Ben Davies

I'm Ben, a technical artist in the games industry specializing in pipeline tools, procedural art, and real-time graphics! #PortfolioDay

Oops. I accidentally made another game.

I regret to announce that I have joined yet another social network. It was an accident. Honest. bsky.app/profile/bendav…

Excited be attending #SIGGRAPH2023 in just under a week! If any folks feel like connecting at the event, feel free to shoot me a message.

@LEGO_Group 👀🧱

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@FG_Artist @DallienceRNG @SonyAnimation @chrizmillr @philiplord @kristaferanka @AmiThompson_h I’ll be at the art show later this month. Let me know if you want me to try and nab you a signed copy.

@DallienceRNG @SonyAnimation @chrizmillr @philiplord @kristaferanka @AmiThompson_h WHY IS EVERYONE GETTING ONE BUT MEEEE

The Across The Spider-Verse artbook is like the best thing I’ve ever bought… Everyone who worked on the movie… YOU ALL MADE A MASTERPIECE😭😭

@MichaelG_3D For beginners, start from where you’re most comfortable and slowly move outwards… if you know a 3D program, learn some Python and write a script to perform a task. If you’re more comfortable with code, try applying that knowledge to writing a simple shader or creating a tool UI.

@MichaelG_3D Basically, a technical artist is expected to be proficient in multiple disciplines, though not always with the skills of a specialist. More important is learning how seemingly disparate areas of development overlap and where knowledge in one area can solve an issue in another.

Gamedev Anonymous: #gameart #gamedev #GameDevAnonymous

@mexopolis I wouldn’t put burning it down for the insurance money past current leadership there.

Hollywood

@Lornebalfe @thegameawards Great show, Lorne! Although it raises the question of why more of your recording sessions don’t feature pyrotechnics… ;)

Half time … @thegameawards

So, anyone doing anything interesting tonight?

@ThrillingAdv @pagetpaget Psst, great job. Thoroughly enjoyed the show after speaking with you and the rest of the players at the picket last month!

@ThrillingAdv Thanks for the wonderful evening! All involved did a great job!

@Lornebalfe @HollywoodBowl @thegameawards Looking forward to it (and finally seeing you perform in person after what, six years?)

Good morning from the @HollywoodBowl. Dress rehearsals start soon for @thegameawards .

@jayong28 @PoshHammer They also originated some amazing elements that tragically haven’t survived to this day… I’m looking at you, Big Dog with Drawer.

@PoshHammer It's incredible how many elements in LEGO's current rotation originate from Scala, Belville and even Fabuland!

Wait wut no way, I swear this is some Mandela Effect thing, I thought the LEGO sausage came out in like 2015?? But it was 1998?!

@stefanmuller_cg @samuelthomson It's available through the official LEGO Games public Unity Package repository (and specifically the LEGO Model Importer) that was shown by Andrei Zavada at GDC earlier this year. youtu.be/CpwXdHUoMJQ?t=…

@samuelthomson @BenDaviesOrg If you are asking about the files used in my tool, yes, they are publicly available. The link is in the repo readme. But waiting on @BenDaviesOrg where I can find the open-source parts data directly from LEGO.

LDraw2Houdini Over the last couple of months, I have been working on an importer for LDraw files into Houdini. It was quite an adventure to dissect this ancient file format and adapt the data to modern workflows. github.com/stefanmuller/l… #ldraw #lego #Houdini #opensource

@Mecabricks @FG_Artist @philiplord @chrizmillr @CSteinberg9 Huh. Hopefully I’m wrong in that case. (Though my point about @FG_Artist’s fantastic animation skills still stands!)

@BenDaviesOrg @FG_Artist @philiplord @chrizmillr @CSteinberg9 Apparently Mecabricks (software or assets) hasn't been used anywhere in the making of the sequence (which would breach the T&Cs)... 🤔

looks like I can officially confirm it now- yes, I animated a part for #AcrossTheSpiderVerse! it was honestly such an amazing journey and working with @philiplord, @chrizmillr, @CSteinberg9, and the rest of the spider-verse team was a dream come true. you guys absolutely ROCK