Steve Bowler
@gameism.bsky.social
25+ year Animation and Game Dev veteran
Done putting where I work in my bio
Sometimes makes cool stuff. AuDHD AF.
“The Greatest Unreal Developer In The World™️”
He/HISM
Done putting where I work in my bio
Sometimes makes cool stuff. AuDHD AF.
“The Greatest Unreal Developer In The World™️”
He/HISM
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Steve Bowler
@gameism.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Introduction post!
Hi I'm Steve, and I've been working in Unreal for something like 20 years now. I'm back working in AAA Game Dev again and even some VR dev but please enjoy the Virtual Studio showreel of my work from the past few years.
I have a ton of fun making magic happen, hope it shows 😅
Hi I'm Steve, and I've been working in Unreal for something like 20 years now. I'm back working in AAA Game Dev again and even some VR dev but please enjoy the Virtual Studio showreel of my work from the past few years.
I have a ton of fun making magic happen, hope it shows 😅
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every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar
January 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar
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Dudes Rock
January 27, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Dudes Rock
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Scientists should invent a Good Day clock that counts down to everything being fine
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Scientists should invent a Good Day clock that counts down to everything being fine
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We are literally making this game. It is called Spirit Crossing. The main verb is 'befriend'. Friendship all the way down.
I've been saying this since forever.
I don't want another game that lets players "backstab" or be a rat.
Where are the fucking games that reward you for randomly healing someone who isn't on your friends list?
Like we joke about Hug Fighters but then NO ONE MAKES ONE 🤷
I don't want another game that lets players "backstab" or be a rat.
Where are the fucking games that reward you for randomly healing someone who isn't on your friends list?
Like we joke about Hug Fighters but then NO ONE MAKES ONE 🤷
January 27, 2026 at 11:24 PM
We are literally making this game. It is called Spirit Crossing. The main verb is 'befriend'. Friendship all the way down.
It's that time of day folks: if you have a dedicated game night with friends tonight, start applying those updates NOW.
Learn from my mistakes: you don't want to be sad when everyone is playing latest and your update is like "maybe tomorrow, idk" 😮💨
Learn from my mistakes: you don't want to be sad when everyone is playing latest and your update is like "maybe tomorrow, idk" 😮💨
January 27, 2026 at 10:49 PM
It's that time of day folks: if you have a dedicated game night with friends tonight, start applying those updates NOW.
Learn from my mistakes: you don't want to be sad when everyone is playing latest and your update is like "maybe tomorrow, idk" 😮💨
Learn from my mistakes: you don't want to be sad when everyone is playing latest and your update is like "maybe tomorrow, idk" 😮💨
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The community of a game is in many ways a by-product of that game's design, and of design considerations that need to be thought of at the beginning if you want to be intentional about them.
When you're designing a multiplayer game you are also designing your game's community and social space
When you're designing a multiplayer game you are also designing your game's community and social space
January 27, 2026 at 7:49 PM
The community of a game is in many ways a by-product of that game's design, and of design considerations that need to be thought of at the beginning if you want to be intentional about them.
When you're designing a multiplayer game you are also designing your game's community and social space
When you're designing a multiplayer game you are also designing your game's community and social space
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"We should make some more rules" as a response to "these psychos constantly ignore all the rules" is the kind of stupid idea that I personally would be embarassed to suggest in public
January 27, 2026 at 2:11 PM
"We should make some more rules" as a response to "these psychos constantly ignore all the rules" is the kind of stupid idea that I personally would be embarassed to suggest in public
Just your friendly reminder, that at the end of the Batman Animated Theme Song, you are to sing the lyrics:
🎶IIIII'MMMM DANNNYYYYYY ELLLLLLLLFFFMAAAAAAN!!
🎶IIIII'MMMM DANNNYYYYYY ELLLLLLLLFFFMAAAAAAN!!
I've had a promotional VHS for the test animation that became Batman: The Animated Series for a long time, I bought it on eBay in like...1999? The version they put as a bonus on the DVD said they lost the audio but uh, here it is. You're welcome Bruce Timm.
January 27, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Just your friendly reminder, that at the end of the Batman Animated Theme Song, you are to sing the lyrics:
🎶IIIII'MMMM DANNNYYYYYY ELLLLLLLLFFFMAAAAAAN!!
🎶IIIII'MMMM DANNNYYYYYY ELLLLLLLLFFFMAAAAAAN!!
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I've had a promotional VHS for the test animation that became Batman: The Animated Series for a long time, I bought it on eBay in like...1999? The version they put as a bonus on the DVD said they lost the audio but uh, here it is. You're welcome Bruce Timm.
January 27, 2026 at 1:30 AM
I've had a promotional VHS for the test animation that became Batman: The Animated Series for a long time, I bought it on eBay in like...1999? The version they put as a bonus on the DVD said they lost the audio but uh, here it is. You're welcome Bruce Timm.
It is I, Volt Ampere, here to eliminate the indomitable Foot Meter
Syndicate is a great game for a lot of reasons and of those is naming your cyberpunk protagonist after units of measurements: Miles Kilo. But that doesn’t work with a lot of other measurements. Cup Gallon is not a cool name.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
It is I, Volt Ampere, here to eliminate the indomitable Foot Meter
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Temperature: -2F
Major sinus nosebleed morning: ✅
😮💨
Major sinus nosebleed morning: ✅
😮💨
January 26, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Temperature: -2F
Major sinus nosebleed morning: ✅
😮💨
Major sinus nosebleed morning: ✅
😮💨
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Nothing can prepare your soul for the first image ever transmitted onto a television
January 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Nothing can prepare your soul for the first image ever transmitted onto a television
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Have reached the point in Absolum where I get to rescue babby frogs and...LOOK AT MY POOR BABY
January 25, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Have reached the point in Absolum where I get to rescue babby frogs and...LOOK AT MY POOR BABY
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*sighs and opens canva*
I'm on it. I'm on it.
I'm on it. I'm on it.
"Till my Balls get cold" is just the greatest Midwest rallying cry. lets go.
January 25, 2026 at 6:25 PM
*sighs and opens canva*
I'm on it. I'm on it.
I'm on it. I'm on it.
it's weird, it's almost like it hasn't been about immigration this entire time
January 25, 2026 at 5:38 AM
it's weird, it's almost like it hasn't been about immigration this entire time
pillowbased chillaxing
snoozepilled bedmaxxing
locked in? bro i’m tucked in
January 24, 2026 at 7:12 AM
pillowbased chillaxing
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Oh my GOD 👀💦
I finally finished this Enterprise D LCARS cross stitch! Was supposed to take about a year, but longcovid had other plans for my brain and ability to count. So it's been over four years instead. It has a bazillion-jillion stitches in it.
January 23, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Oh my GOD 👀💦
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Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
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[AI bubble bursts] billionaire tech bro: the stupid consumer did not understand it
January 22, 2026 at 2:42 AM
[AI bubble bursts] billionaire tech bro: the stupid consumer did not understand it
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no, you're wrong. using one of these books is infinitely preferable to someone using nothing but a reused password 9,000 times. they're especially good for older people who don't go out much. if your book is at risk in your home, you have bigger problems than "they're going to steal my amazon login"
January 22, 2026 at 1:05 PM
no, you're wrong. using one of these books is infinitely preferable to someone using nothing but a reused password 9,000 times. they're especially good for older people who don't go out much. if your book is at risk in your home, you have bigger problems than "they're going to steal my amazon login"
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For anyone wondering what said toxic ABSOLUTELY DO NOT BREATHE THIS gas looks like, this is it
Green, and thicker. Harder to tell color in the dark, so pay attention to how it's thicker and billowy. bsky.app/profile/notu...
Green, and thicker. Harder to tell color in the dark, so pay attention to how it's thicker and billowy. bsky.app/profile/notu...
January 22, 2026 at 12:12 AM
For anyone wondering what said toxic ABSOLUTELY DO NOT BREATHE THIS gas looks like, this is it
Green, and thicker. Harder to tell color in the dark, so pay attention to how it's thicker and billowy. bsky.app/profile/notu...
Green, and thicker. Harder to tell color in the dark, so pay attention to how it's thicker and billowy. bsky.app/profile/notu...