Toby Rutter

4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.

Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world, @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.

Post from Matt Turnbull: These are really challenging times, and if you’re navigating a layoff or even quietly preparing for one, you’re not alone and you don’t have to go it alone. I know these types of tools engender strong feelings in people, but I'd be remiss in not trying to offer the best advice I can under the circumstances. I’ve been experimenting with ways to use LLM AI tools (like ChatGPT or Copilot) to help reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss. Here are some prompt ideas and use cases that might help if you're feeling overwhelmed: Career Planning Prompts: “Act as a career coach. I’ve been laid off from a [role] in the game industry. Help me build a 30-day plan to regroup, research new roles, and start applying without burning out.” “What kinds of game industry jobs could I pivot to with experience in [Production/Narrative/LiveOps/etc.]?” Resume & LinkedIn Help “Here’s my current resume. Give me three tailored versions: one for AAA, one for platform/publishing roles, and one for startup/small studio leadership.” “Rewrite this resume bullet to highlight impact and metrics.” “Draft a new LinkedIn ‘About Me’ section that focuses on my leadership style, shipped titles, and vision for game development.” Networking & Outreach “Draft a friendly message I can send to old coworkers letting them know I’m exploring new opportunities.” “Write a warm intro message for reaching out to someone at [studio name] about a job posting.” Emotional Clarity & Confidence “I’m struggling with imposter syndrome after being laid off. Can you help me reframe this experience in a way that reminds me what I’m good at?” No AI tool is a replacement for your voice or your lived experience. But at a time when mental energy is scarce, these tools can help get you unstuck faster, calmer, and with more clarity. If this helps, feel free to share with others in your network. Stay kind, stay smart, stay connected.

Matt Turnbull, Executive Producer at Xbox Game Studios Publishing - after the Microsoft layoffs - suggesting on Linkedin that may maybe people who have been let go should turn to AI for help. He seriously thought posting this would be a good idea.

multi track drifting

programmers: i fix bugs!
artists: i draw bugs!

technical artists:

🧵of my level / game design videos, talks etc:

Every game designer should understand Orthogonal Design:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW5s...

Dishonored 2 LD critiques Dishonored 1 level:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVQD...

Why Speed Level Design videos are so misleading:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcCF...

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Meshlets and Mesh Shaders Mesh shaders, introduced back in 2018 as an NVidia Turing and later as an AMD RDNA2 feature, is an evolution of the geometry pipeline which removes a number of fixed function units like the Input A…

I recently started tinkering with mesh shaders in my toy engine to get a feel for what is involved in adding support for them and potential performance improvement opportunities and wrote a blog post detailing my findings. interplayoflight.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/m...

Fans bring cult card game back to life with Scottish city hosting world tournament

NEW: A volunteer-led gaming organisation is deep in the midst of planning a 300-person world championship tournament in Edinburgh later this year

A tip on how to ensure projects stay on track by using timeboxing

I made a bunch of one page tips on #gamedev with stuff that I learned over the years. It leans towards the direction + production side.

This is stuff that worked for me, maybe it can be of use for you.

Here is a thread of tips, starting with keeping your project on track with timeboxing

🧵 1/20

friends are calling this unhinged but I am calling it honest 💜

follow Crescent County on Kickstarter today!!
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I feel seen and attacked

Reading Math Papers An overview of mathematics for programmers

Reading Math Papers for Programmers. I'm gonna have to keep this one bookmarked because I can never remember these conventions.

Ashley Wade 3D Environment Artist @ Brass Lion Entertainment

As of a week ago I was unfortunately affected by restructuring efforts at BLE.
I am now actively looking for freelance/remote fulltime and contract work!
If you need a stylized 3D environment artist who's excited to make cool things please send me a DM 🙂
Please Share 💖

www.artstation.com/ashleyw

It's been my vocal stim for days

Il est oraaaaaaaaaange

I got started with Promise Mascot Agency yesterday, and it definitely got its hooks in me. Played 7 hours straight before I finally had to make myself eat. Part visual novel, part business management, part Forza Horizon with a beater truck. Very quirky and very well written.

So well deserved!

Measured Response: A Tale from Elevation Development - Null Signal Games Our Development team lead Safer joins us to tell the dramatic story of an iconic new card from Elevation.

Great article this morning on what goes into designing a Netrunner card in Elevation nullsignal.games/blog/measure...

Can't speak to things to do in Japan but get Promise Mascot Agency if you're traveling after April 10th

It was ras then and it's still rad now

ATTENTION INDIEDEVS
Show off your art style
💚

Massive congratulations!

The winner of the Social Impact Award at #GDCA2025:

Life Is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine Games | Square Enix)

#GDC2025

My partner pointed out Maxim had to rehearse that performance. Sobs

Don't need some fancy plugin to get your Metahuman face capture to look like your sculpt. All you need is this in the console:

commandmh.identity.exportmeshes 1

If you're not listening to Gilmore guys podcast as you work through it I would highly recommend

A picture of my personal project in Unreal Engine 5, depicting the typical Haussmannian Architecture you can see in Paris. The camera, softly framed by tree branches in the foreground, looks up at a 5-story Haussman-style building illuminated by the sunlight.

Excited to show you my latest personal project, my Haussmann Architectural Study! Been working on this project when I have spare time here and there. Super stoked to have been able to finish it!

www.artstation.com/artwork/eR98dP

#GameArt #UnrealEngine

Need high quality characters for your next project?
I’m a senior 3D Character artist in the UK with 10 years experience specialising in creating stylised characters, animals and props.

Working on both bespoke hero designs and customisable character assets in a range of styles!

a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a sign that says the work is mysterious Alt: a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a sign that says the work is mysterious

When someone asks me what I do in tech art.

I'm thrilled to share a new JCGT paper, "GPU Friendly Laplacian Texture Blending." It uses simple image processing and computational photography techniques to smoothly blend/layer textures and materials while preserving local contrast and texture details without ghosting or over-blurring. 1/3

A couple more for you! @felicekuan.bsky.social @stauder.bsky.social