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Robin-Yann Storm

@rystorm.com

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Product & UX Designer for Tools, Freelance Consultant @ https://rystorm.com/ Previously Apple, Guerrilla, IO-Interactive, and more. Organizes the Tool Design & OpenUSD Roundtables at GDC. Gets really excited about workflows.

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · Aug 31

New video! Old news, new package: AI, Procedural Generation, UGC, in-game trading, Blockchain, and the Metaverse

Why are game developers so adverse to these technologies? The best way to find out is by asking folks who have lived through the history of game development.

youtu.be/CeZ_rcDQg6Q

Old news, new package: AI, Procedural Generation, UGC, ingame trading, Blockchain, and the Metaverse

YouTube video by Robin-Yann Storm

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 1h

This hardware is extremely simple and anyone can set it up.

The entire thing works as a ‘webcam’ in Slack, Teams, Zoom, Meets, without ANY extra software. I love it because of this!

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 1h

People keep asking me about the hardware I use for my video calls, as the quality is really high. So, here's a list of my hardware and recommendations: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Below is an example of the video quality & blur from an old video I made that shows the autofocus speed.

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 11h

It's crazy how saving and quitting in videogames is still frustrating to do. Even in games released within the last year!

Here is an explanation of how to design a save dialogue, with a bunch of examples over the decades: rystorm.com/blog/save-ga...

There is no reason to still mess this up.

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 2h

Even just making one person laugh is great. Making thousands laugh is amazing!

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 2h

I wonder about this sometimes. When I send out a really good post that gets a lot of attention, it makes it even more noticeable when I post something that gets zero attention.

Like, you all saw that, but decide 'Uh... nah.'

I don't think I even want to know what I've missed out on.

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 2h

Multiple incredible jobs, multiple incredibly clients, multiple life long friendships, at least one relationship, and an absolutely crazy amount of cool experiences around the world.

Then again, I do not know how many jobs, clients, friends, and experiences I have missed out on due to my bad posts.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 18h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 2h

Your real life doom level design tweet is still top entertainment.

Along with the scaled wolf

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 3h

And also it became the actual reload animation in the COD games, by pressing R when unarmed

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 4h

Thanks

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 5h

I’m doing my part 🫡

Me getting points for writing a review for the ramen restaurant on Google Maps

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 5h

(Eddie Izzard voice) “Do you have a flaaag?”

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 5h

A ramen restaurant in Utrecht made a ‘Dutch Ramen’ which really is just a ramen with many topping in it, along with a Dutch flag.

Putting a flag on food is Dutch enough imo. It qualifies as Dutch ramen.

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 6h

Especially when there are so many examples in the Game UI Database, so you can know exactly what to do, and what to avoid: gameuidatabase.com/index.php?te...

Game UI Database

The ultimate tool for Game UI and Interface designers. Explore over 1,300 games and 55,000 UI screenshots. Browse and filter by category, animation, colour, material, layout, game genre, and more.

gameuidatabase.com

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 6h

In that case, have a great trip back and enjoy the canals!

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 6h

Way better than the Eiffel

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 6h

It is a trap, but thankfully I am not in Paris

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 7h

Oh hey! What are you in town for?

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 7h

There is no need to wear this. They will always find out no matter what, within a second of meeting you.

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 9h

Thanks! It only being on a specific app is so Nintendo, I kinda love it

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 9h

Was it revealed? I can't find news for it yet

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 10h

Yeah, when the game gets incredibly quick it becomes difficult again. Did it save after I got the Boon? Or when I entered the room? Both are under a minute, so now I don't know again.

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 11h

Now that's some awesome workflow design!

Joe Wintergreen @joewintergreen.com · 11h

a cool helpful thing i did a while ago is this "isolate" button in the editor, it hides everything except the selection *and* any lights affecting it *and* any essential atmospheric actors that would fuck up the view being hidden

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 11h

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 1d

For so many devices I buy, I wonder when they were built. Am I getting something built many months ago, years ago? There is no need to know, just curiosity.

Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 1d

New phone, new battery, 0 cycles, 100% capacity. So nice and clean!

Also, neat to see the manufacture date in there. So recent!

100% max capacity. 0 cycle count. Manufactured September 2025