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Bjarke
@bjarkeal.bsky.social
Computational Media PhD candidate at UC Santa Cruz.
Researching how online live games tell stories (Yes, Destiny 2 is mythology and wrestling) He/him.
I know Unity (C#), Python, ink, some C++ (learning Unreal atm), and interactive narrative.

I am very flexible and open to relocating to almost anywhere in the world for the right job.

I am also open to postdoctoral researcher or the right faculty position!

Shares appreciated!
November 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
About me:
🎮 +4 years’ experience in game dev (narrative design, programming, UX)
🐉 PhD-level research on storytelling in live-service games
📝 Efficient writer with technical chops.
💬 Great communicator and teamwork skills

Looking for: Narrative designer, UX researcher, technical designer, and more.
November 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Thank you! It really was "amazing" ironic timing. Tho, reflecting, this kind of story by itself also tells you something about these kinds of experiences haha. There were multiple times my research trajectory changed because of *industry nonsense*
October 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This all said, I WILL be a GDC the rest of the week! Hanging out in the park and nearby.

If anyone wants to chat about experimental communal narrative games, live-service games or trains, hit me up!
March 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
There's also now an itch page ! chronologist.itch.io/telegrams-fr...

It has no downloadable files because this game has nothing downloadable, but an itch page makes it feel more official! It's a "released video game"!
March 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
i would love to say hi!
March 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Congrats on launch!! I'm excited to dig in
February 6, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Thank you!! Yeah it was super fun to be a part of :D
January 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM
And I should also make sure to promote the whole book itself, which is full of other great writing on Destiny, covering a ton of aspects from insightful character studies to essays on Destiny's PvP and World's First Raid Races.

Truly, very excited to be part of this collection!
January 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I acknowledge it was a really weird day to do this on.

Hope everyone manages ok, either watching in dread or hiding from it all. I've used this mostly as a distraction.
Tho, I won't exactly say playing this game provides a reprieve from the terror of capitalist oligarchy.
January 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Special thanks to all the people who helped make this game happen!
@quakefultales.bsky.social, Andrew, Ryan, Jason, Kyle, (i dont think the rest are on bsky, plz correct me folks!), all contributed either writing, design or programming help.
And thanks to all who playtested and gave feedback!
January 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM