Tax write offs can be a huge help when your game dev business is getting started. As discussed in a previous article you can only write off expenses if you decide to treat it like a business. If you’ve worked out your status, or perhaps to help you figure it out, let’s explore some write […]
There are quite a few paths to head down when creating shaders in Unity. There is support for several types of code based shaders, and as of 2018.1 you can use the shader graph. Today’s blog will cover the basic setup for those methods. This will provide a framework to better equip you to utilize […]
Welcome to part two of my shader series. This post will be a collection of basic shaders samples, each intending to show you a simple concept. These can be used as-is within Unity, or modified slightly for other platforms and engines. At the end of this article, there’s a live Unity version of all the […]
This is the first in a series I’m creating to walk people from “heard of shaders” to “writing complex shaders from scratch”. This one covers shader basics and high level concepts. Future articles will focus on more specific shader implementations, using shaders in tools like Unity, or advanced shader concepts. Edit: This was the first […]
Jumping to a specific frame in a 2D animation is not supported by Unity out of the box. I’m not saying it should be as it’s only needed in a very specific situation. I however, am in that situation a lot, so I figured others might be too.
No matter what stage of development you’re in, it’s worth thinking about how your game dev side hustle will affect your taxes. What if you’re just starting and have some expenses, can you write them off? Or what if you’ve just published to the asset or app store of your choice, how much will you […]
When I started this site, one of my first steps was to find out how to post my Unity sample games to WordPress. It’s a simple process, but one that still took a bit to work out. Resolving this has helped me liven up some articles, such as the basics kickoff of my shader series. […]
Making side money in game dev sounds enticing. Perhaps it also sounds impossible. We’ll it’s not quite impossible, but it can be quite hard. Today I’m going to discuss how you could make side money in game dev, and more importantly, why you shouldn’t be focused on that. The things you own end up […]