Milo van Mesdag

Wide-eyed interactive fiction writer.
Zombie account, if you want me I'll be over on Mastodon:
@[email protected]
And Itch:

[Milo van Mesdag @MiloMesdag]

I should probably say that my latest game, A Chinese Room, exists and is out. It's the biggest and probably best thing I've ever released and if you want to check it out you can find it at the Interactive Fiction Competition here: https://t.co/L8LQGV4b8o

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And we're done! After 2 weeks of constantly streaming ourselves making the thing, here it is Not yet Perished, our #interactivefiction and #incremental #game about the #UkraineRussiaWar: https://t.co/akyvIHVHkf

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In about an hour we're going to be talking to Nick, a medic currently serving right on the front lines in Donetsk Oblast, #Ukraine. So if you have any questions about what the situation is actually like there, come join us at: https://t.co/QV1b4tRVbj

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Do you want a sketch of yourself like this? Do you like charity? Well if you submit a €20 donation to Road to Relief and a photo of yourself to us before 2pm tomorrow, illustrator Angus Barker will draw you live on our marathon stream.
Check it all out: https://t.co/QV1b4tRVbj

[Milo van Mesdag @MiloMesdag]

In about 45 minutes the incredibly talented illustrator Angus Barker will be on my stream to do sketches of people who donate to Road to Relief. Come and join!

Angus's instagram: https://t.co/tyLHGfEgzf

Our stream (with instructions about how to donate): https://t.co/If3VSMqyME

[Milo van Mesdag @MiloMesdag]

Not quite 24 hours in to our 336 hour stream and we've already got something! Specifically, a working prototype for the first 'game-y' section and over 3500 words of prose!
Remember, you can find us right here, right now (and for the next 13 days...): https://t.co/QV1b4tRVbj

[Milo van Mesdag @MiloMesdag]

Just one more sleep until our 2-week solid #writing and #gamedev #stream, and the panic has started to set in. Please come watch!

We will be here: https://t.co/QV1b4tRVbj

17th July 00:01 BST - 31th July 00:01 BST

For: https://t.co/DvCCz8v9Fo

Doing: https://t.co/fAzH26BTT1

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Lastly, I’m doing it because I’m a coward. Because staying at home and spending 2 weeks making a video game is something that even I, someone without the balls to even go to Lviv, can do. Because I’m privileged that I don’t have to live in constant fear of a Russian bullet. (5/5)

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I posted a few days ago that, in support of Road To Relief in Ukraine, I’m going to be doing a 2-week solid writing and development live stream (17th July 00:01 BST - 30th July 23:59 BST, https://t.co/mKkr7Kgfuy), but I wanted to say a little bit more about why I’m doing it.(1/5)

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Thirdly, I’m doing it because Road to Relief (https://t.co/nYpMmV6Um3) deserve all the help they can get. Heroes, doctors and relief workers saving lives right on the front line in Donetsk Oblast, much further to the front line than the big NGOs can get. (4/5)

[Milo van Mesdag @MiloMesdag]

I'm back, but only to spread the word about what I’m doing with the last 2 weeks of July. Which is streaming myself making a game. Just that. @pgoldfishgames and I will be keeping a stream going for 336 hours to raise money for Road to Relief and, hopefully, make a game.

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(P.S. Now that it's okay to be explicit about it (I think?), the place I've left to is Mastodon, which I'm already enjoying more than I ever enjoyed this. @[email protected]
Come join me, I've seen nothing but decent people over there.)

[Milo van Mesdag @MiloMesdag]

@jasonebblewhite God damn deepstate editing my posts.

Real one: https://t.co/hAK8qUe7K9

[Milo van Mesdag @MiloMesdag]

Well, I'd love to stay but I no longer feel comfortable here. I believe I'm allowed to say that you can still find my games at https://t.co/YsWyIOgy1Z. Even if you aren't interested in the games though, I'd still give that link a quick click anyway ;)

[Charm! @Over__Thinkings]

#SeedComp is so fun I love this

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#Seedcomp! has been live for under 24 hours and we already have 40 people signed up for the first round with 13 entries already submitted! Have a gander at https://t.co/bk9Wcev6si and remember if you want to enter your own stuff we accept anything!

[Milo van Mesdag @MiloMesdag]

I'm excited to introduce y'all to #Seedcomp! a 2 round creativity/interactive fiction jam about growth and sharing. Anything (art, blurbs, music) can be entered into round 1 to be used as inspiration for interactive fiction games entered into round 2.

https://t.co/7rwzM4dEij

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@BogusMeatFactor I wasn't sure that the 'group' it put me in was right for me, but then I looked at the 'example games for the group' and instantly felt very called out...

[Milo van Mesdag @MiloMesdag]

@Over__Thinkings Well I usually stream to an audience of somewhere between 0 and nothing, so if you ever see that I'm streaming (usually between 2-6 GMT on a Sunday (although I miss more streams than I make...)) then I'll happily take a break from what I'm doing and play Martyr Me again.

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Just got my petite mort #Ectocomp2022 votes in in time! A really strong year but shout out to my three favourites: Nightmares within Nightmares by @grahamwalmsley, Untitled Ghost Game by @DamonWakes, and Martyr Me by @Over__Thinkings