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@charlie.videogameworkshop.com

Game designer who loves systems and puzzles. Maker of Décorum. Formerly PBS. Co-founder of Videogame Workshop. (She/Her)

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Adults Can’t Count Either - Dennis Ramirez & Charlie Mackin (ThinkyCon 2025)
Adults Can’t Count Either - Dennis Ramirez & Charlie Mackin (ThinkyCon 2025) YouTube video by Thinky Games

Counting, reading, and listening are harder for adults than you might think!

We talked to @thinkygames.com about how it impacts thinky games especially, and what designers can do about it!

#gamedev #gamedesign #indiegamedev

14.11.2025 23:13 👍 12 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
Adults Can’t Count Either - Dennis Ramirez & Charlie Mackin (ThinkyCon 2025)
Adults Can’t Count Either - Dennis Ramirez & Charlie Mackin (ThinkyCon 2025) Dennis Ramirez & Charlie Mackin from @VideogameWorkshop join us at ThinkyCon 2025 to present the talk: "Adults Can’t Count Either: Design Tricks We Used at PBS That Apply to All Games" Talk description: We aren’t telling you to treat your players like children, but we ARE saying everyone has a har

Even adult puzzle game players don't want to count, read, or listen! So, Dennis Ramirez & Charlie Mackin gave us some useful design tricks to help them out!
@dennis.videogameworkshop.com
@charlie.videogameworkshop.com

12.11.2025 19:06 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 2
a screenshot of an auto correct saying "videogames" is spelled wrong and the user clicking the option to "learn spelling"

a screenshot of an auto correct saying "videogames" is spelled wrong and the user clicking the option to "learn spelling"

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Videogames

28.10.2025 14:24 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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22.10.2025 18:42 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Texted this to Charlie and she goes "this is what I say to mom when she gets mad at me for taking in more stray cats"

14.10.2025 15:04 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A screenshot of the game Papers Please edited so Godzilla is in the game at the immigration counter.

A screenshot of the game Papers Please edited so Godzilla is in the game at the immigration counter.

Spoiler from our Games Based on Movies podcast episode youtu.be/jAucKD4gpA0

#indiegamedev #podcast #godzilla #papersplease

03.10.2025 16:52 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

I was saying “yeah, I sure hope it does” not side eyeing you! 😭💀

29.09.2025 03:47 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Ridiculous news in horrific times. New Headliner puzzle every week!

www.videogameworkshop.com/headliner/

Fill out the crossword to win, all the clues are REAL headlines with a word missing. Correct answers link you to the VERY REAL news article.

#IndieGames #PuzzleGames #gamedev #indiedev

17.09.2025 17:27 👍 16 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Our entire team was terminated today.

3 days before the launch of our next game.

Pardon me as I meme through this unfortunately common industry trend.

22.07.2025 16:14 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0