Thomas Rowland
@thomasrowland.bsky.social
In Progress: Masters Game Design
Falmouth University Graduate
Game Designer
Falmouth University Graduate
Game Designer
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Hello everyone!
Tabula is coming soon, so we're looking for playtesters to help us stress test the core gameplay so we can make Tabula the best it can be for release
If you're interested in participating in our playtest we will be using Itch to host a build
Tabula is coming soon, so we're looking for playtesters to help us stress test the core gameplay so we can make Tabula the best it can be for release
If you're interested in participating in our playtest we will be using Itch to host a build
September 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Hello everyone!
Tabula is coming soon, so we're looking for playtesters to help us stress test the core gameplay so we can make Tabula the best it can be for release
If you're interested in participating in our playtest we will be using Itch to host a build
Tabula is coming soon, so we're looking for playtesters to help us stress test the core gameplay so we can make Tabula the best it can be for release
If you're interested in participating in our playtest we will be using Itch to host a build
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Hello everyone! We are This Way Up and excited to present a gameplay overview of Tabula's core mechanics.
#indiegaming #gamedev #gaming #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #pixelgames #playtest
#indiegaming #gamedev #gaming #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #pixelgames #playtest
September 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Hello everyone! We are This Way Up and excited to present a gameplay overview of Tabula's core mechanics.
#indiegaming #gamedev #gaming #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #pixelgames #playtest
#indiegaming #gamedev #gaming #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #pixelgames #playtest
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Hello, we are looking for playtesters for our game!
Tabula is a level-based puzzle game about overlapping computer windows to create traversable space. 🖥️
If you're interested, please check out our Itch page!
this-way-up.itch.io/tabula
#indiegaming #gamedev #gaming #indiedev #indiegame #pixelgames
Tabula is a level-based puzzle game about overlapping computer windows to create traversable space. 🖥️
If you're interested, please check out our Itch page!
this-way-up.itch.io/tabula
#indiegaming #gamedev #gaming #indiedev #indiegame #pixelgames
Tabula by This Way Up, josiah_hendy, RyanEaton
A mind-bending puzzler about overlapping computer window to create traversable space.
this-way-up.itch.io
August 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Hello, we are looking for playtesters for our game!
Tabula is a level-based puzzle game about overlapping computer windows to create traversable space. 🖥️
If you're interested, please check out our Itch page!
this-way-up.itch.io/tabula
#indiegaming #gamedev #gaming #indiedev #indiegame #pixelgames
Tabula is a level-based puzzle game about overlapping computer windows to create traversable space. 🖥️
If you're interested, please check out our Itch page!
this-way-up.itch.io/tabula
#indiegaming #gamedev #gaming #indiedev #indiegame #pixelgames
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the Marathon alpha released recently and its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs i made in 2017.
@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net
@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net
May 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
the Marathon alpha released recently and its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs i made in 2017.
@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net
@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net
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Lmao Tommy Tallarico’s blocklist is a who’s who of who to follow on here:
May 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Lmao Tommy Tallarico’s blocklist is a who’s who of who to follow on here:
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Oh yeah nice one kid hook that hope for humanity right into my veins
May 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Oh yeah nice one kid hook that hope for humanity right into my veins
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GDC! Today at 2pm, West Hall. I have 112 slides and am feeling real frisky, someone might die. schedule.gdconf.com/session/pres...
March 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
GDC! Today at 2pm, West Hall. I have 112 slides and am feeling real frisky, someone might die. schedule.gdconf.com/session/pres...
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And there it is. Same holds for activists, writers, "free speech" orgs, arts institutions and everyone else who has been silent for 15 months.
February 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
And there it is. Same holds for activists, writers, "free speech" orgs, arts institutions and everyone else who has been silent for 15 months.
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i'm absolutely devastated man... 52...
i don't use the word lightly but antonov was an actual visionary. his eye for art direction was unlike any other and has been so incredibly inspiring. one of the few who's work you could instantly recognise.
this is heartbreaking
i don't use the word lightly but antonov was an actual visionary. his eye for art direction was unlike any other and has been so incredibly inspiring. one of the few who's work you could instantly recognise.
this is heartbreaking
Half-Life 2 and Dishonored art lead Viktor Antonov dies aged just 52
www.eurogamer.net/half-life-2-...
www.eurogamer.net/half-life-2-...
February 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
i'm absolutely devastated man... 52...
i don't use the word lightly but antonov was an actual visionary. his eye for art direction was unlike any other and has been so incredibly inspiring. one of the few who's work you could instantly recognise.
this is heartbreaking
i don't use the word lightly but antonov was an actual visionary. his eye for art direction was unlike any other and has been so incredibly inspiring. one of the few who's work you could instantly recognise.
this is heartbreaking
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If you’ve not seen Tekkonkinkreet then best get on that. And then grab a copy of this
bsky.app/profile/padd...
bsky.app/profile/padd...
In Japan we call this kind of mock-up of a finished frame an “image board” and this was our very first for #Tekkonkinkreet
Layout by our brilliant character/animation lead Shojiro Nishimi, BG by the great Shinji Kimura.
#AmerBeton #鉄コン筋クリート #anime #animeBG #TaiyoMatsumoto #松本大洋 #AnimationIsFilm
Layout by our brilliant character/animation lead Shojiro Nishimi, BG by the great Shinji Kimura.
#AmerBeton #鉄コン筋クリート #anime #animeBG #TaiyoMatsumoto #松本大洋 #AnimationIsFilm
February 15, 2025 at 7:46 AM
If you’ve not seen Tekkonkinkreet then best get on that. And then grab a copy of this
bsky.app/profile/padd...
bsky.app/profile/padd...
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TEKKONKINKREET WHITE SIDE
paddysbooks.bigcartel.com/product/tekk...
#artbooks #paintings #landscapes #anime
paddysbooks.bigcartel.com/product/tekk...
#artbooks #paintings #landscapes #anime
Tekkonkinkreet White Side
Environmental paintings for the award winning anime Tekkonkinkreet. 264 pages, Hardcover, 10.5"x8.5"x0.9", Japanese Studio 4ºC,...
paddysbooks.bigcartel.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
TEKKONKINKREET WHITE SIDE
paddysbooks.bigcartel.com/product/tekk...
#artbooks #paintings #landscapes #anime
paddysbooks.bigcartel.com/product/tekk...
#artbooks #paintings #landscapes #anime
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After much testing, here are the objective best video game workout tracks:
Hey everyone what's your favorite video game workout track
January 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
After much testing, here are the objective best video game workout tracks:
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Nier Automata should go in a museum for the way it makes you slowly feel worse and worse and worse, just *barely* without going over, then right at the end it hits you with a soaring emotional unification that brings its true message together.
January 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Nier Automata should go in a museum for the way it makes you slowly feel worse and worse and worse, just *barely* without going over, then right at the end it hits you with a soaring emotional unification that brings its true message together.
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Back in 2021, PMG reported on the unseen games industry crunch taking place at outsourcing studios in SE Asia.
Since then, the companies we looked at have continued to work on some of the biggest games in the world, without any push to improve the conditions of the artists doing that work. (1/7)
Since then, the companies we looked at have continued to work on some of the biggest games in the world, without any push to improve the conditions of the artists doing that work. (1/7)
January 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Back in 2021, PMG reported on the unseen games industry crunch taking place at outsourcing studios in SE Asia.
Since then, the companies we looked at have continued to work on some of the biggest games in the world, without any push to improve the conditions of the artists doing that work. (1/7)
Since then, the companies we looked at have continued to work on some of the biggest games in the world, without any push to improve the conditions of the artists doing that work. (1/7)
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if you start with the framework that people, you know, have memories and opinions, you get better explanations for why things happen
The Lion King (2019) made $1.5B, not because critics gave it a stamp of approval, but because people liked the original Lion King. like, a lot
The Lion King (2019) made $1.5B, not because critics gave it a stamp of approval, but because people liked the original Lion King. like, a lot
December 26, 2024 at 11:37 PM
if you start with the framework that people, you know, have memories and opinions, you get better explanations for why things happen
The Lion King (2019) made $1.5B, not because critics gave it a stamp of approval, but because people liked the original Lion King. like, a lot
The Lion King (2019) made $1.5B, not because critics gave it a stamp of approval, but because people liked the original Lion King. like, a lot
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“We’ve had the busiest 12 months in our history,” says Paul Vickery, head of programming @princecharlescinema.com in this article by critic and author Tom Shone on the rise of younger audience interest in seeing repertory films in the cinema www.theguardian.com/film/2024/de...
Covid was supposed to kill cinema – but did lockdown and gen Z save cinephilia?
Sites such as film discovery platform Letterboxd promote a new way of film-viewing, eschewing sneering gatekeepers for a more open-minded and eclectic experience
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2024 at 11:56 AM
“We’ve had the busiest 12 months in our history,” says Paul Vickery, head of programming @princecharlescinema.com in this article by critic and author Tom Shone on the rise of younger audience interest in seeing repertory films in the cinema www.theguardian.com/film/2024/de...
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Y'all wanna know a secret?
If my 50 pieces on docseuss.medium.com weren't enough for you, I've also got some on kotaku.com/tag/gbb
And there's a few others on usgamer and pcgamer that I would link if I could
If my 50 pieces on docseuss.medium.com weren't enough for you, I've also got some on kotaku.com/tag/gbb
And there's a few others on usgamer and pcgamer that I would link if I could
Doc Burford – Medium
Read writing from Doc Burford on Medium. I do some freelance work, game design consulting, and I’ve worked on games Hardspace: Shipbreakers and created games like Adios and Paratopic.
docseuss.medium.com
December 19, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Y'all wanna know a secret?
If my 50 pieces on docseuss.medium.com weren't enough for you, I've also got some on kotaku.com/tag/gbb
And there's a few others on usgamer and pcgamer that I would link if I could
If my 50 pieces on docseuss.medium.com weren't enough for you, I've also got some on kotaku.com/tag/gbb
And there's a few others on usgamer and pcgamer that I would link if I could
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I couldn't sleep last night so I started on a filterable spreadsheet of the best free PC games around. Sort by genre, system requirements, multiplayer, etc, F2P status, etc.
Still got lots to fill in, but I think I've made great progress for one day. Check it out and suggest more additions!
Still got lots to fill in, but I think I've made great progress for one day. Check it out and suggest more additions!
Free PC Games - The Best For The Broke
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December 18, 2024 at 11:07 PM
I couldn't sleep last night so I started on a filterable spreadsheet of the best free PC games around. Sort by genre, system requirements, multiplayer, etc, F2P status, etc.
Still got lots to fill in, but I think I've made great progress for one day. Check it out and suggest more additions!
Still got lots to fill in, but I think I've made great progress for one day. Check it out and suggest more additions!
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Yeah ok, I’m doing this.
Here is some advice for aspiring game writers.
Do not come into games wanting to be a game writer with the attitude that all you are going to write are the cinematics.
Fact: a game’s story is not about the cinematics.
🧵
Here is some advice for aspiring game writers.
Do not come into games wanting to be a game writer with the attitude that all you are going to write are the cinematics.
Fact: a game’s story is not about the cinematics.
🧵
December 17, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Yeah ok, I’m doing this.
Here is some advice for aspiring game writers.
Do not come into games wanting to be a game writer with the attitude that all you are going to write are the cinematics.
Fact: a game’s story is not about the cinematics.
🧵
Here is some advice for aspiring game writers.
Do not come into games wanting to be a game writer with the attitude that all you are going to write are the cinematics.
Fact: a game’s story is not about the cinematics.
🧵
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Orwell’s “Animal Farm,” a short, succinct burst of brilliance that you can finish in a day, should be required reading at all age levels at this stage.
December 13, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Orwell’s “Animal Farm,” a short, succinct burst of brilliance that you can finish in a day, should be required reading at all age levels at this stage.
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Bringing it to 🦋 by request:
People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art.
People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art.
December 13, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Bringing it to 🦋 by request:
People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art.
People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art.
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no "cozy game" will ever feel cozier than firelink shrine does in dark souls
December 11, 2024 at 8:40 PM
no "cozy game" will ever feel cozier than firelink shrine does in dark souls
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I get the giggles from the simple things
December 12, 2024 at 3:03 AM
I get the giggles from the simple things