c.diffin

@cdiffin.bsky.social

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Maker of Games and Sounds. Better in person. He/Him 📚 - Graduated MA Games Design @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social 🔜 - Square Zero Games 🕹️ - cdiffin.itch.io

Cover page of Labour Party manifesto documentation. Header: “5 missions for a better Britain” Title: “make Britain a clean energy superpower” Subtitle: “to cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero”
Screenshot of the game’s end scene. It shows my first playthrough time of 26:55 and 8 carrots collected. Additional text reads: “ninjin oukoku! dev: shoma. Thank you for playing!”
A stack of fancy printed cardboard boxes with a battered brown suitcase on top. A sign on top of the suitcase reads “The Dealer will return shortly”. Taped to the front of the boxes is a sign that reads “The Invisible Casino, c.diffin”
Screenshot of an information screen that appears when starting the game Elden Ring. Text reads: INFORMATION [Behavior during online multiplayer] (1/2) When playing with other players in online multiplayer, please keep the following in mind. Do not use data that has been illegally modified. Do not play games by using in-game functions in a manner other than what they were originally intended for. No intentional disconnection during play. Do not say or do anything that makes others uncomfortable, is offensive to public…
An image of a rolled up yellow tie decorated with pink flamingos.
A page from Wanderhome by Jay Dragon, with floral decorations at the top and bottom, that reads: The first time I played Wanderhome was with friends outside, sitting in the grass by the creek. I brought pencils and tokens, while Charlie printed out copies of the playbooks. Socks baked cookies and had a pitcher of punch, and Mel didn't have the energy to bring anything—xyr presence was a present. While I had read Wanderhome plenty of times, I had never facilitated it. The rest of my friends were going in completely fresh-faced. A few months later, we welcomed a new friend to our group—this time digitally. I curled up with a PDF of the game and a plate of crackers, while we all said hello to Maeve. While we were all familiar with the game, we wanted to take some time to welcome her into our little traveling party. Mel spent fifteen minutes showing off all the art xe had drawn of our characters (the most xe had talked in months!) and Socks helped Maeve figure out what character she wanted.
The central icon is black and white and features a design of a game controller either dripping with fluid, or possibly running as if made of paint. It has the text "Strange Play Showcase". Surrounding the central icon are a number of previews for the featured works.
A bearded man with a red face is wearing a bright green golf visor in the style of the great Luigi Mario (it was apparently a promotional item for a Mario Golf game)
A bearded man with a bright red face stands awkwardly in a graduation gown: a mortarboard hat, gown and hood with red and purple trim. He wears a yellow tie that he doesn’t entirely hate and a white collared shirt, which he sort of does. He makes finger guns at the camera, having failed to learn to be comfortable as the solo subject of a “nice photo” even in his mid-30s. Signage in the background places the photo outside Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre. There are long shadows and quite pleasant natural light, indicating magic hour would have been about 30 mins away if they’d thought about it.
A show poster featuring a King Charles spaniel wearing a green visor, smoking a pipe and holding a hand of cards in what the author will inexpertly refer to as a regency style. Text reads: CAR BOOT CASINO Friday 27 March 6:30pm - 9:30pm V&A South Kensington Play/Performer Friday Late A night of homebrew bluffing & betting games
Top down view of a 10 player game of The Gang, published by Kosmos, in play on a long pub table. Standard playing cards in the centre show the shared cards- the river has been dealt. Visible are multiple chips with 7 or more stars in each of the game’s colours- white, yellow, orange and red. These have been custom 3D printed by the host to allow higher player counts than are accommodated by the standard components in the box. Players are deciding which of the final red poker chips they want to add to their lines, which sit in front of each player.
Picture of a hardcover book. The Score: how to stop playing someone else’s game. By C. Thi Nguyen. The cover illustration shows a cube made of smaller wooden cubes with one cube piece missing, and a separate ball of the same size and material to one side.
A quote from a web article that reads: Starmer added: “It’s unlawful. We’re not going to tolerate it. I’ve asked for all options to be on the table. It’s disgusting. [highlighted by user] X need to get their act together and get this material down. [end highlight] We will take action on this because it’s simply not tolerable.”
A screenshot of of an itch.io page that reads: “Content unavailable in your region We're sorry — this content is not available in your region. Due to regulatory requirements established by the United Kingdom’s communications regulator (Ofcom), this page has been restricted from access within the UK due to the Online Safety Act.”
A man (the author) stands in front of a collection of posters for games. He wears a yellow coat and a bright pink hat, makes a thumbs up pose and has a surprised expression. The poster to his right features a game cartridge box that reads “the Invisible Casino” and “a game by c.diffin”, with various components of the game in front. Prominently featured are three face up cards. One appears to feature a sketch of the man wearing glasses, one is blank and the third reads “every time you blink, stick out tongue” in red ink.
A miniature dachshund with mottled coat pokes her head over the knees of a smiling, bearded man with a ruby red face.
A photo taken from the foot of the London College of Communication building, a large tower block with glass windows and multicoloured panels. The sunset casts dramatic orange light against it. Some students congregate outside the main entrance at the bottom of the frame.