Notices by invicticide (invicticide@mastodon.gamedev.place)

I finally made a #BlueSky account because it seems all the authors I want to follow are over there and not coming over here.

I quickly discovered that BlueSky appears to lack the ability to mute reposts on a per-account basis, a #Mastodon feature I didn't realize I lean on so heavily until I had to do without. (Lots of people have interesting posts of their own, but they repost waaaay too frequently and overwhelm the feed.)

I was looking at LinkedIn earlier (yes, I know) and my feed was entirely three things: ads, #AI magical thinking nonsense, and #layoffs by companies with record profits. And my feed here isn't so different, save for the addition of some hobbyist dev diary stuff.

I've been in #gamedev for 20 years and it's never felt this unsustainable. I'm taking a #sabbatical this summer — at my own expense, due to a deep need for rest and redirection — and I'm seriously considering just never coming back.

I'm not new here, but my old #introduction no longer fits, so here we are.

I'm a wizened (and withering) game dev since 2004, with credits on Warhawk, Starhawk, LEGO Brawls, and Destiny 2. I mainly do design, but I've also got a tech background and I don't shy away from engineering.

I'm currently exploring more writing and linear storytelling, which were my original passions before I fell into games and got hella burned out. 😭

#gamedev #gamedesign #tech #burnout #writing #storytelling