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Ciaran T

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4th Year Computer Games Programming student at Abertay University DARE Academy 2025 Finalist with @riverboatgames.bsky.social - Our entry - Galactic Postal Servitude - available on riverboatgames.itch.io! linktr.ee/ciaranturnbull

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We had the pleasure of attending Dare Academy's Awards, coordinated by @abertayuni.bsky.social, last week โค๏ธ

Huge congratulations to all the nominees and overall winners @riverboatgames.bsky.social - WHAT A NIGHT! ๐ŸŽ‰

06.10.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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That moment you find out you've won DARE Academy...

Congratulations to our DARE Academy 2025 winners - Riverboat Games! ๐Ÿ†

Their game Galactic Postal Servitude wowed the judges ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ‘ฝ

Read more ๐Ÿ‘‡

abertay.ac.uk/N2Yx

#DAREAcademy #DAREAcademy2025 @riverboatgames.bsky.social

03.10.2025 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

We are now live! Tune in to the charity livestream here:
www.twitch.tv/abertaysagam...

25.09.2025 17:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reminder we will be hosting a charity livestream tonight at 18:00 BST in support of SpecialEffect!

www.justgiving.com/page/stream-...

Everyone is welcome to join us for a playthrough of Galactic Postal Servitude, while we invite feedback on accessibility and raise money for a great cause. ๐Ÿ’œ

25.09.2025 12:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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My team @riverboatgames.bsky.social is hosting a charity livestream for @specialeffect.org.uk on Thu 25 Sept at 18:00! We would love your feedback + support ๐ŸŽฎโœจ

๐Ÿ‘‰ lnkd.in/ecr8kJB8

@abertayuni.bsky.social | #SpecialEffect #CharityStream #Accessibility #GameDevelopment #DAREAcademy2025 #AbertayUni

23.09.2025 11:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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We're happy to announce that the #DARE2025 release of Galactic Postal Servitude is now available for free on itch! riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-postal-servitude

Take a look at our new release trailer for a sneak-peak on what weโ€™ve worked on at #DareAcademy ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘ฝ

#IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev

05.09.2025 08:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dundee! Weโ€™ll be at Dundee Contemporary Arts today from 12-4pm for the Drop in and Play event, where weโ€™ll be showcasing our Dare Academy game Galactic Postal Servitude!

The event is free and no ticket is needed, all ages welcome!

We hope to see you there, more info on the event in the replies!

30.08.2025 10:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At #DAREAcademy we're working on giving our mechanics more interaction and visual feedback to add to the analogue feel of the post office.

Here's a first look at a concept for our new and improved parcel scanning! ๐Ÿ“ฆ๐Ÿ‘€

#GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev

09.07.2025 11:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽ‰ I'm thrilled to share that the Riverboat Games team and I are DARE Academy 2025 Finalists! | Lucinda Shale ๐ŸŽ‰ I'm thrilled to share that the Riverboat Games team and I are DARE Academy 2025 Finalists! We've been selected as one of six teams to develop our game prototype further over the summer with...

We can finally announce that Riverboat Games is a DARE Academy 2025 Finalist! ๐ŸŽ‰

A huge thanks to everyone whoโ€™s supported us so far. Weโ€™re so gratefulโ€”and just getting started.

Keep an eye out for new features, characters & more coming soon! ๐Ÿ‘€
www.linkedin.com/posts/lucind...

07.07.2025 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Galactic Postal Servitude by Riverboat Games, Alexander Thomson, Wookbee, LucindaGames, Fraser Neilson, Ciaran Turnbull, Breaaadbin, ajlochrin Do your part and make your planet proud, human!

Galactic Postal Servitude by @riverboatgames.bsky.socialโ€ฌ. Scan and send packages, detect illegal items, and do your part to make your planet proud in this point-and-click game of deduction!โ€ฌ
riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...

27.06.2025 14:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Agent Squidge Splash Screen - title Agent Squid Licence to fail. Squidge floats amongst a chaotic array broken and breaking objects

Agent Squidge Splash Screen - title Agent Squid Licence to fail. Squidge floats amongst a chaotic array broken and breaking objects

An anthropomorphic cat gazes at an beautifully rendered island landscape. Screenshot from the game Shore Leave.

An anthropomorphic cat gazes at an beautifully rendered island landscape. Screenshot from the game Shore Leave.

A pine marten with a huge sword strapped accross it's back looks at a fantasy village. A screen hot from the game The Chronicles of Marten.

A pine marten with a huge sword strapped accross it's back looks at a fantasy village. A screen hot from the game The Chronicles of Marten.

First person view down a cavern made whose walls appear to be the inside of a human brain. The cavern is decorrated with houshold items. The player's hands are silhouetted against the scene. A screenshot from the game synaptic.

First person view down a cavern made whose walls appear to be the inside of a human brain. The cavern is decorrated with houshold items. The player's hands are silhouetted against the scene. A screenshot from the game synaptic.

A thread to celebrate the 3rd Year Professional Project games our students at @AbertayUni delivered this year. I'm linking to a dozen in the thread but all 31 can be found on our showcase page here:

itch.io/jam/professi...

Please, get in touch if you want to mentor next year.

27.06.2025 14:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Galactic Postal Servitude by Riverboat Games, Alexander Thomson, Wookbee, LucindaGames, Fraser Neilson, Ciaran Turnbull, Breaaadbin, ajlochrin โ€˜Papers Pleaseโ€™ in an Alien Post Officeโ€‹

๐ŸŽ‰ 200 Downloads and Counting! ๐ŸŽ‰

Huge thanks to everyone whoโ€™s played the game, shared feedback, and cheered us on so far! ๐Ÿ™Œโœจ

Havenโ€™t tried the game yet? Grab it for free on our Itch page and let us know what you think:

๐Ÿ‘‰ riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...

30.04.2025 12:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The game Iโ€™ve been working on with Riverboat Games is out now and free to download on itch!

Weโ€™re looking to extend this game further in the future, so play it yourself and let us know what you think!

Itโ€™s been a blast making it and weโ€™re all looking forward to taking this project further

04.05.2025 17:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The trailer for Galactic Postal Servitude is out now!!!!
๐Ÿ“ฆ๐Ÿ‘ฝ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ

Check out the release here:
riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...

#GalacticPostalServitude

29.04.2025 13:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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0.6.2 & 0.6.3 - Polish, Animation, and Bugs Hello! Easter break is already over and so we're back updating GPS! Entering into the final sprint the game is mostly complete, so we're now working on adding the finishing touches and squashing any r...

0.6.3 is now out!
Our first major build after the Easter break, you can find out all about it in the devlog linked!!

riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...

16.04.2025 18:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hmu whenever and I can teach you how to get more chances to say this in tournament : )

18.11.2024 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Like the harbour

01.11.2024 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

how to block someone on bluesky

18.10.2023 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

hi chat

18.10.2023 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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