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Another Great Interview!
Sitting here like maybe I do a one on one mentorship seems like a great way to push a little farther and make a new connection.

Hey friends!

I just released a new episode with Grayson Cotrell, a senior technical artist at Naughty Dog focused on real-time destruction in games.

Full episode: youtu.be/YUpe1MHhqn4 #VFX #GameDev #GamesIndustry

The cover of the Ghost in the Shell RPG, an illustration of the Major in a bodysuit, plugged into a machine.

Finally announced! I co-designed and co-wrote The Ghost in the Shell Roleplaying Game alongside Alessio Cavatore.

It was a real pleasure to write and design for such a beloved world and story. I loved delving deep into the complex characters who occupy this dark world. GitS fans are in for a treat!

I couldnt move on with my previous implementation for the wall. (you can see the old one from second 10). The new one, the merlones and support arcs keep verticality and also through ray cast snap to the topology below them. This was so much work 🥲

Senior responsibilities. Junior salaries. Make it make sense.

#GameIndustry

We had a huge turnout of 125 members of the Seattle Indies community at Stoup Brewing Cap Hill for our monthly social. Many thanks to our sponsor Diversion for providing the pizza and helping to keep the conversations flowing long after last call. www.diversion.dev for more info.

It's morgin' time!

Two lusciously illustrated women sit together holding hands, gazing at one another in this Valentines themed artwork inspired by characters from Wylde Society - period drama sim. Vivian sits on the left, gazing up at Peri, her skin is a dark brown, her eyes are green and she is wearing a long burgundy outfit with black cuffs and collar, a black bow at her neck and a black sash at her waist, her shirt collar is white, and yellow top. Her hair is tied back, and her expression is soft and yearning, and she holds Peri’s hand in one hand, and a little pink flower in the other. Peri sits above Vivian on a little stone brick wall, her gaze is soft and loving, her skin is green, she wears a short dark green bob, a billowy white shirt, with a purple and gold matching waist coat and long skirt, trimmed with intricate patterns, her feet are bare, her feather green wings are lifted and she has pink flowers in her lap.The sky is soft and blue, with fluffy white clouds and delicate orange butterflies both in the air and dotted amongst the grass and flowers. The pair are framed by gold filigree, and two white doves looking gazing at each other, sitting atop soft leaves, dotted with white flowers, and a flowing pink ribbon. The background around the frame is a peachy blush pink with a soft paper texture.

💝 A Wylde Society Valentine 💝

Inspired by beautiful vintage romance cards, and some Wylde Society romance. 💘 Please enjoy this tender Vivian x Peri moment.

🎨 Drawn by the amazing: @isabelburke.bsky.social

Seattle Indies at WA Gaming Expo Feb 6-8 2026 #indiegame #indiegames

Hey friends!

I'm excited to share the latest episode where I chatted with
Jonah Lobe @jonahlobe.bsky.social, former Bethesda creature designer (Skyrim, Fallout) and now independent comic creator.

Full episode here:
youtu.be/9Y5ArwK_1UY

#GameDev #CareerAdvice #3DArt

Haven't given up on that ivy stuff yet; but I did get inspired to try my hand at a generalized procedural system for foliage, cause that's something I'd use the hell out of

ngl though, it's.. pretty frustrating so far and I haven't even gotten to the annoying part (editor scripting 😔)

Sharing this here too!

Small thing I wanted to try ever since I saw it in a bunch of toon shaders: a depth-offset based rim lighting that responds to the light direction ✨

It's quite more stylized than just a thresholded fresnel and it can look pretty sick with cel shading👀
#unity3d #madewithunity

Started working on a effect to demo the tool. I want to add more variation but seems like a decent first pass.

Also, yes I unnecessarily dipped my hands in paint to make this.
I'll drop some pictures in a replay since it was fun.

#GameDev #Unreal

I made a directional noise type I call Phacelle Noise which is pretty fast!

Is it new or does something functionally identical already exist? I'm not sure! But I didn't come across one like this yet anyway, so here's my findings:
blog.runevision.com/2026/01/phac...

#Graphics #Shaders #Shadertoy

We had some acrylic laying around that was going unused. Processed the photos in Photoshop a bit before importing them into Houdini to make the full effects textures.

Used the cloud tools in Houdini to generate some wisps based on the textures.