Tamil-American VR MA at Goldsmiths, University of London. Working as a narrative designer with my brother @krajaratnam4 as #TeamCoconut on #MindOverManam
London, UK
Joined July 2020
- Tweets68
- Following146
- Followers61
- Likes131
Viji Rajaratnam retweeted
Strong recommendation - this game is beautiful, the puzzles are satisfying and surprising, but it also creates a narrative mystery *between* the puzzles that my mind was constantly chewing on while I played it
Moncage is out now on Steam, Google Play, and the App Store! Thank you so much for sharing this journey with us. #newrelease #gamedev #indiegames #newgame
store.steampowered.com/app/1…
Hi #PitchYaGame
Follow Gayatri as she remembers how to speak in this puzzle-adventure about a mother, a daughter, and a forgotten first language. In Mind over Manam, you grow your abilities and your vocabulary by translating the worlds around you.
Viji Rajaratnam retweeted
Poverty is not just doing without luxuries. It is a death sentence. At a time when income and wealth inequality is growing, the richest American men live 15 years longer than the poorest men, while the gap for women is 10 years. This is unacceptable.
Viji Rajaratnam retweeted
Free Free #FreePalestine! End End the Occupation! To my dismay, rather than expressing unwavering solidarity, some Tamils are highlighting the LTTE’s support of Palestine and asking why Palestinians don’t show #solidarity with the #TamilCause. Let me break it down:
Viji Rajaratnam retweeted
The NYU Game Center Showcase 2021 is this Thursday & Friday, 6:00-8:30pm EST! We'll be previewing games on this thread all week!
Here's a look at beautiful MFA Thesis games: Awakening, Mind over Manam, Waiting for Evening, and 2005.
Watch here: twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
Viji Rajaratnam retweeted
Finally finishing my MFA #thesis! Honestly honored to be among such an amazingly creative cohort @nyugamecenter.
Excited to continue working on the project with my sister @vijireality!
#ScreenShotSaturday #gamedev #indiegame #narrative #puzzle #tamil #இலங்கை #MadeWithUnity
Make sense of garbled Tamil text and navigate a mythical palace in the long lost continent of Kumari Kandam...
Stoked to be working on this game with my brother @krajaratnam4
#ScreenShotSaturday #gamedev #indiegame #narrative #puzzle #tamil #இலங்கை #MadeWithUnity
Viji Rajaratnam retweeted
The 2021 Showcase is 6 days away! This year's live-stream celebration features:
- Interviews with the graduating devs
- Game trailers + links to play!
- Hosted by @flantz @metasynthie @charlesjpratt @clarafv + SPECIAL GUESTS!
May 20 & 21, 6-8:30pm:
twitch.tv/nyugamecenter
Viji Rajaratnam retweeted
Weeks of paid maternity leave offered to workers:
🇬🇧: 39
🇮🇪: 26
🇦🇺: 18
🇩🇰: 18
🇫🇮: 17.5
🇨🇦: 17
🇫🇷: 16
🇨🇭: 14
🇮🇸: 13
🇺🇸: ZERO
We must end the international embarrassment of being the only major country on the planet not to guarantee a single day of paid maternity leave.
Viji Rajaratnam retweeted
The best possible summary of what happened on the Obra Dinn. If only Ed Spratt could've left this behind instead of a needlessly vague book.
"Return to Return of the Obra Dinn" by TotalPaNá via @banananative:
youtube.com/watch?v=fjI47v5C…
Viji Rajaratnam retweeted
This is something I wrote to go a bit deeper on how I teach game design and how I run the MA in Independent Games at Goldsmiths. Retweets and likes are appreciated and very helpful, as well as comments from students. medium.com/virgo-rising/abou…
Viji Rajaratnam retweeted
For as long as I remember, @MarkBackler has been working hard to make @LostWordsGame a reality! 👏
And it is so good to see such a little gem finally on Steam! 🤩
store.steampowered.com/app/5…
Viji Rajaratnam retweeted
"The U.S. Department of Labor has said that the restaurant industry has the absolute highest levels of wage theft of any industry in the United States." @SaruJayaraman of @onefairwage
Viji Rajaratnam retweeted
me when designing games:
Big picture is super important, details feel nice to design, but you have to keep the overall project in mind.
Also me: STAPLER SO SHINY
Viji Rajaratnam retweeted
We fried some Kuzhi Paniyaram ourselves before recreating it in the game for "research purposes"
Testing out some shaders, working on a new level for #MindoverManam with my brother @krajaratnam4
#ScreenShotSaturday #gamedev #indiegame #narrative #puzzle #tamil #இலங்கை #MadeWithUnity #MindOverManam #MoM #time
Viji Rajaratnam retweeted
An older prototype I made where you wave at neighbors to make them go away is live to the public at this link: charlieartifact.itch.io/hell…
Interested in seeing my process? Wanna play goofy stuff I make each month? Support me on patreon: patreon.com/CharlieArtifact
