João Marinheiro
@joaomarinheiro.bsky.social
🇵🇹| Senior AI Programmer @Flying_Wild_Hog, ex @Ubisoft. History aficionado, HEMA nerd and sometimes artist when I'm feeling adventurous. Opinions are my own.
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Okay so with all the people joining I'm also going to do a presentation post! 😄
I'm João, and my main area of expertise is game AI and engine development. I'm currently a Senior AI Programmer at Flying Wild Hog on some secret stuff. Previously @Ubisoft on SW:Outlaws. Also big HEMA & history nerd! ⚔️
I'm João, and my main area of expertise is game AI and engine development. I'm currently a Senior AI Programmer at Flying Wild Hog on some secret stuff. Previously @Ubisoft on SW:Outlaws. Also big HEMA & history nerd! ⚔️
Me playing Clair Obscur
October 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Me playing Clair Obscur
Don't say you're an "aspiring game developer". I've seen this a lot and it's just impostor syndrome. 😶🌫️
You've either made/contributed to games, which makes you a game developer. Or you haven't. The only way you'd be an "aspiring game developer" is if you want to make games but haven't yet tried it.
You've either made/contributed to games, which makes you a game developer. Or you haven't. The only way you'd be an "aspiring game developer" is if you want to make games but haven't yet tried it.
October 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Don't say you're an "aspiring game developer". I've seen this a lot and it's just impostor syndrome. 😶🌫️
You've either made/contributed to games, which makes you a game developer. Or you haven't. The only way you'd be an "aspiring game developer" is if you want to make games but haven't yet tried it.
You've either made/contributed to games, which makes you a game developer. Or you haven't. The only way you'd be an "aspiring game developer" is if you want to make games but haven't yet tried it.
My brain on social anxiety
October 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
My brain on social anxiety
The Nintendo Direct today
April 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The Nintendo Direct today
First time I've seen a Portuguese colhona sword (or carrack black sword) represented in a piece of media. I approve of this choice.
February 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
First time I've seen a Portuguese colhona sword (or carrack black sword) represented in a piece of media. I approve of this choice.
New batch of study material
January 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
New batch of study material
Great looking sword! You may like getting into HEMA and swinging it around too! It's very fun and swords are awesome! ⚔️
Here’s the sword I got as an adult when I decided you can just be into what you liked as a kid, it’s fine.
January 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Great looking sword! You may like getting into HEMA and swinging it around too! It's very fun and swords are awesome! ⚔️
Even confluence is doing rewinds now
January 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Even confluence is doing rewinds now
So 2024 just ended and I wanted to put some thoughts out there on this last year and 2025. Safe to say the last year did not go how I expected it to go. There were some tough times and big changes coming my way. Thankfully everything went well and I think I made the best of it!
January 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
So 2024 just ended and I wanted to put some thoughts out there on this last year and 2025. Safe to say the last year did not go how I expected it to go. There were some tough times and big changes coming my way. Thankfully everything went well and I think I made the best of it!
Glad to see this released to the public finally! 😄 I spent 18 months working on the bots and it was really fun. One small detail I really liked was adding the kill emoji reactions to bots. I don't know if many people will take a look at them but here's 1 min of me struggling against them today
December 19, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Glad to see this released to the public finally! 😄 I spent 18 months working on the bots and it was really fun. One small detail I really liked was adding the kill emoji reactions to bots. I don't know if many people will take a look at them but here's 1 min of me struggling against them today
I think that if chess had come out in today's gaming culture, it would be called a woke game with a girl boss character and forced inclusion.
December 19, 2024 at 2:29 PM
I think that if chess had come out in today's gaming culture, it would be called a woke game with a girl boss character and forced inclusion.
December 19, 2024 at 1:39 AM
Very glad to see @amirsatvat.com recognised in the Game Awards! Nice change from the head in the sand attitude from last year.
December 14, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Very glad to see @amirsatvat.com recognised in the Game Awards! Nice change from the head in the sand attitude from last year.
Sad to see this, though not entirely unexpected. I've got to say I had a great time working on this game and it taught me a lot! Sad to see that some of the things I worked on might never make it into the hands of the players. There was so much potential... 😔
December 4, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Sad to see this, though not entirely unexpected. I've got to say I had a great time working on this game and it taught me a lot! Sad to see that some of the things I worked on might never make it into the hands of the players. There was so much potential... 😔
Reposted by João Marinheiro
Correction/Update: Cuts expected to be closer to 277, not 177.
Ubisoft SF production studio closing; Ubisoft SF business office remaining open
Ubisoft SF production studio closing; Ubisoft SF business office remaining open
December 4, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Correction/Update: Cuts expected to be closer to 277, not 177.
Ubisoft SF production studio closing; Ubisoft SF business office remaining open
Ubisoft SF production studio closing; Ubisoft SF business office remaining open
This is a really good article on StateTrees in UE for anyone interested:
jeanpaulsoftware.com/2024/08/13/s...
jeanpaulsoftware.com/2024/08/13/s...
Some Of The Things You Didn't Want To Know About State Tree In UE5 And Weren't Afraid To Ask
UPDATE 02/10/2024 - the Unreal 5.5 preview has updated the State Tree system a lot, which means some of the bugs / headaches / perceived miseries listed below may not be there any more- but if you’re
jeanpaulsoftware.com
November 25, 2024 at 1:23 PM
This is a really good article on StateTrees in UE for anyone interested:
jeanpaulsoftware.com/2024/08/13/s...
jeanpaulsoftware.com/2024/08/13/s...
Reposted by João Marinheiro
Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
Counterpoint:
Gladiator
Gladiator 360
Gladiator One (Gone for short)
Gladiator Series X
Gladiator
Gladiator 360
Gladiator One (Gone for short)
Gladiator Series X
It should have gone:
Gladiator
Gladiators
Gladiator³
Gladiator Resurrection
Gladiator
Gladiators
Gladiator³
Gladiator Resurrection
November 24, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Counterpoint:
Gladiator
Gladiator 360
Gladiator One (Gone for short)
Gladiator Series X
Gladiator
Gladiator 360
Gladiator One (Gone for short)
Gladiator Series X
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Gameplay Programmer: Our fluid system doesn't support containers of that size, what if we use a can instead?
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Gameplay Programmer: Our fluid system doesn't support containers of that size, what if we use a can instead?
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
UI: People are having a hard time understanding which part of the cup icon is full and which part is empty
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
UI: People are having a hard time understanding which part of the cup icon is full and which part is empty
November 24, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Gameplay Programmer: Our fluid system doesn't support containers of that size, what if we use a can instead?
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Gameplay Programmer: Our fluid system doesn't support containers of that size, what if we use a can instead?
Reposted by João Marinheiro
icymi here's the main game i'm working on: "sci-fi mad max" or "what if snowrunner had laser cannons" is this anything
(@mooncandygames.bsky.social for more)
(@mooncandygames.bsky.social for more)
November 19, 2024 at 7:10 PM
icymi here's the main game i'm working on: "sci-fi mad max" or "what if snowrunner had laser cannons" is this anything
(@mooncandygames.bsky.social for more)
(@mooncandygames.bsky.social for more)
This seems like an interesting project to follow for Godot users that might want a bit more performance in some key scripts. Easy to use C++ scripting within! Makes adding C++ code almost as easy as GDScript. I'm definitely trying it when I have time
github.com/Jenova-Frame...
github.com/Jenova-Frame...
GitHub - Jenova-Framework/J.E.N.O.V.A: Projekt J.E.N.O.V.A is a comprehensive series of extension libraries for the Godot 4 Game Engine that brings fully-featured C++ scripting directly into the Godot...
Projekt J.E.N.O.V.A is a comprehensive series of extension libraries for the Godot 4 Game Engine that brings fully-featured C++ scripting directly into the Godot Editor. It allows the use of modern...
github.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:27 PM
This seems like an interesting project to follow for Godot users that might want a bit more performance in some key scripts. Easy to use C++ scripting within! Makes adding C++ code almost as easy as GDScript. I'm definitely trying it when I have time
github.com/Jenova-Frame...
github.com/Jenova-Frame...
Reposted by João Marinheiro
1/ This masterpiece is free.
2/ An audio commentary has been added to Half-Life 2!
3/ A one-hour documentary is available! (next post)
4/The "Raising the Bar" artbook, which I've never been able to buy because it was far too expensive second-hand, WILL BE EXPANDED AND RE-RELEASED IN 2025!
2/ An audio commentary has been added to Half-Life 2!
3/ A one-hour documentary is available! (next post)
4/The "Raising the Bar" artbook, which I've never been able to buy because it was far too expensive second-hand, WILL BE EXPANDED AND RE-RELEASED IN 2025!
November 15, 2024 at 11:26 PM
1/ This masterpiece is free.
2/ An audio commentary has been added to Half-Life 2!
3/ A one-hour documentary is available! (next post)
4/The "Raising the Bar" artbook, which I've never been able to buy because it was far too expensive second-hand, WILL BE EXPANDED AND RE-RELEASED IN 2025!
2/ An audio commentary has been added to Half-Life 2!
3/ A one-hour documentary is available! (next post)
4/The "Raising the Bar" artbook, which I've never been able to buy because it was far too expensive second-hand, WILL BE EXPANDED AND RE-RELEASED IN 2025!
The ice gun and the blob enemy actually look incredibly fun to play with
On HL2 new documentary they show Episode 3 footage for the first time of what they were working on, including an ice gun and a blob type that could absorb enemies and was later used as the paint in Portal 2.
full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCjN...
full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCjN...
November 16, 2024 at 1:36 PM
The ice gun and the blob enemy actually look incredibly fun to play with
Reposted by João Marinheiro
On HL2 new documentary they show Episode 3 footage for the first time of what they were working on, including an ice gun and a blob type that could absorb enemies and was later used as the paint in Portal 2.
full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCjN...
full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCjN...
November 16, 2024 at 9:56 AM
On HL2 new documentary they show Episode 3 footage for the first time of what they were working on, including an ice gun and a blob type that could absorb enemies and was later used as the paint in Portal 2.
full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCjN...
full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCjN...
Found this game for cheap while here in England and it looked interesting. Love the classic horror artstyle. Has anyone played it before?
November 13, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Found this game for cheap while here in England and it looked interesting. Love the classic horror artstyle. Has anyone played it before?