Author: Bryan McDowall

A composed scene with two posable toys. One, a robot made from cardboard boxes, with the Facebook logo imposed on its face. The second, a young girl with green hair kicking the robot from behind. It's a visual metaphor for "kicking social media".

Kicking social media

This year I’m deleting/de-activating a bunch of accounts on social media platforms. Whilst I’ve maintained these for many years, it’s time to make a clean break.

Photo of Gilligan the rabbit, a male lionhead, sitting in his basket.

Hello Gilligan!

I’d like to introduce the newest member of my family. Also, some details about my upcoming trip to Japan and other ramblings about what I’ve been up to.

Screencapture from the E3 2018 trailer for The Last of Us: Part 2. Two young women dancing very closely, staring into each other's eyes.

The best of E3 2018

I caught up with this year’s E3 announcements, and highlighted a few of my favourite moments.

A photograph of 4 runners from behind, after completing a 10km route. Holding a flag for gaming charity, Special Effect.

Running!

Having caught the running bug, and determined to challenge myself, I recently took part in the EMF 10K with some workmates.

A photograph of the coast and Dalgety Bay taken from the air.

Hello again!

A personal entry, sharing some of the things I’ve been working on recently and what I’ve been up to since my last post.

Screen from What Remains of Edith Finch game

The 10 best games of 2017

Yet again, I’ve been completely spoiled for choice. I list my 10 best games of 2017, and what I’m looking forward to this year.

Promotional image from Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu. Hanekawa Tsubasa, a young high school student with long plaited ponytail, standing in front of an apartment block holding a red umbrella.

Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu

The final film in the Kizumonogatari trilogy presents old ethical thought experiments with a helping of supernatural apparitions and teenage angst.

Screen from early Box2D prototype by Rachel Crawford

Edinburgh Indies: Rachel Crawford

Rachel is an Edinburgh based programmer, who despite working in the game industry, continues her passion for development outside of work. She was kind enough to answer some questions.