DcTurner
@dcturner.bsky.social
Award-winning animation director,
Solo SHMUP Dev
15+ yrs exp:
> game / software development
> 2D animation (traditional and motion graphics)
> illustration
> music composition + guitar
> sound design
www.dcturner.co.uk
NO AI
NO CRYPTO
Solo SHMUP Dev
15+ yrs exp:
> game / software development
> 2D animation (traditional and motion graphics)
> illustration
> music composition + guitar
> sound design
www.dcturner.co.uk
NO AI
NO CRYPTO
Afternoon sketches:
Abstract checkerboards.
Abstract checkerboards.
January 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Afternoon sketches:
Abstract checkerboards.
Abstract checkerboards.
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Look how nice this is.
Look at it.
Look at it.
January 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Look how nice this is.
Look at it.
Look at it.
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ORBITALS looks incredible:
2 player, split-screen game with unbelievably nice Franco-Japanese anime styling.
Think Split Fiction -meets- Ulysees 31.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoaT...
2 player, split-screen game with unbelievably nice Franco-Japanese anime styling.
Think Split Fiction -meets- Ulysees 31.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoaT...
『Orbitals』 - 初公開トレーラー | 2026年 Nintendo Switch™ 2にて発売
YouTube video by Shapefarm
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:59 PM
ORBITALS looks incredible:
2 player, split-screen game with unbelievably nice Franco-Japanese anime styling.
Think Split Fiction -meets- Ulysees 31.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoaT...
2 player, split-screen game with unbelievably nice Franco-Japanese anime styling.
Think Split Fiction -meets- Ulysees 31.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoaT...
I grew up next to one of the oldest cinemas in Europe: The Curzon in Clevedon.
They still had an intermission in the 80s.
Good times.
They still had an intermission in the 80s.
Good times.
January 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM
I grew up next to one of the oldest cinemas in Europe: The Curzon in Clevedon.
They still had an intermission in the 80s.
Good times.
They still had an intermission in the 80s.
Good times.
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I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
ORBITALS looks incredible:
2 player, split-screen game with unbelievably nice Franco-Japanese anime styling.
Think Split Fiction -meets- Ulysees 31.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoaT...
2 player, split-screen game with unbelievably nice Franco-Japanese anime styling.
Think Split Fiction -meets- Ulysees 31.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoaT...
『Orbitals』 - 初公開トレーラー | 2026年 Nintendo Switch™ 2にて発売
YouTube video by Shapefarm
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:59 PM
ORBITALS looks incredible:
2 player, split-screen game with unbelievably nice Franco-Japanese anime styling.
Think Split Fiction -meets- Ulysees 31.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoaT...
2 player, split-screen game with unbelievably nice Franco-Japanese anime styling.
Think Split Fiction -meets- Ulysees 31.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoaT...
Enshittification in 3...2..
Time to look for Discord alternatives
Time to look for Discord alternatives
Discord has confidentially filed for an IPO, according to Bloomberg.
Details: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Details: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Enshittification in 3...2..
Time to look for Discord alternatives
Time to look for Discord alternatives
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accidentally introduced a bug to the game where all the text got replaced with "you"
January 7, 2026 at 12:09 PM
accidentally introduced a bug to the game where all the text got replaced with "you"
I also played a lot of community Quake maps in 2025.
(and I got into map building with TrenchBroom)
I'll be playing ⬇️ this ⬇️ collection of maps ASAP
(and I got into map building with TrenchBroom)
I'll be playing ⬇️ this ⬇️ collection of maps ASAP
had to wait until the servers weren't so overloaded, but I'm proud to announce that Quake Brutalist Jam 3 is out now!
there's a standalone version that works like a game for those who don't own quake too!
www.slipseer.com/index.php?re...
this was a tremendous group effort, I couldn't be happier!
there's a standalone version that works like a game for those who don't own quake too!
www.slipseer.com/index.php?re...
this was a tremendous group effort, I couldn't be happier!
Jam - Quake Brutalist Jam III
Quake Brutalist Jam III is a megalithic community project more than a year in the making. It features an entirely new arsenal, a set of new monsters, new powerups, and a complete visual overhaul of Qu...
www.slipseer.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I also played a lot of community Quake maps in 2025.
(and I got into map building with TrenchBroom)
I'll be playing ⬇️ this ⬇️ collection of maps ASAP
(and I got into map building with TrenchBroom)
I'll be playing ⬇️ this ⬇️ collection of maps ASAP
Games I enjoyed in 2025:
* Espgaluda
Superb introductory Shmup
* Kill Knight
Responsive arcade twin-stick shooter
* PowerWash Simulator 2
Fast-paced brutal shooter
* Battlefield 6
A return to form, and great fun with friends
* Espgaluda
Superb introductory Shmup
* Kill Knight
Responsive arcade twin-stick shooter
* PowerWash Simulator 2
Fast-paced brutal shooter
* Battlefield 6
A return to form, and great fun with friends
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Games I enjoyed in 2025:
* Espgaluda
Superb introductory Shmup
* Kill Knight
Responsive arcade twin-stick shooter
* PowerWash Simulator 2
Fast-paced brutal shooter
* Battlefield 6
A return to form, and great fun with friends
* Espgaluda
Superb introductory Shmup
* Kill Knight
Responsive arcade twin-stick shooter
* PowerWash Simulator 2
Fast-paced brutal shooter
* Battlefield 6
A return to form, and great fun with friends
A genuinely brilliant dive into graphics coding from expert shit-poster Tsoding?
I don't trust him 😆
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjWk...
I don't trust him 😆
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjWk...
One Formula That Demystifies 3D Graphics
YouTube video by Tsoding
www.youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:41 PM
A genuinely brilliant dive into graphics coding from expert shit-poster Tsoding?
I don't trust him 😆
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjWk...
I don't trust him 😆
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjWk...
Back to work on my solo #SHMUP #STG #gamedev project.
(Using LOVE2D)
Today:
> Continue working on the timeline system, using IMGUI (with limited LUA bindings, which makes things tricky)
> Define simple enemy types and spawn then via audio-synced events
> Add placeholder explosions when enemies die
(Using LOVE2D)
Today:
> Continue working on the timeline system, using IMGUI (with limited LUA bindings, which makes things tricky)
> Define simple enemy types and spawn then via audio-synced events
> Add placeholder explosions when enemies die
January 4, 2026 at 1:26 PM
“You want to have the work that I and everyone else has created, but WE want to have YOUR work also”
Solid argument against the AI gambit to socialise labour and privatise the profits.
Solid argument against the AI gambit to socialise labour and privatise the profits.
Novelist confronts AI researcher over intellectual property | Janne Teller, Timothy Nguyen
YouTube video by The Institute of Art and Ideas
youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:04 AM
“You want to have the work that I and everyone else has created, but WE want to have YOUR work also”
Solid argument against the AI gambit to socialise labour and privatise the profits.
Solid argument against the AI gambit to socialise labour and privatise the profits.
“View From The Left Eye”
Ernst Mach, 1886
Ernst Mach, 1886
January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
“View From The Left Eye”
Ernst Mach, 1886
Ernst Mach, 1886
The Batman discourse has led me to discover the work of architectural illustrator Hugh Ferris:
Cathedrals of steel, the lighting and proportions are astonishing.
Cathedrals of steel, the lighting and proportions are astonishing.
January 1, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The Batman discourse has led me to discover the work of architectural illustrator Hugh Ferris:
Cathedrals of steel, the lighting and proportions are astonishing.
Cathedrals of steel, the lighting and proportions are astonishing.
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Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.
January 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.
Happy New Year, Bluesky.
Here’s hoping for a decent 2026 xx
Here’s hoping for a decent 2026 xx
December 31, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Happy New Year, Bluesky.
Here’s hoping for a decent 2026 xx
Here’s hoping for a decent 2026 xx
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Today is the last day that you can repost this image
December 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Today is the last day that you can repost this image
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Hehehe extremely pleased that today’s Christmas Lecture (on iPlayer now) has a wonderful cameo prop by me and the extraordinary @dcturner.bsky.social - see if you can spot what we made www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures - 2025: Maggie Aderin-Pocock - Is There Life Beyond Earth?: 3. To the Stars and Beyond
Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, with the help of the world’s most powerful telescope, ventures through the Milky Way and into the universe beyond, on the hunt for alien worlds.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Hehehe extremely pleased that today’s Christmas Lecture (on iPlayer now) has a wonderful cameo prop by me and the extraordinary @dcturner.bsky.social - see if you can spot what we made www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Game Devs with a smattering of funds: wanna market your game at cons and stuff? Sell the game right then and there!
#gamedev #indiegames
www.bandcds.co.uk/usb/floppy-d...
#gamedev #indiegames
www.bandcds.co.uk/usb/floppy-d...
3.5″ Floppy Disk USB Drives - Band CDs
USB drives that look like a traditional 3.5" floppy disk, available with full colour printing and 16GB capacity with worldwide delivery.
www.bandcds.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Game Devs with a smattering of funds: wanna market your game at cons and stuff? Sell the game right then and there!
#gamedev #indiegames
www.bandcds.co.uk/usb/floppy-d...
#gamedev #indiegames
www.bandcds.co.uk/usb/floppy-d...
In bed, about to catch up with #duvetKnowItsChristmas
December 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
In bed, about to catch up with #duvetKnowItsChristmas
Picked up KILL KNIGHT in the xbox sale - highly recommended if you like arcade twin-stick shooters with tight controls.
It has a nicely balanced “dance of death” resource loop like the modern DOOM games.
Decent 🤌
It has a nicely balanced “dance of death” resource loop like the modern DOOM games.
Decent 🤌
December 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Picked up KILL KNIGHT in the xbox sale - highly recommended if you like arcade twin-stick shooters with tight controls.
It has a nicely balanced “dance of death” resource loop like the modern DOOM games.
Decent 🤌
It has a nicely balanced “dance of death” resource loop like the modern DOOM games.
Decent 🤌
Well that’s awful and on-brand for this stinker of a year.
RIP Vince Zampella.
Titanfall 2 was a masterpiece.
RIP Vince Zampella.
Titanfall 2 was a masterpiece.
Vince Zampella (Call of Duty, Respawn, Battlefield 6) has reportedly died in a car crash.
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/v...
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/v...
December 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Well that’s awful and on-brand for this stinker of a year.
RIP Vince Zampella.
Titanfall 2 was a masterpiece.
RIP Vince Zampella.
Titanfall 2 was a masterpiece.
A short soothing loop written this morning in #Bitwig.
Stacked several C64-style PWM synths to make a giant pad.
I'm liking Bitwig6 so far. The piano roll is a delight to work with ❤️
Stacked several C64-style PWM synths to make a giant pad.
I'm liking Bitwig6 so far. The piano roll is a delight to work with ❤️
December 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A short soothing loop written this morning in #Bitwig.
Stacked several C64-style PWM synths to make a giant pad.
I'm liking Bitwig6 so far. The piano roll is a delight to work with ❤️
Stacked several C64-style PWM synths to make a giant pad.
I'm liking Bitwig6 so far. The piano roll is a delight to work with ❤️