The packing of data is good practice for many reasons, including disk space and efficient RAM or cache access. If we know the meaning of data we can often narrow down the range and precision, making informed decisions as to the amount of bytes we need. I was inspired once… Continue reading| The Code Corsair
Recurrent internet discussions show a divide between programmers working in different industries. Topics like code clarity, performance, debuggability, architecture or maintainability are a source of friction. We are, paraphrasing the quote, industries divided by a common language. I am curious about other programmers’ experiences, and I wanted to present a… Continue reading| The Code Corsair
Mafia: Definitive Edition (2020) is a remake of the much-loved gangster classic Mafia (2002), originally released for PS2 and Xbox. The game is relatively linear and very story focused, whose narrative I personally found gripping and worthy of being compared to Scarface or Goodfellas. Hangar 13 use their own technology… Continue reading| The Code Corsair
After showing an impressive demo last year and unleashing recently with the UE5 preview, Nanite is all the rage these days. I just had to go in and have some fun trying to figure it out and explain how I think it operates and the technical decisions behind it using… Continue reading| The Code Corsair
Jurassic World: Evolution is the kind of game many kids (and adult-kids) dreamed of for a long time. What’s not to like about a game that gives you the reins of a park where the main attractions are 65-million-year-old colossal beasts? This isn’t the first successful amusement park game by… Continue reading| The Code Corsair
Within the arsenal of lights provided by game engines, the most popular are punctual lights such as point, spot or directional because they are cheap. On the other end, area lights have recently produced incredible techniques such as Linearly Transformed Cosines and other analytic approximations. I want to talk about… Continue reading| The Code Corsair
[latexpage] Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015) is the sequel to the excellent Tomb Raider (2013) reboot. I personally find both refreshing as they move away from the stagnating original series and retell the Croft story. The game is story focused and, like its prequel, offers enjoyable crafting, hunting and… Continue reading| The Code Corsair
When I married last year, my wife and I went on our honeymoon to Thailand. Their king Bhumibol had died a month ago and the country was mourning. Everywhere we found good wishes and memorials, and people would dress in black and white as a sign of sorrow. The Thai… Continue reading| The Code Corsair
Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor was released in 2014. The game itself was a great surprise, and the fact that it was a spin-off within the storyline of the Lord of the Rings universe was quite unusu…| The Code Corsair
Long gone are the times where Temporal AA was a novel technique, and slowly more articles appear covering motivations, implementations and solutions. I will throw my programming hat into the ring t…| The Code Corsair
