Two in the Morning, No Call
Deserted street in Tallinn at night, lit by a single street lamp with warm light. A dark, quiet row of houses, no people.
Transition
I Can Be There in Eight Days
Two game developers talk about moving abroad at Game Access in Brno. A relocation’s difficulty is assigned long before anyone packs the first box.
Built for Distance
A field note from Tallinn: e-Residency is built for distance, not for arrival. On the gap between logging in and belonging.
A Foyer and a Tram in Brno, and the Gaps In Between
Two conversations at Game Access 2026 in Brno, one in a foyer and one in a tram, and the pattern they revealed: an industry that is learning to listen, but not yet in the moment when it matters most.
Trust Is a Design Decision
One day in Tallinn, one government office, one question: how does trust work when it’s built into infrastructure? A field note on X-Road, human presence as last resort, and what game developers might learn from Estonia.