Hey chat, am I cooked if I'm nervous about giving my talk on imposter syndrome?

hey hey hey! I'll be at GDC giving a talk on Imposter Syndrome Strategies with @ryanikeaudio.bsky.social , @zeeodd.bsky.social , @jjerion.bsky.social , and @akashthakkar.com Wanna grab a drink, lunch or whatever, reach out to me!

i'll be presenting at gdc w/ my favs @akashthakkar.com @charlieartifact.bsky.social @ryanikeaudio.bsky.social & @zeeodd.bsky.social about some difficult things in the industry and how to make them less difficult i'd love to catch up with old friends & make new ones! reach out if you'll be there

Who's up for a bit of backseat driving? 🌲🚗🌩️ We'll be live at 2PM PST playing some #PacificDrive on Xbox over at twitch.tv/iwstudios!

Join us today at 1pm PST on twitch (www.twitch.tv/ashellinthep...) for a #behindthesounds stream of @ironwood.bsky.social's Pacific Drive DLC! 👁️ We'll be talking scary sounds with @mcsaudio.bsky.social @milliewissar.bsky.social and @emaudible.bsky.social

A closer look at the Redline Rift shirt, now available for preorder as part of our official Pacific Drive collection. www.fangamer.com/collections/...

Important Friendly Dumpster plush features: 1. Two moving lids; 2. magnetic heart and tire accessories; 3. discoloration carefully applied to every surface, including the bottom. Part of our new Pacific Drive collection: www.fangamer.com/collections/...

I've reported the issue, but as of Blender 4.5.1 it has not been fixed :/

Surprise! Pacific Drive's first story expansion dropped TODAY Come meet the Harmonic Fellowship, your new family 👁️🌊 They only want the very best for you.

Get in there, Driver

AS ALWAYS THE A.R.D.A. R.F.S.U. CAN BE REACHED AT (360) - 320 - 6232 FOR FURTHER INQUIRIES.

Autumn started a little earlier than usual... but so did the annual #SteamAutumnSale! Pick up Pacific Drive now for 50% off and enjoy a drive through the beautiful and surreal PNW 🌩️🚗🍃

I'm obsessed with the strangely intimate aura of the spirit halloween dummy prop.

ahhh AAAH AHHHHHHH AHHAHAAA!!!! I am so ready to make mouth sounds for this game

Want to know more? store.steampowered.com/app/3594760/...

Keeping this nugget a secret has been my burden for months. Super excited to see it get all the love it deserves. The team has been cooking, that's for sure.

Pacific Drive DLC expansion ‘Whispers in the Woods’ announced Publisher Kepler Interactive and developer Ironwood Studios have announced Pacific Drive downloadable content expansion "Whispers in the Woods." It will launch in 2025.

wilbun84 is making dreams come true 🥹

@ironwood.bsky.social devs spotted during wilbun84's Pacific Drive run 🥺💙 #PAXWest

Anyone else forget that they have social media for 4 months and immediately panic that you might have left someone on read?

Stream links! www.twitch.tv/iwstudios www.youtube.com/@ironwoodstu... store.steampowered.com/app/1458140/...

Very 1995 of them to make Bisexuals look like something out of The X-Files.

♥️ Pride 2025

Pacific Drive (2024)

IRL Pacific Drive.

still too fancy. all video game water should just be 2 transparent textures scrolling in different directions

I had such a pleasure working on some UI and key art for this game! Please consider supporting if you can ❤️

I think the health of AAA games can be measured by how many games have a level where you get swallowed up by a giant beast and have a boss fight against one of its vital organs. AAA is at its worse when it thinks it's too cool to have a boss fight against a giant beast's vital organ.

Anyone up for a cheeky weekend road-trip? We're live now playing Pacific Drive! 🌳🚗 twitch.tv/iwstudios youtube.com/@ironwoodstudios

Pretty sure if my graduate advisor knew this was what I was doing with my degree he'd come to my house and kill me with a pitchfork

Making the move of all my medium posts into a personal blog and I'm really appreciating the time to edit these lol

posting late, but our GDC panel on fostering clear communication is now online! in that spirit, there's no paywall or login. watch if you wanna hear @akashthakkar.com, @zeeodd.bsky.social, @ryanikeaudio.bsky.social, @charlieartifact.bsky.social & me talk about talking gdcvault.com/play/1035075...

Hey folks! The talk that @jjerion.bsky.social , @ryanikeaudio.bsky.social , @akashthakkar.com , @zeeodd.bsky.social and I gave at GDC 2025 is up on the FREE portion of the GDC vault! Would love for folks to take a look: gdcvault.com/play/1035075...

Officially trying to build a studio for a publisher pitch. To that end, I'm looking for game devs who've been victims of layoffs or studio closures who'd be interested in signing on if it's greenlit and funding is secured. More info in the thread to follow, but here's the initial list:

Expeditions out into the Olympic Exclusion Zone can get a little hairy (even if you don't run into Bigfoot.) Why not take a look at The Breachers Guide to Expeditions before you head out? 🌲🚘🗺️ youtu.be/87Xn5ltxYN8

my god look at him go

This update has been a huge labor of love from the whole team. GET OUT INTO THE ZONE!

new game idea

Particularly in this volatile state of entertainment industries, we need mechanisms that enforce credits to be submitted and existent independent of the products and/or companies involved and for awards to target the "credited team" (including departed/laid-off) rather than the product IP holders.

Only 3 more days!

Drew this back in 2022. Sadly more relevant than ever.

yes

Incredibly sad to see such a talented bunch have to make this choice. Very familiar with how heartbreaking this sort of process is. I encourage folks to look through those looking for work and make connections!

Y'all are gunna love Ida.

NOBODY PANIC - ITS HAPPENING

gdc may be over but the hunt to find new work is still ongoing. let’s chat—would love to help you identify your marketing needs and bring your game to new audiences!

it's been funny exchanging bluesky handles IRL at gdc, like everyone is lowkey embarrassed that we're doing this to ourselves

Every GDC is someone's first. After every GDC, we hear about mistreatment, assaults, and other horror stories. Conference vets, share your tips for a #safeGDC! I'll start: do NOT. under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. take meetings in someone's hotel room.

I'll be speaking at GDC next week! Come see our talk, or if you see me wandering about, come say hello! You'll probably find me trying to order the largest sushi burrito that money can buy, screaming and gesticulating wildly, but don't let that stop you from saying hi!