Patrick Haslow

My Level Design Learning Path videos for #UnrealEngine at Epic Dev Community! This series of videos was contracted for Epic Games to show how to use the UE Editor specifically for #leveldesign. I hope to continue these videos privately at some point. #gamedev dev.epicgames.com/community/pr...

A Canadian Politician Says BioWare Devs Should Be Given Government Funding To Buy The Studio And Get Back To Making Mass Effect https://kotaku.com/a-canadian-politician-says-bioware-devs-should-be-given-government-funding-to-buy-the-studio-and-get-back-to-making-mass-effect-2000749088

First 5 TTRPGs played: 1. D&D Basic (TSR) 2. Star Frontiers (TSR) 3. Marvel Super Heroes (TSR) 4. Battletech (FASA) 4. AD&D 2nd edition (TSR)

9 Games that influenced me. I had an on and off relationship with games over time, with different periods of a few years where I mostly stopped playing. I abandoned it for awhile, but in my absence modding communities and survival horror began and I was pulled in permanently.

Apple: ~$2.2 billion Nike: $986 million FedEx: ~$800 million Amazon: $640 million General Motors: $500 million Giant corporations are raking in millions in tariff refunds and getting even richer. But remember: corporations passed tariff costs on to you. Where's YOUR refund?

To paraphrase: "We know you don't want it. We know a lot of you will be insulted by it. We're ignoring that and putting it in anyway. But at least we're not the only ones so don't be mad at us." Why wreck your product like this? Is someone holding a gun to his head off camera? It's so weird.

Intriguing, but this trailer is telling me that games are art more than this game is something I should play.

This thread is the best. Charity is a fucking cover up for societal thievery.

As a kid I was the only one of my peers who loved PWBA. Yet as a Batman fan, I was very conflicted learning that Burton would direct it next. So happy he made 2 instant classics in a row. The audience erupted in cheers as the Batwing flew over the clouds, silhouetted against the moon.

What an incredible honor, and DOOM is the only video game on the list! Congrats to DOOM devs, players, modders, and the entire games community. This one is for all of us. Thanks @gene.meme and @washingtonpost.com !

Holy shit, I’m in good company. I’ve been told I do this all the time.

Does anyone remember how for 10+ years videogame character faces looked weird because mathematically rendered lighting on eyelids and mouth edges was bizarre and devs refused to make artistic adjustments to the result?

1. Miami Vice 2. Twin Peaks 3. The Twilight Zone 4. Battlestar Galactica (2005) 5. Breaking Bad 6. The Young Ones 7. Star Trek TNG 8. Monty Pythons Flying Circus 9. Legion 10. The Sopranos 11. The X Files 12. Severance 13. Supernatural 14. Doctor Who 2005-10 15. The Simpsons S1-7

When Star Trek and Kawaii collide

from The Firemen (1994) for SNES, by Human Entertainment

Youtube I closed that video because I didn't want to watch it, not because i was hoping to see a smaller version of it still playing in the corner of my screen. If you told me everything google did was designed around how to piss me off, I would believe it.

Looking for gifts for young relatives this season. If I find one more gift labeled “artsy”, I’m gonna stab a motherfucker with a palette knife.

Ted Sarandos, cozying up beforehand to bypass actual antitrust legal issues. The privilege and lack of scruples in the 1% never stops, especially when the rest of the suckers admire them. variety.com/2025/biz/new...

Ted Sarandos, blatantly lying about the detriment of monopolies. On the Netflix WBD merger: “This deal is pro-consumer, pro-innovation, pro-worker, it’s pro-creator, it’s pro-growth…” Historically proven false claims before growth - the only goal of this creative disaster. shorturl.at/9ny3Z

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It's #Blocktober again, so its time for a reminder about my video for #EpicGames on creating #leveldesign blockouts in #UnrealEngine. It's part of a series I created as a Level Design Learning Path: dev.epicgames.com/community/pr... Trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFE5...

Alien : Earth An inspiring, rich history of evolution for Weyland-Yutani during its decades of existence: Huawei AliBaba - Yutani Amazon Apple - Yutani Google Lynch - Yutani Microsoft Dynamic - Yutani Meta Threshold - Yutani Tesla Weyland - Yutani Weyland - Yutani #corporategreed #inflation

“That people I admire, with unarguable talent, would condone this totalitarian fiefdom for … what, a fourth house? A boat? More sneakers?” Thank you David Cross for calling out the disgraceful behavior on display. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...

Microsoft is hiking GamePass prices by exploiting the subjective myth of inflation perpetuated by the wealthy class. Everyone can determine the amount of OUR demand vs. the supply provided by Microsoft. Let corporate overlords know they have overestimated demand by cancelling your subscription.

Started playing Fashion Police. Really digging the retro aesthetic with modern sensibilities and the subversion of violent FPS. It feels like a really polished mod, and I mean that in the best way possible. #FashionPolicegame

This is the Flash game that was on a Bottom DVD. #rikmayall

One of the best parts of Alien : Earth is the lack of transparent computer displays in the production design. FFS its about time. How many years since Minority Report did we have to suffer the fantasy of a completely impractical UX? Star Wars got it right in 1977. Holograms for drama only.

I used to get annoyed that the most popular mods for Star Wars games were fucking Zelda mods. Actually, it still pisses me off. #StarWars #videogames #Nintendo

Fuck it. Canceled all my Bob Iger related subscriptions. #FreeSpeech

New playlist on Level Design Learning channel! youtube.com/playlist?lis... From Gotham Knights, a series of early prototypes of Mr. Freeze encounters in Blackgate Penitentiary. #leveldesign #gamedev #UnrealEngine #Batman

A few times a year, my Mod project trigger finger starts itching...

New(ish) Quick Blockout Demos playlist at Level Design Learning channel! 7 levels sketched in ~20 minutes. Helpful 3D exercise, but not a substitute for long, detailed work. Fool your short attention span brain into feeling productive! #gamedev #leveldesign #Unity www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

What’s a poster you had in your room growing up

Retrospective of my Gotham Knights #leveldesign! In Arkham, I prototyped a CSI lab puzzle where players discover the creation of Man-Bats. The fantasy of "world's greatest detective"- Before the final "2D" system, spline cameras zoomed into narrative puzzles. #gamedev #UnrealEngine #Batman

Retrospective of my Gotham Knights #leveldesign! Gotham University began the main story, also serving as a tutorial level. For a grounded sense of place, layout was re-imagined as looped circular paths connecting 3 campus buildings to a central plaza. Commentary! 🔊 #gamedev #UnrealEngine #Batman

Been thinking about the false analogy of #genAI to the human creative process, and this example from Nic Cage is an apt counterpoint. Creative decisions have a an intrinsic relatable quality because of the emotional connection between creator and audience. 10:20 mark: youtu.be/cjRnFoNso8c?...

Some people just don’t understand art as visual design, only literal translation. To them, game art is just shadows and reflections. Valve games were great blends of cutting edge tech in service of visual design. It’s needed to create new worlds. RTX is cutting edge tech in service of mimicry.

My experience as a #gamedev in #leveldesign have come full circle. Began with online resources to learn about engines and tools to build playable content. WFH in 2025, reading online resources to learn about engines and tools to build playable content. Except now with optional Slack huddles.

Yay now we can finally stop talking about my hometown Dannemora NY!

Am willing to bet the divide between these 2 shows mirrors these games: BSG: Fallout 3/4 The Expanse: Fallout New Vegas

Playing RoboCop tonight. I know there is a sprint button but I won’t use it because RoboCop doesn’t sprint. The designers know that no one has any attention span in 2023 so there is a sprint button, but its essentially a “fast forward” for content. No crouch button, and that is in character!