Pieter Montoulieu
@montoulieu.dev
Senior Creative Technologist at Hovercraft Studio in Denver.
Specializing in spatial computing, ML, game dev, and web dev.
Currently building with React, Three.js, ATProto and Swift.
Latest projects: @skytube.video @nimbus.vision
Specializing in spatial computing, ML, game dev, and web dev.
Currently building with React, Three.js, ATProto and Swift.
Latest projects: @skytube.video @nimbus.vision
And some video of the volumetric lighting in action.
November 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
And some video of the volumetric lighting in action.
Here's a #screenshotsaturday from a 2.5D LucasArts style adventure game that I started working on a couple of days ago.
It uses volumetric lighting with sprites and a custom post processing pass to give it a retro dithered vibe.
#gamedev #SCUMM
It uses volumetric lighting with sprites and a custom post processing pass to give it a retro dithered vibe.
#gamedev #SCUMM
November 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Here's a #screenshotsaturday from a 2.5D LucasArts style adventure game that I started working on a couple of days ago.
It uses volumetric lighting with sprites and a custom post processing pass to give it a retro dithered vibe.
#gamedev #SCUMM
It uses volumetric lighting with sprites and a custom post processing pass to give it a retro dithered vibe.
#gamedev #SCUMM
Don't know why I geek out over faceplate customization in hardware, but I wish more devices would embrace it.
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Don't know why I geek out over faceplate customization in hardware, but I wish more devices would embrace it.
Finally got my Analogue 3D shipping email and not sure how to feel about it.
Since I preordered in Oct 2024, I’ve:
- Swapped the shell on an N64
- Added a Summercart with all 64/64DD games
- Got a Retrotink 4K
- Got BT adapters with the 8bitdo 64 controllers
Since I preordered in Oct 2024, I’ve:
- Swapped the shell on an N64
- Added a Summercart with all 64/64DD games
- Got a Retrotink 4K
- Got BT adapters with the 8bitdo 64 controllers
November 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Finally got my Analogue 3D shipping email and not sure how to feel about it.
Since I preordered in Oct 2024, I’ve:
- Swapped the shell on an N64
- Added a Summercart with all 64/64DD games
- Got a Retrotink 4K
- Got BT adapters with the 8bitdo 64 controllers
Since I preordered in Oct 2024, I’ve:
- Swapped the shell on an N64
- Added a Summercart with all 64/64DD games
- Got a Retrotink 4K
- Got BT adapters with the 8bitdo 64 controllers
Describe your cat’s personality with one photo
November 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Describe your cat’s personality with one photo
Hah, 6 hours of driving had me forgetting I was in *New Mexico
November 8, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Hah, 6 hours of driving had me forgetting I was in *New Mexico
Drove to Nevada to stay at Ten Thousand Waves for the weekend with @cyanne.codes
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Drove to Nevada to stay at Ten Thousand Waves for the weekend with @cyanne.codes
Started building something fun for the Logitech Muse on Apple Vision Pro.
One button draws the blade with haptic feedback while the other changes colors.
Next up is swapping the hilt and adding sounds.
One button draws the blade with haptic feedback while the other changes colors.
Next up is swapping the hilt and adding sounds.
November 1, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Started building something fun for the Logitech Muse on Apple Vision Pro.
One button draws the blade with haptic feedback while the other changes colors.
Next up is swapping the hilt and adding sounds.
One button draws the blade with haptic feedback while the other changes colors.
Next up is swapping the hilt and adding sounds.
Nope, it's Electron. Easy way to tell is by the processes that run in the background.
October 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Nope, it's Electron. Easy way to tell is by the processes that run in the background.
Wow, this rules.
Blasting DK Rap from the original N64 music files.
Blasting DK Rap from the original N64 music files.
October 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Wow, this rules.
Blasting DK Rap from the original N64 music files.
Blasting DK Rap from the original N64 music files.
Exported the scene as a .usdz and opened it on the Vision Pro. It’s hard to convey in video, but the jump to 100% scale at a skyscrapers height stunned me when I first saw it.
This is such a cool way to inspect and look at stuff you’ve built. 🛰️
This is such a cool way to inspect and look at stuff you’ve built. 🛰️
October 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Exported the scene as a .usdz and opened it on the Vision Pro. It’s hard to convey in video, but the jump to 100% scale at a skyscrapers height stunned me when I first saw it.
This is such a cool way to inspect and look at stuff you’ve built. 🛰️
This is such a cool way to inspect and look at stuff you’ve built. 🛰️
Got the first detail pass in there and blocked out the reveal animation.
Feeling good on the overall structure, so now it's time to add material grime and other finer details.
Damn I love @blender.org!
Feeling good on the overall structure, so now it's time to add material grime and other finer details.
Damn I love @blender.org!
October 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Got the first detail pass in there and blocked out the reveal animation.
Feeling good on the overall structure, so now it's time to add material grime and other finer details.
Damn I love @blender.org!
Feeling good on the overall structure, so now it's time to add material grime and other finer details.
Damn I love @blender.org!
Roughed out most of the geometry for the station and created a procedural star field backdrop using the world shader graph in the second pic.
Next up is adding details and animating the intro sequence.
Next up is adding details and animating the intro sequence.
October 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Roughed out most of the geometry for the station and created a procedural star field backdrop using the world shader graph in the second pic.
Next up is adding details and animating the intro sequence.
Next up is adding details and animating the intro sequence.
Staying up late and 3d modeling a space station for @intergalacticgamearchive.org.
Listening to Brian Eno’s Apollo album from the surface of a moon orbiting Jupiter feels just right.
Listening to Brian Eno’s Apollo album from the surface of a moon orbiting Jupiter feels just right.
October 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Staying up late and 3d modeling a space station for @intergalacticgamearchive.org.
Listening to Brian Eno’s Apollo album from the surface of a moon orbiting Jupiter feels just right.
Listening to Brian Eno’s Apollo album from the surface of a moon orbiting Jupiter feels just right.
Happy 25th anniversary to the console with one of the greatest game libraries of all time.
I recently loaded up this memory card with backups and now have so many awesome titles to revisit and try for the first time.
I recently loaded up this memory card with backups and now have so many awesome titles to revisit and try for the first time.
October 26, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Happy 25th anniversary to the console with one of the greatest game libraries of all time.
I recently loaded up this memory card with backups and now have so many awesome titles to revisit and try for the first time.
I recently loaded up this memory card with backups and now have so many awesome titles to revisit and try for the first time.
I've been working on bringing a sports hub to @skytube.video.
Starting with @nba.com since they're active with the new season starting.
All of this is powered by post data and helps you keep track of game scores, highlights, and updates a little more easily.
#atproto #atdev
Starting with @nba.com since they're active with the new season starting.
All of this is powered by post data and helps you keep track of game scores, highlights, and updates a little more easily.
#atproto #atdev
October 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I've been working on bringing a sports hub to @skytube.video.
Starting with @nba.com since they're active with the new season starting.
All of this is powered by post data and helps you keep track of game scores, highlights, and updates a little more easily.
#atproto #atdev
Starting with @nba.com since they're active with the new season starting.
All of this is powered by post data and helps you keep track of game scores, highlights, and updates a little more easily.
#atproto #atdev
October 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Got some some new tools to build with today.
October 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Got some some new tools to build with today.
M5 AVP and extra dual knit band acquired.
Gonna be fun having two of these in the household.
Gonna be fun having two of these in the household.
October 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
M5 AVP and extra dual knit band acquired.
Gonna be fun having two of these in the household.
Gonna be fun having two of these in the household.
Some more VFX tests from last night.
Got my AI sidekick Mk. 2 set up on the desk now.
Rendered this in Blender and managed to get a pretty convincing shadow working along with the chroma keying.
Got my AI sidekick Mk. 2 set up on the desk now.
Rendered this in Blender and managed to get a pretty convincing shadow working along with the chroma keying.
October 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Some more VFX tests from last night.
Got my AI sidekick Mk. 2 set up on the desk now.
Rendered this in Blender and managed to get a pretty convincing shadow working along with the chroma keying.
Got my AI sidekick Mk. 2 set up on the desk now.
Rendered this in Blender and managed to get a pretty convincing shadow working along with the chroma keying.
I built an old-school HTML interface with frames and tables for the iMac G4 I’ll be using on the show.
This Netscape-style UI will show up in segments and also helps me keep track of notes and lines while filming.
It’s definitely been a minute since I built a site this way 😅
This Netscape-style UI will show up in segments and also helps me keep track of notes and lines while filming.
It’s definitely been a minute since I built a site this way 😅
October 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I built an old-school HTML interface with frames and tables for the iMac G4 I’ll be using on the show.
This Netscape-style UI will show up in segments and also helps me keep track of notes and lines while filming.
It’s definitely been a minute since I built a site this way 😅
This Netscape-style UI will show up in segments and also helps me keep track of notes and lines while filming.
It’s definitely been a minute since I built a site this way 😅
Doing some lighting and camera tests on the green screen. 👀
October 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Doing some lighting and camera tests on the green screen. 👀
The payoff for the last 4 years of Valve Deckard hype is going to be incredible. So ready to see what they've been cooking up.
![@SadlyItsBradley post that reads:
“Deckard DV1 and DV2 models appeared in tonight’s SteamVR beta.
For Valve hardware: DV units are the final stages before the model (PV) that consumers will buy.”
Below the text is a code snippet showing lines from a SteamVR driver file:
“+[deobf] Deckard DV1
+[deobf] Deckard DV2
+vortex::ComputeHmdModelDetail(char const*, char const*):::{lambda()#10}::operator()() const::encrypted.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:e5zplwgiznavptdxhx5n2zlp/bafkreifqlyq7mw7vp6sa5crveuys7yvjq4udpeb5vl5sfl67cor63rlnme@jpeg)
October 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The payoff for the last 4 years of Valve Deckard hype is going to be incredible. So ready to see what they've been cooking up.
October 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM