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Matt Ostertag

@matt-ostertag.bsky.social
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Head of Services at tuatara.bsky.social | Making things look cool with VFX, shaders, tech art and lighting.

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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 20/08/2026
Gamescom is just around the corner! Our Head of Services @matt-ostertag.bsky.social will be in Cologne from August 24 to 28, If you're heading to Gamescom, come say hi. We'd love to meet and chat. See you in Cologne! #Gamescom2026
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 18/08/2026
We provided VFX and lighting support for GOALS, helping bring its fast, responsive football gameplay to life. Take a closer look at our collaboration with the GOALS team: tuataragames.com/work/GOALS #GOALS #gamedev #realtimeVFX #VFX #UnrealEngine
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 06/08/2026
We'll be attending Gamescom 2026! Catch our Head of Services @matt-ostertag.bsky.social in Cologne from August 24 to 28. If you're at Gamescom, come say hi. We'd love to connect. See you there! #Gamescom2026
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 09/07/2026
We're excited to be attending Gamescom 2026! Catch our head of services @matt-ostertag.bsky.social in Cologne from August 26 to 30. If you're at the show, come say hi. We'd love to connect! See you there! #Gamescom2026
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 16/06/2026
We're heading to Game Camp this week! If you're attending and want to chat, be sure to reach out to @matt-ostertag.bsky.social from our services team. See you there! #GameCamp #gamedev
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 10/06/2026
We'll be at Game Camp next week! If you're attending on June 18-19, be sure to catch up with our services team, @matt-ostertag.bsky.social and Médi Camborde. See you at #GameCamp
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 28/05/2026
We'll be attending this year's Game Camp! Catch our services team @matt-ostertag.bsky.social and Médi Camborde on June 18 & 19, and come say hi if you're around. See you there! #GameCamp
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 07/04/2026
We helped craft environmental FX for chests and quest interactions in Chapter 5 of #Fortnite Huge credit to Epic for their creative direction and leadership. Learn more: tuataragames.com/work/fortnite #realtimevfx #VFX
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 10/02/2026
We'll be at #GDC2026! Catch us March 9 to 13 at Moscone Center, San Francisco. We look forward to meeting everyone, see you there! #GDC #VFX #gamedev #realtimeVFX
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 05/02/2026
Fake volumetric smoke using a camera-facing mesh deformed in world space, with an Unlit shader and no particles or SubUVs. Directional lighting faked with a dot product between a normalized direction and a normal map #gamedev #VFX #realtimeVFX #UnrealEngine
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 03/02/2026
Check out our environment VFX support for Hunt: Showdown 1896. Huge thanks to Crytek and their incredibly talented team for the great collaboration. #VFX #realtimevfx #HuntShowdown
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 27/01/2026
Take a look at our contribution to Season 0 Maps of 2XKO, created in collaboration with the incredibly talented team at Riot Games. Learn more here: tuataragames.com/work/2XKO #vfx #realtimevfx #2XKO
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 15/01/2026
First project in our Relight Series: The Saloon 🪑 Using a shared base scene, our lighting team explored how different lighting can completely transform mood, atmosphere, and storytelling. More info and renders: tuataragames.com/news/Saloon-... #lighting #realtime #ue5 #gamedev
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 20/01/2025
Our team is on Bluesky! Looking for talented and creative people to follow? Take a look at our curated list! #gamedev #vfx #realtimevfx
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 13/01/2026
In collaboration with the talented team at Riot Games, we worked on the Aemondir skin variant for the Bulldog. Learn more here: tuataragames.com/work/valorant #Valorant #ValorantArt #realtimevfx #VFX #gamedev
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 08/01/2026
Value erosion gives you finer control over texture breakup and fades. With a softness parameter, erosion feels smoother and more organic while maintaining the overall shape #realtimeVFX #VFX #GameDev #UnrealEngine #UE5
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 12/12/2025
Thank you to everyone who tuned in and donated! We’re wrapping up the event with our final stream, where Senior VFX Artist Stan Petruk will present “Dramatic Structure in Game Cinematics” Watch live: www.youtube.com/@tuataravfx/... #gamedev #vfx #realtimevfx
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 12/12/2025
And that concludes the 2025 Charity Streams! Thank you to our presenters, moderators, organizers, and everyone who tuned in, donated, and supported us during the event. Together we helped raise over $5k for @childsplaycharity.bsky.social Happy holidays to all, and we look forward to the next one!
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 11/12/2025
And we are live! Join us in supporting Child's Play with our first session featuring Senior VFX artist Sjors De Laat reviewing VFX portfolios. Watch here: www.youtube.com/@tuataravfx/... #gamedev #vfx #realtimevfx
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 04/12/2025
Dive into our latest Derelict Office breakdown where we detail the lighting approach, atmosphere, and storytelling work. Check it out here: tuataragames.com/news/Derelic...
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 28/11/2025
Update 2 for Let Them Come Onslaught is live! Two new weapons, A new difficulty mode, big balance tweaks, and more. Read all about it in here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/205... #indiegames #gamedev
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 27/11/2025
We’ve had the honor of collaborating with Epic and Magnopus on various artistic and technical elements of Fortnite’s Daft Punk Experience. Learn more here: tuataragames.com/work/Daft-Pu...
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 25/11/2025
We’re excited to share our enemy VFX support work for Hunt: Showdown 1896. A huge thank you to Crytek and their incredibly talented team for the collaboration #vfx #realtimevfx #HuntShowdown
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 21/11/2025
The 2025 Tuatara Charity Streams for Child's Play will go live Dec 11, 12 exclusively on our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@tuataravfx Portfolio Review submission are still open, send us your links to: portfolio@tuataravfx.com To learn more about the event: tuataragames.com/news/Charity...
A detailed Schedule for the Tuatara Charity Stream 2025 benefitting Child's Play
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WTF'UX @wtfux.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
🎮 LES GENS DES JEUX, c’est tous les premiers mercredis du mois ! Et ce soir à 20h30, j’ai l’honneur d’accueillir @parly-v.bsky.social , Senior Lighting Artist chez @tuataragames.com et qui a bossé sur Jusant, Call of, ou encore South of Midnight 🔦 👉Rendez-vous ce soir à 20h30 sur Twitch (wtfux__)
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 30/10/2025
Introducing our latest lighting project: Derelict Office. A collaborative effort between our talented Lighting, VFX, and SFX teams youtu.be/vHIRGljEqFMA Stay tuned for the full breakdown coming soon! #realtimevfx #unrealengine #UE5 #gamedev
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Kopsès Laforêt @kopses.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
💡 Hey #PortfolioDay! I’m Kopsès Laforêt, Senior Lighting Artist @tuataragames.com. I previously worked on projects such as Star Wars Outlaws, AC, Avatar, Secret Level, LoL & Destiny cinematics... Can’t wait to share what’s next! 🎨 👉 artstation.com/kopses #gamedev #gameart #UnrealEngine5
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Estelle Cozot @estelle-cozot.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Hey #PortfolioDay !! I'm Estelle Cozot a Lighting Artist working at @tuataragames.com on the lighting team💡 We can't wait to share what new projects we have been working on! Feel free to check out my portfolio to see more: artstation.com/estelle_cozot #gamedev #gameart #UnrealEngine5
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Charly Vanlaere 🐊 @parly-v.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Hey #PortfolioDay! I’m Charly, Senior Lighting Artist at @tuataragames.com . Previously worked on projects like Call Of duty Franchise, Jusant, South of Midnight and Battlefield 6. Currently on my next big adventure with Tuatara, can't wait to share about it! artstation.com/charly_vanlaere
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Estelle Cozot @estelle-cozot.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Last year, I had the amazing opportunity to work on the lighting of some cinematics for Doom: The Dark Ages 🔥 Super happy to finally be able to share some of my work! Feel free to check out my portfolio to see more: lnkd.in/gDYpNWCb
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 21/10/2025
The ritual continues 👹 Take a look at the Nocturnum Pistol from Valorant’s latest collection, which we had the pleasure of contributing to in collaboration with Riot Games #VALORANT #GameDev #VFX
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 25/09/2025
By baking data directly into a texture, through different channels, you can drive position, scale, and rotation of other elements, unlocking flexible, procedural control for unique effects with optimized performance #UnrealEngine #GameDev #VFX #RealtimeVFX
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 16/09/2025
Supercharged and set to fire ⚡ In collaboration with Riot Games on #Valorant, we brought the stinger’s VFX to life for The Overdrive Collection #ValorantArt #realtimevfx #VFX
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 10/09/2025
Let Them Come: Onslaught demo is now live on PlayStation & Xbox! Play the demo today and wishlist us! 🔵 PlayStation: store.playstation.com/en-us/produc... 🟢 Xbox: www.xbox.com/en-us/games/... #gamedev #indiegames
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 09/09/2025
A look at the Greatsword gameplay effects we crafted with Counterplay Games for #Godfall #realtimevfx #vfx #gamedev #unrealengine
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 28/08/2025
Here is how to create this Wave UV distortion effect with dynamic parameters to control frequency, amplitude and speed on each axis #realtimeVFX #UnrealEngine #gamedev #VFX
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 26/08/2025
Our 2025 Sizzle Reel is live! Showcasing Real-time VFX, Cinematics, and personal work from our artists. Big thanks to our talented artists and clients who made these past years of collaboration possible. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgtx... #gamedev #realtimevfx #vfx
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Tuatara Sizzle Reel 2025
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 07/08/2025
We're excited to announce that we will be attending XDS Summit 2025! Catch us in Vancouver from September 2–5 and find our profile on XDS Spark: bit.ly/TuataraXDS Let's connect! #XDS2025 #GameDev
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 05/08/2025
We’ve joined the XDS Spark platform! You can now find our company profile and learn more about our projects and services over at: bit.ly/TuataraXDS Stay tuned more announcements coming soon! #XDS2025 #GameDev #VFX
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 29/07/2025
Check out some of the environment effects we’ve developed in collaboration with Counterplay Games for #Godfall #realtimevfx #vfx #gamedev #unrealengine
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 24/06/2025
We’re happy to share that we’re providing VFX support on Invincible VS, the new 3v3 tag fighter from Quarter Up, Skybound’s in-house studio. Learn more about the game and our collaboration: tuataragames.com/work/Invinci... #gamedev #realtimevfx #VFX #UnrealEngine
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 10/06/2025
Check out some of the environment effects we’ve developed in collaboration with Counterplay Games for #Godfall #realtimevfx #vfx #gamedev #unrealengine
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 05/06/2025
The Electric Grenade in Let Them Come: Onslaught ⚡ Starts off weak but ends up launching triple grenades with massive AoE and rapid damage ticks. Best paired with repulse to pushback enemies. Wishlist now: bit.ly/LTCOnslaught #gamedev #UnrealEngine #indiedev
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 06/05/2025
Check out our VFX work on the Overdrive Stinger from the Valorant Overdrive Collection, in collaboration with the talented team at Riot Games #Valorant #ValorantArt #realtimevfx #VFX #gamedev
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 25/03/2025
Throwback to our VFX work on the Gaia’s Vengeance melee skin! In collaboration with the talented team at Riot Games, check it out! #Valorant #ValorantArt #realtimevfx #VFX #gamedev
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 18/03/2025
Can you survive the Onslaught? 👽 Our latest demo for Let Them Come: Onslaught is now out! Featuring new weapons, a new boss, a redesigned Armory, and more… 👾 Try it now and Wishlist the game: bit.ly/LTCOnslaught www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Ko... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
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Let Them Come: Onslaught - Gameplay Trailer
COMING TO PC AND CONSOLES IN 2025WISHLIST ON STEAM NOW: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2050800/Let_Them_Come_Onslaught/Let Them Come: Onslaught strands p...
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Digital Bandidos | Wishlist CURSE OF RESTHAVEN @digitalbandidos.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Let Them Come: Onslaught is coming to consoles and PC in 2025! The new trailer for @tuatara.bsky.social's brutal sci-fi horror Survivors-like just aired during the @themix.bsky.social and @kindafunnyvids.bsky.social Spring Showcase WISHLIST HERE: store.steampowered.com/app/2050800/...
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Let Them Come: Onslaught - Gameplay Trailer
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 17/03/2025
Our VFX artists are hitting the stage at #GDC Visual Effects Summit! Join Bruno Afonseca at 1:20 PM for VFX Tricks that Might Save Your Life and Chih-Yu Hsieh at 3:00 PM for Math, but Make it Cute #VFX #RealTimeVFX #GameDev #GDC2025
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 06/03/2025
Gradient masking for smooth swipes! This material setup creates a full-range gradient sweep, perfect for effects like wipes, transitions, or directional reveals. Driven by a sine wave for continuous motion. #gamedev #VFX #realtimeVFX #UnrealEngine5 #UnrealEngine
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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 04/03/2025
Check out the gameplay effects we’ve developed for the Longsword set in collaboration with Counterplay Games for #Godfall #realtimevfx #vfx #gamedev #unrealengine
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