Game Development
When porting Half-Life 2 to VR in 2013 at Valve, developers discovered that a door at the very start of the game refused to open -- a bug caused by floating-point precision differences between the original x87 and modern SSE instruction sets.
Game Development
An analysis of how modern AAA games prioritize photorealistic graphics over interactive physics systems, creating visually stunning but lifeless worlds compared to the dynamic environments of 2000s-era titles.
Game Development
A game developer explains why he rejects code commits that rely on heap allocation in performance-critical game engines, and demonstrates C++ patterns like fixed-size containers, CRTP, std::variant, and object pools as alternatives.
Game Development
Neural networks don't understand pixels as discrete units, producing fake pixel art with misaligned grids and oversaturated palettes. This article presents a four-stage algorithm to fix AI-generated pixel art into authentic sprites.
Game Development
Different shoe heights create cascading technical problems across animation, rigging, IK systems, collision detection, audio design, and rendering optimization. This deep-dive examines how game developers at studios large and small have tackled — or quietly ignored — the surprisingly complex challenge of footwear in 3D games.