Joana
@layn75.bsky.social
I make games and stuff! 🔸 she/her 🔸 Tech Artist 🔸 co-organizer @FemDevsMeetup🔸 Cosplayer 🔸 🏳️⚧️♠️🏳️🌈 🔸 layn75.carrd.co
The first 3 The Mighty Nein episodes were so good. It's so strong right out of the gate, and treating the campaign as a first draft instead of making a direct adaptation is serving it really well
November 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The first 3 The Mighty Nein episodes were so good. It's so strong right out of the gate, and treating the campaign as a first draft instead of making a direct adaptation is serving it really well
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Did you know that big studios monitor piracy? Don't you fucking dare pirate this shit. Do not hate watch through piracy. JK Rowling is a disgusting human being that funds and encourages the hurt, pain and death of my fellow trans peers.
Support media that actually deserves our time and money.
Support media that actually deserves our time and money.
HBO CEO Casey Bloys says 'HARRY POTTER' Season 2 is already being written
"We’re going to do whatever we can to not have a huge gap, for the kids, obviously, but also for viewers"
"We’re going to do whatever we can to not have a huge gap, for the kids, obviously, but also for viewers"
November 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Did you know that big studios monitor piracy? Don't you fucking dare pirate this shit. Do not hate watch through piracy. JK Rowling is a disgusting human being that funds and encourages the hurt, pain and death of my fellow trans peers.
Support media that actually deserves our time and money.
Support media that actually deserves our time and money.
Ohoho, my game combat prototype is getting quite playable! Soon I can find out... If it's any good at all and worth continuing working on
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Ohoho, my game combat prototype is getting quite playable! Soon I can find out... If it's any good at all and worth continuing working on
wow that survey GOG sent around has the weirdest questions.
"GOG is a part of me and who I am as a player" wtf? It's just a digital games store!
"GOG is a part of me and who I am as a player" wtf? It's just a digital games store!
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
wow that survey GOG sent around has the weirdest questions.
"GOG is a part of me and who I am as a player" wtf? It's just a digital games store!
"GOG is a part of me and who I am as a player" wtf? It's just a digital games store!
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idk who needs to hear this but you don't have to be a certain age to start something. start dance, take up cooking, try to learn the new language you've been wanting to learn. you got this and I believe in you.
it's never to late to start a new chapter
it's never to late to start a new chapter
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
idk who needs to hear this but you don't have to be a certain age to start something. start dance, take up cooking, try to learn the new language you've been wanting to learn. you got this and I believe in you.
it's never to late to start a new chapter
it's never to late to start a new chapter
My partner still plays the game we made at my last job and that's reeeeally rewarding. We did a good job for the person I care the most about! :D
November 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
My partner still plays the game we made at my last job and that's reeeeally rewarding. We did a good job for the person I care the most about! :D
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I am increasingly of the opinion that people who change menus and look and feel of computer software just so that you know it's a new version should be personally forced to play tech support to my mother for five months.
November 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I am increasingly of the opinion that people who change menus and look and feel of computer software just so that you know it's a new version should be personally forced to play tech support to my mother for five months.
Do you think after the dad games of the 2010s in like one to two decades we'll have a slew of granddad games?
November 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Do you think after the dad games of the 2010s in like one to two decades we'll have a slew of granddad games?
Watching videos of my 7 year old nephew riding motocross off-road, remembering that at that age I had just learned to ride a bicycle without training wheels
November 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Watching videos of my 7 year old nephew riding motocross off-road, remembering that at that age I had just learned to ride a bicycle without training wheels
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Just fucking insane to see the absolute (intentional) collapse of full remote jobs available for AAA studios in so short a time. Why would I EVER move for a job again when I could be laid off weeks after moving my entire life across the globe??
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Just fucking insane to see the absolute (intentional) collapse of full remote jobs available for AAA studios in so short a time. Why would I EVER move for a job again when I could be laid off weeks after moving my entire life across the globe??
It's unfortunate that the game I dreamt had deck building. I'm so bad at deck building and just designing it at all. Now that I'm making that game I'm forced to do it!
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
It's unfortunate that the game I dreamt had deck building. I'm so bad at deck building and just designing it at all. Now that I'm making that game I'm forced to do it!
Adoring the amount of comments on the Wuthering Heights movie trailer going "Love Story??????"
November 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Adoring the amount of comments on the Wuthering Heights movie trailer going "Love Story??????"
The news is out that my old studio (Massive Miniteam) is no more. It's really sad. It's incredible how the game and the team grew over the years, and I can guarantee that every single person that came out of that studio is damned excellent and a boon to any studio who hires them.
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The news is out that my old studio (Massive Miniteam) is no more. It's really sad. It's incredible how the game and the team grew over the years, and I can guarantee that every single person that came out of that studio is damned excellent and a boon to any studio who hires them.
Don't supermarkets know that when I buy something, they have to offer it forever, because I'll forever rely on it and will be distraught if it's no linger available?
The audacity of just changing what they sell without consulting me specifically!
The audacity of just changing what they sell without consulting me specifically!
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Don't supermarkets know that when I buy something, they have to offer it forever, because I'll forever rely on it and will be distraught if it's no linger available?
The audacity of just changing what they sell without consulting me specifically!
The audacity of just changing what they sell without consulting me specifically!
Oh my god, I completely forgot Sankt Martin exists. Last time I had any contact with it was probably exactly 30 years ago.
While the neighbour's kid was singing, I was desperately trying to remember what you give in return. Then tried to remember if we even had any Halloween candy left to give.
While the neighbour's kid was singing, I was desperately trying to remember what you give in return. Then tried to remember if we even had any Halloween candy left to give.
November 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Oh my god, I completely forgot Sankt Martin exists. Last time I had any contact with it was probably exactly 30 years ago.
While the neighbour's kid was singing, I was desperately trying to remember what you give in return. Then tried to remember if we even had any Halloween candy left to give.
While the neighbour's kid was singing, I was desperately trying to remember what you give in return. Then tried to remember if we even had any Halloween candy left to give.
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The amount of folks saying that I'm brave for speaking out because of the article, thanks. I'm doing my best.
It's hurt my career but it's worth it.
When I go to bed I feel like I've done my best and I wasn't complicit in hurting people. That is important to me
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
It's hurt my career but it's worth it.
When I go to bed I feel like I've done my best and I wasn't complicit in hurting people. That is important to me
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
‘We were effectively props’: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The amount of folks saying that I'm brave for speaking out because of the article, thanks. I'm doing my best.
It's hurt my career but it's worth it.
When I go to bed I feel like I've done my best and I wasn't complicit in hurting people. That is important to me
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
It's hurt my career but it's worth it.
When I go to bed I feel like I've done my best and I wasn't complicit in hurting people. That is important to me
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
Argh, after having a heated discussion with my dad about genAI (where he said people won't listen to me if I'm absolutist and don't acknowledge the positive things. Then he listed a couple of examples which weren't genAI), he now sends me an article where Mark Cuban says "AI is good"
gaaah
gaaah
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Argh, after having a heated discussion with my dad about genAI (where he said people won't listen to me if I'm absolutist and don't acknowledge the positive things. Then he listed a couple of examples which weren't genAI), he now sends me an article where Mark Cuban says "AI is good"
gaaah
gaaah
Reread the first two chapters of Fullmetal alchemist, and my god it really was that brilliant from the start
November 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Reread the first two chapters of Fullmetal alchemist, and my god it really was that brilliant from the start
Saw they're doing a Wicked double feature at the cinema, which is great for me, considering i couldn't go when part one was running. But now I checked the runtime and I'm not sure I can manage watching both movies in a row for 5-6 hours! That's so long!
November 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Saw they're doing a Wicked double feature at the cinema, which is great for me, considering i couldn't go when part one was running. But now I checked the runtime and I'm not sure I can manage watching both movies in a row for 5-6 hours! That's so long!
KPop Demon Hunters singalong in the cinema was a lot of fun!
Though it was super hard to overcome the instinct to not make any noise at all during a movie. And I was clearly not alone with that. I think I could only hear people outside of my group singing when we got to the last song.
Though it was super hard to overcome the instinct to not make any noise at all during a movie. And I was clearly not alone with that. I think I could only hear people outside of my group singing when we got to the last song.
November 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
KPop Demon Hunters singalong in the cinema was a lot of fun!
Though it was super hard to overcome the instinct to not make any noise at all during a movie. And I was clearly not alone with that. I think I could only hear people outside of my group singing when we got to the last song.
Though it was super hard to overcome the instinct to not make any noise at all during a movie. And I was clearly not alone with that. I think I could only hear people outside of my group singing when we got to the last song.
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That is a wrap! Last weekend we held our yearly game jam, with many devs joining us to create 4 amazing games! Check them out here: itch.io/jam/fem-devs... . Thanks to everyone who joind us for this exciting weekend 💚
November 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
That is a wrap! Last weekend we held our yearly game jam, with many devs joining us to create 4 amazing games! Check them out here: itch.io/jam/fem-devs... . Thanks to everyone who joind us for this exciting weekend 💚
Omg this year we actually had several trick or treaters! We actually ran out of candy and had to add some of our own candy
October 31, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Omg this year we actually had several trick or treaters! We actually ran out of candy and had to add some of our own candy
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We're cooking something #indiegame #horrorgames
October 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
We're cooking something #indiegame #horrorgames
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In my limited experience writers block is what happens when you haven’t brought together enough disparate yet compatible ideas yet, and it’s always a good thing.
The other thing is burnout. AI might help with that, I suppose, in the same way that young people help with aging by partying for you
The other thing is burnout. AI might help with that, I suppose, in the same way that young people help with aging by partying for you
People who aren’t writers think writer’s block is at least as big and real a problem as I thought quicksand would be, as a child.
AI can help authors beat writer’s block, says Bloomsbury chief
Publisher last week reported jump in revenue in academic and professional arm thanks to AI licensing deal
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In my limited experience writers block is what happens when you haven’t brought together enough disparate yet compatible ideas yet, and it’s always a good thing.
The other thing is burnout. AI might help with that, I suppose, in the same way that young people help with aging by partying for you
The other thing is burnout. AI might help with that, I suppose, in the same way that young people help with aging by partying for you
having to talk with a "digital assistant" instead of a human when calling a doctor or customer support is the worst. So much worse than having to speak with a real human on the phone, and that's already plenty bad.
October 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
having to talk with a "digital assistant" instead of a human when calling a doctor or customer support is the worst. So much worse than having to speak with a real human on the phone, and that's already plenty bad.