Jill Murray
@jillmurray.bsky.social
Creative & Narrative Director for videogames at Discoglobe Interactive. MFA Creative Non-Fiction student at UKC. Creator of the World's best musical ever sponsored by Orbitz. www.discoglobe.ca
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Jill Murray
@jillmurray.bsky.social
· Aug 1
If anyone has emailed saying my company, Discoglobe, is hiring for a freelance position, THIS IS A SCAM. I think they are using LinkedIn connections to find names to manufacture a veneer of legitimacy.
Doctorow’s Law of Enshittification tells us a service gets worse and more expensive once it reaches audience saturation and widespread adoption.
When I see LLMs pitched as a guaranteed productivity tool for software engineering, the is the counterweight I keep trying to get people to seriously engage with and not handwave away is the future cost, and “oh everything tech gets cheaper” isn’t an answer. Services don’t and LLMs are a service.
December 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Doctorow’s Law of Enshittification tells us a service gets worse and more expensive once it reaches audience saturation and widespread adoption.
A new tartan was registered today, for the City of Mulhouse, France, "to celebrate their textile heritage and connection with Scotland". www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanLargeI...
November 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A new tartan was registered today, for the City of Mulhouse, France, "to celebrate their textile heritage and connection with Scotland". www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanLargeI...
I have handed in my last assignment for the semester and now can play at being a human again for a few days, before diving back into it.
November 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I have handed in my last assignment for the semester and now can play at being a human again for a few days, before diving back into it.
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It's budget time so at the end of our interview w/ Mayor Bachynski, we gave him a printed poster of the image below. It's the density vs services vs taxes venn diagram that @brenttoderian.bsky.social often shares around. It includes Regina-related explanatory notes. #yqrcc
youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...
youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...
November 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It's budget time so at the end of our interview w/ Mayor Bachynski, we gave him a printed poster of the image below. It's the density vs services vs taxes venn diagram that @brenttoderian.bsky.social often shares around. It includes Regina-related explanatory notes. #yqrcc
youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...
youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...
The Government of Canada has released its first iteration of a database of 400+ AI projects undertaken by its various agencies. Everything from chat bots to transcribing insect specimen labels, to cross-referencing information to identify “high risk” travellers. open.canada.ca/data/en/data...
Government of Canada AI Register (Minimum Viable Product) - GC AI Register (MVP) - View - Open Government Portal
open.canada.ca
November 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The Government of Canada has released its first iteration of a database of 400+ AI projects undertaken by its various agencies. Everything from chat bots to transcribing insect specimen labels, to cross-referencing information to identify “high risk” travellers. open.canada.ca/data/en/data...
A black Friday sale at the local Migraine Association feels incorrect.
November 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A black Friday sale at the local Migraine Association feels incorrect.
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I'd like to think that PM Mark Carney is actually trying to help the Canadian economy, but he seems to be trying to do it by doubling down on the old way of doing things: focusing on exploiting natural resources, supporting established big business, etc. IMO, this is a path of diminishing returns.
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I'd like to think that PM Mark Carney is actually trying to help the Canadian economy, but he seems to be trying to do it by doubling down on the old way of doing things: focusing on exploiting natural resources, supporting established big business, etc. IMO, this is a path of diminishing returns.
The one peewee soccer game where my brother was goalie and scored a goal. The Worlds where three different Dance teams skated to Ghostbusters. The baseball game where @irenegambone.bsky.social and I invented a new language in the stands. Am I doing this right?
What are your five favourite sports games you've attended?
1. Super Bowl LXII
2. 1995 MILL Championship Game (Battle of the Gaits)
3. 2012 Western Conference Finals (Kings @ Coyotes)
4. 1994 Phillies home opener vs. Blue Jays
5. 1996 Eagles WC game vs Lions (Lomas Brown guarantee)
1. Super Bowl LXII
2. 1995 MILL Championship Game (Battle of the Gaits)
3. 2012 Western Conference Finals (Kings @ Coyotes)
4. 1994 Phillies home opener vs. Blue Jays
5. 1996 Eagles WC game vs Lions (Lomas Brown guarantee)
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The one peewee soccer game where my brother was goalie and scored a goal. The Worlds where three different Dance teams skated to Ghostbusters. The baseball game where @irenegambone.bsky.social and I invented a new language in the stands. Am I doing this right?
Introduce yourself with four spaceships but Pigs in Space appears twice
November 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships but Pigs in Space appears twice
I do this too and not a single person has ever had anything negative to say about it. Only reason not to is if you think shadow references will make your life difficult, so it's better to not mention it.
My controversial take is that if you didn't get credited on a game you have proof you've worked on, just list it on your CV.
I do with one. Never had any issues.
Not being credited still sucks but you don't need to be polite when they're not.
I do with one. Never had any issues.
Not being credited still sucks but you don't need to be polite when they're not.
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I do this too and not a single person has ever had anything negative to say about it. Only reason not to is if you think shadow references will make your life difficult, so it's better to not mention it.
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Michelle is a star and has been central to every single major push in our indie games. Hire her and let her make squishy foley, please.
Michelle Hwu - Audio Director
bsky.app/profile/joel...
bsky.app/profile/joel...
Michelle Hwu understands the often-invisible work that goes into building a cohesive audioscape.
What stood out in working with her wasn’t just her experience in game audio direction, but the care and intent behind every creative choice.
www.linkedin.com/in/michelleh...
What stood out in working with her wasn’t just her experience in game audio direction, but the care and intent behind every creative choice.
www.linkedin.com/in/michelleh...
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Michelle is a star and has been central to every single major push in our indie games. Hire her and let her make squishy foley, please.
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Remember: no matter what game you're working on, you'll end up making about 25% of it in the end. The key is to choose the correct 25%.
#gamedev #indiegame
#gamedev #indiegame
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Remember: no matter what game you're working on, you'll end up making about 25% of it in the end. The key is to choose the correct 25%.
#gamedev #indiegame
#gamedev #indiegame
Ten new #tartan setts were registered today. Regrettably, my favourite belongs to a golf course. "intended to capture the spirit of Carnoustie’s wild and beautiful coastline.: www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetail...
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ten new #tartan setts were registered today. Regrettably, my favourite belongs to a golf course. "intended to capture the spirit of Carnoustie’s wild and beautiful coastline.: www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetail...
Passed this enormous xmas tree last week while riding my winter bike. A bonus to winter cycling I hadn’t considered, is continuing to see the city up close through all its seasons.
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Passed this enormous xmas tree last week while riding my winter bike. A bonus to winter cycling I hadn’t considered, is continuing to see the city up close through all its seasons.
I basically made a 10-second long game Bitsy about this. discojill.itch.io/his-only-love
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I basically made a 10-second long game Bitsy about this. discojill.itch.io/his-only-love
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I like this a lot.
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I like this a lot.
Discord automatically recognizes Scrivener as a "game" and so when I opened it just now, discord invited me to invite other writers to "play" Scrivener with me. Unplug it all, make it all stop.
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Discord automatically recognizes Scrivener as a "game" and so when I opened it just now, discord invited me to invite other writers to "play" Scrivener with me. Unplug it all, make it all stop.
Inverness Castle gets a new #tartan today. Lots of math symbolism in this one. (details in alt) I like the pixel art gradient effect where the blue and "deep timber" intersect. www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetail...
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Inverness Castle gets a new #tartan today. Lots of math symbolism in this one. (details in alt) I like the pixel art gradient effect where the blue and "deep timber" intersect. www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetail...
Must admit my am fake "commute" walk from and to my desk is so good for my wellbeing, I may need to implement one at the end of the day, too.
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Must admit my am fake "commute" walk from and to my desk is so good for my wellbeing, I may need to implement one at the end of the day, too.
This sounds very cool.
Game writers and narrative designers (of all levels, really) should be interested in the *Prototyping Video Game Narratives with Short Stories* course by @iamleyeti.bsky.social.
Lessons start this Monday (Nov 24), and you can find out more here: www.d6learning.com/course/proto...
Lessons start this Monday (Nov 24), and you can find out more here: www.d6learning.com/course/proto...
November 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This sounds very cool.
A presence, under the tree.
November 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A presence, under the tree.
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Montreal! My friends opened a restaurant! It’s a Mediterranean snack bar inspired by the Armenian diaspora right in the Mile End. Give them a follow on the Instagrams and come by!
They are soft launching for the next two weeks & testing out menu items! Be the first to try stuff out!
🖤🇦🇲🖤
They are soft launching for the next two weeks & testing out menu items! Be the first to try stuff out!
🖤🇦🇲🖤
my friends, if you’re still using instagram i’d appreciate if you gave dinettebardez a follow. thank u www.instagram.com/dinettebarde...
Instagram
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November 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Montreal! My friends opened a restaurant! It’s a Mediterranean snack bar inspired by the Armenian diaspora right in the Mile End. Give them a follow on the Instagrams and come by!
They are soft launching for the next two weeks & testing out menu items! Be the first to try stuff out!
🖤🇦🇲🖤
They are soft launching for the next two weeks & testing out menu items! Be the first to try stuff out!
🖤🇦🇲🖤
A movie that takes place where you're from
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from
I want this for myself.
How to Fix a Typewriter and Your Life (Gift Article)
This is the story of how a man traded steady, grinding corporate security for a dying craft and, in the process, found his soul.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I want this for myself.