Sticky Doodler πŸ”œ PeopleCon 3

@stickydoodler.bsky.social

I make tabletop games that encourage creativity, evoke empathy, and celebrate humanity. I also promote vibrant game communities.
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Check out Color Jam on Kickstarter!
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@level-zero-gaming.itch.ioReposted by @stickydoodler.bsky.social

Legends of the Dark World is a 1 page tabletop RPG designed to play like a top-down Zelda title.

It's a rules-lite grid based dungeon crawler with fast character creation and includes a guide for crafting your own Zelda-like dungeons!

Get it at @peoplesbooktakoma.com only during PeopleCon!

@stickydoodler.bsky.social

true. It's what our most basic and instinctual self wants. The more the algorithm tunes into that craven inner lizard-monkey, the more I hate using the platform. But this has always been my quixotic dream: to market and sell what's holistically good for you.

@stickydoodler.bsky.social

As a platform with literally 300x the reach of BSky, it's hard to ignore Instagram. The algorithmic bias towards both "pretty" and instant gratification runs contrary to what I'm trying to say, though. "The algorithm" allegedly just reflects what an audience wants, but I think that's only partially

@stickydoodler.bsky.social

As a designer, I'm looking for a way out. Must the "fun center" of our brain be forever wired to optimization? I want to de-rationalize games, find other pathways to joy, or sorrow, maybe even profundity. I want to say to the monkey in my gamer brain: you did good. Take a rest. πŸ’πŸ’€

@stickydoodler.bsky.social

Or maybe I should say that I hate how susceptible I am to the dopamine hit, how I check my stats like they matter, how easily I rationalize my use of time. Because it's true: I do need to hone my comms skills. I just hate running the core loop like a lab rat. All for a few cheesy "likes." β™₯οΈπŸ‘πŸ§€

@stickydoodler.bsky.social

Some of these lessons are platform-specific, but many are, as educators say, "transferable." Like the content creator who told me how she's reworking her engagement with her 2M+ audience, I'm "getting in the reps." I'm on a path of mastery. I will use these skills elsewhere. And I hate it.

An error in my Reels dashboard that shows view counts among my followers going negative. It turns out you CAN unsee videos!
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