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Senior software engineer @ Unity Technologies, game developer, musician, artist, videogamer, neurodivergent, dad, husband, cat-lover, pro-LGBTQ+, leftist, intolerant to any form of fascism, racism and abuse. Views are my own.
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Solasta II will be using #D&D 5e 2024 ruleset. #rpg #videogames #SolastaII

Today I’m officially starting my study path toward the Unity Professional Developer Certification! Let’s see where this road takes me. #Unity #GameDev #CertificationJourney #LevelUp #UnityPro #indiedev

Spotted some cool #Unity UI extensions from Kubacho Lab on the Asset Store: powerful stuff, but definitely not cheap. Curious about extending Unity's UI and boosting your workflow? This video is worth a look. #unitydev #indiedev #gamedev #tools

I've implemented a Level editor for the #BrickBreaker game. Now it is possible to manage levels for the game much faster and comfortable. Go and read the post on itch.io if you want to see how it looks like. #unity6 #gamedev #indiedev #UiToolkit #tools #unitydev #breakout-clone #arkanoid-clone

The Hazel game engine by TheCherno and team is becoming freely accessible! I've been following the project since the beginning. Amazing to see how far it's come in 7 years. hazelengine.com #gamedev #HazelEngine #TheCherno #indiedev #gameengine

Navigation features added: the character can now walk around freely. - D&D SDK based on SRD 5.1 #d&d #dungeons&dragons, #sdk #unity6 #unitydev #indiedev #gamedev

🎮 Started a new project today: #BrickBreaker, an #Arkanoid-style clone built in #Unity6! It’s not just about breaking bricks: the main goal is to deepen my understanding of #UIToolkit by building a full level editor from scratch. Classic gameplay, modern UI. Let’s go! 🚀

Have you ever dreamt of an #AI-driven #NPC character in your #Unity game capable of non-scripted meaningful conversation? This plugin lets you integrate Google Gemma models locally in your game. I'm curious to evaluate the believability, the NPC personality coherence and the quality of interaction.

I needed a smooth camera controller for my #Unity project, that let me glide along a paraboloid curve with precision, and I created one. Enter the Paraboloid Camera Controller. ✅ Smooth transitions ✅ Fully customizable #Unity3D #GameDev #IndieDev #CameraController

Fantastic news: #Trump wants a 100% tariff on foreign films! Finally, we can protect the sacred mediocrity of modern Hollywood, because why import good storytelling when we have endless reboots, AI scripts, and superhero fatigue at home? #CinemaTariffs #HollywoodDecline #CulturalBubble

Happy CITIZEN SLEEPER DAY! 🥳 The series is 3 years old today! To celebrate I just released SPINDLEJACK a free, print and play solo TTRPG about zero-g bike couriers! 🚴‍♀️Grab it here: jump-over-the-age.itch.io/citizen-slee... We also have new series art, and some fun stats below too 👇

New devlog up on Itch.io! Just shared my current setup for code generation with #Roslyn in #Unity 6. Perfect if you're working with tooling, automation, or just want to supercharge your Unity workflow. Check it out! #GameDev #IndieDev #CodingTools #Unity6

Another great video explaining how to use #Unity profilers to improve the performance of your game. #gamedev #indiedev #performance #optimization

Cool Unity deep-dive by Nicolas Borromeo, about how to improve performance in Ui Toolkit. He touches draw calls, buffer sizes, dynamic atlasing & more. Super useful stuff! #Unity3D #GameDev #UIToolkit #IndieDev

Hi, Bluesky. Meet my game! 🧛‍♀️

“Future growth” must be code for “cut heads, boost profits”. Or maybe “dump the fallout on the devs and call it strategy”. At this rate, soon they’ll grow so much they won’t need any devs at all. Now the shareholders can sleep better. #EA #GameDev #Layoffs #GamingIndustry #CorporateLogic

New devlog up on itch.io! I talk about how I moved from custom code generation to using #Roslyn in #Unity to power my event/message broker system. Why I did it, what I gained... and what I definitely didn’t. For developers into architecture, tooling, and learning by building:

Watching this video right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVIY... Tons of insightful stuff,really useful for my D&D SDK project. Also a great watch if you love Baldur’s Gate 3 as much as I do! #D&D #GameDev #BaldursGate3 #Unity #IndieDev #TTRPG Working on: D&D SDK for Unity

I just came across this great video of Yan Chernikov (aka #TheCherno) speaking at #YOW about the importance of #simplicity in the modern computer industry, especially in the context of game engines, where he truly shines. 🎥 Watch it here: youtu.be/30AOTkAgc_4?... #gamedev #indiedev

It’s been a few days since my last update on the &D&D SDK project. I’ve been deep into rewriting part of my MessageBroker, specifically the auto-generated code, using #Roslyn instead of my self-made solution.

For my #D&D SDK project, today I built a new Message Logger system for #Unity, fully integrated with my custom Message Broker! Features: - Auto-subscribes to MessageBroker messages via generated MessageCategory classes - Enable/disable logging globally or per-category github.com/daviddellaro...

🎉 First milestone of my D&D SDK in Unity is done! You can now create a character (just a capsule with a nose for now 😂) and launch a game with it standing in a scene. Not much to do yet, but that's about to change soon. github.com/daviddellaro... #gamedev #indiedev #unity #dnd #rpgdev

Just ran a new code coverage report on the #D&D SDK project. I'm steadily investing time into proper unit testing to ensure long-term maintainability and stability. Some metrics are still below target, but they will grow with time. #unitydev #gamedev #unittesting #codecoverage

It's happening now. #Bethesda #oblivion #videogames www.youtube.com/live/Ed_E2cr...

Never been a fan of the alignment system in #D&D. Locking a character’s moral compass in stone feels so limiting. A paladin can fall, a devil can regret. Good should be free to turn evil, and evil free to seek redemption. No one’s ever just black or white. Not in life. Not in fantasy. #rpg #gamedev

Back from the Easter break and diving back into the D&D SDK! Currently working on the character creation flow — laying the foundation for heroes (and troublemakers) to take shape. You can find the github repo here: github.com/daviddellaro... #gamedev #indiedev #D&D #unitydev #rpg

Taking a short break from posting updates on my D&D SDK development, as I’m on holiday with my family for a week! I’ll be back at it after Easter. Thanks for your patience and happy Easter to everyone! #IndieDev #D&D #Unity #FamilyTime

Waiting on @larianstudios.com to drop #BaldursGate3 Patch 8 before diving into my third run. This time, going full Dark Urge. Today should be the day. Absolutely thrilled. #rpg #D&D #videogames #larianstudios bg3.wiki/w/images/0/0...

After my second run in #BaldursGate3, I wanted more of the #D&D game mechanics. Studying how different games implement the same rules is beneficial for the design of my D&D SDK. Today, I started #Solasta - Crown of the Magister, and I'm really enjoying it. 👍 store.steampowered.com/app/1096530/...

Want to be part of the action at QuakeCon 2025? The official staff applications are now open! Apply here: quakecon.bethesda.net/en/staff-app... #QuakeCon #QuakeCon2025 #Volunteer #GamingCommunity

For those of us working to swap out US-based software for EU-based alternatives in our workflows, this video is worth a watch: 🔗 youtu.be/vqBNmCSJh0s?... If you're on the same path, privacy-focused, local, and independent, this might give you some solid leads. #DataSovereignty #EUtech

🧡Seed of Nostalgia was funded in 4 hours🧡 We are off to an insane launch! Reaching our initial goal in less than 4 hours, and already surpassing our first stretch-goal! There are so many goals still to hit! Share the campaign with everyone you know! ✳️➡️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/pri...

I was 8 yo when I wandered into a bar in my tiny hometown and saw it: a towering wooden cabinet with a giant alien brute on the side. Inside, a CRT screen showing a black & white alien invasion. It was the #coin-op cabinet of #SpaceInvaders, and it looked gorgeous to my eyes.

‼️Seed of Nostalgia‼️Kickstarter Tomorrow✳️ I can't believe tomorrow we will finally launch our campaign. Today is my 🎉Birthday🎉 and all I would ask is to share our campaign around to anyone you know who loves #pixelart #jrpg #indiegames tomorrow 🧡 Kickstarter Link: bit.ly/SoNkickstart #RPG #indiegame

#Nintendo delays #Switch2 preorder opening date in the US due to Trump tariffs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Take a look at my latest post about the new #MessageBroker I'm developing for my projects in #Unity. Message Received: Building a modular, auto-generated Message Broker in Unity itch.io/blog/919556/... #designPattern #pubsub #indiedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #csharp

It's official. #Unity 6 now supports the #Nintendo Switch 2 platform. unity.com/solutions/ni...