Does anyone else crave co-op games that aren't PVP oriented or am I just crazy? Serious question.
It feels like the entire market flooded with highly competitive games rather than experiences where you just goof around and hangout with your friends. I can't put my finger on why.
Ginger has a “routine” surgery tomorrow and I am a MESS.
My entire past life is in vet med… but nothing prepares you for your own dog’s mortality. She’s been in rapid cognitive decline for a few weeks and I need her to pull through this. Send her your good vibes, please 🙏
🗣️📢 Professional Life Update:
I have officially joined
@InnerslothDevs
as their Producer! I have worked so, so hard over the years to get to where I am now — this is genuinely a dream come true!
If ever there were a time I canonically got impostor syndrome, now is that time.
Remember when Epic said they were suing Apple to defend indie developers and then proceeded to steal a small indie team’s entire game concept, all the way down to the terminology used? I ‘member.
Today I began planning Ginger’s end-of-life care. It will be time for us to say goodbye far sooner than I anticipated — days, not weeks.
I don’t know who I am without her; my one constant for the last 15 years. I wish more folks talked about how physically painful heartbreak is.
It is with the saddest heart I tell you, Ginger’s biggest fans, that she has been diagnosed with lymphoma. We are doing everything we can to get her seen quickly by an oncologist to start treatment, but appointments are several weeks out. For now, we rest up before battle ❤️
Hi I’m Kristi 👋 I’m the Producer of Among Us.
I have a Veterinary Medicine degree, was a full time streamer for ~5 years, then popped on over to community/social, before finally landing in production.
It’s never to late to pivot your career!
#WhatAGameDevLooksLike
As of last week, I am officially a Senior Producer at Innersloth 🥳
This is your reminder that it's never too late to change career paths. I've gone from streamer > community > marketing > production -- all of those experiences make me a better, more informed producer.
This evening my best friend will pass in the comfort of her own home.
Please don’t ask how I’m doing because I’m not okay and I don’t know when I will be — and that’s okay. Let me grieve but don’t treat me like a fragile object, it’s just a reminder that brings even more pain.
Today I began planning Ginger’s end-of-life care. It will be time for us to say goodbye far sooner than I anticipated — days, not weeks.
I don’t know who I am without her; my one constant for the last 15 years. I wish more folks talked about how physically painful heartbreak is.
When I was 7 I promised myself I would know how to ride a bike by age 30. Back then thirty seemed like an eternity.
Today I fulfilled that promise to the little girl who never dreamed of being able to afford her own bicycle 😍
Never buying glasses from a brick and mortar ever again. $60 online got me prescription glasses with blue light filtering, anti scratch, anti reflection, hydrophobic, and oleophobic 🤯
[Serious] Why aren't more Top Tier streamers investing directly into games? There are plenty of bangers out there that just need funding — why not invest in something you could easily help promote and, in return, profit from?
So we did a thing 🥹 Everyone meet [unnamed good boy]
He is exceptionally mellow and hasn’t barked once. His favorite hobbies including watching TV and herding us. His favorite toys are fluffy or crinkly sounding.
Over the last ~18 months I’ve removed friends who I bonded with through negativity (read as: shit talking) most of the time.
It’s wild how no longer feeling bitter all the time improves your overall mental health. You reflect the people you surround yourself with.
Ginger has moved on to her next big adventure. The world feels empty without her in it, but I am so thankful we were able to celebrate her life together one last time.
Sometimes I hate that I was ever an influencer bc updates like this, so public and raw, are excruciating. Alas, some of you have known us for 8 years and you deserve updates. Thank you for taking care of her with me. We’re going to make the best of the time we have left together.
The game industry:
“We want endless free content after purchasing your AAA title.”
Also the game industry:
“How dare you port this title to another generation of consoles and continue to add more free content! WHERE IS THE NEW GAME?!”
Can y’all please help me out and RT/tag some women producers I can follow? The longer I look for my new home in the game industry, the more I realize that the majority of AAA production teams are men. It’s incredibly disheartening.
@npcSara
and
@leslee_annsh
are already idols 🙏
Game Industry Titles 101
• Associate Producer: All we ask is that you are organized and know how to locate Excel on a desktop.
• Game Producer: You need eight years of experience in AAA, have slain at least two chupacabras, and are willing to disclose one horcrux location.
I want to thank the organizers of the
#ActiBlizzWalkout
protest for allowing non-employees to attend the event. It made me feel less alone carrying the traumas I've endured at the hands of men in this industry. There is so much work to do... but together we are unstoppable.
While I appreciate folks naming off titles, it's the "why" that gets my noodle going.
Let's focus on ideating without offering solutions (because technically there no problem was ever stated).
I will have completed 730+ days as a producer without ever slipping a live service release date on nearly 10 platforms, serving 100s of millions of players, while never forcibly inducing crunch on my team.
*I* am the future of the game industry.
I’m in my thirties and I still have nightmares that I won’t get to graduate because I somehow forgot to attend one class for an entire semester.
When does the torture end?!
The career hunger that folks who grew up poor have is not something to be underestimated.
The grit and tenacity you build when you have to brute force your way into surviving are unmatched.
Give me hungry any day over an Ivy League resume.
Streamers are absolutely not allowed to be bored for the next five days. There are currently 600+ demos available on Steam's Next Fest! Download a few and support some indie developers 😍
Me? You could say I have a "type"
I feel like an idiot because of how much I psyched myself out over learning how to ride a bicycle.
Turns out the learning curve is virtually 0 after you've owned a motorcycle. Cruised around my neighborhood and didn't fall once 😊 Was a little wobbly but I DID THE THING 🥳
When I was 7 I promised myself I would know how to ride a bike by age 30. Back then thirty seemed like an eternity.
Today I fulfilled that promise to the little girl who never dreamed of being able to afford her own bicycle 😍
It’s hard to not be cocky in interviews because I’m like y’all really think I went from veterinary medicine graduate > successful streamer > senior level in the game industry by luck???
I won’t always be the best, but I’ll always do my best. That’s grit, baby.
90% of a PM’s job is communications adjacent. So, by definition:
90% of a producer’s job is communications adjacent.
Seasoned community managers have all the soft skills needed in a producer… and yet this industry loves to turn their nose down at the role. Make it makes sense.
There’s an exceptionally difficult to describe loneliness when you are actively orbiting away from your past life, but it is before you’ve found new friends in your next life. I never get used to it, no matter how many skins I shed.
Had 8-10 vials of blood taken in the ER. I casually asked if they could use some it to tell me my blood type as I felt uncomfortable not knowing in my 30s.
They straight up said no. “We don’t do that unless we have to.”
American healthcare, baybeeee.
Last night was the first night I’ve slept alone in my own house in 20 years.
Now that I’ve flown home and buried Ginger’s ashes, I think I’m ready to start the search for her successor.
God help me if it’s a puppy.
@_AVIEN_
Ah yes, ye 'ol "we only picked the best for the position" argument. Due to systemic issues your argument is invalid.
They are the best bc anyone who doesn't look like them had the door shut in their face for opps that got these folks to where they are now.
I cannot adequately express just how quickly my perspective and priorities shifted while I laid in an ER bed for hours, wondering which flurry of erratic heartbeats was going to be my last.
I’m still waiting to find out what happens next, but I was told ONE thing crystal clear —
Just finished 100%'ing Unpacking.
That game should be used as a master class in both Sound and Narrative Design. They managed to tell me an entire story without ever speaking a single word.
Treehouse Games is looking for a community manager! I contracted w/ them for 3 months and they are genuinely the nicest group of people I have ever met.
If I was still in the CM game, I would have converted in a heartbeat ♥ RT's appreciated!
I wonder if game companies in TX realize there is a chunk of folks who will now *NEVER* apply to work for them unless they offer remote.
We know why women may not want to... but in case you haven't heard, soon anyone can open carry - without a permit or background check.
I have a string of bombshell announcements to make, but I'd like to start with the one I've wanted for *SO* long:
I've been accepted into
@Adweek
's Rising Mentorship program! I've struggled so hard to find a mentor after losing my last; this means so incredibly much to me 😭
I know I've kept their name under wrap, but I need to tweet out that my bosses and the team I work with are some of the most empathetic and kind folks I have ever met in the game industry.
Blessed to experience it, because it tells me that there ARE greener pastures.
The internet's good vibes have once again pulled off another feat of strength! Ginger was able to get into a specialty hospital tomorrow rather than waiting 6 weeks for her appointment. Bless
Doing my part and getting boostered so I can finally go home after 3 years and see my family who still refuses to get vaccinated. Funny how that lopsided empathy works 😠
I've been described as disruptive, combative, and defiant...
@Luvvie
just helped me realize I'm not less than — I am a professional troublemaker. The game industry is an equitable nightmare and I won't apologize for getting in your face about it.
Ging is in surgery now ❤️ I will updoot everyone as soon as I know more. Thank you all for your kind words. So many strangers offering love to my furbab helped more than I can describe. It sounds stupid but it's nice to know that people are rooting for her.
Bought my grandpa a recliner for Christmas and he was teary eyed. If anybody needs me, I’m going to be in the clouds riding this high for the next month.
I’m so damn grateful that I’m finally at a place where I can pay back those who showed me moments of kindness as a wee tot.
Fascinatingly, when you lose a pet, you end up consoling everyone else more than yourself.
One day I will write about Ginger’s passing. For now all I can say is, never ask someone how they’re doing until you’re ready to damage soak like your literal life depends on it. Trust me.
The hardest part about working in the game industry & using social media is the constant negativity and nothing ever being “good enough”
It’s gotta be draining to think everything is terrible all the time, because damn is it draining to read it everyday.
I’ve felt like I was kicked in the chest by a horse for the last two entire days… now this nice fresh reminder of the never ending battle that is being a woman in the game industry.
How does one uninstall tears_protocol.exe? Resource exhaustion detected.
It’s wild that there’s such a stigma around gaps in your resume. Why do we we punish others for having the financial cushion to not rush headfirst into another company? That’s more impressive to me than someone who company hops every year like clockwork.
Happy 1 Year Anniversary to me 🥳 Can't wait to share the progress report I've been writing up on myself, the team, and Among Us. I'm so grateful that I have an amazing group of folks walking alongside me on this wild and chaotic journey 🥹🥰
Welcome in our newest Sloth! 🦥
We're so excited to have
@CinderSlays
on board the ship as our new Producer! She will help keep all our beans in a row and make sure the Crewmates know what their tasks are. 🥳
Ginger is awake and out of surgery 😭❤️ We won't know the results of her biopsy for a few days but that's a problem for Future-Kristi. Today we celebrate that she pulled through and is coming back home.
Again, thank you all so much for caring. Every single one of you.
Streamers have a way of being wildly disrespectful when I can’t give them an easy social media optimization solution packaged up in a Happy Meal box.
It’s a huge reason why I stopped posting unsolicited social media tips and answering cold DMs asking for help.
I feel like the type of in-depth education I provide to influencers, 90% of influencers don’t even care to learn.
If they can’t get a quick answer or result when it comes to social media or brand deals, they will check out. 😭
Which is fine.
The adrenaline dump of my first day as a producer and finally being able to spill the beans has rendered my brain the smoothest of all the pond pebbles.
I appreciate all of you immensely 🥰
Very excited for Adweek's Social Media Week starting tomorrow. I am absolutely HERE for the increase in game industry talks over the last year! The rest of the marketing world is starting to realize we're the behemoths of the entertainment industry 💪
I've been having the worst anxiety attack of my life today and my therapist was finally able to snap me out of it. It is such an immense relief when you're free of that thought spiral, so I felt compelled to tweet about it.
Please see professionals if you can afford it. PLEASE.
Your computer is about as unique as a fingerprint. I wish more people took that into consideration before slamming a game.
Ya sorry Derek, we could not have known one of your 70 browser bars was going to trigger the Anti Cheat.
Gamers will beg for adaptations of their favorite games and then turn around and say how they don’t think a freshly announced show will be done well.
Certainly y’all can see how you’re leaving no real upside to producing the content you claim to want so badly?
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