Mairi Spaceship πŸš€βœ¨

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πŸ•ΉοΈ Game Designer @ Lots of Places
πŸ”Ž Editor-in-Chief @ The Escape Roomer

🧩 #EscapeRoom Enthusiast
🌈 #LGBTQ+

Mostly making puzzles for #escaperooms #boardgames & #videogames

Game Design Portfoliohttp://mairispaceship.com/
Writing About Escape Roomshttps://theescaperoomer.com/
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/mairispaceship
Draknek & Friends Official Podcast Episode 09 featuring @mairispaceship is out now! Topics include how Mairi got into puzzle games, her love of escape rooms, and what being a studio manager at a company like Draknek & Friends is like.
https://pod.link/1777156468
Draknek & Friends Official Podcast

Join Alan and Syrenne from Draknek & Friends as they talk to developers of some of their favorite puzzle games, shedding light onto how games get made and the people behind them!

Not my usual content but I've been working on this piece of our DND campaign for 25 hours and 45 minutes and I think it might finally be done πŸ‘
Thinky's lore keeper @mairispaceship is back, this time with a deep-dive into The Room series by @Fireproof_Games! https://thinkygames.com/features/peering-through-the-keyhole-a-deep-dive-into-the-room-series/
Peering through the keyhole: a deep-dive into The Room series - Thinky Games

Read on to learn about the history of the games, its dimensional-hopping timeline, and what makes this puzzle series so iconic.

Thinky Games

4 hrs 55 mins later and I've finished my submission for GMTK 2024 πŸ’–

It's a short puzzle game about the underworld!

https://mairispaceship.itch.io/heavier-than-a-feather

Heavier than a Feather by mairispaceship

itch.io

Friends in Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✨

I'll be on a panel at Tabletop Scotland next month (6-8 Sept) talking about freelancing in the tabletop games industry alongside @billheronuk and @HandiworkGames

If you've ever wanted to know more about it, this'll be a good opportunity! @TabletopScot

We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2024 πŸŽ‰

The grant will award $15,000 to 6 thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.

Deadline: October 7th
Apply Here: https://grants.draknek.org

Who is this for?

These grants are intended to support creators who are under-invested-in within today’s game industry. There are no geographical restrictions.

Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant

The Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant is a grant opportunity for game developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds who are interested in designing and developing puzzle games.

Escape room designer @mairispaceship delves into the evolution and intersection of escape rooms and video games✨ https://thinkygames.com/features/beyond-the-screen-the-interplay-between-video-games-and-escape-rooms/
Beyond the screen: The interplay between video games and escape rooms - Thinky Games

Escape room designer Mairi Nolan delves into the evolution and intersection of escape rooms and video games, exploring their shared history and divergent paths.

Thinky Games

I've been dying to share this news for a little while, and so to celebrate I made a silly little graphic to go with it because why not πŸ˜‚πŸ’ƒ

The News: I'm the new dedicated TERPECA ambassador for the UK πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

Thanks @mairispaceship for sharing the good word of plushie to the mostly-unused Draknek tiktok!
https://www.tiktok.com/@draknek/video/7380422066664688928
We're 80% funded but there's only 5 days left and I'm really not sure if it's going to happen or not
https://www.makeship.com/products/a-monsters-expedition-plush
TikTok - Make Your Day

Some very cool people and I will be running a workshop at Narrascope on Friday June 21st πŸ‘