
1) Izotope Insight 2 is free rn: www.izotope.com/en/products/...
2) Soundtoys is currently in the middle of a 12 days of free plugins promotion: www.soundtoys.com/12-days-of-s...
1) Izotope Insight 2 is free rn: www.izotope.com/en/products/...
2) Soundtoys is currently in the middle of a 12 days of free plugins promotion: www.soundtoys.com/12-days-of-s...
December 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Hi are you an audio person who likes getting things without paying money?
1) Izotope Insight 2 is free rn: www.izotope.com/en/products/...
2) Soundtoys is currently in the middle of a 12 days of free plugins promotion: www.soundtoys.com/12-days-of-s...
1) Izotope Insight 2 is free rn: www.izotope.com/en/products/...
2) Soundtoys is currently in the middle of a 12 days of free plugins promotion: www.soundtoys.com/12-days-of-s...
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As newsrooms shutter and paywalls rise elsewhere, public media delivers critical, unbiased reporting without fear or favor. That's the promise of a free press in a democracy.
Click here to support the network of voices that keeps our public conversation honest and informed: n.pr/4pCcFIx
Click here to support the network of voices that keeps our public conversation honest and informed: n.pr/4pCcFIx
December 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
As newsrooms shutter and paywalls rise elsewhere, public media delivers critical, unbiased reporting without fear or favor. That's the promise of a free press in a democracy.
Click here to support the network of voices that keeps our public conversation honest and informed: n.pr/4pCcFIx
Click here to support the network of voices that keeps our public conversation honest and informed: n.pr/4pCcFIx
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Announcement tomorrow! As always you can join my newsletter if you dont wanna miss anything from me~
mailchi.mp/josiebrechne...
mailchi.mp/josiebrechne...
Josie's Newsletter
Stay in touch for news about what Josie is up to!
mailchi.mp
December 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Announcement tomorrow! As always you can join my newsletter if you dont wanna miss anything from me~
mailchi.mp/josiebrechne...
mailchi.mp/josiebrechne...
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This really fun game we barked on is 100% Dog Approved 🐶
Which means you should definitely play it.
Which means you should definitely play it.
Dogpile is out RIGHT NOW across the WORLD!!!
🐩 13 x lovable dogs to merge
🦴 179 x game changing tags
💥 14 x unique decks to master
🏆 3 x difficulties to wrap your noggin around
🐶 INFINITE WAYS TO PLAY
store.steampowered.com/app/3839300/...
🐩 13 x lovable dogs to merge
🦴 179 x game changing tags
💥 14 x unique decks to master
🏆 3 x difficulties to wrap your noggin around
🐶 INFINITE WAYS TO PLAY
store.steampowered.com/app/3839300/...
December 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This really fun game we barked on is 100% Dog Approved 🐶
Which means you should definitely play it.
Which means you should definitely play it.
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It's Indiepocalypse #71! If you don't what this is what are you doing? (check it out! (and welcome if you are just first checking it out!!))
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by @tayl1r.itch.io
-Cover by @haaarpb.bsky.social
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-71
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by @tayl1r.itch.io
-Cover by @haaarpb.bsky.social
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-71
December 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It's Indiepocalypse #71! If you don't what this is what are you doing? (check it out! (and welcome if you are just first checking it out!!))
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by @tayl1r.itch.io
-Cover by @haaarpb.bsky.social
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-71
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by @tayl1r.itch.io
-Cover by @haaarpb.bsky.social
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-71
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It’s time I update some Starter Packs! If you’re a published mystery (or cozy mystery) author & want to be added, let me know! Also, if you’re a fan of mysteries, this is a great way to follow lots of great authors! 💙📚
Mystery authors: go.bsky.app/SNeMh3s
Cozy mystery authors: go.bsky.app/6o5ckw7
Mystery authors: go.bsky.app/SNeMh3s
Cozy mystery authors: go.bsky.app/6o5ckw7
December 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It’s time I update some Starter Packs! If you’re a published mystery (or cozy mystery) author & want to be added, let me know! Also, if you’re a fan of mysteries, this is a great way to follow lots of great authors! 💙📚
Mystery authors: go.bsky.app/SNeMh3s
Cozy mystery authors: go.bsky.app/6o5ckw7
Mystery authors: go.bsky.app/SNeMh3s
Cozy mystery authors: go.bsky.app/6o5ckw7
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Demand for professional Santas and other seasonal workers seems to have cooled. Could that be a sign we're in a recession? n.pr/4q1bL8Y
Are we in a recession? Maybe professional Santas can tell us
Demand for professional Santas and other seasonal workers seems to have cooled. Could that be a sign we're in a recession?
n.pr
December 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Demand for professional Santas and other seasonal workers seems to have cooled. Could that be a sign we're in a recession? n.pr/4q1bL8Y
Schwartz on the New #Wicked Songs share.google/KS0IvGFMQM1A...
"For anyone who’s living in a country that they love that is changing... What is your responsibility as an individual citizen of the country, particularly when it’s increasingly dangerous to resist? How much courage do you need?"
"For anyone who’s living in a country that they love that is changing... What is your responsibility as an individual citizen of the country, particularly when it’s increasingly dangerous to resist? How much courage do you need?"
Stephen Schwartz on His Two New ‘Wicked: For Good’ Songs and What They Say About America, Plus Spinoff Prospects: ‘I Might Be Participating in Other Visits to Oz’
'Wicked' composer and co-creator Stephen Schwartz
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November 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Schwartz on the New #Wicked Songs share.google/KS0IvGFMQM1A...
"For anyone who’s living in a country that they love that is changing... What is your responsibility as an individual citizen of the country, particularly when it’s increasingly dangerous to resist? How much courage do you need?"
"For anyone who’s living in a country that they love that is changing... What is your responsibility as an individual citizen of the country, particularly when it’s increasingly dangerous to resist? How much courage do you need?"
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This is happening tonight in around 7 hours from now! Maybe see you there!
Join me this weekend for my 3rd annual charity stream in support of the Northern Cancer Fund! Giveaways are provided by these awesome folks: @juliaminamata.bsky.social @agentannk.bsky.social @retrobitgaming.bsky.social @figgyzofficial.bsky.social @brokestudio.bsky.social @retroware.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This is happening tonight in around 7 hours from now! Maybe see you there!
Arcadia is still my favorite play. So brilliant.
"We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march."
"We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march."
November 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Arcadia is still my favorite play. So brilliant.
"We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march."
"We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march."
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Our holiday gift guide is now live! us4.campaign-archive.com?e=%5B0d99c9b...
November 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Our holiday gift guide is now live! us4.campaign-archive.com?e=%5B0d99c9b...
And so begins the annual holiday tradition of Settlers of Catan. #boardgame #boardgames
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 AM
And so begins the annual holiday tradition of Settlers of Catan. #boardgame #boardgames
Omigosh. I'm so conflicted on this! 😆 #retrogames #retrogaming
You can play classic Nintendo games on these custom SNES Nike sneakers | The Verge share.google/sSI1kQxtvXJY...
You can play classic Nintendo games on these custom SNES Nike sneakers | The Verge share.google/sSI1kQxtvXJY...
You can play classic Nintendo games on these custom SNES-inspired Nike sneakers
SNES-inspired sneakers that actually play Super Mario World.
share.google
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Omigosh. I'm so conflicted on this! 😆 #retrogames #retrogaming
You can play classic Nintendo games on these custom SNES Nike sneakers | The Verge share.google/sSI1kQxtvXJY...
You can play classic Nintendo games on these custom SNES Nike sneakers | The Verge share.google/sSI1kQxtvXJY...
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Pleased to see a few Swinging titles represented on these beautiful steps! #TheMarkFromTheSea @markaldridge.info
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Pleased to see a few Swinging titles represented on these beautiful steps! #TheMarkFromTheSea @markaldridge.info
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We had a great time at the International Agatha Christie Festival in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife - big thanks to the organisers, attendees and our fellow speakers! In fact we had such a great time, we made this episode out there - and it's available here now: pod.fo/e/353a30
November 16, 2025 at 9:56 AM
We had a great time at the International Agatha Christie Festival in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife - big thanks to the organisers, attendees and our fellow speakers! In fact we had such a great time, we made this episode out there - and it's available here now: pod.fo/e/353a30
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<) )╯HEY!
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<) )> INDIE GAMES!
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#IndieGames #GameDev #IndieDev
#IndieGameDev #GamingCommunity
#indiegame #indiedev #Videogames #gamedev #indie #designs #Art
<) )╯HEY!
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#IndieGames #GameDev #IndieDev
#IndieGameDev #GamingCommunity
#indiegame #indiedev #Videogames #gamedev #indie #designs #Art
November 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
(•_•)
<) )╯HEY!
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( (> PLAY!
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<) )> INDIE GAMES!
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#IndieGames #GameDev #IndieDev
#IndieGameDev #GamingCommunity
#indiegame #indiedev #Videogames #gamedev #indie #designs #Art
<) )╯HEY!
/ \
\(•_•)
( (> PLAY!
/ \
(•_•)
<) )> INDIE GAMES!
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#IndieGames #GameDev #IndieDev
#IndieGameDev #GamingCommunity
#indiegame #indiedev #Videogames #gamedev #indie #designs #Art
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Is this an “average” in that “we plugged in the salary of a ceo or two who is making 50x more than the employees and skewed the whole calculation we did”
The average salary for games industry professionals based in the United States was $142,000 in 2025, according to a new report from GDC Festival of Gaming.
www.gamesindustry.biz/gdc-survey-a...
www.gamesindustry.biz/gdc-survey-a...
GDC Survey: Average salary for US games professionals was $142,000 in 2025
Findings reveal 33% of workers feel employers are "working to close existing pay gaps," while one-tenth report no efforts are being made
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Is this an “average” in that “we plugged in the salary of a ceo or two who is making 50x more than the employees and skewed the whole calculation we did”
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Gosh, if only someone had already covered how to use choices to build subtext is a characterful linear scene already, in a talk that takes less time to read than a medium post from a guy who seems to have only played one game and that’s cos he wrote it
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Gosh, if only someone had already covered how to use choices to build subtext is a characterful linear scene already, in a talk that takes less time to read than a medium post from a guy who seems to have only played one game and that’s cos he wrote it
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My rebuke. 286 words, probably including the title, idk.
A (very) brief defence of dialogue choices
In games, the player needs to have something to do.
medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My rebuke. 286 words, probably including the title, idk.
I had a terrific time at the #CrimeBake this weekend! I was especially engaged by @bjmagnani.bsky.social's in depth discussion on forensics, and Carolyn R Russell's insight on flash fiction. So much to learn and celebrate. I will definitely be back next year! A huge thanks to the organizers!
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I had a terrific time at the #CrimeBake this weekend! I was especially engaged by @bjmagnani.bsky.social's in depth discussion on forensics, and Carolyn R Russell's insight on flash fiction. So much to learn and celebrate. I will definitely be back next year! A huge thanks to the organizers!
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Lunchtime at @necrimebakecon.bsky.social with Hallie Ephron and @jahennrikus.bsky.social interviewing Guest of Honor @loriraderday.bsky.social #crimebake #crimebake2025
November 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Lunchtime at @necrimebakecon.bsky.social with Hallie Ephron and @jahennrikus.bsky.social interviewing Guest of Honor @loriraderday.bsky.social #crimebake #crimebake2025
Happy Birthday inkle! Congrats on the milestone and here's to many more happy hours of engaging, interactive storytelling! 🎉🍰
November 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Happy Birthday inkle! Congrats on the milestone and here's to many more happy hours of engaging, interactive storytelling! 🎉🍰
Excited to be attending this panel today! My first #CrimeBake!
Here is another sneak peek of one of the panels at the 2025 NE #CrimeBake. Register now!
Www.crimebake.org
#writersconference #WritingCommunity #mystery #thriller #suspense
Www.crimebake.org
#writersconference #WritingCommunity #mystery #thriller #suspense
November 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Excited to be attending this panel today! My first #CrimeBake!
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Behind the Music🎥🎵
Here is a small inside look at designing a drum track to emulate a subway to match the level theme in the video game #AgroundZero.
#videogamecomposer#gameaudio #gamemusic #vgm #gamedesign #indiedev #gamedev #guestspeaker #musicdesign #dynamicmusic
Here is a small inside look at designing a drum track to emulate a subway to match the level theme in the video game #AgroundZero.
#videogamecomposer#gameaudio #gamemusic #vgm #gamedesign #indiedev #gamedev #guestspeaker #musicdesign #dynamicmusic
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Behind the Music🎥🎵
Here is a small inside look at designing a drum track to emulate a subway to match the level theme in the video game #AgroundZero.
#videogamecomposer#gameaudio #gamemusic #vgm #gamedesign #indiedev #gamedev #guestspeaker #musicdesign #dynamicmusic
Here is a small inside look at designing a drum track to emulate a subway to match the level theme in the video game #AgroundZero.
#videogamecomposer#gameaudio #gamemusic #vgm #gamedesign #indiedev #gamedev #guestspeaker #musicdesign #dynamicmusic