Sam Loretan

Making games. Principal Software Engineer, Tech Lead for R&D at @riotgames (hiring). Also made games at @ArenaNet, @Ubisoft, @AnkamaGames. ✨ He/him

[Sam Loretan @tynril]

@LADWP We lost power again this morning, after having spent most of the week-end without power. The whole neighborhood (Beverly Glen) is out. The intersection of Beverly Glen and Scenario is a death trap without working signals - cars just speeding through, no visibility. :(

[Sam Loretan @tynril]

@iamleyeti Wow, I must have missed the first four...

[Sam Loretan @tynril]

@iamleyeti Easier to just move to New York for the meeting

[Sam Loretan @tynril]

Turns out, @CitizenSleeper is false advertisement: I played it last night, and suddenly, it was 3AM, and I barely slept at all!

A fantastic game, brilliantly written, and masterfully applying the addictiveness of "one more turn" (at the expense of this citizen's sleep).

[Sam Loretan @tynril]

@Biolumi07121654 Stairs are permanent liminal spaces. It's like going into the backstage of our existences. I really like stairs - but I also really like all "behind the scenes" stuff.

Fun fact, in french, it's "l'envers du décor" - the other side of the decorations.

[Sam Loretan @tynril]

A fun game to play when returning to the office: is my throat sore because the AC was way too cold, or is it Covid? 🙃

[Jules Glegg 🏳️‍⚧️ @[email protected] @heyjulesfern]

I mean sure some of us might suffer serious long-term health consequences but at least we get to really *be* there for PLACEHOLDER - QUARTERLY DELIVERABLES SYNC

[Sam Loretan @tynril]

@RiotNu It's spelled "keming"

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@MorelloNMST @RiotAugust @LeagueOfLegends And then you'll send me some RP

[Sam Loretan @tynril]

@MorelloNMST @RiotAugust @LeagueOfLegends You'll come back one of these days. I'm not losing hope

[Sam Loretan @tynril]

@michaelyichao @BobbyStein @Avenrise Had you seen @Biolumi07121654's relevant t-shirt?

"Games is easy
People is hard"

[Sam Loretan @tynril]

@iamleyeti @ackboo Le jeu est initialement un peu compliqué à prendre en main, le premier (ou les quelques premiers) épisodes du stream sont bien pour les bases :)

[Sam Loretan @tynril]

@iamleyeti Soviet Republic is the best city builder of all times. I tried playing Cities Skylines after it, and it's like going from Legos to Playmobils.

I recommend watching @ackboo's saga playing it, of you're not sure. Episode 1: https://t.co/IvC8jujycK

[Sam Loretan @tynril]

@maxfolkmax @riotgames Welcome! What did you use before instead of Jira?

[Sam Loretan @tynril]

@joewintergreen There's a lot to UE5 beyond the flagship features, honestly. Even "just" the editor UX improvements can be very beneficial.

[Sam Loretan @tynril]

@RiotNu I'm color blind. It's all green, all the time (as far as I can tell)!

[Sam Loretan @tynril]

@phyronnaz This is awesome!

[Sam Loretan @tynril]

@NTiras How to tell me you're American without telling me you're American :p

[Sam Loretan @tynril]

@EpicShaders This was a fantastic presentation of an incredible work! It's especially impressive how well it scales down. At what kind of rays per pixel count (without bent normals) do you feel this breaks down? Is 1/8th the limit?

[Sam Loretan @tynril]

@Jeremlgt 4 heures ça va faire un peu court...