#SIGGRAPH2025 Advances in Real-Time Rendering in Games course talks slides posted: "Adaptive Voxel-Based Order-Independent Transparency" shipping in the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 by Michal Drobot from Activision Central Tech is now online: advances.realtimerendering.com/s2025/index....

Store model anodization on the 17 Pro isn’t holding up well. Going bare aluminum might be the way to go.

Liquid Glass is... something.

TIL someone is making an EV wake surfing boat and now I need one. arcboats.com/arc-sport?rd...

17 Pro's design looks like the most function-over-form we've seen from Apple in a while. Thermals are clearly a priority. Vapor chamber. Glad to see aluminum is back. Apple's foray into titanium never made a lot of sense. Cramming compute into the bump exposes it to air even in a case. Love this.

I don’t know how it’s possible for Apple to improve on AirPods Pro 2, but I’m here for it.

Intuitive Guide to Convolution betterexplained.com/articles/int...

2 years ago today I was driving the Nürburgring IRL. Easily the coolest thing I've ever done. Need to go back.

Upgraded from a Mk3S+ to an H2D. So far: extremely impressed. The amount of tech and complex automation packed into this machine is amazing. And the speed… it’s bananas.

I haven't played a BF game (in anger anyway) in years, and while I am older and slower now, I'm amazed by how intact my muscle memory is.

BF6 is great. Tip for my fellow sim racers: you'll likely need HidHide. github.com/nefarius/Hid... BF6, like most recent BF games, just grabs on to every HID axis it can find and ORs them all together... which results in your soldier spinning around uncontrollably unless you hide all of your gear.

Made a custom LMP2 livery in Photoshop for Le Mans Ultimate out of my go-to coffee choice. The back-end distribution infrastructure they've built to make this all work in multiplayer is impressive.

New at #SIGGRAPH2025: Can we make Perlin Noise stretch along some underlying vector field? Well it turns out it's possible with two simple additions to the original method! No need for advection or convolutions. Find the paper and implementations here: github.com/jakericedesi...

Congrats to Studio 397 on exiting early access as they hit their 1.0 release of Le Mans Ultimate. Got a chance this weekend to really dig into it, and I'm absolutely loving it.

Only 8-13%?! Physics is frustrating.

I partly blame Spotify for this. They’ll never have the joy of a good friend randomly handing them a cassette/burned CD/MiniDisc of some awesome band they’ve never heard of right before they got into their car.

An elegant weapon, for a more civilized age.

F1 Movie review: It's good. Existing F1 fans: go in with an open mind and some suspended disbelief. Normies: this is "Top Gun: Maverick" on wheels. You'll like it. Everyone: bring AirPods Pro (for transparency mode). Just in case. Our IMAX showing was blisteringly loud. APP takes the edge off.

If you are (like me) sensitive to poor motion resolution on LCDs, it looks like it's worth waiting for the OLED version of the Switch 2. From @timschiesser.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB67...

I refuse to believe that we (human society) need *this* many different coin-cell battery sizes.

We have multiple open job opportunities in game engineering, come work with us !

Why do I get the feeling that iOS 27's biggest feature will be to undo this "glass UI". Reminds me a little of the skeuomorphism era.

'Star Wars: Squadrons' was arguably the most underrated game in the past decade. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMiE...

So is De Minimis back on?

As a parent, Nintendo's new "Virtual Game Card" DRM management is a lot worse than their old system. And infinitely more complicated than Steam's latest "Family Sharing". The probability that I buy a small truck load of Switch 2's went from 99% -> ~0% with this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWwy...

Replacing my rig's honeycomb-style fan airflow straighteners with Noctua's "Airflow Amplifier" design. They released it in .STEP format (vs .stl), which made it easy to upsize from their original 120mm size to 140mm (for their NF-A14's that I use). www.printables.com/model/887071...

Turns out that these were phishing scam attempts all along. Beware. Delete and Report Junk, even if you are job hunting. Not worth it. consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-ale...

Games that haunt me because I want to dig into them so bad but have almost zero time for them, ranked: 1. Elite Dangerous 2. Mechwarrior 5 (both Clans and Mercs) 3. DCS

Needing to "replace my 2nd Logitech Brio with something else because Win11 can't decide which one to use for facial recognition" goes straight to the "Mike's FWP" list.

Worth a read: "How do I become a graphics programmer? - A small guide from the AMD Game Engineering team": gpuopen.com/learn/how_do...

Miss my daily red-line commute, where I would salute the PS4 building on my way into work. #Boston

Besides hockey and poutine, feeling jealous of Canada today.

BSB2e incoming…

I'm hopefully wrong, but: Eliminating the US de minimis exemption for low-value imports likely destroys what was turning into a wonderful, accessible hobbyist electronics scene. Probably will upend most DIY electronics repair efforts, as well. :(

Once needed a proprietary accessory that they make but don't sell separately. Support guy went into the warehouse, rummaged around, found exactly what I was looking for and dropped it in the mail for me. Didn't charge me anything. Not for cable. Not even for shipping. Ubiquiti is a great company.

This news backs up what I've been saying for a while now: The VR market is alive and well in 2025... just not in the mainstream genres and AAA projects that everyone (circa 2016) assumed it would thrive in.

My team is hiring. Primarily looking for a SW dev with experience in: * DX12/DXR graphics engine development. * Tool development. Potentially ideal for a game dev looking to make a pivot. Location may be negotiable. (Ignore the AI/ML label in the title) careers.amd.com/careers-home...

Your money. 🪙 My electrical conductor. ⚡

Last time this maniac imposed (much smaller) tariffs he destroyed some of my favorite small tech companies. I sincerely hope @gomezsimindustries.com can make it through this. Such a wonderful, family-owned-and-operated sim racing hardware company, making top quality products in the US.

Approx. 100 USB sticks scattered throughout my house... and I'm confident that ~60% have some build of MEMTEST86, Win10/11, or Ubuntu on them. And/or system BIOS binaries for random motherboards.

Over the moon with how this turned out.

First SFF build.

RIP Iceman :( One of the actors that defined so much of my childhood filmography.

Heard the cool kids use PTM7950 now. Need to see what the fuss is about (on 9950X3D).

One of those weeks where I feel the need to crack open one of these. Interpret that however you must.

Counting down the days until a new band names themselves "Cold Harbor".

We need proper HDR in live sports broadcasts. Photo doesn’t do it justice (of course), but this shot demonstrates why. The contrast difference made by the car LED lights here looks spectacular. So much detail in what would otherwise be a boring, dull image (in SDR).

The best advice I've ever gotten from an Infosec friend: Disable the default admin account on anything exposed to the internet.

FYI for my F1 nerds: To get 4K HDR in the new premium tier, you MUST disable the new multiviewer feature. You’ll find this setting in the profile options within the app.

Ghost Bear's Legacy was my favorite MechWarrior game as a kid... those nice people at Piranha can just kindly have my money 💸