He/him. Dev Team Lead at @Xero, game dev, illustrator, hubby, and dad to a beautiful little girl! 🤘
Auckland, New Zealand
Joined November 2010
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The 'Games Made on NZ' Steam Event is now LIVE go check it out!
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It’s Transgender Awareness Week, a weeklong celebration leading up to the Transgender Day of Remembrance on 20 November. 🏳️⚧️
Check out the resources available on gender identity on our website, health.govt.nz/your-health/h…
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Thank you, Aotearoa for protecting our whānau, friends and communities, and to our workforce and vaccination staff for their continued mahi. 130,002 people got vaccinated on Super Saturday, 16 October! 39,025 were first doses, and 90,977 were second doses. #SuperSaturday
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A rare tweet from me but #SuperSaturday is a huge deal. Get vaccinated tomorrow or, if you already have been, encourage whanau or friends to. Shot Aotearoa.
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New Zealand’s first-ever ‘Vaxathon’ will take place this weekend on ‘Super Saturday’ (16 October) – a national day of action that calls on every remaining eligible New Zealander to get their shot.
health.govt.nz/news-media/me…
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Let's do this! Live now! Come say hi!
Can't believe that in an hour I am going to be live on twitch.tv/logitechg and being a guest on their #CreatorSpotlight for #GAAD! We'll be talking all things gaming, accessibility, and life without hands! Come say hello! @LogitechG_ANZ @LogitechG
ALT A promotional poster featuring NH's profile picture, Logitech logo, and AbleGamers logo. Creator Spotlight supporting Global Accessibility Awareness Day. #SpawnTogether
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🌿We're announcing Kinder World, a game for healing, houseplants and practicing kindness.🌿
✨Coming to iOS and Android in 2021!✨
➡️Join our lovely Discord: discord.gg/z5UUHa4
📖Get occasional cute updates: forms.gle/yYtukTEgXp1gts5s6
💖Please retweet!
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Accessibility first is NOT a hard developer concept, folks. In my heavily biased opinion, it's probably a hella'v'a lot easier to think about it up front than to come back and figure out what you've been missing and add it later.
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Nearly a quarter of New Zealanders identify as being disabled - it's important to remember that not all disabilities are visible.
Some people have legitimate reasons they may not be able to wear a mask or face covering.
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Ok so because 1. I have just met a big deadline, 2. it's my birthday <3, and 3. it's long overdue: I'm running a portrait giveaway :) Usual rules, follow + RT to enter, winner announced on 7th October! Art in any style (of mine) you like <3
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Best Friend Forever is a new locally-designed game full of very sweet dogs adopted by very diverse people. What's not to love?thespinoff.co.nz/games/27-08…
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So, you want to learn to #code or have already started on your journey. You find yourself wondering how long it will be before you are fluent in the language(s) of your choice.
@Cryptacular caught up with a few experts for their advice.
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Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?
Video games.
The Poetic Serving celebrates excellence in narrative, with all of the games nominated wrapping you up in stories we won't even try to describe - you'll just have to play them yourself. Let's meet some nominees!
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In all of its forms, representation matters, and it's all of our responsibility to encourage and highlight it.
Our next award recognises games that celebrate diversity and representation, in the people that create them and the characters they portray.
The nominees are...
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I've submitted my 2018 Game Development Cheatsheets to the @itchio Bundle for Racial Justice & Equality - you can grab over 1000 games & assets over there right now, and the money goes to the Community Bail Fund + NAACP.
Get it all here! itch.io/b/520/bundle-for-rac…
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Self care is different for everyone, and it's okay if it takes some trial and error to find what's best for you. 🧠