Name: Raymond Cripps

Location: New South Wales, Australia

Occupation: Game Developer & Content Creator

Room size: 13,5 m² (145 ft²)

Social media: Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube

Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself

I’m Raymond Cripps, an independent game developer working on my first commercial game, Project Feline.

Project Feline is an anime-inspired 3D platformer starring Gabi, a feline-human hybrid who can run on walls, grind on rails and build insane momentum.

Through mastery of Gabi’s unique abilities, players traverse complex environments as fast and stylishly as possible.

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I’ve been interested in game development, filmmaking, music and storytelling from a young age.

I spent my childhood dreaming up my own worlds, stories and characters. I envisioned that someday I would make that world real, and I’m taking my first step with Project Feline.

I still have a way to go, but I have learned so much since starting this project and am excited to see it through.

Raymond Cripps at his bedroom battlestation

I have regularly been producing devlog videos on YouTube to document the game’s development.

I feel very fortunate to have cultivated a following of people who enjoy my game so far and are interested in an honest look into the hardships of game development.

I occasionally create illustrations and compose music on the side.

Take us through your setup

Item Model
Monitor ×2 LG UltraGear 27GL850-B
Monitor mount WALI Desk Mount GSM002
Monitor light bar BenQ ScreenBar
Speakers Beats Pill 1.0
Headphones Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro
Keyboard ROYAL KLUDGE RK84 - Black Brown Switch
Mouse Logitech G900
Chair DAM Mesh Chair
Desk mat Zambumon Deskpad
Web camera Logitech C922
Controller Xbox Wireless Controller
Tablet Wacom Intuos Pro Small
Microphone Blue Yeti
Microphone mount Blue Radius Shock Mount with Blue Compass Boom Arm
Wireless charger Cygnett TwoFold
External storage Western Digital My Book 4 TB
Operating system Windows 10 (64-bit)
CPU Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20 GHz
CPU cooler Corsair Hydro Series H115i 104.65
Motherboard ASUS PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (4 × 8 GB) DDR4-2400 CL14
Internal storage ×3 Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB & Western Digital Caviar Black 4 TB 3.5″ 7200 RPM
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB VRAM
Case Fractal Design Define R5 Window — Blackout
Power supply CyberPower CP1300EPFCLCD

This is my bedroom. I have divided my room into two halves.

The far side features the loft bed and desk setup, and the near side features the couch, PlayStation 2 and CRT television.

A bedroom divided into two halves. One side features the loft bed and desk setup, and the other side features the couch, PlayStation 2 and CRT television

In my workstation, I have an IKEA kitchen top as a desk sitting atop two IKEA ALEX storage units.

I have a UPS installed in the left cabinet that supplies power to the setup. I also use a cable tray and lots of velcro strips to hide most of the cables routing to the UPS.

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I have my custom-built PC placed under the desk, resting on a wooden slab to avoid igniting the carpet.

I have two 27″ monitors, a microphone, a webcam, and peripherals hooked up to them.

Two 27″ monitors, a microphone, a webcam, and peripherals hooked up to them at the desk setup

I have gone back and forth between dual monitors in the past, but when I started streaming, having the two monitors became a necessity.

I recently started using my secondary monitor vertically.

While working, I’ve started placing one program in the top half, like my web browser or live chat.

Another is in the bottom half, like my Trello board, while using my main monitor for my game engine or art program.