Sharlock93
@sharlock93.bsky.social
Game Dev at @castirongames.bsky.social, Graphics Programmer, working on sh_graphics and some other cool <NDA> projects.
FYI if you are looking for a Job, we have a few positions open: castirongames.com/careers/ If you are willing to relocate to the UK, this is for you. I promise you the projects we are working on right now are just out of this world...
Careers
We have a small number of careers ensuring that we find the very best people to join our studio.
castirongames.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
FYI if you are looking for a Job, we have a few positions open: castirongames.com/careers/ If you are willing to relocate to the UK, this is for you. I promise you the projects we are working on right now are just out of this world...
Peak irony is when the US is trying to select a king and the literal foundation of the country was essentially "fuck kings"
October 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Peak irony is when the US is trying to select a king and the literal foundation of the country was essentially "fuck kings"
Just in case you were about to forget about it, Google+ was a thing that happened and you gave people "+1" instead of thumbs up and your youtube was tied to your Google+. Wild times bro.
October 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Just in case you were about to forget about it, Google+ was a thing that happened and you gave people "+1" instead of thumbs up and your youtube was tied to your Google+. Wild times bro.
The first paper that Fabian Giesen recommends here: fgiesen.wordpress.com/2017/08/12/p...
Has been quite a amazing in terms of talking to people, or approaching any topic or idea. The base premise of stating your problem immediately gives you a way to test any solution or guide your next step.
Has been quite a amazing in terms of talking to people, or approaching any topic or idea. The base premise of stating your problem immediately gives you a way to test any solution or guide your next step.
October 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The first paper that Fabian Giesen recommends here: fgiesen.wordpress.com/2017/08/12/p...
Has been quite a amazing in terms of talking to people, or approaching any topic or idea. The base premise of stating your problem immediately gives you a way to test any solution or guide your next step.
Has been quite a amazing in terms of talking to people, or approaching any topic or idea. The base premise of stating your problem immediately gives you a way to test any solution or guide your next step.
when you are working on fonts and then get hit with comments like this:
Apple. why!
Apple. why!
October 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
when you are working on fonts and then get hit with comments like this:
Apple. why!
Apple. why!
if you are not convinced to read Chainsaw Man, this page should be enough.
September 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
if you are not convinced to read Chainsaw Man, this page should be enough.
Chainsawman is a banger manga:
September 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Chainsawman is a banger manga:
I'm at least 90% certain that web-dev is a psyop. They first introduced us to frameworks like vue and react. everyone started doing SPA. then it caused problems with SEOs. Instead of going back to what everyone was doing, they added yet another layer of shit. SSR has been added as another layer.
September 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I'm at least 90% certain that web-dev is a psyop. They first introduced us to frameworks like vue and react. everyone started doing SPA. then it caused problems with SEOs. Instead of going back to what everyone was doing, they added yet another layer of shit. SSR has been added as another layer.
from an API design perspective, how would you surface a platform specific feature to non-platform specific code without polluting the API?
August 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
from an API design perspective, how would you surface a platform specific feature to non-platform specific code without polluting the API?
where do I start with noise generation on the GPU?
August 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
where do I start with noise generation on the GPU?
This is your reminder to stop using cmake and use something like Sharpmake that is using an actual language for your build system.
August 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is your reminder to stop using cmake and use something like Sharpmake that is using an actual language for your build system.
easier than I expected.
August 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
easier than I expected.
the absolute state of the uk:
July 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM
the absolute state of the uk:
I need to be a paper reader. or maybe should be. that is a bit kinder.
July 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I need to be a paper reader. or maybe should be. that is a bit kinder.
I can finally say where I'm working. Its @castirongames.bsky.social
We also have a few job openings:
castirongames.com/careers/
We also have a few job openings:
castirongames.com/careers/
July 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I can finally say where I'm working. Its @castirongames.bsky.social
We also have a few job openings:
castirongames.com/careers/
We also have a few job openings:
castirongames.com/careers/
Orbama: "Let me be sphere"
July 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Orbama: "Let me be sphere"
Did a bit of mini golf, this was one of the holes.
July 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Did a bit of mini golf, this was one of the holes.
Everyone once in a while I realize I do live in the UK which sometimes is just shocking
July 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Everyone once in a while I realize I do live in the UK which sometimes is just shocking
Is Adobe software just a psyop?! How is this so slow? I haven't felt this much clunkiness in a long time.
June 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Is Adobe software just a psyop?! How is this so slow? I haven't felt this much clunkiness in a long time.
Working on engines that are so old they have PS2 era defines in them is quite an experience, shame I can't get my hands on some old timey devkits.
June 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Working on engines that are so old they have PS2 era defines in them is quite an experience, shame I can't get my hands on some old timey devkits.
Its 1 AM and I have spent the entire evening just binging Downton Abbey. Quite honestly I was gonna watch it for Maggie Smith's performance but its such fucking great show.
June 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Its 1 AM and I have spent the entire evening just binging Downton Abbey. Quite honestly I was gonna watch it for Maggie Smith's performance but its such fucking great show.
Bro how is this 8 PM? UK summers are a psyop
June 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Bro how is this 8 PM? UK summers are a psyop
Does anyone know why UE5 does DoF before DLSS/FSR while the vendors recommend to do it before any post processing? Maybe it's to save on performance but you lose quality and there are complaints about it online
June 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Does anyone know why UE5 does DoF before DLSS/FSR while the vendors recommend to do it before any post processing? Maybe it's to save on performance but you lose quality and there are complaints about it online
Yet again being put under a lot of uncertainty by the UK Government. Nice one.
May 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Yet again being put under a lot of uncertainty by the UK Government. Nice one.
I dislike and disagree with the idea of "separate art from the artist" there is no actual way to do this. I can't imagine an artist not putting themselves in the art they make, in one way or another the art is expressed by the artist. Separating the two is not possible.
May 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I dislike and disagree with the idea of "separate art from the artist" there is no actual way to do this. I can't imagine an artist not putting themselves in the art they make, in one way or another the art is expressed by the artist. Separating the two is not possible.