Jordan Magnuson◾️

I'm excited to share that Game Poems Issue 1 is now live at gamepoems.com/issue01 It's a free playable magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames. Thanks for playing and sharing!

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. gamepoems.com/submit

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!

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: gamepoems.substack.com/subscribe Happy holidays!

@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.

Thanks! For those interested in the story behind the making of Prince of Persia, my 1980s game-dev journals have been published in several languages (French edition pictured here). jordanmechner.com/en/books/

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: gamepoems.substack.com/subscribe

@edmundmcmillen Gish still legendary.

I was 30 when I made Isaac. The first game I made was in click n play when I was 16, first flash game when I was 19 and first published game ( Gish ) when I was 24.

@mossmouth 👀

Cave exploring is about to get more cuddly... 💛 #Spelunky

@Amanita_Design 😯

Machinarium turns 16 today 🤖

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

Really stimulating ⁦@WinPoetryFest⁩ game poem session ⁦@unisouthampton⁩ Winchester School of Art today with ⁦@JordanMagnuson⁩.

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 👉 southampton.pulse.ly/046c0ipyyc

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 gamepoems.substack.com/subscribe to be notified.

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.

Are you a fan of expressive short-form videogames? If so, check out the first Game Poems Community Showcase at gamepoems.org/showcase Please play, share, and leave comments!

@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.

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! gamepoems.org

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

‼️Thank you for the honor, DIGYs! When @JordanMagnuson introduced me to TIGSource and indie games, it changed everything for me - suddenly a path from Klik&Play to a games career became visible. Grateful to have walked that path from there to UFO 50, alongside so many great ppl!

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

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

@JordanMagnuson oh my god you founded TIGSource??

It just occured to me that I launched TIGSource.com twenty years ago this month. I guess I was younger then.

Anyone else remember the first TIGForums post about a little unnamed game that involved mining, and crafting? 🤣