@horsfall3d.bsky.social
🕹️ Curator at National Science and Media Museum + Yorkshire Games Festival 🖼️ Former video games artist and lecturer 🎭 BAFTA Connect member
This week we are at the Yorkshire Games Festival showcasing 23 games by Yorkshire based games developers at our Games Lab!The Lab is based at the National Science + Media Museum in Bradford from 15-23rd February, so do come down and take a look!👾
18.02.2025 09:34 — 👍 12 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0It’s a pleasure to have you with us! 🎮
18.02.2025 10:36 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0We really enjoyed the Yorkshire Games Festival (in Bradford). The UK badly needs more gamedev festivals - especially ones not in the South - and this is a good'un. Pop it in your calendar to check out next year?
14.02.2025 09:08 — 👍 77 🔁 15 💬 1 📌 0Featuring @leahlemoncakes.bsky.social
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Our second day of industry talks draws to a close after exploring Baldur‘s Gate 3, Botany Manor, Two Point Museum, Wilmot’s Warehouse and many more! A huge thank you to all of our fantastic speakers across this year’s programme and our festival host @thealexurl.bsky.social 🎙️
13.02.2025 21:02 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1Featuring @timepirateninja.bsky.social and @rickyhaggett.bsky.social
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An incredible first day of game talks at the Yorkshire Games Festival! From AAA to indie - From creating worlds to crafting horror. It was wonderful to see so many passionate developers, returning guests and festival friends!
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We're extremely excited to have come together with Game Republic (@gamerepublic.bsky.social) and its members for our first ever Steam event to celebrate games that were created in or published in Yorkshire and the North!
Check it out ❤️ 🎮
The Yorkshire Games Festival begins this week and runs right through until February 23rd! Industry talks, workshops, networking, indie showcase, family activities, BBC tournament, cinema screen gaming, tabletop games, retro arcade - We've got it all! 🕹️ www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/whats-on
10.02.2025 15:42 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Yes! Great article @archaeologyfitz.bsky.social 🕹️
I certainly still have some of my own notes and cheat codes scribbled down inside game manuals and walkthrough guides which I've kept over the years. It's very nostalgic remembering swapping videogame intel in the playground at school! 📝
We’ve announced the full speaker programme for next month’s Yorkshire Games Festival! 🎮 Join us across our two days of game talks for an incredible lineup of speakers plus workshops and networking sessions - Tickets available now 🎟️ www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/whats-on/yor...
24.01.2025 12:03 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1You are too kind my friend! 💙
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The original sci-fi space explorer 'Elite' recently celebrated its 40th anniversary since release on the BBC Micro 🛰️ I wrote some words for @sciencemuseumldn.bsky.social to reflect on the game’s impact and legacy after four decades of intergalactic adventure 📝
tinyurl.com/mr2v42sh
YGF's first announcements are online!
Including the creators of Thank Goodness You're Here, Flock, Two Point Museum and more.
I'm really proud of this programme and very thankful to these lovely devs for agreeing to come to our little fest ❤️
www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/whats-on/yor...
Hello! I’m Matt - 3D artist and lecturer turned video game curator. I collect and preserve games technology and culture + work across public events and experiences including galleries, exhibitions and festivals 🕹️
Occasional public speaker and juror for the BAFTA game awards + Aesthetica festival 📣
