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Jade Fae Britzman

@jadefae.bsky.social

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https://jadefae.com She/They/Fae. QA at a large game studio. I make Video Games, and write about a variety of media. RMIT University class of 2024 Game Design Grad. Melbourne/Naarm.

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Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · Nov 7

Check out my website that's sort of my portfolio/blog!
No matter what, I'll always keep this domain as an anchor for my work going forward. You can always find me here:
jadefae.com

Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · 2d

Mm fair, great point.

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cécile @haraiva.bsky.social · 2d

been having the music/games 'industry' parallel on the mind all the way through games week, and that always leads back to me thinking about steve albini being essentially my standard for the kind of person i want to be in a scene/community. heres a little something from a reddit ama he did ages ago

Connections don't mean shit. I've never had any connections that weren't a natural outgrowth of doing things I was doing anyway. Additionally, the people you might make connections with who work in the industry and value connections themselves, all those people are clueless assholes with no clout anyhow. You can tell because they think they can get somewhere with connections and spend their energy trying to make connections rather than being good at things, and being good at things is the only thing that earns you clout or connections.

It's a myth that you can get anywhere in music through connections. The guy on the other end of the connection has to be into what you're doing, and if you're doing it publicly and he's receptive, he probably hears about it on his own.

Don't worry about anything but making music you like. Everything else is bullshit.

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Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve worded it before as “never network, only engage in communities.” And by that I mean that networking is about what other people can do for you, community is what we all do for each other.

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Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · 3d

It’s because they hate us and want us dead

Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · 3d

This post is a perfect example of someone wording a fundamental concept so well that for a moment it feels like you came up with it or that you always knew it, instead of having learned it right then and there.

Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · 8d

I’m a weirdo cus my favourite Zelda is ‘A Link Between Worlds’ and you might think “oh I get it it’s the 3DS one, it must be the only one u had on ur 3DS for your age demographic.” But no I played it last year.

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Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · 10d

It hits different in a different way when ur the granddaughter of a hong konger who you never met but who was also not allowed to teach her children canto and was encouraged to assimilate.

Like oh my god it’s not a culture I’m “not connected to” it’s one that structures in place denied to my family

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Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · 10d

Actually, elaborating a bit more.

MTG used to be the best way to explore a unique world. Now it’s always the worst way to explore a world you already know.

Don’t buy FF cards when you can just play FF. Same for fallout, same for watching/reading lord of the rings.

Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · 10d

But MTGs world building was ABOUT not knowing! It was small windows into a mysterious world that you ONLY COULD LEARN ABOUT through these small windows.

Universes beyond isn’t *unlike* original MTG worlds, it’s the opposite.

And I hate it.

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Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · 10d

Sorry to MTG post but I just put into words why I left the hobby.

Universes beyond isn’t just “not MTGs soul” it’s literally THE OPPOSITE of what MTG was good at.

The primary reaction they want from IP in Magic is “Oh I know what that’s a reference to.” It’s a world we *already know*

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Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · 11d

New “most embarrassing moment of my life” just dropped

Met the CEO of Hipster Whale.

She said “I’m the CEO of hipster whale” while I was taking a sip of my gin and tonic.

I said “Oh my god!” With such surprise that I spat an ice cube onto the ground

Somehow she kept talking to me and it was nice

Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · 13d

THATS ME!!

I’m doing a lightning talk at technically games!

Can’t wait! See you there folks!

Technically Games ➡️ MIGW25 @technicallygames.bsky.social · 14d

Hear how Jade applies Ludic Prose and how better language lets us be better critics and designers.

Join the conversation at #TGLightningTalks and grab a ticket through the link in our bio 🎟️

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Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · 20d

I truly adore spring so much. It’s not the *blooms* that are amazing, it’s the outpouring of life in general. No season is as drastically new comparatively.

Poorneet is a bit of a rough start to spring with all its wind, it’s true, but there’s another full season of spring before summer proper.

Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · 20d

Counter point:

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Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · 20d

Random pet peeve is the saying “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”

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Have they heard of dice?

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Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · 25d

It's literally that easy

Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · 29d

MIGW events I'll be at (Say hi!)

Opening Night
Interactive Narrative Social
Freeplay Parallels
Technically Games Lightning Talks
Megadev

And anything else I get randomly invited to! Jade belongs at ur secret party.

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Andy Khouri @andykhouri.bsky.social · 29d

Built in the 13th century. So that mosque stood for 800 years with every sort of person from every place and every religion in the world passing through Gaza century after century, only for it to be blown up by some shithead loser sitting behind a computer that we probably paid for.

🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman (Horrifying) @josie.zone · 29d

My rage knows no bounds

Gaza City mosque blown up by Israeli air attack

Israeli forces bombed and destroyed a 13th century mosque in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City on Tuesday.

www.aljazeera.com

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Blanksword ⚔️ Kickstarter live NOW!! @blanksword.bsky.social · Sep 15

It's time to get your brain back.

Mark your calendars for September 17th!

⚔️Try Blanksword's free Demo on Steam⚔
⚔️Preorder the game on Kickstarter⚔️

👇Official trailer below, links in comments👇

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Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · Sep 15

We’ve got Melbourne International Games week in Australia this coming October :D

Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · Sep 15

Maybe the thing I hate about “Nostalgia” in media is that it’s rampant commoditisation is actually selling a replacement to history.

Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · Sep 14

Crazy that this is followed immediately by Chapter 24 which can only be described as inferiority complex whaling based lib posting. This book owns dude.

Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · Sep 14

Chapter 23 ‘The Lee Shore’ of Moby Dick might just be one of the best chapters of writing I’ve ever read.

Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · Sep 14

Chapter 23 ‘The Lee Shore’ of Moby Dick might just be one of the best chapters of writing I’ve ever read.

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yoshimi red @yoshimired.bsky.social · Sep 12

KIM KITSURAGI - "What is it, detective? Can you make it out?"

BULLET - "if you read this you are gay lmao"

1. "It, um, doesn't say anything."

2. "Transgender ideology. My old foe."

3. [Espirit de Corps - Medium 10] "I think you should read it for yourself, Kim."

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Jade Fae Britzman @jadefae.bsky.social · Sep 10

A small one :)