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Valentin Serri

@khipow.bsky.social

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narrative designer @sloclap | exploring desirable futures in games 💬 worked on Red Sails ⛵ former dontnod and asmodee digital (opinions are my own)

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Valentin Serri @khipow.bsky.social · Jan 27

quick presentation for my first post here: i’m a narrative designer and occasional teacher/speaker 🤓 sometimes i set out to write some more personal and radical stories, and when i’m not doing that or musing on the role of fiction in political change, i’m out there at a protest or in a museum ☄️

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Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺 @pfquarta.bsky.social · Jun 30

ATUEL is out NOW on Steam & Google Play for free! 🙌✨

🌄 Explore dreamlike landscapes
🦊 Shapeshift into different animals
📻 Listen to real testimonies

Atuel is an award-winning surrealist documentary game about the climate crisis.

Help us out with a RT! 🙏

store.steampowered.com/app/2794330/...

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Three More Years @threemoreyears.bsky.social · Jun 26

Excited to share the reveal trailer for our next project:

a permanent echo -
a game about piecing together how we will remember - and judge - the decisions that shape our future.
youtu.be/WfmU6m0gs5g

Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3727200/...

#trailerthursday #IndieGames #indiedev

a permanent echo - Announce Trailer

YouTube video by Three More Years Studio

youtu.be

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · Jun 30

I'm getting real tired of not being able to trust that a video game doesn't have AI crap in it:

aftermath.site/the-alters-ai-...

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Valentin Serri @khipow.bsky.social · Jun 18

pas au gamecamp cette année encore, mais mangez un welsh pour moi ✌️

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Géraud Zucchini - SOL CESTO 🌞 @docgeraud.bsky.social · May 27

🌞 SOL CESTO - OUT NOW ON STEAM 🌞

After 2 years of hard work, Sol Cesto is finally out in Early Access! A roguelite where the eerie charm of Inscryption collides with the high-stakes thrill and explosive combos of Balatro.

Please help us spread the word 🙌

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Molleindustria - Wishlist FUTURE? NO THANKS! @molleindustria.org · May 21

One thing about living under fascism is that it makes all your creative endeavors feel frivolous and selfish in the face of daily horrors and future-erasing events.

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Deconstructeam @deconstructeam.bsky.social · Apr 29

🌠Many Nights a Whisper ✨

Ten years ago, you were chosen to perform a ritual.

Practice to land an impossible shot that will define the fate of your generation.

AVAILABLE NOW on Steam and Itch.

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Molleindustria - Wishlist FUTURE? NO THANKS! @molleindustria.org · Apr 27

May Day Mayhem
a show of games about labor conflicts

May 2nd
7-11PM
LIKELIKE Pittsburgh

likelike.org/2025/04/27/m...

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Cole Harrington @vicehii.bsky.social · Apr 25

If you need AI for your job, or you can't imagine doing your job without AI: you're bad at your fucking job and aren't qualified to do it in any capacity.

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Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 @halfrobot.com · Apr 18

Two weeks ago at the @nyugamecenter.bsky.social we shook up our usual curriculum to hold MAKING S#!T IN A POLITICAL CRISIS, a 9-hour teach-in on creative response to horrific events, featuring speakers from near and far including @marijamdid.com, @molleindustria.org, @winstontseng.com and more.

MAKING S#!T IN A POLITICAL CRISIS : A TEACH IN at the NYU GAME CENTER

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Valentin Serri @khipow.bsky.social · Apr 18

reminder for you to read this important piece to think video games as a medium (and it’s free)!

Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · Apr 18

Today is two years since my book THE VIDEOGAME INDUSTRY DOES NOT EXIST was released! I'm still really proud of it as, I think, one of my best academic works. And I'm really thrilled with how much game researchers and especially developers have engaged with it. direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...

Valentin Serri @khipow.bsky.social · Apr 9

this is how it feels to be the narrative designer who keeps bringing up narrative themes at every meeting

✨ Caelus (she/they) ✨ @caemck.bsky.social · Apr 8

this is how it feels to be the gen-z social media manager when asked to explain your idea for a post

Valentin Serri @khipow.bsky.social · Apr 7

www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
"show me any piece of AI tech that has evolved into something meaningful in the media space that isn’t wholly soulless. […] There are models stealing work and turning them into worse amalgamations with again, the promise that it will all get better in the future."

‘Quake II’ Review (Microsoft AI Co-Pilot Edition): A Modern Tragedy

Microsoft has just released a new AI trick in the form of its Co-Pilot platform generating an AI “replica” of 1997’s Quake 2. It is awful.

www.forbes.com

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A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · Mar 31

We are excited to announce the nominees for the 2025 A MAZE. Awards! 🏆

Thank you for the incredible slate of interactive works submitted — a record 364 entries from 72 countries!

Nominee list: https://2025.amaze-berlin.de/nominees/

Congrats to all selected works — 🧵 below!
#AMaze2025 #AMazeAwards

"14 A MAZE. NOMINEES" written in simple black text with a large pink bubble border. Int he background is a blown-up image of a pigeon.

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Valentin Serri @khipow.bsky.social · Mar 30

4 games i’ve worked on

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Pierrec - Wednesdays @wednesdays-game.bsky.social · Mar 26

Wednesdays, our game about growing up after child sexual abuse IS OUT! ✨

It is the result of two years of work by a small team who put a lot of love into it.

We really hope you will enjoy the game, and, why not, we hope it will make the World a tiny bit better.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuxO...

Wednesdays l Trailer de lancement l Jeux vidéo l ARTE

YouTube video by ARTE

www.youtube.com

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Valentin Serri @khipow.bsky.social · Mar 26

what a shame they didn’t call me to work on it, but fair enough, i’ll watch it

Netflix @netflix.com · Mar 26

A Scooby-Doo live-action series is coming to Netflix!

In a modern reimagining, old friends Shaggy and Daphne team up at summer camp with scientific townie Velma and the strange but handsome Fred to solve the mystery of a lonely lost Great Dane puppy — who may have witnessed a supernatural murder.

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NarraScope @narrascope.org · Mar 25

Announcing our 2025 keynote speakers: Saturday’s keynote will be delivered by world-famous, cult-favorite designer SWERY, and Sunday’s will be delivered by Philadelphia’s own Dain Saint. Join us in Philadelphia this June to learn from Dain, SWERY, and other narrative design pros!

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The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · Mar 19

“AI” really is the end result of american consumer culture. it’s the baby pacifier of a vocal subset of people who were raised to have zero interest in learning or discovery or creativity; they just want instant gratification via a computer that spits their preferred art/music/politics back at them.

The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · Mar 19

it’s not an exaggeration, these people are actually illiterate!

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Deconstructeam @deconstructeam.bsky.social · Mar 11

MANY NIGHTS A WHISPER✨

Our first self-published game! In collaboration with our friends @selkieharbour.bsky.social 💌

A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure and expectations. Take part in a ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.

store.steampowered.com/app/3541130/...

Many Nights a Whisper on Steam

A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure, and expectations. Take part in an ancient ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.

store.steampowered.com

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Valentin Serri @khipow.bsky.social · Mar 7

got a rejection for my short story « Lands to Waste » (boo), but the reviewer sent their praise for INVISIBLE MOUTH, the short game i crafted for A Maze last year 🥹

Valentin Serri @khipow.bsky.social · Mar 7

Félicitations !!!

Valentin Serri @khipow.bsky.social · Mar 6

friend crafted this, give some force!!! 💾

Assoupi @assoupi.com · Mar 6

MAINFRAMES IS OUT NOW

It’s cute ✨
It’s fun 💾
it’s weird 🧙

PLAY IT NOW

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Nikita Danshin @danshinwastaken.bsky.social · Mar 5

Looking for an Indigenous 🇨🇦Canadian writer or narrative designer for consulting and/or collaboration on a game project.

Bsky, please help!

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Valentin Serri @khipow.bsky.social · Mar 4

oh and the round-table was with @curseofremy.bsky.social and @dodoot.bsky.social !! 🌞