Nicolas Lopez - engine architect at Ubisoft (Assassin's Creed)
X: https://x.com/Nicolas_Lopez_
Anvil Rendering Architecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcYq18bkvyU
Rendering Shadows in Assassin's Creed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj5pYktC3X8&t
Lots of talking points revolve around latest Assassin’s Creed Shadows: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3159330/Assassins_Creed_Shadows/
Wookash Podcast
Show links: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lukasz-sciga
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tExkDJcI6vvmpCguX8Ygd
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wookash-podcast/id1683109481
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9J9u3apteD0EuFjzRpt71w
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/dd7643a4/podcast/rss
X: https://x.com/wookash_podcast
Chapters:
00:00 Let the Journey Begin
04:00 What Makes a Game Worth Building?
07:54 Perforce: Friend or Nightmare?
13:25 When Mono-Repo Actually Works
16:07 Shared vs Separate Tech
20:47 What Should You Build Yourself?
27:35 Reality Check: Game Tech Edition
30:27 Rendering Pipeline
36:17 Should You Abstract the Renderer?
43:03 Testing Graphics
48:11 Planning for Multiple Platforms
51:32 Where the Bottleneck Really Is
53:10 Enter Sharpmake
58:22 Modules vs Packages
01:02:42 Tools That Actually Help
01:06:48 The Editor Question
01:13:41 What You Want to Work On
01:19:56 Communication: The Real Complexity
01:22:07 Engines
01:22:31 Final Thoughts & Games You Play
