Simon Cutajar
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Simon Cutajar
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Programmer, gamedev, Maltese 🇲🇹 immigrant in Sweden 🇸🇪. (Previously 🇬🇧🇩🇰)
VR/AR game programmer @resolutiongames.bsky.social
PhD in procedurally generated music for games.
Talk to me about games, TTRPGs, folklore, music, film, writing, ice-cream
simon.com.mt
Thanks! Turns out I actually cited it in my PhD, whoops! Serves me right for leaving academia and not really engaging with the field in the last 5 years or so...
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Ooh, I haven't heard of this, but it sounds right up my alley! Would love a reference if you have one!
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
October 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
October 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Finally, game writing isn't just the overarching story! It's the barks that characters say when taking actions, it's all the dialogue between characters, it's all the item descriptions, all of the UI, and sometimes all of the copy in marketing or other supporting material!
October 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I'm a game programmer by day, but I do dabble in writing as a hobby. Games tend to take narrative inspiration from film, but theatre & hypertext is probably more useful! It's also good to take into account player interactivity and how this could impact the writing; events can appear out of order!
October 17, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Honestly sounds like they didn't know what they wanted, and they didn't know what they were missing out on! Sorry to hear :(
September 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Reposted by Simon Cutajar
If you only take the big names as your inspiration you will inevitably be disappointed. There is no career path in games that involves only making big-time successes. Please find inspiration from making work you enjoy and, ideally, uplifting those who DON'T get attention. Many people could use it
September 4, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Finally managed to sort out the latest pile of Maltese books that I brought back with me to Sweden!
August 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
A selection of food eaten in Malta!

After hearing the donut man shout about his donuts for several days, we couldn't not buy some!
August 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
More photos from Valletta
August 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Super exciting! I still need to playtest for you; I haven't had the time! I'll be back in Stockholm next week though and should be able to find time during one of the kid's naps ;)
August 20, 2025 at 7:56 AM
If you haven't read them yet, you should definitely read Becky Chambers' sci-fi books (The Long Small Way to an Angry Planet, and the other books in the series); I got similar vibes from a digital character inhabiting a spaceship and being overwhelmed with all the input coming in from cameras
August 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The books are great! Highly recommend them!
August 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM