Katelyn Gigante

@katelyn
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Maker of games, robots, and assorted game-like things
Community Manager for Melbourne Gaymers
Co-creator of Penny Dreadful MTG format
Maker of Discord bots (Commissions open)
PronounsShe/Her
LocationMelbourne, Australia
Katelyn GiganteFeb 24
Show threadTagir ValeevFeb 12
As it gets much more attention, than I expected, here are two clarifications:
1. The Slack message was written after the person evacuated properly. It was written via phone while staying at the designated area outside the building.
2. Nobody asked AI advice explicitly. It was configured to answer automatically if it thinks it can help you. The configuration was updated after this incident.
Katelyn GiganteFeb 24
Tagir ValeevFeb 12
Today we had a fire alarm in the office. A colleague wrote to a Slack channel 'Fire alarm in the office building', to start a thread if somebody knows any details. We have AI assistant Glean integrated into the Slack, and it answered privately to her: "today's siren is just a scheduled test and you do not need to leave your workplace". It was not a test or a drill, it was a real fire alarm. Someday, AI will kill us.
Katelyn GiganteJan 21
"This is what games should be"
- @hq upon attempting to navigate PlayOnline for the first time
Katelyn GiganteNov 5
ToothworldistNov 5
sugar daddy sounds nice but only salt daddy will enhance the flavour of your meat
Katelyn GiganteJul 9, 2025
VeeJul 8, 2025
This is exactly what the internet is for.
Katelyn GiganteApr 28, 2025
"I feel like I have been tricked into playing Kingdom Hearts" - @hq, an hour into FF7R
Katelyn GiganteFeb 5, 2025

I need the internet's opinions here:

Would you be comfortable using a wall-powered lawnmower? (You plug it in with an extension cable)

I don't see a problem with this
40%
I'd be worried about cutting the cable as I mow
60%
Poll ended at .
Katelyn GiganteOct 10, 2024
Show threadrosalyn Oct 10, 2024

@mcc Ooh, I love interactive fiction!

> provide no initializer

You have been eaten by a grue.

Katelyn GiganteOct 3, 2024
ebluAug 21, 2024
please do not get all of your opinions from certain "privacy advocates." thinking critically about the software that you use does not involve calling everything spyware because it contacts a server once to check for updates and report back on what features are being used or not without a single piece of personally identifying information
Katelyn GiganteJul 22, 2024
Ben Rolfe 🌳Jul 22, 2024

Something you may not have realised is right-handed: playing cards.

When you pick up a card with your dominant hand and add it to the front of a card you're holding in your non-dominant hand, you create a fan towards your dominant hand.

Standard playing cards have a small version of the number and suit in two corners so that you can see them no matter which way up the card is, *as long as they're fanned right*, and many modern card games follow suit (ha!) without thinking, for the convention or aesthetic

Consider mirroring important summary information in both left and right corners (Ticket to Ride does a great job putting the suits in both corners while maintaining the pleasant asymmetrical feel of having them in one)

It's admittedly only a tiny accessibility issue, but it IS an accessibility issue, so have think about it.

#GameDev #Accessibility #a11y #TableTop #CardGames #BoardGames