Sean Connelly
@seanconnelly.bsky.social
I publish game design and animation books for CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group. Everything from video game design, tabletop game design and development, film animation, game animation, UI/UX, and more!
Greater Boston awesomezone.
Greater Boston awesomezone.
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hello 🤠 AMERICANS!! 🤠
it looks like my book is 25% off on your Amazon for what I assume is your upcoming Black Friday sales~
treat yourself to some knowledge, buy it as a gift, and/or use it as kindling for a cozy fire idk
👉 buy now: www.amazon.com/Mastering-Co...
it looks like my book is 25% off on your Amazon for what I assume is your upcoming Black Friday sales~
treat yourself to some knowledge, buy it as a gift, and/or use it as kindling for a cozy fire idk
👉 buy now: www.amazon.com/Mastering-Co...
November 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
hello 🤠 AMERICANS!! 🤠
it looks like my book is 25% off on your Amazon for what I assume is your upcoming Black Friday sales~
treat yourself to some knowledge, buy it as a gift, and/or use it as kindling for a cozy fire idk
👉 buy now: www.amazon.com/Mastering-Co...
it looks like my book is 25% off on your Amazon for what I assume is your upcoming Black Friday sales~
treat yourself to some knowledge, buy it as a gift, and/or use it as kindling for a cozy fire idk
👉 buy now: www.amazon.com/Mastering-Co...
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Did I mention I am doing this? Because I am totally doing this.
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Did I mention I am doing this? Because I am totally doing this.
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Book Excerpt: The Game Needs to Change: Towards Sustainable Game Design
Book Excerpt: The Game Needs to Change: Towards Sustainable Game Design
'This book shows how games can play their part in addressing climate change and how we can sustainably make games for sustainability.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Book Excerpt: The Game Needs to Change: Towards Sustainable Game Design
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I miss when Ai meant Adobe Illustrator.
October 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I miss when Ai meant Adobe Illustrator.
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Today is a good day to teach and celebrate art 🎨, architecture 📐, and design 🖼️ in video gaming 🎮.
"Architecture and Video Games: Intersecting Worlds" and "Never Alone: Video Games As Interactive Design" are among some of the best books in the field. 👩🏻🏫
#art #architecture #design
#science #videogames
"Architecture and Video Games: Intersecting Worlds" and "Never Alone: Video Games As Interactive Design" are among some of the best books in the field. 👩🏻🏫
#art #architecture #design
#science #videogames
September 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Today is a good day to teach and celebrate art 🎨, architecture 📐, and design 🖼️ in video gaming 🎮.
"Architecture and Video Games: Intersecting Worlds" and "Never Alone: Video Games As Interactive Design" are among some of the best books in the field. 👩🏻🏫
#art #architecture #design
#science #videogames
"Architecture and Video Games: Intersecting Worlds" and "Never Alone: Video Games As Interactive Design" are among some of the best books in the field. 👩🏻🏫
#art #architecture #design
#science #videogames
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Blog Post: How to Improve your Drawing Skills with FORCE
👉 spr.ly/63325AKpnD
Valuable tips for artists, animators, or anyone generally interested in drawing!
👉 spr.ly/63325AKpnD
Valuable tips for artists, animators, or anyone generally interested in drawing!
How to Improve your Drawing Skills with FORCE
'Learning to draw is the first and most important step to becoming a skilled artist' says Michael Mattesi, creator of the FORCE Drawing method. Having developed a method that can change how you approach art, Mattesi has taught FORCE Drawing to thousands of artists at the top entertainment companies in the world and to individual artists at home.
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September 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Blog Post: How to Improve your Drawing Skills with FORCE
👉 spr.ly/63325AKpnD
Valuable tips for artists, animators, or anyone generally interested in drawing!
👉 spr.ly/63325AKpnD
Valuable tips for artists, animators, or anyone generally interested in drawing!
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Calling all gamers and students – secure 20% off this book before the sale ends! 🕹️
Game communities form the heart of gaming experiences. Learn to create long-term, sustainable online spaces that matter – ones that care, grow, and connect 😌
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(US only. Terms apply).
Game communities form the heart of gaming experiences. Learn to create long-term, sustainable online spaces that matter – ones that care, grow, and connect 😌
spr.ly/6009AGjTS?ut...
(US only. Terms apply).
September 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Calling all gamers and students – secure 20% off this book before the sale ends! 🕹️
Game communities form the heart of gaming experiences. Learn to create long-term, sustainable online spaces that matter – ones that care, grow, and connect 😌
spr.ly/6009AGjTS?ut...
(US only. Terms apply).
Game communities form the heart of gaming experiences. Learn to create long-term, sustainable online spaces that matter – ones that care, grow, and connect 😌
spr.ly/6009AGjTS?ut...
(US only. Terms apply).
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It’s here! We wrote a book about game writing and narrative… and it’s finally COMING OUT.
We would love for people to check it out! This is a tome for all levels as we believe that sometimes going back to basics can solve even the most complicated problems.
www.routledge.com/The-Definiti...
We would love for people to check it out! This is a tome for all levels as we believe that sometimes going back to basics can solve even the most complicated problems.
www.routledge.com/The-Definiti...
September 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It’s here! We wrote a book about game writing and narrative… and it’s finally COMING OUT.
We would love for people to check it out! This is a tome for all levels as we believe that sometimes going back to basics can solve even the most complicated problems.
www.routledge.com/The-Definiti...
We would love for people to check it out! This is a tome for all levels as we believe that sometimes going back to basics can solve even the most complicated problems.
www.routledge.com/The-Definiti...
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905. THE GAME BUSINESS GUIDEBOOK: WHAT TO DO WHEN NOBODY WANTS YOUR GAME
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-game-business-guidebookwhat-to-do-when-nobody-wants-your-game
#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-game-business-guidebookwhat-to-do-when-nobody-wants-your-game
#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames
September 3, 2025 at 9:34 AM
905. THE GAME BUSINESS GUIDEBOOK: WHAT TO DO WHEN NOBODY WANTS YOUR GAME
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-game-business-guidebookwhat-to-do-when-nobody-wants-your-game
#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-game-business-guidebookwhat-to-do-when-nobody-wants-your-game
#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames
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Calling video game industry folks! You know the Strong Museum of Play, right? The museum that understands us & is documenting OUR history?
Federal budget shenanigans have them in a surprise $500K hole.
If you're able to support them, now's the time. Here's the link: www.museumofplay.org/support/
Federal budget shenanigans have them in a surprise $500K hole.
If you're able to support them, now's the time. Here's the link: www.museumofplay.org/support/
Strong Museum of Play faces $500,000 shortfall after losing federal grants for new exhibit, preservation efforts
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Strong National Museum of Play has learned two of its federal grants have been terminated and it’s hoping private donors will step up to fill the gap. A promised $400,000 grant ...
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May 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Calling video game industry folks! You know the Strong Museum of Play, right? The museum that understands us & is documenting OUR history?
Federal budget shenanigans have them in a surprise $500K hole.
If you're able to support them, now's the time. Here's the link: www.museumofplay.org/support/
Federal budget shenanigans have them in a surprise $500K hole.
If you're able to support them, now's the time. Here's the link: www.museumofplay.org/support/
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Blog: Today, Richard Dansky aka @rdansky.bsky.social tells me why it took him 25 years to create a textbook on what it is like to write as a career for the videogame industry.
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Tell Me - Richard Dansky - Jennifer Brozek
Today, Richard Dansky tells me why it took him 25 years to create a textbook on what it is like to write as a career for the videogame industry. I have
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August 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Blog: Today, Richard Dansky aka @rdansky.bsky.social tells me why it took him 25 years to create a textbook on what it is like to write as a career for the videogame industry.
jenniferbrozek.com/blog/post/20...
jenniferbrozek.com/blog/post/20...
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Papers Please is one of the games I dissect in detail in my book, Anatomy of Game Design. If you like these sorts of analysis, pick up a copy! #gaming #gamedesign
August 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Papers Please is one of the games I dissect in detail in my book, Anatomy of Game Design. If you like these sorts of analysis, pick up a copy! #gaming #gamedesign
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So guess what landed on my doorstep today?
August 16, 2025 at 2:08 AM
So guess what landed on my doorstep today?
@RoutledgeBooks.bsky.social are having a 20% off Back to College Sale, and this latest book is included 🎉 Gaming students – now is your chance to delve into the shooter genre, it’s one of the most popular genres on the market! invt.io/1bxb8gxjdr3
Enjoy 20% off my book for a limited time!
US only. Find out more here
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August 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
@RoutledgeBooks.bsky.social are having a 20% off Back to College Sale, and this latest book is included 🎉 Gaming students – now is your chance to delve into the shooter genre, it’s one of the most popular genres on the market! invt.io/1bxb8gxjdr3
Spreading the gospel! Thanks for being so passionate!
Wanted to take a moment in this week's Newsletter to send Thanks to #CRCPress
Not only did they take the time to reach out with a kind and thoughtful email, but they also went (way) above and beyond by creating a full calendar of upcoming Video Game–related releases (complete with details) for us.
Not only did they take the time to reach out with a kind and thoughtful email, but they also went (way) above and beyond by creating a full calendar of upcoming Video Game–related releases (complete with details) for us.
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #019
The LONGEST Newsletter yet! A sarcastic amount of Video Game Book announcements, lots of community collaborations, and an awesome interview with the VGMuseum!
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August 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Spreading the gospel! Thanks for being so passionate!
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The twin releases of Event-Database Architecture For Computer Games released this week.
If you’re a #GameDev looking for the most comprehensive software architecture discussion in literature, these 2 books are probably a safe bet.
If you’re a #GameDev looking for the most comprehensive software architecture discussion in literature, these 2 books are probably a safe bet.
The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #018
Another big week thanks to Comic-Con! Also an inspiring interview with Cheryl Platz, a look at the intersect of StarCraft and education in South Korea, and a dive into 151 games.
buff.ly
July 31, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The twin releases of Event-Database Architecture For Computer Games released this week.
If you’re a #GameDev looking for the most comprehensive software architecture discussion in literature, these 2 books are probably a safe bet.
If you’re a #GameDev looking for the most comprehensive software architecture discussion in literature, these 2 books are probably a safe bet.
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Got my hands on an advance ebook copy of THE VIDEO GAME WRITER'S GUIDE TO SURVIVING AN INDUSTRY THAT HATES YOU this morning and am currently having all the "OH MY GOD IT'S REAL" feels about it.
July 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Got my hands on an advance ebook copy of THE VIDEO GAME WRITER'S GUIDE TO SURVIVING AN INDUSTRY THAT HATES YOU this morning and am currently having all the "OH MY GOD IT'S REAL" feels about it.
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✨ MY BOOK IS OUT NOW ✨
"Mastering Community Management" is finally here! 😭
Learn what goes into community management for video games from pre- to post-production. ❤️ Get my step-by-step strategy for creating meaningful online spaces!
Shares appreciated. AHH!!
Buy: www.victoriatran.com/book
"Mastering Community Management" is finally here! 😭
Learn what goes into community management for video games from pre- to post-production. ❤️ Get my step-by-step strategy for creating meaningful online spaces!
Shares appreciated. AHH!!
Buy: www.victoriatran.com/book
July 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
✨ MY BOOK IS OUT NOW ✨
"Mastering Community Management" is finally here! 😭
Learn what goes into community management for video games from pre- to post-production. ❤️ Get my step-by-step strategy for creating meaningful online spaces!
Shares appreciated. AHH!!
Buy: www.victoriatran.com/book
"Mastering Community Management" is finally here! 😭
Learn what goes into community management for video games from pre- to post-production. ❤️ Get my step-by-step strategy for creating meaningful online spaces!
Shares appreciated. AHH!!
Buy: www.victoriatran.com/book
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Oh hey this is a thing!
(and a thing that is on sale!)
(and a thing that is on sale!)
The Video Game Writer's Guide to Surviving an Industry That Hates You
There have been many books written about how to write for games, but just as important as creating the deliverables is knowing how to do the job itself. In an industry that can seem like it’s stacked ...
www.routledge.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Oh hey this is a thing!
(and a thing that is on sale!)
(and a thing that is on sale!)
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friends have been congratulating/asking if I'm excited my ✨Mastering Community Management book✨ is coming out soon (3 days?!) and this has been my rollercoaster reaction every time lmao:
July 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
friends have been congratulating/asking if I'm excited my ✨Mastering Community Management book✨ is coming out soon (3 days?!) and this has been my rollercoaster reaction every time lmao:
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I'M SO PROUD OF YOU @victoriatran.bsky.social !!!!!
July 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU @victoriatran.bsky.social !!!!!
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Today’s arrival:
March 31, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Today’s arrival:
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THE WORLD POLITICS OF DISCO ELYSIUM
This one recently released as part of Routledge’s “Popular Culture & World Politics” series.
Very excited to give it a read. Yet another exciting book drop covered in this week’s free Newsletter! 👇
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This one recently released as part of Routledge’s “Popular Culture & World Politics” series.
Very excited to give it a read. Yet another exciting book drop covered in this week’s free Newsletter! 👇
thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-...
July 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
THE WORLD POLITICS OF DISCO ELYSIUM
This one recently released as part of Routledge’s “Popular Culture & World Politics” series.
Very excited to give it a read. Yet another exciting book drop covered in this week’s free Newsletter! 👇
thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-...
This one recently released as part of Routledge’s “Popular Culture & World Politics” series.
Very excited to give it a read. Yet another exciting book drop covered in this week’s free Newsletter! 👇
thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-...
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In one week, my next design book on metroidvania game design is being published www.routledge.com/Game-Design-..., and I'm going to make a 🧵 discussing some of my all-time favorites, focusing on those from #indiegamedev each day
Game Design Deep Dive: Metroidvania
Game Design Critic and expert Joshua Bycer is back with another entry in the Game Design Deep Dive series for a look at one of the most popular, and confusing, genres out there. Metroidvania is a genr...
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June 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
In one week, my next design book on metroidvania game design is being published www.routledge.com/Game-Design-..., and I'm going to make a 🧵 discussing some of my all-time favorites, focusing on those from #indiegamedev each day
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realized my ✨Mastering Community Management book✨ comes out next month and i'm PANIK and WRITHING IN FEAR and going to BARF but hey you can pre-order it
➡️ pre-orders: www.victoriatran.com/book
hope u are ready for me to be annoying about this sozzz i will supply many memes as payment
➡️ pre-orders: www.victoriatran.com/book
hope u are ready for me to be annoying about this sozzz i will supply many memes as payment
June 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
realized my ✨Mastering Community Management book✨ comes out next month and i'm PANIK and WRITHING IN FEAR and going to BARF but hey you can pre-order it
➡️ pre-orders: www.victoriatran.com/book
hope u are ready for me to be annoying about this sozzz i will supply many memes as payment
➡️ pre-orders: www.victoriatran.com/book
hope u are ready for me to be annoying about this sozzz i will supply many memes as payment