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Chris Murphy

@highlyspammable.bsky.social

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Principal Technical Artist on the Developer Relations Team for Unreal Engine. Generally handle Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia with Epic Games but sometimes you'll find me elsewhere. Have a tendency to rant.

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Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · 9d

Not so much 'has to' but it's easier to manage, tbh. Like, IAs are adding a bunch of extra data you don't need.

Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · 9d

I'd mix and match. Instanced Actors for things you're tracking that have altering states like Trees, Plants, Doors, etc.

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Dylan Browne 🔜 GCAP @dylanbrowne.bsky.social · 10d

In need of a new job! I'm a Tech Artist who loves pushing visual side of things in real time, with 13 years of #UnrealEngine, Tech Art, Lighting, Lookdev, Env, Cinematics, HLSL, BP, PCG, Niagara, Python as well as a Houdini & Substance skillset

Avaliable mid Dec

#GameDev #VFX #FX #GameArt

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Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · 20d

Ideally you get the node to be the size of the bounds of the incoming level assembly and then work with it like that until you need to actually load in the assembly itself.

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Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · 22d

This is perhaps the most under viewed Unreal Engine video. If you use UMG in Unreal you should really give it a view, Adrienne killed it with this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NHI...

20 Things You Should Be Using in Unreal Motion Graphics (UMG) | Unreal Fest Gold Coast 2024

YouTube video by Unreal Engine

www.youtube.com

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Jason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 28d

Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13

The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · Nov 10

The problem with every post-Millennial generation is they got to go straight to high speed internet. Of course you'll get computer madness that way. Make them start with those old screeching modems and work their way up

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Ari Arnbjörnsson @flassari.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hot game dev

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Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · Sep 1

welp this'll be in my head during every live demo I ever give.

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Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · Aug 29

Finally got around to seeing Thunderbolts and I think it's the best film Marvel have put out in a long, long time.

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Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · Aug 29

I know what you probably mean, but I'm picturing deleting the email app and sighing peacefully.

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Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · Aug 27

Best beef I've had at KBBQ:
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Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · Aug 27

Best beef I've had at KBBQ:
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Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · Aug 18

Taking ebikes off trains because they sometimes have bad batteries feels like a step backwards. If it's a genuine concern I'm happy to get the batteries reviewed every few years or something. Survey closes today! Please fill out it!

Augustus Brown 🏳️‍🌈 @augustusbrown.bsky.social · Jul 22

Victoria proposes to ban e-bikes and e-scooters from public transport. I hope we can find a better way than this.

If you'd like to provide feedback:

Conduct on Public Transport Regulations

We’re seeking feedback on the rules that guide and manage behaviour on and around Victoria’s public transport network.

engage.vic.gov.au

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Josh Caratelli 🔜 MIGW @joshcaratelli.bsky.social · Aug 5

We're hiring a bunch of Design and Art roles right now at @gravitywell.games!

We are:
🔥 Making rad new IP
❤️An empathetic AAA Team
💸 Have profit sharing and focused on being sustainable long term

If this interests you, please apply here!
gravitywell.games

#gamedev
#gamedevjobs

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Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · Aug 6

Hit 9 years at Epic yesterday. What a ride it has been.. Thanks for being a part of it folks!

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Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · Aug 4

I lost a lot of stuff and don't have the best window to do it again. This really sucks.

Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · Aug 4

Windows 11 update formatted my machine without saying it would. Cool. Cool Cool Cool.

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Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · Aug 3

It'll never not be bizarre to me that Suicide Squad is one of the worst comic book movies, but The Suicide Squad is somehow one of the best. Shows you what good creative on a project can do.

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Victor Careil @phyronnaz.bsky.social · Jul 12

Property History is out!

Quickly see the history of any property in Unreal Engine

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Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · Jul 29

Netflix hitting me with trick questions.

Woodstock 99 documentary "what did you think" text from Netflix basically asking if I like rioting.

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Unreal Camille @shedoesartstuff.bsky.social · Jul 28

bug - something broken in a tech thing
buggy - a way to describe tech that has bugs
bugged - something or some place that has a secret microphone or camera planted in it for spying on people

Whenever I read 'the code/game is bugged,' I get a lil tripped up 😅

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Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · Jul 28

I have full faith in Reznor as an alternative to Daft Punk for Tron.

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Dylan Browne 🔜 GCAP @dylanbrowne.bsky.social · Jul 24

The new Nanite Foliage Voxel representation is an absolute game changer for distant environments, density preservation is pretty much perfect.
5 min test scene i whipped up here.
~1 million 20 million poly trees scattered with PCG
#UE5 #UnrealEngine #GameDev #EnvironmentArt #RealTime

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Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · Jul 22

I do it. To be fair it saves a lot of time.