Garrys Mod

To close a brutally uneventful workweek I embarked on the usual-yet-somehow-always-refreshing late-night session of Garry’s Mod — with my colleague of course. The flow was as per usual; peaceful conversations spiraling down to the inevitable gunfight. Verbatim. It’s what we do after that appears to be out-of-the-blue. One of the…

Though I don’t call myself a workaholic, there is something about sitting down with a laptop and getting to work that brings me such fulfillment. Thankfully, I’m able to prevent myself from overworking — and I’m not trying to sound superior; I still fall victim to late nights at the…

This is part two of the killing nextbots research program. You can read part one here: https://medium.com/@dante.tumbelaka/how-to-kill-nextbots-75979dcf5821 It began as a late-night stroll around Union City. Incredibly serene and peaceful. …

To be honest, the title’s a bit misleading. It’s practically impossible to kill a nextbot. If you’ve ever spawned one, you know that as a fact. Whenever that low-quality PNG image enters your peripherals you’re guaranteed to be crossing Elysium soon. But that never stopped people from trying. As a…

A few weeks ago on what could possibly be an alcohol-induced Thursday night, my good friend and I toyed with the idea of photographing urban scenes in Garry’s Mod. …

There’s something with Garry’s Mod maps that evokes a sense of dread or loneliness that differs from other games. Rarely do I experience the same feeling of desolation in other titles, whether classic or modern, even when I’m looking for it. When you purchase a horror/thriller game, it’s obvious that…

I’ve recently been experimenting with nextbots in Garry’s Mod. And by ‘experimenting’ I mean getting hunted. …

When I was in preschool, I used to have a container filled with action figures from all sorts of franchises. I loved playing with them; mixing and matching characters and making them go head-to-head in imaginary scenarios. Whether its Lt. Pete ‘Maverick’ trying to evade a TIE Interceptor in an…