Tom Dowd
@tomdowd.bsky.social
Game Writer, Designer, Storymaker, Gamer, Shadowrun guy, MechAssault, Educator, etc. Interim Director/School of Design Columbia College Chicago. Beyond that, your guess is better than mine.
(Header from a visual novel I'm working on.)
(Header from a visual novel I'm working on.)
Let me fix that for you: I may have told the Game Team @tomdowd.bsky.social stories "oops".
There ya go!
There ya go!
March 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Let me fix that for you: I may have told the Game Team @tomdowd.bsky.social stories "oops".
There ya go!
There ya go!
This idea of the "promise" is so important. I like thinking of it as a promise rather than pushing the "concept" or "pitch" of the game that everything hangs off of. The promise transcends even the execution and pushes a game beyond any awkwardness, clunkiness or dissonance that players encounter.
December 8, 2024 at 4:00 PM
This idea of the "promise" is so important. I like thinking of it as a promise rather than pushing the "concept" or "pitch" of the game that everything hangs off of. The promise transcends even the execution and pushes a game beyond any awkwardness, clunkiness or dissonance that players encounter.
@themonstersknow.com has created one!
November 13, 2024 at 1:41 PM
@themonstersknow.com has created one!
No, thank *you* - were I at home I’d be pointing at your books on my shelf. Smart stuff.
November 12, 2024 at 9:13 PM
No, thank *you* - were I at home I’d be pointing at your books on my shelf. Smart stuff.
Former Shadowrun and Vampire and other stuff guy, and future something else guy, here in Chicago as well!
November 12, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Former Shadowrun and Vampire and other stuff guy, and future something else guy, here in Chicago as well!
No! Never seen that before. I can't quite make out the middle logo on the bottom... is that the Canadian Sci-Fi Channel?
October 20, 2024 at 9:10 PM
No! Never seen that before. I can't quite make out the middle logo on the bottom... is that the Canadian Sci-Fi Channel?