Brian McDonald
bigbearscot.bsky.social
Brian McDonald
@bigbearscot.bsky.social
Head of Games at Falmouth University. Teach Game Prototyping and Production. Boardgame and cake aficionado. Scot living in Cornwall.
Mine is a bit broken so can’t sit on my head.
November 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Hi all,

My #Doom mod, where you look after an old needy cat called 'Tigerbun', has a very early release.

github.com/bmdFalmouth/...

Would appreciate some feedback for those who work with #gzdoom or play #Doom mods.

#indiegame #gamedev
August 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I have been making a 'game' about my cat in #doom using #gzdoom

Thought I would show the inspiration side-by-side with the game

#cats #indiedev #gamedev
July 27, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Progress on my #doom mod, which features my cat. When he hears the sounds of the Dreamies' tub being shaken, he will wake and run as fast as possible towards you.

Cats do love them some Dreamies

#gamedev #gzdoom #cats
July 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Progress update on my Doom mod about living with my cat Tigerbun. It was a throwaway learning project, now turning into something.

'oh lawd he comin'

Trying to stick to the pixelated photo aesthetic, think Rise of the Triad. I should document my 'art' process :)

#gzdoom #doom #gamedev #cats
July 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I am learning gzDoom by making a 'game' about living with my cat - Tigerbun. Current status: cat wants pets, cat eats and sleeps. As a player, provide pets and refills of the food bowl.

I have just added a walk cycle, extracted from a video. My goal is to use real images in this mod #gamedev
July 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Updates on my Doom Mod featuring my cat (Tigerbun). You can now see his needs, pet & feed him, also he runs out of food.

Been having a blast just playing around with gzDoom and making something fairly throwaway. Will it be a game or just a little experience? Not sure yet. I am too busy having fun.
June 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I have been playing around with gzDoom, it has been a bunch of fun (and super quick) to make things.

Moved from learning to making a game - In my Doom mod, you can and will pet the cat!

I am using images of my cat (his name is Tigerbun) and my arms as sprites in this test.

#gamedev
June 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The calm before the storm. 4 days of student games and other creative projects. Public day is on Saturday, so if you find yourself need Falmouth, Cornwall. Please pop in.

www.falmouth.ac.uk/events/games...

#GAEXPO2025
May 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
It’s Cornwall, of course we order 140 pasties for #ggj25
January 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Pizza time at Falmouth Games Academy #ggj25
January 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
First Post!

This place is so much nicer than the hellscape site formally known as Twitter.

My name is Brian McDonald, Head of Games at Falmouth Uni. I run the Design and Arts parts of the Department. I am interested in Game Education and Game Jams.

Oh and here is a picture of my cat - Tigerbun!
November 12, 2024 at 10:41 PM