gblekkenhorst
@gblekkenhorst.bsky.social
does things with stuff. experimental narrative. course director of game design and prototyping and York University. Graduate student Digital Futures at OCADU. Making Renters Market game as @scaredcreature, blackmail your landlord.
http://blekkenhorst.ca
http://blekkenhorst.ca
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I have worked with @allworms.bsky.social and can confirm that they are very good at teaching
A bit late into Black Friday but hey I got three courses worth of Narrative Design lessons up on sale for half price.
That's right I've published lessons from Narrative Crash Course and Strangened Narratives course online. Plus Dialogue Design!
itch.io/s/171366/nar...
#narrativedesign #indiedev
That's right I've published lessons from Narrative Crash Course and Strangened Narratives course online. Plus Dialogue Design!
itch.io/s/171366/nar...
#narrativedesign #indiedev
November 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I have worked with @allworms.bsky.social and can confirm that they are very good at teaching
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I am working hard to make the playmaps etc available outside of my local neighbourhood! If you are looking for my comics, The Beguiling ships internationally: beguilingbooks.com and if you want my games, 401 Games and Sword and Board have your back: store.401games.ca www.theswordandboardtoronto.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I am working hard to make the playmaps etc available outside of my local neighbourhood! If you are looking for my comics, The Beguiling ships internationally: beguilingbooks.com and if you want my games, 401 Games and Sword and Board have your back: store.401games.ca www.theswordandboardtoronto.com
(R-L T-B:) Kentucky Route Zero, the Dream Machine, Indika. I don't know the last one but I want to play it.
I got a stack of Polish theatre posters I want to turn into games someday, stand by
I got a stack of Polish theatre posters I want to turn into games someday, stand by
There should be more games inspired by avant-garde stage design.
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
(R-L T-B:) Kentucky Route Zero, the Dream Machine, Indika. I don't know the last one but I want to play it.
I got a stack of Polish theatre posters I want to turn into games someday, stand by
I got a stack of Polish theatre posters I want to turn into games someday, stand by
If you're able to pleas help my friend and his dad
I gotta do a bigger post but:
it looks like I'm going to need some financial help covering costs of helping my dad
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it looks like I'm going to need some financial help covering costs of helping my dad
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November 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
If you're able to pleas help my friend and his dad
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Today’s the day!!! Pop by the Cecil Centre to grab a Plastiboo print, the latest Film Fvckers and all kinds of Zine Dump goodies!
You asked! We conjured!
Prints of Plastiboo’s FUNLAND cover are coming! Get first dibs THIS SUNDAY in TORONTO at ZINE DUMP!!
More info: www.zinedump.fyi
Prints of Plastiboo’s FUNLAND cover are coming! Get first dibs THIS SUNDAY in TORONTO at ZINE DUMP!!
More info: www.zinedump.fyi
November 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Today’s the day!!! Pop by the Cecil Centre to grab a Plastiboo print, the latest Film Fvckers and all kinds of Zine Dump goodies!
I went to zine dump and I spent more than I could afford on magical objects, which having seen, I could no longer live without
Sunday!! I will be tabling at zine dump!!
Swing on down, get some stickers and zines, come talk carabiners and sensible trousers with me.
Swing on down, get some stickers and zines, come talk carabiners and sensible trousers with me.
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I went to zine dump and I spent more than I could afford on magical objects, which having seen, I could no longer live without
Renters Market will be showcased in TWO locations in downtown Toronto during Superfest Nov 1-7!
October 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Renters Market will be showcased in TWO locations in downtown Toronto during Superfest Nov 1-7!
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still thinking about this article today. so many societal ills are caused by people white-washing what actually happens. it's awful to see games do it too.
can't wait for cozy domestic violence simulator or cozy kkk simulator
can't wait for cozy domestic violence simulator or cozy kkk simulator
a wholesome plane has hit the second cozy tower
more like no thoughts to declare
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October 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
still thinking about this article today. so many societal ills are caused by people white-washing what actually happens. it's awful to see games do it too.
can't wait for cozy domestic violence simulator or cozy kkk simulator
can't wait for cozy domestic violence simulator or cozy kkk simulator
Notes from a story
October 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Notes from a story
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Sometimes I look at what happens in physics and I’m glad I’m in math. I like my math just totally disconnected from reality. Reality is the pits
October 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Sometimes I look at what happens in physics and I’m glad I’m in math. I like my math just totally disconnected from reality. Reality is the pits
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“I used to dream about attending viewings of rotting houses with impossible geometry."
@gblekkenhorst.bsky.social recalls the apartment hunting nightmares and even darker rituals behind RENTER'S MARKET.
Read more: funland.itch.io/funland-zine-no-2
Subscribe: patreon.com/funlandmag
@gblekkenhorst.bsky.social recalls the apartment hunting nightmares and even darker rituals behind RENTER'S MARKET.
Read more: funland.itch.io/funland-zine-no-2
Subscribe: patreon.com/funlandmag
September 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“I used to dream about attending viewings of rotting houses with impossible geometry."
@gblekkenhorst.bsky.social recalls the apartment hunting nightmares and even darker rituals behind RENTER'S MARKET.
Read more: funland.itch.io/funland-zine-no-2
Subscribe: patreon.com/funlandmag
@gblekkenhorst.bsky.social recalls the apartment hunting nightmares and even darker rituals behind RENTER'S MARKET.
Read more: funland.itch.io/funland-zine-no-2
Subscribe: patreon.com/funlandmag
I have designed a new Pomodoro technique
Work on a porch in the sunshine with no electrical outlet. Everytime it runs out of battery, get up and stretch, return it to its charger, and grab the other laptop
Work on a porch in the sunshine with no electrical outlet. Everytime it runs out of battery, get up and stretch, return it to its charger, and grab the other laptop
September 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I have designed a new Pomodoro technique
Work on a porch in the sunshine with no electrical outlet. Everytime it runs out of battery, get up and stretch, return it to its charger, and grab the other laptop
Work on a porch in the sunshine with no electrical outlet. Everytime it runs out of battery, get up and stretch, return it to its charger, and grab the other laptop
Non-mimetic content is not too saucy for children
Woke up to quite the update on this. I had been in contact with Payment Cloud about getting their service and they waited until now to hit me with the image below. Again, stringing me along instead of being upfront. They had seen my website multiple times before this.
September 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Non-mimetic content is not too saucy for children
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Made a bot in honour of the 24/7 Twilight livestream this week m.youtube.com/watch?v=f7-x...
September 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Made a bot in honour of the 24/7 Twilight livestream this week m.youtube.com/watch?v=f7-x...
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September 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
this this this
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Due to popular demand, we are setting up a heavily discounted fulfillment service for artists outside the US that are scrambling after the recent tariff / customs policy put in place for shipments to the USA.
September 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Due to popular demand, we are setting up a heavily discounted fulfillment service for artists outside the US that are scrambling after the recent tariff / customs policy put in place for shipments to the USA.
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This Sat Sept 6 at 7pm, join comics creators @jefflemire171.bsky.social (Jeff Lemire: Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder) & @funeralbeat.bsky.social (Jenn Woodall: Magical Beatdown, Space Trash) for a @prairiecomicsfest.bsky.social 2025 presented event! - mailchi.mp/grant/pcf-2025
Jeff Lemire & Jenn Woodall join us to discuss comics!
On Saturday September 6 at 7pm, join acclaimed Canadian comics creators Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder) and Jenn Woodall (Magical Beatdown, Space Trash) as they discuss ...
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September 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This Sat Sept 6 at 7pm, join comics creators @jefflemire171.bsky.social (Jeff Lemire: Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder) & @funeralbeat.bsky.social (Jenn Woodall: Magical Beatdown, Space Trash) for a @prairiecomicsfest.bsky.social 2025 presented event! - mailchi.mp/grant/pcf-2025
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Another concept I created for Peculiar Path's solarpunk project, this one exploring the interior of a potentially transformed cruise ship. At this point we wanted a wonky, DIY, scrappy feel to everything, but still with an aura of hope and excitement and possibility.
September 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Another concept I created for Peculiar Path's solarpunk project, this one exploring the interior of a potentially transformed cruise ship. At this point we wanted a wonky, DIY, scrappy feel to everything, but still with an aura of hope and excitement and possibility.
"A literary text is a machine for producing possible worlds"
Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑
August 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"A literary text is a machine for producing possible worlds"
Post a mem made by you
August 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Post a mem made by you
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Excited to announce our Steam page is live and features our all-new official reveal trailer! ✨
Wishlist now on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/2828540/...
Wishlist now on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/2828540/...
August 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Excited to announce our Steam page is live and features our all-new official reveal trailer! ✨
Wishlist now on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/2828540/...
Wishlist now on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/2828540/...
Ok - what if you made a game in stages. RPG, avatar creation but nothing too zany, matched up with 15 people. Stage 1 you're given a collaborative project to complete, some tasks require 2-3 people to accomplish. Sort of Among Us, but challenging enough to distract you from knowing Stage 2 is coming
"Battle royale" games have defined the last decade. They lack the anti-fascist message of Koushun Takami's novel, though, and the significance of how its schoolyard cliques and anxieties persist even as kids are forced to kill each other, @midimyers.com writes. www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...
Battle Royale Adaptations Are Missing What Made the Novel Great
The battle royale genre has dominated games for a decade, but none of them seem to understand the Koushun Takami novel that inspired them.
www.endlessmode.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Ok - what if you made a game in stages. RPG, avatar creation but nothing too zany, matched up with 15 people. Stage 1 you're given a collaborative project to complete, some tasks require 2-3 people to accomplish. Sort of Among Us, but challenging enough to distract you from knowing Stage 2 is coming
Pontypool is a Perfect Film
August 27, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Pontypool is a Perfect Film