Shannon (Hika)
@hikahoya.bsky.social
Indie Game Dev | Small Business | BizDev Dir. @redspringstudio.bsky.social | Merchandise Design | Art Account: @hikazio.com
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🌸Debuting this con season - I'll do my best to bring a very small quantity to in-person events starting with AX, but I didn't make very many in the first place, so I'll have to be very careful with them! 💦
#wolgraha #XIVmerch #ffxivmerch
#wolgraha #XIVmerch #ffxivmerch
June 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🌸Debuting this con season - I'll do my best to bring a very small quantity to in-person events starting with AX, but I didn't make very many in the first place, so I'll have to be very careful with them! 💦
#wolgraha #XIVmerch #ffxivmerch
#wolgraha #XIVmerch #ffxivmerch
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Haven’t done any loud promo for it lately so hey, did you know that I’ve spent the last two years co-hosting a podcast (mostly) about science-fiction and fantasy books? We’ve covered The Sprawl, Earrhsea, Book of the New Sun, and a lot of other stuff!!
rangedtouch.com/category/she...
rangedtouch.com/category/she...
Shelved By Genre – Ranged Touch
rangedtouch.com
May 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Haven’t done any loud promo for it lately so hey, did you know that I’ve spent the last two years co-hosting a podcast (mostly) about science-fiction and fantasy books? We’ve covered The Sprawl, Earrhsea, Book of the New Sun, and a lot of other stuff!!
rangedtouch.com/category/she...
rangedtouch.com/category/she...
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GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
www.statnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
Game dev is so hard and psychic damaging, but then I see how much joy it gives people and the connection they make with the things you're making and argh.
May 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Game dev is so hard and psychic damaging, but then I see how much joy it gives people and the connection they make with the things you're making and argh.
OOF … “Having to work two jobs for a small studio and not being able to afford a health crisis” really clocked me where it hurts 😬
It’s so damn true though. Shit is so rough in this country.
It’s so damn true though. Shit is so rough in this country.
It will never cease to amaze me that many Americans believe having to work two jobs for a small studio & still not be able to afford a health crisis in the only wealthy country that charges schools for gun violence training to safely teach dictatorial pledges is "the best lives on the planet".
May 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
OOF … “Having to work two jobs for a small studio and not being able to afford a health crisis” really clocked me where it hurts 😬
It’s so damn true though. Shit is so rough in this country.
It’s so damn true though. Shit is so rough in this country.
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I don't know if anyone else is like this, but whenever I consume some media that I really enjoy-- a book, a game, series, whatever-- I am reluctant, or in some cases I simply cannot, move on to another thing because I am not ready to stop thinking about what I just enjoyed.
May 1, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I don't know if anyone else is like this, but whenever I consume some media that I really enjoy-- a book, a game, series, whatever-- I am reluctant, or in some cases I simply cannot, move on to another thing because I am not ready to stop thinking about what I just enjoyed.
I say this often but I think one of the most important things that we can do as artists/creators/human beings with feelings is to once in awhile just like, have real experiences and relationships.
Even for the most introverted people, we need to get out of our shells to recharge our brains
Even for the most introverted people, we need to get out of our shells to recharge our brains
April 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I say this often but I think one of the most important things that we can do as artists/creators/human beings with feelings is to once in awhile just like, have real experiences and relationships.
Even for the most introverted people, we need to get out of our shells to recharge our brains
Even for the most introverted people, we need to get out of our shells to recharge our brains
We worked our butts off for this new demo! I’m so proud of everyone in our tiny little team who poured their heart into launching this new update 😭
The Prologue Demo 2.0 is now LIVE on Steam and itch.io ! Delve into extra content, updated scenes, a revamped origin route, and more!
🕹 Play now, and don’t forget to Wishlist the game! ➡ store.steampowered.com/app/2185510/...
#touchstarvedgame #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel
🕹 Play now, and don’t forget to Wishlist the game! ➡ store.steampowered.com/app/2185510/...
#touchstarvedgame #indiedev #indiegames #visualnovel
April 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
We worked our butts off for this new demo! I’m so proud of everyone in our tiny little team who poured their heart into launching this new update 😭
I don't know how to tell people that these tariffs will 100% affect video games, the studios, the devs, and consumers. We are headed towards the shitter and my brain is getting fried trying to comprehend the weight of the matter
April 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I don't know how to tell people that these tariffs will 100% affect video games, the studios, the devs, and consumers. We are headed towards the shitter and my brain is getting fried trying to comprehend the weight of the matter
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very!! cool!! very!! normal!! www.theverge.com/news/642240/...
Donald Trump announces tariffs that could raise the price of almost everything you buy
Tariffs rates range from 10 percent to nearly 50 percent.
www.theverge.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:56 AM
very!! cool!! very!! normal!! www.theverge.com/news/642240/...
Now I have an itch to play RO god damn it
March 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Now I have an itch to play RO god damn it
I feel like this account has become me talking about VGM, but Serenity is probably one of my favorite overworld songs in FFXIV youtu.be/4DzZIqJkb6s?...
静穏の森
YouTube video by Masayoshi Soken - Topic
youtu.be
March 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I feel like this account has become me talking about VGM, but Serenity is probably one of my favorite overworld songs in FFXIV youtu.be/4DzZIqJkb6s?...
Listening to Bump of Chicken always feels like a wave of nostalgia crashing over me aaaa
March 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Listening to Bump of Chicken always feels like a wave of nostalgia crashing over me aaaa
it was amazing to see so many earnest developers working so hard to achieve their goals at GDC. Something I took out of it is that beyond the veil of corpo bs and heavy handed “networking”, building truly genuine and authentic networks in the industry is 100% possible thanks to individual devs
March 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
it was amazing to see so many earnest developers working so hard to achieve their goals at GDC. Something I took out of it is that beyond the veil of corpo bs and heavy handed “networking”, building truly genuine and authentic networks in the industry is 100% possible thanks to individual devs
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please try to enjoy each sticker equally #severance
March 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
please try to enjoy each sticker equally #severance
The way I SLEPT on the FFXIII-2 OST* is a travesty
February 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The way I SLEPT on the FFXIII-2 OST* is a travesty
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I know the material reasons for the rise of fascism. I also think another reason - which doesn’t get talked about as much because it’s embarrassing that humans can be that naive - is that when you are financially comfortable but bored, abstract cruelty can give you a sense of purpose.
February 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I know the material reasons for the rise of fascism. I also think another reason - which doesn’t get talked about as much because it’s embarrassing that humans can be that naive - is that when you are financially comfortable but bored, abstract cruelty can give you a sense of purpose.
The more experience I have with doing business, the more I come to realize there is no way to achieve corporate levels of financial success ethically. This is not a goal anyone should be striving for.
February 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The more experience I have with doing business, the more I come to realize there is no way to achieve corporate levels of financial success ethically. This is not a goal anyone should be striving for.
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I truly think the world would be a much better place if everyone spent about 75% of their time making bad art
February 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I truly think the world would be a much better place if everyone spent about 75% of their time making bad art
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『FOLLOW ME DOWN』 is an art & lore book collecting 180+ pages of full color illustrations, comics, short stories, lore snippets, and sketches from over three years of collaboration between myself and my dear friend Lyn. Funding now on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/242...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/242...
February 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
『FOLLOW ME DOWN』 is an art & lore book collecting 180+ pages of full color illustrations, comics, short stories, lore snippets, and sketches from over three years of collaboration between myself and my dear friend Lyn. Funding now on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/242...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/242...
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Anybody positing that the problem with the games industry is that devs are too expensive is gonna get an instant block. For the cost of one EA CEO you could afford 213 devs making $120k apiece.
Read the room, my dudes; a LOT of very skilled people are out of work right now. Profits are trickling up
Read the room, my dudes; a LOT of very skilled people are out of work right now. Profits are trickling up
February 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Anybody positing that the problem with the games industry is that devs are too expensive is gonna get an instant block. For the cost of one EA CEO you could afford 213 devs making $120k apiece.
Read the room, my dudes; a LOT of very skilled people are out of work right now. Profits are trickling up
Read the room, my dudes; a LOT of very skilled people are out of work right now. Profits are trickling up
I know I should be finishing up the 23423 games in my backlog but I've started up a game of BG3 with some friends and now that's all I've had on my mind
February 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I know I should be finishing up the 23423 games in my backlog but I've started up a game of BG3 with some friends and now that's all I've had on my mind
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. #GameChallenge #GameDev
This is always the first game that will come to mind for me
This is always the first game that will come to mind for me
February 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. #GameChallenge #GameDev
This is always the first game that will come to mind for me
This is always the first game that will come to mind for me
I wish there were more ways to humanize the people behind games. I think often times we’re so concerned with games as a product/service that we forget the labor that goes into development and operations
February 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I wish there were more ways to humanize the people behind games. I think often times we’re so concerned with games as a product/service that we forget the labor that goes into development and operations