Hello,
I’m a game designer & writer based in Northern Ireland. I have a PhD in games studies and love making puzzles.
Game Design
Freelance Writing & Video Essays
The Evolution of the Deckbuilder
“There’s a fundamental joy that the deckbuilder has tapped into. Constructing a deck in which each card relates to another or builds from another card is an intensely creative and satisfying process. Stacking effects and triggering chain reactions can present amazing moments created purely by you, the player.”
Yes, Your Grace: Preview
“When visiting the castle walls a year before, the UI drifts away to show this serene landscape of fields and mountains in full. Through the quiet and stillness, the tragedy laying ahead screams out at the player, guiding every action against that fate.”
The Textorcist: Review
“There are also intertextual familiarities in the soundtrack which serve to playfully situate it within the ever-growing dexterity-based violence of so many EDM-fueled indie titles. With its top-down viewpoint and a pulsing soundtrack from GosT it echoes Hotline Miami for all the right reasons.”
LudicRyan - YouTube
After handing in my PhD thesis in August 2017 I got to work on making a YouTube channel about some of the most interesting aspects of videogames.
My critique has ranged from identity dissonance to colonialism to narrative pacing.
I’ve been using a combination of Adobe Premiere, Photoshop and Audacity to make these videos.
