Tad Leckman
@tadleckman.bsky.social
Ruining the movie-going and game-playing experiences for students since 1999.
https://tadleckman.com/
UC Santa Cruz
Formerly Activision|Blizzard|King, Riot Games, Blizzard, Lucasfilm, ILM.
He/him.
https://tadleckman.com/
UC Santa Cruz
Formerly Activision|Blizzard|King, Riot Games, Blizzard, Lucasfilm, ILM.
He/him.
Not so subtle signaling to Kabletown.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Not so subtle signaling to Kabletown.
wombats>capybaras
November 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
wombats>capybaras
A film you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif.
November 3, 2025 at 5:31 AM
A film you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif.
Our kid #CallofCthulhu investigators for The Dare. "The Weirdo" leaned hard into his arcane knowledge gleaned from hours reading Time-Life books and watching In Search Of... #ttrpg
November 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Our kid #CallofCthulhu investigators for The Dare. "The Weirdo" leaned hard into his arcane knowledge gleaned from hours reading Time-Life books and watching In Search Of... #ttrpg
Tomorrow night's Halloween weekend one-shot!
Thanks to @sskorkowsky.bsky.social for the excellent video review and advice for Keepers! #ttrpg #CoC #80s
Thanks to @sskorkowsky.bsky.social for the excellent video review and advice for Keepers! #ttrpg #CoC #80s
November 1, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Tomorrow night's Halloween weekend one-shot!
Thanks to @sskorkowsky.bsky.social for the excellent video review and advice for Keepers! #ttrpg #CoC #80s
Thanks to @sskorkowsky.bsky.social for the excellent video review and advice for Keepers! #ttrpg #CoC #80s
I mean, Vishal Shah *does* have experience with products that no one wants.
October 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I mean, Vishal Shah *does* have experience with products that no one wants.
Today during my Game Systems class, I mentioned in passing that our family has cancelled our Game Pass subscription. All 70 students broke out into applause.
October 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Today during my Game Systems class, I mentioned in passing that our family has cancelled our Game Pass subscription. All 70 students broke out into applause.
I don't have any, but there is one I've been considering of late.
October 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I don't have any, but there is one I've been considering of late.
I'll just hop on Miro and work on some assignment planning while I wait for Glassdoor to come back...
October 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I'll just hop on Miro and work on some assignment planning while I wait for Glassdoor to come back...
I'll just add some updated game studio information to my slide deck while I wait for Canvas to come back...
October 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I'll just add some updated game studio information to my slide deck while I wait for Canvas to come back...
Ok, @jimzub.bsky.social, here we go! Thanks to Comicopolis in Santa Cruz for having it on the shelf!
October 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Ok, @jimzub.bsky.social, here we go! Thanks to Comicopolis in Santa Cruz for having it on the shelf!
Nanyang Technological University in Singapore
October 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Nanyang Technological University in Singapore
Apparently, I thought of this in 2016 and even made a seasonal Twitter avatar image. This neither diminishes your genius, nor my frustration at so few choices.
October 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Apparently, I thought of this in 2016 and even made a seasonal Twitter avatar image. This neither diminishes your genius, nor my frustration at so few choices.
If I hear the words "fang," "spear," and "prehistoric," I think of Genndy Tartakovsky's timeless duo. But that page looks plenty epic on its own!
September 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
If I hear the words "fang," "spear," and "prehistoric," I think of Genndy Tartakovsky's timeless duo. But that page looks plenty epic on its own!
I know it's a text wrapping artifact, but I was momentarily excited about the prospect of comparing Sinclair Lewis's cautionary novel with the 2012 sci-fi action movie based on a boardgame.
September 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I know it's a text wrapping artifact, but I was momentarily excited about the prospect of comparing Sinclair Lewis's cautionary novel with the 2012 sci-fi action movie based on a boardgame.
If you are near Santa Cruz next month, you can see a screening of "Us" at the Boardwalk!
Beachboardwalk.com/boardwalk-fright-flicks/
Beachboardwalk.com/boardwalk-fright-flicks/
September 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
If you are near Santa Cruz next month, you can see a screening of "Us" at the Boardwalk!
Beachboardwalk.com/boardwalk-fright-flicks/
Beachboardwalk.com/boardwalk-fright-flicks/
He also gave us this meme, kids.
September 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
He also gave us this meme, kids.