Bob De Schutter
Professor at Northeastern University • award-winning indie game dev • PhD in game design, aging, motivation & learning • helps game devs to be mindful of older players
Starter Packs
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Lifelong Gamers
Work in progress - just added some game companies while I am building this list. Because there is no age to gaming, here is a starter pack of interesting people that post about playing games into their forties, fifties, sixties and beyond.
@achila90.bsky.social
Level Designer at Kevuru Games LLC, Indie Game designer, all round fun guy.
@samwalter21.bsky.social
Solo Indie Game Developer currently working on Unknown Quadrant, a Roguelike Deckbuilder set in space
@bside.foo
Moonlit game dev 🏜️ I shake off about 2-3 followers every time i get on a post spree, follow carefully
@jmflitcroft.bsky.social
Senior Accessibility Designer at IO Interactive. Thoughts and feelings are my own.
@thetranslator.bsky.social
EN><PT🇧🇷 games and apps localizer. She. #ActuallyAutistic. Pan/bi. Anti-racist. renatafernandestranslation.com
@nilmeral.bsky.social
☁️Migrated from Twitter/X 🔎Doctoral Researcher (HOMeAGE MCSA-DN) 📚Topic: Representation of diverse older adults in co-creation of gerontechnology ✨Oversharing about Gerontechnology and my pup Weasley 🌍 Academic Nomad
@witchysparkles.bsky.social
News Editor @ DigitallyDownloaded.net. She/her. Spoonie. Crazy cat lady. The Sacred Order of the Haunted Object.
@stetayloredu.bsky.social
#PedTech Enthusiast (#Pedagogy based #EdTech| Learning Technology Lead | #Accessibility Champion | #Microsoft Innovative Educator Fellow | #Adobe Education Institute Fellow | #Play is education| #AuDHD | #Geek | #GirlDad | All views my own
@ladyouiji.bsky.social
Mother of Dragons🫦Gamer for Life 🫦Twitch, YouTube and, Kick Variety Streamer 🫦 Prince4Ever 🫦 Music is Life 🫦BTS Army Mom 🫦 Art Lover 🫦 www.twitch.com/ladyouiji www.kick.com/ladyouiji https://www.youtube.com/@Lady_Ouiji https://throne.com/ladyouij
@lahimel.bsky.social
PR Manager, indie and AA games. Once House Flipper, House Flipper 2, and Forgery Craft, now other projects. Here: video games and probably just that. Sometimes, some space exploration. Contact: michal.b.lewandowski@gmail.com
@ruaridhdall.bsky.social
Serious Games | Empathy | PhD Candidate | #universityofaberdeen | #GBL
@nadiadileo.bsky.social
Currently grinding through my first year as a PhD student in Educational Sciences. There are no restrictive character creation limits. I've got a legendary skill tree in wordplay and a critical hit rate against inequalities in digital spaces.
@playerresearch.bsky.social
Video game research ◐ Enabling game developers to gain meaningful insights from real players ◌ A Keywords Studio • #GamesUR #UX ◍ Signup to try new games!
@maxnichols.bsky.social
He/him. Game designer. I make worlds that you want to explore. Sr. Tech Design in AAA. Prev: Bungie, Turbine. I run @HyruleInterviews.bsky.social Blog: namelessquality.com Portfolio: maxnicholsdesign.com
@kaylacromer.bsky.social
Actress, Voiceover Artist, Screenwriter, Disability Advocate, Ghost Hunter, LA 📍known for Series Regular Roles In The Good Doctor & Everything’s Gonna Be Okay, and the voice of Twyla Boogeyman for Monster High. Upcoming Projects Rough Cut & Edo’s Crossing.
@tdipi.bsky.social
A happy guy and a technology enthusiast working in the field of Text to Speech for ReadSpeaker focused on making video games more accessible. http://readspeaker.com/gaming
@stacos.bsky.social
Safer Town Änd City Organization volunteers post 911 calls from Boston & nearby cities in realtime to keep you Safe. s.t.Â.c.o. (Tips accepted at Cash App: $stacoteam or Venmo: Stacos)
@currupaco.bsky.social
@missoularedhead.bsky.social
Historian, medievalist, geek, feminist, mom, crocheter. Order changes depending on day. Associate professor. All my own thoughts (most of which lately are 'wtf'). Desperately trying to do research.
@tenpn.bsky.social
Ex: Roll7, Spry Fox. Now: ???, Brum Indies. Programming, automated testing, mince pies.
@richardoz.bsky.social
Italian Artist and Solo Game Dev cooking spaghetti code 🍝 Working on some stuff https://linktr.ee/RichardOz
@wisproy.bsky.social
I blog about #indiedev, food & my dog! 🐶 Narrative Designer of https://wispfire.com 🖋 Volunteer at https://games4diversity.com 🌈 Wishlist my game: http://tiny.cc/h3rald 👾
@gamingcopywriter.bsky.social
Community Jester @Bananas Production Gaming Journalist @Revista GRIND Gaming Interview Host Game Dev Interviews & Review Playthroughs: twitch.tv/GamingCopywriter Reviews: medium.com/@constantin.gcopywriting grnd.ro ✉ constantin.gcopywriting@gmail.com
@alexvda.bsky.social
Game dev, poker enthusiast, best dad in the world according to two very reliable sources.
@tate-donnelly.bsky.social
Lead Programmer at Fifty Birds Studios | Check out my work at tatedonnelly.com
@micromanagementgames.com
Indie game developer focused on accessible management games. Platforms of choice are Rust and the Bevy game engine. 👉 Currently working on a shopkeeper game with an attitude.
@scottjarvie.bsky.social
Assistant professor at San Jose State studying the ambiguities: English ed, curriculum, affect, teacher experience. Read my work here: https://sjsu.academia.edu/ScottJarvie & here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Scott-Jarvie
@davidmelhart.bsky.social
PhD in Games and Affective Computing | Post-Doc @ IDG University of Malta [http://institutedigitalgames.com] | game goblin [http://goblingoulash.com] | he/they 🌈
@irtis.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society 🦄 We research how tech and social media impact people's well-being, online risks & opportunities for youth, anonymity, digital parenting, and more. Masaryk University, Brno 🇨🇿 https://irtis.muni.cz
@invinciblejane.bsky.social
On a mission to diversify your narratives. Founder of @afrogameuses , VP onestfurax.fr Partnership Director @BlackInGaming, invested in @esportschampionsafrica Games journalist @RFI Quick Links: https://konect.gg/jenniferlufau
@jdcase.bsky.social
STEM teacher, esports coach, Play Pokemon organizer, cat dad, and saxophonist/clarinetist from New Jersey. Looking to connect based on these descriptors. https://joshuadcase.com
@indiehive.bsky.social
Indie Hive is a group of busy bees who love Indie Games! Reviews || Editorials || News at http://indie-hive.com
@olbermann.bsky.social
The sportscaster you loved, the newscaster you humored, the dog lover you grudgingly admired. All of the above now in a podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/countdownwithkeitholbermann
@billsimmons.bsky.social
The Bill Simmons Podcast, The Rewatchables, The Ringer, Spotify, HBO’s Music Box, The Book of Basketball. Formerly: Grantland, 30 for 30, ESPN.
@kevinoconnornba.bsky.social
Basketball analyst covering the NBA since 2013. Host of The Kevin O’Connor Show, available everywhere you get your podcasts.
@cyberpsy.bsky.social
Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace is a diamond open-access, peer-reviewed journal published by Masaryk University.
@runeheads.bsky.social
Italian indie game studio working on Journey to the Void ⚔️ Check out our games ⬇️⬇️ https://store.steampowered.com/developer/runeheads_game/
@sologroovegames.bsky.social
One-man indie game studio. 👉 Join the newsletter to keep in touch: https://cutt.ly/NightClubManagerSimulator
@faeeyedfox.bsky.social
Disabled streamer from the UK living in Canada, Twitch affiliate, content creator, artist, and blogger. JRPGs, cosy games, and more! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/faeeyedfox Linktree: https://linktr.ee/faeeyedfox Business Inquiries: faeeyedfox@gmail.com
@torshock.bsky.social
🎮 I am one of the two creators of the first-person puzzle game TOTAL RELOAD: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2412090/Total_Reload/
@gatlincasey.bsky.social
Game Programmer ~ UI Engineer & DEI Council at Respawn Entertainment working on Apex Legends ~ Favorite Game: Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
@kairosdoug.bsky.social
Writing and Rhetoric faculty at GMU. Digital Rhetoric, Games/Gaming, Tech Comm. Wine and Chinese tea. Tai chi student.
@realtimeriddle.bsky.social
Independent games researcher (he/him) realtimeriddle.com
@freyakyle.bsky.social
Award-winning Narrative Designer & Game Writer (FR/EN) Currently working on Rewind And Reclaim 🔪, Teamcrafter ⛏️, and more! Previously Lead on Caravan SandWitch 🚚🥪🧙♀️, Panoptic 🔶 She/Her 🌈🇧🇪🍉 https://paulinemarliere.com/writing/
@notgdc.io
A game development non-conference, for everyone! March 10-14 2025 http://notgdc.io/