Ben Geisler, PhD

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Principle Game Engineer working at Eline Media.
ABOUT ME20+ year gamedev vet. Worked on titles such as xmen legends, quake 4, prey 2, Metalocalypse, batman arkham origins, hulk ultimate destruction and new world. I also have a doctorate in CS from NSU
I dig ahsoka so far. I am not entire sure about the end of episode 1, and if you know you know. But in general I like it. #ahsoka
This is the game im working on and its gonna be amazing!!! #gamedev #indie
https://www.ign.com/articles/never-alone-2-is-in-pre-production
Never Alone 2 Announced - IGN

Never Alone 2 is officially on its way, with a sequel to the 2015 BAFTA-winning platformer in pre-production.

IGN
I'm really sick of Facebook. So I think I am gonna come back to mastodon. But this is gonna go from game exclusive to occasionally other need posts.

Unreal Engine’s low cost of entry made early development on @UKIYO_info possible.

Read our interview with the founders of @seaknotstudios and @FREAKYDESIGNINC to find out how: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/developer-interviews/why-ukiyo-is-a-casual-game-about-escaping-a-japanese-virtual-reality
#JapanGamesWeek #UnrealEngine #GameDev

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/UnrealEngine/status/1635719609255854085

Why <em>Ukiyo </em>is a casual game about escaping a Japanese virtual reality

<em>Ukiyo</em>’s Epic MegaGrant introduced devs to Japan’s indie game scene.

Unreal Engine
late night vibes on Spotify is perfect for late night Unreal engine work. #spotify #unreal #gamedev
Unreal Engine is the only engine which I tend to like the more and more I use it, and I've been using game engines since 2001. But that said, sometimes things are still damned annoying. Apparently I can't have an input controller without a pawn? Seems weird, time to jump down the rabbit hole.
For game balancing, UDamageClass is your friend. #ue4 #gamedev
How many of my #gamedev #gamedesign friends are using https://machinations.io/ This site is pretty cool for game balancing. I was just using it for a side project, I love it
Machinations.io

The browser-based platform to Design, Prototype & Handoff game systems.

Machinations.io
whistfully thinking about TrainJam this morning. I realize there won't be one until 2024 if then, but still...I really miss it. #trainjam