Mark Beveridge
beveridgedesign.bsky.social
Mark Beveridge
@beveridgedesign.bsky.social
Producer and Game Designer @ Cosmic Coda

www.markbeveridge.com
4th Year Uni really ramps up the intensity. Loving the graft at #Abertay as I simultaneously start looking for work!

That being said, sometimes its fun to do a silly side project to lighten the mood. Check out my silly bear.
#art #animation #gamedev
November 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
New Semester and new module, means a new team to work with! "Taxi Bear Productions" takes form, as we explore DES402 Critical Design Practice. Excited to work with these talented creatives going forward.

#GameDev #Abertay #DES402 #Teamwork #freshstart
September 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
This week my long running SW5E campaign went on hiatus, as I go into 4th year at Uni. Its not the end, as I hope to return to it after graduation! In the interim, one of my players has stepped up! Can't wait to be a player in this group, especially since he's gone for dinosaurs!

#dnd #newcampaign
September 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
4th Year commences on monday! Can't wait to begin the final year of my #Abertay adventure. I've got to admit, I'm super nervous about the #HonoursProject! I've done everything I can to set myself up for success, so its time to knuckle down and get across that finish line!

#gamedev #studies
September 12, 2025 at 8:04 AM
What no one ever really told me going into #University was that having to do a resit, or not getting an A+ is absolutely OK. Its actually normal! Failure is part of #developing as a person. Don't fear the mistakes, be excited for the lessons they'll bring. Its all part of the process!

#lifelessons
September 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I couldn't have asked for a better team to work with for the last year. Every member of Cosmic Coda brought something special to the team. We had our challenges and grew together, I couldn't be prouder of how far we've come. From a simple game jam, to DES315 then #DARE2025!

#Gamedev #indie #Abertay
September 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
For #DARE2025 I worked with Cassie to implement an "input guidance" system for increased #Accessibility. An optional overlay that gives more obvious prompts to the player as to what desired inputs are during the chase sections in the game to help reduce cognitive load.

#DARE2025 #gamedev #indie
August 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Another Sunday, its time for a #TTRPG post. #DND 5e was my entry system, but I've also played in one shots for #lasersandfeelings and #monsteroftheweek. Both great rules light alternatives! Love the diversity of options out there. Don't be afraid to try something new!

#gaming #design #indie
August 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Sunday #TTRPG post: If you've ever wanted to run a star wars themed D&D campaign I highly recommend checking out www.sw5e.com

A bunch of talented and dedicated people have taken the #DnD 5e system and reskinned it for #StarWars! The additional ship combat system is really interesting!
August 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Not an artist by any means, but sometimes you've got to lend a hand. Created some Icons in #aseprite for the in game objective indicator system.

#abertay #gamedev #indie #cosmiccoda #eczt #digitalart
August 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
So the hot housing phase of #DARE2025 comes to a close. The Cosmic Coda team worked so hard throughout and I'm very proud of them and what they've achieved. We have a couple of bonus weeks to work on the game, but we're going to take a short break first.

#Abertay #gamedev #selfcare #teamwork
August 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Its the final week of Hot Housing! Very excited to share with you all at the end of this week how far we've come. DARE Academy has been quite the experience and I'm so grateful for my team!

check our game out at: cosmic-coda.itch.io/eczt

#Abertay #Gamedev #DARE #DareAcademy #Producer #teamwork
July 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
With the first half of DARE Academy hot housing complete, its good to do a bit of #retrospective. The team have been working so hard, but there's always room for improvement and lessons to learn, and we'll look to take those into the next half to really succeed.

#gamedev #DARE #abertay #Producer
July 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
We're moving onto week 2 of 4 of the DARE Academy Hot Housing experience and look forward to showing you all what we've done to Elusive Core: Zero Trace!

keep an eye on cosmic-coda.itch.io/eczt later this week for an update!

#gamedev #DARE #Abertay #Producer
July 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Today see's the start of Hot Housing for Dare Academy. The Cosmic Coda team and I get to work on expanding and improving Elusive Core: Zero Trace for the next 4 weeks!

check out where we're starting: cosmic-coda.itch.io/eczt

#DARE #Abertay #GameDev #Producer #unity #DAREacademy #Dundee
July 7, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I post a fair bit about Game Dev and Uni, but I have another passion. TTRPG's! I'm fortunate to play in a brilliant D&D 5e campaign ran by a friend of mine, and I DM a Star Wars themed campaign using SW5e mechanics!

#TTRPG #Starwars #gaming #D&D
June 30, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I'm exploring various opportunities this summer. With only one year left at #Abertay I've got one eye on my life after University. Any suggestions or pointers are welcome!

#career #gamedev #jobhunt #availableforwork
June 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Extremely lucky to be studying in Scotland. Education is expensive! Very glad that SAAS updated its payment schedule to 12 months instead of 10 - Finding full time work every summer was hellish, especially in the current climate.

#education #finances #abertay #SAAS #budgeting #dev
June 16, 2025 at 8:34 AM
DES315 Professional Project has been my favourite module on the entire course. Getting to work with 7 very talented team mates and experience the full development cycle was incredible. I learned so much, and can't wait to see whats ahead.

#gamedev #elusivecore #Abertay #education #cosmiccoda
June 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
One of my favourite memories as a kid was going to my Uncles and playing his Playstation. My favourite game was Final Fantasy 7. I loved it, and spent hours grinding away levelling up my characters. Its still a nostalgia trip, chilling away levelling Materia.

#gaming #ff7 #nostalgia #gaming #dev
June 2, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I'm no Artist, but I had fun for half a day knocking together a little animated cleaning droid for our game #elusivecore we worked on for Abertay. A bit character, to just add a little extra to the world.

#gamedev #android #art #abertay #fun
May 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM