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Jesse Vigil

@jessev.bsky.social

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Writer, Game Designer, sometimes authority figure. I’ve been a journalist, a publisher, a producer, a designer, and more. Attractions, alt controllers, audio games, films, etc. These days I teach at USC Games. Stop me before I podcast again.

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Jesse Vigil @jessev.bsky.social · Jul 23

I killed Twitter and it’s been hell rebuilding my followers.

But if you can see this and you loved Champions of the Earth… I will be sharing something soon that I think you’ll really dig. Please find me.

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Jesse Vigil @jessev.bsky.social · 9h

The earliest time.

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 22h

The not-so-secret to a game's success:

"You really have to create a product for someone that gives them value, that makes them feel like [...] "I'm not gonna be able to get this on Roblox." [...] And that is really the only way that people can stand out."

postgame.substack.com/p/the-too-ma...

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Noah J. Nelson, Immersonaut Prime @noahjnelson.com · 1d

Every city should have a civic award for great service that’s given to one person a year and comes with a “park wherever you want for free” parking permit good for a decade.

(Red zones & disabled spots exempted.)

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Noah J. Nelson, Immersonaut Prime @noahjnelson.com · 1d

How many good deeds would get done in pursuit of stress free parking?

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Jesse Vigil @jessev.bsky.social · 1d

Flawless.

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Jesse Vigil @jessev.bsky.social · 1d

What’s your idea of a perfect Sunday?

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Jesse Vigil @jessev.bsky.social · 1d

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

“Private equity shareholder buyout”

Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 1d

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

They Want Door Physics

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 4d

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.

Jesse Vigil @jessev.bsky.social · 3d

Cut to: the defiant stubborn faces of audiences in China every time I said this, the even more defiant faces of grad students when I said this, the mortified faces of some of my colleagues when I said this

Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 4d

"I think the video game industry, as we know it today, might not be around for much longer [...] but I think video games as an art form and as a product are stronger than they've ever been and will only continue to be."
@jasonschreier.bsky.social

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Jesse Vigil @jessev.bsky.social · 4d

Gonna fax you my resume for that. (All emporiums have fax machines still)

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Jesse Vigil @jessev.bsky.social · 4d

I know, right?? I would dearly love to curate a whole space like that, but visitors would have to have their credit card on file if they ever harshed the vibe.

Jesse Vigil @jessev.bsky.social · 4d

Arcade Monsters. JFC Jesse. It’s written in Graf right there on the podium.

Jesse Vigil @jessev.bsky.social · 4d

It’s a place called Monster Arcade. I have some decor notes in general but an amazing mix of retro, indie, and Japanese cabinets. Also there was this room.

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 4d

Don't Ask:
"Why won't site x cover this indie game?"

Ask:
"How can I better support indie games media?"

For indie games to succeed, those covering them need to succeed as well.

Here are some you can start following. Tell me your favs or who I miss.

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 4d

Make shorter games with worse graphics and fewer shareholders

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Jesse Vigil @jessev.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like Y2K appreciator @maxkriegervg.bsky.social would appreciate this find.

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Jesse Vigil @jessev.bsky.social · 5d

I forgot moderate a panel @uscgames.bsky.social put together for its students about the indie games space, and it was so inspiring. I miss being fully in that world and able to work on games full-time. But I’m grateful I get to be surrounded by it every day.

As for the rest? Soon.

Jesse Vigil @jessev.bsky.social · 5d

You’re doing great and you’re running a really good crowdfunding campaign which is HARD. Mad respect for the work you put in.

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Jesse Vigil @jessev.bsky.social · 6d

Oh man I missed out on the Disco ones (fluevogs are my favorite boots ever) but those also go hard.

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 6d

Somewhere, the hair on Ben Wyatt’s neck just stood up

🫧 Kay Hanley 🫧 @kayhanley.bsky.social · 6d

Working on a full length Letters To Cleo album for the first time in almost 20 years and I'm glad it took this long. I love and appreciate this part of the job so much more now ♡

come see us w/ the cavedogs
11.19 Bowery Ballroom NYC
11.21-22Paradise Rock Club Boston

tix --> www.letterstocleo.net

concert poster with a green and yellow flowered hand grenade
letters to cleo w/ special guests The Cavedogs Nov 19 Bowery Ballroom NYC Nov 21 The Paradise Rock Club Nov 22 The Paradise Rock Club Boston

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André Cardoso @andremc.bsky.social · 7d

Recently had the opportunity to build 3 demos to demonstrate the power of game feel!

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Jesse Vigil @jessev.bsky.social · 7d

It did not put the watermark on what I downloaded to my phone.

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Jesse Vigil @jessev.bsky.social · 7d

I also described a scene from my adolescence in New Mexico and watched it get the perfect Breaking Bad treatment, but weirdly accurate in its conjuring of myself in 1997 from only a verbal description typed with thumbs- and this absolute weapon cannot remain unregulated for ten years.

Worse:

Jesse Vigil @jessev.bsky.social · 7d

I tried it (and then donated to two water charities) because we sadly live in an age where I have to verify even a debunking video.

Holy shit I’m not gonna put it into the world but I did watch it create an opted-in Logan Paul’s exact likeness and voice admitting he did a historical terror act.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 8d

The Sora AI disinfo nightmare is here

For more like this:
tiktok.com/@drewharwell
instagram.com/bydrewharwell

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 9d

What do we want?

A producer!

When do we want them?

Did we ever write that down? Where would we even write that down?

I don't know I just memorize them

That makes sense

What were we talking about?

I dunno

Probably not that important then

If only we had someone who knew

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Jesse Vigil @jessev.bsky.social · 10d

My favorite point here for students is this: connections and experience are greater than credentials

You need to make stuff AND make friends.