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Bill Lowe

@billowper.bsky.social

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Game Developer/Screenshot Maker Prev: Snr. Gameplay Programmer on ROLLERDROME at Roll7 https://www.bill-lowe.co.uk/ https://linktr.ee/billowper

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Bill Lowe @billowper.bsky.social · Oct 21

Thought I'd do a little re/introduction post as I've not been active for a while, but the vibes here are so good!

HELLO - I'm Bill. You may remember me from "Before", that low-poly caveman game from 2014.

Since then I've had 3 kids and worked on ROLLERDROME at Roll 7 ❤️.

Now making new things! 👨‍🍳

Bill Lowe @billowper.bsky.social · Aug 28

hey, I'm working on this! and what a treat it is; a cool ass video game and a team of super talented humans :D

plus I can actually talk about it and it won't get randomly cancelled because a shareholder farted or whatever? madness!

also yay; Godot!

okbyeeeee x

Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant @pvkkgame.bsky.social · Aug 19

Welcome back, Commanders.

The Cooperative State of Antos would like to inform you that PVKK will be launching Summer 2026.

Please enjoy your health giving tea, and await further communications.

#Gamescom | #OpeningNightLive

youtu.be/HYoehpASQMA?...

PVKK Teleradio Trailer

YouTube video by Bippinbits

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landervr @landervr.bsky.social · Aug 21

What an absolutely surreal experience to see how many people are so excited about this game we're building. Unfortunately I could only be there for one day, but if you're attending, definitely go visit our booth in the Indie Arena!

#pvkk #gamescom #godot

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Brad (Strideh) @strideh.bsky.social · Aug 13

Here's the first little update for the big texture pack, adding another 70 textures. I wanna try and keep these coming as long as I have ideas.

strideh.itch.io/stridehs-urb...

Here's the first update for the pack, adding another 70 textures and bringing the total up to a little over 680. Here are some new tattered cloth textures, metal diamond roofing plates, marble tiles,....

strideh.itch.io

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Brad (Strideh) @strideh.bsky.social · Aug 5

Published my new texture pack, Urban Decay. This on is non-Quake and my first paid texture pack - 50% off for the next 3 days. (If you're only interested in the freebies don't worry, there's more Quake-like texture packs coming around the corner).

strideh.itch.io/stridehs-urb...

Strideh's Urban Decay Textures by Strideh

The run down remnants of a dying metropolis.

strideh.itch.io

Bill Lowe @billowper.bsky.social · Aug 4

Love this from the EA marketing team! Tasteful, understated and 100% necessary to stick talking heads in front of bombed out middle-eastern streets like some creepy AI generated news report. Love to talk about our cool new video game in front of a burning hospital or whatever! Yay Battlefield!

Bill Lowe @billowper.bsky.social · Jul 17

in summary: no class problem I solved it

Bill Lowe @billowper.bsky.social · Jul 17

innit

re games industry tho, i don't feel like I've met many private school kids, and all the privately educated adults I know do serious jobs like design real buildings (aka not in Trenchbroom) and think videogames are for kids?

Bill Lowe @billowper.bsky.social · Jul 17

It's funny cause my mum is pure M&S but has been totally skint and done very working class jobs her whole life. She wouldn't go to Waitrose tho, it's too posh.

Bill Lowe @billowper.bsky.social · Jul 17

New money eh? Get out of my Waitrose

Bill Lowe @billowper.bsky.social · Jul 17

Try Session with manual catch turned on, or Skater XL with mods. Not far off!

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Andrew Fray Helps Automate Video Games @andrewfray.dev · Jul 7

I've (finally) got a website, I hear they're all the rage. it explains what I do with gamedev studios and publishers to help them either get started or improve their test automation: andrewfray.dev

I'll be around Brighton this week too, chatting about this with clients. DM me if you want to meet!

Freelance consultant and engineer helping gamedevs ship faster with pragmatic use of automated testing and studio devops

automateyour.games

Bill Lowe @billowper.bsky.social · Jul 3

"Nothing worked and nobody knew why" - Adam Curtis

Bill Lowe @billowper.bsky.social · Jul 2

AI slop everywhere, more layoffs, and that Unity news, but this is truly a next level of fucked! Can we all just use Godot, Ubuntu, Blender, and erm.... Gimp? I just want to make stuff and not feel awful about it.

Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Jul 2

I hate to post this today, with all the news, but the genocide goes before all. Microsoft confirms it is supporting the genocide with AI tech. Israel never does anything but hurt Palestinians in Gaza, so "it's not used to harm Palestinians" is bullshit.

www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-co...

Microsoft confirm they've supplied AI tech to the Israeli military for use in Gaza, following BDS Xbox boycott

Microsoft have finally spoken out about reports that they have supplied tech for the Israeli military's attack on Gaza, after calls for a boycott of Xbox games.

www.rockpapershotgun.com

Bill Lowe @billowper.bsky.social · Jun 26

some people tend to their garden, or model trains, or idk... stamp collections?

this is my stamp collection

Bill Lowe @billowper.bsky.social · Jun 26

"well enough" is a fantastically low bar, I think I can just about reach it! 😅 same to you bud :)

Bill Lowe @billowper.bsky.social · Jun 26

a tale of one wizard/mushroom boy and his magical floating diegetic camera familiar? also, hello! :)

Bill Lowe @billowper.bsky.social · Jun 26

mushroom boy

Bill Lowe @billowper.bsky.social · Jun 26

wizard thing with added retro post vibes

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Leena 🌵 @leena.reuben.games · Jun 20

Islands in lakes

Islands in lakes on islands

Islands in lakes on islands in lakes

Islands in lakes on islands in lakes on islands

Islands in lakes on islands in lakes on islands in lakes

Bill Lowe @billowper.bsky.social · Jun 17

more when crabs when? more crabs crabs crabs crabs
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Bill Lowe @billowper.bsky.social · Jun 17

Beautiful work!

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Cedre 🍃 Available for work @cedre.bsky.social · Jun 17

Hi folks 👋 I am available now for freelance UI/UX design work (but also 2D art, illustrations, motion design or art direction).

Don't hesitate to drop me a message for any new opportunity!

See more of my work:
✨ cedrepradier.com
📮 [email protected]

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · Jun 16

If you work in games in the uk, you’ve already worked with @darbotron.bsky.social. Responsible for a big chunk of our console ports and a lot of the code base, but more importantly a guru and teacher to the team. Darbs is irreplaceably smart and generous of spirit. When I grow up, I wanna be Darbs.

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Brad (Strideh) @strideh.bsky.social · Jun 11

Messing around with some little test scenes for the new texture pack, to identify what's missing and play with the details.

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Standard Issue Computing @standardissuecomputing.blog · Jun 16

Donkey Kong Country Exposed (VHS / 1994) - inside the Treehouse (captured from VHS on a CRT TV)

Klobb

inside the Nintendo Treehouse

Playing DKC

he plays DKC 24/7