Did I mention I am doing this? Because I am totally doing this.

Book Excerpt: The Game Needs to Change: Towards Sustainable Game Design

I miss when Ai meant Adobe Illustrator.

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

Blog Post: How to Improve your Drawing Skills with FORCE 👉 spr.ly/63325AKpnD Valuable tips for artists, animators, or anyone generally interested in drawing!

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).

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...

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

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/

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...

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

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

Spreading the gospel! Thanks for being so passionate!

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.

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.

✨ 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

Oh hey this is a thing! (and a thing that is on sale!)

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:

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU @victoriatran.bsky.social !!!!!

Today’s arrival:

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-...

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

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

if your ~company~ or ~institutional organization~ wants to bulk order any books for a big discount btw let me know!!! i will hook you up queen!! 😳👉👈

For those who caught my interview with @alexmakesstuffup.bsky.social last week: Crafty Game Writing is out now! Practical tips for stronger narratives. Learn about this book and dozens of others in this week’s newsletter! #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGame

The TTGDA and GAMA guide to tariffs has been updated to v2. We corrected some terminology, expanded the section on game pricing, added new information about Bonded Warehouses and Duty Drawback. irp.cdn-website.com/2b6905d0/fil...

Cardboard Ghosts, by @amabel.bsky.social, is a Top Read of 2025! Purchase at this link or wherever fine books are sold. www.routledge.com/Cardboard-Gh...

Today’s work: text tweaks to cards for Rebellion: Britannia, preparing revisions to the prototype before it goes into the art pipeline for GMT. (What we have so far is all temporary art just for internal playtesting.)

tonight is my weekly #indiegamedev showcase on my channel, and if you have an indie game that you're trying to get eyes on, I'm always looking for more games to cover on youtube.com/c/game-wisdom

'We'll be showing them just how valuable our labor is:' Zenimax workers vote to authorize strike at Microsoft

Check out the write-up on AWN for Bill Kroyer's new book. #animation

Running low at #GDC25 Come grab your books and chat with us if you haven't already!

Game Design Achievement Unlocked: My book in the GDC bookstore!

At the GDC book store 🙌

Just realized that my #GDC talk tomorrow is accessible with an Expo pass 😉

My talk tomorrow is probably the best one I’m done. Drop by tomorrow - March 19 - West Hall Room 3004 at 17:00 if you’re around #GDC schedule.gdconf.com/session/crea...

2 - There will be a book signing event at the GDC Bookstore the next day, Thursday March 20th at 10:00. My latest book "Demystifying Creativity On Originality in Game Development" will be available and i'd be happy to sign your copy and discuss your thoughts gdconf.com/news/exclusi...

ROSEWATER is coming! The highly-anticipated Wild West point & click adventure arrives on March 27th, 2025! Wishlist it now: store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...

✨ PRE-ORDER MY BOOK ✨ My book Mastering Community Management is finally ready!!! ➡️ Learn how to create long-term, sustainable, and intentional game spaces online ➡️ Pre to post-launch community guide ➡️ Case studies, engagement, and infrastructure tips Shares appreciated. ❤️ www.victoriatran.com/book

653. THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO VIDEOGAME PERFORMANCE DIRECTING: PLACE, TIME, ACTION 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-com... #Gaming #Booksky #GameDev #VideoGames #GameDevelopment #GameDesign #Indie #IndieDev

This is so cool…

Just finished Cardboard Ghosts by @amabel.bsky.social If you're into understanding systems or helping other people understand systems—especially systems of oppression, you should definitely check this one out. Highly recommended. She throws the gauntlet on page 102. Let's pick it up!

buy my BOOOOOOK youtu.be/eA5_YCtMlaE

Today’s arrival:

first copy I've seen out in the wild!

Firaxis—the studio behind the Civilization series—is hiring a historian. An *actual* historian. And note, when they ask for "4+ years as a Writer, Narrative Designer, or other position with commensurate duties," that includes teaching, writing, and research—i.e. your Ph.D. in History.

Did the @radiofreetom.bsky.social lamb tonight after oggling it for a few years. I was a massive hit with my New Bedford Portuguese family. They all doubted, but they came to believe. And yes, the doubted the recipe. Stick with the recipe.

Continuing my journey through books on historical tabletop games, I really enjoyed @writegameread.bsky.social's book Paper Time Machines, published by Routledge. Time will tell how useful I found it, but I'm optimistic. www.stuartellisgorman.com/blog/paper-time-machines-by-maurice-w-suckling

My book is out! With its amazing cover by my former student, Victoria Marble! a.co/d/3dym46D #gamedev #gamedesign