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R&D Programmer at La Forge @UbisoftToronto AI Programmer on Watch Dogs: Legion https://t.co/sxDWzKnhMg he/him

Mississauga, Ontario
Joined January 2008
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@coastwise
Patrick McKenna
5 years
Tune in Monday at 9:40 PDT for my first ever GDC presentation! 🤩 Branching Out: Watch Dogs Legion‘s Architecture for Group AI Behaviours We'll be online for a live Q&A after the talk #GDC21 #UbiGDC
@UbisoftToronto
Ubisoft Toronto
5 years
Next week at #UbiGDC: Christopher Dragert and Patrick McKenna shed light on the modular #AI architecture used to develop the rich, open-world experience of Watch Dogs: Legion.
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@devolverdigital
Devolver Digital
1 year
What are y’all playing this weekend? jk we don’t care we’re a company. Buy our games.
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@GrantSlatton
Grant Slatton
1 year
The junior dev asked the senior dev “why are you pushing this code with no abstraction? What if you want to change it in the future?” The senior dev responded “then I will change it in the future” In that moment the junior dev was enlightened
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@Bucky_cm
Bucky | Palworld
2 years
Tim Bender, CEO of Hooded Horse, with a fantastic response to someone saying “Manor Lords is a pretty interesting case-study in the pitfalls of Early Access”. I didn’t think Hooded Horse could get any cooler but here we are 👑
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@awlilnatty
Nathalie Vincent
2 years
The only perspective on AI that matters
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@pikuma
pikuma.com
2 years
To celebrate the launch of our PlayStation Programming course at https://t.co/exEXBr6QV7, we are *GIVING AWAY* a PlayStation miniature from @Retroldtech. To put a number in the bag, simply retweet this post! 🙂
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@BRobo82
BadRobo82
2 years
Just look at it and tell me, isn't it really worth giving Dreams another chance? #playdreams
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@MartinNebelong
Martin Nebelong
2 years
Hey Sony, it's okay to admit the mistake and resume the development of Dreams for PS5 and maybe even a PC port. A gamble, sure, but the potential is the next Roblox, Minecraft, or even Metaverse machine, even if I hate that word. Maybe if you actually supported the next step with
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@Bobby_Anguelov
Bobby Anguelov
2 years
This is a bit awkward but if you're in a high up position (principal/lead/director/+) at a AAA studio or one of the big tech companies, and you've found my tech streams (+ open source code) useful could you reach out via DM, I could use a bit of help with something.
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@TheSpaceshipper
The Spaceshipper 🚀
2 years
A personal message to the several hundred people who worked for 6 or 7 years on #AvatarFrontiersofPandora 👋 I'd been avoiding long, open-world games for a long time, but this game far exceeds my expectations. It's a real pleasure to explore the world of Eywa. Hats off to you.🎩
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@miltage
Robert Shenton
3 years
For #GMTKJam I made SkiFree, but you're the yeti
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@jaytholen
Jay Tholen
3 years
this is important, watch the video
@cmuratori
Casey Muratori
3 years
I felt it was important to defend this HackerNews post, since the OP is talking about something that all professional game developers know: https://t.co/LFcSyUKH2r
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@cmuratori
Casey Muratori
3 years
I felt it was important to defend this HackerNews post, since the OP is talking about something that all professional game developers know: https://t.co/LFcSyUKH2r
@TylerGlaiel
Tyler Glaiel
3 years
hackernews guy has opinions on indie games
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@MisterABK
Alasdair Beckett-King
3 years
I found a pub with an inverted normal map. If you understand what this means, you have to retweet.
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@DPandaHeart
Danni W.🌱✨ ➞ GDC
3 years
What game development feels like
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@TheSpaceshipper
The Spaceshipper 🚀
3 years
[Upcoming game] Star Wars Outlaws (2024) by @UbiMassive (The Division) This is the long-awaited Star Wars open world game. Meet cunning scoundrel Kay Vess and her adorable alien companion, in the Imperial era.
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@POTUS46Archive
President Biden Archived
3 years
LGBTQI+ rights are human rights.
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@kchironis
Katie Chironis
3 years
what your chosen design specialization says about you, a thread i cannot explain but simply believe:
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@Draknek
Alan Hazelden/Draknek & Friends
3 years
This game is a bit silly and worth playing: https://t.co/OQomcbdTSD (needs to be played on a touchscreen device)
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@NightMargin
nightmargin 🐌
3 years
play this. DO NOT look up anything about it. just play it. it's only like 24.99 u can download it on steam it's only like 20 hours. do it right now i'm very extremely serious.
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