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Jack Mathews

@jackmathews.bsky.social

Metroid Prime 1 and 2 Technical Lead Engineer, MP3 Principal Technology Engineer, formerly Founder and Technical Director Armature Studio, Principal Engineer at Bluepoint Games.

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Apple iPhone 12 Event In 30 Seconds
YouTube video by Dumb Comedy Apple iPhone 12 Event In 30 Seconds

Heh, they've been doing weird stuff for years like this. Here's a few I did:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sruy...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Nr...

10.09.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That had to have been Andy then.

17.04.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It was also really useful for the huge particle system textures, I think. I can’t remember if I wrote this or if Andy O’Neal did.

16.04.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It tended to be most useful for vistas or stuff high up, where you could never put your face into the texture.

16.04.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I would have artists turn this on in places over on memory. If they never saw their textures, they should lower its resolution by 2x or more depending on the color.

16.04.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh right that inliner was so brain dead.

11.04.2025 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What do you mean?

11.04.2025 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Minimap rather

10.04.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You mean the 3D minimal? Ted Chauviere

10.04.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Perforce?

07.02.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI is really coming along

26.01.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder what it’s doing?

17.01.2025 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

More bullshit

14.01.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Never

10.01.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yeah the tip horseshit has gotten out of control. I went to one place where the option was to add β€œ0%, 3%, 5% or 10%” on top of the already included but unremovable 15%

07.01.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok well I’ll head to DisneySea and complain about Japan food prices :-) Vegas is a theme park by mobsters it ain’t America.

07.01.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve never seen you so worked up

07.01.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I got a sausage and egg bagel sandwich and coffee in Americatown for $12 today. You going to some fancy place in SF or LA?

07.01.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Andy O’Neal

24.12.2024 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In Florida my school had a ton of them and I had one at home. We called them β€œTrash 80’s”

09.12.2024 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I did

09.12.2024 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

When I was watching the ep and Freeman did the thumbs up, I actually thought to myself β€œwell there’s the Ups and Downs thumbnail”

06.12.2024 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Retro Studios Devs Speak About Metroid Prime 2 Remastered
YouTube video by KIWI TALKZ Retro Studios Devs Speak About Metroid Prime 2 Remastered

I made a compilation clip from my Metroid Prime 20th anniversary interviews on what the former devs thoughts are on a potential Metroid Prime 2 Remastered. Thanks to Bryan Walker, Kynan Pearson @threewave.com and @jackmathews.bsky.social

WATCH HERE➑️ youtu.be/7tuC1gNSjog

03.12.2024 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s amazing

01.12.2024 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow!!!

30.11.2024 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The shot from inside the console with them licking it off was absolutely hilarious.

28.11.2024 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's parts of the world that are awake when the US sleeps?

27.11.2024 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Leaked Matt Gaetz House ethics report. With mushroom gravy.

23.11.2024 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Morph Ball in Metroid Prime, inside rocky cavern

Morph Ball in Metroid Prime, inside rocky cavern

Bonus visor: Morph Ball Camera! This is pretty much a visor - instead of gun and particles, we have world shadows projected on the ball surface (RIP Andy O'Neal), a projected shadow under the ball, and a constant dynamic light. 7/7

22.11.2024 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We also render with a white-to-black "fog" that also means we don't render far-away objects, and it's rendered at a lower resolution and blurred. 6/7

22.11.2024 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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