Jesse Vigil
@jessev.bsky.social
Writer, Game Designer, sometimes authority figure.
I’ve been a journalist, a publisher, a producer, a designer, and more. Attractions, alt controllers, audio games, films, etc. These days I teach at USC Games.
Stop me before I podcast again.
I’ve been a journalist, a publisher, a producer, a designer, and more. Attractions, alt controllers, audio games, films, etc. These days I teach at USC Games.
Stop me before I podcast again.
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Jesse Vigil
@jessev.bsky.social
· Jul 23
I killed Twitter and it’s been hell rebuilding my followers.
But if you can see this and you loved Champions of the Earth… I will be sharing something soon that I think you’ll really dig. Please find me.
But if you can see this and you loved Champions of the Earth… I will be sharing something soon that I think you’ll really dig. Please find me.
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The fact that itch posted this and not even an hour later I got a bunch of new sales proves how big it is when other people talk about your games.
It can literally be a life changing events.
When John Harper made a nice quote tweet about Breathless, hundreds of people looked at the game.
Wild
It can literally be a life changing events.
When John Harper made a nice quote tweet about Breathless, hundreds of people looked at the game.
Wild
Voidlight: A rules-bright sci-fi horror dungeon crawl where your only safety is a beam of light that shrinks every ten minutes.
farirpgs.itch.io/voidlight
farirpgs.itch.io/voidlight
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The fact that itch posted this and not even an hour later I got a bunch of new sales proves how big it is when other people talk about your games.
It can literally be a life changing events.
When John Harper made a nice quote tweet about Breathless, hundreds of people looked at the game.
Wild
It can literally be a life changing events.
When John Harper made a nice quote tweet about Breathless, hundreds of people looked at the game.
Wild
As for me: I’m now officially on vacation.
November 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
As for me: I’m now officially on vacation.
Jonesy took the rest of the week off from games. He’s baking bread.
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Jonesy took the rest of the week off from games. He’s baking bread.
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Francis was more Mike Shinoda whereas Leo is more Chester
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Francis was more Mike Shinoda whereas Leo is more Chester
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Ever wanted to know just what is stereophonic sound on your record player / turntable? Well then, this inner lp sleeve from RCA will tell you all about it!
November 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Ever wanted to know just what is stereophonic sound on your record player / turntable? Well then, this inner lp sleeve from RCA will tell you all about it!
Come now, swing wide those gates
'Cause I have paid my penance kindly well in time for judgment day
Somehow I knew my fate
Turns out the gods we thought were dyin' were just sharpening their blades
'Cause I have paid my penance kindly well in time for judgment day
Somehow I knew my fate
Turns out the gods we thought were dyin' were just sharpening their blades
November 23, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Come now, swing wide those gates
'Cause I have paid my penance kindly well in time for judgment day
Somehow I knew my fate
Turns out the gods we thought were dyin' were just sharpening their blades
'Cause I have paid my penance kindly well in time for judgment day
Somehow I knew my fate
Turns out the gods we thought were dyin' were just sharpening their blades
I am ensconced in a cozy lakeside cabin for the next WEEK with precious little to do. By design. But my Marvel Unlimited App is on my iPAd and I aim to do some damage with a subscription I forgot to cancel to be fiscally responsible.
Please suggest an epic run of something to binge? Excelsior!
Please suggest an epic run of something to binge? Excelsior!
November 23, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I am ensconced in a cozy lakeside cabin for the next WEEK with precious little to do. By design. But my Marvel Unlimited App is on my iPAd and I aim to do some damage with a subscription I forgot to cancel to be fiscally responsible.
Please suggest an epic run of something to binge? Excelsior!
Please suggest an epic run of something to binge? Excelsior!
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Dr. House: if someone is dependent on a medication they know exactly how many pills are still in the bottle
Me: (knowing exactly how many Nespresso pods are left, exactly how many Cherry Cola Celsius are in the fridge, and how many more days are in the semester) oh no
Me: (knowing exactly how many Nespresso pods are left, exactly how many Cherry Cola Celsius are in the fridge, and how many more days are in the semester) oh no
November 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Dr. House: if someone is dependent on a medication they know exactly how many pills are still in the bottle
Me: (knowing exactly how many Nespresso pods are left, exactly how many Cherry Cola Celsius are in the fridge, and how many more days are in the semester) oh no
Me: (knowing exactly how many Nespresso pods are left, exactly how many Cherry Cola Celsius are in the fridge, and how many more days are in the semester) oh no
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So let me get this straight: I didn’t use my air conditioner during daylight hours all summer and the one time I had to you charged me like 200%. I run around turning off the lights and my power bill is now higher because SOMEONE else was using all the power? Should you be charging THEM?
Explain.
Explain.
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
So let me get this straight: I didn’t use my air conditioner during daylight hours all summer and the one time I had to you charged me like 200%. I run around turning off the lights and my power bill is now higher because SOMEONE else was using all the power? Should you be charging THEM?
Explain.
Explain.
I cannot tell you how many things I didn’t buy this month thanks to this and the geniuses who wanted a different minimum acceptable password/username combination than anyone else on the planet
well well well it seems you logged me out without asking me and NOW you want ME to log back in before you'll complete my order??? well joke's on BOTH OF US i don't know how to DO that so NO SALES FOR YOU and NO WEIRD KNITTED ROCKET SWEATERS FOR ME I GUESS
November 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I cannot tell you how many things I didn’t buy this month thanks to this and the geniuses who wanted a different minimum acceptable password/username combination than anyone else on the planet
Oh ! Jonesey got another like so he has this to say now, which is that the public face of The Game Awards clearly wants ACCEPTABLE SAFE “impact” and certainly doesn’t want anyone to find any mention of the Future Class honor on its website. Since it was SCRUBBED. www.wired.com/story/the-ga...
November 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Oh ! Jonesey got another like so he has this to say now, which is that the public face of The Game Awards clearly wants ACCEPTABLE SAFE “impact” and certainly doesn’t want anyone to find any mention of the Future Class honor on its website. Since it was SCRUBBED. www.wired.com/story/the-ga...
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Jonesey says please take note of this record. Jonesey says make shorter games with smaller teams that cost less and are not beholden to shareholders or private equity takeovers and… get nominated in EVERY ELIGIBLE CATEGORY.
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Jonesey says please take note of this record. Jonesey says make shorter games with smaller teams that cost less and are not beholden to shareholders or private equity takeovers and… get nominated in EVERY ELIGIBLE CATEGORY.
As an aspiring influencer, Jonesey says he’ll drop a hot take on The Game Awards nominations for every like. He’s pretty sure that’s how this works.
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
As an aspiring influencer, Jonesey says he’ll drop a hot take on The Game Awards nominations for every like. He’s pretty sure that’s how this works.
Update on my stuffed cat. He informed me possibly his name is Jonesy. He came to my class playtest today and has some opinions on independent game development.
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Update on my stuffed cat. He informed me possibly his name is Jonesy. He came to my class playtest today and has some opinions on independent game development.
Just had the revelation this morning that the Star Trek Holodeck is absolutely making use of generative AI.
November 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Just had the revelation this morning that the Star Trek Holodeck is absolutely making use of generative AI.
I bought a stuffed cat today. He yearns for adventure.
November 17, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I bought a stuffed cat today. He yearns for adventure.
I worked for the publisher during HL:2 and YES.
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I worked for the publisher during HL:2 and YES.
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His Story 🤷♂️
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 4:13 AM
His Story 🤷♂️
I would like to propose that until circumstances change, if your income is more than a certain amount above the average income of your district/state you don’t qualify to represent your constituents anymore.
This is an angry thought of mine. I will own that.
This is an angry thought of mine. I will own that.
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I would like to propose that until circumstances change, if your income is more than a certain amount above the average income of your district/state you don’t qualify to represent your constituents anymore.
This is an angry thought of mine. I will own that.
This is an angry thought of mine. I will own that.
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close enough ✅
November 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
close enough ✅
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Now that I’m back in the saddle, and our website glitch is fixed, I’ve made this week’s newsletter free for all.
The NoPro Newsletter for this week is FINALLY out in the wild and to celebrate the RELAUNCH of both NoPro and Everything Immersive this week's edition is a FREE PREVIEW for all!
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Immersive: Shiny & New (16 Listings, 12 Cities)
This week: 16 listings across 12 cities including NYC, Chicago, Denver, Vegas, the Bay, LA, and London. Plus BIG SITE(S) UPDATES!
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November 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Now that I’m back in the saddle, and our website glitch is fixed, I’ve made this week’s newsletter free for all.