Claire Blackshaw

Independent Author

Claire is a queer geeky creative programmer who also draws comics and creative experiments. She has worked in the games industry for over a decade across 6+ consoles working for various studios. With a history in RnD, technical teams, social design, esports and a passion for VR. Born and raised in South Africa she moved over to UK to pursue her dream career in Video Games. Claire studied at University of Pretoria and Northumbria University. From BSC Comp Sci, BA Phil to Game Programming Degrees.

She lives in London with her supportive wife and two adorable cats, Vertex & Pixel. All while skating around London, streaming on Twitch and hacking on new weird passion projects.

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by Claire Blackshaw

True Stories from Making Games

True stories collected and drawn from making video games.

This is an industry of make believe where we make fantasy reality but at a cost. The insane day to day is filled with fun tales of nerf guns and late night pizza. All the time a darker side lies on the edge from broken lives to homeless developers waiting on that final paycheck is on the edges of our industry.

This is a collection of true accounts, washed and anonymised for you, a cathartic telling from me and my friends in the industry. I’ve tried to balance the humorous absurd with the dark. In my development doodles I hope to show you not the day to day but the unusual moments.

So you can laugh and identify with them but also if you ever face stories like these in your own life you know you are not alone. I hope you share your tales with your friends and ask for help when you need it, and if you are just curious about development I hope this shows you another side.

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