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Learning Rust Part 2 — Data Layout and Enums in Practice The Rust Learning Journey Continues!

More of my Rust learning journey, learning a simple input based CLI workflow that simply modifies the state and connected data of an enum. The article covers crucial concepts I learned about rust while building the application.

#rust #rustlang #programming #development

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Unity 6: FindObjectByType Guide FindObjectByType<Type>() methods are among the most useful functions in Unity 6, but they should be used with care and caution. These…

Thought some Unity 6 devs might find this helpful with recent API changes...

#indiegamedev #gamedev #unity6 #unitygameengine #Cs
#gameoptimization #gameperformance
#guide #UnityAPI

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Learning Rust — Part 1 — Ownership Basics (and our first Rust app) Let’s learn Rust — the easy way!

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Started learning Rust - will be posting updates on Medium. If you aren't a medium member, and want to read the article, just send me a message and I'll get it to you.

#Rust #RustLang #LearnRust #BorrowChecker #CodeOwnership #MemorySafety #SystemsProgramming #BackendDev

I Blew My First XR Gig. Here’s the Proposal System That Actually Lands Contracts. A Developer’s Guide to Landing Contracts (Without the Business Degree)

Finally got around to writing this, its been on my mind for a while. Getting contracts in game/app development in XR isn't easy. This is my 🤏memoir/guide to help you through this challenge.

#indie #XR #VR #AR #Entrepreneurship #softwaredevelopment #gamedevelopment

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Thank you for sharing the post - I tend to agree that when it comes to true programming and especially 3D modeling or texture design - a hand crafted design will always win out and make a difference.

Breaking Into Indie Game Development in 2025 The brutal reality. You will fail at least 100 times to release your game, but don't let it stop you.

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#indiegames #indiegamedev #XR #gamedev #gamedevelopment

Unity/C# Code Quest: Lesson 3 — Value vs. Reference Why your changes don't stick (and why sometimes they do)

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Okay missed my own deadline on that ... Coming soon!

More updates coming tonight!

Lesson 2 — Variables, Methods, and Scope in C# The shape of small programs in C# and Unity

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Second in my series on becoming a pro in C# and Unity.

#programming #unity #gamedev #tutorial #learning

Lesson 1 — What C# Actually Is, an Introduction Beyond the typical "Hello World" introduction to programming.

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#programming #coding #Cs #Unity #Basics #.NET #Lessons #beginners #beginner #gamedevelopment

SGR Update #1
Super Galaxy Runner is another weekend project style game - I'll come to it here and there but I am pushing to actually get it out this time - so many in progress games - time to bring a simple one to the finish line. PC and VR.

#indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indie #games

We are creating a free app called CycleTracker. Completely local data tracking (your data is never public or sold) with gender neutral views in-app (trans inclusive). The app like others that already exist, will predict and record menstrual cycles based on daily check-ins and display on a calendar.

Working on a series of games that I hope to release on Steam in the future based on old school classics - this first one is called Witch's Tower - and here is a sneak peak at the initial game loop I prototyped with help from my partner.

#iindiegamedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegame

Vibe Coding For Unity Developers — Chapter 3 — Preoptimizing Code For AI A continuation of Chapter 2 — Leveraging Sequence Systems for Enhanced Vibe Coding

Oh - and Chapter 3 also just went up - Preoptimizing Code for AI

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#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #vibecoding #vibecodingforunitydevelopers #unity #unitygamedevelopment

Vibe Coding for Unity Developers 2 — Leveraging Sequence Systems for Enhanced Vibe Coding The first step in making code to prompt LLM’s with is making highly modular, decoupled scripts. This alone, however, comes with its…

Vibe Coding for Unity Developers Chapter 2 - Now on Medium

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#gamedev #indiegamedev #vibecoding #vibecodingforunitydevs #unitydevelopment #unitygamedevelopment

Vibe Coding For Unity Developers -Introduction Today we introduce the concept of Vibe Coding, and its place in software development today.

Starting the audio-book/podcast version of my Vibe Coding book on Substack, just the introduction for now - but definitely more to come:

Doing the audio recordings myself - feedback appreciated!

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#gamedev #podcast #vibecoding #indiegamedev #gamedevelop

YouTube video by SimonSDev - Luminary Labs Constructing the Wind Rider Hub World River Pt.3 - #metaquest3 #discgolf #gamedev #devlog

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YouTube video by SimonSDev - Luminary Labs WindRider - Constructing the Hub World River Pt. 2 #metaquest3 #discgolf #gamedev #vr #devlog

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YouTube video by SimonSDev - Luminary Labs Wind Rider - Constructing the Hub World River, Pt 1 #metaquest3 #discgolf #gamedev #vr #devlog

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Just put out a set of videos timelapsing the creation of an aspect of our Hub World environment in Wind Rider that we are pretty proud of. The videos are linked in the comments below.

#indiegamedev #gamedev #timelapse #environmentbuilding #gamedevelopment #satisfying

Vibe Coding for Unity Developers 2 — Leveraging Sequence Systems for Enhanced Vibe Coding The first step in making code to prompt LLM’s with is making highly modular, decoupled scripts. This alone, however, comes with its…

New chapter up on Medium!

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#indiegamedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #vibecoding #programming #unity #unity3D

Vibe Coding for Unity Developers — A New Guidebook for Game Development I am writing this brief article to introduce a book that I am currently writing called Vibe Coding for Unity Developers — I will be…

Writing a book to solidify and distribute my knowledge on vibe coding - currently releasing it chapter by chapter on medium - I will be posting these articles here for free! :

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#indiegamedev #gamedev #gamedevupskill #vibecoding #programming #AI #ChatGPT #GithubCopilot

Vibe Coding for Unity Developers — A New Guidebook for Game Development I am writing this brief article to introduce a book that I am currently writing called Vibe Coding for Unity Developers — I will be…

Writing a book to solidify and distribute my knowledge on vibe coding - currently releasing it chapter by chapter on both medium - I will be posting the medium articles here:

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YouTube video by SimonSDev - Luminary Labs Rapid Prefab Placement -- Unity Vibe Coding w/ VS Code - Accelerate Your Dev Pipeline

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Yes, we've been vibe-coding to accelerate our workflow.
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Here's an article briefly explaining the workflow that I put together along with the video.

Enjoy! 😁

#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #unity #vibecoding #unityeditortooling

Wind Rider Alpha is live! Formerly Disc Golf VR, with immersive visuals, refined disc physics, and a practice range. Testers get early builds, auto-updates & Discord news. Sign up (Meta email): forms.gle/9rHfTmqhUd6K...

#gamedev #gamedevelopment #metaquest3 #metaquest2 #indiegamedev #VR #XR

🚨WE NEED VR ALPHA TESTERS🚨

I would like to invite you to be a member of the Disc Golf VR testers group! Completely volunteer basis, so obviously feedback is not required, but IS greatly appreciated!

Contact me for more details on how to become a tester today!

#indiegamedev #gamedev #VR #MetaQuest

I’m excited to share that Disc Golf VR is officially in Alpha on Meta Quest! Our practice range lets you huck discs between a handful of goals, hone your throw, and help us nail the physics. DM me to join the playtester channel and shape the next courses.

#VRGaming #MetaQuest #Playtest #DiscGolfVR

Add a touch of post processing and glossed up the Disc Golf starting hub!

#indiegamedev #gamedev #unity #gamedevelopment #indiegamedevelopment #VR

If you want to check out our store page, we make shaders, textures, VFX, and free tooling:
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