Dustin DeVoe
@ddevoe.bsky.social
Technical Animator @EpicGames. Previously Product and Tech Art Director @PhoenixLabs. Dad, All Around Game Developer, Always Learning. Go Seattle Sounders!
Was waiting for #Dispatch from @adhocstudio.com to come out today. I gotta say, it’s well worth the anticipation. I cannot wait to run through it a few times just to really explore its narrative.
Honestly, it’s one of my games of the year, in quality and in what I needed out of a game this year.
Honestly, it’s one of my games of the year, in quality and in what I needed out of a game this year.
November 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Was waiting for #Dispatch from @adhocstudio.com to come out today. I gotta say, it’s well worth the anticipation. I cannot wait to run through it a few times just to really explore its narrative.
Honestly, it’s one of my games of the year, in quality and in what I needed out of a game this year.
Honestly, it’s one of my games of the year, in quality and in what I needed out of a game this year.
Absolutely adore @adhocstudio.com’s Dispatch. Very rarely has a game made me laugh like this while playing. Amazing execution on top of excellent narrative. What a great experience so far!
October 24, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Absolutely adore @adhocstudio.com’s Dispatch. Very rarely has a game made me laugh like this while playing. Amazing execution on top of excellent narrative. What a great experience so far!
Arc Raiders is really polished and good looking! I look forward to exploring it more.
October 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Arc Raiders is really polished and good looking! I look forward to exploring it more.
Been doing some traveling. New Zealand and New York were amazing! Definitely learned my limit of how many floors up I’m comfortable with.
It’s been super inspiring to travel and meet so many cool people in game dev and see these iconic places.
It’s been super inspiring to travel and meet so many cool people in game dev and see these iconic places.
October 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Been doing some traveling. New Zealand and New York were amazing! Definitely learned my limit of how many floors up I’m comfortable with.
It’s been super inspiring to travel and meet so many cool people in game dev and see these iconic places.
It’s been super inspiring to travel and meet so many cool people in game dev and see these iconic places.
I’m at an amazing coffee shop, Customs, in downtown Wellington and the amount of absolute friendliness of people in here is off the charts! It’s such a nice place to relax. No place in Vancouver is like this.
September 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I’m at an amazing coffee shop, Customs, in downtown Wellington and the amount of absolute friendliness of people in here is off the charts! It’s such a nice place to relax. No place in Vancouver is like this.
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Saw a little gang of 13 year olds on e-bikes on a super busy road this afternoon at a red light. After first I was amused and a bit like, “Why are you all in traffic.” Then the light turned green and half of them did wheelies and rode off down the road. 🤙 I have now decided I will never be as cool.
September 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Saw a little gang of 13 year olds on e-bikes on a super busy road this afternoon at a red light. After first I was amused and a bit like, “Why are you all in traffic.” Then the light turned green and half of them did wheelies and rode off down the road. 🤙 I have now decided I will never be as cool.
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The slides from my Unreal Fest talk are now online! victorcareil.com/unreal-fest-...
June 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
The slides from my Unreal Fest talk are now online! victorcareil.com/unreal-fest-...
MTG Arena and this FF set has its hooks into me.
June 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
MTG Arena and this FF set has its hooks into me.
Thanks Utah for wonderful time! Till we meet again!
June 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Thanks Utah for wonderful time! Till we meet again!
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🎉 LAB RAT is out now!! 🎉
- A comedic puzzler that satirizes your favorite games
- Over 100 puzzles
- At least 10 good belly laughs
👇 Check it out Here 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/1304610/...
- A comedic puzzler that satirizes your favorite games
- Over 100 puzzles
- At least 10 good belly laughs
👇 Check it out Here 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/1304610/...
Lab Rat - Official Launch Trailer [4k]
YouTube video by Klei Entertainment
www.youtube.com
April 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🎉 LAB RAT is out now!! 🎉
- A comedic puzzler that satirizes your favorite games
- Over 100 puzzles
- At least 10 good belly laughs
👇 Check it out Here 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/1304610/...
- A comedic puzzler that satirizes your favorite games
- Over 100 puzzles
- At least 10 good belly laughs
👇 Check it out Here 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/1304610/...
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New resource from the Tech Dev Rel team!! Check out Euan's latest article, all about Animation Performance Tips & Tricks: dev.epicgames.com/community/le...
#UE5 #TDR #article #unreal #animation #optimization
#UE5 #TDR #article #unreal #animation #optimization
Performance Tips & Tricks - Animation | Knowledge base
Peformance tips and tricks for Skeletal Mesh and Animation Blueprint
dev.epicgames.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
New resource from the Tech Dev Rel team!! Check out Euan's latest article, all about Animation Performance Tips & Tricks: dev.epicgames.com/community/le...
#UE5 #TDR #article #unreal #animation #optimization
#UE5 #TDR #article #unreal #animation #optimization
Every now and then I jam through a walking simulator game. The Invincible was great for just experiencing a story, similar to Firewatch.
March 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Every now and then I jam through a walking simulator game. The Invincible was great for just experiencing a story, similar to Firewatch.
I just learned about Win+Ctrl+V! I'm constantly switching between audio devices, and it's such a huge time saver. I feel like there are probably tons of people that don't know about it...
March 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I just learned about Win+Ctrl+V! I'm constantly switching between audio devices, and it's such a huge time saver. I feel like there are probably tons of people that don't know about it...
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Im very excited about the work my team has been doing for Unreal 5.6, its turning out to be a big release for us.
Huge improvements to State Tree and Mass, among others :) Cant wait to see what you all think!
Huge improvements to State Tree and Mass, among others :) Cant wait to see what you all think!
March 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Im very excited about the work my team has been doing for Unreal 5.6, its turning out to be a big release for us.
Huge improvements to State Tree and Mass, among others :) Cant wait to see what you all think!
Huge improvements to State Tree and Mass, among others :) Cant wait to see what you all think!
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If you ever need the editor to not use the existing DDC and re-build the data as needed instead, you can use the command line parameter -DDC=Cold. The exact formatting will differ depending on which shell you use, but the gist is: pathto/UnrealEditor.exe pathto/projectname.uproject -DDC=Cold #ue5
February 27, 2025 at 5:43 AM
If you ever need the editor to not use the existing DDC and re-build the data as needed instead, you can use the command line parameter -DDC=Cold. The exact formatting will differ depending on which shell you use, but the gist is: pathto/UnrealEditor.exe pathto/projectname.uproject -DDC=Cold #ue5
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Hey kids, let me tell you about the 3-Month Surprise.
In just about every gamedev cycle you'll find that every three months something very unexpected happens that will upend some of your development. Most of these are minor, except the Surprise 3 months before release.
Don't worry, you got this.
In just about every gamedev cycle you'll find that every three months something very unexpected happens that will upend some of your development. Most of these are minor, except the Surprise 3 months before release.
Don't worry, you got this.
January 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Hey kids, let me tell you about the 3-Month Surprise.
In just about every gamedev cycle you'll find that every three months something very unexpected happens that will upend some of your development. Most of these are minor, except the Surprise 3 months before release.
Don't worry, you got this.
In just about every gamedev cycle you'll find that every three months something very unexpected happens that will upend some of your development. Most of these are minor, except the Surprise 3 months before release.
Don't worry, you got this.
Been seeing a small amount of chatter that people aren’t excited by the Switch 2 reveal, they were hoping for more innovation.
I trust Nintendo to push on design, even if hardware changes aren’t drastic, studios will still get better at using the improvements they will make.
I trust Nintendo to push on design, even if hardware changes aren’t drastic, studios will still get better at using the improvements they will make.
January 20, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Been seeing a small amount of chatter that people aren’t excited by the Switch 2 reveal, they were hoping for more innovation.
I trust Nintendo to push on design, even if hardware changes aren’t drastic, studios will still get better at using the improvements they will make.
I trust Nintendo to push on design, even if hardware changes aren’t drastic, studios will still get better at using the improvements they will make.
To add to Ryan’s post. One of the other issues with coming up with a common process for building games is that getting to your final frame is so different depending on the stage of development, state of tech. Even if your planning processes were the same, your game might need it to be flexible.
I've worked at 10+ game studios and we build them like the Tower of Babel.
Agile is the closest I've seen toward standardization, which is either a result of addressing this or a viral spread of bad practices from one studio to many.
Problem is, the Tower of Babel approach got us to ship.
Agile is the closest I've seen toward standardization, which is either a result of addressing this or a viral spread of bad practices from one studio to many.
Problem is, the Tower of Babel approach got us to ship.
just as an outsider with an interest in video game development, and coming from the film industry, it really feels like the game industry has no standardized workflow. every new project gets a bespoke production system with a lot of uncertainty about tasks, roles and who should be doing what
January 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
To add to Ryan’s post. One of the other issues with coming up with a common process for building games is that getting to your final frame is so different depending on the stage of development, state of tech. Even if your planning processes were the same, your game might need it to be flexible.
Finished the first, of a committed forty, book of the year!
@justingary.bsky.social’s “Think Like a Game Designer”.
It’s really nice to have such a concise book put together of a bunch of topics I’ve been talking to my mentors and colleagues about for the past few years!
@justingary.bsky.social’s “Think Like a Game Designer”.
It’s really nice to have such a concise book put together of a bunch of topics I’ve been talking to my mentors and colleagues about for the past few years!
January 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Finished the first, of a committed forty, book of the year!
@justingary.bsky.social’s “Think Like a Game Designer”.
It’s really nice to have such a concise book put together of a bunch of topics I’ve been talking to my mentors and colleagues about for the past few years!
@justingary.bsky.social’s “Think Like a Game Designer”.
It’s really nice to have such a concise book put together of a bunch of topics I’ve been talking to my mentors and colleagues about for the past few years!
What are your tips on maintaining a journal? One of my aims for the year is to work on my writing skills and I think gearing that towards a Media Journal could really help.
January 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
What are your tips on maintaining a journal? One of my aims for the year is to work on my writing skills and I think gearing that towards a Media Journal could really help.
Wasn't feeling up to my typical game playing. So tonight is cracking open commentary mode of Half Life 2.
December 12, 2024 at 5:49 AM
Wasn't feeling up to my typical game playing. So tonight is cracking open commentary mode of Half Life 2.