Emma Kent
@goneefk.bsky.social
Community manager & Archetypes editor @ Eteo, plus freelance game journalist and consultant. Probably up a mountain somewhere. Words for Eurogamer, Edge, GamesRadar. BAFTA member. She/her.
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Launching today, Eteo Archetypes is a website and newsletter project exploring unsung aspects of video game design.
Each month will see a theme examined through the lens of three different games, starting with 'Flying Cities'.
Read it here: vist.ly/4h9ka
Each month will see a theme examined through the lens of three different games, starting with 'Flying Cities'.
Read it here: vist.ly/4h9ka
Very excited to say this is what I've been working on with @eteogreg.bsky.social over the past year!
We've got some fantastic articles lined up for you, and I can't wait to share them.
We've got some fantastic articles lined up for you, and I can't wait to share them.
After traveling between continents, moving house, starting a new job and launching a website in the space of one week, my body has finally conked out lol
December 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
After traveling between continents, moving house, starting a new job and launching a website in the space of one week, my body has finally conked out lol
Massive thanks to @jumpovertheage.com for this cracking piece on Skies of Arcadia. A brilliant way to kick things off for Archetypes, I think, and particularly topical given it was the game's 25th anniversary recently!
Our first Archetypes article is by game designer Gareth Damian Martin, examining how the architecture of Skies of Arcadia draws the player's gaze towards azure skies.
vist.ly/4h9kp
vist.ly/4h9kp
The Blue-Sky Optimism of Skies of Arcadia
A view towards the horizon is baked into the very foundations of Skies of Arcadia, with architecture that draws the eye towards azure skies.
www.eteogames.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Massive thanks to @jumpovertheage.com for this cracking piece on Skies of Arcadia. A brilliant way to kick things off for Archetypes, I think, and particularly topical given it was the game's 25th anniversary recently!
Very excited to say this is what I've been working on with @eteogreg.bsky.social over the past year!
We've got some fantastic articles lined up for you, and I can't wait to share them.
We've got some fantastic articles lined up for you, and I can't wait to share them.
Launching today, Eteo Archetypes is a website and newsletter project exploring unsung aspects of video game design.
Each month will see a theme examined through the lens of three different games, starting with 'Flying Cities'.
Read it here: vist.ly/4h9ka
Each month will see a theme examined through the lens of three different games, starting with 'Flying Cities'.
Read it here: vist.ly/4h9ka
December 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Very excited to say this is what I've been working on with @eteogreg.bsky.social over the past year!
We've got some fantastic articles lined up for you, and I can't wait to share them.
We've got some fantastic articles lined up for you, and I can't wait to share them.
Hmm I really think you guys should watch this tomorrow
December 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Hmm I really think you guys should watch this tomorrow
I've had acrylic nails done for the first time (for a friend's wedding) and while they are absolutely beautiful, I am unable to do anything
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I've had acrylic nails done for the first time (for a friend's wedding) and while they are absolutely beautiful, I am unable to do anything
Love it when I'm able to fall asleep on the bus, makes a 2-hour journey feel like 5 minutes. A real-life time skip
November 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Love it when I'm able to fall asleep on the bus, makes a 2-hour journey feel like 5 minutes. A real-life time skip
The end of that Scotland game was absolute class, chefs kiss
November 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The end of that Scotland game was absolute class, chefs kiss
Is there a Bluesky list of all the new independent games media websites that have launched over the last couple of years?
(I'd quite like a way to keep up with their output so it doesn't get lost in the feed)
(I'd quite like a way to keep up with their output so it doesn't get lost in the feed)
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Is there a Bluesky list of all the new independent games media websites that have launched over the last couple of years?
(I'd quite like a way to keep up with their output so it doesn't get lost in the feed)
(I'd quite like a way to keep up with their output so it doesn't get lost in the feed)
I can't remember the last time I had an earworm get me this bad, it's been in my head for a WEEK now
youtu.be/xqRNYtiAAP8?...
youtu.be/xqRNYtiAAP8?...
Lily Allen - Pussy Palace (Visualiser)
YouTube video by Lily Allen
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I can't remember the last time I had an earworm get me this bad, it's been in my head for a WEEK now
youtu.be/xqRNYtiAAP8?...
youtu.be/xqRNYtiAAP8?...
Not be dramatic but every time I get on a British train I’m ready to get my citizenship changed
November 15, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Not be dramatic but every time I get on a British train I’m ready to get my citizenship changed
Uh oh. I’ve been asked to produce two smart-casual outfits at the last minute. I’m doomed
November 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Uh oh. I’ve been asked to produce two smart-casual outfits at the last minute. I’m doomed
Reposted by Emma Kent
After body boarding all summer I've been trying to explain to my family how even a 5ft wave can feel like a truck hitting you
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
After body boarding all summer I've been trying to explain to my family how even a 5ft wave can feel like a truck hitting you
Proof that Bluesky has indeed inherited the spirit of Twitter
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Proof that Bluesky has indeed inherited the spirit of Twitter
Reposted by Emma Kent
alright. art friends. which one of you was it
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
alright. art friends. which one of you was it
Stumbled across a couple of Fantano music crit videos and I'm baffled he gets the views he does. Barely any illuminating music analysis, and a weird focus on women having to act as pure/perfect mothers, or not being allowed to take career breaks to have kids. Is this the best we have?
November 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Stumbled across a couple of Fantano music crit videos and I'm baffled he gets the views he does. Barely any illuminating music analysis, and a weird focus on women having to act as pure/perfect mothers, or not being allowed to take career breaks to have kids. Is this the best we have?
Interviewed an audio director recently who told me how an *iconic* character catchphrase came from the voice actor improvising in the booth.
Using AI voices robs you of the chance for spontaneous, funny, ad-libbed performances that could help define your game.
Using AI voices robs you of the chance for spontaneous, funny, ad-libbed performances that could help define your game.
If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Interviewed an audio director recently who told me how an *iconic* character catchphrase came from the voice actor improvising in the booth.
Using AI voices robs you of the chance for spontaneous, funny, ad-libbed performances that could help define your game.
Using AI voices robs you of the chance for spontaneous, funny, ad-libbed performances that could help define your game.
Big fan of reviewers calling out the use of Gen AI in games, I'd hate to see low-effort slop become normalised and accepted as 'just part of development'
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Big fan of reviewers calling out the use of Gen AI in games, I'd hate to see low-effort slop become normalised and accepted as 'just part of development'
Reposted by Emma Kent
If you thought Frankenstein's Tower in the Guillermo del Toro movie looked cool, check out the real-world inspiration behind it...
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
If you thought Frankenstein's Tower in the Guillermo del Toro movie looked cool, check out the real-world inspiration behind it...
Ugh you could feel it slowly slipping away. Gutting
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Ugh you could feel it slowly slipping away. Gutting
The suffering continues
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The suffering continues
Reposted by Emma Kent
An Air Canada flight right now
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
An Air Canada flight right now
I’m in a pub in a small Canadian ski town and the atmosphere is INTENSE oh my days
November 2, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I’m in a pub in a small Canadian ski town and the atmosphere is INTENSE oh my days
Somehow, I too have been sucked into the baseball frenzy
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Somehow, I too have been sucked into the baseball frenzy