Load-bearing Tomato

Why chasing twitter's approval doesn't work

The opinions you believe are universal are being fed to you by an algorithm designed to show you what you want.

Feb 12 • Christina Pollock 死神

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November 2025

Possibility Space

What it means to start making a game, and to finish.

Nov 8, 2025 • Christina Pollock 死神

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August 2025

Burnout and Weightlifting

The last step in recovery.

Aug 2, 2025 • Christina Pollock 死神

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July 2025

Reading CSV files in UE5 C++

The documentation is wrong.

Jul 23, 2025 • Christina Pollock 死神

January 2025

Visual Studio Setup For Unreal Engine 5

The correct configuration items to compile the engine from source

Jan 24, 2025 • Christina Pollock 死神

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Engineering Troubleshooting 101: Possibility Spaces and Proxies

Divide and conquer your assumptions.

Jan 10, 2025 • Christina Pollock 死神

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August 2024

Getting Started With Unreal Engine 5 For Developers, Part 1: Building Blocks

Everything you need to know to get started in UE5.

Aug 21, 2024 • Christina Pollock 死神

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How Sound Works In Games

A game audio primer with Wwise and UE5.

Aug 6, 2024 • Christina Pollock 死神

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July 2024

How People Experience Things

A state machine framework for player-aware game design.

Jul 4, 2024 • Christina Pollock 死神

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May 2024

Social Game Design: Party Edition

A case study in social dynamics, and games that occur outside the computer.

May 21, 2024 • Christina Pollock 死神

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"We Only Hire Seniors", And Other Mistakes

How structure creates sustainable velocity.

May 16, 2024 • Christina Pollock 死神

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What Is Yak-shaving?

A miserable little pile of secrets.

May 15, 2024 • Christina Pollock 死神

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