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Harry Nesbitt

@harrynesbitt.bsky.social

Lead Artist/Developer for Alto’s Adventure & Alto’s Odyssey, founder of Land & Sea, currently working on summerhill.game

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Harry Nesbitt@harrynesbitt.bsky.social · last yr.

Since I'm unlikely to come back to this any time soon, I figured I'd share some half-baked updates on where I landed with my realtime GI system a couple of years ago before burning out. Maybe one day...

A screenshot from Unity showing a 3D courtyard environment lit with my own DDGI style Global Illumination system.
Botany Manor@botanymanor.bsky.social · last yr.

We're so excited to share Botany Manor won the Accessibility Award at the #GamesForChange awards! The team put a lot of work into accessibility features, colour-blind legibility for clues and designing the game to be gentle to the player. As a small studio, it means a lot to see it recognised 😊💚

A screenshot of Botany Manor showing a fountain and garden benches, with the text it won an accessibility award
Harry Nesbitt@harrynesbitt.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hard to believe it’s been a whole decade since Alto’s Adventure launched! I had no idea what to expect & was nowhere near prepared for what came next! It changed my life, introduced me to so many friends, & 10 years later, I’m still making games I love. Here’s to the next 10!

Land & Sea@landandseagames.bsky.social · 2y ago

Ten years ago today, Alto took his first leap into the world — and what a journey it’s been since! 🏔️✨ We’re celebrating a decade of Alto’s Adventure with this stunning artwork by the talented @alariko.bsky.social and a short trip down memory lane on our blog: landandsea.games/blog/a-decad...

A scene from the game Alto's Adventure, as depicted by the artist Alariko. In the foreground, Alto can be seen with his distinctive red poncho, holding a snowboard under his arm. He's looking out across a snowy mountainscape, dotted with pine trees, windmills and towers connected by colourful bunting lines.
Journal of Geek Studies@jgeekstudies.bsky.social · 2y ago

🌿Botany Manor is a cozy game but also a window into challenges women face in academia. For #WomenInSTEMDay, we interviewed the devs @lauredm.bsky.social and @kittbyrne.bsky.social to explore how these issues were woven into storytelling and gameplay. 🎮 Read it @ jgeekstudies.org/2025/02/09/b...

Botany Manor: a cozy game unveiling the inequalities in academia

Interview with Laure De Mey and Kitt Byrne Download PDF Botany Manor is a multiplatform game developed by the English indie studio Balloon Studios and published by Whitethorn Games. Initially relea…

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Tomasz Stachowiak@h3r2tic.bsky.social · 2y ago

In our next Tiny Glade update we'll bump the light limit from 32 to 32k while keeping the cost more or less the same. The small limit has been a cop out, as we didn't quite know how to render huge numbers of (screen-space) shadow-casting lights without severe performance degradation.

flo veltman 🔜 AdventureX maybe??@vltmn.itch.io · 2y ago

In 2016 I released Lieve Oma, a game about going mushrooming with your grandmother. My goal with this game was to make something that would be consoling, or soothing in some way. "Cosy games" have become a whole thing in recent years and people are now developing games with "soothing" in mind!

Botany Manor@botanymanor.bsky.social · 2y ago

Botany Manor is coming to PlayStation on December 17th! ✨🌺 🔎 Immerse yourself into the life of Arabella Greene 🏡 Explore your lush manor and gardens 🌻 Uncover the secrets to bloom long-forgotten flora Coming to both PS4 & PS5! 😊

Harry Nesbitt@harrynesbitt.bsky.social · 3y ago

Hi folks 👋🏻 I'm Harry, lead artist and developer of the Alto's Adventure series! I'm currently working on a brand new game with my team at Land & Sea. It's called Summerhill, and you can check it out here: summerhill.game 🐑 Super excited to be joining Bluesky, already feeling the good vibes!

A screenshot from the game Alto's Adventure, depicting a snowy mountain landscape, with a snowboarder leaping across a chasmA screenshot from the game Alto's Odyssey, showing a sandboarder leaping over a chasm above an ancient temple.A screenshot from the game Summerhill, showing a coastal landscape at sunrise. A shepherd and their dog stand atop a cliff looking out across the bay towards a mysterious beacon on the horizon.A screenshot from the game Summerhill depicting a vast moorland landscape. In the foreground and shepherd and their dog lead a flock of sheep between two mysterious standing stones with glowing runes.
Land & Sea@landandseagames.bsky.social · 3y ago

We're Land & Sea, developers of Alto's Adventure, and more recently Summerhill. In our upcoming game, you take up the call of a young shepherd and their faithful dog, working together to reunite your lost flock! If you’d like to know more, you can find us on Steam: www.summerhill.game

A shepherd looks out towards a beacon in the distance, as the sun begins to set across the sea. In the centre, the text reads "Summerhill, a folktale about life, loss and livestock."
Harry Nesbitt@harrynesbitt.bsky.social · 3y ago

Hi folks 👋🏻 I'm Harry, lead artist and developer of the Alto's Adventure series! I'm currently working on a brand new game with my team at Land & Sea. It's called Summerhill, and you can check it out here: summerhill.game 🐑 Super excited to be joining Bluesky, already feeling the good vibes!

A screenshot from the game Alto's Adventure, depicting a snowy mountain landscape, with a snowboarder leaping across a chasmA screenshot from the game Alto's Odyssey, showing a sandboarder leaping over a chasm above an ancient temple.A screenshot from the game Summerhill, showing a coastal landscape at sunrise. A shepherd and their dog stand atop a cliff looking out across the bay towards a mysterious beacon on the horizon.A screenshot from the game Summerhill depicting a vast moorland landscape. In the foreground and shepherd and their dog lead a flock of sheep between two mysterious standing stones with glowing runes.