Issue #221 - Rendering Techniques and more

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Enjoy another issue, I hope you find something useful!

Efficient GPU Rendering for Dynamic Instances in Game Development - This article explores a custom rendering architecture designed to efficiently render procedurally generated geometry. Our focus is on setting up compute shaders and optimizing batch counts by merging them into fewer material passes. This approach aims to minimize memory allocation for the entire system.
Kacper Szwajka

Understanding C# 8 default interface methods - In this post I provide an introduction to default interface methods, how they work at a high level, and their typical uses. Finally, I discuss some of the sharp edges on the feature: things to watch out for, compiler errors you could run into, and caveats about where you can use them.
andrewlock.net

How To Get Tiktok Influencers To Cover Your Game And Earn Millions Of Impressions - This week I have a new TikTok strategy to potentially earn thousands of wishlists: leveraging TikTok influencers. The team behind cozy room decorator game Momento, recently earned 1,600,000 views and helped trigger bonus visibility from Steam.
howtomarketagame.com

Game developers, don't give up on your bad sketches - Generative AI art tools make it easy to whip up images for concepts and storyboarding. But don't throw out your pen and paper just yet!
Bryant Francis

Level Up Your Facial Animation: Comparing Game-Changing Techniques - CEO and Co-Founder of Speech Graphics, Gregor Hofer, spoke about modern-day facial animation and discussed the options available for animators.
80.lv

Teardown-Style Pixelated Object Physics in Unity - Hasan Tarhan unveils a new amazing experiment with video game physics.
80.lv

Videos

How To Create Your Own VFX? - So, how to come up with your own Game Effects? Well here's a few tips and tricks I usually use and gathered for you!
Gabriel Aguiar Prod.

How to Program in Unity: Using my "BETTER" State Machine for Procedural Animation - Learn how to program a custom state machine in C# and Unity in this brand new tutorial explaining the state machine I used for procedural animation!
iHeartGameDev

Stride 4.2 is Here! - The free and open source C# game engine Stride just released Stride 4.2. There are several new features but the stars of the show are definitely C# 12 and .NET 8 support (which also includes support for the F# and VB.NET programming languages).
Gamefromscratch

Setup VR Ray Interactions with Meta SDK & Unity3D | Step-By-Step | 2024 | Game5D [Part 3] - Dive into the world of immersive VR development with Game5D!
Game 5D Official

Building a 3D pixel art horror game in Unity's URP | Enigma of Fear - Today we're going to be talking to the developers at Dumativa a Brazilian Studio working on the Paranormal detective horror game Enigma Of Fear
Unity

Improving app performance with the new Memory Profiler | Unite 2023 - Profiling and honing your game’s performance for a broad range of platforms and devices is crucial – it can help you expand your player base and increase your chance of game success. The Memory Profiler 1.1 now provides much more information about your application’s memory state. And often, it’s not just about managed memory. In this session, we show you some of the lesser-known aspects of memory footprint, how they might affect your application’s performance, and how to resolve them.
Unity

Compositing with EXR Files | FREE VFX Explosions - In this beginner Nuke video, we talk about multi-pass exrs and we break apart a CG explosion render (free download!), and show how you can adjust different layers.
Compositing Academy

Assets

Fantasy Lunar New Year Bundle - Save up to 95% and kickstart your fantasy projects with the best time-saving tools, 3D assets, and more. Including: Fluffy Grooming Tool, Sensor Toolkit, The Illustrated Nature, Fantasy Monsters Animated Megapack and a lot more!
Unity Affiliate

Melodic Mayhem - A Comprehensive Audio And Music Bundle - Your audio needs are met. Upgrade your next project with pro-level audio with this mind-bogglingly huge bundle, packed with all the music, sound effects, and engine-specific plugins you’ll ever need. You’ll get royalty-free tracks that span the genres, both musical and thematic—from atmospheric synthpop and hard-driving industrial, to tunes perfect for fantasy, sci-fi, and more. Also included is a vast library of sound effects suitable for all manner of genres and settings, as well as jingles and UI sounds, plus essential sound plugins for Unreal, Unity, and Godot. Pay what you want for a library that will cover your audio needs forever and help support the Children's Miracle Network with your purchase!
Humble Bundle Affiliate

ObservableCollections - High performance observable collections and synchronized views, for WPF, Blazor, Unity.
Cysharp Open Source

DFAO-unity - Distance Field Ambient Occlusion, implemented in Unity, as an extension of SDFr
ZephyrL Open Source

procedural-generation - procedural terrain generation on Unity
vyshnovka Open Source

Raymarching-Engine-Unity - A fast GPU-accelerated raymarching engine for Unity with support for over 28 primitives (including fractals, n-dimensional objects, volumetric clouds) and set operations (Union, Subtract, Intersect). Includes a custom interface for manipulating shader parameters through the editor.
aniketrajnish Open Source

Auto9Slicer - Auto 9 slice sprite generator on Unity
kyubuns Open Source

SliceyMesh - A Unity Package for high performance dynamic mesh generation of 2D and 3D shapes with rounded edges/corners.
brandf Open Source

Game Design And Programming - Book Bundle - Game development skills within reach. Start your journey into game development today with this bundle of books from Pearson, full of critical instruction for beginners and invaluable skill-up material for seasoned devs! Learn how to create compelling and profitable content for one of the hottest games around in Roblox Game Development in 24 Hours: The Official Roblox Guide. Bone up on the basics required to truly understand the craft in Fundamentals of Game Design. Empower yourself with the skills to create your own bespoke art assets with Learning Blender. Get all these books and more—a value of over $800—and help support Women Who Code with your purchase.
Humble Bundle Affiliate

50% off LowlyPoly - Publisher Sale - Get 50% off LowlyPoly assets. Get stylized textures and 3D art for game developers. Our collection brings your projects to life with options for different genres and artistic styles. Enhance your projects with perfect surfaces and textures from LowlyPoly. PLUS, get Stylized Spaceships Mega Pack for FREE with code LOWLYPOLY
Humble Bundle Affiliate

Unity-AnimationUI - Usefull Unity tool for animating UI with just drag and drop
DhafinFawwaz Open Source

UI-Framework - UI Framework for Unity based on reactivity and MVP pattern.
laphedhendad Open Source

zoboui - A utility class UI framework for Unity's UI Toolkit
oyacamp Open Source

Splashdown - Splashdown - A Unity open-source splash and icon generator
Ale1 Open Source

TextureSource - Virtual Texture Source for Unity
asus4 Open Source

MasterMemory - Embedded Typed Readonly In-Memory Document Database for .NET and Unity.
Cysharp Open Source

StructureOfArraysGenerator - Structure of arrays source generator to make CPU Cache and SIMD friendly data structure for high-performance code in .NET and Unity.
Cysharp Open Source

EditorAudioUtils - Customizable Unity Editor notification sounds - Like EditorApplication.Beep() but configurable
JohannesDeml Open Source

The Fantasy Realms Bundle - Pro-quality MMO assets for Unity. Get the expertly crafted character models that’ll bring your Unity MMO to life with this jam-packed bundle from the master artisans at Dragonsan Studios! Included are an array of separate asset packs that include distinct character models for dwarves, elves, humans, orcs, and more, as well as multiple awesome armor sets each. You’ll also get a vast selection of icon packs that’ll bring some pro-level polish to your UI, ranging from skill icons, to loot, crafting resources, consumables, and more! Pay what you want for over $1,200 worth of assets that’ll make your MMO ready for primetime, and help support One Tree Planted with your purchase!
Humble Bundle Affiliate

Corel 2023 Painter And More Software Bundle - Corel’s artist’s arsenal is back! Back by popular demand, this bundle of digital art and editing tools from Corel will help you make your artistic vision real! Sketch, paint, and illustrate with the renowned Corel Painter 2023, including a kit full of brush packs to help you create your signature style. Make every shot your best with the advanced photo editing capabilities of PaintShop Pro, and harness the time-saving power of AfterShot Pro. Become a master of the digital canvas with the help of Corel, and help support Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) with your purchase!
Humble Bundle Affiliate

Spotlight

Vangaro Tactics - Command colorful troops into tactical turn-based battles in Vangaro Tactics! Infiltrate enemy outposts on the Stealth Missions: mine, recruit, move wisely, and you'll stand a chance. Know your commanders and exclusive units to make the most of each faction.

[You can wishlist it on Steam, and follow them on Twitter]
niadocraz

My game, Call Of Dookie. Demo available on Steam

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