Yichao
@michaelyichao.com
Professional nerd making games & theater. Cofounded Jam & Tea Studios. Previously: Riot Games, Wizards of the Coast, ArenaNet, Imagineering. Most often found in Seattle. http://bio.site/michaelyichao
Applying nondeterministic tech to deterministic tasks we've *already solved* is dumb as hell, and it's baffling that massive companies are burning down trust in a desperate attempt to prove a use case for the tech 🔥
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Applying nondeterministic tech to deterministic tasks we've *already solved* is dumb as hell, and it's baffling that massive companies are burning down trust in a desperate attempt to prove a use case for the tech 🔥
People really are out here just projecting whatever brainrot is in their head onto the few keywords they recognized in a post, huh
November 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
People really are out here just projecting whatever brainrot is in their head onto the few keywords they recognized in a post, huh
What a photo
TIL of trench 94 and my life is not the same
TIL of trench 94 and my life is not the same
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
What a photo
TIL of trench 94 and my life is not the same
TIL of trench 94 and my life is not the same
I won't miss out this time around
November 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I won't miss out this time around
In the last hours of the final day, I have remembered to update my name for the season 🎃
November 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
In the last hours of the final day, I have remembered to update my name for the season 🎃
Our couples costume this year: the Blue Prince and the Blue Prince Inventory and UI 💙👑✨
October 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Our couples costume this year: the Blue Prince and the Blue Prince Inventory and UI 💙👑✨
very amused that to some folks this meme is my greatest contribution to game design
September 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
very amused that to some folks this meme is my greatest contribution to game design
My friend sent me this image of an ad she got in her timeline and y'all the straights are not okay
"Please join our dating site no women are signing up for some reason" is a hell of a thing to confess in an ad
"Please join our dating site no women are signing up for some reason" is a hell of a thing to confess in an ad
September 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
My friend sent me this image of an ad she got in her timeline and y'all the straights are not okay
"Please join our dating site no women are signing up for some reason" is a hell of a thing to confess in an ad
"Please join our dating site no women are signing up for some reason" is a hell of a thing to confess in an ad
Our parents's pup. She's so dang photogenic ✨
September 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Our parents's pup. She's so dang photogenic ✨
Thank goodness for these AI questions; how else will I know how to Continue the Conversation™?
September 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Thank goodness for these AI questions; how else will I know how to Continue the Conversation™?
This might be the best reminder text I've ever seen on a custom card. Wizards, hire this designer.
September 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
This might be the best reminder text I've ever seen on a custom card. Wizards, hire this designer.
My friend doodled this card for me while we were playing board games and I’ve never felt more seen in my life
September 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
My friend doodled this card for me while we were playing board games and I’ve never felt more seen in my life
Me: hey love text me what you want from the chicken place for dinner I'm about to place orders for everyone
MBF:
MBF:
September 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Me: hey love text me what you want from the chicken place for dinner I'm about to place orders for everyone
MBF:
MBF:
This is the accidental best promotion for a game I’ve seen and it’s not even close
September 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This is the accidental best promotion for a game I’ve seen and it’s not even close
Expert level realtor spin just dropped FOR ALL YOU SPOOKY FALL GIRLIES OUT THERE
September 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Expert level realtor spin just dropped FOR ALL YOU SPOOKY FALL GIRLIES OUT THERE
Got this email to an old inbox I don’t use anymore and utterly perplexed at why high school me made an account called peaspeaspeas01
August 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Got this email to an old inbox I don’t use anymore and utterly perplexed at why high school me made an account called peaspeaspeas01
Made the mistake of reading LinkedIn comments on a post i made and y'all the website is a parody of itself
August 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Made the mistake of reading LinkedIn comments on a post i made and y'all the website is a parody of itself
Grabbed tacos from this spot that was on the way for my walk home from a day of volunteering at my local community theatre and yall I think this is the future conservatives warned us about
August 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Grabbed tacos from this spot that was on the way for my walk home from a day of volunteering at my local community theatre and yall I think this is the future conservatives warned us about
Okay but where my CalArtians at
August 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Okay but where my CalArtians at
losing my mind out here
August 14, 2025 at 7:53 AM
losing my mind out here
It's hard to overemphasize just how impressive this is.
Josh Johnson's raw output and quantity of material is absolutely bananas. That it's all *incredibly good* is the definition of skill and craft. 👏
Josh Johnson's raw output and quantity of material is absolutely bananas. That it's all *incredibly good* is the definition of skill and craft. 👏
August 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It's hard to overemphasize just how impressive this is.
Josh Johnson's raw output and quantity of material is absolutely bananas. That it's all *incredibly good* is the definition of skill and craft. 👏
Josh Johnson's raw output and quantity of material is absolutely bananas. That it's all *incredibly good* is the definition of skill and craft. 👏
