Jesse Vigil
@jessev.bsky.social
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.
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.
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.
This is a Black Friday question so there is a clock
I need some advice:
Is this the year I learn how to build rad puppets and animatronics?
Or is this the year I focus on my many other skills which have thus far failed to win me lasting love or a living wage?
Is this the year I learn how to build rad puppets and animatronics?
Or is this the year I focus on my many other skills which have thus far failed to win me lasting love or a living wage?
November 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This is a Black Friday question so there is a clock
I need some advice:
Is this the year I learn how to build rad puppets and animatronics?
Or is this the year I focus on my many other skills which have thus far failed to win me lasting love or a living wage?
Is this the year I learn how to build rad puppets and animatronics?
Or is this the year I focus on my many other skills which have thus far failed to win me lasting love or a living wage?
November 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I need some advice:
Is this the year I learn how to build rad puppets and animatronics?
Or is this the year I focus on my many other skills which have thus far failed to win me lasting love or a living wage?
Is this the year I learn how to build rad puppets and animatronics?
Or is this the year I focus on my many other skills which have thus far failed to win me lasting love or a living wage?
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To heal our divided nation I propose splitting Game of the Year awards into two categories:
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
November 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
To heal our divided nation I propose splitting Game of the Year awards into two categories:
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
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It's hard getting noticed as an indie creator.
If you enjoy what I do and have a spare moment, do you mind making a quote repost of the quoted post? Or make a separate post linking to the Kickstarter? 🙏
If you enjoy what I do and have a spare moment, do you mind making a quote repost of the quoted post? Or make a separate post linking to the Kickstarter? 🙏
Mud Ghost Estate is a spooky tumbling block tower-based TTRPG inspired by the urban legends and folklore of Hong Kong. 👻
The Redux edition is now crowdfunding on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...
The Redux edition is now crowdfunding on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...
November 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It's hard getting noticed as an indie creator.
If you enjoy what I do and have a spare moment, do you mind making a quote repost of the quoted post? Or make a separate post linking to the Kickstarter? 🙏
If you enjoy what I do and have a spare moment, do you mind making a quote repost of the quoted post? Or make a separate post linking to the Kickstarter? 🙏
The view. In which I work very hard to be thankful despite an absolute crap year.
November 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The view. In which I work very hard to be thankful despite an absolute crap year.
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If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
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"How do I find my art style?"
I've been a creative pro for 10 years, this is the number 1 question I get.
They want creative work to be recognizably theirs in an instant-- like Miyazaki or Wes Anderson movies.
This is the formula for art style, it's much simpler than you think.
I've been a creative pro for 10 years, this is the number 1 question I get.
They want creative work to be recognizably theirs in an instant-- like Miyazaki or Wes Anderson movies.
This is the formula for art style, it's much simpler than you think.
November 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"How do I find my art style?"
I've been a creative pro for 10 years, this is the number 1 question I get.
They want creative work to be recognizably theirs in an instant-- like Miyazaki or Wes Anderson movies.
This is the formula for art style, it's much simpler than you think.
I've been a creative pro for 10 years, this is the number 1 question I get.
They want creative work to be recognizably theirs in an instant-- like Miyazaki or Wes Anderson movies.
This is the formula for art style, it's much simpler than you think.
You gotta check these out if you’re serious about your craft.
gathered together some of my old games that had fallen off the internet
smestorp.itch.io/lots-of-mich...
smestorp.itch.io/lots-of-mich...
lots of michael brough games by Michael Brough
collection
smestorp.itch.io
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
You gotta check these out if you’re serious about your craft.
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gathered together some of my old games that had fallen off the internet
smestorp.itch.io/lots-of-mich...
smestorp.itch.io/lots-of-mich...
lots of michael brough games by Michael Brough
collection
smestorp.itch.io
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
gathered together some of my old games that had fallen off the internet
smestorp.itch.io/lots-of-mich...
smestorp.itch.io/lots-of-mich...
It’s a lazy writing morning. I have Bailey’s in the coffee, a view of a forest lake, and the 30th reissue of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness ready to spin.
This one goes out to every beautiful disaster I ever loved.
This one goes out to every beautiful disaster I ever loved.
November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
It’s a lazy writing morning. I have Bailey’s in the coffee, a view of a forest lake, and the 30th reissue of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness ready to spin.
This one goes out to every beautiful disaster I ever loved.
This one goes out to every beautiful disaster I ever loved.
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The fact that itch posted this and not even an hour later I got a bunch of new sales proves how big it is when other people talk about your games.
It can literally be a life changing events.
When John Harper made a nice quote tweet about Breathless, hundreds of people looked at the game.
Wild
It can literally be a life changing events.
When John Harper made a nice quote tweet about Breathless, hundreds of people looked at the game.
Wild
Voidlight: A rules-bright sci-fi horror dungeon crawl where your only safety is a beam of light that shrinks every ten minutes.
farirpgs.itch.io/voidlight
farirpgs.itch.io/voidlight
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The fact that itch posted this and not even an hour later I got a bunch of new sales proves how big it is when other people talk about your games.
It can literally be a life changing events.
When John Harper made a nice quote tweet about Breathless, hundreds of people looked at the game.
Wild
It can literally be a life changing events.
When John Harper made a nice quote tweet about Breathless, hundreds of people looked at the game.
Wild
As for me: I’m now officially on vacation.
November 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
As for me: I’m now officially on vacation.
Jonesy took the rest of the week off from games. He’s baking bread.
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Jonesy took the rest of the week off from games. He’s baking bread.
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Francis was more Mike Shinoda whereas Leo is more Chester
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Francis was more Mike Shinoda whereas Leo is more Chester
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Ever wanted to know just what is stereophonic sound on your record player / turntable? Well then, this inner lp sleeve from RCA will tell you all about it!
November 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Ever wanted to know just what is stereophonic sound on your record player / turntable? Well then, this inner lp sleeve from RCA will tell you all about it!
Come now, swing wide those gates
'Cause I have paid my penance kindly well in time for judgment day
Somehow I knew my fate
Turns out the gods we thought were dyin' were just sharpening their blades
'Cause I have paid my penance kindly well in time for judgment day
Somehow I knew my fate
Turns out the gods we thought were dyin' were just sharpening their blades
November 23, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Come now, swing wide those gates
'Cause I have paid my penance kindly well in time for judgment day
Somehow I knew my fate
Turns out the gods we thought were dyin' were just sharpening their blades
'Cause I have paid my penance kindly well in time for judgment day
Somehow I knew my fate
Turns out the gods we thought were dyin' were just sharpening their blades
I am ensconced in a cozy lakeside cabin for the next WEEK with precious little to do. By design. But my Marvel Unlimited App is on my iPAd and I aim to do some damage with a subscription I forgot to cancel to be fiscally responsible.
Please suggest an epic run of something to binge? Excelsior!
Please suggest an epic run of something to binge? Excelsior!
November 23, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I am ensconced in a cozy lakeside cabin for the next WEEK with precious little to do. By design. But my Marvel Unlimited App is on my iPAd and I aim to do some damage with a subscription I forgot to cancel to be fiscally responsible.
Please suggest an epic run of something to binge? Excelsior!
Please suggest an epic run of something to binge? Excelsior!
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Dr. House: if someone is dependent on a medication they know exactly how many pills are still in the bottle
Me: (knowing exactly how many Nespresso pods are left, exactly how many Cherry Cola Celsius are in the fridge, and how many more days are in the semester) oh no
Me: (knowing exactly how many Nespresso pods are left, exactly how many Cherry Cola Celsius are in the fridge, and how many more days are in the semester) oh no
November 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Dr. House: if someone is dependent on a medication they know exactly how many pills are still in the bottle
Me: (knowing exactly how many Nespresso pods are left, exactly how many Cherry Cola Celsius are in the fridge, and how many more days are in the semester) oh no
Me: (knowing exactly how many Nespresso pods are left, exactly how many Cherry Cola Celsius are in the fridge, and how many more days are in the semester) oh no
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So let me get this straight: I didn’t use my air conditioner during daylight hours all summer and the one time I had to you charged me like 200%. I run around turning off the lights and my power bill is now higher because SOMEONE else was using all the power? Should you be charging THEM?
Explain.
Explain.
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
So let me get this straight: I didn’t use my air conditioner during daylight hours all summer and the one time I had to you charged me like 200%. I run around turning off the lights and my power bill is now higher because SOMEONE else was using all the power? Should you be charging THEM?
Explain.
Explain.
I cannot tell you how many things I didn’t buy this month thanks to this and the geniuses who wanted a different minimum acceptable password/username combination than anyone else on the planet
well well well it seems you logged me out without asking me and NOW you want ME to log back in before you'll complete my order??? well joke's on BOTH OF US i don't know how to DO that so NO SALES FOR YOU and NO WEIRD KNITTED ROCKET SWEATERS FOR ME I GUESS
November 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I cannot tell you how many things I didn’t buy this month thanks to this and the geniuses who wanted a different minimum acceptable password/username combination than anyone else on the planet
Oh ! Jonesey got another like so he has this to say now, which is that the public face of The Game Awards clearly wants ACCEPTABLE SAFE “impact” and certainly doesn’t want anyone to find any mention of the Future Class honor on its website. Since it was SCRUBBED. www.wired.com/story/the-ga...
November 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Oh ! Jonesey got another like so he has this to say now, which is that the public face of The Game Awards clearly wants ACCEPTABLE SAFE “impact” and certainly doesn’t want anyone to find any mention of the Future Class honor on its website. Since it was SCRUBBED. www.wired.com/story/the-ga...
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Jonesey says please take note of this record. Jonesey says make shorter games with smaller teams that cost less and are not beholden to shareholders or private equity takeovers and… get nominated in EVERY ELIGIBLE CATEGORY.
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Jonesey says please take note of this record. Jonesey says make shorter games with smaller teams that cost less and are not beholden to shareholders or private equity takeovers and… get nominated in EVERY ELIGIBLE CATEGORY.
As an aspiring influencer, Jonesey says he’ll drop a hot take on The Game Awards nominations for every like. He’s pretty sure that’s how this works.
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
As an aspiring influencer, Jonesey says he’ll drop a hot take on The Game Awards nominations for every like. He’s pretty sure that’s how this works.