Steve Bowler
@gameism.bsky.social
25+ year Animation and Game Dev veteran
Done putting where I work in my bio
Sometimes makes cool stuff. AuDHD AF.
“The Greatest Unreal Developer In The World™️”
He/HISM
Done putting where I work in my bio
Sometimes makes cool stuff. AuDHD AF.
“The Greatest Unreal Developer In The World™️”
He/HISM
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Steve Bowler
@gameism.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Introduction post!
Hi I'm Steve, and I've been working in Unreal for something like 20 years now. I'm back working in AAA Game Dev again and even some VR dev but please enjoy the Virtual Studio showreel of my work from the past few years.
I have a ton of fun making magic happen, hope it shows 😅
Hi I'm Steve, and I've been working in Unreal for something like 20 years now. I'm back working in AAA Game Dev again and even some VR dev but please enjoy the Virtual Studio showreel of my work from the past few years.
I have a ton of fun making magic happen, hope it shows 😅
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Cookie and Houdini are still available for adoption in Los Angeles! kittenrescue.org/available-an...
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Cookie and Houdini are still available for adoption in Los Angeles! kittenrescue.org/available-an...
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I am going to be thinking of this as the Quintessential LA Joke for years now.
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I am going to be thinking of this as the Quintessential LA Joke for years now.
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Any Detroit-based followers should head to the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit and check out my mom’s show, HEARTLAND.
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Any Detroit-based followers should head to the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit and check out my mom’s show, HEARTLAND.
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Me after every social interaction
November 21, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Me after every social interaction
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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I’m so very tired of the breathless "what if we let players BETRAY each other" game design trope
What if we didn't? What if we built mechanics to let players support each other instead? What if instead of player killing we REWARDED player reviving? Assists? Heals? Ammo sharing? Hi-fives? Buttslaps?
What if we didn't? What if we built mechanics to let players support each other instead? What if instead of player killing we REWARDED player reviving? Assists? Heals? Ammo sharing? Hi-fives? Buttslaps?
November 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I’m so very tired of the breathless "what if we let players BETRAY each other" game design trope
What if we didn't? What if we built mechanics to let players support each other instead? What if instead of player killing we REWARDED player reviving? Assists? Heals? Ammo sharing? Hi-fives? Buttslaps?
What if we didn't? What if we built mechanics to let players support each other instead? What if instead of player killing we REWARDED player reviving? Assists? Heals? Ammo sharing? Hi-fives? Buttslaps?
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tech bro: i have made Artificial General Intelligence
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
tech bro: i have made Artificial General Intelligence
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
Maybe not Charlie's point here, but this story illustrates why I won't be playing Arc Raiders. PvP ISN'T "optional." It's a core part of the experience built into the missions, economy, and balance/mechanics. If you aren't farming players? You aren't playing Arc as designed 🤷
And I don't want to.
And I don't want to.
Ganked in Ark Raiders last night by a fella that was not enjoying the experience. "I'm honestly really sorry that I have to unlock this achievement on you." *winding up to punch me to death* Very bizarre vibes in there. Otherwise good times. Got enough loot to rebuild all the loot that I lost.
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Maybe not Charlie's point here, but this story illustrates why I won't be playing Arc Raiders. PvP ISN'T "optional." It's a core part of the experience built into the missions, economy, and balance/mechanics. If you aren't farming players? You aren't playing Arc as designed 🤷
And I don't want to.
And I don't want to.
A very special FUCK YOU to the asshole who tried to put a $0.00 charge on my card at 3:14am last night and got it cancelled for fraud (because fraud) and now I have to drive to my bank to get another card reissued
Going to switch back to cash. This is like, the fourth card in four years? JFC 😮💨
Going to switch back to cash. This is like, the fourth card in four years? JFC 😮💨
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A very special FUCK YOU to the asshole who tried to put a $0.00 charge on my card at 3:14am last night and got it cancelled for fraud (because fraud) and now I have to drive to my bank to get another card reissued
Going to switch back to cash. This is like, the fourth card in four years? JFC 😮💨
Going to switch back to cash. This is like, the fourth card in four years? JFC 😮💨
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
Introduce yourself with four spaceships
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships
Don't wanna brag but I got an "A" at sleeping last night 💪
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Don't wanna brag but I got an "A" at sleeping last night 💪
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Francis was more Mike Shinoda whereas Leo is more Chester
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Francis was more Mike Shinoda whereas Leo is more Chester
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The way Bluesky works is that everyone is from the country they say they are but all the accounts are operated by versatile actor Jeffrey Combs
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The way Bluesky works is that everyone is from the country they say they are but all the accounts are operated by versatile actor Jeffrey Combs
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Thanks! Thanks so much! Thanks for reaching out! Can't wait to connect! Can't wait to hear more! Looking forward to our conversation! Looking forward to hearing from you! Let me know! Let me know if this works for you! Let me know if this works for your schedule! Let me know when you're available!
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Thanks! Thanks so much! Thanks for reaching out! Can't wait to connect! Can't wait to hear more! Looking forward to our conversation! Looking forward to hearing from you! Let me know! Let me know if this works for you! Let me know if this works for your schedule! Let me know when you're available!
It is the year of our Tech Lord 2025 and Microsoft, the company that killed the typewriter and that weird inbetween document writer, has "double click word select" ONLY on "mouse UP" so you can't double click a word and drag a selection.
This works LITERALLY EVERYWHERE ELSE, but not in MS Word 🤦
This works LITERALLY EVERYWHERE ELSE, but not in MS Word 🤦
November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
It is the year of our Tech Lord 2025 and Microsoft, the company that killed the typewriter and that weird inbetween document writer, has "double click word select" ONLY on "mouse UP" so you can't double click a word and drag a selection.
This works LITERALLY EVERYWHERE ELSE, but not in MS Word 🤦
This works LITERALLY EVERYWHERE ELSE, but not in MS Word 🤦
Still reeling that we could be living in a better society. This isn't a panacea but like, every time you wonder "why isn't this thing better" it probably COULD have been but someone with a napoleon complex at IBM decided they wanted their shit idea to win instead.
Round barcode? Literal PERFECTION🤌
Round barcode? Literal PERFECTION🤌
did you know standard barcodes almost ended up being round instead of square?
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Still reeling that we could be living in a better society. This isn't a panacea but like, every time you wonder "why isn't this thing better" it probably COULD have been but someone with a napoleon complex at IBM decided they wanted their shit idea to win instead.
Round barcode? Literal PERFECTION🤌
Round barcode? Literal PERFECTION🤌
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there were seven finalists that made it to the standards committee
3 of the 7 were round, so the scanner could scan from any angle
but IBM proposed the boring square barcode and they were so huge that they won the selection process
3 of the 7 were round, so the scanner could scan from any angle
but IBM proposed the boring square barcode and they were so huge that they won the selection process
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
there were seven finalists that made it to the standards committee
3 of the 7 were round, so the scanner could scan from any angle
but IBM proposed the boring square barcode and they were so huge that they won the selection process
3 of the 7 were round, so the scanner could scan from any angle
but IBM proposed the boring square barcode and they were so huge that they won the selection process
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You are not your bank account.
You are not the clothes you wear.
You are not the contents of your wallet. You are not your bowel cancer.
You are not your grande latte.
You are not the car you drive!
You are not.
your fucking.
khakis!
You have to give up.
You have to give up.
You are not the clothes you wear.
You are not the contents of your wallet. You are not your bowel cancer.
You are not your grande latte.
You are not the car you drive!
You are not.
your fucking.
khakis!
You have to give up.
You have to give up.
November 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
You are not your bank account.
You are not the clothes you wear.
You are not the contents of your wallet. You are not your bowel cancer.
You are not your grande latte.
You are not the car you drive!
You are not.
your fucking.
khakis!
You have to give up.
You have to give up.
You are not the clothes you wear.
You are not the contents of your wallet. You are not your bowel cancer.
You are not your grande latte.
You are not the car you drive!
You are not.
your fucking.
khakis!
You have to give up.
You have to give up.