Homejb siraudin — mostly game design stuffhttps://jbsiraudin.github.io/The buttons and handles of Alien Isolationhttps://jbsiraudin.github.io/blog/interactors/https://jbsiraudin.github.io/blog/interactors/Interactors — the buttons and handles of Alien Isolation — are surprisingly hard to get right.Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTThe visual design of Demon Slayer's combatshttps://jbsiraudin.github.io/blog/demon-slayer-visual-grammar/https://jbsiraudin.github.io/blog/demon-slayer-visual-grammar/Analysing Ufotable's visual design language in Demon Slayer's combat sequences.Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMTStar Wars Outlawshttps://jbsiraudin.github.io/projects/star-wars-outlaws/https://jbsiraudin.github.io/projects/star-wars-outlaws/Game & Technical Designer on Star Wars Outlaws, a AAA open-world action-adventure game by Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment.Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 GMTPapertoyhttps://jbsiraudin.github.io/projects/papertoy/https://jbsiraudin.github.io/projects/papertoy/A browser-based code editor to build interactive prototypes directly playable with a gamepad, built with Next.js and Paper.js.Fri, 01 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMTThe almost unintentional dolly of Insomniac's Spidercamhttps://jbsiraudin.github.io/blog/spiderman-dolly/https://jbsiraudin.github.io/blog/spiderman-dolly/How Insomniac's Spider-Man accidentally created one of the most striking dolly zoom shots in games.Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMTSentences? They rule: syntax as a game mechanichttps://jbsiraudin.github.io/blog/sentences-rule/https://jbsiraudin.github.io/blog/sentences-rule/Language is just another complex game system, out of the box — using syntax as a game mechanic.Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMTThe endgame of Hades loves the binomial coefficient, while human brains hate ithttps://jbsiraudin.github.io/blog/binomial-hades/https://jbsiraudin.github.io/blog/binomial-hades/A dive into the binomial coefficient and how Hades' endgame uses it to torment players.Sat, 10 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMTThe quintillions of different runs in Hades (and why it doesn't matter)https://jbsiraudin.github.io/blog/hell-hades/https://jbsiraudin.github.io/blog/hell-hades/Exploring combinatorics in Hades — and why quintillions of possible runs don't actually matter.Fri, 02 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMTDesigning randomness: when generation is distributionhttps://jbsiraudin.github.io/blog/content-distribution/https://jbsiraudin.github.io/blog/content-distribution/Exploring card distribution algorithms, Wave Function Collapse, and how randomness is really distribution in game design.Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMTSkull and Boneshttps://jbsiraudin.github.io/projects/skull-and-bones/https://jbsiraudin.github.io/projects/skull-and-bones/Junior Previsualization Game Designer on Skull & Bones, a AAA open-world multiplayer game by Ubisoft.Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMTAnimation with Kelvinletshttps://jbsiraudin.github.io/projects/kelvinlets/https://jbsiraudin.github.io/projects/kelvinlets/Research prototypes using dynamic Kelvinlets mesh deformations for sculpting-based animation, implemented in C++, Qt, and Unity.Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMTDesigning information: why is it hard to communicate sciencehttps://jbsiraudin.github.io/blog/science-popularization/https://jbsiraudin.github.io/blog/science-popularization/Questioning the place of science in our current culture and the stakes behind its popularization.Tue, 28 May 2019 00:00:00 GMTThe Shape of Movieshttps://jbsiraudin.github.io/projects/the-shape-of-movies/https://jbsiraudin.github.io/projects/the-shape-of-movies/A website enabling real-time data visualization on the colors of movies, with 100+ movies analysed.Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMTScinemahttps://jbsiraudin.github.io/projects/scinema/https://jbsiraudin.github.io/projects/scinema/A French YouTube channel popularizing science through the lens of cinema, with over 120,000 subscribers and 1M+ views.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT