Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 19/09/2026My new intern game dev showing off his skills in #unity #gamedev 0123
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 12/08/2026Brickstrike v0.6.7-alpha (my multiplayer voxel FPS) has been released to the Steam playtest! This release is primarily bug fixes with a few new features. www.brickstrike.com #gamedev #gaming #games #fpsbrickstrike.comBrickstrikeBrickstrike is an online multiplayer voxel first-person shooter game. Shape the battlefield, outsmart your rivals, and fight for victory in a variety of action-packed competitive game modes. 062
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 09/07/2026I've finally made some more progress on hashing directed graphs, particularly local node hashing. In this formulation the hash of a node is based on the (potentially infinite) tree formed by visiting neighbor nodes. 220
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 16/06/2026Tomorrow evening I'll be giving a lightning talk at Boston Unity Developers meetup group on threading in Unity using Awaitable and my unity-cooperative scheduling library. See more info about the event here: meetu.ps/e/Q3dry/L4cM...meetu.psBUD - Boston Unity Developers, Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 6:30 PM | MeetupDo you use Unity? Do you have a project you want feedback on? A challenge you're struggling with? Well, the community is here to help! Come hang out at BUD, our monthly mee 010
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 17/04/2026I just released a small #unity cooperative thread scheduling library, targeted for applications with web and desktop targets. You can easily write long-running C# tasks with minimal change to your code, even though the web doesn't support multithreading github.com/calebh/unity... #gamedevgithub.comGitHub - calebh/unity-cooperative: A cooperative async scheduler for Unity web and desktopA cooperative async scheduler for Unity web and desktop - calebh/unity-cooperative 141
Reposted by Caleb HelblingBoston Game Dev @bostongamedev.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Do you have a game release to post-mortem, a cool technique, or an interesting development anecdote to share? We finally have a form for folks interested in speaking at BGD events! Fill this guy out and we'll try to find an appropriate venue for you: forms.gle/6hrc4L85ckyD...forms.gleBGD Talk Submission FormDo you have a game to post-mortem, a cool technique, or an interesting development anecdote to share? Boston Game Dev is always looking for speakers at meetups like Boston Indies, Boston Post Mortem,... 077
Reposted by Caleb HelblingExtensional Software @extensional.software · 24/03/2026On Wednesday evening we'll be showing off Brickstrike at the @bostonindies.bsky.social pre-PAX demo night! Should be a fun time meetu.ps/e/PTC6M/L4cM...meetu.psBoston Indies: Pre-PAX Demo Night, Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 6:00 PM | MeetupCome show off the game you're working on, or just come kick it and see what folks in the community are up to! Hang out and support your fellow game makers with some feedbac 031
Reposted by Caleb HelblingBoston Indies @bostonindies.bsky.social · 23/03/2026In town for PAX East? Join us on Wednesday 3/25 over at MIT for a Pre-PAX Demo Night! Setup and demo what you're working on, or just come out to play and hangout - either way works. 🎮FREE EVENT 🦞Totally free www.meetup.com/bostongamedev/events/313642720/ 093
Reposted by Caleb HelblingExtensional Software @extensional.software · 10/02/2026Brickstrike is part of the PvP fest happening on Steam right now! Check us out and wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/3758260/... 021
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 01/02/2026#gamedev protip: as a multiplayer game developer, I often have to copy game builds between my main PC and my secondary PC on the same LAN. I used to use Windows Nearby Sharing to transfer the files, but lately I've been using LANDrop. It makes it super easy to copy files over the LAN! landrop.applandrop.appLANDrop - Drop any files to any devices on your LANDrop any files to any devices on your LAN. 191
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 26/01/2026The result of mucking around with different ways of rendering voxels with GPU instances in Unity over the weekend: over 1200 FPS at 1920 x 1080 resolution on my 3080 Ti Mobile (see lower left corner) 110
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 08/01/2026Started Steamworks integration today! It was cool to see the game marked as "Running" in the Steam client for the first time 040
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 08/01/2026There will be a Brickstrike playtest this Sunday! Join the Extensional Discord server for full details: discord.gg/2HsSdv4AFSdiscord.ggJoin the Extensional Software Discord Server!Check out the Extensional Software community on Discord - hang out with 71 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat. 110
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 13/12/2025Cool #gamedev thing for resolution testing! I installed a virtual display adapter and used Virtual Desktop on my Meta Quest to test what Brickstrike looks on an ultra-wide monitor. As you can see my main menu has some issues at a 3440 x 1440 resolution 😱 052
Reposted by Caleb HelblingConnor 🤸🏽♂️🌋 Gamedev @quantumconnor.bsky.social · 11/12/2025GDC x Boston Game Dev 2026 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS OPEN 📣🍁 For the first time, Boston Game Dev is sponsoring GDC tickets + a curated selection of New England games to showcase at GDC. Apply using the link below ⬇️: P.S. If you have questions, send me a message! #gamedev #indie #boston 2188
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 08/12/2025Today at Boston FIG! Got to demo Brickstrike at a big event for the first time! 131
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 29/11/2025Getting items ready for the Brickstrike booth at Boston FIG. Be there on December 7th! www.bostonfig.com/fest2025-hom... 041
Reposted by Caleb HelblingBoston Indies @bostonindies.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Thanks for joining us for the last Demo Night of 2025 @ Aeronaut Brewing! What an absolutely incredible turn out 💀🪄 1253
Reposted by Caleb HelblingDraculavid Pumpkinson - Game Trailer Editor @oddioedits.com · 12/11/2025Big news for Ace of Spades fans. New trailer from me just dropped on IGN. BrickStrike from @extensional.software youtu.be/nFlx7wok-VU?...youtu.beBrickstrike - Official Announcement TrailerYouTube video by IGN 043
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 12/11/2025The Steam page & trailer for Brickstrike is now live! It's a little surreal to see my first solo project on the storefront store.steampowered.com/app/3758260/... #game #games #indiedev #steam #gamedevstore.steampowered.comBrickstrike on SteamBrickstrike is an online multiplayer first-person shooter set in a fully destructible and buildable voxel battlefield. Team up to dominate in a variety of competitive game modes. Featuring a variety o... 1146
Reposted by Caleb HelblingBoston Indies @bostonindies.bsky.social · 29/10/2025The FINAL DEMO NIGHT of 2025(!!!) will be NOVEMBER 24 back at Aeronaut Brewing in Somerville! Come show that game you've been makin' one last time this year, and enjoy a crisp beer or some of that really good chicken karaage from that place all the way in the back www.meetup.com/bostongamede...meetup.comBoston Indies: Demo Night!, Mon, Nov 24, 2025, 6:00 PM | MeetupCome show off the game you're working on, or just come kick it and see what folks in the community are up to! Hang out and support your fellow game makers with some feedbac 094
Reposted by Caleb HelblingCaleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 17/10/2025A sneak peek at the new main menu UI for Brickstrike! The logo is now animated as well. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #games #gaming #videogames 0215
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 17/10/2025A sneak peek at the new main menu UI for Brickstrike! The logo is now animated as well. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #games #gaming #videogames 0215
Reposted by Caleb HelblingCaleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 06/10/2025Just finished my digital showcase submission to Boston FIG @bostonfig.bsky.social ! Hopefully Brickstrike will be accepted and I'll see you there on December 7 142
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 06/10/2025Just finished my digital showcase submission to Boston FIG @bostonfig.bsky.social ! Hopefully Brickstrike will be accepted and I'll see you there on December 7 142
Reposted by Caleb HelblingCaleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 23/09/2025I just finished working on the new Brickstrike website! www.brickstrike.com The Steam page will be launching soon as well - as soon as I get the translations in and finalize the capsule art. So good things are happening 🎉brickstrike.comBrickstrike 042
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 23/09/2025I just finished working on the new Brickstrike website! www.brickstrike.com The Steam page will be launching soon as well - as soon as I get the translations in and finalize the capsule art. So good things are happening 🎉brickstrike.comBrickstrike 042
Reposted by Caleb HelblingBostonFIG @bostonfig.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Join us at the Boston Festival of Indie Games in December for a day of family-friendly fun! We'll have dozens of tabletop games, card games, video games, and everything in between. Tickets are just $30 during our early bird phase. Get yours now! www.bostonfig.com/fest-homepage/ 077
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 08/08/2025On Wednesday, August 13 I will be demoing Brickstrike at Boston Indies, held at the MIT Open Space from 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Hope to see you there! 021
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 05/08/2025Today I was going through old stuff I made in Game Maker in middle school to show my niece and nephew. Here's a short video of Pore (great name!) that I made because Spore wasn't out yet. My nephew now says that he wants to be a game developer when he grows up. They just got a Switch for Christmas 😆 120
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 31/07/2025New blog post today on progress in directed graph hashing: helbl.ing/From-Directe...helbl.ingFrom Directed Graph Hashing to Directed Graph LanguagesOver the years I’ve been gradually chipping away at the problem of graph hashing. For those who are unfamiliar with graph hashing, here is the basic problem: how do you extend hashing algorithms so th... 010
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 31/07/2025My take on VR adoption: you know how boomers are stereotypically bad with computers? That's going to be the current generation with VR headsets. Once all the gorilla tag generation grows up, they'll create a larger demand for VR tech #vr #games #gaming 022
Reposted by Caleb HelblingBryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 29/07/2025This is an insane thing to write about game development. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/a... 40978441278
Reposted by Caleb HelblingCaleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 15/06/2025First look at the medkit model with lid opening animation in Brickstrike! This will be an offhand item capable of healing yourself or a nearby team member. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #game #gaming 0145
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 15/06/2025First look at the medkit model with lid opening animation in Brickstrike! This will be an offhand item capable of healing yourself or a nearby team member. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #game #gaming 0145
Reposted by Caleb HelblingCaleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 10/06/2025I finally found the name for an interesting optical effect that I've seen used in some advertisements online: chromostereopsis. Maybe someone can come up with a gamedev use case? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromos... #gamedev #gaming 042
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 10/06/2025I finally found the name for an interesting optical effect that I've seen used in some advertisements online: chromostereopsis. Maybe someone can come up with a gamedev use case? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromos... #gamedev #gaming 042
Reposted by Caleb HelblingMark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Desolus is now playable on Steam for the very first time as part of the #CerebralPuzzleShowcase! Go download the demo!! 2156
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 27/05/2025Today I started using the new Unity UI toolkit, and imo it's now a superior experience to the old game object based UI. The new toolkit is XML/CSS based, and it has a really slick visual editor. Unity has successfully entered the jQuery era! #unity #gamedev 141
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 27/05/2025Coding protip: if you aren't sure how a specific class or function should be used and can't find any guides, forum posts or blogs online, search GitHub for the name and filter by the appropriate language. This usually gives at least a few open source usage examples. #programming #coding 010
Reposted by Caleb HelblingMark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 19/05/2025After nearly a decade of development, I am very excited to finally announce Desolus! Explore a city of Gothic architecture torn between past and future in Desolus, a first person puzzle game. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxfV...youtube.comDESOLUS Announcement TrailerYouTube video by Mark Mayers 107332
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 18/05/2025A first look at grenades in Brickstrike! #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegames 3228
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 17/05/2025In 2023 I wrote a blog post about a protocol for signing and validating human written text. Today I saw yet another online thread about people wringing their hands about the inability to detect AI written text. This is a huge problem in education at the moment! helbl.ing/Written-Proo... #edtech #aihelbl.ingWritten Proof of WorkLarge language models are already disrupting many areas of written work such as education, news stories and book publishing. The implications for education are obvious - students can cheat on essay wr... 100
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 16/05/2025It seems that the "magical game networking stack" that I blogged about a year ago now actually exists. The whole idea is to make networked multiplayer games as easy to make as split screen multiplayer games! Accomplished with tight integration with a custom DSL easel.games helbl.ing/The-Magical-... 120
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 13/05/2025Just started watching Foundation and it's obvious they didn't consult a professional mathematician for their bit on psychohistory. One of the main characters is supposed to be a prodigy mathematician too... If only I could finish my proofs by doing some random manipulations on floating holograms. 010
Caleb Helbling @helbl.ing · 01/05/2025This weekend I'll be showing off Brickstrike as part of Somerville Open Studios! Then next week another demo night - Boston Indies Pre-PAX Demo Night at the MIT Open Space. I won't be going to PAX, but I will be going to some afterparties on Thursday and Friday. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev 074
Reposted by Caleb HelblingBoston Game Dev @bostongamedev.bsky.social · 28/04/2025We’re one week away from Boston Gamedev Week, so we thought we’d make a thread to talk about everything we’ll have going on! Okay here we go 🧵 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev 13415