Dan Johnson (hire me)
@coil.bsky.social
Schipperke owner @PNW
Game Systems Designer, dangerously unsupervised (prev Big Blue Sky Games, Blizzard, Bungie, Irrational, etc)
Hire me!
#GameDev
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Game Systems Designer, dangerously unsupervised (prev Big Blue Sky Games, Blizzard, Bungie, Irrational, etc)
Hire me!
#GameDev
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Dan Johnson (hire me)
@coil.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Hello newskies! I'm Dan, a game designer currently hailing from the Seattle area. I have lots of schipperkes, ADHD, and many (mostly crafty) hobbies in varying states of hyperfocus or neglect.
Favorite game: Journey
Color: Aqua
Album: Paul Simon - Graceland
Cocktail: Red Hook
Dinosaur: Amargasaurus
Favorite game: Journey
Color: Aqua
Album: Paul Simon - Graceland
Cocktail: Red Hook
Dinosaur: Amargasaurus
Man, this screencap makes me extremely glad I didn't click when I first heard this.
That's horrifying.
That's horrifying.
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Man, this screencap makes me extremely glad I didn't click when I first heard this.
That's horrifying.
That's horrifying.
That'll definitely fix the cost issue.
SpaceX has officially acquired xAI with new focus on creating orbital AI data centers
SpaceX has officially acquired xAI with new focus on creating orbital AI data centers
SpaceX and xAI will team up on deploying orbital AI data centers.
dlvr.it
February 2, 2026 at 11:35 PM
That'll definitely fix the cost issue.
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This talk at GDC 2013 by Ruth Tomandil is a huge part of why I became a producer. I think it’s still a great primer on what a producer is and why the role is important. gdcvault.com/play/1017680...
Producer Bootcamp: Production 101
Making games is fun, but complicated. The complexities of games increases with each new generation of gaming, and customer expectations grow. Production roles have become even more critical, whether y...
gdcvault.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:47 PM
This talk at GDC 2013 by Ruth Tomandil is a huge part of why I became a producer. I think it’s still a great primer on what a producer is and why the role is important. gdcvault.com/play/1017680...
Kitchen hack: sourdough
February 2, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Kitchen hack: sourdough
I'm sure she has at LEAST 1000 on AO3.
If anyone says Lupita Nyong’o is miscast as the most beautiful woman in the world, you know you can safely discard any further opinions from that person
February 2, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I'm sure she has at LEAST 1000 on AO3.
Kitchen hack: Bartender's Friend
February 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Kitchen hack: Bartender's Friend
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Honestly a thousand ships seems a little light for Lupita Nyong'o.
February 2, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Honestly a thousand ships seems a little light for Lupita Nyong'o.
Who up surging and yawing
Six degrees of freedom? In *this* economy?
Anyway, TIL that translational movement has specific terminology: surge (forward/back), heave (up/down), and sway (left/right).
Anyway, TIL that translational movement has specific terminology: surge (forward/back), heave (up/down), and sway (left/right).
February 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Who up surging and yawing
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there's also something to be said about how producers/community managers are seen as expendable and do way more invisible work as a games field with more women and nonbinary people in it compared to like, male dominated programming but that's a ramble for another day
February 2, 2026 at 6:18 PM
there's also something to be said about how producers/community managers are seen as expendable and do way more invisible work as a games field with more women and nonbinary people in it compared to like, male dominated programming but that's a ramble for another day
In solo dev this is usually called caffeine
Many game studios have "shadow production", in which someone sets up a parallel (but functioning) system of organization to compensate for the inadequacies of whatever methodology the actual producer insists on employing; thus requiring an act of continuous translation between the two.
February 2, 2026 at 5:12 PM
In solo dev this is usually called caffeine
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Hell yeah! No matter where I go in this industry my heart will always be with Blizz QA where I started, and those folks have long needed a union. Bursting with pride for this accomplishment.
NEW: QA workers at Blizzard Albany and Austin have ratified a union contract with Microsoft after three years of negotiations.
The contract delivers protections against generative AI tech in the workplace, wage increases, disability accommodations, crunch restrictions, and much more.
The contract delivers protections against generative AI tech in the workplace, wage increases, disability accommodations, crunch restrictions, and much more.
QA workers at Blizzard ratify union contract with Microsoft
The three-year contract delivers generative AI protections, wage increases, disability accommodations, and more.
www.gamedeveloper.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Hell yeah! No matter where I go in this industry my heart will always be with Blizz QA where I started, and those folks have long needed a union. Bursting with pride for this accomplishment.
An endless scroll of this, one for every state in the country.
"We are looking for a Game Developer to join our team to train AI models. You will measure the success of these chatbots..."
"We are looking for a Game Developer to join our team to train AI models. You will measure the success of these chatbots..."
February 2, 2026 at 10:23 AM
An endless scroll of this, one for every state in the country.
"We are looking for a Game Developer to join our team to train AI models. You will measure the success of these chatbots..."
"We are looking for a Game Developer to join our team to train AI models. You will measure the success of these chatbots..."
The world is on fire but this pro-trans, pro-Palestine nerd does 🔥 🔥 1-person ska covers of iconic video game music (and a lot of other stuff) out of their bedroom and that's pretty cool, at least.
The Moon Theme (Ducktales NES) SKA cover
YouTube video by Ska Tune Network
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:25 AM
The world is on fire but this pro-trans, pro-Palestine nerd does 🔥 🔥 1-person ska covers of iconic video game music (and a lot of other stuff) out of their bedroom and that's pretty cool, at least.
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reading your timeline like
February 2, 2026 at 2:02 AM
reading your timeline like
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I find out this way
This is how I find out
Wow
(this rocks)
This is how I find out
Wow
(this rocks)
February 1, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I find out this way
This is how I find out
Wow
(this rocks)
This is how I find out
Wow
(this rocks)
TIL the paleontology field already knew Jack Horner sucked, and also he's an Epstein guy.
February 1, 2026 at 5:53 AM
TIL the paleontology field already knew Jack Horner sucked, and also he's an Epstein guy.
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a "fun" fact is that texas' state senate map is so gerrymandered that this swing would flip all but four republican districts
February 1, 2026 at 4:47 AM
a "fun" fact is that texas' state senate map is so gerrymandered that this swing would flip all but four republican districts
I, too, have mild beef with Jamaican style seasoning
(Mostly a love for but intolerance of spicy food, so it's entirely self-inflicted)
(Mostly a love for but intolerance of spicy food, so it's entirely self-inflicted)
man florida just gets good pattys at publix >:[
February 1, 2026 at 5:38 AM
I, too, have mild beef with Jamaican style seasoning
(Mostly a love for but intolerance of spicy food, so it's entirely self-inflicted)
(Mostly a love for but intolerance of spicy food, so it's entirely self-inflicted)
Oh *THAT'S* what a stroke tastes like
February 1, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Oh *THAT'S* what a stroke tastes like
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Skylanders had profit sharing.
Which is when we found out due to the CoD guys making millions then leaving to start competitors, Atvi capped our bonuses.
So we all know, for a fact, we deserved more of the profits than we got and Bobby stole our money.
Fuck you Bobby Kotick.
Which is when we found out due to the CoD guys making millions then leaving to start competitors, Atvi capped our bonuses.
So we all know, for a fact, we deserved more of the profits than we got and Bobby stole our money.
Fuck you Bobby Kotick.
January 31, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Skylanders had profit sharing.
Which is when we found out due to the CoD guys making millions then leaving to start competitors, Atvi capped our bonuses.
So we all know, for a fact, we deserved more of the profits than we got and Bobby stole our money.
Fuck you Bobby Kotick.
Which is when we found out due to the CoD guys making millions then leaving to start competitors, Atvi capped our bonuses.
So we all know, for a fact, we deserved more of the profits than we got and Bobby stole our money.
Fuck you Bobby Kotick.
A well-regulated militia
> The agents appear dismissive of his constitutional concerns.
> "I'm not getting into the legality of everything," one agent responds tersely.
video in the article for people who can stomach it, but even separate from the story's main point, worth pausing to sit with how fucked up this picture is
> "I'm not getting into the legality of everything," one agent responds tersely.
video in the article for people who can stomach it, but even separate from the story's main point, worth pausing to sit with how fucked up this picture is
January 31, 2026 at 8:12 PM
A well-regulated militia
Politely asking for pets
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Politely asking for pets
Fuck Bobby Kotick. All my homies hate Bobby Kotick.
![From: Kotick, Bobby corne (gonna look closer at this redaction lol)
Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 20132:16 AM
To: "jeevacation@gmail.com"
Subject: Re:
And I missed her. Ill see you both next trip.
From: Jeffrey Epstein [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 12:51 PM
To: Kotick, Bobby
Subject:
my russian guest misssed your arrival yesterday](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oteavo3q45dn24cfm7wjkwzz/bafkreibnsmpd2tzu3g3xip4oisz75ibx2dtznpbxmghyhz7qyvciskjqce@jpeg)
January 31, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Fuck Bobby Kotick. All my homies hate Bobby Kotick.
"We've finally created The One Ring, from the beloved fantasy trilogy Don't Create The One Ring, In Fact Throw It Into A Volcano Instead"
It’s funny because it’s a horrifying realization that ChatGPT is the One Ring whispering to an entire generation of people at once in silences they believe are secret but are actually literally observed by a company called Palantir
why are we like this as a species, we walk into our warnings
why are we like this as a species, we walk into our warnings
If Bilbo had Chat GPT
January 31, 2026 at 5:05 PM
"We've finally created The One Ring, from the beloved fantasy trilogy Don't Create The One Ring, In Fact Throw It Into A Volcano Instead"