Marie Foulston
@tigershungry.co.uk
Creative director and playful curator.
Studio lead at Good Afternoon
https://linktr.ee/tigershungry
(a brummie, not an aussie)
Studio lead at Good Afternoon
https://linktr.ee/tigershungry
(a brummie, not an aussie)
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thanks to @ricklane.bsky.social for talking to me and other modders. sorry not-sorry for the ludicrous headline quote
btw credit to @asponge.bsky.social who coined “concrete murderzones” years ago to describe QBJ1 and it stuck in my head all these years
btw credit to @asponge.bsky.social who coined “concrete murderzones” years ago to describe QBJ1 and it stuck in my head all these years
‘It’s the underground Met Gala of concrete murderzone design’: welcome to the Quake Brutalist Game Jam
Quake Brutalist Jam began as a celebration of old-fashioned shooter level design, but its latest version is one step away from being a game in its own right
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:57 PM
thanks to @ricklane.bsky.social for talking to me and other modders. sorry not-sorry for the ludicrous headline quote
btw credit to @asponge.bsky.social who coined “concrete murderzones” years ago to describe QBJ1 and it stuck in my head all these years
btw credit to @asponge.bsky.social who coined “concrete murderzones” years ago to describe QBJ1 and it stuck in my head all these years
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First and most importantly is to recognise its legacy. Freeplay was the longest-running independent games festival in the world. It was one of the first dedicates spaces for the countercultural and political side of gamemaking.
January 20, 2026 at 10:15 AM
First and most importantly is to recognise its legacy. Freeplay was the longest-running independent games festival in the world. It was one of the first dedicates spaces for the countercultural and political side of gamemaking.
Went along to my first local Green Party meeting this morning.
A welcoming,considerate and lovely group of folks… albeit a group in which no one warned me my flies were open the ENTIRE TIME.
#firstimpressions #startasimeantogoon
#great
#welldoneme
A welcoming,considerate and lovely group of folks… albeit a group in which no one warned me my flies were open the ENTIRE TIME.
#firstimpressions #startasimeantogoon
#great
#welldoneme
January 17, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Went along to my first local Green Party meeting this morning.
A welcoming,considerate and lovely group of folks… albeit a group in which no one warned me my flies were open the ENTIRE TIME.
#firstimpressions #startasimeantogoon
#great
#welldoneme
A welcoming,considerate and lovely group of folks… albeit a group in which no one warned me my flies were open the ENTIRE TIME.
#firstimpressions #startasimeantogoon
#great
#welldoneme
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Friends in NYC - nice R&D fellowship opportunity @momanyc.bsky.social working with @paolaantonelli.bsky.social (closes 18 Jan) recruiting.ultipro.com/MUS1002MOMA/...
recruiting.ultipro.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Friends in NYC - nice R&D fellowship opportunity @momanyc.bsky.social working with @paolaantonelli.bsky.social (closes 18 Jan) recruiting.ultipro.com/MUS1002MOMA/...
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friends! acquaintances! help!
i'm looking to hire a game designer (living in the Netherlands) to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.
know someone who's a good fit? pls forward this, ty!
hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...
i'm looking to hire a game designer (living in the Netherlands) to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.
know someone who's a good fit? pls forward this, ty!
hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...
Job opening: game designer @ Hidden Folks
We're looking for a game designer in the Netherlands to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.
hiddenfolks.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:58 PM
friends! acquaintances! help!
i'm looking to hire a game designer (living in the Netherlands) to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.
know someone who's a good fit? pls forward this, ty!
hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...
i'm looking to hire a game designer (living in the Netherlands) to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.
know someone who's a good fit? pls forward this, ty!
hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...
she’s wearing the “ONE THOUSAND POUND SKIRT” today lads.
…dress for the bank account you wish you had.
…dress for the bank account you wish you had.
The skirt I am now flouncing round the house in was £910 RRP … down to FIFTY QUID.
I’ve never been blessed by such bargains.
I’ve never been blessed by such bargains.
January 8, 2026 at 10:44 AM
she’s wearing the “ONE THOUSAND POUND SKIRT” today lads.
…dress for the bank account you wish you had.
…dress for the bank account you wish you had.
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okay, I think I am going live with a Downpour workshop in about 10-15 mins! twitch.tv/vtwentyone
January 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
okay, I think I am going live with a Downpour workshop in about 10-15 mins! twitch.tv/vtwentyone
this past month I've been interviewing various alt game event organisers, collectives and curators past & present for my upcoming article in @apwot.bsky.social - spending time chatting with that international community has been so darn restorative & delightful.
January 7, 2026 at 11:43 AM
this past month I've been interviewing various alt game event organisers, collectives and curators past & present for my upcoming article in @apwot.bsky.social - spending time chatting with that international community has been so darn restorative & delightful.
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Hot water bottle weather.
January 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Hot water bottle weather.
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"...part of the dynamism of Alexander as an interlocuter is the extent to which her personal biography is braided into the trajectory of gaming’s twisting twenty-first-century form."
THANK YOU @lainenooney.bsky.social for this interview.
romchip.org/index.php/ro...
THANK YOU @lainenooney.bsky.social for this interview.
romchip.org/index.php/ro...
Actor, Writer, Technology Spirit
| ROMchip
romchip.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:09 PM
"...part of the dynamism of Alexander as an interlocuter is the extent to which her personal biography is braided into the trajectory of gaming’s twisting twenty-first-century form."
THANK YOU @lainenooney.bsky.social for this interview.
romchip.org/index.php/ro...
THANK YOU @lainenooney.bsky.social for this interview.
romchip.org/index.php/ro...
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ALT: GAMES applications close in one week (midnight 11 Jan) if you want to apply do it now or you’ll forget and be so mad at yourself
We’re so freaking back. Videogames. Board games. Role playing games. I wanna show case you at ALT: GAMES 2026! Submit in the cheeky link.
Successful applications will be paid an honorarium.
If you love me, please read the webpage. All the info is there.
Link:
powerhouse.com.au/alt-games-ca...
Successful applications will be paid an honorarium.
If you love me, please read the webpage. All the info is there.
Link:
powerhouse.com.au/alt-games-ca...
January 4, 2026 at 8:37 AM
ALT: GAMES applications close in one week (midnight 11 Jan) if you want to apply do it now or you’ll forget and be so mad at yourself
The greatest thing that has happened to me all year happened today.
I know the bar isn’t super high but…
I caught a clearance sale at the bougie clothes shop in town.
I have purchased £1270 worth of clothes… reduced to 80 bloody quid.
I know the bar isn’t super high but…
I caught a clearance sale at the bougie clothes shop in town.
I have purchased £1270 worth of clothes… reduced to 80 bloody quid.
January 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
The greatest thing that has happened to me all year happened today.
I know the bar isn’t super high but…
I caught a clearance sale at the bougie clothes shop in town.
I have purchased £1270 worth of clothes… reduced to 80 bloody quid.
I know the bar isn’t super high but…
I caught a clearance sale at the bougie clothes shop in town.
I have purchased £1270 worth of clothes… reduced to 80 bloody quid.
the sound of little paws in early morning crunchy light snow
January 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
the sound of little paws in early morning crunchy light snow
QT (non comprehensive) audit report
- Tolkien
- Pratt
- Adams
- Martin
- programming manuals
- books by & about David Lynch
- & a surprisingly high incidence of Calvin & Hobbes
- Tolkien
- Pratt
- Adams
- Martin
- programming manuals
- books by & about David Lynch
- & a surprisingly high incidence of Calvin & Hobbes
Ok, everyone, what book is sacred enough to you to get sworn in on?
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 10:26 AM
QT (non comprehensive) audit report
- Tolkien
- Pratt
- Adams
- Martin
- programming manuals
- books by & about David Lynch
- & a surprisingly high incidence of Calvin & Hobbes
- Tolkien
- Pratt
- Adams
- Martin
- programming manuals
- books by & about David Lynch
- & a surprisingly high incidence of Calvin & Hobbes
Happy new 2026 from our Dutch Baby pancake to yours.
January 1, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Happy new 2026 from our Dutch Baby pancake to yours.
Big stationary news for me - I’ve changed out my main pen to a Twisbi Eco (broad nib)
I never truly loved my Kaweco Sport (nib often ran dry) + the refillable cartridge is soooo small.
The Twisbi has a piston ink compartment which means NO cartridges & boy howdie it writes so satisfyingly.
I never truly loved my Kaweco Sport (nib often ran dry) + the refillable cartridge is soooo small.
The Twisbi has a piston ink compartment which means NO cartridges & boy howdie it writes so satisfyingly.
December 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Big stationary news for me - I’ve changed out my main pen to a Twisbi Eco (broad nib)
I never truly loved my Kaweco Sport (nib often ran dry) + the refillable cartridge is soooo small.
The Twisbi has a piston ink compartment which means NO cartridges & boy howdie it writes so satisfyingly.
I never truly loved my Kaweco Sport (nib often ran dry) + the refillable cartridge is soooo small.
The Twisbi has a piston ink compartment which means NO cartridges & boy howdie it writes so satisfyingly.
Whilst I’m not yet ready to ‘dance out’ I went to watch & support the Morris side I’ve been learning with on Boxing Day.
Roo came along as well and was SO well behaved - although not a huge fan of the drum and bell heavy dances.
Roo came along as well and was SO well behaved - although not a huge fan of the drum and bell heavy dances.
December 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Whilst I’m not yet ready to ‘dance out’ I went to watch & support the Morris side I’ve been learning with on Boxing Day.
Roo came along as well and was SO well behaved - although not a huge fan of the drum and bell heavy dances.
Roo came along as well and was SO well behaved - although not a huge fan of the drum and bell heavy dances.
marie christmas from myself & a little santa paws who had a big festive barf at 3am last night.
(and again at 5am)
(and again at 5am)
December 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
marie christmas from myself & a little santa paws who had a big festive barf at 3am last night.
(and again at 5am)
(and again at 5am)
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I wrote an article about dialogue choice as part of a narrative designer’s toolkit *aside* from branching, instead considering how choice can invite us to *perform* a character.
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
We're just over the moon to be sharing this with you: the one and only @hannahnicklin.bsky.social on South of the Circle and how developers use in-game choices to give players space in which to perform the story.
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/per...
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/per...
Performing Peter: South of the Circle and Fuzzy Choice — Gamers with Glasses
How do game designers make player choices feel meaningful? Hannah Nicklin, author of Writing for Games: Theory and Practice , describes here how the act of choosing allows players to perform a charac...
www.gamerswithglasses.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I wrote an article about dialogue choice as part of a narrative designer’s toolkit *aside* from branching, instead considering how choice can invite us to *perform* a character.
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
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Happy Big Long Night to northern hemisphere pals.
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˙slɐd ǝɹǝɥdsᴉɯǝɥ uɹǝɥʇnos oʇ ʎɐp ƃuo˥ ƃᴉq ʎddɐH
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˙slɐd ǝɹǝɥdsᴉɯǝɥ uɹǝɥʇnos oʇ ʎɐp ƃuo˥ ƃᴉq ʎddɐH
December 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Happy Big Long Night to northern hemisphere pals.
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˙slɐd ǝɹǝɥdsᴉɯǝɥ uɹǝɥʇnos oʇ ʎɐp ƃuo˥ ƃᴉq ʎddɐH
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˙slɐd ǝɹǝɥdsᴉɯǝɥ uɹǝɥʇnos oʇ ʎɐp ƃuo˥ ƃᴉq ʎddɐH
Happy Big Long Night to northern hemisphere pals.
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˙slɐd ǝɹǝɥdsᴉɯǝɥ uɹǝɥʇnos oʇ ʎɐp ƃuo˥ ƃᴉq ʎddɐH
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˙slɐd ǝɹǝɥdsᴉɯǝɥ uɹǝɥʇnos oʇ ʎɐp ƃuo˥ ƃᴉq ʎddɐH
December 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Happy Big Long Night to northern hemisphere pals.
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˙slɐd ǝɹǝɥdsᴉɯǝɥ uɹǝɥʇnos oʇ ʎɐp ƃuo˥ ƃᴉq ʎddɐH
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˙slɐd ǝɹǝɥdsᴉɯǝɥ uɹǝɥʇnos oʇ ʎɐp ƃuo˥ ƃᴉq ʎddɐH
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The recording of my talk "How to be a Video Game Archaeologist," presented at ITU Copenhagen, is now online! It's the most comprehensive overview of my PhD research I've given
Florence Smith Nicholls (@florencesn.bsky.social) on How to be a videogame archaeologist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jE1...
How To Be A Video Game Archaeologist - A talk by Florence Smith Nicholls
YouTube video by Center for Digital Play
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The recording of my talk "How to be a Video Game Archaeologist," presented at ITU Copenhagen, is now online! It's the most comprehensive overview of my PhD research I've given