Sawyer Walker
@sawyerwalker.bsky.social
Game Designer | Part Time Muay Thai enthusiast | Canadian
Making mods or work in game templates to show studios you can do the job in their language. Its a fun and interesting way to show them you understand their priorities and overall direction. Enjoy the process and dont forget to laugh at the little moments and enjoy the process. #UE5 #gamedesign
Started working on an NPC passenger system. I think it has some collision problems :P #unreal #UE5 #gamedev #gamedesign
Just an fyi, of someones selling you smoke about how AI will speed up for early game development. No it wont. Ive worked in games a minute and everyone I know says it takes the same if not longer. You cant speed up iteration and collaboration in an empathy driven medium. #gamedesign
Great article on the new Unreal Engine 6 announcements by John Lethbridge on No Right Answers. www.norightanswers.net/posts/game-e... #unrealEngine #UE6 #GameEngines #EpicGames
Game Engines are Disposable
Engines come and go. It’s normal. Don’t panic.
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Time to bring the ruckus! Finally jumping into Project Zomboid with the homies! We try different co-op games every few weeks, was excited for this to be on rotation! Wish us luck!
Want to buy Canadian? Do you like Bafta winning games?! Grab a copy of South of Midnight by Compulsion Games! An award winning, powerful, and extremely unique game made by some of the best creative minds our industry has! #buyCanadian #Bafta #CanadianGames
thank goodness! this was a ridiculous patent application in the first place. www.gamesindustry.biz/us-patent-of... #gameindustry #gamenews #gamedesign
When joining a team or moving to a new game, its critical you to explore and immerse yourself in the history, the intentions, and the core direction of the creatives that came before you. Respect the history and enjoy being part of a living piece of art. #gamedesign #gamedirection
the final episode of The Long Dark is now live. Episode 5, Wintermute! Want to support Canadian devs and canadiana? Pick up a copy of TLD and/or grab this episode. this is an essential for any survival fans out there! #canadian #indiegames #thelongdark #wintermute youtu.be/Y4zYI5MyQQU?...
THE LONG DARK-- WINTERMUTE, Episode Five -- "THE LIGHT AT THE END OF ALL THINGS" -- Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Hinterland
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Want to buy Canadian? Want to support our local Game Studios?! Want to help employ and create momentum for our peeps?!?! Then check out the Steam sale collection for Quebec studios! Support local creatives before they are forced to find work elsewhere! #BuyCanadian #CanadianGames
Want to buy Canadian while supporting indie studios with unique bodies of work from the grass roots game dev community? Pick up Psychroma! An amazing psychological horror crafted by talented creatives in the Toronto game dev community! Steam: lnkd.in/gFZfib_D #GameDev #BuyCanadian #IndieGames
Co-Development and Co-Ops could be the future of game development. Specialized teams and working on multiple titles for one specific aspect. Grass roots studios creating new projects from a communal success approach. www.gamedeveloper.com/production/c... #gamedev #gamedeveloper #gamedesign
Can co-development save the game industry?
As the industry looks to recover from years of layoffs, can a constellation of smaller studios continue to produce big-budget games?
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Buy Canadian Games to support Canadian Creatives while we still have them! Grab Oxygen Not Included by another great west coast studio, Klei Entertainment! Its even on sale!!! store.steampowered.com/app/457140/O... #BuyCanadian #CanadianGames #gamesindustry #canada #CanadianArts
Forgot to update your GDD and master sheets? your variable glossary?! General reminder if you havent done that with your last merge! Document it! #gamedesign #GDD
Want to support the Canadian Games Industry? Grab a copy of The Long Dark! A home grown, locally sourced, true north experience inside the quiet apocalypse. TLD Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/305620/T... #buyCanadian #CanadianGames #indiegames #canadianarts
My wife waiting to play Baldur's Gate... Me just trying to recover from the fall of Gandalf
Open worlds should not rely on chance encounters with wandering enemies. You should leverage player driven events that use player stats, state, and location. Trigger the right encounters at the right time. Better Pacing, Better Combat, a dynamic and alive feeling world your players will love.
Any board game designers have some good tricks or tips for putting together quicker prototypes? yours truly, video game designer tired of cutting sheets of paper into squares. #boardgamedesigners #gamedesign
It’s Friday!!! Time to update your career journal & Grab screenshots for your portfolio Reflect on wins + challenges Write down the story behind them Then set it aside for the weekend Fresh notes, portfolio content, and better interview prep! Don’t be scared, be prepared! #gameindustry#portfolio
Governments across Canada are calling for the use of the Not Withstanding Clause in an effort to normalize the conversation. To make it less meaningful or shocking when its invoked. They've had a taste of veto power and legal immunity and they like it. Its our job to not let them make it normal.
Live service games need to try more satire as part of their content rotation. There seems to be some opportunity and artistic expression of resistance and belief in those moments. It could be a news paper or poster in the world, a radio host or song playing in the background, or something blunt.
If you want to make games or just be creative. Then do it. Not everything needs to revolve around the job market. Dont wait for the golden opportunity. If you have the itch to create, then do it. We will all be here cheering you on! #gamedesign #gameindustry
Ethics in creation is mandatory with a live service game. You cannot rug pull, bait and switch, or mislead your players. They will never trust your brand or your game again. Effectively killing your game. Enforce your ethics on every choice and design you make. #ethicsindesign #gamedesign.
When the government tells the young working class more sacrifices are coming after the wealthiest generation ever has hedged the housing market in their favour, monopolies controlling our services, and the 1% amassing a trillion dollars while "right sizing". But hey working class, foot the bill.
Sure, AI could make things more productive. That doesnt mean you need to cut your work force. It means those workers could increase their output and reduce the hours you need them to work everyday. If you could improve your workers QOL and you choose not to, is that a moral failing?
Half Joking: Hitler became who he was because no one would buy his shitty post-cards and he didnt get into art school. Do you really want AI to be taking peoples jobs?
