InRealities.iobyShahriar Shahrabi·Jun 17Gamification of Cultural Heritage: What we Learned from Puzzling PlacesGames have a superpower to frame a subject matter in a way that is interesting! Years ago, we set out to engage players with important…A response icon2A response icon2
Shahriar Shahrabi·Feb 7My Best Books of 2025Another year full of books that expanded my horizon. Last year was a tough year for reading, with a war in my home country of Iran…
Shahriar Shahrabi·Nov 25, 2025Blender as a Pipeline Engine: Make Rigged Characters with ComfyUIIn this post I’d like to cover a couple of things. First, using Blender to build tech-art asset pipelines for games and films. Blender is a…
Shahriar Shahrabi·Oct 21, 2025Structured Goal Settings And Doing More with LessYou only have 24 hours a day. While you can’t change that, you can change how effectively you spend your time. Our modern work culture is…
Shahriar Shahrabi·Aug 1, 2025On Legality, Morality and Fairness of Generative AIAs generative AI models continue to improve, each of us — both as content creators and consumers — faces a choice. Should we use them…A response icon8A response icon8
Shahriar Shahrabi·Jul 12, 2025Padding Transparent Textures for MIPs and Game EnginesFor rendering and game dev, transparent textures usually have incorrect color values in the areas where alpha is zero. This can cause…
Shahriar Shahrabi·Apr 7, 2025Creating a Jigsaw Puzzle in Blender Using Geometry Nodes and PythonHave you ever wanted to turn any image into a jigsaw puzzle inside Blender? With the Geometry Nodes and Blender’s Python, we can automate…
Shahriar Shahrabi·Mar 3, 2025The 2024 Indie Game Landscape: Why Luck Plays a Major Role in Success on SteamDiscover how a small percentage of indie games dominate the revenue, and why even great games can struggle in a saturated market.A response icon6A response icon6
Shahriar Shahrabi·Feb 13, 2025I am not Ready for The Future of the Game IndustryHow prepared am I for the ways AI might reshape the game industry in the next few years? As a game developer and programmer, I’ve been…A response icon4A response icon4
Shahriar Shahrabi·Dec 23, 2024My Best Books of 20242024 has been a fantastic year, filled with beautiful books that broadened my horizons and gave me many hours of pure bliss. It was also a…
