Sofia Romualdo
@auralis.bsky.social
Game systems designer. Portugal-born, now London-based. I like to lurk but I rarely post.
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I need a mood booster, let's talk about capybaras.
Here's a capy demonstrating one of MANY ways they can move through the water: running along the bottom.
They're 'semi-aquatic' mammals, just like hippos, seals & beavers. They LOVE water.
(📷: Fernando Maidana)
Here's a capy demonstrating one of MANY ways they can move through the water: running along the bottom.
They're 'semi-aquatic' mammals, just like hippos, seals & beavers. They LOVE water.
(📷: Fernando Maidana)
January 6, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I need a mood booster, let's talk about capybaras.
Here's a capy demonstrating one of MANY ways they can move through the water: running along the bottom.
They're 'semi-aquatic' mammals, just like hippos, seals & beavers. They LOVE water.
(📷: Fernando Maidana)
Here's a capy demonstrating one of MANY ways they can move through the water: running along the bottom.
They're 'semi-aquatic' mammals, just like hippos, seals & beavers. They LOVE water.
(📷: Fernando Maidana)
My top games of 2025:
👑 Blue Prince
✨ Hades II
☄️ Ball x Pit
🔮 Absolum
🎨 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Absolutely brilliant year for games. Wish I had played more, but feeling very happy about how much I got to, all things considered.
👑 Blue Prince
✨ Hades II
☄️ Ball x Pit
🔮 Absolum
🎨 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Absolutely brilliant year for games. Wish I had played more, but feeling very happy about how much I got to, all things considered.
December 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
My top games of 2025:
👑 Blue Prince
✨ Hades II
☄️ Ball x Pit
🔮 Absolum
🎨 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Absolutely brilliant year for games. Wish I had played more, but feeling very happy about how much I got to, all things considered.
👑 Blue Prince
✨ Hades II
☄️ Ball x Pit
🔮 Absolum
🎨 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Absolutely brilliant year for games. Wish I had played more, but feeling very happy about how much I got to, all things considered.
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As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
December 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
I usually like to do an end of year reflection, but it’s hard for me to describe this beautiful, terrifying year. Motherhood really does change everything (for the better! But it’s also very scary).
December 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I usually like to do an end of year reflection, but it’s hard for me to describe this beautiful, terrifying year. Motherhood really does change everything (for the better! But it’s also very scary).
Last book for 2025: The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar. Perfect little fairytale to end the year on.
December 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Last book for 2025: The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar. Perfect little fairytale to end the year on.
Can’t wait for the next Nebula awarded titles: Sand Mountain; Do Robots Think of Electronic Goats; Killerdroid; 1985.
I'm very disappointed in SFWA's soft stance on LLM and the Nebulas. Any use of LLM, disclosed or not, should not be awards eligible. It's plagiarism and crap, period
December 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Can’t wait for the next Nebula awarded titles: Sand Mountain; Do Robots Think of Electronic Goats; Killerdroid; 1985.
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The year is 2035. There are three game studios left. Each one produces a game every 10 years, killing 250+ developers in the process. They all accidentally make the same game because they used genAI in preproduction. They sell 500 million units each, missing quarterly targets. Everyone is laid off.
December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The year is 2035. There are three game studios left. Each one produces a game every 10 years, killing 250+ developers in the process. They all accidentally make the same game because they used genAI in preproduction. They sell 500 million units each, missing quarterly targets. Everyone is laid off.
Sick season with a one year old truly is relentless. 🫠
December 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Sick season with a one year old truly is relentless. 🫠
Arrived in Bergen today to speak at Konsoll, this city is so incredibly beautiful!
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Arrived in Bergen today to speak at Konsoll, this city is so incredibly beautiful!
I wanted to start using Bluesky again, but because I’m in the UK, it’s asking me for age verification in order for me to use DMs and see mature content. It’s not accepting my card and I don’t feel like having my face scanned by some random company. 🥲 Anyone else had to do this?
October 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I wanted to start using Bluesky again, but because I’m in the UK, it’s asking me for age verification in order for me to use DMs and see mature content. It’s not accepting my card and I don’t feel like having my face scanned by some random company. 🥲 Anyone else had to do this?
Hello Bluesky folks! For my first post, here is a photo of my cats Freya and Ragnar hanging out under my desk while I work.
July 26, 2023 at 9:11 AM
Hello Bluesky folks! For my first post, here is a photo of my cats Freya and Ragnar hanging out under my desk while I work.