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Guido Schmidt
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Author & Design Director @Rovio
Check out my book “Game Design: Impossible” here: https://books2read.com/GameDesignImpossible
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Book progress - 8 out of 22 Todos remaining. Big point this week was how company culture is easy when the money is plenty. But when it counts, things can turn ugly quite quickly:

www.linkedin.com/posts/narker...

#booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting
A pink someecards-style illustration of a man covering his face with both hands in frustration or stress. Text beside him reads, “When we avoid difficult conversations we trade short term discomfort for long term dysfunction.
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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*expanding my vocabulary*

#writing #amwriting
A black-and-white illustration of three pieces of cutlery: a fork, a knife, and a spoon. Above them is the label “Cutlery.” Below each utensil are intentionally silly, incorrect names: the fork is labeled “Stablery,” the knife “Kniflery,” and the spoon “Scooplery.” The image plays on the idea of giving utensils absurdly wrong category names.
November 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Been thinking a lot about this lately and found this quote - which nails my own feelings I get when I find AI generated images or videos.
Not that I hate them, necessarily.
They're nice.
But ultimately, uninteresting, somehow.
I always wondered why.
This may be a good explanation.
Why do you think?
November 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Book progress - Still 9 out of 22 Todos remaining. Mostly because I worked on my last interview and getting that into the book:
www.linkedin.com/posts/narker...

#booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting
November 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Book Progress - 9 out of 22 Todos remaining. This week was mostly about the rationale for my framework:
www.linkedin.com/posts/narker...

#booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting
November 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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*me writing a funeral scene*

#booksky #amwriting #writing
A meme with the caption “Writing is very fulfilling.” Below, an image shows a woman crying hysterically with smeared makeup and an anguished expression, while the subtitle reads, “I have never, ever been happier.” The meme humorously contrasts the supposed joy of writing with the emotional turmoil it often causes.
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Book Progress - 14 out of 22 Todos remaining. Integrating feedback regarding balanced viewpoints is tricky, but very important: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker...

#booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting
A man with short dark hair and glasses looks toward the camera with a slight smile. Text beside him reads: “Homo sapiens rule the world because it is the only animal that can believe in things that exist purely in its own imagination, such as gods, states, money, and human rights. — Prof. Yuval Noah Harari.” The image has a blurred background, suggesting an outdoor urban setting.
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Typical social media fluke, when a random comment gets almost 20k views on LinkedIn🤷
Alt text: A LinkedIn post by Guido Schmidt, Director of Design, Game Director, EP, and Author. The post reads: “It’s impressive and I wish them all the success in the world – they deserve it. But. Be aware that those projects are the exceptions. The black swans. This is NOT how normal game development usually works.” The post has 33 reactions, 1 reply, and 18,285 impressions.
November 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Book Progress - 20 out of 22 Todos remaining. And I am still looking for a female game creator to interview: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker...

#booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting
November 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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What a month!
Five processed orders
October 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Book Progress - One more interview to add from a female game creator perspective: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker...

#booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting
October 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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What a week…
October 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Book Progress - A breather and new feedback. And acknowleding that, yes... sometimes shit happens: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker...

#booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting
October 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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*takes notes*

#booksky #writing #amwriting
October 17, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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I'm exploring character banter at the moment.

I'm on a quite serious story right now, but I need some levity as reprive while still staying in character and tone. Tricky stuff.
October 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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*me right now*
October 13, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Book Progress - Wrapped up my last bits and pieces of notes, quotes, citations, and special thanks. Now we have to prepare the ARC: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker...

#booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting
October 13, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Book Progress - Finished editing chapter 5 out of 5. Plus the epilogue. It was a good week and I got a lot of things done: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker...

#booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting
October 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Beta reader feedback on my fantasy story. Seems like I am on a decent path with this.

Especially when working on it actually *gives* me energy.

#writing #amwriting #booksky
Screenshot of a reader’s feedback comment saying: “My favorite parts of Mae were when she felt most human, like on page 45 with ‘She felt empty, in a way. Blank. As if her old life had been erased and not yet replaced by anything new’. I loved that raw, complex emotion and the void that it left. It made her feel like a real person.”
October 5, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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*me, writing my dark fantasy story*
October 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Book Progress - Finished editing chapter 4 out of 5. Some big reworks in there, but we are getting there: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker...

#booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting
September 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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You know what - writing is just so much fun! XD

#writing #amwriting #booksky
September 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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*takes notes*

#amwriting #writing #booksky
September 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Book Progress - Editing chapter 4 out of 5. Giving my prose more space and (contrary to good practice) keeping the head-hopping mid-scenes: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker...

#booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign
September 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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For all people being afraid to write their story “because the same idea already exists”:

#writing #booksky
September 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM