Michael Short

Software Engineer NextBeat | Formerly @EpicGames @SpaceApeGames (a @supercell company), @WeArePlayground, @Microsoft and Blitz

[The Agent Files @TheAgentFiles]

I built a Hermes skill that orders my takeout on the way home from work. It adds food to my basket, then waits for my approval. The order isn't placed until I say yes.

[John Earner @jearner]

Nextbeat will be the next big thing in London gaming

[Michael Short @mjshorty]

🎮 NextBeat is hiring! 🎶 We're looking for a Senior Client Game Developer to join our team.
Know someone who’d be a perfect fit? Tag them or share this post!
#Hiring #GameDev #NextBeat

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[Michael Short @mjshorty]

@Inessa_Wellness I’m trying to get in touch about an order (IW144572). You sent the wrong thing out to me. No response via email.

[Michael Short @mjshorty]

@DuncanTreadgold There is the Replay function inside inside each job that lets you replay the same job, but you can quickly change the code. Other than that Ive head there's a way of downloading the Jenkins image and running it in a VM I think, but I've not tried it.

[Michael Short @mjshorty]

I've recently overhauled our entire build pipeline using Jenkins Pipelines & Shared Libraries. Here's a little breakdown of how I did it https://t.co/M5whIDDks4

#jenkins #build #pipelines #libraries #gamedev

[Michael Short @mjshorty]

@Parallel49Beer any idea where I can get trash panda in the uk? Thanks!

[Space Ape Games @SpaceApeGames]

Catch @DebMensahBonsu, Space Ape's content guru, as she kicks off the @londongamesfest. She and some of the UK’s other leading young game developers will join a panel discussion hosted by @itsJuliaHardy. Sign up here👉🏾 https://t.co/zgmIuzYMEx #TodayatApple #LondonGamesFestival

[Michael Short @mjshorty]

Check out how @SpaceApeGames and @Arm have been collaborating on a new performance reporting tool. If you’re at #GDC2019 then go see the talk today! https://t.co/YAVX1CdNOw

[John Earner @jearner]

@stoyan3d and Michael Short showing off our art tech progress at @gamesfirst. Performance meme #GF19

[Michael Short @mjshorty]

@stoyan3d and I will be speaking about some of the cool stuff we've been developing over the past year, including PBR shading on mobile and procedural level generation tooling #unity #unity3d #rendering #gamedev

[Space Ape Games @SpaceApeGames]

It's almost here! Space Ape and @supercell are hosting the London edition of @gamesfirst on Jan 29th. We've received a lot of applications, but you've still got time! https://t.co/7Opn1kxfEP #GF19

[Michael Short @mjshorty]

Come see me and @stoyan3d from @SpaceApeGames talk about graphics, rendering and tech art at @gamesfirst this year! #SpaceApeGames #GamesFirst

[Space Ape Games @SpaceApeGames]

It’s here!! The speaker lineup for Games First 2019 includes reps from @supercell @voodoogames @ustwogames and Space Ape. With a lineup like this it’s best to apply for a ticket now! https://t.co/7Opn1kxfEP
Here, some highlights from last year-

[Aras Pranckevičius 🇺🇦🇱🇹 @aras_p]

"How does a GPU shader core work?", a talk I just gave for junior employees here. Basically an almost exact copy of @kayvonf Siggraph'08-10 BPS course material. https://t.co/L4XhcC7vyr

[Michael Short @mjshorty]

See how we track the performance and stats of our games across thousands of mobile devices @SpaceApeGames https://t.co/lDU3VUpS1K #unity3d #unitytips #unity #gamedev #mobilegames #gaming #optimising #performance

[Michael Short @mjshorty]

Games First 19 registration is open https://t.co/MTwMbCxjz8

[Michael Short @mjshorty]

@PlanetSeth Any idea?

[Michael Short @mjshorty]

Can anyone enlighten me as to what "ALU - Other" is in the @Apple #XCode GPU Debugger/Profiler? #iOS #developers #gamedev

[Michael Short @mjshorty]

Read about @SpaceApeGames journey to bring AAA physically based shading to Android and iOS, with @unity3d - https://t.co/gRkJeYRIdG #unity3d #unitytips #Unity #gamedev #rendering #graphics #PBR #PBS #mobilegames #gaming #optimising

[Space Ape Games @SpaceApeGames]

The Art Team @SpaceApeGames are a pretty awesome bunch with big aspirations to make the highest quality and most successful mobile games. Don't believe me? Check it out for yourself over on our Art blog: https://t.co/4S2xxPHMXa #art #mobilegames #gaming