Motorists concerned about the impact on the planet of petrol and diesel cars may be comforted by Esso’s marketing campaign on “thoughtful driving”. One of its most eye-catching initiatives is a proposal to trap carbon dioxide at a vast oil refinery and petrochemical complex on the south coast and store it under the seabed of […]
‘High profile’ kitchen company had turnover of £6m when it went bust
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A reputable Cornish kitchen company was making a turnover of £6 million when it went bust last month. Sister companies Kettle Kitchen Co and KCM Kitchens both went into liquidation […]
When can my baby drink cow’s milk? It’s sooner than you think
Pengungkapan Karleen Gribble is a member of the Public Health Association of Australia, the World Public Health Nutrition Association and the Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies Core Group. She is a volunteer breastfeeding educator and counsellor with the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) and Project Lead on ABA’s Community Protection for Infants and Young […]
California Has 6M Urban Trees. What Happens When They Die?
To stop California’s 6 million urban trees from knocking out power lines, crashing through houses, or lying across streets when they die, humans have to intervene.A handful of arborists and Conservation Corps of Long Beach members gathered recently at a scrappy plot of land in the corner of a city park to do just that.Early […]
The Soapbox: Could an official WildStar revival succeed in 2025?
WildStar: Carbine’s ambitious, flashy, and flawed MMO that launched in June 2014. A little over a year later, it shifted to a hybrid free-to-play model in September 2015. Then, about four years after the MMO came arrived, NCsoft shuttered the game and development studio in November 2018. We’re now seven years removed from an operational […]
Unity 6.1: performance, Web and device features, free for personal use
Unity offers a powerful alternative to Unreal Engine for artists, with some unique features and broader device support, including the Web. And while pricing caused some heated discussions a while back, the important thing to know is that students, personal users, and educators can all use Unity for free. So let’s check in with Unity, […]
Stylized Procedural Wooden Bridge Houdini Tutorial
Julian Bragagna was one of five Tech Artists who developed the toolset for Project Grot, an in-house tech demo released by SideFX last year to highlight the potential of procedural generation in game development. Since its release, SideFX has been sharing tools and tutorials that explore the techniques used in the demo, and Julian contributed […]
SideFX’s Content Library Now Includes Rigged & Animated Mech
The latest update to SideFX’s Content Library features a fully rigged and animated mech, specifically optimized for use in Unreal Engine 5. The package includes a collection of baked animation clips, such as walk cycles, idle poses, and more, designed for immediate use in games or further creative development. The APEX rig, ragdoll setup, animations, […]
Cool Paper Burning System Made in Unity
They say there are only so many things you can watch forever, and one of them is fire burning, so indie game developer fraduss is on the right track with their cool flame effect. The developer created this paper burning system for their game using shaders and VFX in Unity. According to fraduss, the flame […]
Jobs roundup: May 2025 | Stainless Games appoints Ben Gunstone as CEO
It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups. If you have new appointments or transitions in your company that belong here, please send the names of the appointees, new role and company, and prior role and company to […]