ellis dex 🌟
@ellisdex.itch.io
✭ gamedev of many faces
✭ indie dev + writer + QA @ glowmade
✭ LITHOBREAKERS member
✭ hopeful ghost, agender menace, curiosity machine. excited for everything!!!
✭ https://ellisdex.itch.io
✭ indie dev + writer + QA @ glowmade
✭ LITHOBREAKERS member
✭ hopeful ghost, agender menace, curiosity machine. excited for everything!!!
✭ https://ellisdex.itch.io
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ellis dex 🌟
@ellisdex.itch.io
· Oct 20
okkkk hello new bluesky people!! i'm ellis [they/any] - indie dev + writer + bearer of multiple hats. i'm currently working as QA at glowmade, and i make lots of queer indie narrative games about having friends + feelings + maybe agency 👀 you can find me at ellisdex.itch.io or ellisdex.carrd.co 🌟
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appreciate this article breaking down a taxonomy of knowledge games (also, unfortunately, known as metroidbrainias)
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
Against 'Metroidbrania': a Landscape of Knowledge Games
What are knowledge games? How do we relate them to each other? What sub-genres exist – and which ones might be implied?
azhdarchid.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
appreciate this article breaking down a taxonomy of knowledge games (also, unfortunately, known as metroidbrainias)
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
hmmmmm complicated thoughts on dispatch
November 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
hmmmmm complicated thoughts on dispatch
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! @mahliann.bsky.social, @marcuscarter.com, and myself have combined our collective brains and written a wide-reaching introduction to the complex and interdisciplinary field of Game Studies in this forthcoming book for Polity. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
September 4, 2025 at 4:59 AM
BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! @mahliann.bsky.social, @marcuscarter.com, and myself have combined our collective brains and written a wide-reaching introduction to the complex and interdisciplinary field of Game Studies in this forthcoming book for Polity. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
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I really do think this is true.
Rockstar leadership deciding to fire 30+ union workers and the workers deciding to fight back is going to be something we look back on as a turning point for our unionization effort.
Rockstar leadership deciding to fire 30+ union workers and the workers deciding to fight back is going to be something we look back on as a turning point for our unionization effort.
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I really do think this is true.
Rockstar leadership deciding to fire 30+ union workers and the workers deciding to fight back is going to be something we look back on as a turning point for our unionization effort.
Rockstar leadership deciding to fire 30+ union workers and the workers deciding to fight back is going to be something we look back on as a turning point for our unionization effort.
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“Dialogue is a perfect opportunity for this kind of play; every time we speak, there is a moment of uncertainty — will our intention be understood, rebuffed, accepted, acknowledged? If we are lying, we will persuade, confuse, or offend?”
A brief defence of dialogue choices (286 words):
A brief defence of dialogue choices
In games, the player needs to have something to do.
medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
“Dialogue is a perfect opportunity for this kind of play; every time we speak, there is a moment of uncertainty — will our intention be understood, rebuffed, accepted, acknowledged? If we are lying, we will persuade, confuse, or offend?”
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editors
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
editors
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okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form:
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form:
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
ok who's been badmouthing dialogue choices today
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
ok who's been badmouthing dialogue choices today
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A brief defence of dialogue choices (286 words):
A brief defence of dialogue choices
In games, the player needs to have something to do.
medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
A brief defence of dialogue choices (286 words):
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I'm gonna GO to SPACE, she said
I'm gonna POWERWASH their SOULS, she said
I'm gonna BEFRIEND the FUNGUS, she said
and then she did! Happy Ambrosia Sky launch day! (the above may or may not reflect your play experience, consider it fan fiction)
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
I'm gonna POWERWASH their SOULS, she said
I'm gonna BEFRIEND the FUNGUS, she said
and then she did! Happy Ambrosia Sky launch day! (the above may or may not reflect your play experience, consider it fan fiction)
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
Save 15% on Ambrosia Sky on Steam
You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky: Act One is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by a mysterious contamination. Survive and harvest strains of aggressive alien fungi...
store.steampowered.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I'm gonna GO to SPACE, she said
I'm gonna POWERWASH their SOULS, she said
I'm gonna BEFRIEND the FUNGUS, she said
and then she did! Happy Ambrosia Sky launch day! (the above may or may not reflect your play experience, consider it fan fiction)
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
I'm gonna POWERWASH their SOULS, she said
I'm gonna BEFRIEND the FUNGUS, she said
and then she did! Happy Ambrosia Sky launch day! (the above may or may not reflect your play experience, consider it fan fiction)
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
watching rome atm with my mom - lucius vorenus is truly a character of all time. hates every mission he gets sent on. unintentionally becomes a traitor to the country he loves. accidentally friends with the luckiest and most annoying dude on earth. wife issues. constantly frowning
November 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
watching rome atm with my mom - lucius vorenus is truly a character of all time. hates every mission he gets sent on. unintentionally becomes a traitor to the country he loves. accidentally friends with the luckiest and most annoying dude on earth. wife issues. constantly frowning
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Some are UK-focussed (taxes, Making Tax Digital e.g.) but the brill @verybrinteresting.bsky.social is running a session on pitching & there's one on freelancing while neurodivergent and another cool looking one on climate literacy. Some online, some in-person in the UK. ➡️ www.many-hats.org/events
Events | Many Hats — Professional development for freelancers — Many Hats
Explore upcoming workshops and events for creative professionals, freelancers, and arts organisations to enhance skills, compliance, and sustainability in the arts sector.
www.many-hats.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Some are UK-focussed (taxes, Making Tax Digital e.g.) but the brill @verybrinteresting.bsky.social is running a session on pitching & there's one on freelancing while neurodivergent and another cool looking one on climate literacy. Some online, some in-person in the UK. ➡️ www.many-hats.org/events
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Hey Y'all,
I am still looking for work so, any boosts or leads would be appreciated!
I'm looking for contract work as a Narrative Designer & Game Writer but am also open to doing consulting work!
Here are some of the games I've worked on but you can find more of my work at sahilbajaj.dev
I am still looking for work so, any boosts or leads would be appreciated!
I'm looking for contract work as a Narrative Designer & Game Writer but am also open to doing consulting work!
Here are some of the games I've worked on but you can find more of my work at sahilbajaj.dev
September 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Hey Y'all,
I am still looking for work so, any boosts or leads would be appreciated!
I'm looking for contract work as a Narrative Designer & Game Writer but am also open to doing consulting work!
Here are some of the games I've worked on but you can find more of my work at sahilbajaj.dev
I am still looking for work so, any boosts or leads would be appreciated!
I'm looking for contract work as a Narrative Designer & Game Writer but am also open to doing consulting work!
Here are some of the games I've worked on but you can find more of my work at sahilbajaj.dev
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“A game is greater than the sum of its parts, and you have to consider all this holistically.
We have this huge space to explore in terms of what it means to bring literature to life.”
We have this huge space to explore in terms of what it means to bring literature to life.”
i just published a new post! (talk transcript turned into a post)
“game engine medley” — prototyping with small tools and mixing game engines for complex storytelling
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/gam...
#GameDev #GameDesign
“game engine medley” — prototyping with small tools and mixing game engines for complex storytelling
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/gam...
#GameDev #GameDesign
“game engine medley” — prototyping with small tools and mixing game engines for complex storytelling – The Candybox Blog
www.nathalielawhead.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
“A game is greater than the sum of its parts, and you have to consider all this holistically.
We have this huge space to explore in terms of what it means to bring literature to life.”
We have this huge space to explore in terms of what it means to bring literature to life.”
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It is only ONE WEEK until Ambrosia Sky: Act One launches! 🎉
An immersive sci-fi narrative clean 'em up set in the wake of a disaster that threatens your former home: you left, and they died.
Available on Steam & EGS, head over to ambrosiasky.com for more info!
An immersive sci-fi narrative clean 'em up set in the wake of a disaster that threatens your former home: you left, and they died.
Available on Steam & EGS, head over to ambrosiasky.com for more info!
November 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It is only ONE WEEK until Ambrosia Sky: Act One launches! 🎉
An immersive sci-fi narrative clean 'em up set in the wake of a disaster that threatens your former home: you left, and they died.
Available on Steam & EGS, head over to ambrosiasky.com for more info!
An immersive sci-fi narrative clean 'em up set in the wake of a disaster that threatens your former home: you left, and they died.
Available on Steam & EGS, head over to ambrosiasky.com for more info!
attempting to do my a level creative writing teacher proud with this wip: i once asked her how you would go about writing a scene with two people with they/them pronouns and she said she wasn't quite sure, and now i'm attempting to write scenes where 90% of the characters use they/them pronouns lmao
November 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
attempting to do my a level creative writing teacher proud with this wip: i once asked her how you would go about writing a scene with two people with they/them pronouns and she said she wasn't quite sure, and now i'm attempting to write scenes where 90% of the characters use they/them pronouns lmao
perfected my savoury oatmeal recipe recently -
2/3 cup oats
1 cup water
bit of garlic powder
bit of nooch
bit of sesame oil
bit of soy sauce
tiny bit of rice wine vinegar
pepper
optional chili oil
boil together for 5 min
add fried eggs
add sesame seeds for pizazz
2/3 cup oats
1 cup water
bit of garlic powder
bit of nooch
bit of sesame oil
bit of soy sauce
tiny bit of rice wine vinegar
pepper
optional chili oil
boil together for 5 min
add fried eggs
add sesame seeds for pizazz
November 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
perfected my savoury oatmeal recipe recently -
2/3 cup oats
1 cup water
bit of garlic powder
bit of nooch
bit of sesame oil
bit of soy sauce
tiny bit of rice wine vinegar
pepper
optional chili oil
boil together for 5 min
add fried eggs
add sesame seeds for pizazz
2/3 cup oats
1 cup water
bit of garlic powder
bit of nooch
bit of sesame oil
bit of soy sauce
tiny bit of rice wine vinegar
pepper
optional chili oil
boil together for 5 min
add fried eggs
add sesame seeds for pizazz
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and we will keep adding more branching 😤
one must imagine sisyphus grinding
one must imagine sisyphus grinding
November 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
and we will keep adding more branching 😤
one must imagine sisyphus grinding
one must imagine sisyphus grinding
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why not play my scariest (and shortest) visual novel for halloween..?
dominoclub.itch.io/your-shadow
dominoclub.itch.io/your-shadow
October 31, 2025 at 11:33 AM
why not play my scariest (and shortest) visual novel for halloween..?
dominoclub.itch.io/your-shadow
dominoclub.itch.io/your-shadow
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hey y'all. as some of you may know, I have been unemployed for about 4 months
as the rejections keep coming over and over things start to get... scary
I hate doing this, but if you you wanted to throw a couple dollars my way or share this I would be forever grateful to you
paypal.me/superboinkmp3
as the rejections keep coming over and over things start to get... scary
I hate doing this, but if you you wanted to throw a couple dollars my way or share this I would be forever grateful to you
paypal.me/superboinkmp3
Pay Austin Miller using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/superboinkmp3 and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
paypal.me
September 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
hey y'all. as some of you may know, I have been unemployed for about 4 months
as the rejections keep coming over and over things start to get... scary
I hate doing this, but if you you wanted to throw a couple dollars my way or share this I would be forever grateful to you
paypal.me/superboinkmp3
as the rejections keep coming over and over things start to get... scary
I hate doing this, but if you you wanted to throw a couple dollars my way or share this I would be forever grateful to you
paypal.me/superboinkmp3
at my 6 (9) month top surgery check up today... the nuffield parkside gender team are all actually so kind and so lovely TuT
October 31, 2025 at 10:36 AM
at my 6 (9) month top surgery check up today... the nuffield parkside gender team are all actually so kind and so lovely TuT
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wanted to boost this again since, unsurprisingly, nothing has panned out (remember this isn't normal!) open to contract and full time work, games-adjacent or no
Hi #Portfolioday l! I'm Emma Kidwell, an award nominated writer and designer experienced in indie and AAA. I've worked in all stages of game development from polish to pitching. I'm adaptable, quick to learn, and available for full time and contact work ✍️
✨ emmkid.info
✨ emmkid.info
October 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
wanted to boost this again since, unsurprisingly, nothing has panned out (remember this isn't normal!) open to contract and full time work, games-adjacent or no
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can we hit new corners of bsky for ryah? she's at 78% out of 100%
if you've shared before, thank you, and if you haven't yet, maybe someone who follows you can help 🙏✨
if you've shared before, thank you, and if you haven't yet, maybe someone who follows you can help 🙏✨
hi everyone! you know i don't normally ask for money (esp. for myself), but i have a friend in great need here in Vancouver who needs help.
my friend Ryah, who is a trans woman and immigrant from mexico, needs help with medical expenses to get diagnosed so she can get better and support herself.
my friend Ryah, who is a trans woman and immigrant from mexico, needs help with medical expenses to get diagnosed so she can get better and support herself.
Donate to Ryah needs your help!, organized by Spooka Lucca
Hello, my name is Lucca, aka SpookaLucca, and I am raising funds for my friend Ryah, who is really … Spooka Lucca needs your support for Ryah needs your help!
www.gofundme.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
can we hit new corners of bsky for ryah? she's at 78% out of 100%
if you've shared before, thank you, and if you haven't yet, maybe someone who follows you can help 🙏✨
if you've shared before, thank you, and if you haven't yet, maybe someone who follows you can help 🙏✨