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stopmotioner.bsky.social
Mike Stevenson
@stopmotioner.bsky.social
Former stop motion animator turned game developer.
One half of Basenji Interactive.
Currently slinging code with Graceful Decay.
Game studios are struggling industry-wide, but this one hits hard. Cyan is one of the oldest surviving indie studios, full of incredibly talented world builders. I hope that everyone can land on their feet.
Cyan friends and family, we have some difficult news to share today.

(More details in-thread below.)
March 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Reposted by Mike Stevenson
An E-bike battery burned my house down on the first day of GDC. Seeking mutual aid from financially stable colleagues.
gofund.me/47306b15
March 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I’m converting a couple N64 controllers to
Bluetooth using 8BitDo mod kits. Works super well! PSX and GameCube controllers are up next.
January 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Reposted by Mike Stevenson
Interested in VR/AR dev? I've gotten to know a lot of these creators over the past decade. Lovely community! #unity #ue5 #vr #ar go.bsky.app/MmFKt66
November 13, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Reposted by Mike Stevenson
Twitter has become too much of a hellscape so I’m trying Bluesky again.

XR NETWORKING THREAD 🚨 If you’re in the industry and want to connect with new people coming in (or vice versa), drop a line here to introduce yourself so people can follow you. RT to spread this list around!
November 5, 2024 at 4:18 AM
I'm playing through some old PC games for design inspiration, and have rediscovered Bungie's original Marathon series. It's still being maintained after 30 years, including a recent Steam release!
store.steampowered.com/developer/al...
Steam Developer: Aleph One
Classic Marathon Open Source
store.steampowered.com
October 21, 2024 at 6:54 PM
After 10 years of VR development I'm finally cleaning out the closet
November 17, 2024 at 12:44 AM
We'll be doing some playtesting for our unannounced puzzle exploration game at #GDC2023. If you'd like to participate, feel free to ping me!
November 17, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Building a small #photogrammetry rig for an unannounced game project
November 17, 2024 at 12:43 AM