01 — Journal

Breaking down
what moves
worlds.

News, techniques, and breakdowns from our team and the games that inspire us. Study the how. Understand the why.

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03 — Featured

Game breakdown

HELLDIVERS 2 — Planetary impact event breakdown.

A deep dive into how HD2 designs, layers and communicates planetary impact events so players can read danger, react in time, and feel the full weight of destruction from orbit.

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  • Interactive timeline
  • Layer toggles
  • Readability
VFX Trick

Depth-Faded Volume Dissolve

A simple but powerful shader technique for volumetric fades.

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  • Shader
  • Volumetrics
  • Niagara
Game Analysis

Alan Wake 2 VFX Analysis

Breaking down atmosphere, lighting, and narrative VFX.

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  • Atmosphere
  • Lighting
  • Narrative
News

SIGGRAPH 2024 Takeaways

Key insights, trends, and tech we're watching.

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  • Industry
  • Technology

04 — Latest articles

FeaturedMay 12, 2024

Creating readable chaos in real-time VFX

A practical guide to layering, value separation, and effect hierarchy in Unreal Engine.

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VFX TrickMay 12, 2024

Screen-Space Shockwave in Real Time

A performant UI shockwave effect using radial distortion and depth.

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Game AnalysisApr 28, 2024

Elden Ring — Ashes of War VFX

Analyzing the form, tuning, and impact of FromSoftware's effects.

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NewsApr 22, 2024

Studio Update — Spring 2024

Training focus, new pipeline tools, and recent placements.

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