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Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳

@cltran86.bsky.social

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Toronto-based Game Dev of the educational and non-educational variety. Owner of Socially Awkward Studio. Capoeirista, gym rat, adequately gay enough(?) 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇳🇨🇦 EN/PT

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Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳 @cltran86.bsky.social · Oct 21

I had no idea what to do with the bird app, and I'll definitely have no idea what to do here. But here goes.

Hi, I'm Lee, a game dev from Toronto. I make educational and puzzle-y games mostly and sometimes pixel art.

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Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳 @cltran86.bsky.social · 2d

Put em in the pool and remove the ladder

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André Cardoso @andremc.bsky.social · Sep 13

For almost 5 years I have been on a journey to recreate game mechanics as a way to learn game development and share knowledge!

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Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳 @cltran86.bsky.social · 11d

Haven't bought anything from EA for a while, but yeah, fuck EA

Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳 @cltran86.bsky.social · 13d

Submitted my game last week but to all the puzzle game devs, give this a shot!

Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 13d

Reminder: applications for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant close tomorrow evening! (23:59 Pacific Daylight Time)
grants.draknek.org
Good luck to everyone applying :)

Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant

The Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant is a grant opportunity for game developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds who are interested in designing and developing puzzle games.

grants.draknek.org

Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳 @cltran86.bsky.social · 14d

The last time I went, I didn't even get a ticket. I just did the network events at the bars and common areas, and the experience was sooo much better for me.

Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳 @cltran86.bsky.social · 18d

Clearly you've been taken prisoner by an eldritch being forcing you to work endlessly on Ambrosia Sky

Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳 @cltran86.bsky.social · 18d

I imagine the redacted words are just more rambling to emphasise how tired ya'll are

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Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳 @cltran86.bsky.social · 18d

I'm gonna use up all my savings in blowup dolls and fill em up with helium. Take that, theists!

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Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 20d

There's one week left to apply for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant ⏰‼️

If you're thinking of applying, make sure you get your applications in before next Sunday in order to be considered.

Grant: $15,000 USD
Deadline: Sept 28th
Link: grants.draknek.org

Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant

The Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant is a grant opportunity for game developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds who are interested in designing and developing puzzle games.

grants.draknek.org

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Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳 @cltran86.bsky.social · 20d

I played the one on DS and it was fantastic

Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳 @cltran86.bsky.social · 20d

Or something

a waving american flag with the words `` god bless america '' written below it .

ALT: a waving american flag with the words `` god bless america '' written below it .

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Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳 @cltran86.bsky.social · 21d

Do you have kids that's grade 6 or under? Well, I have sooooo many educational games that's 100% free (a lot of them I helped make or made from scratch)
#gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #education #stem
games.tvolearn.com

TVO Learn Games

TVO Learn games support children in building skills and confidence in math, STEAM, and literacy through fun and practical online games. Ad free.

games.tvolearn.com

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Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳 @cltran86.bsky.social · 21d

Honestly, why stop at Disney+? Cancel all big name streaming subscriptions. They're all greedy. #disneyboycott

Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳 @cltran86.bsky.social · 24d

I made this game largely on my own. Even though I haven't released anything else with my studio, I'm still gonna keep at it until I can be self sustainable #indiedev #indiegames #gamedev

Socially Awkward Studio @soawkwardstudio.bsky.social · 24d

It's been 5 years since we released Sokodice!
#gamedev #indiegames #solodev #indiedev #puzzlegames #noai

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Soft Chaos Cooperative @softchaos.games · 24d

Interested in playing an online RPG that takes place on a fandom forum in 1999? Curious about Strangers on the 'Net?

Get ready to gossip, roleplay, flirt, fight, fall in love, confess your secrets, explore your identity, and confront what it meant to be a teenager online in the 90s.

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Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳 @cltran86.bsky.social · 25d

Or just random mismatched Ikea pieces. Actually, just carry a grocery bag or tote full of Ikea pieces to class every time.

Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳 @cltran86.bsky.social · 25d

You should be specific. "I like to go to Ikea stores to disassemble furniture discretely without getting caught"

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Socially Awkward Studio @soawkwardstudio.bsky.social · 27d

There might be some delays on our jira tickets this month... Who else is playing?

#silksong #gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #NadiaPuzzleHouse #pixelart

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Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳 @cltran86.bsky.social · Sep 10

This was fun to do

Socially Awkward Studio @soawkwardstudio.bsky.social · Sep 10

Turns out, I quite like animating hair #gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #pixelart #Asesprite

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Socially Awkward Studio @soawkwardstudio.bsky.social · Sep 8

With the rise of AI, critical thinking skills are dropping. So, while puzzle games don't do well on the market, I'll gladly take the hit to make more games that will improve logic and reason skills
#gamedev #noai #humanmade #indiegames #puzzle

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Socially Awkward Studio @soawkwardstudio.bsky.social · Sep 7

This may be a little niche...
#gamedev #indiegames #puzzlegames #indiedev #godot #professorlayton #NadiaPuzzleHouse

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Socially Awkward Studio @soawkwardstudio.bsky.social · Sep 5

We see a lot of logic puzzles featuring western chess... But what about Chinese chess? ♟️

#gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #NadiaPuzzleHouse #chess #象棋 #xiangqi

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Socially Awkward Studio @soawkwardstudio.bsky.social · Sep 3

Some people say reusing concepts is lazy. I say: Shut up 🫣🫣🫣
#gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #sokoban #sokodice #puzzlegames

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Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳 @cltran86.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'm working on personal projects again #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

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Lee Tran 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇳 @cltran86.bsky.social · Aug 21

My office stopped producing games and now I'm being moved to lead a team with tech I'm not familiar with due to seniority. Help 😭