<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[James Tyler - Game Designer]]></title><description><![CDATA[james-tyler]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:06:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Sirens of Our Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I did my masters, I had to create a 'match-3' style game.  This ended up being "Swivel-GO" (download here for free the demo -...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2020/07/02/the-sirens-of-our-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afccd71eb100170a0afc</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2020 16:17:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/caa79d_ef27169384204047b53a452fef7cc81b.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hard Work!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not posted in ages; should really get back into doing a blog! Since my last post, ive worked hard on a release for House of Golf on the...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2020/02/21/hard-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afccd71eb100170a0afe</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:22:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/caa79d_42f776caa5ec4b65b4c31aed77945e25~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stage One Complete !]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's the Go Swivel trailer.  Had some fun making this, showing off an early level and then a latter one.  The game is now fully...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2019/07/15/trailer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afccd71eb100170a0af9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:05:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7xEZbjFKfA" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[GO Swivel]]></title><description><![CDATA[The past few weeks or so I have had to juggle, working in Liverpool 3 or so days a week, working in a bar at nights on Friday and...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2019/07/13/go-swivel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afccd71eb100170a0afd</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 21:04:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ_d0uB86Pw" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Start of a journey.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So last week after managing to impress the guys at Atomicom in Liverpool I got offered a role at their studio working on various...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2019/06/11/start-of-a-journey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afccd71eb100170a0af8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2019 09:25:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/caa79d_13baf9de15514a6490ad96210e88f849~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_698,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[High and low life.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love meeting new industry members and having chats about game development.  Its literally one of my fave things, hearing about these...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2019/06/06/high-and-low-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afccd71eb100170a0b00</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:39:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59ae78be3b0a4f0fa7b3c77d21838160.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Game show and more !]]></title><description><![CDATA[So last week I had the pleasure to show off a few of my games (small projects) that I have made on my own. Firstly I showed off Raider...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2019/06/04/game-show-and-more</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afccd71eb100170a0b01</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2019 09:09:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/caa79d_b18dc66543b64f76ab277e5310d8bf18~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_377,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Setbacks and One Advancement !]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the time of writing this blog post, I unfortunately did not get two work contracts, one with Sumo Digital and one with Bolton College....]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2019/05/21/two-setbacks-and-one-advancement</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afccd71eb100170a0afa</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2019 09:56:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/caa79d_0efae31d8acd4ee6a316d24a918b498e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three interviews one week !]]></title><description><![CDATA[So this week is a busy one.. Firstly I have Sumo Digital on Wednesday for a technical designer role, which is amazing, at such a large...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2019/05/07/three-interviews-one-week</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afccd71eb100170a0aff</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2019 08:39:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/caa79d_ef27169384204047b53a452fef7cc81b.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Main Menu !]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is the main menu for Raider Run; in pre-alpha however.. so subject to vast change. Also put the character I intend to use for the...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2019/04/17/main-menu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afccd71eb100170a0afb</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2019 17:52:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HglQk2_RWqE" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Website Issues !!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[My website androids seem to be dreaming of electric sheep ! So recently it has come to my attention that this personal website has been...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2019/04/10/website-issues</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afcc77b98500171d158a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 10:15:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/caa79d_0705ef1d49ec4d07905f2763100894fb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_265,h_269,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interview for a dream job !]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of trying and many failed attempts so far, I've yet again dived head first into a job interview for a job that I would only...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2019/04/09/interview-for-a-dream-job</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afcc77b98500171d1585</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 11:42:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/caa79d_5de364a4a168478ab1003b336a9fe4a2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_621,h_410,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three days down. Raider Run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three days into the work on Raider Run. Here are some early screenshots of my work so far. Working primarily on the procedural systems...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2019/04/04/three-days-down-raider-run</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afcc77b98500171d1589</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:05:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/caa79d_aff55ec25a18408cbb4ff392d02459d1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raider Run !]]></title><description><![CDATA[So this module of MA Games Development I have decided upon making a procedural puzzle loot adventure. The game will be around 5 minutes...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2019/04/02/raider-run</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afcc77b98500171d1583</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 14:45:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/caa79d_9c2c092c4d04489d982ea15038501641~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three down, two to go.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So this week I handed in my third module project for the MA Games Development at the University of Bolton.  As stated a few times in the...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2019/03/22/three-down-two-to-go</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afcc77b98500171d158b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:20:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/caa79d_cef72dd7bccd41ab95f8b2099490bbd1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virtual Realms, Real Considerations.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, I have devoted numerous weeks to game development on the inVadeRs project which is a VR title for VIVE. The game was designed...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2019/03/17/virtual-realms-real-considerations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afcc77b98500171d1587</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2019 15:25:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/caa79d_e7db3f3905f94b508d3e9f5a3230381b~mv2_d_1417_1417_s_2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[inVadeRs]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week I started a new module on the MA Games Development at the University of Bolton. The module brief specifies that this time I...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2019/02/02/invaders</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afcc77b98500171d1584</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2019 21:14:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/caa79d_b9458407375f406285adbadf2517234d~mv2_d_3840_2160_s_2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Souls Before Sunrise!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have always wanted experience with VR and have been determined in the past to craft some sort of horror experience, but how do we make...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2018/12/16/souls-before-sunrise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afcc77b98500171d158c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2018 01:56:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/caa79d_c4fc491eefbc4453bfa83450c4823577~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_802,h_445,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Tyler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Design.. Design.. Design !]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Swedish Viking Farming Adventure game.. Freyja's Garden. This week I managed to get the level built for the base game.   Including...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2018/12/03/design-design-design</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afcc77b98500171d1588</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 02:05:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/caa79d_2b9b8680c9004d62a9c098a063500442~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_923,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vikings !]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only last week we finished Module 1 of the MA Games development course at the University of Bolton. Now already in full flow on module...]]></description><link>https://zero5241.wixsite.com/james-tyler/single-post/2018/11/18/vikings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd9afcc77b98500171d1586</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2018 20:20:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/caa79d_f7e5c685014448c79a79d3d4cdea2aa6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_922,h_562,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>zero5241</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>