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Layne Ngatai-Stokes || Technical-art

@laynestokes

Technical-Artist working for Unclear games, Creme Purlee studios, and O'Saurus Studios | He/Him | Cursed with Jester's Blood

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If you're going for this with an Unreal Engine project and you want some last-minute technical tips for polish advice, feel free to hit me up!

18.02.2026 01:08 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Overwatch: Max is just around the corner

11.02.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

FRIENDS! I’m hoping to make 2026 the year I find a long term or permanent team! If you’re after

πŸ’Œ An art lead with management and admin XP
🎨An artist who has done everything from UI to art direction to graphic design
πŸ”₯An Artist who is un-afraid to get her hands dirty in engine

Plz reach outπŸ’–

09.02.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's giving salt bae

04.02.2026 07:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Panel 1: Exec: "Ok guys ok ok we won't kill Adobe Animate." Crowd: "Phew" "thank fuck" "That's better" "I'm still switching to something else." "No yeah you really should"
Panel 2: Exec: "Unfortunately we will also stop adding new features to it." Crowd: "WOO!!!" "It's a dream come true!" "Yeah!" "Finally!" Exec: "... um. Why are they cheering"

Panel 1: Exec: "Ok guys ok ok we won't kill Adobe Animate." Crowd: "Phew" "thank fuck" "That's better" "I'm still switching to something else." "No yeah you really should" Panel 2: Exec: "Unfortunately we will also stop adding new features to it." Crowd: "WOO!!!" "It's a dream come true!" "Yeah!" "Finally!" Exec: "... um. Why are they cheering"

maintenance mode

04.02.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 9098 πŸ” 2058 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 26

The results to this are public btw, so please do consider sharing with your dev friends so we get a better spread of anonymous opinions!!!

23.01.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Freeplay | 2026 Survey An Update from Freeplay

An update: Unfortunately Freeplay didn’t secure multi-year funding and is potentially looking at its last year of operation. We’re exploring what comes next & want your input.

Read our full statement here: www.freeplay.net.au/survey2026

Help us decide our next step here: forms.gle/W4ZSns1bGCX1...

20.01.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 38
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Very difficult to live laugh love under these conditions

20.01.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
26.12.2025 09:37 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Katy Nethercote Games marketing portfolio and website

Howdy game dev folks! If you need some marketing/comms support with socials, research or strategy I have some capacity coming up πŸ™Œ

Please feel free to reach out or amplify πŸ’•

I promise to only make one Muppets themed post per quarter 🫑

katynethercote.carrd.co

13.01.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 6
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Hi AU-based marketing and biz dev friends!

I'm still looking for $5k AUD to help make
@frostygamesfest.com events happen again this year. We have some sponsorship locked, but need to make up a shortfall πŸ¦πŸ’°

If you'd like to chat pls email or DM me! amy at hellomisspotter dot com

11.01.2026 23:55 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

We are looking for a VFX Artist & a Sound Designer to join the team!

Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/gravitywell

Heads up - We're off for winter break starting Monday, Dec 22. We’ll be back and refreshed to review applications after the New Year.

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season! ❄️

17.12.2025 23:09 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

Can easily recommend Jordan!

03.01.2026 04:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am on the lookout for a contract games designer for paid work. Preferably with experience in Unreal and at least 1 shipped game (due to the responsibilities).

Remote Australia, VIC preference but not required.

Send them my way for a chat!

02.01.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What's the top of your list? And what's your white whale of physical media?

29.12.2025 04:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally got there! 🌟
Here's a tiny presentation, I'm Andreane, Senior Environment Artist at HatcheryGames. I love colorful, stylized and cute art!
And I love doing some cross stitching in the evening 🧡

29.11.2023 18:17 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Have you taken a moment to check out the official Frosty Mini Steam event? It's stacked with the coolest games made in ANZ 🍦🧑

store.steampowered.com/curator/4542...

16.12.2025 21:18 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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26 games, 30 minutes. Frosty Mini is TOMORROW! β˜€οΈπŸ¦

Catch the showcase live on our YouTube and Twitch channels. Expect surprise reveals, announcements, and updates!

πŸ”΄ YouTube: youtu.be/Ji17SMaOtvg
🟣 Twitch: twitch.tv/frostygamesf...

08.12.2025 21:02 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 18

*chef kiss* damn that looks good

19.11.2025 09:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Compression is probably gonna do a number on this video, but let’s see! Playing around with a little experiment, making an effect of a ghostly creature that’s only visible when it’s being rained on. Thanks @laynestokes.bsky.social for advice with improving this! #vfx #realtimevfx

19.11.2025 04:53 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're excited to announce that the Frosty Mini showcase will premiere on December 10 starting at 8am AEDT / 10am NZDT (that's December 9, 1pm PT for our USA friends)!

Tune in for exciting news and surprise announcements from 20+ of the coolest games made in Australia and Aotearoa NZ.

11.11.2025 22:01 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 9
A screenshot of a job posting on LinkedIn for senior animators. Text reads: 

"We have a couple of projects that need extra support, and we’re looking for some contract animation help. The duration of these contracts would be six months.

Senior Cinematics Animator β€” Experience with game cinematics and/or feature films. The focus is on keyframe animation, though some mocap work is involved.

Senior/Principal Gameplay Animators β€” Experience with various gameplay systems and both keyframe and mocap pipelines.

If you’re interested, feel free to reach out at contact@superseedstudios.com. Thank you!"

A screenshot of a job posting on LinkedIn for senior animators. Text reads: "We have a couple of projects that need extra support, and we’re looking for some contract animation help. The duration of these contracts would be six months. Senior Cinematics Animator β€” Experience with game cinematics and/or feature films. The focus is on keyframe animation, though some mocap work is involved. Senior/Principal Gameplay Animators β€” Experience with various gameplay systems and both keyframe and mocap pipelines. If you’re interested, feel free to reach out at contact@superseedstudios.com. Thank you!"

Superseed is looking for senior animators. Work with a great studio, great team, and fully remote! You might get to work with some of my rigs too 🀫

10.11.2025 00:52 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Florist Steam Charts A classic survival horror experience, set in a town overgrown with deadly yet beautiful flowers. Solve ingenious puzzles, defeat horrifying enemies, and uncover the mystery behind a plan to create new...

The Florist is now in the top 2000 wishlisted games on @steamdb.info less than two weeks after announcement. Great to see so many new fans, next stop is Top 100! #survivalhorror #indiegames

steamdb.info/app/3152440/...

09.11.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I see you know your tongue-fu well

06.11.2025 23:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Someone being on the show because of responding to a promotion/marketing email would be an excellent episode

05.11.2025 22:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's easy when all Australian and NZ indie games are so cool

05.11.2025 22:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a VIP you should feel Very Important

05.11.2025 22:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Should have used PYTHONMALLOC to keep it in your brain

03.11.2025 06:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Call of the Golden Valley on Steam Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.

I am late making this post but Call of the Golden Valley by @osaurusstudios.bsky.social has been released!

I did some really cool work on this project. There is a great mystery to unravel and if you are a fan of puzzle or mystery games check it out

store.steampowered.com/app/2131660/...

01.11.2025 06:36 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Andrew is an immense talent and you would be lucky to have him on your project

01.11.2025 01:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0