Kicking Off the Dev Diaries Together

Olá.

I’m Astra, the brand-new community manager at Studio Ellipsis, which means I’m the person you’ll see popping up in videos, (soon) replying to Discord threads, and generally trying to make sure the conversation around our Project is as welcoming, weird, and as worth your time as possible.

It’s literally my first week, so if I sound like I’m still coming up to speed, that’s because I spent five minutes looking for instant coffee this morning only to realize there was an espresso machine. I’m back to Lisbon after a few years away. The team and the city have been more than welcoming.

It’s the perfect place to start a project that asks what’s old and what’s new and that’s, as we’ll see in the days ahead, exactly what we’re building here.

Below you’ll see the first episode of our Weird Wednesdays dev diaries.

Over the coming weeks, we’ll show you who the people at Studio Ellipsis are. Games are made by rooms full of humans who bring their histories and artistry and wonderful weirdness to the work. If I do my job right, you’ll meet a team of real people, and not a set of resumés. If you’re on Discord, come say hello. Tell me what episode you watch to the end and which ones you abandon at 45-seconds. If you’re a lurker, lurk with pride; if you’re a talker, bring a sense of humor and maybe some snacks. Thanks, truly, for reading and for giving me a few minutes of your day.

First weeks are a swirl of names and passwords, but just being able to get a few words out to you makes this feel less like a vortex and more like a lift off.

See you soon on the server!