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Christophe SAUVEUR

Christophe SAUVEUR

Crying Suns VFX #4 — The Rim

The Rim: a subtle but technically challenging visual effect and how we implemented it in Crying Suns.

5 min readSep 24, 2021

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Crying Suns VFX #4 — The Rim

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Crying Suns VFX #3 — The Glass Before The Void

In the third entry about Crying Suns’ VFX, we explore how we designed the command center window and how we made it present yet invisible.

4 min readJul 28, 2021

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Crying Suns VFX #3 — The Glass Before The Void

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Christophe SAUVEUR

Crying Suns VFX #2 — Deeper Space

In Crying Suns, the main show is space. If something had to look good, that was it. Here’s how we rendered it.

5 min readJun 18, 2021

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Crying Suns VFX #2 — Deeper Space

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Christophe SAUVEUR

Crying Suns VFX #1 — De-icing Idaho

The introduction sequence of Crying Suns was meant to blow away players. So we made it shine. Literally. Here’s how.

4 min readJun 4, 2021

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FANTASIAN — Apple Arcade Review #2

In March of 2019, Apple Arcade was announced along with exclusive games like FANTASIAN. Was it worth waiting for 18 months?

8 min readApr 25, 2021

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FANTASIAN — Apple Arcade Review #2

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Christophe SAUVEUR

The OK-ish and the Meh — Apple Arcade Review #1

Apple Arcade has been out since September 19th, 2019. Here’s list of games you may want to consider, and some you can let aside.

7 min readFeb 25, 2021

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The OK-ish and the Meh — Apple Arcade Review #1

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Christophe SAUVEUR

Gaming on a Mac in 2021

Macs are not gaming machines. This is only true to some extent. Here’s why.

9 min readFeb 9, 2021

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Gaming on a Mac in 2021

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Christophe SAUVEUR

Unity —The Untold Story of 16 Bits Textures

Several months ago, while working on a work-for-hire mobile game, I encountered a build size problem. My game was at the moment too big to…

5 min readOct 25, 2019

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Unity —The Untold Story of 16 Bits Textures

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Designing a Versatile Planet Shader for Crying Suns

How a small team built an extensible and versatile shader in order to create a whole galaxy of planetary systems.

5 min readAug 12, 2019

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Designing a Versatile Planet Shader for Crying Suns

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Christophe SAUVEUR

PHP — Leveraging the Reflection API to Build a Simple Request Router

How to use PHP’s Reflection API to implement a simple and efficient request router for your website.

5 min readOct 8, 2018

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PHP — Leveraging the Reflection API to Build a Simple Request Router

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Christophe SAUVEUR

Christophe SAUVEUR

French Video Game Lead Developer @ Alt Shift. I experiment a lot. I share what I discover. Personal website: https://chsxf.dev

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