Robert Zubek
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!
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Game developers and researchers doing novel work in AI for games and interactive entertainment.
@philipdunstan.com
Games AI Consultant 20 years in AAA, most recently Lead AI Programmer on Star Wars Outlaws and Tom Clancy's The Division 2. Now I'm a freelancer. I can help you create the AI for your game - any game size, any genre. philipdunstan.com
@weloveeverygame.bsky.social
Bringing back the joy of game discovery, one microtrailer at a time. Find your next favorite game, and explore hidden gems with us! Discover more at https://www.WeLoveEveryGame.com Follow us on TikTok @WeLoveEveryGame
@lostgatorco.bsky.social
We're Lost Gator Collective! We're a tiny indie game studio based out of Chicago, currently working on: That Time I Got Trapped In An Office Dungeon Follow our devs! @bradstar879.bsky.social @skizznugget.bsky.social @neee.bsky.social @lezl.bsky.social
@noahspringer.com
acquisitions editor for dh, new media, game studies, hci, and design at the MIT Press | editor and columnist at Unwinnable Magazine | letterboxed https://boxd.it/oHIf
@aphraella.bsky.social
@scrappyindiedev.bsky.social
AA Game Studio Founder. Film/Art Direction/Writing - Wroclaw & Oslo
@swarmforge.bsky.social
Hi! We're Swarmforge. We are a miniscule indie #gamedev studio in Chicago. We make #coop #turnbased #roguelikes in space, because @slepkin.bsky.social wanted to, and neither @wurmfud.itch.io (Art) nor https://mkgameaudio.itch.io/ (Audio) told him to stop.
@buzai.bsky.social
professional gamedev fella doing Roblox and web stuff https://buzai.carrd.co
@ezra-szanton.itch.io
Makin' horror games - currently working on a horror rage platformer
@flodapop.bsky.social
Visdev - Concept Artist - Art Director I am artiste, pls look at my art :) instagram: @flodapop
@grahamboree.bsky.social
grahamboree.lol 🐘@grahamboree@mastodon.gamedev.place Senior Engineer @ spryfox.com Cofounder & Treasurer @ bostongamedev.org Core Maintainer @ recastnav.com Game AI Pro 1,2,3
@craigreynolds.bsky.social
Unaffiliated researcher, retired software guy. Interested in computational models of natural complexity, especially collective motion and camouflage coevolution. Graphics, animation, evolutionary computation. https://www.red3d.com/cwr/
@droctothorpe.bsky.social
Professor of Practice in Narrative Design for Games at WPI (@WPI_IMGD). Worked on LOTRO, DDO, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Titan Quest, Empire Earth. (he/him)
@stuartjeff.bsky.social
Former AAA developer gone solo to build your next favorite strategy game! Previously spent 20+ years building games like Rise of Nations, Rise of Legends, Age of Empries III: Asian Dynasties, Dropzone, Elderscrolls Legends, and Homeworld: Vast Reaches.
@briangcronin.bsky.social
Game dev Monster Train, Natural Selection 2, Inkbound, Zero Gear Now working on Slumber Realm 🎲🛌🌙⭐️💤
@sirrosen.bsky.social
Game Director + Lead Designer on Pacific Drive. Nectar Vector next. Before: Bioshock Infinite, Don't Starve, Mafia 3. Liked Movie. he/him
@adarel.bsky.social
Writer/designer. I study narrative theory and make games. Classics PhD. She/her. I post about games, history, cats, stories, and octopodes. http://adaplays.com UChicago | Booth | CAAI
@andrewalanjohnson.bsky.social
Anthropologist at Stockholm University. Senior historian, Firaxis. Water, ghosts, ruins, games. สนใจเรื่องไทย แม่น้ำโขง https://andrewalanjohnson.com https://www.dukeupress.edu/mekong-dreaming
@jefforkin.bsky.social
Cofounder @ Bitpart.ai. Ex: Drift, Giant Otter, Monolith, Sierra. AI Lead for FEAR and NOLF2. MIT Media Lab alum
@zoombapup.bsky.social
Researcher in AI, primarily for games. Uses LLM's and other Models for practical things in 3D. Unreal Engine specialist and co-author of a bunch of books on Game AI. Working on creating a virtual Holodeck filled with Digital Actors. Posts are my own.
@loadinglaw.com
Founder of Loading Law Adjunct Professor at DePaul University Chair at IGDA Chicago
@jamesmartinsj.bsky.social
Jesuit priest, editor at large of America Media, founder of Outreach, consultor for the Dicastery for Communication, author of "Come Forth." https://linktr.ee/jamesmartinsj
@jzagal.bsky.social
Game scholar, academic, professor at University of Utah's Division of Games Author: Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy https://mitpress.mit.edu/author/jose-p-zagal-23078/ https://www.pillowfort.social/jpzagal Comics
@smshieldsy.bsky.social
PhD candidate at UCSC; Researches game balancing with a focus on procedural methods and games user experience. Product and systems design background. Avid climber, backpacker, and MtG player. Proud dog dad.
@ffpaladin.bsky.social
ML, Gen AI, Expressive Technologies, and Games! @Google sites.google.com/view/sherol
@bendikstang.bsky.social
Creative Director @SnowcastleGames, Research Fellow on Narrativity in Games @NorwegianFilmSchool, TechGeek. Husband & father of 4 evolving neural networks
@josh-kaplan.bsky.social
ProPublica reporter | Email me at joshua.kaplan@propublica.org | Contact info & stories here: propublica.org/people/joshua-kaplan
@ctaalerts.bsky.social
unofficial fan 🤖 publishing updates about the Chicago transit system. now including the el, cta bus, and metra for more details, visit https://www.transitchicago.com/alerts/ a project of @chonofsky.bsky.social
@chicagocta.bsky.social
Official account of the Chicago Transit Authority. Delivering quality, affordable transit services that link people, jobs and communities. For customer support head to transitchicago.com/contact
@arnicas.bsky.social
Into creative ML/AI, NLP, data science and digital humanities, narrative, infovis, games, sf & f. Consultant, ds in Residence at Google Arts & Culture. (Lyon, FR) Newsletter arnicas.substack.com.
@untame.com
Dad, husband, designer/developer. Head of Upstate NY game studio Untame, creator of Apple Design Award 2017 winner Mushroom 11. More at untame.com
@righto.com
Computer history. Reverse-engineering old chips. Restored Apollo Guidance Computer, Alto. Ex-Google, Sun, Msft. So-called boffin.
@milesmacclure.bsky.social
writer + journalist, former artist, microplastics enthusiast, chicago resident
@mrmotarius.bsky.social
I make things! Procedural, sandbox and simulation stuff fascinates me to no end. If you like what I do, please consider supporting me at http://ko-fi.com/mrmotarius ☕ Check out the various stuff I made over on Itch! http://mrmotarius.itch.io
@stuntmaenbob.bsky.social
🏞️ I’m StuntmAEn Bob & I do pixel art 📩 bob.stuntmaen@gmail.com 💌 🛍️ https://www.inprnt.com/profile/stuntmaen_bob/ ☕️ https://ko-fi.com/stuntmaenbob 🚫 no AI/ nf t You can also find me on Insta, Mastodon, Tumblr & Cara! #pixelart #pixelartist #pixel ✨
@truetalltales.bsky.social
i make tools & tech for video games banner is from my fallout 2 mod (Abbey)
@jake-browning.bsky.social
Philosophy of AI and Mind, but with a historical bent. NYU. My dog is better than your dog. https://www.jacob-browning.com/
@ichiro.bsky.social
Now Solving Game Discovery at We ❤ Every Game • Founder, Dejobaan Games • Prev. Steam Labs @ Valve • 30 Year Veteran Game Dev
@yourgmjack.itch.io
Game developer. Canucks enthusiast. Canadian in retrograde. Living in the space between the beauty and the pain. He/him.
@nbarriga.bsky.social
Assistant professor at Universidad de Talca. Game AI researcher. Procedural puzzle generation and mixed-initiative game design tools. PhD in CS from University of Alberta.
@colinnorthway.bsky.social
Married to Sarah Independent game maker Vancouver B.C. http://NorthwayGames.com
@sarahnorthway.bsky.social
I run Northway Games and make games like I Was a Teenage Exocolonist and the Rebuild series.
@deftjams.bsky.social
SING Lab at University of California, Davis. Faculty in Computer Science & Cinema and Digital Media.
@alanzucconi.com
Director of Studies at Goldsmiths, UoL • Senior Lecturer • Game AI • Game Developer • Shader Master • Content Creator
@laramartin.net
Applying and improving #NLP/#AI but in a safe way. Teaching computers to tell stories, play D&D, and help people talk (accessibility). Assistant Prof in CSEE @ UMBC. 🏳️🌈♿ https://laramartin.net