Hannah Nicklin
@hannahnicklin.bsky.social
10+ years of writing, game & narrative design. Recently worked on: Black Mirror: Thronglets; Saltsea Chronicles; Mutazione. Past Creative Director of gutefabrik.com. Author of writingfor.games. PhD in play as anti-capitalist practice. Bike person.
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Hannah Nicklin
@hannahnicklin.bsky.social
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Hi! I'm Hannah Nicklin, award-winning game director, writer & narrative designer (for 10+ years).
💛 Author writingfor.games
⛵️ Creative Director saltseachronicles.com
☄️Writer & ND mutazionegame.com
🃏 Writer & ND – Black Mirror: Thronglets
👩🏫 Phd interactive theatre
👩🏼💼 linkedin.com/in/hannah-nicklin
💛 Author writingfor.games
⛵️ Creative Director saltseachronicles.com
☄️Writer & ND mutazionegame.com
🃏 Writer & ND – Black Mirror: Thronglets
👩🏫 Phd interactive theatre
👩🏼💼 linkedin.com/in/hannah-nicklin
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These agreements mainly exist to make people feel better about liking generative AI, especially (mostly progressive) people who struggle to reconcile their love of the technology and their dislike of its negative side-effects. They do almost nothing to reduce the harms caused by its use.
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
These agreements mainly exist to make people feel better about liking generative AI, especially (mostly progressive) people who struggle to reconcile their love of the technology and their dislike of its negative side-effects. They do almost nothing to reduce the harms caused by its use.
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It's also notable that this technique is largely used in professions that are already highly exploitative - voice acting, modelling, music. These are people who already struggle to find good work, and can't easily advocate for better deals. So there's not a lot of negotiation going on.
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It's also notable that this technique is largely used in professions that are already highly exploitative - voice acting, modelling, music. These are people who already struggle to find good work, and can't easily advocate for better deals. So there's not a lot of negotiation going on.
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It's impossible for anyone to sign away the rights to their data and understand the implications of it. Framing it as artistic control is extremely silly - how can the person know what the ramifications of it will be for them five, ten years from now? It's legal theatre, essentially.
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It's impossible for anyone to sign away the rights to their data and understand the implications of it. Framing it as artistic control is extremely silly - how can the person know what the ramifications of it will be for them five, ten years from now? It's legal theatre, essentially.
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I saw some chat about Arc Raiders' use of AI voice actors recently - I'm probably not going to rerecord the talk I gave at EXAG but I thought I'd drop in a few slides about the idea that you can make generative AI ethical by getting people to sign a piece of paper to say you can use their data.
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I saw some chat about Arc Raiders' use of AI voice actors recently - I'm probably not going to rerecord the talk I gave at EXAG but I thought I'd drop in a few slides about the idea that you can make generative AI ethical by getting people to sign a piece of paper to say you can use their data.
My vulgar roast is that he looks like a sackful of marbles. And when he speaks it contains the same meaning and level of sentiment as someone shaking a sackful of marbles, sadly.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
My vulgar roast is that he looks like a sackful of marbles. And when he speaks it contains the same meaning and level of sentiment as someone shaking a sackful of marbles, sadly.
I think Demi Vollering is the only well off public figure who genuinely lives a life I would ❤️. Just riding gravel bikes through the snowy Swiss alps. Driving her electric car. Jumping in lakes. Skiing with her dog. Mostly not near many people. And her job is sport. www.instagram.com/p/DRSJHliiJL...
Demi Vollering on Instagram: "Rest days are for Flo ❤️
Flo always is in for adventures, so on my rest day ride she can come with me 🥰"
33K likes, 254 comments - demivollering on November 20, 2025: "Rest days are for Flo ❤️
Flo always is in for adventures, so on my rest day ride she can come with me 🥰".
www.instagram.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I think Demi Vollering is the only well off public figure who genuinely lives a life I would ❤️. Just riding gravel bikes through the snowy Swiss alps. Driving her electric car. Jumping in lakes. Skiing with her dog. Mostly not near many people. And her job is sport. www.instagram.com/p/DRSJHliiJL...
I’m inches away from setting up a home server and creating my own music and media streaming service out of my physical media. Maybe a Christmas project.
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I’m inches away from setting up a home server and creating my own music and media streaming service out of my physical media. Maybe a Christmas project.
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A French ICC judge sanctioned by the US over the Netanyau arrest warrant says all his accounts with US companies have been closed, making it “like being sent back to the 1990s.”
“Without sovereignty – military, health, financial and digital – we can no longer guarantee the rule of law,” he says.
“Without sovereignty – military, health, financial and digital – we can no longer guarantee the rule of law,” he says.
![What can governments do?
In the face of US sanctions, European authorities can implement the "blocking statute" [a mechanism used in the past that protects EU citizens and companies from the effects of sanctions imposed by third countries]. Europe needs greater sovereignty, especially in digital and banking matters. That is the only way to reduce the impact of sanctions and, indirectly, protect the victims of international crimes. Today, there is no room for naivety. Without sovereignty – military, health, financial and digital – we can no longer guarantee the rule of law. Some European lawmakers have become aware of these issues. Still, this awareness must grow among national governments and the European Commission, because behind the sanctions against the ICC lies the entire question of the rule of law.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5rxcpjus3ple6jpbuafvm4og/bafkreiflzi2b3svul3iq3omdpk3yl4kydla7cisw7ireldm7zne2majeoq@jpeg)
November 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A French ICC judge sanctioned by the US over the Netanyau arrest warrant says all his accounts with US companies have been closed, making it “like being sent back to the 1990s.”
“Without sovereignty – military, health, financial and digital – we can no longer guarantee the rule of law,” he says.
“Without sovereignty – military, health, financial and digital – we can no longer guarantee the rule of law,” he says.
We have reached the season of (Aragornly) "One does not simply ride one's bike".
No, one must add on 30 minutes to suit up against the elements, and another 30 after to clean the bike so it still works tomorrow. Also now the daylight is only 6 hours and one must also use it for other things.
No, one must add on 30 minutes to suit up against the elements, and another 30 after to clean the bike so it still works tomorrow. Also now the daylight is only 6 hours and one must also use it for other things.
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
We have reached the season of (Aragornly) "One does not simply ride one's bike".
No, one must add on 30 minutes to suit up against the elements, and another 30 after to clean the bike so it still works tomorrow. Also now the daylight is only 6 hours and one must also use it for other things.
No, one must add on 30 minutes to suit up against the elements, and another 30 after to clean the bike so it still works tomorrow. Also now the daylight is only 6 hours and one must also use it for other things.
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I'm creating a thread to share the readings I assigned to students for this week on labour organizing in the games industry. Click to expand! (1/7)
Re-reading GWU Montréal's guide to identifying union-busting tactics, as next week I'm teaching a class on labour in the games industry:
medium.com/@gwumlit/ide...
Been thinking about this slide in particular recently:
medium.com/@gwumlit/ide...
Been thinking about this slide in particular recently:
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I'm creating a thread to share the readings I assigned to students for this week on labour organizing in the games industry. Click to expand! (1/7)
Pick up Saltsea Chronicles, the game I was creative director on, at a steal: 50% off! store.steampowered.com/app/1419620/...
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Pick up Saltsea Chronicles, the game I was creative director on, at a steal: 50% off! store.steampowered.com/app/1419620/...
After the disgusting suggestion from Labour that we strip mine refugees, this cheered me: A 70 year old ex-shop steward (union man) & a 40 something tech worker (manager) both agree the Greens are the only ones speaking sense. Green messaging is breaking through! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Dining across the divide: ‘We both came out thinking Zack Polanski is a breath of fresh air’
They both liked the Greens’ Zack Polanski and disliked the tech oligarchs. But could they find common cause over the power of the unions?
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
After the disgusting suggestion from Labour that we strip mine refugees, this cheered me: A 70 year old ex-shop steward (union man) & a 40 something tech worker (manager) both agree the Greens are the only ones speaking sense. Green messaging is breaking through! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
A Nice Indian Boy is one of the best romcoms I’ve seen in ages. It nails the ‘love interest knows just how to look at their crush’ in even just the first 10 minutes. There’s room for subtlety and elegance in the story too. A gem.
November 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
A Nice Indian Boy is one of the best romcoms I’ve seen in ages. It nails the ‘love interest knows just how to look at their crush’ in even just the first 10 minutes. There’s room for subtlety and elegance in the story too. A gem.
Sheffield is pretty great more people should live here imo
November 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Sheffield is pretty great more people should live here imo
COP attendees pushing support for gender marginalised folks impacted climate crisis to exclude trans, nb & gender queer folks not only denies their proven experience of gendered violence & oppression, & slows any support INCLUDING for cis women to a halt, it’s also deeply colonial. Fuck that noise.
November 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
COP attendees pushing support for gender marginalised folks impacted climate crisis to exclude trans, nb & gender queer folks not only denies their proven experience of gendered violence & oppression, & slows any support INCLUDING for cis women to a halt, it’s also deeply colonial. Fuck that noise.
So delighted to see Claire Dane and Alicia Silverstone play their actual whole age. One in a fancy series, the other in a cute xmas movie. They’re 6 years older than me. Both have a production credit which is presumably why each middle aged woman feels real for a genre-appropriate amount of real.
November 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
So delighted to see Claire Dane and Alicia Silverstone play their actual whole age. One in a fancy series, the other in a cute xmas movie. They’re 6 years older than me. Both have a production credit which is presumably why each middle aged woman feels real for a genre-appropriate amount of real.
Me rn looking at the knowledge state tracking implied by this screenshot
November 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Me rn looking at the knowledge state tracking implied by this screenshot
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This really isn't the first dodgy @BBC edit but it's certainly the one that counts because delegitimising striking miners in 1984 or undermining Corbyn in 2019 apparently don't matter. Some thoughts for @LRB blog www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
Des Freedman | Whose BBC?
From the revelations about Jimmy Savile in 2012 to the gender pay gap debacle in 2017, the BBC was for many years its...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This really isn't the first dodgy @BBC edit but it's certainly the one that counts because delegitimising striking miners in 1984 or undermining Corbyn in 2019 apparently don't matter. Some thoughts for @LRB blog www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
Wes Streeting is an absolute weasel but I don't mind him taking over bc it will prove it's not personal, it's the policies that suck. Plus when a sitting Prime Minister loses their seat in the next GE it will be very funny.
November 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Wes Streeting is an absolute weasel but I don't mind him taking over bc it will prove it's not personal, it's the policies that suck. Plus when a sitting Prime Minister loses their seat in the next GE it will be very funny.
Plenty of people have to use a static IP in order to access restricted backends, Playstation backend access requires it, for example. If you work a remote office you often have to give people a static IP and employ a VPN to use it. Are we going to have to apply for legal exemptions from VPN banning?
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Plenty of people have to use a static IP in order to access restricted backends, Playstation backend access requires it, for example. If you work a remote office you often have to give people a static IP and employ a VPN to use it. Are we going to have to apply for legal exemptions from VPN banning?
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I wrote a complaint to Cycling UK today about their decision to remove trans women from their 100 Women in Cycling Prize.
They are NOT a competitive body, they do leisure & transport cycling advocacy. You can read my letter & copy it if you would like via here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
They are NOT a competitive body, they do leisure & transport cycling advocacy. You can read my letter & copy it if you would like via here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Cycling UK - in support of trans cyclists' inclusion in the 100 women in cycling prize
To: Cycling UK complaints email address – [email protected] Subject: Deeply disappointed by your choice to remove trans cyclists from your 100 women in cycling list Dear Cycling UK, I am a ...
docs.google.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I wrote a complaint to Cycling UK today about their decision to remove trans women from their 100 Women in Cycling Prize.
They are NOT a competitive body, they do leisure & transport cycling advocacy. You can read my letter & copy it if you would like via here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
They are NOT a competitive body, they do leisure & transport cycling advocacy. You can read my letter & copy it if you would like via here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I wrote a complaint to Cycling UK today about their decision to remove trans women from their 100 Women in Cycling Prize.
They are NOT a competitive body, they do leisure & transport cycling advocacy. You can read my letter & copy it if you would like via here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
They are NOT a competitive body, they do leisure & transport cycling advocacy. You can read my letter & copy it if you would like via here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Cycling UK - in support of trans cyclists' inclusion in the 100 women in cycling prize
To: Cycling UK complaints email address – [email protected] Subject: Deeply disappointed by your choice to remove trans cyclists from your 100 women in cycling list Dear Cycling UK, I am a ...
docs.google.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I wrote a complaint to Cycling UK today about their decision to remove trans women from their 100 Women in Cycling Prize.
They are NOT a competitive body, they do leisure & transport cycling advocacy. You can read my letter & copy it if you would like via here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
They are NOT a competitive body, they do leisure & transport cycling advocacy. You can read my letter & copy it if you would like via here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
My online supermarket shop keeps on supplying me with the limited edition foodstuff no one asked for
November 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
My online supermarket shop keeps on supplying me with the limited edition foodstuff no one asked for
This petition asks the UK health body to track and therefore be equipped to respond to Covid outbreaks in healthcare settings, care homes, and schools (ie where the most vulnerable are) — easy to sign! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Direct the UKHSA to monitor COVID infections that occur in particular settings
Ensure that the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors, and reports on, the numbers of COVID infections that occur in healthcare settings through its routine surveillance programmes, and advises o...
petition.parliament.uk
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This petition asks the UK health body to track and therefore be equipped to respond to Covid outbreaks in healthcare settings, care homes, and schools (ie where the most vulnerable are) — easy to sign! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...