Callum Langstroth
@callangstroth.bsky.social
Dyslexic Lead Quest Designer @ Double Eleven. Narrative Design, Game Design, and gamer of all kinds. View/Ops my own. He/They
Remember NFTs?
Remember the Metaverse?
When can tech bros forget Gen AI and move onto the next thing?
Remember the Metaverse?
When can tech bros forget Gen AI and move onto the next thing?
November 25, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Remember NFTs?
Remember the Metaverse?
When can tech bros forget Gen AI and move onto the next thing?
Remember the Metaverse?
When can tech bros forget Gen AI and move onto the next thing?
Watched Shaun of the Dead tonight. It is still a classic.
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Watched Shaun of the Dead tonight. It is still a classic.
The thing that weirds me out with people who insist on using Gen AI for everything is how proud they are of it.
Congrats on telling me you don’t care about the creative process or data accuracy. In fact you’re telling me to actively dismiss everything you say and do.
Congrats on telling me you don’t care about the creative process or data accuracy. In fact you’re telling me to actively dismiss everything you say and do.
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The thing that weirds me out with people who insist on using Gen AI for everything is how proud they are of it.
Congrats on telling me you don’t care about the creative process or data accuracy. In fact you’re telling me to actively dismiss everything you say and do.
Congrats on telling me you don’t care about the creative process or data accuracy. In fact you’re telling me to actively dismiss everything you say and do.
Search engines and the internet in general gradually becoming shite is my boomer “back in my day” hill that I will gladly die on.
November 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Search engines and the internet in general gradually becoming shite is my boomer “back in my day” hill that I will gladly die on.
Started playing Clover Pit. I’ve made a terrible mistake! Balatro but slot machine is a potent mix!!
November 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Started playing Clover Pit. I’ve made a terrible mistake! Balatro but slot machine is a potent mix!!
I can’t make it to AdventureX this weekend 😭😭😭
But will be catching up on the streams ASAP
But will be catching up on the streams ASAP
November 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I can’t make it to AdventureX this weekend 😭😭😭
But will be catching up on the streams ASAP
But will be catching up on the streams ASAP
I’ve seen a few mid to lead level narrative roles starting to open up for various places in the UK which is great to see.
Also, it hopefully means that studio heads and execs have realised you kinda need human designers to craft interactive stories that resonate with your human players.
Also, it hopefully means that studio heads and execs have realised you kinda need human designers to craft interactive stories that resonate with your human players.
November 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I’ve seen a few mid to lead level narrative roles starting to open up for various places in the UK which is great to see.
Also, it hopefully means that studio heads and execs have realised you kinda need human designers to craft interactive stories that resonate with your human players.
Also, it hopefully means that studio heads and execs have realised you kinda need human designers to craft interactive stories that resonate with your human players.
Doing a board game design course in the evenings and someone on the call tonight mentioned their “lifetime project” 😬
If it’s taking that long it maybe isn’t working and you need to step away from it. At least for a little bit.
If it’s taking that long it maybe isn’t working and you need to step away from it. At least for a little bit.
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Doing a board game design course in the evenings and someone on the call tonight mentioned their “lifetime project” 😬
If it’s taking that long it maybe isn’t working and you need to step away from it. At least for a little bit.
If it’s taking that long it maybe isn’t working and you need to step away from it. At least for a little bit.
“What’s your schedule like? how do you squeeze in time to be creative?”
How i squeeze it in:
How i squeeze it in:
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
“What’s your schedule like? how do you squeeze in time to be creative?”
How i squeeze it in:
How i squeeze it in:
What’s everyone complaining about? This is how I talk to my digital life partner all the time!
I’m not lonely.
(Please don’t tell people how I live)
I’m not lonely.
(Please don’t tell people how I live)
November 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
What’s everyone complaining about? This is how I talk to my digital life partner all the time!
I’m not lonely.
(Please don’t tell people how I live)
I’m not lonely.
(Please don’t tell people how I live)
The major thing Valve need to fix in SteamOS is the store experience. It is borderline unusable on the Steam Deck and I've always found it odd that it doesn't seem to be a priority for them.
November 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The major thing Valve need to fix in SteamOS is the store experience. It is borderline unusable on the Steam Deck and I've always found it odd that it doesn't seem to be a priority for them.
Season 3 of Brassic watched! Damn this show is so good. Every character is gold and I just wanna watch their high jinx forever.
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Season 3 of Brassic watched! Damn this show is so good. Every character is gold and I just wanna watch their high jinx forever.
Re: the Metroid discourse. From my POV someone got very scared at play testing results and requested they crank up the hint dialogue.
Hopefully it is a setting players can adjust but man I feel bad for Retro. First Prime game in almost a decade and all people are talking about is people talking.
Hopefully it is a setting players can adjust but man I feel bad for Retro. First Prime game in almost a decade and all people are talking about is people talking.
November 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Re: the Metroid discourse. From my POV someone got very scared at play testing results and requested they crank up the hint dialogue.
Hopefully it is a setting players can adjust but man I feel bad for Retro. First Prime game in almost a decade and all people are talking about is people talking.
Hopefully it is a setting players can adjust but man I feel bad for Retro. First Prime game in almost a decade and all people are talking about is people talking.
Letting my son stay up late because he is watching Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse willingly and this is the moment he starts on the path to becoming a comic book nerd.
miles morales from spider-man into the spider-verse is flying through the air in a colorful painting .
ALT: miles morales from spider-man into the spider-verse is flying through the air in a colorful painting .
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Letting my son stay up late because he is watching Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse willingly and this is the moment he starts on the path to becoming a comic book nerd.
Reposted by Callum Langstroth
The Steam Frame looks like a much better alternative to the Meta Quest.
The Steam Machine is a must buy for me as a primarily TV gamer with a large Steam Library.
The new Steam Controller looks like it was designed by Homer Simpson.
Time to start saving some £££ to afford these new toys 😅
The Steam Machine is a must buy for me as a primarily TV gamer with a large Steam Library.
The new Steam Controller looks like it was designed by Homer Simpson.
Time to start saving some £££ to afford these new toys 😅
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Steam Frame looks like a much better alternative to the Meta Quest.
The Steam Machine is a must buy for me as a primarily TV gamer with a large Steam Library.
The new Steam Controller looks like it was designed by Homer Simpson.
Time to start saving some £££ to afford these new toys 😅
The Steam Machine is a must buy for me as a primarily TV gamer with a large Steam Library.
The new Steam Controller looks like it was designed by Homer Simpson.
Time to start saving some £££ to afford these new toys 😅
This role is still open for applications!
We have an opening for a mid-level Quest Designer to join the team here at Double 11 in Middlesbrough, UK!
If you have any questions, please reach out.
apply.workable.com/double-eleve...
If you have any questions, please reach out.
apply.workable.com/double-eleve...
Quest Designer (Mid Level) - Double Eleven
We’re looking for an experienced Quest Designer to join our award winning team in Middlesbrough (UK), home to the beautiful North Yorkshire coastline and countryside. As a Quest Designer at Doubl...
apply.workable.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This role is still open for applications!
Yeah so I use a VPN for work and kind of need it to do my job? Pretty sure it would be the same for the Gov, military, HMRC, etc, etc.
The stupidity of this gov when it comes to the internet is astonishing.
The stupidity of this gov when it comes to the internet is astonishing.
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Yeah so I use a VPN for work and kind of need it to do my job? Pretty sure it would be the same for the Gov, military, HMRC, etc, etc.
The stupidity of this gov when it comes to the internet is astonishing.
The stupidity of this gov when it comes to the internet is astonishing.
I played Pax Pamir for the first time 3 weeks ago and I’m still thinking about it. Solid game design with thought provoking subject matter.
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I played Pax Pamir for the first time 3 weeks ago and I’m still thinking about it. Solid game design with thought provoking subject matter.
Just watched an episode of Brassic that completely broke me. The way Joe Gilgun delivered a single line made me start sobbing.
(It was S03E05 for those wanting to know)
(It was S03E05 for those wanting to know)
November 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Just watched an episode of Brassic that completely broke me. The way Joe Gilgun delivered a single line made me start sobbing.
(It was S03E05 for those wanting to know)
(It was S03E05 for those wanting to know)
We have an opening for a mid-level Quest Designer to join the team here at Double 11 in Middlesbrough, UK!
If you have any questions, please reach out.
apply.workable.com/double-eleve...
If you have any questions, please reach out.
apply.workable.com/double-eleve...
Quest Designer (Mid Level) - Double Eleven
We’re looking for an experienced Quest Designer to join our award winning team in Middlesbrough (UK), home to the beautiful North Yorkshire coastline and countryside. As a Quest Designer at Doubl...
apply.workable.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We have an opening for a mid-level Quest Designer to join the team here at Double 11 in Middlesbrough, UK!
If you have any questions, please reach out.
apply.workable.com/double-eleve...
If you have any questions, please reach out.
apply.workable.com/double-eleve...
I am a true man of culture, Poké-Culture….and Slay the Spire.
November 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I am a true man of culture, Poké-Culture….and Slay the Spire.
I’m reading The Game Changers and this is the most disgusting way of writing Warhammer I have ever seen!
November 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I’m reading The Game Changers and this is the most disgusting way of writing Warhammer I have ever seen!
Reposted by Callum Langstroth
Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know.
Game design is simple, actually
So, let’s just walk through the whole thing, end to end. Here’s a twelve-step program for understanding game design. One: Fun There are a lot of things people call “fun.” But most of them are not useful for getting better at making games, which is usually why people read articles like this. The fun of a bit of confetti exploding in front of you, and the fun of excruciating pain and risk to life and limb as you free climb a cliff are just not usefully paired together.
www.raphkoster.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know.