Today's animation exercise is a kind of particle system created entirely with Geometry Nodes. Since the video is relatively large, I uploaded it to YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbHR... Almost done, that was Exercise 8 of 10 #Blender #GeometryNodes #MotionDesign #MotionGraphics

Motion Design Practice

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Tobias Wink@somethinglikegames.de · yesterday

Volumes are really computationally intensive. That brings me to Animation 7/10 #Blender #MotionDesign #MotionGraphics

Volumes are really computationally intensive. That brings me to Animation 7/10 #Blender #MotionDesign #MotionGraphics

Tobias Wink@somethinglikegames.de · 2d ago

I was really surprised that today's animation didn't come until the second half of the course, but I suppose the course author had a reason for it. So now I'm on animation 6 of 10 #Blender #MotionDesign #MotionGraphics

I was really surprised that today's animation didn't come until the second half of the course, but I suppose the course author had a reason for it. So now I'm on animation 6 of 10 #Blender #MotionDesign #MotionGraphics

Tobias Wink@somethinglikegames.de · 3d ago

Here is my interpretation of today's course assignment. This is animation 5/10 #Blender #MotionDesign #MotionGraphics

Here is my interpretation of today's course assignment. This is animation 5/10 #Blender #MotionDesign #MotionGraphics

Tobias Wink@somethinglikegames.de · 4d ago

And here is the next loopable animation. For anyone who finds this annoying, this is animation 4/10. So you still have 6 more to sit through. #Blender #MotionDesign #MotionGraphics

And here is the next loopable animation. For anyone who finds this annoying, this is animation 4/10. So you still have 6 more to sit through. #Blender #MotionDesign #MotionGraphics

Tobias Wink@somethinglikegames.de · 5d ago

Somehow, another day has already gone by... So here's another exercise from the course I'm currently taking, with my somewhat different interpretation. #Blender #MotionDesign #MotionGraphics

Somehow, another day has already gone by... So here's another exercise from the course I'm currently taking, with my somewhat different interpretation. #Blender #MotionDesign #MotionGraphics

Tobias Wink@somethinglikegames.de · 6d ago

New day, new motion design exercise #Blender #MotionDesign #MotionGraphics

New day, new motion design exercise #Blender #MotionDesign #MotionGraphics

To unwind, I'm currently dabbling a bit in motion design. I'm taking the new course from Ducky3D, and this is my take on the first hands-on exercise. I just love getting lost in these looping animations. #Blender #MotionDesign

Anyone who has ever talked to me about game engines should know how much Godot matters to me. Unfortunately, in my new article, I'm addressing an important, but certainly not cheerful, topic: www.somethinglikegames.de/en/blog/2026... #Godot #GameDev #Indie

SLG | Godot Is Too Friendly To Thieves

Godot makes it shockingly easy for thieves: Exported projects can often be reconstructed in just a few minutes. Here's what developers can do about it.

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I've created a tool that converts BaseColor and Metallic textures into their Specular workflow equivalents to make the transition to Unreal's Substrate easier. Give it a try - it's free: www.somethinglikegames.de/en/blog/2026... #TechArt #TechnicalArt #3D #Unreal #UnrealEngine #PBR

SLG | Metal2F0

Metal2F0 is a small, free tool for converting textures from the Metallic workflow to the Specular workflow (e.g., UE Substrate).

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Look before you leap. So I worked around my issues with gogpu/ui to create a user-friendly UI, only to find out that Go's central image library doesn't support RGB - only RGBA... Hopefully I'll have learned from this next time, but for now I need to find something more suitable. #Golang #TechArt

Missed our GodotCon Boston talk? The full video is up. How we doubled Vulkan frame rates on the Quest 3, the rendering work we did for Meta and Google, now upstream in Godot. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8HF...

Where Every Millisecond Counts: Optimizing Godot for Low-Spec Devices

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When I started writing this article, I didn't know it would turn out this way. Actually, at first I thought I'd be picking on Unreal a bit, but somehow things turned out a little differently... www.somethinglikegames.de/en/blog/2026... #SoftwareDevelopment #UE #UnrealEngine

SLG | Big software forgets

Big software ages. Using a forgotten Unreal feature as an example, this article shows how technical debt and software quality are related.

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New VFX/Tech Art Newsletter is out! 📃Read online: simonschreibt.de?na=view&id=47 ✋Subscribe: simonschreibt.de/newsletter #realtimevfx #gamedev #techart

My new article explores Linux in the context of game development and expands on the content of my talk at #GermanDevDays www.somethinglikegames.de/en/blog/2026... #GDD26 #Linux #GameDev

SLG | Will Linux be suitable for game development in 2026?

A summary of the talk I gave on July 22, 2026, at GermanDevDays in Frankfurt am Main. It discusses how well-suited Linux will be for game development in 2026.

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www.somethinglikegames.de/en/ is back online 🎉 It was for two months offline because the constant scraping by AI bots became too much. During the downtime, I developed and implemented a multi-step strategy to limit traffic from these unwanted visitors without overly restricting human visitors.

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Technical Artist sharing game development insights, graphics programming, shaders, tools, and technical solutions for modern game development.

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Miniature for AV Games Release Archvillain Bestiary Vol. XXXIV "June 2026 - Sandstorm - Sting of the Scorpion King" Base size: 25mm Want to collaborate? Shoot me an email at: oliver-schuemann@gmx.de

I am hereby announcing that I will be taking my blog offline.

So true...

David Lindsey Pittman@dphrygian.com · 5mo ago

I've been reading through The Manual tonight (a circa 1988 slightly-tongue-in-cheek-but-not-really booklet about how to publish a number one single in the UK) through the lens of an indie game developer, and there's a LOT that resonates 40 years later and across different industries, but THIS.

While all #BlockAttie and wonder where they can find good custom feeds, why not check this one out? It's about #GameDev #IndieDev and #IndieGames and I try to keep it free from AI-slop and other unwanted stuff. Sounds interesting? Take a look (and give it a like!): bsky.app/profile/did:...

It’s becoming increasingly clear that the days when GitHub made life easier are over 😔

Gergely Orosz@gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 5mo ago

If you use GitHub (especially if you pay for it!!) consider doing this *immediately* Settings -> Privacy -> Disallow GitHub to train their models on your code. GitHub opted *everyone* into training. No matter if you pay for the service (like I do). WTH github.com/settings/cop...

our game was shown during the @futuregamesshow.bsky.social ! here the vid with timestamp: youtu.be/p4lB9R2nSI8&... #indiegame

It's time for a new Linux article. This time, we're talking about backups: www.somethinglikegames.de/en/blog/2026... #Linux

Something Like Games | Feasible backup solutions under Linux

The seventh part of this series of articles looks at various backup solutions for Linux. We examine different solutions, from simple copying to advanced Timemachine alternatives. And the great thing i...

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‪It's time!: the DEMO for my deckbuilding brawler CROWNBREAKERS is now live on STEAM for #TurnBasedThursdayFest! If you'd like to beat up capitalist tyrants in a SNAPPY turn-based card-tactics brawler combat, check it out this stylish spiritpunk game: s.team/a/4338150/ #indiegames #indiedev

Crownbreakers by Sharkbomb Studios

Tyrants keep the city in a chokehold. They grow fat by grinding everyone else's soul into profit. ✊ENOUGH!

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I just finished my next article. After so many Linux articles, it's time to get back to the original topics: www.somethinglikegames.de/en/blog/2026... I'm curious to see how much I'll have to correct in the next few days 😄 So feel free to correct me #GameDev #Graphics #Textures #Pipeline

Something Like Games | Using graphic formats correctly in game development

Which graphics formats are suitable for which steps in game development? A structured overview from texture creation to engine import and runtime.

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I was kindly informed that Marmoset Toolbag 5 can run with Lutris on Linux after all. So I updated my related article with the instructions: www.somethinglikegames.de/en/blog/2025... #linux #lutris #wine #marmoset

Something Like Games | Installing Windows software on Linux

The fourth part of this series of articles deals with installing Windows software on Linux. As is often the case, there are various ways to do this. I will look at the topic using two specific pieces ...

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My Energy Saving Plugin for Unreal is now also on Fab: www.fab.com/listings/05b... Submission took slightly longer than I'd hoped for, because apparently I really suck at filling out forms😅. #Unreal #Gamedev

Energy Saving Plugin

This plugin for Unreal helps you to reduce your game's power consumption by adjusting several settings if no input gets detected over some time.What does the plugin do?Every frame, the plugin checks h...

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Graphics Programming weekly - Issue 424 - January 18th, 2026 www.jendrikillner.com/post/graphic...

CATCHING FISHES IS OUT!! I HAVE FINALLY RELEASED MY FIRST GAME!!!! and YOU 🫵 can play it! for FREE! on a PC! just visit parinamais.itch.io/catchingfishes and please let me know what you think! 🎣 #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #unity #catchingfishes

<marketing> Have you always wanted to use Unreal Engine on Linux but didn't dare or had problems? No problem, my latest article deals with the topic of Unreal on Linux. </marketing> My next article is out: www.somethinglikegames.de/en/blog/2026... #Linux #UE #UnrealEngine

Something Like Games | Unreal Engine on Linux

The sixth part of this series of articles deals with the Unreal Engine and the Unreal Editor under Linux. First, we will look at how to get the precompiled version, including the Fab plugin, up and ru...

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