potpourri no.3
mind stuff
happy august, everyone! this summer has really flown by. this week's potpourri is a little barren. feeling a tad overwhelmed in life in this current moment. still some cool stuff to round up, though!
slapping on the bow
games round up: international trade
at my internship, i have now posted my first blog post! it is a round up of different games that discuss international trade! through the writing of this blog, i found that there aren't really many games about international trade. this is an underexplored issue area for games designed as serious. i also explored how entertainment-first games can inspire their players to learn more about the real-world economies they are based on.
creatin'
c0mput3r 5c3n4r105
someone shared #coffee is the color in the creatives club discord server. it is a website of hex codes that are either real words, or look like real words in 1337speak.
inspired by this, i started to find words that have similar meanings or commonalities in some fashion. thus, this birthed "c0mput3r 5c3n4r105," a series of visualizations based on these hex code groupings made in javascript. these require a pretty low amount of effort, so they have been nice to work on in the background!
evanescent interests
- splattershmup
- existential transformational game design: harnessing the βpsychomagicβ of symbolic enactment
- game poems by jordan magnuson
moodboard
nam june paik - tv buddha
left eye & eric cartman
bits (tv series, 1999 - 2001)
batman: digital justice
reboot (tv series, 1994 - 2001)
π± sprouts from my mind garden
the mind garden is going through a drought right now. come back for harvest later when it is watered!
if you would like to see some stuff from me, i have been trying to make an effort to post more on my instagram (though who knows how long it will last): @marcinek.tech. i post everything there here, too, but i am easier to reach on that platform.
consumin'
- playing: depression quest (watch out for a review!) & little big planet
- viewing: pink floyd - the wall (1982)
- listening: ocean sounds β’ πΛΒ°πΌβππ ππΈ
- reading: the case of competitive video gaming and its fandom: media objects, fan practices, and fan identities by dr. elizabeth m h newbury
events & opportunities
- i am trying to plan a slime making gathering for people in the dmv! if you are interested, please join the creatives club discord and wormπͺ± react to my message in #πΈ-general!
- 8/3 | baltimore indie game developers group game dev meetup - virtual
- 8/12 - 8/14 | serious play conference - toronto, canada
- 8/21 - 8/25 | gamescom 2024 - cologne, germany
- 9/17 - 9/19 | lesbians who tech - new york, ny
- submission deadline: rolling before fall 2024 | propose a workshop for acm's ethical games conference! - virtual
- submission deadline: rolling | perform at an algorave! join the creatives club #π»-creative-tech channel if interested! - takoma park, dc
- submission deadline: rolling | dc zinefest - washington, dc
- job board: ikigai connections
- job board: nihongo jobs
- job board: support your indies
- job board: animation/vfx/game industry job postings
memento vivere,
kristen π