Jay Kidd
@sirkidd2003.bsky.social
They/Them. Full-time indie dev @wraith.games, former game dev teacher, non-profit gallery manager.
-- Artist, environmentalist, atheist, minimalist, socialist, humanist, feminist, urbanist, cyclist, optimistic nihilist
PFP by @chrisquay.com
-- Artist, environmentalist, atheist, minimalist, socialist, humanist, feminist, urbanist, cyclist, optimistic nihilist
PFP by @chrisquay.com
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It's my second favorite Star Wars film after Empire. I adore it and the backlist makes me both sad and angry.
January 3, 2026 at 11:08 PM
It's my second favorite Star Wars film after Empire. I adore it and the backlist makes me both sad and angry.
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7 years ago today, I went to my first MAGFest (and first convention ever!) as a bright-eyed new intern for @wraith.games, on my very first day on the job.
Now here I am, 7 years later, Art Director-ing the very project I was showing off (and many more!) with people I'm honored to call my friends :)
Now here I am, 7 years later, Art Director-ing the very project I was showing off (and many more!) with people I'm honored to call my friends :)
January 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
7 years ago today, I went to my first MAGFest (and first convention ever!) as a bright-eyed new intern for @wraith.games, on my very first day on the job.
Now here I am, 7 years later, Art Director-ing the very project I was showing off (and many more!) with people I'm honored to call my friends :)
Now here I am, 7 years later, Art Director-ing the very project I was showing off (and many more!) with people I'm honored to call my friends :)
YARG (because my best friend was craving Rock Band)
January 2, 2026 at 9:06 AM
YARG (because my best friend was craving Rock Band)
If you have the ability, check out Artspace www.artspace.org
It's a non-profit affordable housing project (about 60 around the US) for artists. I got into one here in Ohio a decade ago as a gamedev and now I manage the building.
Online video creator would be an accepted artform
It's a non-profit affordable housing project (about 60 around the US) for artists. I got into one here in Ohio a decade ago as a gamedev and now I manage the building.
Online video creator would be an accepted artform
Artspace
Artspace is the leading developer of arts facilities - creating, owning, and operating affordable spaces for artists and small businesses.
www.artspace.org
January 1, 2026 at 4:54 AM
If you have the ability, check out Artspace www.artspace.org
It's a non-profit affordable housing project (about 60 around the US) for artists. I got into one here in Ohio a decade ago as a gamedev and now I manage the building.
Online video creator would be an accepted artform
It's a non-profit affordable housing project (about 60 around the US) for artists. I got into one here in Ohio a decade ago as a gamedev and now I manage the building.
Online video creator would be an accepted artform
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back in the day films were well written, were art, they were *about things*
December 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
back in the day films were well written, were art, they were *about things*
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Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
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Last day of 2025, our 20th anniversary year! 🎉
To celebrate, Jay wrote a blog post about how the studio got started and our journey through all that time! Buckle in :)
www.wraithgames.com/post/20-a-re...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
To celebrate, Jay wrote a blog post about how the studio got started and our journey through all that time! Buckle in :)
www.wraithgames.com/post/20-a-re...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
20: A Retrospective
2025 is wrapping up and as many of you know, not only is it the UN’s “International Year of the Co-op” but it’s also Wraith’s 20th anniversary!
Take a look back at Wraith from 2005 to 2025!
Continu...
www.wraithgames.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Last day of 2025, our 20th anniversary year! 🎉
To celebrate, Jay wrote a blog post about how the studio got started and our journey through all that time! Buckle in :)
www.wraithgames.com/post/20-a-re...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
To celebrate, Jay wrote a blog post about how the studio got started and our journey through all that time! Buckle in :)
www.wraithgames.com/post/20-a-re...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
I would kill a man with a family to see a Muppets Lord of the Rings
December 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I would kill a man with a family to see a Muppets Lord of the Rings
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It's like "of course they're different, we're in the future now, why would you expect them to be the same" but obviously "different" doesn't mean "worse" just "different"
December 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It's like "of course they're different, we're in the future now, why would you expect them to be the same" but obviously "different" doesn't mean "worse" just "different"
To play the loosest of devil's advocate, films from the 90's don't feel the same as the 70's nor do films from now feel like the 90's. Every 5-10 years there's a change because of trends, tech, actors, styles, etc.
But they always *mean* "bad" not just "different" and I agree that's dumb of them
But they always *mean* "bad" not just "different" and I agree that's dumb of them
December 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
To play the loosest of devil's advocate, films from the 90's don't feel the same as the 70's nor do films from now feel like the 90's. Every 5-10 years there's a change because of trends, tech, actors, styles, etc.
But they always *mean* "bad" not just "different" and I agree that's dumb of them
But they always *mean* "bad" not just "different" and I agree that's dumb of them
I could never be a vegan. Lacto-ovo Vegetarian, 100%, but not a vegan.
The insistence that it's more moral to buy plastic goods than wool, honey, eggs, or dairy is insane.
We do not kill the sheep to get wool. The sheep like us. They are our FRIENDS
The insistence that it's more moral to buy plastic goods than wool, honey, eggs, or dairy is insane.
We do not kill the sheep to get wool. The sheep like us. They are our FRIENDS
December 27, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I could never be a vegan. Lacto-ovo Vegetarian, 100%, but not a vegan.
The insistence that it's more moral to buy plastic goods than wool, honey, eggs, or dairy is insane.
We do not kill the sheep to get wool. The sheep like us. They are our FRIENDS
The insistence that it's more moral to buy plastic goods than wool, honey, eggs, or dairy is insane.
We do not kill the sheep to get wool. The sheep like us. They are our FRIENDS
I literally only own one pen. One (1). I'm paperless too, so, most of the time, it's one pen too many.
December 25, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I literally only own one pen. One (1). I'm paperless too, so, most of the time, it's one pen too many.
I'm on subreddits for things I own. Docs, Carhartt jacket, Victorinox pocket knife, Zippo lighter, gShock watch, Lodge skillet, stuff like that. However, as a minimalist, I only own the one lighter, watch, knife, etc... and everyone in these subs own like 200 of them.
I hate it.
I hate it.
December 25, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I'm on subreddits for things I own. Docs, Carhartt jacket, Victorinox pocket knife, Zippo lighter, gShock watch, Lodge skillet, stuff like that. However, as a minimalist, I only own the one lighter, watch, knife, etc... and everyone in these subs own like 200 of them.
I hate it.
I hate it.
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Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
December 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
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IIIIIIIT'S SHOWTIME!!! #StepManiaX Update 71 is here!
With the combined partnership of Monstercat, @materiacollective.com, and @tobyfox.undertale.com, enjoy the @videogameremixes.bsky.social remix of Death By Glamour.
Thank you all for a wonderful year, and we'll see you in 2026!
With the combined partnership of Monstercat, @materiacollective.com, and @tobyfox.undertale.com, enjoy the @videogameremixes.bsky.social remix of Death By Glamour.
Thank you all for a wonderful year, and we'll see you in 2026!
December 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
IIIIIIIT'S SHOWTIME!!! #StepManiaX Update 71 is here!
With the combined partnership of Monstercat, @materiacollective.com, and @tobyfox.undertale.com, enjoy the @videogameremixes.bsky.social remix of Death By Glamour.
Thank you all for a wonderful year, and we'll see you in 2026!
With the combined partnership of Monstercat, @materiacollective.com, and @tobyfox.undertale.com, enjoy the @videogameremixes.bsky.social remix of Death By Glamour.
Thank you all for a wonderful year, and we'll see you in 2026!
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~ A Very Merry Quaysmas, from mine to yours!! ~
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December 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
~ A Very Merry Quaysmas, from mine to yours!! ~
🎄✨
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“Amtrak rejects transcontinental proposal from AmeriStarRail for a coast-to-coast passenger rail route that would link New York to Los Angeles…” www.railway.supply/amtrak-rejec...
www.railway.supply
December 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“Amtrak rejects transcontinental proposal from AmeriStarRail for a coast-to-coast passenger rail route that would link New York to Los Angeles…” www.railway.supply/amtrak-rejec...
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Internet weirdos were so mad about perceived anime censorship and private social media platforms censoring them from saying slurs, so I'm wondering how mad those same kinds of people are that the government was able to censor and dictate at the last minute what journalists can and cannot publish.
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Internet weirdos were so mad about perceived anime censorship and private social media platforms censoring them from saying slurs, so I'm wondering how mad those same kinds of people are that the government was able to censor and dictate at the last minute what journalists can and cannot publish.
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Guess I'll post this again
December 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Guess I'll post this again
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Why do we keep copying dystopian shit from fiction and none of the cool shit?
I don't want real life Hunger Games or 1984. I want to see the replicator and holodeck from Star Trek happen instead.
I don't want real life Hunger Games or 1984. I want to see the replicator and holodeck from Star Trek happen instead.
December 19, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Why do we keep copying dystopian shit from fiction and none of the cool shit?
I don't want real life Hunger Games or 1984. I want to see the replicator and holodeck from Star Trek happen instead.
I don't want real life Hunger Games or 1984. I want to see the replicator and holodeck from Star Trek happen instead.
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I don’t think Larian understood that when they casually talk about their use of genAI it wasn’t spoken into a board room or a zoom call full of people thinking about numbers, it was to a host of fans who looked to them as an example of humanity and art persisting in spite of things like that.
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I don’t think Larian understood that when they casually talk about their use of genAI it wasn’t spoken into a board room or a zoom call full of people thinking about numbers, it was to a host of fans who looked to them as an example of humanity and art persisting in spite of things like that.
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"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin