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Erik Robson

@erikrobson.net
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Game/level designer | LFW | Valve (Portal 2, CSGO, DOTA 2, The Lab, Artifact) | Double Fine (Psychonauts, Brutal Legend) | 3DO () 25+ years making games professionally. On Signal @ ErikRobson.47 Husband, father, PNW, living through Interesting Times

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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 11h
Going through the oldies directory. As you can see, this is named "demake.psd". Naturally, I have no idea what's going on here, but it sure does look like a nerd demake of THE AMERICAN FLAG?!?
An Irfanview window with a small line drawing (green on black) with a blank bottom half, a blank right quarter, and a left quarter filled with a grid.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 06/10/2026
I appreciate this level of candor. But -100% points for the dumb wordplay.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 06/10/2026
I normally charge a hefty fee for these, but here's one more freebie.
Wil Wheaton and Ashley Judd in Star Trek: TNG
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 06/10/2026
...see also:
Ashley Judd in Star Trek: TNGAshley Judd in Star Trek: TNG
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 06/10/2026
Just a wee town.
The town viewed from within Google Earth Pro
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 05/10/2026
Some sweet caustics
Photo of a bathroom wall with a variety of sweet caustics.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 05/10/2026
I'll consider it a testimony to a life well-lived that I'd never heard about the theory of "shareholder capitalism" until recently. I'd been semi-aware of Milton Friedman, but I had no idea he was a supervillain.
From Wikipedia:

"Friedman introduced the theory in a 1970 essay for The New York Times titled "A Friedman Doctrine: The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase Its Profits".[2] In it, he argued that a company has no social responsibility to the public or society; its only responsibility is to its shareholders.[2]"
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 28/09/2026
A rundown of my mornings. This is what it takes to get two kids out the door every day.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 22/09/2026
A build error, naturally. I may need to install MSVC 2026? 🫠
Unreal 5.8 error log, with a bunch of blah blah crap I shouldn't have to care about.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 21/09/2026
The title screen of Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 19/09/2026
I know nobody asked, but here's the runner-up from Reign of Fire (2002)
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 19/09/2026
Dragonslayer (1981) Vermithrax Pejorative, by Phil Tippett Not only the best dragon design ever, but also the best dragon name.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 17/09/2026
God damn it, Erik. "HowitzerFiredFired"? I'm my own most annoying co-worker.
UE Blueprint chart:
If HowitzerFired AND NOT HowitzerFiredFired THEN set HowtizerFiredFired true and change boss battle state.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 14/09/2026
This is an image I made for one of my earliest Twitter posts. A different time, etc.
John Cusack in the film "1408" sitting in a small bedroom with small furniture. (Not super-small, but like child-small.)
There's text over top the image noting that the lighting is inconsistent across identical lamps.

Context: This was one of my early Twitter posts.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 10/09/2026
Video compression will murder this, but it gives you a sense of what’s going on. 
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 10/09/2026
3. This giant snake monster’s intro scene is absolutely stunning. I’m not generally a fan of calling out single shots in movies, but this thing its extraordinary. It looks like a painting.
Setting is a cavern. The Mandalorian is in the mid ground. Behind him is a giant snake like monster. It is lit dramatically, like a renaissance painting. 
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 10/09/2026
That’ll do.
Gentle pink and blue clouds at sunset
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 09/09/2026
Working-class carpentry nail circa 1890.
A 3d model of a nail I made in Maya. It's very simple.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 06/09/2026
Weird sky tonight. The bright spot in shots 1 and 2 are NOT the sunset. In fact they’re directly opposed. Shot 3 is, at the very bottom, the actual sunset.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 04/09/2026
My stalwart Lakewood fan (18 years of service) crapped out today. I’m going to crack it open and see if I can find my way to a fix.
Lakewood fan
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 30/08/2026
Amazon is my favorite source for stolen goods.
Salt box clearly labeled “not for individual sale“
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 29/08/2026
The first rain of fall
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 26/08/2026
Though he's now but a distant memory, I appreciate Past Erik for flagging this function. It was indeed sketchy.
UE Blueprint with the comment "This all seems sketchy."
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 22/08/2026
Naked Lunch
The Naked Lunch movie poster, featuring a man in a suit with a manual typewriter for a head. The typewriter is askew and he looks like he's typing. On his own head.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 13/08/2026
Of all the games I'm absolutely never going to play, this game is the most not going to play. (No shade, it might be fun.)
Store page for the game "The Cave Diver".
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 06/08/2026
Wildfire smoke tints the morning light.
Wall with r d-tinted light
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 06/08/2026
Cracking open the archives to show Gen Alpha the way.
Sony PSP 1001
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 05/08/2026
I don't know why my phone added an encoded-± to the end of that.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 03/08/2026
Oh, that’s Venus for sure. Let’s just verif
Photo: obviously VenusScreenshot: oh, not Venus. Arcturus?!?
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 03/08/2026
Cory Doctorow? The Slashdot poster?
Jim Downey doing his Epstein bit.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 02/08/2026
Update: That same bathroom has spawned a new puzzle.
A Coke Zero can laying atop the drain in a bathtub. The can is dented in a way that suggests it’s formed a vacuum seal over the drain. It’s also appears to be attached to a hanging chain.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 01/08/2026
We bought this car litter station. It was already bad, but then we discovered it’s wobbly! By design! I assume the design team was fired halfway through.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 30/07/2026
We’re dog sitting. She’s a sweetie.
Good dog resting on a couch.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 28/07/2026
Another good one tonight.
Vivid night sky. Full moon, almost monochrome, moonlit clouds. Forest in mid ground.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 26/07/2026
Sure. That’ll do.
Night sky. Clouds are illuminated by an almost – full moon. There’s a tree line in the mid ground.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 22/07/2026
While I’m hitting the DVDs…
Shot from “Final Fantasy” (2001)
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 18/07/2026
VECTOR SERVICES [threatening] BUT ALSO WITCHY
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 18/07/2026
Update: They’ve summoned Terminator Snuffleupagus to help??
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 18/07/2026
Update: They had to turn our power off. There are now Top Men working on the power lines.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 14/07/2026
Not a bug, but cool baby bananas (clustered at the top.) I think the big thing at the bottom is the banana tree ovipositor.
Baby bananas, as seen by me.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 10/07/2026
Go home, UnrealEd. You're drunk.
Some very weird clamping in THE MIDDLE of a texture.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 06/07/2026
Life uh finds a way.
Cat sleeping in the shadow of an overturned chair.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 29/06/2026
Uh oh. The Supergirl trailer has dueling beams. That’s generally an ill portent.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 26/06/2026
Crap. Looks suspicious.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 26/06/2026
Sorry Linkedin, I'm already 90% of the way to walking off a bridge. I don't think I'll be checking in today.
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 24/06/2026
Ah, of course. It wants a "Random Time" node. How silly of me. I'm sure there are at least different params to justify the existence of the node. oh
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 24/06/2026
Unreal, are you giving me shit because FLOATS can't be cast to SECONDS? What is this nonsense? (MetaSound UI)
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 24/06/2026
Finally finished the business end of my new laptop stand. Now I just need to add stilts. Confirmed cooler than the jank I’ve been using for the last 2 years!
Precision-built frame to hold my laptop, featuring genuine poplar boards, artisanal cracks, and a powerful 3-fan array to anxiously pump air into my Sager “gaming laptop.”

#NeverBuyingIntelAgain
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 23/06/2026
Atari Combat-ass game. But hey, maybe it’s good?
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 23/06/2026
But... Unreal... it doesn't? If redirect, give me a path to fix it?
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