GameDev Tools Weekly - Issue 13 — May 10th, 2021
GameDev Tools weekly made by Victor Stepanov
Technical Issues in Tools Development Roundtables
- Announcement
- Toolsmiths
- GDC
Reminder that Technical Issues in Tools Development is on the docket for GDC 2021, as well as the Tools Summit, which in particular has some fun stuff in store! https://t.co/sPEUgtlrsw
— Geoff Evans (@gorlak) May 7, 2021
Tools Design Roundtables
- Announcement
- Toolsmiths
- GDC
Join David Lightbown for the Tools Design Roundtables!
Tools Design Roundtable Day 1: Design
Tools Design Roundtable Day 2: Production
Time for tiniUSD?
- Universal Scene Description
Maybe we should write a “tinyUSD” library where we peal off all the dependencies, or at least those completely unnecessary (yes, I am looking at you, boost...)
— Max Liani (@maxliani) May 5, 2021
Problem would be maintaining it, which is something I wouldn’t want to do.
Oscillator UI
- UI
#EmberGen's new UI is taking shape and here's a sneak peak our our new oscillator node. Generate complex movements with no key frames. pic.twitter.com/s00jG3X3NQ
— JangaFX Software (@JangaFX) May 8, 2021
Now on YouTube: Technical Tools for Authoring Branching Dialogue
- GDC
- GDC Vault
New on YouTube: Technical Tools for Authoring Branching Dialogue, from @Obsidian's @Carrie_Patel & David Szymczyk https://t.co/X4iA7cT0Rj
— Official_GDC (@Official_GDC) May 3, 2021
Machine Learning and human creativity
- Machine Learning
Should be a really interesting conversation! Join to watch me have to defend applying AI to Creativity as a real pursuit, but not a threat to human jobs. https://t.co/i7zW3pQUaE
— Matthew Guzdial (@MatthewGuz) May 5, 2021
Getters, Setters, and Performance
- cpp
Thoughts about getters and setters https://t.co/4fDDfYGC08 by @cpprendering
— C++ LibHunt (@CppLibHunt) May 3, 2021
vcpkg search
- cpp
- build
vcpkg now (finally) has site with search functionality https://t.co/lYAIfMvbYH
— C++ LibHunt (@CppLibHunt) May 5, 2021
Making tools with Blueprints
- Unreal Engine
Kind of tools that can be done entirely using Blueprint with EditorModeToolUtility :)#screenshotsaturday #UE4 #UnrealEngine #gamedev pic.twitter.com/biAY9nrkI9
— Elhoussine Mehnik (@HoussineMehnik) May 8, 2021
Conan, CMake, Qt6 template
- cpp
- qt
- build
A Conan, CMake, Qt6 project template for C++ https://t.co/aPgaifoerZ
— C++ LibHunt (@CppLibHunt) May 8, 2021
A great read about serialization
- pipeline
This is worth reading. https://t.co/1MWrioyAn0
— Mikko Mononen (@MikkoMononen) May 8, 2021
🔥 Hot Tools Jobs 🔥
Systems Engineer @ Telltale Games
Indy Ray posted in the careers channel
I have a role open too: https://twitter.com/ScatteredRay/status/1379154535462002690 Role can be adapted for more Senior or Juinor. Have tons of tooling work in Build or Animation.
Come work with me on systems on The Wolf Among Us 2 https://t.co/B0kHCulIHI Seniority and scope/focus can be tailored for the candidate. Have lots of work in Rendering, Animation, Tools and Build depending on interest! Happy to provide mentorship for more junior engineers.
— Indy Ray (@ScatteredRay) April 5, 2021
Senior Programmer - Tools @ Media Molecule
Amy Phillips posted in the careers channel
Senior Tools Engineer @ Infinity Ward
If you want to apply send a DM to Victor Stepanov
Software Development Lead - AR/VR Experiences @ The Walt Disney Studios
Nick Porcino posted in the careers channel
Senior Tools Programmer @ Tuque Games
Igor Rafael de Sousa posted in the careers channel
My team at Tuque Games, currently working on D&D Dark Alliance, is open for hiring a new Sr. Tools Programmer. We are located in Montreal but there is plenty of time to move here while we are working from home. There is no job posting yet but I’m happy to talk about my experience so far. You can reach out to me or simply apply via our careers page: https://www.tuquegames.com/career.
The Toolsmiths updates:
- Toolsmiths @ GDC 2021 July 19-23
- GDC Tools Summit
- Join us this summer for:
- GDC 2021 Tools Summit!
- GDC Tools Roundtables
- Join us this summer for:
- GDC Tools Summit
Notable Releases and Updates
Qt Creator Release
- Qt
Qt Creator 4.15: What's new in C++ support? https://t.co/Jp3wwGCctg by @qtproject
— C++ LibHunt (@CppLibHunt) May 7, 2021
RmlUi 4.0 released
- c++
- build
RmlUi 4.0 released - User interface library for C++ based on HTML/CSS https://t.co/FhqnDthbLq
— C++ LibHunt (@CppLibHunt) May 9, 2021
#random
Replacement background and update lighting with an HDRI
Google's new deep-learning algorithm can replace a background in portrait photos and relight them accordingly:https://t.co/tnBPmeQVub#google #deeplearning #tech #research #photoediting #study #siggraph pic.twitter.com/QRiVnoINZZ
— 80 LEVEL (@80Level) May 4, 2021
Duality
When Morgan starts, he never stops :)
— Max Liani (@maxliani) May 8, 2021
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