Chris Murphy
@highlyspammable.bsky.social
Principal Technical Artist on the Developer Relations Team for Unreal Engine. Generally handle Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia with Epic Games but sometimes you'll find me elsewhere. Have a tendency to rant.
If you're going for this with an Unreal Engine project and you want some last-minute technical tips for polish advice, feel free to hit me up!
📣 Hey Australian gamemakers!
Screen Australia's Games grants close in 2 weeks! A reminder to get your applications in! 🫶
🛠 Games Production Fund - up to $100,000
🎨 Emerging Gamemakers Fund - up to $30,000
📆 Applications close Thu 5 Mar, 5pm (AEDT)
👉 www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...
Screen Australia's Games grants close in 2 weeks! A reminder to get your applications in! 🫶
🛠 Games Production Fund - up to $100,000
🎨 Emerging Gamemakers Fund - up to $30,000
📆 Applications close Thu 5 Mar, 5pm (AEDT)
👉 www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...
February 18, 2026 at 1:08 AM
If you're going for this with an Unreal Engine project and you want some last-minute technical tips for polish advice, feel free to hit me up!
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People talk about this stuff in terms of how much it'll suck for gaming and I hate to inform you how many MRI machines, X-Rays, all sorts of other vital machinery are just a Windows IoT Edition PC in a beige plastic box with a big magnet/accelerator/whatever attached.
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
Hyperscalers are tearing hard drives out of the hands of manufacturers. Prices are therefore also rising for SSDs.
www.heise.de
February 17, 2026 at 9:12 PM
People talk about this stuff in terms of how much it'll suck for gaming and I hate to inform you how many MRI machines, X-Rays, all sorts of other vital machinery are just a Windows IoT Edition PC in a beige plastic box with a big magnet/accelerator/whatever attached.
One really interesting thing that seems to be pretty consistent is that the Steam Deck has actually provided a definitive min spec for PC game developers. Historically this was a bit more vibes based for a lot of folks and it's great to see something so standardised.
February 14, 2026 at 12:38 AM
One really interesting thing that seems to be pretty consistent is that the Steam Deck has actually provided a definitive min spec for PC game developers. Historically this was a bit more vibes based for a lot of folks and it's great to see something so standardised.
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The footage out of Sydney overnight is abhorrent.
Peaceful protesters set upon by an army of police, punches thrown at people with raised hands, people praying ripped from their knees.
Is this violence the social cohesion that Labor wanted?
Peaceful protesters set upon by an army of police, punches thrown at people with raised hands, people praying ripped from their knees.
Is this violence the social cohesion that Labor wanted?
February 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
The footage out of Sydney overnight is abhorrent.
Peaceful protesters set upon by an army of police, punches thrown at people with raised hands, people praying ripped from their knees.
Is this violence the social cohesion that Labor wanted?
Peaceful protesters set upon by an army of police, punches thrown at people with raised hands, people praying ripped from their knees.
Is this violence the social cohesion that Labor wanted?
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New in UE5-Main, AccumulationDOF, A close to physically accurate DOF implementation specifically for production renders!!
And damn it works far beyond what I expected, can focus THROUGH transparencies correctly! Into Reflections, no foreground artefacts!
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #GameDev #VFX
And damn it works far beyond what I expected, can focus THROUGH transparencies correctly! Into Reflections, no foreground artefacts!
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #GameDev #VFX
February 1, 2026 at 8:09 AM
New in UE5-Main, AccumulationDOF, A close to physically accurate DOF implementation specifically for production renders!!
And damn it works far beyond what I expected, can focus THROUGH transparencies correctly! Into Reflections, no foreground artefacts!
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #GameDev #VFX
And damn it works far beyond what I expected, can focus THROUGH transparencies correctly! Into Reflections, no foreground artefacts!
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #GameDev #VFX
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I'll be presenting with the awesome @highlyspammable.bsky.social
at the GDC26!! Come say hi :D
Developing Large Procedural Systems with Low Friction and Fast Generation (Presented by Epic Games) #GDC2026 #PCG #UE
schedule.gdconf.com/session/deve...
at the GDC26!! Come say hi :D
Developing Large Procedural Systems with Low Friction and Fast Generation (Presented by Epic Games) #GDC2026 #PCG #UE
schedule.gdconf.com/session/deve...
Developing Large Procedural Systems with Low Friction and Fast Generation (Presented by Epic Games) | Agenda | GDC Festival of Gaming
The GDC Festival of Gaming program blends expert insight with interactive formats designed to spark ideas, sharpen skills, and connect communities.
schedule.gdconf.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I'll be presenting with the awesome @highlyspammable.bsky.social
at the GDC26!! Come say hi :D
Developing Large Procedural Systems with Low Friction and Fast Generation (Presented by Epic Games) #GDC2026 #PCG #UE
schedule.gdconf.com/session/deve...
at the GDC26!! Come say hi :D
Developing Large Procedural Systems with Low Friction and Fast Generation (Presented by Epic Games) #GDC2026 #PCG #UE
schedule.gdconf.com/session/deve...
Bone Temple was not only great, but it somehow improved the parts of 28 Years Later that I had a beef with. Rare to see a sequel that improves the predecessor like that. Go see it!
January 24, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Bone Temple was not only great, but it somehow improved the parts of 28 Years Later that I had a beef with. Rare to see a sequel that improves the predecessor like that. Go see it!
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
Was pretty keen to try Gears Tactics on the Legion Go as a successor for my Xcom addiction but it turns out it needs to login on launch which means you can't play it on flights. Really thought Xbox Offline Mode would've solved that, but it doesn't seem to do anything.
a man in a white jacket and black hat is standing in a field and says `` we were on the verge of greatness . ''
ALT: a man in a white jacket and black hat is standing in a field and says `` we were on the verge of greatness . ''
media.tenor.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Was pretty keen to try Gears Tactics on the Legion Go as a successor for my Xcom addiction but it turns out it needs to login on launch which means you can't play it on flights. Really thought Xbox Offline Mode would've solved that, but it doesn't seem to do anything.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Not sure who could use this info but it turns out that Intel Connectivity Performance Suite was lowering my laptop internet speeds by 95% due to "Prioritization" being enabled and.. bad, I guess.
December 14, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Not sure who could use this info but it turns out that Intel Connectivity Performance Suite was lowering my laptop internet speeds by 95% due to "Prioritization" being enabled and.. bad, I guess.
Playing Mortal Kombat 1 and... the story mode is kind of incredible? They really just made a movie where you hang out and then play the fights every now and then as a treat. Acting and facial animation are great, effects are great.. they just.. kinda knocked it out of the park.
December 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Playing Mortal Kombat 1 and... the story mode is kind of incredible? They really just made a movie where you hang out and then play the fights every now and then as a treat. Acting and facial animation are great, effects are great.. they just.. kinda knocked it out of the park.
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Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.
December 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.
Can't help but wonder how good my Grandma would have been at visualising UV maps, given they're basically just sewing patterns.
December 7, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Can't help but wonder how good my Grandma would have been at visualising UV maps, given they're basically just sewing patterns.
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Crazy. I’m tinkering with a small screen for VR featuring octopods. And while trying to push the interactivity they became fully physicalized using Physics Control in @unrealengine.bsky.social
Now I exchanged their movement also with forces and the result feels very believable.
(Don’t do this IRL)
Now I exchanged their movement also with forces and the result feels very believable.
(Don’t do this IRL)
December 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Crazy. I’m tinkering with a small screen for VR featuring octopods. And while trying to push the interactivity they became fully physicalized using Physics Control in @unrealengine.bsky.social
Now I exchanged their movement also with forces and the result feels very believable.
(Don’t do this IRL)
Now I exchanged their movement also with forces and the result feels very believable.
(Don’t do this IRL)
These folks are lovely people. Throw them a vote. It takes like 2 seconds!
Did you know that Yarn Spinner tests and deploys all our software on some old PCs a friend found in a dumpster? 🗑️🔥
We entered a competition to win $5000 to buy better gear, so we can test and deploy to more storefronts and platforms. Now we need YOUR VOTE 🫵 Help us out? 💚 woobox.com/fw8p3z/galle...
We entered a competition to win $5000 to buy better gear, so we can test and deploy to more storefronts and platforms. Now we need YOUR VOTE 🫵 Help us out? 💚 woobox.com/fw8p3z/galle...
December 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
These folks are lovely people. Throw them a vote. It takes like 2 seconds!
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the Michelin man is kinda like a Greek god in the sense that he presides over tires and which restaurants are good
November 30, 2025 at 5:01 AM
the Michelin man is kinda like a Greek god in the sense that he presides over tires and which restaurants are good
Finally got around to trying Star Wars Outlaws and it's great! It's a really solid stealth game where I can be a scruffy-looking-nerfherder and get up to shenanigans across the galaxy. I'd heard weird stuff when it launched but I'm really glad I'm giving it a try! Team did a wonderful job.
November 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Finally got around to trying Star Wars Outlaws and it's great! It's a really solid stealth game where I can be a scruffy-looking-nerfherder and get up to shenanigans across the galaxy. I'd heard weird stuff when it launched but I'm really glad I'm giving it a try! Team did a wonderful job.
Digital Confectioners are some of my favourite devs and their new title looks absolutely rad. Can't wait. store.steampowered.com/app/2708040/...
Triarchy on Steam
Sail your ship, explore islands, fight monsters, choose your abilities, and craft legendary gear to hunt for deadly bosses. Play Triarchy your way! Activate Boss Challenge Modes or enable Assists to s...
store.steampowered.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Digital Confectioners are some of my favourite devs and their new title looks absolutely rad. Can't wait. store.steampowered.com/app/2708040/...
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If you're testing a multiplayer game, Unreal has a great "Allow late joining" experimental feature under Editor Preferences. It adds an "Add another client" button that is shown when you run the game.
#UnrealEngine
#UnrealEngine
November 8, 2025 at 6:40 AM
If you're testing a multiplayer game, Unreal has a great "Allow late joining" experimental feature under Editor Preferences. It adds an "Add another client" button that is shown when you run the game.
#UnrealEngine
#UnrealEngine
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I lived off a partner for years - essentially - while working on Unfortunate Spacemen. It makes getting up in front of a crowd and talking about "my journey to success" feel priviledged and fake.
But it's common and there is often no other option. Support structures matter, make sure you have one.
But it's common and there is often no other option. Support structures matter, make sure you have one.
Many full time creatives have “invisible safety nets” like bread-winning partners, trust funds, external support, etc. No shame on anyone, but it creates a false vision of success. The cost of going to cons alone on top of hoping to eat as a freelancer are untenable, IMO.
When people hear that I'm returning to part time work they often ask "are things not going well with your art?"
The problem really is things are going well, but the world is so unstable that I long for some consistency and income that I don't have to pay quarterly taxes on
The problem really is things are going well, but the world is so unstable that I long for some consistency and income that I don't have to pay quarterly taxes on
November 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I lived off a partner for years - essentially - while working on Unfortunate Spacemen. It makes getting up in front of a crowd and talking about "my journey to success" feel priviledged and fake.
But it's common and there is often no other option. Support structures matter, make sure you have one.
But it's common and there is often no other option. Support structures matter, make sure you have one.
Dylan is a superb Unreal TA and every day he goes unhired I lose a little faith in humanity.
Still looking for a new job! I'm a Tech Artist / Generalist who loves pushing visual side of things, 13 years of #UnrealEngine, Tech Art, Lighting, Lookdev, Env, Cinematics, HLSL, BP, PCG, Niagara, Python as well as a Houdini & Substance skillset
Avaliable mid Dec
#GameDev #VFX #FX #GameArt
Avaliable mid Dec
#GameDev #VFX #FX #GameArt
October 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Dylan is a superb Unreal TA and every day he goes unhired I lose a little faith in humanity.
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blog post: cool little tech art thing I did a while ago on Sleight of Hand. lights that dispel volumetric smoke, with occlusion
www.joewintergreen.com/tech-art-thi...
www.joewintergreen.com/tech-art-thi...
April 12, 2025 at 5:43 AM
blog post: cool little tech art thing I did a while ago on Sleight of Hand. lights that dispel volumetric smoke, with occlusion
www.joewintergreen.com/tech-art-thi...
www.joewintergreen.com/tech-art-thi...
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I spend a year plotting a mystery novel and then this happens.
October 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I spend a year plotting a mystery novel and then this happens.
The worst line delivery is not by Gal Gadot. It's by Joe Pantoliano in The Matrix. He puts this random emphasis on the word "for" in "the image translators work FOR the construct". Kills me. Every time. Seat in front of me is watching it, and I can hear IT IN MY BRAIN...
I still love this movie.
I still love this movie.
October 20, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The worst line delivery is not by Gal Gadot. It's by Joe Pantoliano in The Matrix. He puts this random emphasis on the word "for" in "the image translators work FOR the construct". Kills me. Every time. Seat in front of me is watching it, and I can hear IT IN MY BRAIN...
I still love this movie.
I still love this movie.