Robert Carlson

@robertcarlson

Professional programmer, aspiring writer, and sometimes solo game developer. Designer of "The Amateur Deity Society":

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Robert Carlson@robertcarlson· Apr 4

Really excited about Artemis II, but even more excited about the future.

Panel from the comic Watchmen of Dr. Manhattan sitting on the surface of Mars with added narration boxes reading, "It is 2035. I am on Mars," and "I have two versions of MS Outlook and neither of them is working."

Robert Carlson@robertcarlson· Jan 23

Success. Can't brag, since all I did was dig through decades-old forums until I found example code my compiler actually works with, but I've got the video mode I want with DOS/4GW. Can address any pixel in a nice, linear array. Way friendlier than the 16-bit real-mode alternative. #gamedev #dos

$Screenshot of DOSBOX-X showing a test pattern of the default 256-color SVGA palette at a resolution of 640x480. Overlayed DOS prompt following program exit reads "C:\PROJECTS\VESATEST>".$

Robert Carlson@robertcarlson· Nov 29

One year and four weeks after The Amateur Deity Society launched on Steam, it's official: player reviews are Positive. Big thanks to @bluwiikoon.art for getting it over the finish line, and to everyone else who's played the game! #PointAndClick #InteractiveFiction

Robert Carlson@robertcarlson· Oct 19

Mine's a text adventure/point-and-click hybrid hitting Steam in two weeks. Not much screenshot variety since it's mostly words, but I promise the game is dense with good words. That said, there's also a playable in-game retro desktop environment. store.steampowered.com/app/3241070?...

Screenshot of early gameplay from the adventure game "The Amateur Deity Society." Shows the main character pondering ways to ditch an annoying classmate in the school library.

Screenshot from the adventure game "The Amateur Deity Society." Shows an implementation of Conway's Game of Life on the in-game school computer.

Robert Carlson@robertcarlson· Oct 18

I'm no artist, so my game's primarily text-based, but I feel really good about the toy OS I added for visual/mechanical variety. Loved watching playtesters forget about the main goal to open and re-size windows for a minute. Also, 480x360 is great because it *feels* authentic and scales well