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Technical Artist in the Video Games Industry πŸ•ΉοΈ Interests are: πŸ› οΈShaders, πŸ“‘Houdini, πŸ₯€Blender, 🧨VFX https://www.artstation.com/westoca

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MTV REWIND - I Want My MTV Celebrating 44 years of continuous music videos. Stream classic music videos 24/7.

This is really, really great.
wantmymtv.vercel.app

06.01.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 1125 πŸ” 473 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 148
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Distracted again! Wanted to play with making a more complicated set of textures inside of Houdini. Simulated with vellum then used Copernicus finish authoring the textures created with the result.

#Houdini #UnrealEngine #GameDev

06.03.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thought I'd share what the textures looked like.

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Distracted again! Wanted to play with making a more complicated set of textures inside of Houdini. Simulated with vellum then used Copernicus finish authoring the textures created with the result.

#Houdini #UnrealEngine #GameDev

06.03.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's interesting! This really reminds me of this video I watched recently.

youtu.be/6EMAOqRd4OA?...

And I agree with a lot of the thoughts in the video. But, reading your posts made me think I wonder if this person knew they were making art.

04.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's interesting! This really reminds me of this video I watched recently.

youtu.be/6EMAOqRd4OA?...

And I agree with a lot of the thoughts in the video. But, reading your posts made me think I wonder if this person knew they were making art.

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It never ceases to amaze me how hyper developed our brain is to project meaning on anything that looks like a face. This whole shader is only a couple of nodes, but has such a vast possibility space of expressions

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An array of handmade ceramic bisque pendants with medieval & tarot themes.

An array of handmade ceramic bisque pendants with medieval & tarot themes.

Tag yourself. I’m the fish in the cup. Sometimes the judgy sun.

22.02.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 508 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 49

πŸ₯³ That’s it β€” my new and final video is live on YouTube!

In this 2h15 deep dive, I try to summarize everything I’ve learned over the past two months while diving head-first into C++ compute shader dispatch in UE and RDG.

21.02.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
You deserve better art
You deserve better art YouTube video by Jeffiot

new video!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-dP...

20.02.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 11

Thank you so much for making content! Might be your best video yet. That's all, I've have to rewatch twin peaks now.

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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.

19.02.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

19.02.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The cover of the Ghost in the Shell RPG, an illustration of the Major in a bodysuit, plugged into a machine.

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!

18.02.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 196 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 6
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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 πŸ₯²

16.02.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Senior responsibilities. Junior salaries. Make it make sense.

#GameIndustry

18.02.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

18.02.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's morgin' time!

17.02.2026 03:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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.

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.

πŸ’ A Wylde Society Valentine πŸ’

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

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

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