Sam Birley
@evilsmeevil.bsky.social
Director of Technology @ Magnopus | Formerly Creative Assembly | Views Mine | He/Him
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Sam Birley
@evilsmeevil.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Hey, I'm Sam 👋
You might know me from Magnopus or the games industry.
Things I like to talk about:
🌐 Spatial Web, OKO, and CSP
🌠 Realtime rendering
🥦 Fractals
🐣 Navigating being a good dad
🧑💻 General engineering nerdiness
You might know me from Magnopus or the games industry.
Things I like to talk about:
🌐 Spatial Web, OKO, and CSP
🌠 Realtime rendering
🥦 Fractals
🐣 Navigating being a good dad
🧑💻 General engineering nerdiness
The term 'digital twin' is not well defined, and is sometimes misappropriated as a result.
|It should really be reserved for scenarios where information flows bidirectionally across the physical and digital divide.
tinyurl.com/45x2jfkc
|It should really be reserved for scenarios where information flows bidirectionally across the physical and digital divide.
tinyurl.com/45x2jfkc
Digital Copies, Digital Twins and Digital Simulations: What’s the Difference, and Why It Matters — Magnopus
Digital copies, simulations, and digital twins may sound similar, but they serve very different purposes. In this article, Sam Birley, Technical Director at Magnopus, breaks down what each term really...
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May 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The term 'digital twin' is not well defined, and is sometimes misappropriated as a result.
|It should really be reserved for scenarios where information flows bidirectionally across the physical and digital divide.
tinyurl.com/45x2jfkc
|It should really be reserved for scenarios where information flows bidirectionally across the physical and digital divide.
tinyurl.com/45x2jfkc
Reposted by Sam Birley
Super proud to be a part of this unique cross-reality experience, Remix: The Prelude, with Epic Games and AEON Point!
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November 1, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Super proud to be a part of this unique cross-reality experience, Remix: The Prelude, with Epic Games and AEON Point!
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If you need it, here's a relatively straightforward guide to rolling your own Gaussian Splat renderer in UE5.
www.magnopus.com/blog/how-we-...
www.magnopus.com/blog/how-we-...
How we wrote a GPU-based Gaussian Splats viewer in Unreal with Niagara — Magnopus
Our journey of writing a fully functional Gaussian Splat viewer for Unreal Engine 5, starting right from the ground up.
www.magnopus.com
October 26, 2024 at 8:11 AM
If you need it, here's a relatively straightforward guide to rolling your own Gaussian Splat renderer in UE5.
www.magnopus.com/blog/how-we-...
www.magnopus.com/blog/how-we-...
@magnopus.bsky.social yay! You're here 🤗
October 22, 2024 at 6:40 PM
@magnopus.bsky.social yay! You're here 🤗
Why do C++ programmers always break their keyboards?
Because it's a strongly typed language 🥁
Because it's a strongly typed language 🥁
October 20, 2024 at 8:20 AM
Why do C++ programmers always break their keyboards?
Because it's a strongly typed language 🥁
Because it's a strongly typed language 🥁
Here's an article if you are interested in learning more about my thoughts on the spatial web, OKO or the Connected Spaces Platform.
www.magnopus.com/blog/from-pa...
www.magnopus.com/blog/from-pa...
From pages to spaces: the internet's evolution and a new era of interoperability — Magnopus
In this article, Director of Technology Sam Birley, delves into the evolution of the internet and how Magnopus’ Connected Spaces Platform (CSP) and OKO are shaping its future .
www.magnopus.com
October 19, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Here's an article if you are interested in learning more about my thoughts on the spatial web, OKO or the Connected Spaces Platform.
www.magnopus.com/blog/from-pa...
www.magnopus.com/blog/from-pa...
Hey, I'm Sam 👋
You might know me from Magnopus or the games industry.
Things I like to talk about:
🌐 Spatial Web, OKO, and CSP
🌠 Realtime rendering
🥦 Fractals
🐣 Navigating being a good dad
🧑💻 General engineering nerdiness
You might know me from Magnopus or the games industry.
Things I like to talk about:
🌐 Spatial Web, OKO, and CSP
🌠 Realtime rendering
🥦 Fractals
🐣 Navigating being a good dad
🧑💻 General engineering nerdiness
October 19, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Hey, I'm Sam 👋
You might know me from Magnopus or the games industry.
Things I like to talk about:
🌐 Spatial Web, OKO, and CSP
🌠 Realtime rendering
🥦 Fractals
🐣 Navigating being a good dad
🧑💻 General engineering nerdiness
You might know me from Magnopus or the games industry.
Things I like to talk about:
🌐 Spatial Web, OKO, and CSP
🌠 Realtime rendering
🥦 Fractals
🐣 Navigating being a good dad
🧑💻 General engineering nerdiness