Geneviève Routhier
@genrouthier.bsky.social
Studio Art Director @EA DICE
• making games since 2003 •
✨Thoughts on game dev, leadership & the pastries of Sweden✨
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Opinions mine (especially the smart ones) & don't represent the views of my employer
• making games since 2003 •
✨Thoughts on game dev, leadership & the pastries of Sweden✨
🗣️ fr/en/lätt sv
Opinions mine (especially the smart ones) & don't represent the views of my employer
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Hey! I'm Gen 👋
I'm the Studio Art Director at DICE and a gamedev veteran of over 20 years.
I'm passionate about game development & creative leadership and like to post thoughts and advice on those topics occasionally. I'm also a house goblin, common nerd and like to write about anything really ✨
I'm the Studio Art Director at DICE and a gamedev veteran of over 20 years.
I'm passionate about game development & creative leadership and like to post thoughts and advice on those topics occasionally. I'm also a house goblin, common nerd and like to write about anything really ✨
Can a kind soul point me to the post about the Warhammer factions and subreddit subscribers/profile per faction? Am I making sense? It popped up maybe a month ago and it was very entertaining
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Can a kind soul point me to the post about the Warhammer factions and subreddit subscribers/profile per faction? Am I making sense? It popped up maybe a month ago and it was very entertaining
Reposted by Geneviève Routhier
I'm at the airport waiting for my flight home from AdventureX 2025, so here's a thread of the games that were exhibited at this year's event.
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I'm at the airport waiting for my flight home from AdventureX 2025, so here's a thread of the games that were exhibited at this year's event.
Reposted by Geneviève Routhier
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
I think I've upgraded as a gamedev: I have reached heartburn status.
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I think I've upgraded as a gamedev: I have reached heartburn status.
...but have you tried the butter, peanut butter and honey sandwich? 👌
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
...but have you tried the butter, peanut butter and honey sandwich? 👌
Another exciting and alluring find at the supermarket.
November 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Another exciting and alluring find at the supermarket.
Visiting the supermarket and very disappointed to see thousand island dressing crossed the Atlantic but not ranch.
Ps thousand island is the fucking worst
Ps thousand island is the fucking worst
November 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Visiting the supermarket and very disappointed to see thousand island dressing crossed the Atlantic but not ranch.
Ps thousand island is the fucking worst
Ps thousand island is the fucking worst
I’m super ok never seeing an image of a flying whale ever again.
November 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I’m super ok never seeing an image of a flying whale ever again.
What are you meal prepping this week?
I need inspiration 🥹
I need inspiration 🥹
November 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
What are you meal prepping this week?
I need inspiration 🥹
I need inspiration 🥹
I’m sure my new apartment is the perfect apartment for someone who is not me.
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I’m sure my new apartment is the perfect apartment for someone who is not me.
One advantage of having moved a little further away from work and walking more is that I can now eat a lot more chocolate cookies without negative effects.
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
One advantage of having moved a little further away from work and walking more is that I can now eat a lot more chocolate cookies without negative effects.
I added a lot of cool artists to the art feed recently, if that floats your boat 🫶
November 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I added a lot of cool artists to the art feed recently, if that floats your boat 🫶
Please don't neglect the behaviour of your camera and how it affects the overall experience.
I know it's hard, and you probably want to focus on other things that excite you more, but ooooof the camera is going to bring you down and lessen the player's experience if you don't put in the effort.
I know it's hard, and you probably want to focus on other things that excite you more, but ooooof the camera is going to bring you down and lessen the player's experience if you don't put in the effort.
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Please don't neglect the behaviour of your camera and how it affects the overall experience.
I know it's hard, and you probably want to focus on other things that excite you more, but ooooof the camera is going to bring you down and lessen the player's experience if you don't put in the effort.
I know it's hard, and you probably want to focus on other things that excite you more, but ooooof the camera is going to bring you down and lessen the player's experience if you don't put in the effort.
People seem to be very keen on conflating lack of judgement with lack of intelligence. It might feel like a subtle nuance? but no - it isn’t the same at all.
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
People seem to be very keen on conflating lack of judgement with lack of intelligence. It might feel like a subtle nuance? but no - it isn’t the same at all.
Hey, so… if I start posting random thoughts/insight on my lens as senior art director, what are the chances it’ll just get washed out into the November blues discourse?
Should I use a hashtag for discoverability? Should I just shout into the void without care?
Open to recos 🫶
Should I use a hashtag for discoverability? Should I just shout into the void without care?
Open to recos 🫶
November 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Hey, so… if I start posting random thoughts/insight on my lens as senior art director, what are the chances it’ll just get washed out into the November blues discourse?
Should I use a hashtag for discoverability? Should I just shout into the void without care?
Open to recos 🫶
Should I use a hashtag for discoverability? Should I just shout into the void without care?
Open to recos 🫶
Is there a context where a pack of dudes embracing bro culture doesn’t systematically lead to enshittification?
November 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Is there a context where a pack of dudes embracing bro culture doesn’t systematically lead to enshittification?
can this week end, pls
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
can this week end, pls
So anyway.
I kinda want to go back to talking about my craft, things I believe in and/or hope for within the realm of games development, or things specific to art direction, or leadership, or talk about things I just like or enjoy.
I kinda want to go back to talking about my craft, things I believe in and/or hope for within the realm of games development, or things specific to art direction, or leadership, or talk about things I just like or enjoy.
I miss when this place felt like we could share thoughts and knowledge.
I started using social media not that long ago because I wanted to connect with people, learn from them maybe?, and share knowledge with others where I could.
The place now thrives on discourse. It suffocates conversation.
I started using social media not that long ago because I wanted to connect with people, learn from them maybe?, and share knowledge with others where I could.
The place now thrives on discourse. It suffocates conversation.
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
So anyway.
I kinda want to go back to talking about my craft, things I believe in and/or hope for within the realm of games development, or things specific to art direction, or leadership, or talk about things I just like or enjoy.
I kinda want to go back to talking about my craft, things I believe in and/or hope for within the realm of games development, or things specific to art direction, or leadership, or talk about things I just like or enjoy.
I miss when this place felt like we could share thoughts and knowledge.
I started using social media not that long ago because I wanted to connect with people, learn from them maybe?, and share knowledge with others where I could.
The place now thrives on discourse. It suffocates conversation.
I started using social media not that long ago because I wanted to connect with people, learn from them maybe?, and share knowledge with others where I could.
The place now thrives on discourse. It suffocates conversation.
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I miss when this place felt like we could share thoughts and knowledge.
I started using social media not that long ago because I wanted to connect with people, learn from them maybe?, and share knowledge with others where I could.
The place now thrives on discourse. It suffocates conversation.
I started using social media not that long ago because I wanted to connect with people, learn from them maybe?, and share knowledge with others where I could.
The place now thrives on discourse. It suffocates conversation.
Man whose clear priority is himself 1st, seeks celebrity friendships as a most serious Pokémon collector, always eager to showcase it. Man builds a platform to multiply eyes on him thus his reach, all initiatives meant to feed this.
People, meanwhile, acting surprised that this is in fact a grift.
People, meanwhile, acting surprised that this is in fact a grift.
November 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Man whose clear priority is himself 1st, seeks celebrity friendships as a most serious Pokémon collector, always eager to showcase it. Man builds a platform to multiply eyes on him thus his reach, all initiatives meant to feed this.
People, meanwhile, acting surprised that this is in fact a grift.
People, meanwhile, acting surprised that this is in fact a grift.
Ok so I roleplayed this little dialog scene at the camp and Shadowheart ended up stabbing Lae'zel right in the throat and despite my initial shock and denial it's an actual event with the denouement of me blink/staring at her cold corpse and looting it.
Still unsure whether I should reload :-)
Still unsure whether I should reload :-)
November 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Ok so I roleplayed this little dialog scene at the camp and Shadowheart ended up stabbing Lae'zel right in the throat and despite my initial shock and denial it's an actual event with the denouement of me blink/staring at her cold corpse and looting it.
Still unsure whether I should reload :-)
Still unsure whether I should reload :-)