Ben Henry
@benhenry.bsky.social
Senior 3D Hard Surface Artist at Unknown Worlds working on Subnautica 2!
Opinions are my own. Prev @ Riot Games, Bungie, Valve Intern
Opinions are my own. Prev @ Riot Games, Bungie, Valve Intern
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Ben Henry
@benhenry.bsky.social
· Oct 25
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After years (!) of work, Directional 3.0 (avaxman.github.io/Directional/) is finally released!
December 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
After years (!) of work, Directional 3.0 (avaxman.github.io/Directional/) is finally released!
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Hot dang this video essay hits hard, is well researched, and aligns so well with what I think ails this world.
I feel that now, more than ever, solidarity of the 99% will truly be one of the few things that can fix this absolute mess of a techno feudal-ish world.
Mega worth the watch:
I feel that now, more than ever, solidarity of the 99% will truly be one of the few things that can fix this absolute mess of a techno feudal-ish world.
Mega worth the watch:
Greed is Destroying the World
YouTube video by Drew Gooden
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Hot dang this video essay hits hard, is well researched, and aligns so well with what I think ails this world.
I feel that now, more than ever, solidarity of the 99% will truly be one of the few things that can fix this absolute mess of a techno feudal-ish world.
Mega worth the watch:
I feel that now, more than ever, solidarity of the 99% will truly be one of the few things that can fix this absolute mess of a techno feudal-ish world.
Mega worth the watch:
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This is an incredible reference tool: superspl.at
SuperSplat - The Home for 3D Gaussian Splatting
Edit, publish, share and browse 3D Gaussian Splats with the open source SuperSplat platform.
superspl.at
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is an incredible reference tool: superspl.at
I worry that there isn’t enough mentor/mentee training going on inside professional studios anymore. I don’t think we understand how badly this will affect the future of studios.
I encourage you to reac out to folks you’d like to learn from, send them a cold message, ask for mentorship!
I encourage you to reac out to folks you’d like to learn from, send them a cold message, ask for mentorship!
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I worry that there isn’t enough mentor/mentee training going on inside professional studios anymore. I don’t think we understand how badly this will affect the future of studios.
I encourage you to reac out to folks you’d like to learn from, send them a cold message, ask for mentorship!
I encourage you to reac out to folks you’d like to learn from, send them a cold message, ask for mentorship!
Reposted by Ben Henry
Did Blender help you this year? Help back! 🧡
If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year 2026. Professional 3D software. No subscriptions. No limits. Just your support.
Do your part. Donate today.
www.blender.org/news/give-ba...
#b3d
If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year 2026. Professional 3D software. No subscriptions. No limits. Just your support.
Do your part. Donate today.
www.blender.org/news/give-ba...
#b3d
November 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Did Blender help you this year? Help back! 🧡
If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year 2026. Professional 3D software. No subscriptions. No limits. Just your support.
Do your part. Donate today.
www.blender.org/news/give-ba...
#b3d
If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year 2026. Professional 3D software. No subscriptions. No limits. Just your support.
Do your part. Donate today.
www.blender.org/news/give-ba...
#b3d
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Blender is struggling. it's the best piece of 3d software on the market, and it's free. I'm not going back to autodesk.
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
Blender Development Fund
Join the Development Fund and support Blender Foundation to work on core Blender development.
fund.blender.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Blender is struggling. it's the best piece of 3d software on the market, and it's free. I'm not going back to autodesk.
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
Reposted by Ben Henry
Reposted by Ben Henry
😭 If you ever struggled with weight painting complex or dense meshes in Blender, I just released a new tutorial for you. 🤗
👉 youtu.be/4VI5jk7pZag
#Blender #P2design #B3D #animation #rigging
👉 youtu.be/4VI5jk7pZag
#Blender #P2design #B3D #animation #rigging
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
😭 If you ever struggled with weight painting complex or dense meshes in Blender, I just released a new tutorial for you. 🤗
👉 youtu.be/4VI5jk7pZag
#Blender #P2design #B3D #animation #rigging
👉 youtu.be/4VI5jk7pZag
#Blender #P2design #B3D #animation #rigging
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PC Gamer wrote a very generous article about our game Generation Exile:
Don't sleep on the new solarpunk colony sim from devs behind Firewatch, Mini Motorways, Gone Home and more
Generation Exile has been swallowed up by the storm of end-of-year releases on Steam.
www.pcgamer.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:56 AM
PC Gamer wrote a very generous article about our game Generation Exile:
Today I was looking around on Google drive downloading some things and I would right click the files to download and my only option for a second was “✨summarize” when I right clicked. They’re clearly prioritizing AI features to a point where the features you actually want dont work properly.
I hate
I hate
FYI for Google Drive users.
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Today I was looking around on Google drive downloading some things and I would right click the files to download and my only option for a second was “✨summarize” when I right clicked. They’re clearly prioritizing AI features to a point where the features you actually want dont work properly.
I hate
I hate
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In case you'd like to do it yourself, here's the node setup for object-stable screenspace UVs I'm using
The original is by @jankaluza.bsky.social, and I've changed it to add a fixed radius and set it up as a Material Function on my end
Should work in any version of Unreal 4/5
The original is by @jankaluza.bsky.social, and I've changed it to add a fixed radius and set it up as a Material Function on my end
Should work in any version of Unreal 4/5
November 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
In case you'd like to do it yourself, here's the node setup for object-stable screenspace UVs I'm using
The original is by @jankaluza.bsky.social, and I've changed it to add a fixed radius and set it up as a Material Function on my end
Should work in any version of Unreal 4/5
The original is by @jankaluza.bsky.social, and I've changed it to add a fixed radius and set it up as a Material Function on my end
Should work in any version of Unreal 4/5
I’ll take a friendly interaction in Arc Raiders 10x over a pvp one. Don’t let big ARC tell you otherwise
November 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I’ll take a friendly interaction in Arc Raiders 10x over a pvp one. Don’t let big ARC tell you otherwise
I wish the Z's would stop fighting 😟
November 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I wish the Z's would stop fighting 😟
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startmap preview for qbj3
October 30, 2025 at 5:12 AM
startmap preview for qbj3
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Scams used to be like hello I am a Nigerian prince and I have hundreds of millions of dollars I’d like to split with you. Now they are like hello I am a recruiter at Amazon and I would like to offer you a job with a middle class salary
October 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Scams used to be like hello I am a Nigerian prince and I have hundreds of millions of dollars I’d like to split with you. Now they are like hello I am a recruiter at Amazon and I would like to offer you a job with a middle class salary
Technology was a mistake, roll that back
October 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Technology was a mistake, roll that back
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Hi friends. Unfortunately, my time at Heart Machine is coming to an end. I’m seeking a new role and would appreciate your support. Saying goodbye to such a talented team is difficult, but I am excited for the next adventure. <3
I'll have more info soon.
Thanks everyone. Stay strong out there.
I'll have more info soon.
Thanks everyone. Stay strong out there.
October 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Hi friends. Unfortunately, my time at Heart Machine is coming to an end. I’m seeking a new role and would appreciate your support. Saying goodbye to such a talented team is difficult, but I am excited for the next adventure. <3
I'll have more info soon.
Thanks everyone. Stay strong out there.
I'll have more info soon.
Thanks everyone. Stay strong out there.
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🚨 Toolbag 5.02 Hotfix Available Now!
We've released a new hotfix for Toolbag 5.02. It includes bug fixes, crashes related to AMD graphics cards, and general quality improvements.
Read the changelog for full details: docs.marmoset.co/docs/version...
We've released a new hotfix for Toolbag 5.02. It includes bug fixes, crashes related to AMD graphics cards, and general quality improvements.
Read the changelog for full details: docs.marmoset.co/docs/version...
October 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🚨 Toolbag 5.02 Hotfix Available Now!
We've released a new hotfix for Toolbag 5.02. It includes bug fixes, crashes related to AMD graphics cards, and general quality improvements.
Read the changelog for full details: docs.marmoset.co/docs/version...
We've released a new hotfix for Toolbag 5.02. It includes bug fixes, crashes related to AMD graphics cards, and general quality improvements.
Read the changelog for full details: docs.marmoset.co/docs/version...
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I should've added alt text to this before
![STOP USING NORMAL MAPS
• SMOOTH SURFACES SHOULD NOT HAVE DETAIL
• YEARS OF VIDEO GAMES yet NO REAL-WORLD USE FOUND for LYING ABOUT SURFACE DETAIL
Wanted to have higher detail for a laugh? We had a tool for that: It was called "cutscenes"
• "Yes, please give me a normalized tangent. Please give me a perturbed surface normal" - Statements dreamed up by the utterly Deranged
LOOK wat what Graphics Programmers have been demanding your Respect for all this time, with all the calculators & abacus we built for them
(This is REAL Math, done by REAL graphics programmers):
[images of various shapes model, normal mapped, and rendered, a sphere with the normal, tangent, and bitangent displayed, some sort of complex math equations]
????? ??????? ?????????????????
"Hello I would like [diagram of light hitting a surface and bouncing off according to the reflection vector] texture please"
They have played us for absolute fools](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g6tr6mz4cbt5dx4jqwmzhiaz/bafkreif2eouky7yyrkycb2qmm3v7eiml64j5bwj2olvigvyhuunuyhiy34@jpeg)
October 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I should've added alt text to this before
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September 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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It's here! normalMagic 1.0 🪄
youtu.be/JhmOyhYI4zM?...
youtu.be/JhmOyhYI4zM?...
normalMagic for Blender — Overview
YouTube video by SpaghetMeNot
youtu.be
September 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It's here! normalMagic 1.0 🪄
youtu.be/JhmOyhYI4zM?...
youtu.be/JhmOyhYI4zM?...
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Since the Flipped Normals account isn't active here, I just wanted to announce that I'm working on a new exclusive course: Advanced Hard Surface Modeling for Games! 😁
I'll be using Blender, but the concepts work in all other 3D software. Will be focusing heavily on methodology.
I'll be using Blender, but the concepts work in all other 3D software. Will be focusing heavily on methodology.
September 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Since the Flipped Normals account isn't active here, I just wanted to announce that I'm working on a new exclusive course: Advanced Hard Surface Modeling for Games! 😁
I'll be using Blender, but the concepts work in all other 3D software. Will be focusing heavily on methodology.
I'll be using Blender, but the concepts work in all other 3D software. Will be focusing heavily on methodology.
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I've just released version 1.1.0 of my #UE5 SDF Plugin. Now featuring some extra material functions, some basic materials and this nifty interactive explainer / examples / tutorial window
Windows binaries for 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6 up in github github.com/rtm223/RTMSDF
#gamedev #UnrealEngine
Windows binaries for 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6 up in github github.com/rtm223/RTMSDF
#gamedev #UnrealEngine
September 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I've just released version 1.1.0 of my #UE5 SDF Plugin. Now featuring some extra material functions, some basic materials and this nifty interactive explainer / examples / tutorial window
Windows binaries for 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6 up in github github.com/rtm223/RTMSDF
#gamedev #UnrealEngine
Windows binaries for 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6 up in github github.com/rtm223/RTMSDF
#gamedev #UnrealEngine
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misc screenshots from various texture tests and experiments in Quake
September 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
misc screenshots from various texture tests and experiments in Quake