Mike Bithell
@mikebithell.bsky.social
Director of video games. Most recently TRON: Catalyst, previously Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular etc etc
Excited that we are back at north on my unified next gen visuals wheel
October 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Excited that we are back at north on my unified next gen visuals wheel
Just went to see a little movie I got to hang out on set for last year with @thesakediary.bsky.social and one of my heroes, Lisberger. Appreciated the Arq grid cameo, loved the music and I’m gonna be studying some of that FUI stuff asap.
October 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Just went to see a little movie I got to hang out on set for last year with @thesakediary.bsky.social and one of my heroes, Lisberger. Appreciated the Arq grid cameo, loved the music and I’m gonna be studying some of that FUI stuff asap.
Going to see a mate’s band play
October 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Going to see a mate’s band play
Time to make like a tree
September 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Time to make like a tree
Never tried procreate on my phone before, but that’s a tidy little app for doodling prop ideas down.
September 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Never tried procreate on my phone before, but that’s a tidy little app for doodling prop ideas down.
One of these days I’m gonna have to write a thread on the importance, at least for shallow people like me, of aesthetically pleasing but utterly visible placeholder. Derek’s right, it should stand out as separate/wip, but I don’t wanna stare at ugly stuff all day.
September 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
One of these days I’m gonna have to write a thread on the importance, at least for shallow people like me, of aesthetically pleasing but utterly visible placeholder. Derek’s right, it should stand out as separate/wip, but I don’t wanna stare at ugly stuff all day.
I’ve peaked. Leaving Bluesky now
September 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I’ve peaked. Leaving Bluesky now
This little gravity timer is my new favourite object. Pomodoro fun!
July 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This little gravity timer is my new favourite object. Pomodoro fun!
Something very satisfying about gdscript occasionally reading almost like natural language
July 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Something very satisfying about gdscript occasionally reading almost like natural language
Big thanks to the folks who recommended this to me a few weeks ago.. my copy finally arrived. Absolute foundational text I wish I’d had a copy of three or four projects ago.
July 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Big thanks to the folks who recommended this to me a few weeks ago.. my copy finally arrived. Absolute foundational text I wish I’d had a copy of three or four projects ago.
A sequel. This poor, sweet, innocent woman.
June 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
A sequel. This poor, sweet, innocent woman.
What a good looking couple we are, @kezdyer.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
What a good looking couple we are, @kezdyer.bsky.social
Watching the sun rise over mount hood.
June 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Watching the sun rise over mount hood.
I could only find the hotel one, but I swear I also have club themed one from same series
June 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I could only find the hotel one, but I swear I also have club themed one from same series
Recently came into possession of some childhood things, and it’s a treasure trove of formative objects.
June 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Recently came into possession of some childhood things, and it’s a treasure trove of formative objects.
Gonna tap out for the night, but we’ll resume tomorrow. One last one, and it’s collective, wanna shout out the Disney Games team. Passionate, talented people. I enjoy my work, but I enjoy the people it puts me in rooms with more. Here’s a pic of some of them taking me to the real Flynn’s, no biggie
June 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Gonna tap out for the night, but we’ll resume tomorrow. One last one, and it’s collective, wanna shout out the Disney Games team. Passionate, talented people. I enjoy my work, but I enjoy the people it puts me in rooms with more. Here’s a pic of some of them taking me to the real Flynn’s, no biggie
Some screenshots, because I’m not doing it justice with this description.
May 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Some screenshots, because I’m not doing it justice with this description.
Ok. Let’s talk The X-Files Game. A masterclass point and click FMV game. I’m gonna go out on a limb and say maybe the BEST fmv game. 1998 again, but I think I played it a bit later.
It was an episode of the show in which you took on the role of a rookie (and presumably cheaper) fbi agent.
It was an episode of the show in which you took on the role of a rookie (and presumably cheaper) fbi agent.
May 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Ok. Let’s talk The X-Files Game. A masterclass point and click FMV game. I’m gonna go out on a limb and say maybe the BEST fmv game. 1998 again, but I think I played it a bit later.
It was an episode of the show in which you took on the role of a rookie (and presumably cheaper) fbi agent.
It was an episode of the show in which you took on the role of a rookie (and presumably cheaper) fbi agent.
It won’t be exhaustive, and I’ll focus more on the weird and forgotten than the obvious stuff, but these games were a big part of my childhood, and a big source of inspiration.
Let’s start with Klingon Honor Guard (1998). Utterly dwarfed by coming out in the most important year in pc gaming.
Let’s start with Klingon Honor Guard (1998). Utterly dwarfed by coming out in the most important year in pc gaming.
May 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
It won’t be exhaustive, and I’ll focus more on the weird and forgotten than the obvious stuff, but these games were a big part of my childhood, and a big source of inspiration.
Let’s start with Klingon Honor Guard (1998). Utterly dwarfed by coming out in the most important year in pc gaming.
Let’s start with Klingon Honor Guard (1998). Utterly dwarfed by coming out in the most important year in pc gaming.
This gent’s been sat on my todo pile for a while, but it’s time.
May 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This gent’s been sat on my todo pile for a while, but it’s time.
Maybe my favorite comment on a trailer for this game yet.
Two potential answers:
a) Because it does in the movie, my brother
b) On The Grid, energy is represented as water, sometimes glowing. In Catalyst we get very nerdy about that in ways I'm not allowed to talk about yet. I have takes.
Two potential answers:
a) Because it does in the movie, my brother
b) On The Grid, energy is represented as water, sometimes glowing. In Catalyst we get very nerdy about that in ways I'm not allowed to talk about yet. I have takes.
May 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Maybe my favorite comment on a trailer for this game yet.
Two potential answers:
a) Because it does in the movie, my brother
b) On The Grid, energy is represented as water, sometimes glowing. In Catalyst we get very nerdy about that in ways I'm not allowed to talk about yet. I have takes.
Two potential answers:
a) Because it does in the movie, my brother
b) On The Grid, energy is represented as water, sometimes glowing. In Catalyst we get very nerdy about that in ways I'm not allowed to talk about yet. I have takes.