J. Isaac Gadient (they/them)
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Game Writing & Narrative Design 📕📙📚📖📘📗(call me “isaac,” please.)
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hey
#writersoftwitter
I'm isaac (or ash), a queer disabled Gemini (don't go!). i am studying writing for games and narrative design while i work a fulltime fake email job to help pay our mortgage & feed our four furbabies. i believe in art's ability to change hearts & minds <3
hi
#writersoftwitter
!! I’m Nessa, a game writer and narrative designer who worked on Endoparasitic, OnlyCans, and [REDACTED]. I like to write with themes of empathy and healing but also murder and revenge ❤️
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Embracer says it's looking out for shareholders after cutting almost 1,400 jobs
"Our overruling principle is to always maximize shareholder value in any given situation"
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Me: i want to make games
Also me: i do not want to know how games are made
The best zoom out in all video games is Animal Crossing New Horizons
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thanks to all my fellow gamedevs & gamers who've helped make gaming gay!
and I mean that literally!
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I just submitted an application for a Junior Narrative Designer role.
At the bottom of the submission form there was a field that said, "Add a cover letter or anything else you want to share," so, I just typed in, "This quiche…is vivacious."
And clicked the SUBMIT button.
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@dashiellwood
uuuuhhhh eughhhhhhh
ALSO this is the first i've seen of this game maybe? LOVE the art style
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Tonight is our last night with our son, Bruce.
They’re coming in the morning.
We have been grieving so hard and so deeply.
This little guy has been full of temerity and personality. I am not ready.
But he is. We are so sad. We are so
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hiring the folks you shafted, right?
...Right?
A week after Microsoft closed 4 game studios, Microsoft-owned Activision announces a new game studio.
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sincere gamedev question:
why do they overlap GDC and PAX-East?
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This is
#WhatAGameDevLooksLike
in the only full-length mirror i’ve found today: Fat, tired, masked, anxious, grateful, depressed, embarrassed, hopeful, humbled.
#GDC24
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#ThisIsWhatAGamedevLooksLike
after just picking up their badge!
if you see this schlub in the Dipper Pines hat and “Transgender” PSX logo sweatshirt, say hi! I’m a writer & designer and would love to meet you!
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h/t
@ElfGrove
"The author on BSky has also noted this and wanted this point included with screenshots of this thread."
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Grateful for everyone’s kind words.
Bruce passed peacefully this morning.
This house is suddenly so strange, now without him here.
Ashamed I was ever impatient with him. I wish he could come push this phone aside to demand my lap and snugs.
We will miss and love him forever.
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i had to turn thirty-nine today
because of woke
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what are you favorite no combat games?
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@GoldenJoysticks
@betterthemask
unforgettable but not in the good way. The games community will remember this censorship. “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”
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Today i celebrate 9 years clean & sober.
Life is v different than it was &
how I thought it would or even could be.
Like my Fibromyaglia, Alcoholism is a condition i’ll never be cured of. That still gets me down some days, but…gratefully, i don’t live this life alone.
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@chhopsky
i’ve never seen “HTH” before, and a millisecond before i realised it was “Hope That Helps” my first guess was “Hell To Hellians,” which doesn’t make much sense but here i am tweeting this anyway because i’m a silly
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the Level Design/Environmental Art, Lighting, Sound Design, and Musical Score in STRAY are all top-notch.
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i am not (yet?) in the games industry;
i study & do gamedev on my own & with teams.
BUT i DID just scratch a
#gamedev
notch in my
#gamedevs
belt!
i have been laid off from my dayjob 🪦
#BuryTheLede
#CorporationsEatPeopleForLunch
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thanks to a scholarship from
@gaygamingpros
i will be attending
@Official_GDC
for the first time this year!
My gay ass is headed to a warmer shore from these frigid Wisconsin lakes.
i hope to meet some moots & learn from all you wizened! 🙏🎮📖✍️
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Do any of y’all ever, on your day off, wake up and just stay in bed for awhile? Like, hang out and read a book in bed? Before you ever get up and “start your day?”
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i am nonbinary & prefer not to be called “dude” or “man.”
i do not have the spoons to ask for this individually right now.
thanks for coming to my THEM Talk.
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i am NOT a fan of flying
but i am so grateful to
@gaygamingpros
for this opportunity to attend
#GDC24
& learn from all y’all wizened devs.
i hope to talk with as many writers & narrative designers as will share their experience with me!
safe travels everyone 💚
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idk if any of y’all consider me a friend of some kind (internet can be weird) but i need to ask for a kindness:
if you feel you know me at all, do something gentle/sweet for me in the comments, please?
my mother is visiting & i wouldn’t wish my worst enemy to be this triggered
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any writers write by hand then transcribe to computer?
seems unnecessary use of labor and time but also i daydream of its romance
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if any 2D Artists with UI design experience are interested, myself and two others are in the Pirate Software gamejam looking for a fourth! DM me for details if you’re intrigued & available this weekend/next week (submission deadline 1/26)
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about to board my final flight, to finally be home from
#GDC24
—one thing seems clear to me at this moment: i’ve learned alot from seasoned devs but i need to put down the phone and pick up the pen.
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the question mark is sincere, though—my best mate isabel & i just submitted to the RPG Maker Game Jam.
if itch dot io counts as “shipped,” then i’m not a liar.
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just a little over ten years ago,
@leighalexander
asked, "What if creators broadly accepted that consent—the verbs /to want/, /to say yes/, /to truly accept/, /to agree/—could be more interesting or provocative?"
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tell me you have ADHD without telling me you have ADHD
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i am supposed to be doing that laundry there on the left.
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SO grateful I am a Union member.
My boss is taking Disciplinary actions against me & I work my ass off for this organization. Very challenging times meow in dayjob land.
ALSO SO GRATEFUL that I have gamedev as a passion to put my heart into, and y'all gamedevs to connect with.
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i didn’t want to ask for help when I got laid off, or when our cat died, but I am out of work & grieving and just broke my arm.
If you can support in any way, Thank You.
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i think this art is beautiful, but i'm also obsessed with language & games, and always trying to learn:
isn't Eastward a top-down perspective?
the latter here seems to be isometric (what they call conic)
Turning isometric games into conic perspective, this time Eastward
@eastwardgame
@pixpilgames
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“The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design” by Flint Dille & John Zuur Platten was written in 2007.
I hope a section like this wouldn’t make it past an editor’s desk these days.
#gamedev
#gamewriting
#gameswriting
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gonna step away from socials for a week to focus on my craft & my health.
(i'm locking it down in the meantime)
believe me when I say i appreciate y'all <3
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tbqh
Quote tweet this tweet with a Twitter account that follows you that it's kinda a flex that they follow you
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i hadn’t played any games in like a week and a half. it’s nice to be back
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i just uploaded my resume onto my carrd portfolio site! this is big for me because i've just been afraid to (i have no games job experience) but whatever. the truth is the truth.
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“So much of game development is knowing where to invest resources and where a lighter touch is needed.”
-Kaitlin Tremblay (
@kait_zilla
)
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Strange Scaffold keeps winning ✨💖✨
We had an opportunity to prioritize the quality of the project and the health of the human beings who make it—and we took it.
I Am Your Beast comes out September 10th. Please wishlist it – and tell your friends! This is gonna be something special!!
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Today I learned that one man, some schmuck named Noah Webster, single-handedly took the u's out of our American English and I am livid.
We could have had this honourable & colourful tongue written out with luxurious vowels pulling the sounds from our mouths, but no. "Efficiency!"
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THANKS EVERYONE!
i’d deleted all my social media years ago but started all new accts just to follow developers so i could study & learn gamedev. so truly, THANK Y’ALL.
ISABEL SKIDMORE [not on twitter] programmed this, & i wrote it.
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GDC Day FOUR done—i’ve not found
@AlexaRayC
for a “TIRED” ribbon but i think my whole body and demeanor still transmit the information.
Grateful to meet so many generous and brilliant devs here.
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hey
@osamadorias
! rolling credits on The Messenger & nice to see your name in the Special Thanks :)
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"Writing in games & narrative design is as much the active management of the narrative over time as the game goes on, as the original construction—which is part of where game writing is very different than film or television or literature."
~Xalavier Nelson Jr.
@WritNelson
And that's a wrap for this
#LudoNarraCon
2024 Fireside Chat! What did you think? Missed it? Catch the VOD on YouTube! 🎮
📺
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i’m thousands of feet above Earth right now
this flight is so turbulent i fear a vein might rip right out of my neck from stress
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HI FRIENDS I AM NONBINARY
i have been mulling over changing my name legally for years, and I believe it's the name Aislínn. However, all my life I've dealt with people misspelling "isaac" even, and it's such a drag. Trans and/or Irish friends - should I just use Ashling? Ashlynn?
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My spouse is able to loan out a PS5 for me from the university for one week.
Which of these should I play in that time for my studies in Narrative Design?
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literally my immediate response to getting laid off
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any gamedevs with intense social anxiety wanna DM me any tips on how to not absolutely crumble?
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this book cover is 🤌🏻
Alright
#Sega
fans: more console history lit released from the folks at
@ThirdEditions
!
Next up is
@oscarlemaire
's celebration of
@Sega
's
#Dreamcast
. Link in thread 👇
"L'HISTOIRE DE LA DREAMCAST. LA DERNIÈRE CONSOLE DE SEGA"
What are some of your favorite Dreamcast memories❓
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i’m playing through the profoundly moving THAT DRAGON, CANCER for the first time and i want to admit something:
my spouse told me about it years ago, but when they said “there’s a game about watching your toddler die” i honestly first thought of some twisted Tamagotchi situation
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this game is LOVELY and LOVINGLY MADE
and it is ON SALE
Have you played SEASON: A letter to the future, yet?
Buy now for
#PlayStation
on
#PS4
and
#PS5
,
#PC
on
@Steam
or
#EpicGamesStore
!
#PlaySeason
#indiegames
#cozygames
#gamedev
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My sober birthday is March 10th.
If you'd like to celebrate or support me, please buy my books that will help me become the best Video Games Writer & Narrative Designer that I can be!
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not sure how she expects me to get any work done
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To get to this (age 38), I had to survive this (age 18)
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Hi, friends!
i have Fibromyalgia & other chronic conditions.
My life looks a whole lot different than 15 years ago before my body suddenly started adding features like unending pain & various limitations.
I’m glad I’m still here, though.
happy disability pride month
❤️💛🤍🩵💚
remember, dynamic disabilities exist and there's no such thing as "disabled enough"
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Blessed
#PortfolioDay
, everyone!
my name is isaac—i am a writer & narrative designer.
My games experience thus far is only gamejams. If you need any help with dialogue, story, or any kind of narrative consultation, please reach out!
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something i didn't quite expect about studying Games Writing & Narrative Design:
every text i've cracked open is full of examples from games, spoiling them a little or alot. This is obvious of course, I just hadn't considered it, & sometimes I have to stop reading & buy a game…!
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being a smol potato, i find it bizarre that i have almost 1K followers here.
FOR FUNSIES: i’d like to offer my thousandth follower an opportunity to star in a short story written about them.
details TBD but i’m primarily a writer these days, so it’s what i feel i have to offer.
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you can’t spell corpse without scope
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click to expand
something good to read, gamemakers. 🖤
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Without downloading anything new, what’s it like dating you?
Without downloading anything new, what’s it like dating you?
(Is the last one cheating if it’s my car?)
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GAMEDEVS: i love having coffeechats with y'all! Mostly it benefits me since I'm a n00b & love to ask questions but i SWEAR i'm a good conversationalist so there's something in it for you too ;-)
let's connect!
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i only present myself as a writer or Narrative person, but I do have a great interest in:
Game Design
UI
Level Design
UX
in, I think, that order.
Anybody in those fields willing to connect, I do have an open invitation for
#gamedevs
to grab coffee & chat!
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any fellow fans who also missed out on The Black Box vinyl…please feel free to voice this any & every way that feels right to you :)
the folks who can decide to do a repress would need to hear from us!
packing and shipping vinyls today! 🖤 (and tomorrow, and the day after, we have so many to pack!)
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@Jinjix
I did it just to do it.
No hopes here - my portfolio is a whisper of a dream of an idea that started a rumor that I have talent and experience. Someday I will sally forth with sincerity!
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calling all writer friends :3
📣ATTENTION📣
I'm looking for a
#gamewriter
/
#narrativedesigner
to team up with me for my game
@EonsAwayGame
. If you or a friend are interested please let me know!
Tag your pals!
#indiegame
|
#gamedev
|
#IndieGameDev
|
#indiedev
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i love love
i love gamedev
i love gamdevs (like Aaron)
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Special shoutout to all my fellow chronic pain girlies ❤️🧡💛🤍💙💚
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kickin it
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I’m trying to remember a piece of
#gamedev
vocabulary:
What’s it called when the camera moves to a place/character/&ct to show the player an objective, then zooms back to the player character after having given a momentary visual tutorial?
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oh
Did I make a lot of money developing games? No.
But did I enjoy the process of game development? Also no.
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found this cool stairwell by the river here while i’m visiting Memphis.
Possibly useful as
#ref
,
@PikminMan
?
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