Jordan Magnuson◾️

I made Loneliness!◾️ I did Gametrekking! 🥾 I founded TIGSource! 🤨 I recently wrote a book about videogames and poetry! 👨‍🎨 Enough exclamation marks? ⁉️

[Jordan Magnuson◾️ @JordanMagnuson]

I'm excited to share that Game Poems Issue 1 is now live at https://t.co/88YqlMbDcl

It's a free playable magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames.

Thanks for playing and sharing!

[mitsuri @0xmitsurii]

Computer animation in the 90s was no joke.

[Jordan Magnuson◾️ @JordanMagnuson]

Open call for Game Poems Magazine Issue 2 is now live! Game Poems is a *playable* magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames.

If you make small, experimental games, we'd love to see what you create. https://t.co/TzpQzXpXTe

[bulboka Tropic of Dinosaur IS OUT! @bulboka]

Tropic of Dinosaur IS OUT!!!
It's a being walked simulator about aging made of clay, tangerine peel, sigarette ends and children's obscene drawings

Go check it out in the first issue of Game Poems magazine along with other beautiful games👇

Thank you for playing and sharing!

[Jordan Magnuson◾️ @JordanMagnuson]

Quick update on Game Poems Magazine: we’re putting the final touches on Issue #1 and rather than rushing it out during the holiday season, will launch in January.

If you’d like a reminder when the issue goes live: https://t.co/TTUXkvzgxR

Happy holidays!

[Jordan Magnuson◾️ @JordanMagnuson]

@jmechner Still my favorite videogame memoir. (And there have been a decent few now.) The specificity and texture of actual journal entries just can't be matched by "let me recall when..." Kudos for making the game, but also for keeping such a valuable record.

[Jordan Magnuson◾️ @JordanMagnuson]

Game Poems is coming soon! A free online 'magazine' featuring new short-form videogames in a playable format. Add your email to our Substack to be notified when issue 1 is available online: https://t.co/YqzktSkf2B

[Jordan Magnuson◾️ @JordanMagnuson]

@edmundmcmillen Gish still legendary.

[Jordan Magnuson◾️ @JordanMagnuson]

@mossmouth 👀

[Jordan Magnuson◾️ @JordanMagnuson]

@Amanita_Design 😯

[Jordan Magnuson◾️ @JordanMagnuson]

@JaneVBryant @WinPoetryFest @unisouthampton Thanks so much for coming by, Jane! Glad you enjoyed it!

[University of Southampton @unisouthampton]

Verses Mode: Join game designer and lecturer @JordanMagnuson to find out if video games can be poems at @unisoton_wsa on Sunday as part of @WinPoetryFest 🎊

Find out here 👉 https://t.co/kn7MNXhRkX

[Jordan Magnuson◾️ @JordanMagnuson]

Spend some time exploring the games this weekend. Many take less than 5 minutes to play through.

Meanwhile, issue #1 of Game Poems Magazine will be coming out later this fall. Add your email at https://t.co/TTUXkvzgxR to be notified.

[Jordan Magnuson◾️ @JordanMagnuson]

Are you a fan of expressive short-form videogames? If so, check out the first Game Poems Community Showcase at https://t.co/Ylmz7IIDpM

Please play, share, and leave comments!

[Jordan Magnuson◾️ @JordanMagnuson]

This is an open event designed to highlight the amazing breadth of work submitted to the first issue of Game Poems magazine. Includes many outstanding games that simply didn't fit into the first issue due to tight curatorial constraints--not for lack of artistic merrit.

[Jordan Magnuson◾️ @JordanMagnuson]

@PGtips I was a PG Tips loyalist for 20+ years but when you lost the pyramid bags, you lost me. I'm sure it's all psychological, but psychological effects are strong. These days when considering which boring rectangle to put in my cup, I find myself reaching for @YorkshireTea.

[Jordan Magnuson◾️ @JordanMagnuson]

Do you make weird, artsy, short-form videogames? Or know someone who does? Check out this new zine project I've been working on - and consider submitting a game for the first issue! https://t.co/zy769rIKaQ

[Jordan Magnuson◾️ @JordanMagnuson]

@mossmouth Thanks for the shout out, Derek. It means a lot. And congratulations on the award--well deserved. Your games have always been legendary.

[Jordan Magnuson◾️ @JordanMagnuson]

@SpeechifyAI No casting audio from your android app? 🧐 Seems a bit odd in 2025.

[Jordan Magnuson◾️ @JordanMagnuson]

@KimeraRoyal Hey, you've heard of it! 🙂

[Jordan Magnuson◾️ @JordanMagnuson]

It just occured to me that I launched https://t.co/vjFMxJeJSf twenty years ago this month. I guess I was younger then.