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chrisgcummings.bsky.social

Principal Systems Designer @ Bethesda Game Studios. I dig talking about design, art, and music. Opinions are just me.

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IYKYK: youtube.com/shorts/hFYak...

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Oh boy, Dragonsweeper has me in it's clutches! Fantastic game: danielben.itch.io/dragonsweeper

submitted 14 hours ago • 0 comments

Warner Bros' closure of Monolith Productions is dreadfuly sad. This is an under-appreciated studio that has made banger after banger, and pushed the industry forward. Here's a quick video on Why Monolith Mattered youtu.be/qywq_1GVIGI

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

Come join the #leveldesign community with almost 700 designers reading the weekly mails (Monday/Wednesday/Friday) do not miss out, as we offer Q&A Fridays, so please bring your questions as well: bit.ly/4eNPm8X #gamedev #gamedesign

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“When Your Game Doesn’t Sell” by Timothy Cain #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev

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I'd play this game:

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Had an idea in the shower last night, hacked together a few scripts, and although it's crude, I am happy to say that in-game editor access is quite achievable with Godot! #GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev

submitted 12 days ago • 33 comments

Kendrick Lamar Awarded Nobel Beef Prize theonion.com/kendric...

submitted 14 days ago • 79 comments

Also often true in game design. If you just explain a game mechanic, the player will struggle to recall, but if they figure it out through experimentation and clear feedback, it'll stick. I call this "sparky design": given 2 rocks to bang together, they get sparks, then they set the world on fire.

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

Welcome to our corner of the sky. We invite you to partake in the PsychOdyssey of Double Fine Productions. It's not 10 years long but we came pretty close. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

submitted 100 days ago • 2 comments

This series from @doublefine.com and @2playerproductions.bsky.social is a pretty amazing peek inside the realities of game development. I can't lie, the first episode triggered a little PTSD for me, for all the times I've been on teams that cared deeply about the work and the world did not.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

This is the most potato fox I've ever seen 🤣

submitted 18 days ago • 105 comments

Inside the crater of Geldingadalir volcano, Iceland

submitted 24 days ago • 111 comments

New Royksopp is like a warm bath in space: youtu.be/iq7ZWEtZ96o?...

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Octopus Defense: Inflating as a Protective Display

submitted 34 days ago • 189 comments

Me: “Do we have to do [insert tedious house task] today?” Wife: “I feel like there’s a Daniel Tiger song about this.”

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

I love making videogames because firing a nuclear missile into a space station is pretty straightforward, but having someone take off their hat while talking is massively out of scope