Quick tip if you are taking part in a #gamedev competition - Provide a build that goes straight to the coolest bits of your game. Best level, coolest character build, and so on. Judges have to go through tons of games, and they will miss it if they have to play a long intro first.

I often see projects containing many unused assets. Placeholders, samples, old levels, different asset versions, you name it. The rationale is that the engine will strip unused assets when building the game, which is true in most cases, but you still pay a price for it. 🧵 #gamedev

Some #Unity guides I wrote recently 💾 Investigating Memory Issues discussions.unity.com/t/investigat... 🏞️ Shader Variants Optimisation discussions.unity.com/t/unity-shad... ⌛Reducing asset import times discussions.unity.com/t/reducing-a... 🖼️ Optimising textures discussions.unity.com/t/optimising...

Crash Dumps are a useful tool to understand why your game crashed, but they can be intimidating to use at first. In this article I explain how to generate and analyse them. dev.to/attiliohimek... #gamedev #unity #unreal

A bit late to the party. I guess this counts as retro now #xbox #kinect

Many games are very high quality, but it’s not clear who they are made for. Who is the target audience? How big is the addressable market? Why would they play your game instead of the others? Gameplay is one aspect, consider story, theme, artstyle, music, all of these can be unique selling points.

I just received my latest order from @bitmapbooks.com. The N64 and GBA were my favourite consoles growing up, with so many influential and industry-defining titles, too many to list here. If you're interested in #retrogaming and #videogame history, I definitely recommend them.

Late as usual, I finally played Astrobot. It's a great game, but it's so busy squeezing in every last bit of PS branding, down to the coins, it doesn't have any room left to develop its own world and personality, and just feels like a showcase. Hopefully the next one has a more balanced approach.

My latest @unity.com optimisation article is now up. Have a read to learn how to optimise textures, reduce their size in memory and build, and minimise loading times, without compromising on visual quality. discussions.unity.com/t/optimising... #gamedev

Check out our latest article on #unity Addressables optimisation. This is based on my Unite 2024 talk, along with a few additional tips. #gamedev

Finished my first run of Silent Hill 2. Bloober Team absolutely nailed it, they surpassed even the most optimistic expectations. It's an incredible remake, up there with RE2, RE4 and Dead Space. Respectful of the original, while adding new content that fits perfectly.

This year I had the pleasure to give talks at some great venues, including Unite, Games Ground, and Generation Colombia. If you have a great event next year and need someone to talk about #gamedev, technical topics, career and entering the industry, hiring, or provide mentoring, hit me up!