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Writer, Producer and Sound Designer <3 Co-Host of Zed Games on @4zzzradio.bsky.social ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

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hey me and the girls are gonna lie about the bog later, pretty much just muck-wallowing
if you wanna come through

21.08.2025 22:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

fish want me
women fish me
i am a fish

03.12.2025 03:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Youโ€™ve noticed a cute couple-to-be: so as a budding witch, you sneak them each a love potion, scheme for them a time and date - an empty cinema - and wait.

Eagerly, you watch them both emerge from the theatreโ€ฆ only to notice theyโ€™ve not fallen for each other, but for the craft of cinema itself.

01.12.2025 02:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s crazy how the world changes so fast. Remember the Game Boy? Sheโ€™s a grown-ass Game Woman now

30.11.2025 02:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

'Being told a video game was made with only โ€œ0.3%โ€ LLM use is like being handed a glass of water that โ€œonly hasโ€ a single drop of urine in it.'

Rio is one of my favourite game writers and this piece on the Alters is some of her best work โ€“ do yourself a favour and read it if you haven't already!!

30.10.2025 04:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A photo of me devouring an entire Banh Mi with chopsticks, a shockingly good forearm workout to boot.

A photo of me devouring an entire Banh Mi with chopsticks, a shockingly good forearm workout to boot.

A photo after the feast โ€“ look how proud I look to have eaten it whole! mmmmm hmmm so yummy :P

A photo after the feast โ€“ look how proud I look to have eaten it whole! mmmmm hmmm so yummy :P

My new life goal is to eat things with chopsticks that weren't intended to be eaten as such. I get to enjoy a delicious meal, to revel in the satisfaction of overcoming great odds, AND a forearm workout to boot

30.10.2025 04:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I first heard about Call of the Golden Valley at High Score where I was completely blown away by @benhmusic.bsky.social's score (literal goosebumps...)

Having played it later in the week, I was impressed by it's Australian cast and intrigued to unravel the mystery further. Excited to play more!

24.10.2025 00:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations to @sbug.games for launching the incredible Isopod: A Webbed Spin-off this week!!

To celebrate, we'll be interviewing the team on @4zzzradio.bsky.social's Zed Games tonight at 6PM AEST!

You can listen-in live on 102.1 FM or via the website: 4zzz.org.au

23.10.2025 04:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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18.10.2025 12:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A photo inside the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio - a self described "Synthesizer Gym".

A photo inside the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio - a self described "Synthesizer Gym".

Some more sexy analog synths and keyboards at the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio.

Some more sexy analog synths and keyboards at the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio.

Even more museum-grade synths on display at the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio.

Even more museum-grade synths on display at the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio.

Was also super fortunate to get a tour of the new Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio Foundation (MESS) while I was there! A self-proclaimed "Synthesizer Gym", the amount of care and love put into restoring these instruments is enough to make a girl consider moving to Melbourne... ๐Ÿ˜…

mess.foundation

17.10.2025 05:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A photo of a panel at High Score 2025. The title of the presentation is: "How to Speak Dev and Influence Designers"

A photo of a panel at High Score 2025. The title of the presentation is: "How to Speak Dev and Influence Designers"

A photo of Sarah Wolfe's awesome presentation called "Making Video Games Music POP"

A photo of Sarah Wolfe's awesome presentation called "Making Video Games Music POP"

A photo of Copycat's presentation at High Score 2025 about Recording Voice Over.

A photo of Copycat's presentation at High Score 2025 about Recording Voice Over.

A photo from a panel at High Score 2025 titled "From Freelancer to Founder: Building Your Game Audio Practice"

A photo from a panel at High Score 2025 titled "From Freelancer to Founder: Building Your Game Audio Practice"

First up was #HighScore2025! Coming from sound in film, it was enriching to meet so many talented sound designers and composers working with adaptive audio. A personal highlight was Sarah Wolfe's talk about crafting a hyperpop soundtrack for the excellent, upcoming @girlypop.net!

17.10.2025 05:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Now that I'm finally starting to recover from the behemoth that was Melbourne International Games Week, I'm super keen to share some of what I got up to from High Score through to PAX!

I'll be drip feeding it on my feed over the next few days, so keep an eye out :)

17.10.2025 05:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Call me (not) Icarus the way I be perfectly fine and cruising at a reasonable altitude, actually

14.10.2025 13:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The vibes were unparalleled, but only because Parallels happened on Thursday hehe

14.10.2025 08:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a bald man says not quite my tempo in a dark room Alt: The bit in Whiplash where the guy says: โ€œNot quite my tempo.โ€
13.10.2025 23:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

BORN TO GAME /
MELBOURNE IS A FUCK /
ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ  Play Em All 2025 /
I am indie dev /
410,757,864,530 MIGW ATTENDEES

12.10.2025 12:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

(shared AI video of the Teletubbies eating a hiker that wandered into their territory)

Okay so it turns out that video was fake, but it resonated because this kind of stuff happens every day

11.10.2025 19:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 179 ๐Ÿ” 28 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

cant wait to be #parallels2026 with my mattress

13.10.2025 12:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

maybe keep it in the drafts next time, buddy

13.10.2025 12:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I cannot stress how awesome this game by @toestee.itch.io is!

Even as a (polished) prototype, Bug Brains is so cute and compelling that every day I wasn't playing it was a day I spent thinking about it...

Please check it out โ€“ this need a physical release ASAP

13.10.2025 11:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

wow i loved visiting acmk grame wordls, such a good exhibltiom

13.10.2025 11:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You looked great!! Big pants are now your cartoon character trait

08.10.2025 14:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Especially hot off of playing Consume Me, this seems like required reading!!

08.10.2025 07:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

*uses a real physical map once*
Wow this is just like Silksong fr, so immersive!!

02.10.2025 02:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

(Pretending my lack of sleep and poor flight selection wasnโ€™t entirely self-inflectedโ€ฆ)

02.10.2025 02:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Whoever invented early morning flights should be tucked into a really comfortable bed and forced to enjoy the simple pleasure of a restful sleep. Maybe then they would let us sleep in too ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ˜ด

02.10.2025 02:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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tmpMo4GJT YouTube video by Webdriver Torso

i will never get fighting games.
Fighting game enthusiasts will post something like "CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? THIS IS BULLSHIT" with a picture or video that look like this

www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3zA...

30.09.2025 10:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 94 ๐Ÿ” 38 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Give folks their flowers

No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier

"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

29.09.2025 21:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 8337 ๐Ÿ” 4287 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 44 ๐Ÿ“Œ 169

If you die in the kitchen, you die in real life ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

08.09.2025 11:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Live music rocks

04.09.2025 11:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0