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Posts by David Somerville

(Don't tell them, but "lateral insights" is MOSTLY game design tools applied to the business world.)

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Want to work together? I do.

I'm delighted to announce that I'm launching my own independent creative studio. Can't wait to collab with you!

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8 months ago 2 0 1 0

A regret: I should have stopped him in the airport to ask where he got that hard yellow suitcase. It was the perfect shade and shape. Now I’ll never know.

9 months ago 0 0 0 0

I’m excited for both! Making myself finish my other games (Far Cry Primal, Hogwarts Legacy) before starting a new one.

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I'm in the beta for Apple's new Glass UI, and gang... I'm not reactionary, I tend to be very open-minded about design choices... but this is so hard to use that I'm literally considering a switch to a Google phone.

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Trying to decide between Blue Prince and Control as my next game … clearly in pursuit of liminal spaces.

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An Oral History of Lilo & Stitch The beloved Disney movie made in a “secret hangar” that almost brought hand-drawn animation back.

Really loved reading this. www.vulture.com/article/oral...

10 months ago 0 0 0 0

Alex Garland House of Leaves when

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Sackville-Goggins

1 year ago 2 0 0 0

My greatest sin as a game designer? I cannot stand Ticket to Ride. I would rather play Monopoly, 100 out of 100 times. This is my secret shame.

I mean not so secret, I guess, since I posted it here.

But still, my shame.

1 year ago 2 0 1 0
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Heist Adventure for Planegea 5E Rats in the Walls for Planegea 5E

In independent author Adam Beckwith's newest Planegea 5E release, the PCs steal a prized possession of the Air Empire.

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TAMASHIKA on Steam the game is about keeping your mind at one place

I saw a lot of cool stuff at GDC but absolutely nothing caught my attention like Tamashika. store.steampowered.com/app/2996080/...

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an elderly woman says it 's been 84 years ... ALT: an elderly woman says it 's been 84 years ...

GDC was great but I was away from home for forever!!! I miss my peoples.

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Buy “Rats in the Walls: A Planegea Heist Adventure” on Patreon | Planegea Check out Planegea’s shop on Patreon

Our heist adventure, Rats in the Walls, is here! It's available for purchase on Patreon and soon on DTRPG. The download includes the 30-page pdf, color map of the Apogee Palace, two battlemaps, and a high-definition jpg of the beautiful cover art by Pablo Palomeque. www.patreon.com/planegea/sho...

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Ended my #GDC adventure with a great talk by the inimitable Jesse Schell. Now getting lunch at Mel’s Drive-In, then back to the hotel for a hard half-day’s work.

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My first day of GDC, I felt a little lost. Today, I had great conversations with old friends and colleagues. People really do make all the difference.

1 year ago 3 0 0 0
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Day 2 of GDC, day 2 of Sightglass. Good coffee is good coffee.

1 year ago 2 0 0 0

If you’re looking for a good meal at GDC, I absolutely recommend Burma Love.

1 year ago 1 0 0 0
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I’m short on plans for the rest of the day. If anyone at GDC needs a friendly face to practice their pitch with or wants me to gas them up, give me a shout, I’m around! #GDC

1 year ago 1 0 0 1

Whoa, where is that!

1 year ago 0 0 1 0

I’m in the Cyberpunk MaxTac talk at GDC. I’m not a developer, so it’s all Greek to me, but just being in the room, hearing @cdpr.bsky.social folks talk about my favorite game is all my nerdy little heart needs.

1 year ago 0 0 0 0

Amazing, I’m in. Also in no order:

Thousand Year-Old Vampire
D&D 5E, babyyyy
Dread
Lasers & Feelings
Never Tell Me the Odds*

*This one’s mine but it’s still one of my favorites.

1 year ago 1 0 0 0
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GDC Wisdom

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First session. Stoked for this. #GDC

1 year ago 2 0 0 0
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Killer coffee at Sightglass before diving into my first day of #GDC.

1 year ago 4 0 0 0
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I’m here! It’s real! Let’s goooo #GDC

Also I know nobody here but I’m very happy and excited to have arrived.

1 year ago 5 0 0 0
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My brain is broken. I get to San Francisco for #GDC and all my subconscious can serve me is this old clip from Flight of the Navigator.

1 year ago 5 0 0 0

Same, boarding right now!

1 year ago 1 0 0 0

Hey, Roll20 is awesome!

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