samcember
@samuelbass.bsky.social
Senior Technical designer at Epic games. Sample projects, templates, tech talks, StackOBot 2.0, Project Parrot, Project Titan, Lyra and more! Ask me about Unreal, UEFN and indie stuff!
All non-work related views / statements my own.
All non-work related views / statements my own.
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101 Unreal Engine Tips & Tricks: The Reckoning | Unreal Fest Stockholm 2025
YouTube video by Unreal Engine
youtu.be
I was lucky enough to be part of @flassari.bsky.social ’s excellent 101 Tips & Tricks at Unrealfest Stockholm, which is both useful and a really fun watch. At one point, I do wrestling promo voice :)
Now online, go check it out if you're an Unreal Engine gamedev!
youtu.be/4w0PWcRwyOc?...
Now online, go check it out if you're an Unreal Engine gamedev!
youtu.be/4w0PWcRwyOc?...
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Who killed the game industry? Union workers make splash at Game Awards protest
Who killed the game industry? Union workers make splash at Game Awards protest
A vigil for those trampled in the name of profits.
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Who killed the game industry? Union workers make splash at Game Awards protest
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December 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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omg people thought overtime in video games was actually _paid_ overtime?? 🫠🫠🫠
December 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
omg people thought overtime in video games was actually _paid_ overtime?? 🫠🫠🫠
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Chomsky was a hero to most
but her never meant shit to me
Saw the pictures of him on the plane
Motherfuck him and David Blaine
but her never meant shit to me
Saw the pictures of him on the plane
Motherfuck him and David Blaine
December 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Chomsky was a hero to most
but her never meant shit to me
Saw the pictures of him on the plane
Motherfuck him and David Blaine
but her never meant shit to me
Saw the pictures of him on the plane
Motherfuck him and David Blaine
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When I sit down to write I'm not consciously pulling from my notes, I'm drawing on the 6 months I spent reading biographies, watching hours of interviews, etc. There is a volume of research, of effort & time that is required to create something meaningful to draw from.
December 19, 2025 at 6:20 AM
When I sit down to write I'm not consciously pulling from my notes, I'm drawing on the 6 months I spent reading biographies, watching hours of interviews, etc. There is a volume of research, of effort & time that is required to create something meaningful to draw from.
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ICE Says U.S. Citizen’s Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship
via @huffpost.com
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship
via @huffpost.com
ICE Says U.S. Citizen's Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her: Attorneys
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
ICE Says U.S. Citizen’s Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship
via @huffpost.com
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship
via @huffpost.com
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Horrific - and also looks like substantive escalation
ICE Says U.S. Citizen’s Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship
via @huffpost.com
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship
via @huffpost.com
ICE Says U.S. Citizen's Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her: Attorneys
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Horrific - and also looks like substantive escalation
I appreciate how deeply, achingly sad Pluribus is.
December 19, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I appreciate how deeply, achingly sad Pluribus is.
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My shop is no longer taking physical orders as I must focus solely on my health but for now you can still order digital art/photography & music. I need to raise $300, TODAY, this is truly urgent, I need food & more! $1256‘s needed this month total! Please keep tipping, reposting, sharing! #BIPOCMA ⬇️
a chalkboard with mutual aid written on it
Alt: a chalkboard with mutual aid equals mutual benefit written on it
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
My shop is no longer taking physical orders as I must focus solely on my health but for now you can still order digital art/photography & music. I need to raise $300, TODAY, this is truly urgent, I need food & more! $1256‘s needed this month total! Please keep tipping, reposting, sharing! #BIPOCMA ⬇️
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Speaking of The Knightling...
We couldn't afford to spend our entire dev budget on a trailer at THAT award show, but you can see it on Steam! And I'm so chuffed that even though this game is CRIMINALLY overlooked, 100% of our recent reviews were positive! 🛡️
store.steampowered.com/app/1471650/...
We couldn't afford to spend our entire dev budget on a trailer at THAT award show, but you can see it on Steam! And I'm so chuffed that even though this game is CRIMINALLY overlooked, 100% of our recent reviews were positive! 🛡️
store.steampowered.com/app/1471650/...
December 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Speaking of The Knightling...
We couldn't afford to spend our entire dev budget on a trailer at THAT award show, but you can see it on Steam! And I'm so chuffed that even though this game is CRIMINALLY overlooked, 100% of our recent reviews were positive! 🛡️
store.steampowered.com/app/1471650/...
We couldn't afford to spend our entire dev budget on a trailer at THAT award show, but you can see it on Steam! And I'm so chuffed that even though this game is CRIMINALLY overlooked, 100% of our recent reviews were positive! 🛡️
store.steampowered.com/app/1471650/...
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Among the nominees just confirmed is Leo Brent Bozell III, a far-right activist and critic of the fight to end apartheid, who Collins just approved to be the United States AMBASSADOR TO SOUTH AFRICA.
Vile and irredeemable. tinyurl.com/5fwv4dzc #MEpolitics
Vile and irredeemable. tinyurl.com/5fwv4dzc #MEpolitics
Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid
As Black activists in South Africa fought against their country’s racist apartheid...
tinyurl.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Among the nominees just confirmed is Leo Brent Bozell III, a far-right activist and critic of the fight to end apartheid, who Collins just approved to be the United States AMBASSADOR TO SOUTH AFRICA.
Vile and irredeemable. tinyurl.com/5fwv4dzc #MEpolitics
Vile and irredeemable. tinyurl.com/5fwv4dzc #MEpolitics
This relentless focus on trans teens from conservatives and “centrists” alike is deeply depressing and utterly infuriating. Any politician who participates in this evil bullshit isn’t worth a single thin dime.
Let these kids be who they are, ffs.
Let these kids be who they are, ffs.
December 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This relentless focus on trans teens from conservatives and “centrists” alike is deeply depressing and utterly infuriating. Any politician who participates in this evil bullshit isn’t worth a single thin dime.
Let these kids be who they are, ffs.
Let these kids be who they are, ffs.
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Everyone who is having a pleasant holiday season because they aren't in the Epstein files, step forward.
Not so fast, David Brooks.
Not so fast, David Brooks.
See the newly released photos here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/cl62l...
Dropbox
www.dropbox.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Everyone who is having a pleasant holiday season because they aren't in the Epstein files, step forward.
Not so fast, David Brooks.
Not so fast, David Brooks.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Our debut game, Eternal Strands is on sale again for the Steam Winter Sale. Explore a ruined magical city full of constructs, climb everything, including huge creatures, and combine magical abilities in physics-based combat. Fully voiced, light romances. Enjoy
store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/...
Save 70% on Eternal Strands on Steam
A next-generation action experience where the elements obey you, the terrain bends to your will, and every victory is entirely your own.
store.steampowered.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Our debut game, Eternal Strands is on sale again for the Steam Winter Sale. Explore a ruined magical city full of constructs, climb everything, including huge creatures, and combine magical abilities in physics-based combat. Fully voiced, light romances. Enjoy
store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/...
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yeah, that ought to fix things www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
yeah, that ought to fix things www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
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trans rights NOW
December 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
trans rights NOW
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20 years ago tonight, Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell enjoyed a Lazy Sunday:
Lazy Sunday - SNL Digital Short
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM
20 years ago tonight, Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell enjoyed a Lazy Sunday:
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What an honor to commemorate our final four live shows of A Christmas Carol VR with this excellent write-up from @ianhamilton.net at @uploadvr.com -- we can't wait for everyone to go out with a bang with us!
www.uploadvr.com/a-christmas-...
www.uploadvr.com/a-christmas-...
A Christmas Carol Is A Free Tradition Haunting Quest Headsets From Agile Lens
Become a spirit in a free production of A Christmas Carol this weekend in Quest headsets.
www.uploadvr.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
What an honor to commemorate our final four live shows of A Christmas Carol VR with this excellent write-up from @ianhamilton.net at @uploadvr.com -- we can't wait for everyone to go out with a bang with us!
www.uploadvr.com/a-christmas-...
www.uploadvr.com/a-christmas-...
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A lovely look at the first four Lucasfilm titles over at the equally lovely Retro365 site/blog: retro365.blog/2025/11/12/l...
December 17, 2025 at 6:07 AM
A lovely look at the first four Lucasfilm titles over at the equally lovely Retro365 site/blog: retro365.blog/2025/11/12/l...
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The rumor mill on X is extraordinary dangerous right now. Prominent RW influencers have decided the Brown mass shooting was a targeted assassination. Now they’re naming a Palestinian perpetrator.
When we used the term “rumor” in our work the Twitter Files boys accused us of playing language games.
When we used the term “rumor” in our work the Twitter Files boys accused us of playing language games.
December 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The rumor mill on X is extraordinary dangerous right now. Prominent RW influencers have decided the Brown mass shooting was a targeted assassination. Now they’re naming a Palestinian perpetrator.
When we used the term “rumor” in our work the Twitter Files boys accused us of playing language games.
When we used the term “rumor” in our work the Twitter Files boys accused us of playing language games.
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"We asked some of our writers to comment on the essential films of Reiner’s career. [These] the ones that you absolutely need to see to know not just about Reiner but the era in which he was knocking home runs out of the park every time.” Read the full list:
The 8 Essential Films of Rob Reiner's Career | Tributes | Roger Ebert
Our writers look back at some of the best films of their era, directed by Rob Reiner.
www.rogerebert.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"We asked some of our writers to comment on the essential films of Reiner’s career. [These] the ones that you absolutely need to see to know not just about Reiner but the era in which he was knocking home runs out of the park every time.” Read the full list:
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Bari Weiss’ much-hyped CBS News town hall with Erika Kirk was a massive ratings flop
Bari Weiss’ much-hyped CBS News town hall with Erika Kirk was a massive ratings flop
www.independent.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Bari Weiss’ much-hyped CBS News town hall with Erika Kirk was a massive ratings flop