Thorsten Suckow-Homberg
@thorsten.suckow-homberg.de
Full Stack Web Dev by day - C++, affine transforms and game dev by night. Building clarity with code, proofs & plots.
https://thorsten.suckow-homberg.de | https://garagecraft.games | @garagecraft.games
https://thorsten.suckow-homberg.de | https://garagecraft.games | @garagecraft.games
Reduce it to N and N+1 and, suddenly, determinism is just induction.
Over the holidays I’ve been busy refining #helios to enable player interactions with game objects: Controlling, spawning and – the holy grail of every game - Collisions💥
I ended up with this draft for a deterministic game loop:
garagecraft.games/devlog/2026-...
#gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #cpp
I ended up with this draft for a deterministic game loop:
garagecraft.games/devlog/2026-...
#gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #cpp
helios - A High-Level Overview of the Game Loop Architecture | garagecraft.games
A deep dive into the architectural separation of concerns in helios. This post outlines how deterministic world mutations are handled via bare-metal Commands and Managers, while decoupled communicatio...
garagecraft.games
January 5, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Reduce it to N and N+1 and, suddenly, determinism is just induction.
Reposted by Thorsten Suckow-Homberg
Over the holidays I’ve been busy refining #helios to enable player interactions with game objects: Controlling, spawning and – the holy grail of every game - Collisions💥
I ended up with this draft for a deterministic game loop:
garagecraft.games/devlog/2026-...
#gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #cpp
I ended up with this draft for a deterministic game loop:
garagecraft.games/devlog/2026-...
#gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #cpp
helios - A High-Level Overview of the Game Loop Architecture | garagecraft.games
A deep dive into the architectural separation of concerns in helios. This post outlines how deterministic world mutations are handled via bare-metal Commands and Managers, while decoupled communicatio...
garagecraft.games
January 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Over the holidays I’ve been busy refining #helios to enable player interactions with game objects: Controlling, spawning and – the holy grail of every game - Collisions💥
I ended up with this draft for a deterministic game loop:
garagecraft.games/devlog/2026-...
#gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #cpp
I ended up with this draft for a deterministic game loop:
garagecraft.games/devlog/2026-...
#gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #cpp
It’s been quite the ride this year! 🕹️ 💻 📖
Wrapping up the year with GameObject pooling and a SpawnSystem based on conditions and strategies. On to collision detection! 🕹️ 👾
#helios #gameengine #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #cpp #programming
#helios #gameengine #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #cpp #programming
December 31, 2025 at 7:36 PM
It’s been quite the ride this year! 🕹️ 💻 📖
Bringing in the component system over the past few days has been a real architectural eye-opener.
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
🎮 #helios v0.3.0-milestone3 is out!
Component-based architecture, physics systems, level bounds and a proper twin-stick shooter demo with projectile pooling are now in place. 🚀
P.S.: The gang of four was right!
garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
Component-based architecture, physics systems, level bounds and a proper twin-stick shooter demo with projectile pooling are now in place. 🚀
P.S.: The gang of four was right!
garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
December 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Bringing in the component system over the past few days has been a real architectural eye-opener.
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
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A heartfelt thank you to everyone who took part in my writing journey this year! I feel richer for knowing you!🤗❤️
I wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS & a HAPPY NEW YEAR! May we all meet again in 2026, feeling well-rested & refreshed! www.patreon.com/posts/146610455
#merrychristmas #happyholidays
I wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS & a HAPPY NEW YEAR! May we all meet again in 2026, feeling well-rested & refreshed! www.patreon.com/posts/146610455
#merrychristmas #happyholidays
December 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who took part in my writing journey this year! I feel richer for knowing you!🤗❤️
I wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS & a HAPPY NEW YEAR! May we all meet again in 2026, feeling well-rested & refreshed! www.patreon.com/posts/146610455
#merrychristmas #happyholidays
I wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS & a HAPPY NEW YEAR! May we all meet again in 2026, feeling well-rested & refreshed! www.patreon.com/posts/146610455
#merrychristmas #happyholidays
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2025 has been an unbelievable year for my writing. I'd like to thank everyone who's given my dark & twisted fantasy & sci-fi stories a chance with a #Winter #Bookfest!
🟦25% off on all my eBooks
&
🟩50% off on all eBook bundles, until 11 Jan. 2026 on www.louiseblackwick.com/books
Happy Holidays! 💙📚
🟦25% off on all my eBooks
&
🟩50% off on all eBook bundles, until 11 Jan. 2026 on www.louiseblackwick.com/books
Happy Holidays! 💙📚
December 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
2025 has been an unbelievable year for my writing. I'd like to thank everyone who's given my dark & twisted fantasy & sci-fi stories a chance with a #Winter #Bookfest!
🟦25% off on all my eBooks
&
🟩50% off on all eBook bundles, until 11 Jan. 2026 on www.louiseblackwick.com/books
Happy Holidays! 💙📚
🟦25% off on all my eBooks
&
🟩50% off on all eBook bundles, until 11 Jan. 2026 on www.louiseblackwick.com/books
Happy Holidays! 💙📚
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Milestone 2 for the C++ game framework #helios just landed 🚀
✅ Scene graph camera refactor
✅ GameObject + command buffer input flow
✅ ImGui dev widgets (FPS, gamepad, logs, camera)
✅ Gamepad-driven spaceship demo 🎮
👉 garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
✅ Scene graph camera refactor
✅ GameObject + command buffer input flow
✅ ImGui dev widgets (FPS, gamepad, logs, camera)
✅ Gamepad-driven spaceship demo 🎮
👉 garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
Milestone 2: Scene Graph, Gamepad Widgets, and a Flying Spaceship | garagecraft.games
helios v0.1.0-milestone2 brings scene graph camera integration, gamepad customization, ImGui dev tools, and an interactive spaceship demo
garagecraft.games
December 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Milestone 2 for the C++ game framework #helios just landed 🚀
✅ Scene graph camera refactor
✅ GameObject + command buffer input flow
✅ ImGui dev widgets (FPS, gamepad, logs, camera)
✅ Gamepad-driven spaceship demo 🎮
👉 garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
✅ Scene graph camera refactor
✅ GameObject + command buffer input flow
✅ ImGui dev widgets (FPS, gamepad, logs, camera)
✅ Gamepad-driven spaceship demo 🎮
👉 garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
Nothing beats the feeling of seeing a custom #engine turn code into living, breathing gameplay.
#helios #gameengine #enginedev #solodev #indiedev #indiegames
#helios #gameengine #enginedev #solodev #indiedev #indiegames
#helios milestone_2 changes and improvements:
✨ ImGui Debug Overlay (Log, FPS, Settings)
🎮 Real-time Gamepad & Camera Widgets
🎥 Refactored Camera System (Scene Graph integration)
⏱️ Frame Pacing & Stats
Next up: Physics & Gameplay! 🕹️
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
✨ ImGui Debug Overlay (Log, FPS, Settings)
🎮 Real-time Gamepad & Camera Widgets
🎥 Refactored Camera System (Scene Graph integration)
⏱️ Frame Pacing & Stats
Next up: Physics & Gameplay! 🕹️
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
December 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Nothing beats the feeling of seeing a custom #engine turn code into living, breathing gameplay.
#helios #gameengine #enginedev #solodev #indiedev #indiegames
#helios #gameengine #enginedev #solodev #indiedev #indiegames
Don't mind me, just passing through 🐌
December 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Don't mind me, just passing through 🐌
Reposted by Thorsten Suckow-Homberg
New devlog: #ImGui integration, frame pacing, and some breaking changes in #helios 🎮
Debug overlays are in! FPS widget, #gamepad visualization, log console. Also refactored the rendering setup with RenderPrototype for better resource sharing.
#tooling #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
Debug overlays are in! FPS widget, #gamepad visualization, log console. Also refactored the rendering setup with RenderPrototype for better resource sharing.
#tooling #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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This December, for every day of the #AdventCalendar you'll be able to read for FREE a micro-story set in @vivianamberville.com the Vivian Amberville epic #darkfantasy universe! 💙📚
3 such micro-stories are already up on my Patreon. Go check'em out!🥰
Enjoy reading! ❤️
www.patreon.com/posts/vivian...
3 such micro-stories are already up on my Patreon. Go check'em out!🥰
Enjoy reading! ❤️
www.patreon.com/posts/vivian...
December 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This December, for every day of the #AdventCalendar you'll be able to read for FREE a micro-story set in @vivianamberville.com the Vivian Amberville epic #darkfantasy universe! 💙📚
3 such micro-stories are already up on my Patreon. Go check'em out!🥰
Enjoy reading! ❤️
www.patreon.com/posts/vivian...
3 such micro-stories are already up on my Patreon. Go check'em out!🥰
Enjoy reading! ❤️
www.patreon.com/posts/vivian...
Reposted by Thorsten Suckow-Homberg
My IDE: "What if SPACESHIP isn't the answer?"
Me: "It literally is"
My IDE: "But what about SPACESHOP? SPACEHIP? SPACEHOP?"
Me: *stares into the void*
Sometimes the real #game dev is the autocomplete we encountered along the way. 🎮
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #helios #autocomplete
Me: "It literally is"
My IDE: "But what about SPACESHOP? SPACEHIP? SPACEHOP?"
Me: *stares into the void*
Sometimes the real #game dev is the autocomplete we encountered along the way. 🎮
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #helios #autocomplete
December 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
My IDE: "What if SPACESHIP isn't the answer?"
Me: "It literally is"
My IDE: "But what about SPACESHOP? SPACEHIP? SPACEHOP?"
Me: *stares into the void*
Sometimes the real #game dev is the autocomplete we encountered along the way. 🎮
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #helios #autocomplete
Me: "It literally is"
My IDE: "But what about SPACESHOP? SPACEHIP? SPACEHOP?"
Me: *stares into the void*
Sometimes the real #game dev is the autocomplete we encountered along the way. 🎮
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #helios #autocomplete
Comprehension over Convenience. Principles for maintaining quality and mastery in the age of AI. #AICraftsmanship #SoftwareDevelopment #Craftsmanship #ResponsibleAI #gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #ai ai-manifesto.software-craftsmanship.dev
Manifesto for AI-Augmented Software Craftsmanship
Principles for AI-Augmented Software Craftsmanship. A guide for using AI as a partner, not a replacement.
ai-manifesto.software-craftsmanship.dev
November 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Comprehension over Convenience. Principles for maintaining quality and mastery in the age of AI. #AICraftsmanship #SoftwareDevelopment #Craftsmanship #ResponsibleAI #gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #ai ai-manifesto.software-craftsmanship.dev
#Manifesto for #AI -Augmented #Software #Craftsmanship - a 🧵
(1/5) With tools like #GitHub #Copilot, #Claude Code and #Gemini CLI, our work has changed massively. The models keep getting better - but with that, the question grows louder:
(1/5) With tools like #GitHub #Copilot, #Claude Code and #Gemini CLI, our work has changed massively. The models keep getting better - but with that, the question grows louder:
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#Manifesto for #AI -Augmented #Software #Craftsmanship - a 🧵
(1/5) With tools like #GitHub #Copilot, #Claude Code and #Gemini CLI, our work has changed massively. The models keep getting better - but with that, the question grows louder:
(1/5) With tools like #GitHub #Copilot, #Claude Code and #Gemini CLI, our work has changed massively. The models keep getting better - but with that, the question grows louder:
I'm using #helios as the #framework for a #university project .
I've published an accompanying technical report that outlines the key architectural decisions behind the #prototype and discusses its further #development. 👉
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
I've published an accompanying technical report that outlines the key architectural decisions behind the #prototype and discusses its further #development. 👉
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
(PDF) helios: Design and prototypical implementation of a C++ game framework
PDF | This document describes helios, a prototype game framework developed in C++23 that serves as the technical foundation for a Geometry Wars-style... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...
www.researchgate.net
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I'm using #helios as the #framework for a #university project .
I've published an accompanying technical report that outlines the key architectural decisions behind the #prototype and discusses its further #development. 👉
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
I've published an accompanying technical report that outlines the key architectural decisions behind the #prototype and discusses its further #development. 👉
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
The #renderingpipeline is a surprisingly cozy #rabbithole!
Just make it exist first: From #SceneGraph to #Snapshot to #RenderPass to an animated cube - Rendering pipeline for #helios is taking shape! 🕹️ Ready for the next subsystem. Details in my latest #devlog: garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #programming #coding #games
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #programming #coding #games
October 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The #renderingpipeline is a surprisingly cozy #rabbithole!
Someone on #StackOverflow nailed the essence of #defensive #programming:
"When writing industrial-strength code, you should always assume that your coworkers are psychopaths trying to get you any way they can (especially since it's often yourself in the future)"
"When writing industrial-strength code, you should always assume that your coworkers are psychopaths trying to get you any way they can (especially since it's often yourself in the future)"
October 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Someone on #StackOverflow nailed the essence of #defensive #programming:
"When writing industrial-strength code, you should always assume that your coworkers are psychopaths trying to get you any way they can (especially since it's often yourself in the future)"
"When writing industrial-strength code, you should always assume that your coworkers are psychopaths trying to get you any way they can (especially since it's often yourself in the future)"
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September 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
From #Camera- to #Clip-Space, to #NDCs and z-Fighting - the latest article in my series examining the mathematical underpinnings of the #OpenGL rendering pipeline focuses on projection matrices.
thorsten.suckow-homberg.de/docs/article...
#LinearAlgebra #Math #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
thorsten.suckow-homberg.de/docs/article...
#LinearAlgebra #Math #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
September 17, 2025 at 10:21 AM
From #Camera- to #Clip-Space, to #NDCs and z-Fighting - the latest article in my series examining the mathematical underpinnings of the #OpenGL rendering pipeline focuses on projection matrices.
thorsten.suckow-homberg.de/docs/article...
#LinearAlgebra #Math #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
thorsten.suckow-homberg.de/docs/article...
#LinearAlgebra #Math #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
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Trading garbage collector for existential dread and stable frame times! In the spirit of yesterday's refactoring efforts, the 1st tick() has found its way into #helios:
garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
#gamedev #indiedev #programming #tickable #devlog
garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
#gamedev #indiedev #programming #tickable #devlog
Updates to main() | garagecraft.games
In the spirit of yesterday's refactoring efforts...
garagecraft.games
September 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Trading garbage collector for existential dread and stable frame times! In the spirit of yesterday's refactoring efforts, the 1st tick() has found its way into #helios:
garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
#gamedev #indiedev #programming #tickable #devlog
garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
#gamedev #indiedev #programming #tickable #devlog
Reposted by Thorsten Suckow-Homberg
Refactoring #helios: Clearer module responsibilities, better #abstractions, and neatly wrapped 3rd #party libs for flexible #architecture.
Pointer/ref management still tricky, but it’s why #C++ leads in #gamedev ❤️ - more #control!
#indiedev #indiegames
👉 garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
Pointer/ref management still tricky, but it’s why #C++ leads in #gamedev ❤️ - more #control!
#indiedev #indiegames
👉 garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
The Great Modular Restructuring | garagecraft.games
Subsystems, subsystems, subsystems!
garagecraft.games
September 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Refactoring #helios: Clearer module responsibilities, better #abstractions, and neatly wrapped 3rd #party libs for flexible #architecture.
Pointer/ref management still tricky, but it’s why #C++ leads in #gamedev ❤️ - more #control!
#indiedev #indiegames
👉 garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
Pointer/ref management still tricky, but it’s why #C++ leads in #gamedev ❤️ - more #control!
#indiedev #indiegames
👉 garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
It's never too late to build an empire!
The source #code for #Microsoft #BASIC, #MIT licensed and publicly made available via #Github: github.com/microsoft/BA.... Initial commit: 48 years ago. You can almost hear your 256GB 32core machine chuckle as it inhales the entire #source for breakfast.
The source #code for #Microsoft #BASIC, #MIT licensed and publicly made available via #Github: github.com/microsoft/BA.... Initial commit: 48 years ago. You can almost hear your 256GB 32core machine chuckle as it inhales the entire #source for breakfast.
GitHub - microsoft/BASIC-M6502: Microsoft BASIC for 6502 Microprocessor - Version 1.1
Microsoft BASIC for 6502 Microprocessor - Version 1.1 - microsoft/BASIC-M6502
github.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's never too late to build an empire!
The source #code for #Microsoft #BASIC, #MIT licensed and publicly made available via #Github: github.com/microsoft/BA.... Initial commit: 48 years ago. You can almost hear your 256GB 32core machine chuckle as it inhales the entire #source for breakfast.
The source #code for #Microsoft #BASIC, #MIT licensed and publicly made available via #Github: github.com/microsoft/BA.... Initial commit: 48 years ago. You can almost hear your 256GB 32core machine chuckle as it inhales the entire #source for breakfast.
M*R local-space vs. R*M world-space - I'm breaking down #matrix composition for rotating objects around external/local origins, using active and passive transformation.
thorsten.suckow-homberg.de/docs/article...
#gamedev #computergraphics #linearalgebra #indiedev #indiegame #3dgraphics #math
thorsten.suckow-homberg.de/docs/article...
#gamedev #computergraphics #linearalgebra #indiedev #indiegame #3dgraphics #math
September 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
M*R local-space vs. R*M world-space - I'm breaking down #matrix composition for rotating objects around external/local origins, using active and passive transformation.
thorsten.suckow-homberg.de/docs/article...
#gamedev #computergraphics #linearalgebra #indiedev #indiegame #3dgraphics #math
thorsten.suckow-homberg.de/docs/article...
#gamedev #computergraphics #linearalgebra #indiedev #indiegame #3dgraphics #math
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Finalized the transformation system for #helios this weekend. A key decision was standardizing on post-multiplication to apply operations in local space for intuitive chaining of transformations.
#indiedev #gamedev #cpp #enginedev #3dmath #solodev
garagecraft.games/devlog/estab...
#indiedev #gamedev #cpp #enginedev #3dmath #solodev
garagecraft.games/devlog/estab...
Establishing the Transformation Library | garagecraft.games
This weekend's development on the helios engine centered on finalizing transformation logic within helios.math.
garagecraft.games
August 31, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Finalized the transformation system for #helios this weekend. A key decision was standardizing on post-multiplication to apply operations in local space for intuitive chaining of transformations.
#indiedev #gamedev #cpp #enginedev #3dmath #solodev
garagecraft.games/devlog/estab...
#indiedev #gamedev #cpp #enginedev #3dmath #solodev
garagecraft.games/devlog/estab...
Reposted by Thorsten Suckow-Homberg
Continuing development on the #helios #game engine today, implementing transformation matrices for the rendering pipeline and working through the mathematical foundations.
#GameDev #ComputerGraphics #backseatcoding #indiedev
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#GameDev #ComputerGraphics #backseatcoding #indiedev
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
August 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Continuing development on the #helios #game engine today, implementing transformation matrices for the rendering pipeline and working through the mathematical foundations.
#GameDev #ComputerGraphics #backseatcoding #indiedev
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#GameDev #ComputerGraphics #backseatcoding #indiedev
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...