Ari Arnbjörnsson
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Ari Arnbjörnsson
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Senior Software Engineer, Developer Relations at Epic Games.
Former Lead Programmer on #Returnal for #PS5 @Housemarque.

https://ari.games for my presentations!
This guide complements The Great Hitch Hunt presentation really well, also check that out if you haven't already: dev.epicgames.com/community/le...
The Great Hitch Hunt: Tracking Down Every Frame Drop | Tutorial
Hear ye, developers! A scourge plagues our beloved industry. Grab your pitchforks and rally with Ari “the Hitch Hunter” Arnbjörnsson as he arms you with...
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December 16, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Oh god 😅
December 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Wow, perfect timing! I was just writing up some info on that internally for my teammates 😄
See image. The link goes here: dev.epicgames.com/documentatio...
December 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
There are no stupid questions!
That's basically what's already happening. They shouldn't get compiled every game start, they get cached by the GPU driver. UE still needs to send those requests to make sure every one of them is still cached, but it's much faster on subsequent runs.
December 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM