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Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉

@rasheedabueideh.bsky.social

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Palestinian that wants to make games and tell the stories of his culture. https://www.launchgood.com/1948

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Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉 @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social · Nov 28

After years away from game dev, I couldn’t stay silent about my people’s dehumanization. I made Dreams on a Pillow 🍉a game inspired by a famous Palestinian folktale about the 1948 Nakba.

I’m crowdfunding it now—please back & share!
🔗 launchgood.com/1948

Dreams on a Pillow - a videogame experience about the 1948 Nakba, based on a true story | LaunchGood

A pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land

www.launchgood.com

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Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉 @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social · Sep 16

Great opportunity for gamers to play for peace
#playforpeace
itch.io/b/2979/play-...

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Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉 @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social · Aug 16

It’s an honor to share this with you our film “Still Playing” won an award at its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival

We’re just at the beginning of our journey with Dreams on a Pillow, an upcoming game, and this recognition gives us even more energy to keep going.
launchgood.com/1948

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Aug 8

Mohamed Mesbah and Don Quichotte films present "Still Playing", a documentary about Palestinian game developer @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social's quest to loudly tell his people's stories through games, in a world where the violent powers that be have decided his people cannot have a voice.

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Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉 @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social · Jul 14

Huge thanks to the amazing team at the
@indigitalgames.bsky.social
@danielvella.bsky.social @gua-le-ni.com
@sohanaveed.bsky.social & Jasper Schellekens

And to the DiGRA Board especially Ashley Guajardo & Yekta Kalantar thank you for creating space for voices from Palestine

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Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉 @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social · Jul 14

It was a true honor to give the keynote at DiGRA 2025 at the University of Malta.

The audience was deeply moved, some in tears and many asked: “What can we do to help Palestine?”
That question alone meant so much.
#DiGRA25

Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta (@indigitalgames.bsky.social)

Making big waves in Game Studies research, Game Design, and AI from a tiny, Mediterranean island | Check us out: http://game.edu.mt | Hosts of DiGRA 2025

indigitalgames.bsky.social

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Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉 @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social · Apr 13

I usually watch videos, tutorials, and talks at 2x speed, But for this one, I watched it at 0.7x
Yes, it’s that important if you're in this industry.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOAW...

D.I.C.E. Summit 2002 - Mark Cerny

YouTube video by Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

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Work With Indies @workwithindies.com · Mar 26

Rasheed is the first game developer in Palestine to post a role to our job board. Inshallah he is the first of many.

Join @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social and an award-winning team of developers creating Dreams on a Pillow, a game inspired by a Palestinian folk tale set during the 1948 Nakba.

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Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉 @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social · Mar 26

Dreams on a Pillow, a powerful indie game about Palestine, and we need passionate Art Lead & Tech Lead to join our Amazing team.

Remote Game Jobs @remotegamejobs.com · Mar 25

Join award-winning game creators in developing a unique pseudo-3D stealth-adventure game set during the Palestinian Nakba of 1948

💻 Programming Lead (Unity, C#)
🎨 Art Lead
📆 Contract (8-16 months)
🌍 REMOTE

👇

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Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉 @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social · Mar 4

You know Iraq from war games only, but none of those games mention that Iraq was once Mesopotamia the cradle of civilization

Now, "My Father Lied" is bringing its 7,000 years of history and myths to life in a mystery puzzle adventure

Support it on Kickstarter!
@lunargamesuruk.bsky.social

My Father Lied

A Mystery / Lovecraftian Puzzle Adventure about a daughter's search for the secret behind her father's 20 years disappearance.

www.kickstarter.com

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Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉 @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social · Feb 13

Because of your support and the success of our main campaign, Dreams on a Pillow is becoming a reality

Missed it or want to keep supporting? We launched a continuous campaign. We now have an opportunity to keep the creative vision of the project fully independent, your support will guarantee that

Recurring donations to Rasheed Abueideh | LaunchGood

A pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land

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Daniel Vella @danielvella.bsky.social · Jan 25

@rasheedabueideh.bsky.social is with us at @indigitalgames.bsky.social this weekend for the Malta Global Game Jam! Here he is last night giving the opening keynote, talking about using games for telling personal stories, and introducing his upcoming game Dreams on a Pillow, set during the 1948 Nakba

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Jeffrey Rousseau @jrpotential.bsky.social · Jan 19

This is a good interview about Palestinian history & present behind Dreams on a Pillow

"This is our opportunity to show the culture of Palestine, the nature of Palestine. The habits of people before the Nakba, and how beautiful nature was. There is a lie about Palestine that's been said in the Western media, and without a people, for a people without land," Abueideh says.

"We need to show that Palestine was rich in history and culture, filled with its people and their habits before what happened in 1948."

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Jan 19

Al Jazeera reports in-depth about @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social's Dreams on a Pillow.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...

What is ‘Dreams on a Pillow’, the Palestinian game about the Nakba?

The game is based on the events of the 1948 Nakba, referring to the ethnic cleansing of 750,000 Palestinians.

www.aljazeera.com

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Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉 @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social · Jan 15

CEASEFIRE - GAZA

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Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉 @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social · Jan 13

Thank you

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · Jan 13

Follow & support the developer @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social to stay updated with development!

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Jan 13

Wonderful (and very complete) article here about Dreams on a Pillow.

cdm.link/palestinian-...

Palestinian game Dreams on a Pillow is on its last day of crowdfunding - CDM Create Digital Music

Games weave art and empathy in unique ways: gaming is at its heart a medium about perspective and action. The story of developer Rasheed Abueideh is a model for telling stories and for what happens wh...

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dapurplesharpie @sharpiepls.com · Jan 13

"DREAMS ON A PILLOW", a videogame experience about the 1948 Nakba ( led by @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social ) has been 100% funded !!

there are still 6 hours left ; any surplus in crowdfunding goes towards inspiring & supporting game development initiatives in Palestine !!

[ 🍉 ] dreamsonapillow.com

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Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉 @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social · Jan 13

Last 9 hours, let's make them count
Launchgood.com/1948

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Jan 13

Wonderful interview by @zaidkriel.bsky.social over at South Africa's IGN franchise, IGN ZA. Still having a fading hope that IGN International or Gamespot will share the story eventually too - for now, I'd appreciate if y'all went and read this.

za.ign.com/dreams-on-a-...

Dreams on a Pillow: Making Games Mean Something More

Can video games be the best medium to convey tragedy? One indie dev thinks so.

za.ign.com

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IGN Africa @ignafrica.bsky.social · Jan 13

Our own @zaidkriel.bsky.social spoke with Palestinian indie Dev @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social about his new game, Dreams on a Pillow, the tale of the 1948 Nakba. Are video games the right space for this kind of story? Rasheed thinks so.

Dreams on a Pillow: Making Games Mean Something More

Can video games be the best medium to convey tragedy? One indie dev thinks so.

za.ign.com

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Jan 13

Final 10 hours!

www.launchgood.com/1948

Dreams on a Pillow - a videogame experience about the 1948 Nakba, based on a true story | LaunchGood

A pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land

www.launchgood.com

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Zaid Kriel @zaidkriel.bsky.social · Jan 13

My first feature of 2025 & it was a real struggle. Got major anxiety writing this worried I would get the story wrong, sound biased, get the wrong attention from the wrong people. But it's here now and I hope it helps. Please share. Thank you @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social for trusting me with this.

Dreams on a Pillow: Making Games Mean Something More

Can video games be the best medium to convey tragedy? One indie dev thinks so.

za.ign.com

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Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉 @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social · Jan 13

Guys, we are on IGN ✌️
Thanks @zaidkriel.bsky.social

Dreams on a Pillow: Making Games Mean Something More

Can video games be the best medium to convey tragedy? One indie dev thinks so.

za.ign.com

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Pop Culthur - 🇫🇷 living in 🇰🇷 @popculthur.bsky.social · Jan 12

#THREAD Avec @checkpointmedia.bsky.social & @psychocroco.bsky.social, nous avons interviewé @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social, Game Director sur Dreams on a Pillow, un jeu vidéo palestinien dont la campagne de financement se termine demain 🍉👇

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