Hi, my name's Jacob. I make concise videos about the technical side of game development.

I'm currently working on my own game: Astortion.
It's a minimalistic, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that revolves around gravity. 
You can wishlist it on Steam: 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1993980/Astortion/


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Astortion is a minimalistic, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that revolves around gravity. Explore the ruins of the most pivotal research facility on earth, unlock new abilities that mess with spacetime itself, and get to the bottom of what is going on.

Astortion

=== Wishlist Astortion on Steam ===
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1993980/Astortion/

=== Support the Channel ===
https://www.patreon.com/aarthificial

=== Huge thanks for the fan art! ===
Sanguine (NSFW warning):
https://www.instagram.com/snguine
Shyllelagh:
https://twitter.com/Shyllelagh

=== Livestreams on the Second Channel ===
https://www.youtube.com/aarthificial2/about

=== Timestamps ===
0:00 Intro
0:20 Parallax scrolling
3:24 Upscaling
4:30 Putting it all together
7:34 Outro

=== Tools I'm using ===
Motion Canvas
Affinity Designer
DaVinci Resolve
Audacity

=== Music ===
"No.10 A New Beginning" by Esther Abrami
"Interstellar Mood" by Nico Staf

Smooth Parallax - Pixel Renderer Devlog #2

=== Check out Motion Canvas ===
https://motion-canvas.github.io/

=== Support the Channel ===
https://www.patreon.com/aarthificial

=== Livestreams on the Second Channel ===
https://www.youtube.com/aarthificial2/about

=== Wishlist Astortion on Steam ===
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1993980/Astortion/

0:00 Introduction
0:38 Signals
2:15 Layouts
3:00 User Interface
3:26 Closing Thoughts

=== Tools I'm using ===
Motion Canvas
Affinity Designer
DaVinci Resolve
Audacity

=== Music ===
"No.10 A New Beginning" by Esther Abrami
"Two Moons" by Bobby Richards
"Interstellar Mood" by Nico Staf

Motion Canvas is now Open Source!

In this indie game devlog™, we dive into the topic of pooling, exploring a slightly different approach than a standard singleton pool.

As always, this video is meant to explore a fun idea but I'm nowhere near stating that this is the "better" way of doing it.

Support me on Patreon:
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Thanks so much for watching!

Different Kind of Pooling - Astortion Devlog #19

In this indie game devlog™, we explore an interesting technique of rendering pixel art games. It's a fusion between the traditional upscaling and normal rendering that comes with some cool benefits.

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0:00 Introduction
1:38 Explanation
3:05 Final thoughts

Games at the beginning (left to right, top to bottom):
Deltarune
Terraria
OneShot
Stardew Valley
Hyper Light Drifter
Celeste

Thanks so much for watching!

Next-Gen Pixel Art - Astortion Devlog #20

Another day, another indie game devlog™. This time I'll bore you with a method to draw and simulate pixel-perfect lines in Unity.
That's it. That's the video. We're drawing lines.

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Reddit article: https://redd.it/7ppldz

0:00 Introduction
0:10 Drawing lines
1:07 Simulation process
2:10 Line editor

Thanks for watching!

Harnessing the Power of GPU to Draw Pixel Art Lines - Astortion Devlog #21

Check out the package:
https://github.com/aarthificial/pixelgraphics.git

Play the demo:
https://aarthificial.itch.io/pixelgraphics-demo
Source code:
https://github.com/aarthificial/pixelgraphics-demo

Consider supporting the channel on Patreon 🖤
https://patreon.com/aarthificial

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:38 Package overview
2:06 Customization
3:00 Trade offer

Interactive Foliage Shaders for Unity

In this week's indie game devlog™, I'd like to show you how I handle input in Astortion. More specifically - how I allow different external systems to influence and override the player's input.

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0:00 Introduction
0:30 InputProvider
1:33 Chain-of-responsibility
2:35 Summary

Thanks for watching!

made with Adobe Illustrator and After Effects

Stealing Control from Players - Astortion Devlog #22

In this video, I show an interesting idea of how to improve the way we start coroutines in Unity. This approach allows us to easily check whether or not our coroutine is still running or even dispatch an event once it's finished. Similarly to how AsyncOperations work.

Sources:
https://gist.github.com/aarthificial/ede29922a78c879f672c85cee41443bd

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Timestamps:
0:00 IEnumerator
1:58 Controlling a coroutine
2:53 Waiting for other coroutines

#unity #unitytips #gamedev

Taming Coroutines - Unity Tips

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0:00 Showcase
1:14 How does it work?
3:27 Practical example

=== GDC Talks ===
AI-driven Dynamic Dialog through Fuzzy Pattern Matching:
https://youtu.be/tAbBID3N64A
Programming Context-Aware Dialogue in The Last of Us:
https://youtu.be/Y7-OoXqNYgY
Do You Copy? Dialog System and Tools in Firewatch:
https://youtu.be/wj-2vbiyHnI

=== Tools I'm using ===
JetBrains Rider
Unity
Adobe Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition, Photoshop

=== Music from Epidemic Sounds ===
https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/tw8mch/
Jo Wandrini - Puzzle Of Complexity:
https://youtu.be/fdxOckRyiyc
Luella Gren - There Is Something about the World:
https://youtu.be/E23TKjdDtow

Dynamic Conversations - Astortion Devlog #23

In my previous indie game devlog™, I showed you how I use Typewriter to design dynamic dialogue. Today, we're taking a look at two crucial systems that actually bring these conversations to life.

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0:00 Implicit choices
2:24 How does dialogue work?
5:01 How do interactions work?
6:44 Final solution

=== Mentioned Games ===
- The Stanley Parable
- The Witcher 3
https://youtu.be/TqhT1v8boKY
- Uncharted 4
https://youtu.be/DqoXBjbqdxo
- Portal 2
- Far Cry 4
https://youtu.be/s5UtPRUTxbE
- Undertale
https://youtu.be/L-tAQHP_zCU
- Hollow Knight
https://youtu.be/ztp1sAuU3ks
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
https://youtu.be/CE8PS7r3IGM
- Night in The Woods
https://youtu.be/KAurdQwlreY

=== Tools I'm using ===
JetBrains Rider
Unity
Adobe Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition, Photoshop

=== Music from Epidemic Sounds ===
https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/tw8mch/
Luella Gren - There Is Something about the World:
https://youtu.be/E23TKjdDtow

Implicit Choices - Astortion Devlog #24

In this indie game devlog™, we once again visit the fascinating world of dialogue. This time we're taking a look at how speakers know how and what to say.

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0:00 Intro
0:29 The problem
1:30 The solution
2:42 Practical example

Unite Austin 2017 - Game Architecture with Scriptable Objects:
https://youtu.be/raQ3iHhE_Kk

=== Tools I'm using ===
JetBrains Rider
Unity
Adobe Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition, Photoshop

=== Music from Epidemic Sounds ===
https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/tw8mch/
Luella Gren - There Is Something about the World:
https://youtu.be/E23TKjdDtow

Keeping Track of Every Speaker in the Game - Astortion Devlog #25

=== Wishlist Astortion on Steam ===
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1993980/Astortion/

=== Support the Channel ===
https://www.patreon.com/aarthificial

=== Livestreams on the Second Channel ===
https://www.youtube.com/aarthificial2/about

=== Unity 2D Renderer Source Code ===
- Shadow Mesh Generation:
https://github.com/Unity-Technologies/Graphics/blob/master/Packages/com.unity.render-pipelines.universal/Runtime/2D/Shadows/ShadowUtility.cs#L157
- Point Light Shader:
https://github.com/Unity-Technologies/Graphics/blob/master/Packages/com.unity.render-pipelines.universal/Shaders/2D/Light2D-Point.shader

=== Timestamps ===
0:00 Intro
0:34 G-Buffer
2:01 Lights
5:20 Shadows
7:50 Transparency
8:12 Outro

=== Tools I'm using ===
JetBrains Rider
Unity
Motion Canvas
Adobe Premiere Pro, Audition, Photoshop

=== Music from Epidemic Sound ===
https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/tw8mch/

Deferred Lights - Pixel Renderer Devlog #1

=== Saturday Livestream ===
https://youtu.be/rHFY8LJtFEo

=== Wishlist Astortion on Steam ===
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1993980/Astortion/

=== Support the Channel ===
https://www.patreon.com/aarthificial

=== Tools I'm using ===
JetBrains Rider
Unity
Motion Canvas
Adobe Premiere Pro, Audition, Photoshop

=== Music from Epidemic Sound ===
https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/tw8mch/

Walking on Walls - Astortion Devlog

=== Wishlist Astortion on Steam ===
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=== Support the Channel ===
https://www.patreon.com/aarthificial

=== Livestreams on the Second Channel ===
https://www.youtube.com/aarthificial2/about

=== Tools I'm using ===
JetBrains Rider
Unity
Motion Canvas
Adobe Premiere Pro, Audition, Photoshop

=== Music from Epidemic Sound ===
https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/tw8mch/
ENIGMANIC - What Do You Know

Schrödinger's Levels - Astortion Devlog

=== Support the channel ===
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Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/aarthificial/join

=== Wishlist Astortion on Steam ===
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1993980/Astortion/

=== Second Channel ===
https://www.youtube.com/aarthificial2

0:00 Going Full-Time
1:22 Astortion on Steam
1:57 Second Channel

=== Tools used ===
Motion Canvas
Adobe Premiere Pro, Audition, Photoshop

Quitting my Job to Focus on Game Dev - Channel Update

How do I make animations for my devlogs?
Today's the day I answer this age-old question.

=== Wishlist Astortion on Steam ===
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1993980/Astortion/

=== Support the channel ===
Patreon:
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YouTube Memberships:
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=== Tools I'm using ===
JetBrains Rider
Unity
Motion Canvas
Adobe Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Audition, Photoshop

=== Music from Epidemic Sound ===
https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/tw8mch/
Luella Gren - There Is Something about the World:
https://youtu.be/E23TKjdDtow

Animating with Code - Motion Canvas

In this indie game devlog™, we're taking a look at a simple feature that allows us to easily change the appearance of our characters - without the need to recreate every animation.

=== Wishlist Astortion on Steam ===
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1993980/Astortion/

=== Support the channel ===
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/aarthificial
YouTube Memberships:
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=== Tools I'm using ===
JetBrains Rider
Unity
Adobe Illustrator, Audition, Photoshop
Davinci Resolve

=== Music from Epidemic Sound ===
https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/tw8mch/
Trevor Kowalski - The Garden's Light:
https://youtu.be/ytzPTkBx9gk
Trevor Kowalski - Late Nights in Harmony:
https://youtu.be/QvR_3fDJNF8

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