Bit Bash Chicago
Chicago's Alternative Game Festival.
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@draknek.bsky.social
Personal website: https://alan.draknek.org/ Head Draknek at Draknek & Friends, making thinky puzzle games. He/him. https://www.draknek.org/ Our next game: The Electrifying Incident https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352300/The_Electrifying_Incident
@codecrafty.bsky.social
I've made a bunch of games and a couple kids. Programming Design Patterns Wonk. Chaotic bi 🩷💜💙🏳️🌈 I would rather be outside My opinions are my own. She/Her.
@tanyaxshort.bsky.social
Captain of Kitfox Games (Streets of Fortuna, Boyfriend Dungeon, Dwarf Fortress, Caves of Qud). Co-director of Pixelles & Polaris. She/her. Be full of love. Put in the effort.
@chipzel.bsky.social
chipzel is one of the musicians of all time their music has been heard 🏳️🌈🇮🇪🇵🇸 🌐 https://linktr.ee/chipzel
@lizardengland.bsky.social
Design Director at System Era. I post a lot of brunch photos. she/her.
@radiatoryang.bsky.social
artist, game dev // https://debacle.us // auckland, aotearoa new zealand (nz) making Tryhard, a tactics RPG about an underdog rugby club; "wishlist on steam now" https://store.steampowered.com/app/3443270/Tryhard/
@catt.design
Designer with too many hobbies in Brooklyn. I run @gdocexpo.com in my spare time. People go "ooh" when I say I make video games.
@wertle.bsky.social
Gen X/millennial cusper. I've been a Game Designer for 17 years! Also I self-published a fantasy novel. Obligatory "my views are my own and do not reflect my employer" statement.
@derek-lieu.com
🎬 Game trailer editor who made trailers for: Half-Life Alyx, Among Us, Psychonauts 2, Riven, Spelunky 2, Firewatch, Dead Cells, Viewfinder, Stray Gods, and more! He/him https://dereklieu.carrd.com
@brandon.insertcredit.com
Director of @necrosoftgames.com, panelist on the @insertcredit.com show, GDC advisor, recovering journalist, and resident of the city of Oakland California.
@gameism.bsky.social
25+ year Animation and Game Dev veteran Done putting where I work in my bio Sometimes makes cool stuff. AuDHD AF. “The Greatest Unreal Developer In The World™️” He/HISM
@cailin.dev
I convert coffee into videogames over at Celsius Game Studios / Fabulously tall / A delightful hobgoblin of chaos and joy ❤️ (it's pronounced ca-leen) she/her
@victoriatran.bsky.social
✨ Communications Director @ Innersloth/Outersloth/Among Us ✨ Wholesome Games organizer ✨ Community Dev newsletter: https://www.victoriatran.com/newsletter
@margaretdax.com
• she/they 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 • Berlin • backend developer at Maschinen-Mensch • ex Iron Galaxy, Gearbox Software • abolish police & prisons • EN/DE • mass follow = block •
@bencrossbones.bsky.social
Audio expert, burrito connoisseur, anti-Christ, metalhead, cat dad. Current: Halo Studios! +🔥🍕🔥+ Dumpster 🧃 Prev: #Concord #Redfall #Prey #WilsonsHeart #OrganTrail #THPSAlumni and 40 others! bencrossbones.com
@jerrytron.bsky.social
he/him - senior narrative/content designer @ Squanch Games | creative tech making award-winning escape rooms & alt ctrl games, Choosatron, MFA in experience design, ping me for design/hacker/maker stuff - https://jerrytron.com/projects
@totter87.bsky.social
Award-winning gamedev. Animation/games Associate Professor. Level design author. SAAM Arcade founder. Making Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2229030/Little_Nemo_and_the_Nightmare_Fiends/
@glassbottommeg.bsky.social
Queer af founder of Glass Bottom Games. BAFTA Breakthrough. Working on something mysterious (prev: SkateBIRD, Hot Tin Roof, etc). She/Her 🏳️⚧️
@digitalcantina.com
The Mensch, The Myth : Tech Artist For Video Games : Currently Working on Fortnite : Environment, Material, VFX Artist : Northern IL is Home : He/Him
@lazerwalker.com
Experimental games, interactive art, OSS tools. Games advocacy lead at MS/Xbox (although currently a full-time Sick Person). Organizer, Roguelike Celebration and !!con. Disabled (LC + ME/CFS), queer, neurodivergent. https://lazerwalker.com she/her
@ptibz.younghorses.com
Co-founder & President @younghorses.com, creators of Bugsnax and Octodad. Previously 1 of 30 under 30 years old who do video games, according to Forbes. (he/him) https://younghorsesgames.com/ The Midwest, USA
@davidmann3d.com
I'm a Principal Outsource Manager at Zynga now! I still like making 3D characters tho Opinions stated are my own. https://davidmann3d.com
@rzubek.bsky.social
Making games for longer than seems advisable. Architect at Take-Two; earlier at SomaSim, Zynga, EA etc. Doctor of AI, under the hippocratic oath bound to help all game AIs. Author: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262043915/ Hello from Chicago!
@sagecoffey.bsky.social
Wine Ghost Creator, BUGSNAX Story Editor, NOT A WOLF illustrator & former CAKE organizer! Repped by Linda Camacho (Gallt and Zacker) and Mary Pender (WME) 🐛They/Them🐛
@mccarron.com
Staff iOS Engineer at M1 Finance. Volunteer Director of Bit Bash Chicago. Game nerd, Cubs fan, Aphant with ADHD, VSGer. He/Him. Also now an EV driver: Hyundai Ioniq 5.
@zachstronaut.com
Game and Network coder for @StageFrightGame.bsky.social by Ghost Town Games. Director of Joggernauts by @spacemacegames.com. Minneapolis creative dev (he/him) Cat selfie enthusiast. Visit: zachstronaut.com
@affinitychris.bsky.social
Game producer, designer, and artist (ex Iron Galaxy, Phosphor Games, & Spooky Cool Labs / Zynga). Co-creator of @affinityarchives.bsky.social, and streams on Twitch as AffinityChrisTV (@affinitychristv.bsky.social). I also collect retro games!
@luckwillows.bsky.social
Former journalist, current writer, dad, and games and horror guy, always and forever a Chicago Guy https://boxd.it/1yEZr
@iznaut.com
🎮 game designer/engineer (prev Astra Logical, No Goblin, Funomena) 🏳️⚧️ trans poly bisexual she/her 📍 madison, wi 🦎 gex’s #1 fan iznaut.com
@jazze.bsky.social
Jazz of all trades, master of some (she/they) Game Dev, 3D animator and generalist, MTL 🇨🇦 Now Freelancing ⚔️ for: • Ambedo • Strange Scaffold
@nathan-cypher.bsky.social
Game Creator 🎮 Aikido Instructor 🥋 Game Creation Instructor 💻 Sewist 🧵🌈
@spacedragon.bsky.social
✶✶✶✶ she/her JamieSanchez.com → about me Curiouser.design → web design + dev AnimeChicago.com founder BebopBeat.com pod co-host BitBashChicago.com co-founder
@r25th.bsky.social
- alt game developer (ctrl & otherwise) - radio DJ on WRFL (sundays 10pm to midnight) - big challenges advocate - a perpetual mess - generally ok person - she/it - warning: bad words -
@magmacranes.bsky.social
composer for 🎬 and 🎮 (and everything else) game audio implementer (both Wwise & FMOD) music-focused game dev making an interactive tarot music experience called divinuet chicagoan, she/they megancarnesmusic.com
@bobbylox.bsky.social
Award-winning Educational-Games Designer, Toy Inventor, Alt.Ctrl Maker. Chicagoan. Former Bit Bash person. Apologetically Me. https://bobbylox.com
@kinseyerickson.bsky.social
hi I used to be a fish! vindictively cool aunt. monk-coded. she/her
@bricepuls.com
Game Dev (Battle Suit Aces, Killer Queen Black, Bugsnax, Tony Hawk) Exhibit/Interactive Designer (MSI, Field, PNNM) Faculty @ Columbia College Chicago SAM Operations Dir. @ VGA Foundation Exhibitions Dir. @ Bit Bash trans. they. linktr.ee/bricepuls