Steampunk Typewriter Laptop
I created a laptop from a 1930 Royal portable typewriter. It is based on a Raspberry Pi, a USB keyboard microcontroller and it is using an iPad as a wireless screen. It ‘s battery powered and totally wireless.
A script to fixup includes for Unreal Engine 4.24
A python script to fixup include paths when upgrading projects to Unreal Engine 4.24.
Automated foot sync markers using animation modifiers in Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine 4.16 introduced Animation Modifiers, a type of native blueprint class that enable users to apply a sequence of actions to an animation sequence or skeleton asset. In this article I will show you an example of animation modifier blueprint and a sample project which allows you to add foot sync markers and foot position curves to animation sequences.
Conditional breakpoints in Visual Studio
How to set a conditional breakpoint in Visual Studio which is triggered when a string equals some value?
How to debug module-loading errors in Unreal Engine
In this article I will show you how to use the GFlags tool to enable debug messages for Windows module loading. It can be useful when your Unreal Engine project fails to load some DLL module.
An introduction to shader derivative functions
In this article about shader derivative functions I will explain what they do and why they are so important. I’ll give you some details about hardware implementation and I’ll show some use examples. I will also discuss about branching and its implications on derivatives.
Ping 9999 in Unreal Engine’s Steam Session Searches
In this article I’m talking about the Steam Online Subsystem of the Unreal Engine. I’m focusing in particular on some issues with the ping values when searching for a steam session from a locally hosted game lobby. Code examples will be provided.
Normal Unpacking and Quantization Errors
In this article I’m gonna talk about normal unpacking for unsigned 8 bit per channel normal maps. I will discuss in detail the difference between two different unpacking formulas and what they mean in term of quantization errors.
pocket.gl: a webgl shader sandbox to embed in your pages
pocket.gl is an open source webgl shader sandbox fully customizable and embeddable
Custom Struct Serialization for Networking in Unreal Engine
Bandwidth optimization is very important in a multiplayer game. In this article I explain how to define your custom serialization logic to compress USTRUCT data in Unreal Engine.