Samperson
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doing the undoable nobody's undone
my first impulse is just ('just') baking the volume mesh + slapping a realistic fake-volumetric material on the surface - but you could totally try the exact opposite, leaving it real-time and using a worse, obviously-thin material, evolving the look of PS2 light shafts with heavier dynamics
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
my first impulse is just ('just') baking the volume mesh + slapping a realistic fake-volumetric material on the surface - but you could totally try the exact opposite, leaving it real-time and using a worse, obviously-thin material, evolving the look of PS2 light shafts with heavier dynamics
you're totally right! it's this exact thing, then instead of doing raymarching, you'd branch off here and do ~something else~ with this mesh
....i'm trying really hard to resist learning new things until i have a few more of my projects finished, and this is making that harder
....i'm trying really hard to resist learning new things until i have a few more of my projects finished, and this is making that harder
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
you're totally right! it's this exact thing, then instead of doing raymarching, you'd branch off here and do ~something else~ with this mesh
....i'm trying really hard to resist learning new things until i have a few more of my projects finished, and this is making that harder
....i'm trying really hard to resist learning new things until i have a few more of my projects finished, and this is making that harder
Like could you just do the opposite of stencil shadow volumes? Someone must have tried this before.
November 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Like could you just do the opposite of stencil shadow volumes? Someone must have tried this before.
i'm doing Research, and- do any web people know why Wordle on Discord takes so long to load?
that's a fake progress bar, right
it has the fakest movement i've ever seen
it has to just be some anti-DDoS thing, right?
that's a fake progress bar, right
it has the fakest movement i've ever seen
it has to just be some anti-DDoS thing, right?
October 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
i'm doing Research, and- do any web people know why Wordle on Discord takes so long to load?
that's a fake progress bar, right
it has the fakest movement i've ever seen
it has to just be some anti-DDoS thing, right?
that's a fake progress bar, right
it has the fakest movement i've ever seen
it has to just be some anti-DDoS thing, right?
good morning forum. what do you guys think of my new signature?
it's so sad he's dead
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it's so sad he's dead
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October 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
good morning forum. what do you guys think of my new signature?
it's so sad he's dead
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it's so sad he's dead
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This drives me nuts.
If you're wondering why I've become so annoyingly dogmatic about never using properties, this is it.
It becomes so hard to get a basic understanding of the performance characteristics of any code, just by reading it
If you're wondering why I've become so annoyingly dogmatic about never using properties, this is it.
It becomes so hard to get a basic understanding of the performance characteristics of any code, just by reading it
October 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This drives me nuts.
If you're wondering why I've become so annoyingly dogmatic about never using properties, this is it.
It becomes so hard to get a basic understanding of the performance characteristics of any code, just by reading it
If you're wondering why I've become so annoyingly dogmatic about never using properties, this is it.
It becomes so hard to get a basic understanding of the performance characteristics of any code, just by reading it
every day is a new opportunity to spread misinformation
September 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
every day is a new opportunity to spread misinformation
I always thought it was just Another One Of Them! Why didn't anyone tell me it was this much more??
September 20, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I always thought it was just Another One Of Them! Why didn't anyone tell me it was this much more??
Holy shit. I think Wolfenstein: The New Order is one of the best campaign shooters of the 8th generation?? It's a crime that this series isn't considered era-defining.
September 20, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Holy shit. I think Wolfenstein: The New Order is one of the best campaign shooters of the 8th generation?? It's a crime that this series isn't considered era-defining.
why does every website UI come with a white woman now
September 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
why does every website UI come with a white woman now
Well, I guess everyone fucking hates my awesome big MS Paint rat button that permanently blocks everything at the bottom-middle of your screen.
Now you can hide it with the system tray.
You absolute fucking squares.
🖥️🐾 samperson.itch.io/desktop-cat-...
Now you can hide it with the system tray.
You absolute fucking squares.
🖥️🐾 samperson.itch.io/desktop-cat-...
August 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Well, I guess everyone fucking hates my awesome big MS Paint rat button that permanently blocks everything at the bottom-middle of your screen.
Now you can hide it with the system tray.
You absolute fucking squares.
🖥️🐾 samperson.itch.io/desktop-cat-...
Now you can hide it with the system tray.
You absolute fucking squares.
🖥️🐾 samperson.itch.io/desktop-cat-...
Isn't it!! The behind the scenes shots of these books are *incredible*
August 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Isn't it!! The behind the scenes shots of these books are *incredible*
The I SPY CD-ROM games are a fuckin anomaly, turning the books into interconnected hypercard worlds.
This team built MYST with practical, handcrafted miniature sets.
Couple that with digital animation + DENSE sound design, and you get a string of the most memorable IP adaptations ever made
This team built MYST with practical, handcrafted miniature sets.
Couple that with digital animation + DENSE sound design, and you get a string of the most memorable IP adaptations ever made
August 17, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The I SPY CD-ROM games are a fuckin anomaly, turning the books into interconnected hypercard worlds.
This team built MYST with practical, handcrafted miniature sets.
Couple that with digital animation + DENSE sound design, and you get a string of the most memorable IP adaptations ever made
This team built MYST with practical, handcrafted miniature sets.
Couple that with digital animation + DENSE sound design, and you get a string of the most memorable IP adaptations ever made
it happened again
welcome to the folk hero canon, clippy
welcome to the folk hero canon, clippy
August 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
it happened again
welcome to the folk hero canon, clippy
welcome to the folk hero canon, clippy
Did you know you can hire me for game development?
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July 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Did you know you can hire me for game development?
samchiet.com
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When I say they're not just hoping for a societal collapse, they're gambling on it - I mean that this "warning" is a fucking advertisement for his other venture.
July 23, 2025 at 6:58 AM
When I say they're not just hoping for a societal collapse, they're gambling on it - I mean that this "warning" is a fucking advertisement for his other venture.
adding this to all my projects
that way, everyone will know
that way, everyone will know
July 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
adding this to all my projects
that way, everyone will know
that way, everyone will know
they're investing their sports betting revenue back into additional integrity system developments so i think we're safe
June 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
they're investing their sports betting revenue back into additional integrity system developments so i think we're safe
"we will protect our brand from bad actors by establishing what good looks like"
WOW
WHY HAS NOBODY THOUGHT OF THIS BEFORE
WOW
WHY HAS NOBODY THOUGHT OF THIS BEFORE
June 30, 2025 at 1:07 AM
"we will protect our brand from bad actors by establishing what good looks like"
WOW
WHY HAS NOBODY THOUGHT OF THIS BEFORE
WOW
WHY HAS NOBODY THOUGHT OF THIS BEFORE
we are safeguarding the children by safeguarding the children
we will maintain our integrity because we will think about it
this is brilliant stuff guys, i feel really at ease.
we will maintain our integrity because we will think about it
this is brilliant stuff guys, i feel really at ease.
June 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
we are safeguarding the children by safeguarding the children
we will maintain our integrity because we will think about it
this is brilliant stuff guys, i feel really at ease.
we will maintain our integrity because we will think about it
this is brilliant stuff guys, i feel really at ease.
"Why we're opening betting sponsorships on Esports"
so much money
"How we're doing it responsibly"
not doing that
so much money
"How we're doing it responsibly"
not doing that
June 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
"Why we're opening betting sponsorships on Esports"
so much money
"How we're doing it responsibly"
not doing that
so much money
"How we're doing it responsibly"
not doing that
