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Harrison G. Pink - Open to work!

@gilespink.bsky.social

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Recently: Lead Game Designer / Writer @ @cyan.com. Tall Bermudian. Tiki-drink enjoyer. Prev: Blizzard (Diablo IV), Telltale (TWD, TFTBL), 2K (Mafia III) - www.harrisonpink.com - NO AI NO NFTs

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Harrison G. Pink - Open to work! @gilespink.bsky.social · Oct 17

My GDC 2017 Narrative Design talk on creating resonant characters is now up on YouTube! I go over some lessons learned (and mistakes made) attempting to build characters that players would really be able to attach to emotionally. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyQf...

Snap to Character: Building Strong Player Attachment Through Narrative

YouTube video by GDC 2025

www.youtube.com

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clare @sadderlizards.bsky.social · Apr 3

your email finds me deeply unwell. teetering on the edge really

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GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 2d

Charles Cecil says that using AI to upscale artwork for Broken Sword: Reforged was a mistake. "The result was not enormously satisfactory," he says. Instead, Revolution ended up redrawing the backgrounds from scratch, using the original artwork as a reference.

www.gamesindustry.biz/ai-was-an-ex...

"AI was an expensive mistake": Charles Cecil on innovation, insolvency, and Broken Sword

Plus, why Revolution Software needs to innovate for Broken Sword 6 – and why it might be a long way off

www.gamesindustry.biz

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davemakes🔶 @mixolumia.com · 1d

my body is a machine that turns time into be on computer

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Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮 @malicedafirenze.bsky.social · 3d

Good News folks, you CAN now in fact, play this

The free demo for Legend of Khiimori is now available on Steam for everyone. Check it out, give it a try, tell a friend. Show everyone how much you want horse games 💪❤

Screenshot from the game The Legend of Khiimori, showing a horse and rider on a steppe landscape

Screenshot of The Legend of Khiimori in a Steam library. It has a "Demo" tag on the top left

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Cyan Worlds @cyan.com · 6d

We're a little over a week into #MYSTober, and we continue to be blown away by the terrific creations of our wonderful community!!!

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Cyan Worlds @cyan.com · 2d

Another round of incredible #MYSTober creations from our talented community!

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zøë wolfe 🏳️‍⚧️ @glitchwolfe.studio · 16d

Your monthly reminder that I am open for work!👾

I VJ live events!
I edit music videos!
I can make glitchy promotional materials!
I can work remotely! (PST)

Most of my expenses are covered through commission work and donations. Anything helps, even just sharing this post! 💕

ko-fi.com/glitch_wolfe/

Zoë's face on a CRT screen - very blue, very glitchy. She is surrounded in a purple haze.

Photo of Zoë's studio - a glitchy silhouette is projected onto a sheet in the foreground. In the background, a wall of glitch gear is visible.

A white glitchy 3d silhouette against a purple background. Screenshot from a circuit bent PS2.

An animal skull shot with a game boy camera and processed through analog video gear. Both the pixel art and the background glitches are in shades of purple.

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What’s the Hold Up Pod Dan @jacketdan.bsky.social · 2d

He did it again for the 5 year anniversary

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Harrison G. Pink - Open to work! @gilespink.bsky.social · 1d

Atrus would never.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 1d

Have you ever been so fucking delighted by a username/icon set that it made you follow a total stranger

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Harrison G. Pink - Open to work! @gilespink.bsky.social · 1d

I would love to come and meet more narrative folks! (if there's an invite for me)

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Natalie Spitzel | Looking for work!! @nat-the-dev.bsky.social · 2d

Believe old game devs when we tell you: burnout is real, it's painful. Be honest with yourself, take the breaks when you need them.
I've been burnt out for so long, I only just realized how long. I went from crunch at Iridium into crunch at Giant Squid with no break. About 3 years. It was too long.

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Harrison G. Pink - Open to work! @gilespink.bsky.social · 3d

Post-lock credits updates

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 6d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Harrison G. Pink - Open to work! @gilespink.bsky.social · 3d

I hate this please let me rest.

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 3d

We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.

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Harrison G. Pink - Open to work! @gilespink.bsky.social · 3d

LAURA NO THIS WAS TOO SCARY

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Dan Johnson @coil.bsky.social · 3d

There is nothing more LinkedInfluencer-coded than boiling a lake to end up shipping "Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you."

C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 4d

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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Harrison G. Pink - Open to work! @gilespink.bsky.social · 4d

/Jerry Seinfeld voice/

Harrison G. Pink - Open to work! @gilespink.bsky.social · 5d

Truly the story of the moment.

Harrison G. Pink - Open to work! @gilespink.bsky.social · 5d

God these shots came out so well!! ♥️

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 6d

Make shorter games with worse graphics and fewer shareholders

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 6d

One cool feature of Steam is they provide a Harassment Zone for each game you announce. It's a place for people who hate progress to come and crap all over games they haven't even played. No, they won't help you moderate it, but hey, at least you can't delete it!

Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 7d

Classic Steam forums

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perfect knight @shiningknightx.bsky.social · 6d

"we cant uninvent ai" no we cant but we couldnt uninvent nfts either and nobody gives a fuck about them anymore

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Michelle Flamm (Looking for Work) @kaieta.bsky.social · 7d

A dirty truth about games: most of the time leadership is why a project fails or is cancelled, and even worse: those people go and start their own studios get investments because investors don't question the bro code, and the cycle continues.

Sometimes second chances aren't great

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