Opening cutscene – F.E.A.R.March 22, 2020
I kick off my obsession with game cinematics, with a shooter often overlooked in retrospective discussion of action games at the time. 2005's F.E.A.R.
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HRG: Target Obliterator Basic Art Assets – Building hyperreality videogames, Part TwoMarch 19, 2020
Previously, Tom and I created the single greatest hyperreality game experience known to man. Today, we raise the quality to diety-like standards.
The Big One, Lake Baikal – Krupskaya 2018 Siberia Tour, Day SixteenMarch 11, 2020
Krupskaya’s tour continues as we cross the world’s deepest lake – Lake Baikal.
A great white shark named BiteyFebruary 29, 2020
Great white sharks are generally known for biting things, so the name 'Bitey' would generally make sense. In this particular fish's case, it's a little more ironic.
Irkutsk, city of Angels – Krupskaya 2018 Siberia Tour, Day FifteenFebruary 17, 2020
They say, this is the city! The city of Angels! All I see are dead wings! The Distillers did some good shit.
The wonderful city of Krasnoyarsk – Krupskaya 2018 Siberia Tour, Day FourteenFebruary 8, 2020
We're given brief respite from the endless expanse of Siberia, thanks to the colourful, vibrant and slightly mad city of Krasnoyarsk.
Some place between Tomsk and Krasnoyarsk – Krupskaya 2018 Siberia Tour, Day ThirteenJanuary 28, 2020
As we bid goodbye to Tomsk, we set forth for a day's travel across Siberia toward Krasnoyarsk.
Interview on BBC Radio… StokeJanuary 17, 2020
Just because it has 'Stoke' in the title doesn't mean it's a lesser version. I mean, strictly speaking it probably does, but just put that to one side for the benefit of my ego.
Photoshop portrait practice… oh, and happy new yearJanuary 6, 2020
Great, it's 2020. You know what I learned over Christmas? That I need to do some actual illustration so the other 364 days of the year don't feel quite so miserable.
Our Final Day in Tomsk – Krupskaya 2018 Siberia Tour, Day TwelveDecember 16, 2019
Our time in Tomsk draws to a close as we enjoy one final day of relaxation.
Hyperreality Target Practice – Building hyperreality games, Part OneNovember 21, 2019
It's time to take our awesome new motion capture stage and create something that could actually resemble a game. I emphasise my use of the term 'could'.
T-Rex follow-up – Laser Scanning v Close Range PhotogrammetryNovember 11, 2019
I recently compared laser scanning with photogrammetry for creating game assets, to see which would be the superior approach. Turns out, combining both might actually be the preferable solution.
T-Rex Skull – Laser Scanning v Close Range PhotogrammetryNovember 4, 2019
Laser scanning and close range photogrammetry go head to head. Which will transpire to be the superior solution for getting my lovely, replica Tyrannosaurus Rex skull into a game engine?
Tomsk and challenging my fear of heights – Day Eleven, Krupskaya 2018 Siberia TourOctober 25, 2019
Today marks the first of three without a show. Such days can be expensive, but they also mean we get to experience more of a place than usual. Which is good.
A great white shark named SpudOctober 21, 2019
Spud was a great white shark I worked with briefly in Gansbaai, South Africa. What made this shark was special, was that we technically met some ten months before.
Laser scanning my face into Unreal Engine 4 (and id Tech 4)September 16, 2019
Can you imagine a bigger waste of time for a game engine? Except for Alien: Colonial Marines, Lawbreakers and anything Peter Molyneux released post Lionhead Studios.
The British Ceramics Biennial is openSeptember 9, 2019
An incredible range of physical and digital art installations unified by British Ceramics, is now open to the public. Come see our stuff!
Great white sharks hunting in kelp – more footage and infoSeptember 4, 2019
Monterey Bay Aquarium released a short film, comprising footage of the white shark we tracked swimming through kelp in South Africa, 2017. It's boss.
Building hyperreality games – IntroductionSeptember 2, 2019
Our motion capture stage at Staffordshire University was recently the subject of a massive upgrade. One of the benefits of which is live streaming into game engines such as our beloved UE4.
Recording Cultural Genocide and Killing Sites in Jewish Cemeteries has launchedAugust 26, 2019
Mega chuffed to have been involved with this project, which raises awareness of the causes and consequences of genocide within Jewish cemeteries.
Externalising the Archive – British Ceramics BiennialAugust 21, 2019
Opening September 6th at The Spode Museum Trust Heritage Centre, this event invites guests to engage with the site's incredible and historically valuable collection of moulds.
Tomskward, to Glory! – Day Ten, Krupskaya 2018 Siberia TourAugust 17, 2019
Today we travel to Tomsk. Not to be confused with Omsk. We've already been to Omsk. Now we're going to Tomsk. Different place, mate.
NOvosibirsk show for us – Day Nine, Krupskaya 2018 Siberia TourJuly 18, 2019
Our show in Novosibirsk is cancelled and so, a day of relatively relaxed driving between cities awaits us.
Krupskaya tour and new albumJuly 16, 2019
Krupskaya's first album in fifteen years releases next week, as does the start of our tour across Czech Republic, Indonesia, Malaysia, Dubai and Lebanon.