PSA for older/established men in games: newer/younger women devs asking to meet for feedback and giving you their contact info as a result of that does NOT mean they are romantically interested in you and you should NOT take it as an opportunity to ask them on a date!!
since i just picked up my equipment, i figure it’s as good a time as any to tell my loyal twitter followers that i’m joining the
@SonySantaMonica
team as an associate technical level designer!
adoption papers are all signed, kratos is now my dad. here’s a pic of us from 2017
so many people followed me cause i’m working on god of war..... hope u are all ready for no game dev posts and primarily egirl selfies and yelling at los angeles mayor eric garcetti
getting ready to quit my job after trying to create a meeting for the 12 people on my team and instead inviting all 155 people in the sony santa monica design group
I’m Chloe! I’m a game designer looking for work!
+Work across genres - 3D action platformers to personal "altgames"
+Worked at PlayStation on Concrete Genie
+Exp w/ Unity, UE4 including C#, C++, Blueprint
/
(thread w/ more info)
unfortunate truth: i have been sexually harassed or assaulted at all 5 gdc's i've attended
femme followers who are going, lmk if you want to compare schedules and/or exchange numbers to rescue each other if possible
hi twitter it's last day of my contract so i'm officially a FREE AGENT GAME DESIGNER who can work on your game!!
i've spent the last ~2 years specializing in technical/narrative design but i can also build levels!! wowiee generalist queen
🖥 / DM's open!
hi i am a
#VisibleWomen
game designer!!
i specialize in technical & level design - right now i’m working on
@AfterpartyGame
and before that i’ve worked on other cool projects you can check out 🖥
also i will be looking for new opportunities soon 👀
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ok internet i am doing the bandwagon hashtag
i’m chloe and i am a technical designer!! i currently work at
@SonySantaMonica
on god of war ragnarök and aspire to someday take a nap
#WhatAGameDevLooksLike
i can't imagine not supporting medicare for all. i just turned 26 and got one of the "better" health insurance plans in california and it sucks ass - love to pay $300 and still not be able to get my medications bc the database shows me as "not covered"
anyway vote for bernie
i just took a job as a junior game designer at
@nightschoolers
that i'm super excited about!! the project and team have been great - i was already looking forward to
@AfterpartyGame
but now i get to help them finish it!!
one thing i just want to mention regarding current Crunch Discourse is that it rarely starts by leadership saying "we are going to crunch to meet this deadline." instead it's "what do you want to order for dinner"
every time i see someone screenshot a gpm/sequence i work on i literally tear up, those are my kids!! my perfect children!! look how they are correctly aligned with the collision/navmesh and their exits don't pop!!
baby made her first grand prix day 2 at
#MFSeattle
💕 i went 7-1-1 and instead of posting anything about the tournament itself, here’s a pic of me with the beverages my friends bought me afterwards
it’s my birthday!! shit sucks and i don’t wanna be 27, but i cut my bangs and did my makeup to look like a slime queen and there’s a ffxiv live letter today. small pleasures etc etc
wowieee hi
#VisibleWomen
!! i’m chloe and i am a video game technical designer! i usually don’t see very many tech designers in these hashtags, so i promise we do exist heheh. anyway i worked on some small games and now i work on a big game
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i have been walking at least 1.5 miles during my lunch breaks and i am disappointed to inform everyone that it has improved both my mood and focus when i return to work
solidarity with everyone participating in the
#RiotWalkout
today - it’s super brave to stand up about what’s right to your employer, and especially to do so with something that’s basically unheard of in the games industry. major respect for all y’all!!
last night i flew home from arizona on 3 hours notice to be with rascal as my family made the decision to put him down. it was one of the hardest things i’ve ever done, please if you see me be extra gentle and hug your pets for me 💕
-first AAA game credit (god of war ragnarock)
-second AAA game credit (world of warcraft dragonflight)
-recovered from the most intense bout of burnout in my entire life
-stood up for myself
-in my Walking Era (recent)
we have been working hard and i am excited people got to see a lil tiny slice!! also if anyone says anything mean about her i will kill them with my own two hands
this week has been so exhausting from constantly having conversations about sexual harassment and discrimination in game development. i just want to get back to the truly important discussions, like "is kratos a himbo"
today is my 1 year anniversary at blizzard, so it's neat and serendipitous that it also coincided with the first larger scale content i helped work on going live!! i hope everyone enjoys 10.1.5 and especially the megadungeon :3c
happy anniversary to me and kratos!! it simultaneously feels like i have been working on this game for 1 week and 100 years. anyway i love my team more than i could have possibly imagined and i am so happy this game brought them into my life!!
since i just picked up my equipment, i figure it’s as good a time as any to tell my loyal twitter followers that i’m joining the
@SonySantaMonica
team as an associate technical level designer!
adoption papers are all signed, kratos is now my dad. here’s a pic of us from 2017
important thread here - the thing about whisper networks "open secrets" is that people who are young or new to the industry don't have access to them, and are therefore the most vulnerable. they're also the least likely recognize unhealthy power dynamics or manipulation.
The abusers & predators who prey on young, naive, new, and eager folks in the industry, who are the most vulnerable of all, are the worst offenders IMO. They’re all terrible, but it takes a special kind of awful to actively seek out people who should be uplifted, and target them.
since people have been asking — no i did not get laid off, however my title did get changed from technical designer -> encounter designer
grateful i was able to be absorbed by another team but sad that it seems like it was a small minority who that happened for overall
fun fact -- i was initially rejected by SMS for another role, and a week later nick reached out asking if i would be interested in being on his team. he won't see this (or respond to my messages, probably) but i owe so much to him!! most goated design lead imo
the worst part is that it was just a lil 15 minute meeting to say hi to our new team member and it has now convinced me to never try to do anything nice for someone ever again