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Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

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Creative Director @triangularpixels.com
#VR #AR #BAFTA #breakthroughbrits. Made UnseenDiplomacy, SmashHitPlunder. Help run @cornwall.games
#gamedev #indiedev
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http://mrsgame.dev

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Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

I swear AAA treats players like QA at times... just be honest if it's Early Access! Been looking forward to Outer Worlds 2 for ages, guess I'm not playing yet :s

Also, why is this needed? Since when are we moving to compiling shaders on users machines? Feels like a big risk?

Outer Worlds 2 crashing on Generating Shaders, again.

November 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM

Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

Got a new futon sofa after 15yrs of previous 2nd hand one I got for £30. Futon Company one was falling to bits and a new one was £1k, but found a company in UK that hand makes them and you can make a custom design, even the frame, for cheaper!

A purple futon sofa, with yellow cushions, in a white room with purple mat and a cat

October 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

Obviously have quite a few round the UK. These two are the creepiest I've found, in the weirdest of areas. That's Dungeness - and the big factory thing behind is a nuclear power plant.

big black lighthouse with Dungeness power plant behind

October 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM

Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

Very happy with this print!

October 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM

Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

Oh of course I can 3D print myself a new Index frunk cover! #VR

October 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM

Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

How #Nintendo did this short reveal REALLY annoys me and demos again they are no longer making things for kids, only "fans" (which fast drop away with behavior like this). 🧵

A screenshot of a CG baby with pikmin around them

October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

Current drink! A super sour beer, Slurm! And its GREEN lol. Really dam nice, at least if you like sours.

brewyonder.co.uk/collections/...

A very green beer in a small glass next to Turbo Slurm can on a desk

By Yonder beers. "Our latest intergalactic collaboration had us travelling the Wild Green Yonder to Planet Wormulon. Braving the uncharted darkness of space, and only returning when we’d harnessed THE POWER OF SLURM. Since our return to Earth, we’ve amped it up a notch with a touch of booze, and can confirm… it’s highly delicious! " 4.5%

Screenshot of Fry drinking Slurm from Futurama

September 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM

Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

Its a shame they really didn't do any merch back then. They are also everywhere normally too!
He's also into some odd other stuff so it's nice being able to make something for him.

September 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM

Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

And the one he modeled himself. "It's a rock Pikmin, but when you whistle and call them, and they are surprised"

A rounder rock pikmin modeled by a child and 3d printed, with a very straight and tall stalk and massive eyes.

September 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM

Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

A 'bed' of Pikmin?
A 'field'? 'Flock'? 'Bunch'? 'Bouquet'?
My kid wanted a #Pikmin party so printed and painted a load of his favourites for the kids to find!
#3dprinting

September 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM

Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

"Odd, this object is taking 2ms to turn on, it's only a tiny glass too"
I wonder why! LOL. Also notice the scroll bar too!
This is why it's better to hand mark up your collision (small plug for Technie Collider Creator technie.dev )
#Unity #Gamedev

September 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM

Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

It'll probably shoot my chances of winning the MCV/DEVELOP @womeningames.bsky.social #WomenInGames Awards, but I wouldn't be nominated for Games Campaigner if I didn't raise this. I'm not allowed to attend - why? Because you have not made the event accessible online 👎
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It'll probably shoot my chances of winning the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards, but I wouldn't be nominated for Games Campaigner if I didn't raise this. I'm not allowed to attend - why? Because you have not made the event accessible online 👎

An event type which requires no back and forth discussion.
An event type which plenty of other awards manage to stream.
In an industry that has the likes of Discord and Twitch where people can even setup streams from their bedrooms.
An event and support group which hopes to 1up Women, who are more likely to have to stay at home to care or be there to pick up their kids.
For an event which I'm sure plenty of developers around the world would love to be watching.
And especially for an "award recognises women working who are actively campaigning for greater diversity in the games industry or who are using games to speak out on broader social issues affecting women. Nominees will successfully occupy the space between the industry and the consumer, influencing the perception of the video games industry by the rest of the world."

On top of caring and accessibility reasons to provide an online option;
I'm assuming my nomination is also due to my work with Cornwall Games. At this point I would like to highlight the cost of travel, stopping many working class and remote developers attending. It can often be harder for developers here in hashtag#Cornwall to get to London than it is for someone in the USA to get to London! When I checked the price for another event in London, flight from New York is £307, train from Penzance is £321.79 with an open return, PLUS accommodation needed of course because especially from North Cornwall - the travel time can be the same too! With no online option, those from Cornwall, other Celtic nations, and the borders, are being left out of this industry.

September 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM

Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

Festival Tent setup complete for Bude Lifeboat Fireworks! Portable child carry and bed!

A small blue tent, on a beach trolly, with a child inside with a blanket

August 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM

Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

The whole 'TV gives you square eyes' doesn't apply any more right?

A child playing Mario right next to a very large TV

August 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM

Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

Interested in supporting a new, premium #gamedev conference on a beach in #Cornwall #UK with up to 500 attendees? Think Develop Reboot with surfing & summer half term/bank holiday for your family. In the design stages & would love for sponsors and partners to come on board early to get their input.

A photo of Carbis Bay with white sands and blue sea in Cornwall

August 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM

Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

He's on his 3rd play through of #CHUCHEL now...

a small child playing CHUCHEL on a laptop

July 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM

Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

Keep retiring Lego sets, so I'll just end up modeling and #3Dprinting them myself then! My poor kid really got into #Lego #Mario recently & LOVES #Luigi'sMansion (hums the tune all the time & listens to the music in bed), but Lego retired that set already! Hate this FOMO with toys (/collectables).

Front of the 3D printed and hand painted Lego Poltergeist Powerup with Luigi in it.

Back of the 3D printed and hand painted Lego Poltergeist Powerup with Luigi in it.

3D printed and hand painted Lego Poltergeist Powerup

July 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM

Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

Observation - Dawn or Sunset? The image of the sun over waves is strongly affected by where you grow-up/live. It's only ever sunset for me!

July 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM

Katie Goode

@mrsgame.dev

Gosh, so annoying. 3rd out of 4th walls we're stripping - and discovering the plaster has failed on it! Two other external walls were fine, but this one has salty issues.