Kirsty Fraser
@kirstysays.bsky.social
🤓 Lead Programmer at Third Kind Games
💬 Co-organiser of @brumindies.bsky.social
⚔️ @igdafoundation.org Next Gen Leader cohort '20 '25
🏆 MCV/Develop Women in Games Tech Innovation Winner 2023
❤️ @meesh-codes.bsky.social
💬 Co-organiser of @brumindies.bsky.social
⚔️ @igdafoundation.org Next Gen Leader cohort '20 '25
🏆 MCV/Develop Women in Games Tech Innovation Winner 2023
❤️ @meesh-codes.bsky.social
Plugging again 💪🏻🏃🏻♀️
Weather is miserable but we're still trying to chug along with exercise and prepping for this run.
Only £50 to go until £300
Weather is miserable but we're still trying to chug along with exercise and prepping for this run.
Only £50 to go until £300
New week and new targets to hit, only needing £50 to hit £300 💪
I'm running a fun run 5k for Mind mental health charity, all dressed up as Santa. 🎅
Donate if you can but at the very least, use this as a reminder to check in on someone 💙
www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
I'm running a fun run 5k for Mind mental health charity, all dressed up as Santa. 🎅
Donate if you can but at the very least, use this as a reminder to check in on someone 💙
www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
Mental Elf Fun Run 2025
Help Kirsty Fraser raise money to support Coventry, Warwickshire & Worcestershire Mind
www.justgiving.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Plugging again 💪🏻🏃🏻♀️
Weather is miserable but we're still trying to chug along with exercise and prepping for this run.
Only £50 to go until £300
Weather is miserable but we're still trying to chug along with exercise and prepping for this run.
Only £50 to go until £300
TONIGHT!
Managed to make it through after missing the last few so very ready for some chats and a pint tonight after bracing the cold.
Managed to make it through after missing the last few so very ready for some chats and a pint tonight after bracing the cold.
Our November in-person meetup is coming!
Join us in Cherry Reds (next to New St Station) on the 19th for casual chats with other friendly gamedevs
www.eventbrite.com/e/1771944296...
Join us in Cherry Reds (next to New St Station) on the 19th for casual chats with other friendly gamedevs
www.eventbrite.com/e/1771944296...
November Brum Indies Gamedev Meetup
A relaxed evening of chat and networking with other local gamedevs
www.eventbrite.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
TONIGHT!
Managed to make it through after missing the last few so very ready for some chats and a pint tonight after bracing the cold.
Managed to make it through after missing the last few so very ready for some chats and a pint tonight after bracing the cold.
Reposted by Kirsty Fraser
This Wednesday!
Our November in-person meetup is coming!
Join us in Cherry Reds (next to New St Station) on the 19th for casual chats with other friendly gamedevs
www.eventbrite.com/e/1771944296...
Join us in Cherry Reds (next to New St Station) on the 19th for casual chats with other friendly gamedevs
www.eventbrite.com/e/1771944296...
November Brum Indies Gamedev Meetup
A relaxed evening of chat and networking with other local gamedevs
www.eventbrite.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This Wednesday!
New week and new targets to hit, only needing £50 to hit £300 💪
I'm running a fun run 5k for Mind mental health charity, all dressed up as Santa. 🎅
Donate if you can but at the very least, use this as a reminder to check in on someone 💙
www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
I'm running a fun run 5k for Mind mental health charity, all dressed up as Santa. 🎅
Donate if you can but at the very least, use this as a reminder to check in on someone 💙
www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
Mental Elf Fun Run 2025
Help Kirsty Fraser raise money to support Coventry, Warwickshire & Worcestershire Mind
www.justgiving.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
New week and new targets to hit, only needing £50 to hit £300 💪
I'm running a fun run 5k for Mind mental health charity, all dressed up as Santa. 🎅
Donate if you can but at the very least, use this as a reminder to check in on someone 💙
www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
I'm running a fun run 5k for Mind mental health charity, all dressed up as Santa. 🎅
Donate if you can but at the very least, use this as a reminder to check in on someone 💙
www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
Lunchtime plug that I'm running again as a Santa for Mind's mental elf fun run in a couple of weeks.
Something daft but fun and would be awesome to raise even more money than I did last year for this amazing charity!
Something daft but fun and would be awesome to raise even more money than I did last year for this amazing charity!
Going again for the "Running around a park dressed as Santa" vibe, all in the name of raising money for Mind.
We had great fun with this last year and I'm hoping we can surpass last year's money raised and hit £450.
Any donations are greatly appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
We had great fun with this last year and I'm hoping we can surpass last year's money raised and hit £450.
Any donations are greatly appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
Mental Elf Fun Run 2025
Help Kirsty Fraser raise money to support Coventry, Warwickshire & Worcestershire Mind
www.justgiving.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Lunchtime plug that I'm running again as a Santa for Mind's mental elf fun run in a couple of weeks.
Something daft but fun and would be awesome to raise even more money than I did last year for this amazing charity!
Something daft but fun and would be awesome to raise even more money than I did last year for this amazing charity!
Reposted by Kirsty Fraser
Over 200 Rockstar staff have written to management in support of unfairly fired union members.
We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter: www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...
We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter: www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...
Over 200 Rockstar staff write to management in support of unfairly fired union members - IWGB Game Workers
220 letters signed by staff members at Rockstar, the studio behind the Grand Theft Auto series, were delivered to management at the company last week, demanding that the 31 employees fired are immedia...
www.gameworkers.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Over 200 Rockstar staff have written to management in support of unfairly fired union members.
We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter: www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...
We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter: www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...
Started this week at £125 which is superb. Can we get £200 by end of the week?!
Any donations are welcome to help support mental health services and me running around in Santa gear for 45 mins.
Any donations are welcome to help support mental health services and me running around in Santa gear for 45 mins.
Going again for the "Running around a park dressed as Santa" vibe, all in the name of raising money for Mind.
We had great fun with this last year and I'm hoping we can surpass last year's money raised and hit £450.
Any donations are greatly appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
We had great fun with this last year and I'm hoping we can surpass last year's money raised and hit £450.
Any donations are greatly appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
Mental Elf Fun Run 2025
Help Kirsty Fraser raise money to support Coventry, Warwickshire & Worcestershire Mind
www.justgiving.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Started this week at £125 which is superb. Can we get £200 by end of the week?!
Any donations are welcome to help support mental health services and me running around in Santa gear for 45 mins.
Any donations are welcome to help support mental health services and me running around in Santa gear for 45 mins.
£25 away from hitting the first £100 mark 💪🏻
Going again for the "Running around a park dressed as Santa" vibe, all in the name of raising money for Mind.
We had great fun with this last year and I'm hoping we can surpass last year's money raised and hit £450.
Any donations are greatly appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
We had great fun with this last year and I'm hoping we can surpass last year's money raised and hit £450.
Any donations are greatly appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
Mental Elf Fun Run 2025
Help Kirsty Fraser raise money to support Coventry, Warwickshire & Worcestershire Mind
www.justgiving.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
£25 away from hitting the first £100 mark 💪🏻
Reposted by Kirsty Fraser
In one of the most shameless instances of union-busting Rockstar Games fired 30+ IWGB union members for NO OTHER REASON than to terrorize & silence them.
Join the IWGB protest!
Demand reinstatement!
📅 Thursday, 6 November
🕙 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
📍Take-Two House, 30 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4JD
Join the IWGB protest!
Demand reinstatement!
📅 Thursday, 6 November
🕙 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
📍Take-Two House, 30 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4JD
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
In one of the most shameless instances of union-busting Rockstar Games fired 30+ IWGB union members for NO OTHER REASON than to terrorize & silence them.
Join the IWGB protest!
Demand reinstatement!
📅 Thursday, 6 November
🕙 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
📍Take-Two House, 30 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4JD
Join the IWGB protest!
Demand reinstatement!
📅 Thursday, 6 November
🕙 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
📍Take-Two House, 30 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4JD
Date night with @meesh-codes.bsky.social ❤️
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Date night with @meesh-codes.bsky.social ❤️
Reposted by Kirsty Fraser
Going again for the "Running around a park dressed as Santa" vibe, all in the name of raising money for Mind.
We had great fun with this last year and I'm hoping we can surpass last year's money raised and hit £450.
Any donations are greatly appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
We had great fun with this last year and I'm hoping we can surpass last year's money raised and hit £450.
Any donations are greatly appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
Mental Elf Fun Run 2025
Help Kirsty Fraser raise money to support Coventry, Warwickshire & Worcestershire Mind
www.justgiving.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Going again for the "Running around a park dressed as Santa" vibe, all in the name of raising money for Mind.
We had great fun with this last year and I'm hoping we can surpass last year's money raised and hit £450.
Any donations are greatly appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
We had great fun with this last year and I'm hoping we can surpass last year's money raised and hit £450.
Any donations are greatly appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
Going again for the "Running around a park dressed as Santa" vibe, all in the name of raising money for Mind.
We had great fun with this last year and I'm hoping we can surpass last year's money raised and hit £450.
Any donations are greatly appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
We had great fun with this last year and I'm hoping we can surpass last year's money raised and hit £450.
Any donations are greatly appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
Mental Elf Fun Run 2025
Help Kirsty Fraser raise money to support Coventry, Warwickshire & Worcestershire Mind
www.justgiving.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Going again for the "Running around a park dressed as Santa" vibe, all in the name of raising money for Mind.
We had great fun with this last year and I'm hoping we can surpass last year's money raised and hit £450.
Any donations are greatly appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
We had great fun with this last year and I'm hoping we can surpass last year's money raised and hit £450.
Any donations are greatly appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/kirsty-...
Reposted by Kirsty Fraser
We are excited to announce our speaker for our November speaker event.
Andrew Fray will be sharing his insights on prototype programming and how it differs from production code.
RSVP now via the link in our Bio.
Andrew Fray will be sharing his insights on prototype programming and how it differs from production code.
RSVP now via the link in our Bio.
October 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We are excited to announce our speaker for our November speaker event.
Andrew Fray will be sharing his insights on prototype programming and how it differs from production code.
RSVP now via the link in our Bio.
Andrew Fray will be sharing his insights on prototype programming and how it differs from production code.
RSVP now via the link in our Bio.
Please head to this! I can't join off the back of moving but it's a great evening of convos with friendly folks.
Tomorrow!
Our October in-person meetup is coming!
Join us in Cherry Reds (next to New St Station) for casual chats with other friendly gamedevs 👻
www.eventbrite.com/e/1652236597...
Join us in Cherry Reds (next to New St Station) for casual chats with other friendly gamedevs 👻
www.eventbrite.com/e/1652236597...
October 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Please head to this! I can't join off the back of moving but it's a great evening of convos with friendly folks.
Happy days to have Lando on pole for tomorrow's race 🎉🎉
Nice to see Ferraris up there fighting as well.
#MexicanGP
Nice to see Ferraris up there fighting as well.
#MexicanGP
October 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Happy days to have Lando on pole for tomorrow's race 🎉🎉
Nice to see Ferraris up there fighting as well.
#MexicanGP
Nice to see Ferraris up there fighting as well.
#MexicanGP
Oooh the temptation to get this as a lil post move relax treat for myself to de-stress 🥹🥹
The time has come, Washers 💦
Slide into those suits, grab your favourite nozzle and get ready to explore all Caldera County has to offer!
PowerWash Simulator 2 is OUT NOW on PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2!
Slide into those suits, grab your favourite nozzle and get ready to explore all Caldera County has to offer!
PowerWash Simulator 2 is OUT NOW on PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2!
October 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Oooh the temptation to get this as a lil post move relax treat for myself to de-stress 🥹🥹
Reposted by Kirsty Fraser
Did you know every Monday I sent out a newsletter with some of this week's thoughts on automation in games? And I won't make you make a substack account!!!
andrewfray.dev/newsletter.h...
andrewfray.dev/newsletter.h...
Andrew Fray - Newsletter
Sign up for Andrew’s Automation newsletter for game developers
andrewfray.dev
October 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Did you know every Monday I sent out a newsletter with some of this week's thoughts on automation in games? And I won't make you make a substack account!!!
andrewfray.dev/newsletter.h...
andrewfray.dev/newsletter.h...
This has @andrewfray.dev written all over it 😅
The Rubik's WOWCube - a Rubik's Cube with 24 LCD displays, that plays unique versions of games like Cut the Rope, 2048, and Space Invaders - has gone live for preorders.
(Read more: The Verge)
(Read more: The Verge)
October 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This has @andrewfray.dev written all over it 😅
Mental health pick me up in the form of Parkway Drive gig.
Gimme a sweaty pie, some fire pyros and a well built Aussie man in a mesh top screaming at me please.
(All jokes aside - best arena gig I've been to!)
Gimme a sweaty pie, some fire pyros and a well built Aussie man in a mesh top screaming at me please.
(All jokes aside - best arena gig I've been to!)
October 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Mental health pick me up in the form of Parkway Drive gig.
Gimme a sweaty pie, some fire pyros and a well built Aussie man in a mesh top screaming at me please.
(All jokes aside - best arena gig I've been to!)
Gimme a sweaty pie, some fire pyros and a well built Aussie man in a mesh top screaming at me please.
(All jokes aside - best arena gig I've been to!)
Reposted by Kirsty Fraser
I am so, so inspired by the workers at ZA/UM who unionized. This is such a fantastic step for @gameworkers.co.uk in the UK. Our first recognized union!
www.gamesindustry.biz/after-layoff...
www.gamesindustry.biz/after-layoff...
After layoffs, cancellations, and controversy, ZA/UM UK staff unionise as the Workers' Alliance
"We like being here. We want to continue being here. So let's try and get a seat at the table in the big management meetings."
www.gamesindustry.biz
October 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I am so, so inspired by the workers at ZA/UM who unionized. This is such a fantastic step for @gameworkers.co.uk in the UK. Our first recognized union!
www.gamesindustry.biz/after-layoff...
www.gamesindustry.biz/after-layoff...
Reposted by Kirsty Fraser
Explore Messenger's wonderful spherical cities: messenger.abeto.co
October 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Explore Messenger's wonderful spherical cities: messenger.abeto.co
Levelled up to 34 today and yet, we are never too old to get a Lightning McQueen cake 😅
September 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Levelled up to 34 today and yet, we are never too old to get a Lightning McQueen cake 😅
Day off ahead of birthday weekend and I'm so ready for massage and digging into Borderlands 4 for the day 🎉
September 26, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Day off ahead of birthday weekend and I'm so ready for massage and digging into Borderlands 4 for the day 🎉
I swear no board game has brought me closer to folks than #Gloomhaven.
3 different groups to play through the OG and then soon followed by Frosthaven and GH 2e.
3 different groups to play through the OG and then soon followed by Frosthaven and GH 2e.
September 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I swear no board game has brought me closer to folks than #Gloomhaven.
3 different groups to play through the OG and then soon followed by Frosthaven and GH 2e.
3 different groups to play through the OG and then soon followed by Frosthaven and GH 2e.