Philip Bak
@philipbak.bsky.social
Decades in video games, still not in witness protection.
Programmer | Now: Fortnite @ Epic Games | Then: Ripstone, Niine Games, Deep Red, Argonaut, Gremlin, Sony Playstation, Vectordean.
Programmer | Now: Fortnite @ Epic Games | Then: Ripstone, Niine Games, Deep Red, Argonaut, Gremlin, Sony Playstation, Vectordean.
This is the quiet holiness of less. The fewer the pixels, the purer the faith. A hymn sung through a CRT.
January 30, 2026 at 12:35 PM
This is the quiet holiness of less. The fewer the pixels, the purer the faith. A hymn sung through a CRT.
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during The Raid 2, whenever "girl with hammers" is off screen, the other characters should be asking, "where's girl with hammers?"
January 28, 2026 at 7:15 AM
during The Raid 2, whenever "girl with hammers" is off screen, the other characters should be asking, "where's girl with hammers?"
Couldn’t sleep last night so I put Bone Tomahawk on. Forgot how fantastic this nightmare fuel is. God-tier genre whiplash that nukes the idea that screen violence should be neat, legible, and meaningful.
At THAT moment I told my half-watching wife:
“I love you. Trust me. Go to bed. Now.”
At THAT moment I told my half-watching wife:
“I love you. Trust me. Go to bed. Now.”
January 22, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Couldn’t sleep last night so I put Bone Tomahawk on. Forgot how fantastic this nightmare fuel is. God-tier genre whiplash that nukes the idea that screen violence should be neat, legible, and meaningful.
At THAT moment I told my half-watching wife:
“I love you. Trust me. Go to bed. Now.”
At THAT moment I told my half-watching wife:
“I love you. Trust me. Go to bed. Now.”
I find it impossible to read any story peddling this tech without hearing the brilliant @eleanormorton.bsky.social plea, "we spent so much money on this"
January 21, 2026 at 10:07 AM
I find it impossible to read any story peddling this tech without hearing the brilliant @eleanormorton.bsky.social plea, "we spent so much money on this"
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Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
January 20, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
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This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
And caring for people aside, it makes zero business sense.
Smart leaders see that big mistakes happen when people are tired. And breakthroughs where someone saves 10 weeks of work in a day come to those feeling fresh. Good luck crunching that ratio away.
It makes for great war stories though.
Smart leaders see that big mistakes happen when people are tired. And breakthroughs where someone saves 10 weeks of work in a day come to those feeling fresh. Good luck crunching that ratio away.
It makes for great war stories though.
crunch in games is reckless, it’s running a car without oil or care, watching sparks fly and smoke billow and going “that’s what maximum efficiency sounds like, when parts fail I’ll replace them knowing I squeezed 110% from them”
except the parts are people so the driver is evil as well as stupid
except the parts are people so the driver is evil as well as stupid
January 14, 2026 at 9:36 AM
And caring for people aside, it makes zero business sense.
Smart leaders see that big mistakes happen when people are tired. And breakthroughs where someone saves 10 weeks of work in a day come to those feeling fresh. Good luck crunching that ratio away.
It makes for great war stories though.
Smart leaders see that big mistakes happen when people are tired. And breakthroughs where someone saves 10 weeks of work in a day come to those feeling fresh. Good luck crunching that ratio away.
It makes for great war stories though.
I seem to have accidentally spent the day catching up on films and BAIT is easily the best black and white Cornish horror movie about lobster I've seen in years.
January 11, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I seem to have accidentally spent the day catching up on films and BAIT is easily the best black and white Cornish horror movie about lobster I've seen in years.
slightly diminish a band
New Order Form
New Order Form
Slightly diminish a band:
The Yeastie Boys
The Yeastie Boys
Slightly diminish a band:
Gun and Rose
Gun and Rose
January 10, 2026 at 9:10 PM
slightly diminish a band
New Order Form
New Order Form
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I'm going through old Fortnite videos I tweeted on twitter when twitter was a thing. Many of you don't know this but Fortnite has always been a great, simple, good fps game and somehow remained so amid all the surrounding bullshit. Forever? Probably not. Here's a surprising play vs a helicopter
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 AM
I'm going through old Fortnite videos I tweeted on twitter when twitter was a thing. Many of you don't know this but Fortnite has always been a great, simple, good fps game and somehow remained so amid all the surrounding bullshit. Forever? Probably not. Here's a surprising play vs a helicopter
A career in video games.
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
😅
😅
January 6, 2026 at 10:09 AM
A career in video games.
Starting a thread. People ask what I’ve seen and my brain returns a loading wheel. Ageing is a joy.
December 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Starting a thread. People ask what I’ve seen and my brain returns a loading wheel. Ageing is a joy.
DUNE AND DUNER
December 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
DUNE AND DUNER
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Shire Straits
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Gary Númenor
A Lord of the Rings Cover Band called Mordorhead
December 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Shire Straits
I loved reading this to my kids when they were growing up. The ending is straight out of a David Fincher movie.
Bought this book for my two mates’ babies for Christmas and I’m dying.
December 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I loved reading this to my kids when they were growing up. The ending is straight out of a David Fincher movie.
This went down staggeringly well with the boy. And blimey, how this movie changes in the cinema. There's no hiding from all the uncomfortable details in front of an IMAX screen. The 4th wall breaks leaped out at me. Jack keeps glancing at us, like he's securing permission. This one gave me chills
December 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
This went down staggeringly well with the boy. And blimey, how this movie changes in the cinema. There's no hiding from all the uncomfortable details in front of an IMAX screen. The 4th wall breaks leaped out at me. Jack keeps glancing at us, like he's securing permission. This one gave me chills
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Omg. I thought "oh that's nice, you can read it." But no, not just that, you can WATCH the stuff. You can click on the programmes and watch them. Flaming hell
Yuletide felicitations! The 1975 Christmas 'Radio TV Times' magazine is now available! 🎁
Explore 10 days of December 1975’s TV listings across both BBC and ITV.
Open the PDF, click on a programme title and start streaming from various platforms. 🤶
visualmutterings.com/1975-christm...
Explore 10 days of December 1975’s TV listings across both BBC and ITV.
Open the PDF, click on a programme title and start streaming from various platforms. 🤶
visualmutterings.com/1975-christm...
1975 Christmas Radio TV Times Magazine
Travel back 50 years into Christmas TV's past. The Christmas Radio TV Times gathers links to TV programmes from Christmas week 1975.
visualmutterings.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Omg. I thought "oh that's nice, you can read it." But no, not just that, you can WATCH the stuff. You can click on the programmes and watch them. Flaming hell
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When you start Dark Souls
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
When you start Dark Souls
Taking my son to see his first 15 rated movie at the cinema this weekend.
Heard good things about this one.
Heard good things about this one.
December 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Taking my son to see his first 15 rated movie at the cinema this weekend.
Heard good things about this one.
Heard good things about this one.
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When an Unreal 5.3+ game runs, it will immediately kick off precompilation of global shaders. You should wait for that to complete before starting the game, otherwise you'll likely get hitches. You do that with the NumPrecompilingPSOsRemaining node. #uetips
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
When an Unreal 5.3+ game runs, it will immediately kick off precompilation of global shaders. You should wait for that to complete before starting the game, otherwise you'll likely get hitches. You do that with the NumPrecompilingPSOsRemaining node. #uetips
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All ya want fer Christmas is me new fat book...
Which classic games did you spot in this flick through of our book - The Games Of A Lifetime?
Features behind-the-scenes titbits, facts, surprises & some pretty funny anecdotes.
Out now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/...
#bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #gaming #booksky @jazrignall.bsky.social
Features behind-the-scenes titbits, facts, surprises & some pretty funny anecdotes.
Out now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/...
#bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #gaming #booksky @jazrignall.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
All ya want fer Christmas is me new fat book...
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Repeatedly asking the supermarket staff for a 'chocolate battle pass' and feigning misunderstanding when they ask if I mean 'advent calendar'
December 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Repeatedly asking the supermarket staff for a 'chocolate battle pass' and feigning misunderstanding when they ask if I mean 'advent calendar'
A good video for those interested in the area. A decade ago I remember writing something like 10 different systems for Bezier by the time it shipped.
Pure gpu, cpu sim & point sprites, and everything in-between. I wouldn't organise memory like he does here but Cliff ships games so, meh, who cares!
Pure gpu, cpu sim & point sprites, and everything in-between. I wouldn't organise memory like he does here but Cliff ships games so, meh, who cares!
Hurrah! I have just uploaded the third video in my series about programming a PC strategy game in C++ with your own engine! Its all about particle systems. (Its a big topic). There are 2 other videos by me on C++ already posted. Please share! (and watch :D) youtu.be/bkaQ4AQWId8 #programming
C++ Strategy Game Programming: Ridiculous Space Battles code video #3
YouTube video by Positech Games
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November 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A good video for those interested in the area. A decade ago I remember writing something like 10 different systems for Bezier by the time it shipped.
Pure gpu, cpu sim & point sprites, and everything in-between. I wouldn't organise memory like he does here but Cliff ships games so, meh, who cares!
Pure gpu, cpu sim & point sprites, and everything in-between. I wouldn't organise memory like he does here but Cliff ships games so, meh, who cares!
I was 8 years old and just got into bed. My mum came rushing up the stairs and into my bedroom. "Come down now. You liked Star Wars, you're going to love this." And I did.
She may have covered my eyes when John Hurt was having his dinner.
She may have covered my eyes when John Hurt was having his dinner.
ITV viewing on July 11 1982 was a bit good...
(This was the UK television premiere of Alien.)
(This was the UK television premiere of Alien.)
October 31, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I was 8 years old and just got into bed. My mum came rushing up the stairs and into my bedroom. "Come down now. You liked Star Wars, you're going to love this." And I did.
She may have covered my eyes when John Hurt was having his dinner.
She may have covered my eyes when John Hurt was having his dinner.