Oliver Franzke
@p1xelcoder.bsky.social
I'm making colored pixels for Double Fine Productions. Lead Programmer of Broken Age. Also worked on Keeper and the remastered versions of Grim, DotT, FT and Monkey Island.
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Happy 12th birthday, Broken Age Part 1! Look how adorable we all were! youtu.be/ssUFuZyu5bw?...
Double Fine Adventure! EP14: "I Think This is a Winner"
YouTube video by Double Fine
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Happy 12th birthday, Broken Age Part 1! Look how adorable we all were! youtu.be/ssUFuZyu5bw?...
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Happy 12th birthday, Broken Age, Part 1 ! Here's a clip from a very early previz we did while the engine was still being stood up, all done in After Effects using concept art. @doublefine.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Happy 12th birthday, Broken Age, Part 1 ! Here's a clip from a very early previz we did while the engine was still being stood up, all done in After Effects using concept art. @doublefine.com
The RAM-price induced GPU shortage has led some folks to switch to alternatives…
January 27, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The RAM-price induced GPU shortage has led some folks to switch to alternatives…
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Rocaille 2
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vec2 p=(FC.xy*2.-r)/r.y/.3,v;for(float i,f;i++<1e1;o+=(cos(i+vec4(0,1,2,3))+1.)/6./length(v))for(v=p,f=0.;f++<9.;v+=sin(v.yx*f+i+t)/f);o=tanh(o*o);
January 26, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Rocaille 2
vec2 p=(FC.xy*2.-r)/r.y/.3,v;for(float i,f;i++<1e1;o+=(cos(i+vec4(0,1,2,3))+1.)/6./length(v))for(v=p,f=0.;f++<9.;v+=sin(v.yx*f+i+t)/f);o=tanh(o*o);
vec2 p=(FC.xy*2.-r)/r.y/.3,v;for(float i,f;i++<1e1;o+=(cos(i+vec4(0,1,2,3))+1.)/6./length(v))for(v=p,f=0.;f++<9.;v+=sin(v.yx*f+i+t)/f);o=tanh(o*o);
Oh wow. It's been 11 years already? Working on Grim was a lot of fun indeed. If you wanna know more check out the mini documentary made by @2playerproductions.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7-6...
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January 26, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Oh wow. It's been 11 years already? Working on Grim was a lot of fun indeed. If you wanna know more check out the mini documentary made by @2playerproductions.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7-6...
bsky.app/profile/leep...
bsky.app/profile/leep...
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🚨🏺Introducing our newest game: KILN!🏺🚨
An online multiplayer, pottery party brawler! Teams of colorful spirits sculpt ceramic battle armor on a pottery wheel, and the size and shape of your pots determine your play-style and abilities. Coming 2026 (yep, THIS year)!
youtu.be/mi0iRV0U3VY
An online multiplayer, pottery party brawler! Teams of colorful spirits sculpt ceramic battle armor on a pottery wheel, and the size and shape of your pots determine your play-style and abilities. Coming 2026 (yep, THIS year)!
youtu.be/mi0iRV0U3VY
Kiln Announce Trailer - YouTube
An online multiplayer, pottery party brawler! Launching 2026
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 6:53 PM
🚨🏺Introducing our newest game: KILN!🏺🚨
An online multiplayer, pottery party brawler! Teams of colorful spirits sculpt ceramic battle armor on a pottery wheel, and the size and shape of your pots determine your play-style and abilities. Coming 2026 (yep, THIS year)!
youtu.be/mi0iRV0U3VY
An online multiplayer, pottery party brawler! Teams of colorful spirits sculpt ceramic battle armor on a pottery wheel, and the size and shape of your pots determine your play-style and abilities. Coming 2026 (yep, THIS year)!
youtu.be/mi0iRV0U3VY
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BEHOLD, EARLY LIGHTHOUSE VISUALS FROM KEEPER. 😍
Gamedev is so cool and weird and awesome sometimes!
Gamedev is so cool and weird and awesome sometimes!
Some of my early visual development of the lighthouse from Keeper.
January 22, 2026 at 5:13 AM
BEHOLD, EARLY LIGHTHOUSE VISUALS FROM KEEPER. 😍
Gamedev is so cool and weird and awesome sometimes!
Gamedev is so cool and weird and awesome sometimes!
Gotta keep 'em at bay you know!
January 20, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Gotta keep 'em at bay you know!
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a fantastic video on the relatively recently described emergent property 'branched flow'. the connection to caustic patterns on a swimming pool was a great connection to something i was familiar with. youtu.be/6aZ45RNHa6U?...
We Just Discovered Why Light Does This
YouTube video by The Action Lab
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 11:32 PM
a fantastic video on the relatively recently described emergent property 'branched flow'. the connection to caustic patterns on a swimming pool was a great connection to something i was familiar with. youtu.be/6aZ45RNHa6U?...
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Must watch:
In-Engine · Double Fine's Keeper - Unreal 5 Exploration
youtu.be/VMa5xbjL3BU?...
@p1xelcoder.bsky.social
@leepetty.bsky.social
@doublefine.com
@briankaris.bsky.social
In-Engine · Double Fine's Keeper - Unreal 5 Exploration
youtu.be/VMa5xbjL3BU?...
@p1xelcoder.bsky.social
@leepetty.bsky.social
@doublefine.com
@briankaris.bsky.social
In-Engine · Double Fine's Keeper - Unreal 5 Exploration
YouTube video by Double Fine
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Must watch:
In-Engine · Double Fine's Keeper - Unreal 5 Exploration
youtu.be/VMa5xbjL3BU?...
@p1xelcoder.bsky.social
@leepetty.bsky.social
@doublefine.com
@briankaris.bsky.social
In-Engine · Double Fine's Keeper - Unreal 5 Exploration
youtu.be/VMa5xbjL3BU?...
@p1xelcoder.bsky.social
@leepetty.bsky.social
@doublefine.com
@briankaris.bsky.social
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We have multiple Double Fine devs speaking at GDC this year, and if you love locomotion, James Collins is going to talk about about his gameplay programming and his work on KEEPER!
🐦 Keeper's Twig: From spirited seabird to technical marvel!
Pathfinding, splines & physics secrets for lifelike bird companions at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026!
Join James Collins (Senior Gameplay Programmer, @doublefine.com ) for this exciting session.
schedule.gdconf.com/session/fixe...
Pathfinding, splines & physics secrets for lifelike bird companions at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026!
Join James Collins (Senior Gameplay Programmer, @doublefine.com ) for this exciting session.
schedule.gdconf.com/session/fixe...
January 13, 2026 at 10:36 PM
We have multiple Double Fine devs speaking at GDC this year, and if you love locomotion, James Collins is going to talk about about his gameplay programming and his work on KEEPER!
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It was great chatting with @aricwilmunder.bsky.social about what it takes to build a game engine! #maniacmansion #lucasarts #scumm
youtu.be/628d6-pTRzI
youtu.be/628d6-pTRzI
Let's Chat with Aric Wilmunder - Habitat co-creator and LucasArts historian!
YouTube video by Ron's Computer Videos
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 6:59 PM
It was great chatting with @aricwilmunder.bsky.social about what it takes to build a game engine! #maniacmansion #lucasarts #scumm
youtu.be/628d6-pTRzI
youtu.be/628d6-pTRzI
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What a fun— and long— conversation!
Seeking a great #GameDev interview this week? Don't miss the newest episode of The @official-aias.bsky.social Game Maker’s Notebook, which features @leepetty.bsky.social and @trentkusters.bsky.social chatting about Lee's career, KEEPER, early games, childhood and much more!
youtu.be/6PIg71aayEE
🎉
youtu.be/6PIg71aayEE
🎉
The Story Behind KEEPER with Double Fine's Lee Petty | Game Maker's Notebook Podcast
Trent Kusters chats with Lee Petty, Creative Director on Double Fine's newest adventure, Keeper. Together they discuss where the idea to anthropomorphize a light house; why they avoided dialogue and…
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 8:35 PM
What a fun— and long— conversation!
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Flying through a bit of the first level of Keeper, directly in UE Editor. It's really important that editor view match the game as much as possible for faster iteration.
January 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Flying through a bit of the first level of Keeper, directly in UE Editor. It's really important that editor view match the game as much as possible for faster iteration.
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Some very early character concepts I did for Keeper that we didn't use. These little sundial folks gradually forked into the Rocklings and more mechanical clockwork beings.
January 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Some very early character concepts I did for Keeper that we didn't use. These little sundial folks gradually forked into the Rocklings and more mechanical clockwork beings.
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Some early KEEPER creature concepts
January 7, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Some early KEEPER creature concepts
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Slides are now available for my GPC 2025 talk with @phammer.bsky.social on Variable Rate Compute Shaders in Doom The Dark Ages static.graphicsprogrammingconference.com/public/2025/...
static.graphicsprogrammingconference.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Slides are now available for my GPC 2025 talk with @phammer.bsky.social on Variable Rate Compute Shaders in Doom The Dark Ages static.graphicsprogrammingconference.com/public/2025/...
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Keeper is nominated for an Annie Award for Best Character Animation - Video Game!
January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Keeper is nominated for an Annie Award for Best Character Animation - Video Game!
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All the presentations slides of the Graphics Programming Conference 2025 are up #GPC2025
graphicsprogrammingconference.com/archive/2025/
graphicsprogrammingconference.com/archive/2025/
Graphics Programming Conference
The Graphics Programming Conference is a conference for graphics programmers, from student to industry veteran, taking place in November in Europe.
graphicsprogrammingconference.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
All the presentations slides of the Graphics Programming Conference 2025 are up #GPC2025
graphicsprogrammingconference.com/archive/2025/
graphicsprogrammingconference.com/archive/2025/
The normal maps look sharp tonight.
January 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
The normal maps look sharp tonight.
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One of the best interactive resources for understanding light and shadows. Unique visual explanations you won’t find anywhere else.
ciechanow.ski/lights-and-s...
#gamedev #indiedev #unity3d #godot #unrealengine
ciechanow.ski/lights-and-s...
#gamedev #indiedev #unity3d #godot #unrealengine
January 2, 2026 at 1:33 PM
One of the best interactive resources for understanding light and shadows. Unique visual explanations you won’t find anywhere else.
ciechanow.ski/lights-and-s...
#gamedev #indiedev #unity3d #godot #unrealengine
ciechanow.ski/lights-and-s...
#gamedev #indiedev #unity3d #godot #unrealengine
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Advent of optimisations! Start now and you'll be ready for the fastest Christmas Day ever.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-Bw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-Bw...
[AoCO 0/25] The Advent of Compiler Optimisations
YouTube video by Matt Godbolt
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December 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Advent of optimisations! Start now and you'll be ready for the fastest Christmas Day ever.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-Bw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-Bw...
I got sick just in time for the holidays (sigh) and as the fever prevented from sleeping last night I realized that the Christmas Carol has a lot of unfortunate sub-tones. My brain conjured this up because we recently read the book to the kids and watched the Muppet interpretation. (cont.)
December 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I got sick just in time for the holidays (sigh) and as the fever prevented from sleeping last night I realized that the Christmas Carol has a lot of unfortunate sub-tones. My brain conjured this up because we recently read the book to the kids and watched the Muppet interpretation. (cont.)