Shaders, Scripts & Speaking Up – Aleksandra on Tech Art, Games & Bravery

Today I’m joined by Aleksandra Rutkowska, Senior Technical Artist at Twin Harbor. Alexandra bridges art, code, and performance, specializing in shaders, VFX, and UI.SUPPORT THE PODCAST- Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3VHRDYNMFJ3KW- Get one of the Courses: https://linktr.ee/jack.the.generalist/shopLinks:- Ben Cloward’s Shader Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/@BenCloward @BenCloward- Real-Time Rendering (Book): https://www.realtimerendering.com/- Applied Mathematics for 3D Graphics: https://www.essentialmath.com/book.htm- Shader Toy: https://www.shadertoy.com/user/iq- GDC Vault (free talks): https://www.gdcvault.com/freeTimestamps:00:00 Intro & who Alexandra is02:00 From architecture to games07:00 Bravery in applying for jobs10:00 Gender imbalance & application bias14:00 Why AAA is risk-averse16:30 The future is freelancing20:00 Juniors & industry stagnation25:00 How nature inspires technical art28:00 Learning shaders (HLSL, Shader Graph)35:00 Recommended resources & books40:00 Signed Distance Fields & future innovations42:00 Closing thoughts