“Do a Riot fist bump!” It’s my 2nd week out here in the Pacific Northwest installing hardware for clients. The other day I got to visit @riotgames.com in Seattle! This was an awesome experience. I’ve been a League player on-and-off since 2011, and I started playing VALORANT this year.

Driving by all these cities I only see on job applications.

Happy Silksong Day to all who observe!

My upcoming 2-week trip is now a 3-week trip! My team and I at Technology Sandbox will be installing new hardware at a handful of sites in the Seattle/Portland region. I'll be in the area from Sept 14th to Oct 2nd. If you're Seattle or Portland, let's meet up and talk games! #devsky #it #gamedev

Not in time for #PAXWest, but I'll be in Seattle from September 14th-28th! I'll also be in and out of Portland while I'm on the west coast. I'd love to meet up with any of my connections who are local to the area. Let's talk games!

So my new job is cool. I’m still working on games, but now I’m also a part-time IT Technician for Technology Sandbox. I do low-voltage installations, and my first project was a bunch of Wingstops. I wanted to quit at first, but I held up. Grit is good for working in games right? #gamedev #itsky

That's a wrap for #G4C Festival! I'm really happy I came to volunteer. Coming back to this building reminded me of the reasons why I started my Game Designer journey. It was a pleasure meeting my new connections. Until next time, Games for Change! #nyc #gamedesign #devsky #designsky #gamedev

Day 1 of volunteering for #G4C - my recap: The arcade setup was impressive, and there were a lot of great games to play. I facilitated sessions of Legless in London, a tabletop game made by Focus Games Ltd I’m looking forward to what today has to offer! #nyc #gamesky #designsky #gamedev

Yesterday I was tech lead for Waffle Games 8.0, a free games conference in NYC. We had industry talks, game demos, and tournaments with @riotgames.com Most importantly, I got my waffle 🧇 (we had only 1 waffle maker). #gamedev #nyc #designsky #promosky #gamesky

why don’t you sit down and write some god damn HTML

I haven't used Twine since college, but I've always wanted to come back and make a polished, text-based game. Below is a snippet of another project I'm working. 👇🏼 I can't say much, but I'm happy to say I'll be doing a lot of economy and progression system design. 🙂‍↕️ #indiedev #designsky #gamedev

I updated my portfolio's "Project Dreamscape" page at the top with the latest information + contributions. I also added a new section at the bottom, "Quest Categories & Criteria System". Find "Project Dreamscape" on Steam: tinyurl.com/3vp5sj95 #indiedev #gamesky #gamedev #designsky #promosky

I took some time after GDC to rest, and then I got back to working on DreamScape. Over the last few days I've been redesigning our game's Quest system, and I've been considering how it might improve the player experience. 🧵

brb porting to Playstacean

What an AMAZING GDC! Peep @ryancanuel.bsky.social trying out @niantic.bsky.social's Peridot demo, Oliver testing @bhaptics.bsky.social's vest, and our sponsorship for the awesome LIV XR mixer! Thanks for another incredible year 🙏

Day 5 of #GDC25 is a wrap, marking the end of a long week. If you spoke with me these last two days I probably said, “I did everything I set out to do”. I showed up, made new connections and strengthened existing ones. And I had a great time through all of it. 🙂 #indiedev #gamedev #gamedesign

come play the demo for The Coldest Winter at the New York Pavilion (it’s really cool I promise won GDC pitch and all) . #gameaudio #gamedev #vibexp #gdc

Day 4 of #GDC25 complete. We’re near the finish line! Today was all about the expo hall. We demo’d DreamScape to the public at the NYS Pavilion. I ended the night with 2 events: the Unity Educators Mixer and the @prgda.net Boricua Meetup! #promosky #gamesky #gamedev #indiedev #designsky #devsky

I’m all done with day 3 of #GDC25! The highlights of my day were reconnecting with some of my old classmates who are all thriving in this industry. That, and meeting one of my professional connections in person for the first time. #promosky #designsky #gamesky #indiedev #gamedev

Day 3 at #GDC It's been awesome to have reconnected with old friends, met new ones, and see some of my twitter/bsky friends materialize here ✨️

Just hours after landing in San Francisco, I attended Day of the Devs. It was a warm welcome back to the city, and a prelude to #GDC25 The highlight of my day was @wearegameheads.bsky.social members recognizing me from 3 years ago! #devsky #promosky #gamesky #gamedesign #indiedev

Day 1 of #GDC25 is a wrap. Today I got to put some faces to names for people I’ve only known on this platform. Other than that, I did tourist things like getting up close to the golden gate bridge. #indiedev #promosky #gamesky #designsky #gamedesign

Day 2 of #GDC25 is a wrap. I went to the Climate Crisis Workshop and ended the day with 3 social events 🎲 🏳️‍🌈 🪩 I met up with some fellow @prgda.net scholars and even won a raffle for and MTG booster box! I guess I play Magic now? #designsky #promosky #indiedev #networking #jobs #gamesky #gamedev

Don't forget! Tomorrow is the day! 👀

Day 2 of #GDC25 is a wrap. I went to the Climate Crisis Workshop and ended the day with 3 social events 🎲 🏳️‍🌈 🪩 I met up with some fellow @prgda.net scholars and even won a raffle for and MTG booster box! I guess I play Magic now? #designsky #promosky #indiedev #networking #jobs #gamesky #gamedev

Day 1 of #GDC25 is a wrap. Today I got to put some faces to names for people I’ve only known on this platform. Other than that, I did tourist things like getting up close to the golden gate bridge. #indiedev #promosky #gamesky #designsky #gamedesign

Just hours after landing in San Francisco, I attended Day of the Devs. It was a warm welcome back to the city, and a prelude to #GDC25 The highlight of my day was @wearegameheads.bsky.social members recognizing me from 3 years ago! #devsky #promosky #gamesky #gamedesign #indiedev

Surprise! DreamScape is releasing on Steam in April! I’m excited to soon have my first Steam title and my second shipped title overall. store.steampowered.com/app/3569570/...

It's confirmed: "Project Dreamscape" is officially named "Dreamscape" 💫 You play as a fast-asleep dreamer who battles against their inner "dreamons" in a subconscious world. We combine hack-and-slash combat with building mechanics to deliver a new kind of experience within the roguelike genre!

I updated my page for "Project Dreamscape" to share my latest contributions. Here's what I did: ✅ Removed the 'Play' button from the project card ✅ Replaced the header GIF with a steadier one ✅ Added a summary and 2 new sections that share my design processes Read the page: tinyurl.com/mr28end7

I've just finished setting up my #GDC25 🟪 profile. In the last 2 months I've reached out to colleagues and new connections about meeting up. If you're one of those people, I'll follow up this week! I'll be there from the 17th-21st. If you're going and want to chat, DM me and I'll try to make time.

I've just finished setting up my #GDC25 🟪 profile. In the last 2 months I've reached out to colleagues and new connections about meeting up. If you're one of those people, I'll follow up this week! I'll be there from the 17th-21st. If you're going and want to chat, DM me and I'll try to make time.

Today marks 1 month into my #GameDesign job search. Here's a thread of the stats, my observations, and what my next steps are: #promosky #gamesky #designsky #indiedev #devsky #games #jobs #GDC25

Wise words by Drex HQ #creativity #art #designsky

Portfolio update! 💼👇🏼 Since Sept. I've been in a team of 70+ developers at the EGD Collective working on a new game, "Project Dreamscape". While it's not finished, I've begun to add content to my portfolio page ahead of #GDC25. 🌊 ICYMI: daniel-narvaez.com #designsky #devsky #indiedev #gamedesign

Also often true in game design. If you just explain a game mechanic, the player will struggle to recall, but if they figure it out through experimentation and clear feedback, it'll stick. I call this "sparky design": given 2 rocks to bang together, they get sparks, then they set the world on fire.

Week 3 in my #GameDesign job search. Some stats: 📋 22 apps submitted 🏃‍♂️ I averaged 3 apps/day 🕹️ I started playing some new games, like @thatskygame.bsky.social This week was unique for a good reason: A colleague of mine found 17 jobs to me to apply! Until next weekend! 👋🏼 #devsky #indiedev #jobs

Honored to have been selected! #GameAudioGDC #GDC2025

Week 2 back to my #GameDesigner job search: 📋 11 apps submitted, 1 was an internship 🏃‍♂️ I averaged 1-2 apps/day 🎓 shout-out to the company that asked for my HS grades; I had to request my transcript While I wish I applied more, there were just less postings this week. #indiedev #gamesky #gamedev

Over the last 2 months I had a blast playing Sea of Stars by @sabotagestudio.com (all the way to their "Flimsy" Easter Egg!) I made an interactive model that simulates the progression of any character's specific stat from level 1-30. Check it out here: tinyurl.com/3kx9492m #indiedev #designsky

One month away from #GDC25. Last time I made it thanks to @prgda.net and found community at the Cafecitos meetup hosted by @latinxingaming.bsky.social. I'll be returning a more experienced Game Designer ready to contribute to that supportive environment. Who else is going to GDC? Let's meet up!

One month away from #GDC25. Last time I made it thanks to @prgda.net and found community at the Cafecitos meetup hosted by @latinxingaming.bsky.social. I'll be returning a more experienced Game Designer ready to contribute to that supportive environment. Who else is going to GDC? Let's meet up!

Week 1 back to my #GameDesigner job search: 📋 21 apps submitted 🏃‍♂️ I averaged 3 apps/day ❌ 4 rejections I'm finding a good rhythm and set realistic expectations for myself. In the meantime, I updated my Itch page. check it out! daniel-narvaez.itch.io #indiedev #gamesky #devsky #itch #gamedev

3/ Here's the sheet with info on my coworkers affected by the Gladius Studios layoff, including myself. Some have not yet updated their CVs or portfolios, but you can at least keep the links at hand for when they do. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Reminder that I also made a feed for soliciting game dev feedback. Poor little thing was active for a while but now it's so poor and neglected it keeps breaking. Or skyfeed just hates it, I dunno. But still nobody has been using it. Well, it's there anyway. bsky.app/profile/did:... #indiegamedev

🚀 This morning I launched my new portfolio. After months of meticulous design & development, I'm happy to finally share my corner of the web! Dive into my portfolio here: daniel-narvaez.com So what's next? Now it's time to get back to searching for my first full-time role in games 💪🏼 🎮 #promosky

I just wrapped up my first Global Game Jam! 🦀 The theme was "Bubble", so we made a game where you're a bound crab escaping a boiling pot with a bubble. I designed the UI, scoring system, and balloon-like movement in 48 hours. Play it for Mac and Windows here: apekyle.itch.io/oh-crab #GGJ25 #crab

Day 1 of #GGJ25 at the NYU Game Center is a wrap. This is my first time entering into the global game jam, and I’m excited to work with a talented team for the weekend. Good luck to everyone participating! 🫧 #devsky #gamejam #promosky #gamesky

@globalgamejam.bsky.social x @nyugamecenter.bsky.social I’m ready 😤👨🏻‍💻 #ggj25 #devsky #gamesky #indiedev

@officialgdc.bsky.social I'm ready for you 🫡 #gdc25 #indiedev #gamesky #designsky #devsky #promosky