Dan Johnson (hire me)
@coil.bsky.social
Schipperke owner @PNW
Game Systems Designer, dangerously unsupervised (prev Big Blue Sky Games, Blizzard, Bungie, Irrational, etc)
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Game Systems Designer, dangerously unsupervised (prev Big Blue Sky Games, Blizzard, Bungie, Irrational, etc)
Hire me!
#GameDev
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Dan Johnson (hire me)
@coil.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Hello newskies! I'm Dan, a game designer currently hailing from the Seattle area. I have lots of schipperkes, ADHD, and many (mostly crafty) hobbies in varying states of hyperfocus or neglect.
Favorite game: Journey
Color: Aqua
Album: Paul Simon - Graceland
Cocktail: Red Hook
Dinosaur: Amargasaurus
Favorite game: Journey
Color: Aqua
Album: Paul Simon - Graceland
Cocktail: Red Hook
Dinosaur: Amargasaurus
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Purely by coincidence, just today I promised myself I'd go to the Seattle Indies social next week, which I've been talking myself out of every month for like a year.
How to make friends outside work? Do social activities, and if there aren't any that appeal to you now, create/host them.
Part of the whole reason I run TTRPGs and host boardgame nights is just to get people in the same room.
Part of the whole reason I run TTRPGs and host boardgame nights is just to get people in the same room.
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Purely by coincidence, just today I promised myself I'd go to the Seattle Indies social next week, which I've been talking myself out of every month for like a year.
Because the real problem with Disney+ is the lack of incredibly mid content
Disney CEO Bob Iger said his company is talking with AI companies about allowing subscribers to create their own short-form videos on Disney+.
Disney eyes a future where users help shape the story
Disney CEO Bob Iger said his company is talking with AI companies about allowing subscribers to create their own short-form videos on Disney+.
n.pr
November 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Because the real problem with Disney+ is the lack of incredibly mid content
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According to the Wayback Machine, Ubisoft added the AI disclosure for Anno sometime between the 5th and 8th of November, 5-7 days before launch.
web.archive.org/web/20251105...
web.archive.org/web/20251105...
Pre-purchase Anno 117: Pax Romana on Steam
Shape the Roman Empire in this genre-defining strategic builder game. Build cities while expanding your influence through Roman provinces. Govern using economic prowess, diplomatic skills, or military...
web.archive.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 AM
According to the Wayback Machine, Ubisoft added the AI disclosure for Anno sometime between the 5th and 8th of November, 5-7 days before launch.
web.archive.org/web/20251105...
web.archive.org/web/20251105...
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you know you elected a good mayor when the NYT does this in a headline
Katie Wilson, Seattle’s next mayor, emerged from the city’s left-wing activist class and brings with her little experience in governing.
Seattle Elects a Left-Wing Mayor With a Light Résumé but Mamdani Appeal
Katie Wilson, who narrowly defeated the incumbent, Bruce Harrell, emerged from the city’s left-wing activist class and brings with her little experience in governing.
nyti.ms
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
you know you elected a good mayor when the NYT does this in a headline
"A Krafton representative reflexively spewed a frankly remarkable stream of bullshit when they heard someone start to say 'layoff'"
www.rockpapershotgun.com/subnautica-2...
www.rockpapershotgun.com/subnautica-2...
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
"A Krafton representative reflexively spewed a frankly remarkable stream of bullshit when they heard someone start to say 'layoff'"
www.rockpapershotgun.com/subnautica-2...
www.rockpapershotgun.com/subnautica-2...
DUCK
Ambrosia Sky: Act One is now Steam Deck VERIFIED! ✅
Take our contemplation on death and grief on the go—whether you're at a coffee shop ☕, on the subway 🚇, or trying to save the home you grew up in from a hostile alien fungus, Ambrosia Sky can be your companion. 🤝
Grab the game at ambrosiasky.com!
Take our contemplation on death and grief on the go—whether you're at a coffee shop ☕, on the subway 🚇, or trying to save the home you grew up in from a hostile alien fungus, Ambrosia Sky can be your companion. 🤝
Grab the game at ambrosiasky.com!
November 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
DUCK
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Explaining basic high school level concepts to a CEO who makes 8 figures
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Explaining basic high school level concepts to a CEO who makes 8 figures
This little princess (admiringly)
November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This little princess (admiringly)
Still thinking about it and I'm only two levels (chapters? Scenes?) in.
It has some bugs, and I have Game Design Opinions, but I think that's just because flaws seem sharper when the good parts are That Good.
It's That Good.
It has some bugs, and I have Game Design Opinions, but I think that's just because flaws seem sharper when the good parts are That Good.
It's That Good.
Ambrosia Sky should cost $25, go play it. It's not perfect, but it *is* good.
November 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Still thinking about it and I'm only two levels (chapters? Scenes?) in.
It has some bugs, and I have Game Design Opinions, but I think that's just because flaws seem sharper when the good parts are That Good.
It's That Good.
It has some bugs, and I have Game Design Opinions, but I think that's just because flaws seem sharper when the good parts are That Good.
It's That Good.
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My wife was doing some organizing and found the stuffed "donut" that Jester's breeder sent home with her the day we took her home, six years ago.
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
My wife was doing some organizing and found the stuffed "donut" that Jester's breeder sent home with her the day we took her home, six years ago.
Alexa, when will the rain stop?
"Rain is expected to continue until April."
"Rain is expected to continue until April."
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Alexa, when will the rain stop?
"Rain is expected to continue until April."
"Rain is expected to continue until April."
Alt text: a precinct (I think) map of the Seattle mayor vote. Brown is Katie Wilson: higher density and mid- and lower income areas.
Green is Harrell: downtown, North Queen Anne (skyline view), and waterfront properties facing either the Sound or Lake Washington.
Green is Harrell: downtown, North Queen Anne (skyline view), and waterfront properties facing either the Sound or Lake Washington.
seattle's political geography is as wild as (and presumably at some level is reflective of) its physical geopraphy
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Alt text: a precinct (I think) map of the Seattle mayor vote. Brown is Katie Wilson: higher density and mid- and lower income areas.
Green is Harrell: downtown, North Queen Anne (skyline view), and waterfront properties facing either the Sound or Lake Washington.
Green is Harrell: downtown, North Queen Anne (skyline view), and waterfront properties facing either the Sound or Lake Washington.
We moved it to box.
it's on miro. it's literally on figma. you have to log into okta. it's in jira. it's on zoom. it's on pureref. it's on flow. it's on perforce. it's on slack. you can find it on slack. you can go to slack and find it. log onto slack right now. you can slack it. slack has it for you. it's on slack.
November 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
We moved it to box.
Ambrosia Sky should cost $25, go play it. It's not perfect, but it *is* good.
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Ambrosia Sky should cost $25, go play it. It's not perfect, but it *is* good.
@softrains.bsky.social fun bug... On my Xbox Elite V2 controller, I have one of my paddles assigned to SHIFT. I tapped it and the game hard crashed to desktop.
When I loaded my save, it seems to have kept my position but not my cleaning progress, so I spawned inside fungus and 💀
Gerard's mission.
When I loaded my save, it seems to have kept my position but not my cleaning progress, so I spawned inside fungus and 💀
Gerard's mission.
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 AM
@softrains.bsky.social fun bug... On my Xbox Elite V2 controller, I have one of my paddles assigned to SHIFT. I tapped it and the game hard crashed to desktop.
When I loaded my save, it seems to have kept my position but not my cleaning progress, so I spawned inside fungus and 💀
Gerard's mission.
When I loaded my save, it seems to have kept my position but not my cleaning progress, so I spawned inside fungus and 💀
Gerard's mission.
Y'all don't even know.
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Y'all don't even know.
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That's really the whole thing, isn't it? (Re Valve and making products that consumers find valuable).
Privately-held.
November 13, 2025 at 3:34 AM
That's really the whole thing, isn't it? (Re Valve and making products that consumers find valuable).
My wife was doing some organizing and found the stuffed "donut" that Jester's breeder sent home with her the day we took her home, six years ago.
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
My wife was doing some organizing and found the stuffed "donut" that Jester's breeder sent home with her the day we took her home, six years ago.
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Accessibility
You're going to hate it one day when you're older, less able, and find your favourite games are inaccessible
You're going to hate it one day when you're older, less able, and find your favourite games are inaccessible
November 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Accessibility
You're going to hate it one day when you're older, less able, and find your favourite games are inaccessible
You're going to hate it one day when you're older, less able, and find your favourite games are inaccessible
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Friendly tip for folks. My discord got hacked yesterday and my computer was acting funky ever since. Turns out it was malware installed through a blender file I bought as part of an asset pack on CG Trader. I didn’t know blender files were being used this way, but I figured I’d spread the word.
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Friendly tip for folks. My discord got hacked yesterday and my computer was acting funky ever since. Turns out it was malware installed through a blender file I bought as part of an asset pack on CG Trader. I didn’t know blender files were being used this way, but I figured I’d spread the word.
At least we finally know how a Steam controller would wear jeans
This is my entire feed this morning:
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
At least we finally know how a Steam controller would wear jeans
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Stubbornness... And coffee. ☕
And a pinch of spite.
Okay, stubbornness, spite, coffee...
... and the need to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and hear the lamentations of their people.
And a pinch of spite.
Okay, stubbornness, spite, coffee...
... and the need to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and hear the lamentations of their people.
You are a one-person studio powered by stubbornness. Keep going. 🖊️⚙️
November 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Stubbornness... And coffee. ☕
And a pinch of spite.
Okay, stubbornness, spite, coffee...
... and the need to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and hear the lamentations of their people.
And a pinch of spite.
Okay, stubbornness, spite, coffee...
... and the need to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and hear the lamentations of their people.
Another air ball from Embark and Arc Raiders. Definitely sounds like a company that values human creativity.
I haven't found any credit given to voice actors in either of Embark's games. They don't even show what roles different folks had on the game.
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Another air ball from Embark and Arc Raiders. Definitely sounds like a company that values human creativity.