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australian video game developer. worked on many games. usually credited as something like “systems designer” or “technical designer”. right now, “senior technical designer” at riffraff games. also i make tools and tutorials and resources and stuff. expert in the use of the unreal engine.
just watched back this video i did about soldier AI in half-life 2 years ago and i still agree with it! what a relief
later, i got to speak to some of the folks who worked on these things, and they also agreed with it, but i wish the video spent more time on exactly how hard this stuff is, and especially how delicate it can be.
“Part of looking smart is looking dumb in the right way”
There’s so much valuable insight into that one line
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