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Wouter van Oortmerssen

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Starting new game studio! Prev. Wasm (LLVM) / FlatBuffers / games&VR at Google. Author of TreeSheets, PLs (Lobster, False, Amiga E..) and game engines (Cube..). https://strlen.com/ https://twitter.com/voxraygames

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The post on using spatial hashing with raytraced ambient occlusion attracted quite a bit of interest so I expanded it into a blog post to discuss how it works behind the scenes to both reduce the noise and its cost. interplayoflight.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/s...

23.11.2025 21:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 102 ๐Ÿ” 29 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This is what we've been working on for the last 3+ months! Go play the DEMO!

11.11.2025 22:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Totally agree long term improving games is better for both players and devs, but what if these new trends are a sign of players (grown up with roblox etc) are just more used to jumping from hit to hit? With an overwhelming choice of games to try? What would make them stick it out with one game?

09.11.2025 18:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NEW DEVELOPER INTERVIEW: @voxraygames.bsky.socialโ€™s Wouter van Oortmerssen (@wvo.bsky.social) explains why he built Skyrim with guns instead of Minecraft 2.

๐ŸŽฎ Read โ†’ www.weloveeverygame....

#IndieDev #Minecraft #Openworld #GameDev

22.08.2025 16:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Big thanks to @debugmagazine.bsky.social for featuring Voxile in Issue #9! ๐ŸŽ‰

In this exclusive interview, VoxRay's Founder delves into what sets Voxile apart from other voxel-style games and how player feedback has come into play for us so far. #indiegame

Link to full article โžก๏ธ debu.gg/9

21.05.2025 00:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A new update is live in Voxile!

From improved object logic to more polished progression, our worlds just got a whole lot more dynamic, destructible, and creative. Give the new stuff a spin and let us know what you think! #indieGameDev #indiegame

Patch Notes ๐Ÿ”Ž store.steampowered.com/news/app/228...

15.05.2025 23:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Surreal questy crafty voxelly FPS-RPG! ๐Ÿ˜

02.05.2025 20:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We're looking for a World Designer to join our (fully remote) team! Help us build new worlds in Voxile, our FPS-RPG-Survival game built in a custom raytraced voxel game engine.

โžก๏ธ Job description + how to apply:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#hiring #indieGameDev #indiegame #gamedev

25.04.2025 19:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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A new Patch Update has been released for Voxile:

๐ŸŒ New community-created worlds
๐ŸŒด New 'Liftonโ€™s Rest' island
๐Ÿ”จ Crafting & materials progression rework
๐ŸŽฎ Gameplay & editor system updates
๐Ÿ› Bug fixes & improvements

Read the Patch Notes ๐Ÿ”Ž bit.ly/VoxileUpdate1
#indieGameDev #indiegame #gamedev

24.04.2025 00:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Introducing Moore Games!

Years after wanting to set up a company, I've now finally gone and done it. Nerve wracking and unsure of exactly what the future holds, but the first steps have been taken :)

bsky.app/profile/moor...

13.03.2025 10:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The wait is overโ€ฆ Voxile is LIVE ๐ŸŽ‰

After years of development, our FPS-RPG survival game is finally here! Explore, build, and battle your way to the top in destructible voxel worlds. #indiegame #IndieGameDev

Play Early Access โคต๏ธ store.steampowered.com/app/2283580/...

11.03.2025 16:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

And AmigaE was made in AsmOne! (well, started with MasterSeka, but ok :)

07.03.2025 19:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Leave your mark in #indiegame Voxile with our Create-A-World Competition:

๐Ÿ’ฐ Win up to $2,500 + Steam Decks!
๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Design your own island, NPCs, quests & puzzles
๐Ÿ“… Submit by Feb 28 - details on our Discord

Download the free Voxile demo to start building โ–ถ๏ธ store.steampowered.com/app/2283580/...

20.02.2025 22:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Spring has never felt so alive in Voxile ๐ŸŒธ

Our zen level recently received a major visual makeover and we just had to show off - the raytraced water reflecting the cherry blossoms really brings things to life!

#gamedev #indiegame

12.02.2025 18:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Announcing Voxile!

Voxile is our stunning, ray-traced voxel FPS RPG Survival game where you can explore hand-crafted worlds or build your own! ๐ŸŒŽ

Play the demo and become a Kickstarter backer today! Links below ๐Ÿ‘‡

20.01.2025 19:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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VoxRay games is looking for a lead designer:
x.com/voxraygames/...

16.08.2024 22:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Lobster, Programming Languages, and Game Engines with Wouter van Oortmerssen - Conversation #5
Lobster, Programming Languages, and Game Engines with Wouter van Oortmerssen - Conversation #5 YouTube video by Mike Shah

Interview with me that covers a wide range of programming languages (and engines) I designed, leading up to Lobster (and Voxlands) ! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDT7...

14.08.2024 05:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 3 of the Voxel Ray Tracing in C++ series is now available:

jacco.ompf2.com/2024/05/08/r...

This time: stochastic techniques; anti-aliasing, the accumulator, soft shadows. And: scene loading.

Viking outpost scene credit: PabloDebusschere / Sketchfab.

08.05.2024 15:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Currently working on one of the first playable levels of our unannounced work-in-progress raytraced voxel fps rpg survival game!

04.08.2023 15:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hello, World!

04.08.2023 15:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0