Graeme Devine
@graemedevine.com
Game designer that probably made some games you played as a kid, dog lover and a dad. Views expressed here are my own.
I have never made SO MANY slides for a class before... but this is the cool part of a chess engine, using bits to do MAGIC.
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I have never made SO MANY slides for a class before... but this is the cool part of a chess engine, using bits to do MAGIC.
Number of my students who will get this delightful lecture title... zero. :-)
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Number of my students who will get this delightful lecture title... zero. :-)
Well this class presentation tomorrow is going to be a sober one...
November 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Well this class presentation tomorrow is going to be a sober one...
In my 1972 talk I have a bit on punch tape and how it was encoded (and how quickly it wore out). I include this picture of here of a gentleman looking at punch tape in an old picture of an NCR500 computer. That gentleman? That's my dad.
October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
In my 1972 talk I have a bit on punch tape and how it was encoded (and how quickly it wore out). I include this picture of here of a gentleman looking at punch tape in an old picture of an NCR500 computer. That gentleman? That's my dad.
Class tonight is from 1972. Yes. I’ve switched the shoes since this picture.
October 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Class tonight is from 1972. Yes. I’ve switched the shoes since this picture.
All courtesy of Tim Curry in "IT" which came out in 1990 (miniseries on TV, I still think it's scarier than the movie!)
October 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
All courtesy of Tim Curry in "IT" which came out in 1990 (miniseries on TV, I still think it's scarier than the movie!)
And finally I talk about the game that never was... The 7th Guest 3.
October 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
And finally I talk about the game that never was... The 7th Guest 3.
includes this slide!
October 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
includes this slide!
I think this is going to be two of my classes tomorrow. Carrying on the Halloween theme. Besides, I know the guy who made this game.
October 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I think this is going to be two of my classes tomorrow. Carrying on the Halloween theme. Besides, I know the guy who made this game.
I've been working a little bit on a murder mystery game, as a university lecturer, this is about as much murder solving I can get in before class.
October 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I've been working a little bit on a murder mystery game, as a university lecturer, this is about as much murder solving I can get in before class.
Yup, I'm this much of a nerd. Slides for tomorrow's class.
October 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Yup, I'm this much of a nerd. Slides for tomorrow's class.
Foggy game at MBFC tonight!
October 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Foggy game at MBFC tonight!
Bella waiting for the evening walk. She's very excited to get her light up collar on and uses it to sniff out extra things!
October 25, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Bella waiting for the evening walk. She's very excited to get her light up collar on and uses it to sniff out extra things!
Tomorrow in class we're discussing the end of the world.
October 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Tomorrow in class we're discussing the end of the world.
Big important classes tomorrow. I redo both of these slides every time I teach these concepts (alongside minimax/negamax which I also redo) and slowly I'm getting there in having these difficult concepts come across as really as simple as they really are.
October 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Big important classes tomorrow. I redo both of these slides every time I teach these concepts (alongside minimax/negamax which I also redo) and slowly I'm getting there in having these difficult concepts come across as really as simple as they really are.
My first two slides in every class today.
October 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
My first two slides in every class today.
My very very safe base I built in Valheim today.
October 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My very very safe base I built in Valheim today.
I promise these two slides are connected (these are from my class tomorrow).
October 17, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I promise these two slides are connected (these are from my class tomorrow).
Watching Troy Uprising again. We deserved so much more of this show.
October 15, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Watching Troy Uprising again. We deserved so much more of this show.
Walking past the university library and noticed their artwork today. Made me feel good.
October 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Walking past the university library and noticed their artwork today. Made me feel good.
Off to teach about stack and heap and the evils of C++. Bella is in my slides as always. One day I'll work somewhere where she can go with me to class.
October 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Off to teach about stack and heap and the evils of C++. Bella is in my slides as always. One day I'll work somewhere where she can go with me to class.
Maybe I would if you got the name of my game right?
October 7, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Maybe I would if you got the name of my game right?
In the future when we live in AI generated images we will all be skiing on Pandora and living in bubbles that have no rails because safety features aren't needed because the AI has gotten rid of all the humans. To quote any AI, "Perfect!"
October 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
In the future when we live in AI generated images we will all be skiing on Pandora and living in bubbles that have no rails because safety features aren't needed because the AI has gotten rid of all the humans. To quote any AI, "Perfect!"
Day has improved dramatically.
October 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Day has improved dramatically.