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The Steel Hunters Whirlwind Update

Or: Why “Carry On Wayward Son” is My Motivational Anthem

Jun 6, 2018

The Steel Hunters Whirlwind Update

Jun 6, 2018

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Game Development Resources, Scripts, UE4 Assets, & a Sample Landscape Node Graph (All Free)

Some things should just be free.

May 5, 2018

Game Development Resources, Scripts, UE4 Assets, & a Sample Landscape Node Graph (All Free)

May 5, 2018

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Joy Machine

Environment Composition Iteration in Steel Hunters

Details on Iteration #32 for the Nevada Sandbox Environment

May 3, 2018

Environment Composition Iteration in Steel Hunters

May 3, 2018

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Joy Machine

How I Started Programming (Part Two of Two)

Rambles and Tangents on How I Quit Programming, Started Again, Quit Again, and Beyond

Apr 10, 2018

How I Started Programming (Part Two of Two)

Apr 10, 2018

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How I Started Programming (Part One of Two)

A campfire story-time with Trent on learning C++ in Kalkaska, Michigan.

Jan 28, 2018

How I Started Programming (Part One of Two)

Jan 28, 2018

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Data-Driving Unreal Engine 4 for Live-Ops and Hotfixes

Avoiding a tendency to rely solely on cooked data for data-driven game elements.

Jan 25, 2018

Data-Driving Unreal Engine 4 for Live-Ops and Hotfixes

Jan 25, 2018

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Joy Machine

Materials in Unreal Engine 4

A brief guide on material usage in Unreal Engine 4 along with best practices and links to our open-source assets.

Jan 3, 2018

Materials in Unreal Engine 4

Jan 3, 2018

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Joy Machine

A Visual Timeline of Steel Hunters

From tech/vfx art sandbox to now… Kind of.

Dec 12, 2017

A Visual Timeline of Steel Hunters

Dec 12, 2017

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Joy Machine

A Guide to Systems-Based Game Development

A High-Level Introduction to Systems Design

Dec 8, 2017

A Guide to Systems-Based Game Development

Dec 8, 2017

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Joy Machine

Graphics Programming is So Rewarding

The incredibly complex reading and work necessary to make changes most people won’t ever notice.

Nov 8, 2017

Graphics Programming is So Rewarding

Nov 8, 2017

Trent Polack

Trent Polack

Founder and CEO of Joy Machine. Making games for more than a decade as a developer, designer, effects & technical artist, creative director, and producer.

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