I'm Nicole Celic!

I'm just some librarian from the Bronx. I have an MS in Library Science from Clarion University and an MA in Game Design from Lindenwood University. I make video games as an artist; librarianship is my main job, and the work I do here is no reflection of whoever happens to be my employer. Your support for my art means a lot, though I wish libraries were fully invested in and seen for what they really are in society. Librarianship is a common good, a societal need, and it's a shame there are always budget cuts to deal with, and now there are book challenges! I want more for our field, but alas, all I can do is make art via making video games, as I slowly get better over time. Eventually, I would like to have a team to help me do this, but for now, I'm not at a point where I can compensate for your help. The goal is to eventually get to that point, though. 
I'm always open to anyone buying me a coffee; that will help a lot, and you are a supreme human being for doing so. 

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I met Mick Foley! ^_^ 

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I am published! 

The Marketing of Academic, National and Public Libraries Worldwide

I was one out of  48 highly seasoned marketing and community engagement librarians around the world, namely in Africa, Australia, Canada, Croatia, Germany, Hong Kong, Latvia and Qatar interviewed! Via a series of in-depth and semi-structured interviews, this book provides insights into successful marketing strategies librarians can use to encourage donors and patrons to understand that their libraries are a great choice for fulfilling information needs, recreational interests, intellectual pursuits, and more.

Here's some other things I've written professionally!

Librarian Turned Game Designer
​Applying Game Design to Libraries
How I used ChatGPT to Make a Video Game
Unlocking Civic Knowledge: Library of Congress Game Development Challenge
Pixelating Libraries: Bridging Books and Bytes

Check out my podcast on the Librarian Linkover!

I presented my project to ALA's Gamer Round Table!

Artist Statement:  King Pangnapa is an art piece that happens to be a video game based on my experiences and feelings as a librarian. It is intended to raise awareness about some of the issues that face our field. This is meant to be an artistic commentary on what it means to be a librarian since, as an artist, I feel powerless about this rise of book challenges and the budget cuts except to make video games about it. 

Legal stuff purposes! This idea is copyrighted, so I have to follow through and publish it. Does not reflect who my employer is at the time whatsoever, seriously! I have no idea what to do but to make art. Nobody is reflected on purpose, pure coincidence! I can't stress this enough. This is a video game; this is fiction and part satire/parody.

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Outside King Pangnapa...

Stuff I've done not related to the penguin that showcases my other skillsets. 

This is Experiment 382, a game I helped created in Team Studio as an MA student at Lindenwood. I created and animated the player character, and other signage you see in the game. We somehow won an award for this.