3D arts lecturer at Abertay University - Previously Senior Character Artist at Jagex. Frontier Developments - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 game dev - bodybuilding https://www.artstation.com/robotninjatoasthttps://bsky.app/profile/robotninjabread.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/robotninjabread.bsky.social/post/3modhvz6prs2rDiscussing grind culture and the games industry on X. And unsurprisingly, 280 characters wasn’t enough, so I accidentally wrote an essay instead It’s about why I think we’ve started confusing self-sacrifice with professionalism. I hope people still read😅 https://open.substack.com/pub/troymccron/p/the-games-industry-doesnt-have-a?r=8lobdl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true15 Jun 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:nef6jspecwfsvu63schntth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3modhvz6prs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/robotninjabread.bsky.social/post/3mnxamhsd622u I don't get to make game art very often these days (I'm a 3d arts lecturer), but it felt so good to dust off the digital clay and dive back into the pipeline! Meet the Xenophage (Pedro) - my latest little bundle of joy www.artstation.com/artwork/XJqovy https://www.artstation.com/artwork/XJqovy10 Jun 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:nef6jspecwfsvu63schntth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxamhsd622uhttps://bsky.app/profile/robotninjabread.bsky.social/post/3lprxekeaas2mI made this for my students, to go through the character creation process from start to finish (also to test a blender-only pipeline) super fun project, I think it turned out well 😊22 May 2025 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:nef6jspecwfsvu63schntth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprxekeaas2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/robotninjabread.bsky.social/post/3lc225ielm22bMy Princess Zelda WIP, inspired by her Twilight Princess look. not sure I'm gonna get to finish this one, but super fun playing around with new techniques and experimenting with style 😁28 Nov 2024 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:nef6jspecwfsvu63schntth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc225ielm22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/robotninjabread.bsky.social/post/3l6psmmkflo2iI've suffered from creative burnout for the better part of this year, but I think I'm starting to heal. I don't know why the first thing I make is a skull crab, though 🤔 Excited for Halloween? 😅17 Oct 2024 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:nef6jspecwfsvu63schntth2/app.bsky.feed.post/3l6psmmkflo2i