Path tracer with fast SH image-based relighting

This is an archive of my Twitter posts from last year recording the development of the path tracer I wrote for my Masters project.

What I Thought: Never Alone

Never Alone is an intriguing platformer game based on the traditional culture and stories of the Inuit people of Alaska. Though it falls short of being truly great, it is an encouraging example of a culturally authentic and educational game that has reached a wider audience.

Requiem for a Fantasy

Despite having a huge backlog of new games to play, I found myself having a craving to play Final Fantasy XII again. It seems stupid. Why would I waste time replaying an old game I had finished years ago?

2 days pass, but the old hankering does not subside. I want to go back and be with the characters I have gotten to know and love after spending tens, if not hundreds of hours in their company. To re-live their journey, bring them back to life, live in their world again…

The Operant Conditioning Chamber

Over the past few days I subjected myself (for research purposes) to the experience of playing certain well known games that I would normally never touch:

• Farmville 2
• Sim City BuildIt
• Plants vs Zombies 2
• Godus
• and as much of Hay Day and Kim Kardashian Hollywood as I could stand.

There’s got to be a reason why these games are so popular and financially successful.