Personal website and blog of Samuel Bouchet, game developer. C#, Unity, Programming, Gamedev. 2026-07-07T00:00:00.000Z https://samuel-bouchet.fr/ Samuel Bouchet contact@samuel-bouchet.fr https://samuel-bouchet.fr/posts/2026-07-07-unreal-coop-listen-server/ 2026-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

A mental model for listen-server coop in Unreal Engine 5.7 — authority, replicated variables, OnRep quirks, data-first design, and what GAS replicates for you.

https://samuel-bouchet.fr/posts/2026-04-08-black-box-sim/ 2026-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

A game architecture that separates simulation from presentation. Commands in, events out, everything else stays outside.

https://samuel-bouchet.fr/posts/2025-04-07-unity-prefabs-nested-complexity/ 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z

Nested prefabs in Unity sound like a good idea in theory, but in practice they create costly confusion. Here's why I keep my prefab depth to a strict minimum.

https://samuel-bouchet.fr/posts/2025-03-24-unity-automated-appstoreconnect-upload/ 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

This article aims to gather all the information you need to automate the iOS build of your game and upload it to App Store Connect.

https://samuel-bouchet.fr/posts/2025-01-21-ClickOcclusionDebugger/ 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

Sharing a tool I made to quickly debug what's under the pointer

https://samuel-bouchet.fr/posts/2024-12-10-animating-reactive-ui/ 2024-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

Reactive UI on observable state in video games is reliable and efficient, yet animations become a challenge. Let's see how to tackle that.

https://samuel-bouchet.fr/posts/2024-10-25-unity-test-mocks/ 2024-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

A step-by-step guide to implementing mocking in Unity tests using Moq, with a practical PlayerPrefs example

https://samuel-bouchet.fr/posts/2024-10-11-unity-canvas-strategies/unity-canvas-strategies/ 2024-10-18T00:00:00.000Z

Having the UI react properly to different resolutions can be challenging. This article describes the strategies we use in our productions at Lonestone Studio.

https://samuel-bouchet.fr/posts/2024-10-gamedev-discoveries-october-2024/ 2024-10-11T00:00:00.000Z

Exploring the latest techniques, tools, and insights in game development. Here's what caught my attention this month!

https://samuel-bouchet.fr/posts/2024-09-24-neoproxima-highlight-input-system/ 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

A look at how we implemented player inputs in Neoproxima, using Unity Input System to handle gamepad, keyboard+mouse and UI focus.

https://samuel-bouchet.fr/posts/unity-6-wave-distortion-fullscreen-vfx/unity-6-vfx-distortion-plein-ecran/ 2024-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

Analyse technique de l'astuce que j'ai utilisée dans ma dernière game jam pour un effet de distorsion d'onde (effet fullscreen) utilisant une caméra secondaire + RenderTexture.

https://samuel-bouchet.fr/posts/unity-6-wave-distortion-fullscreen-vfx/ 2024-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

Technical breakdown of the technique I used in my latest game jam entry for a fullscreen wave distortion effect using a secondary camera + RenderTexture.

https://samuel-bouchet.fr/posts/unity-discoveries-september-2024/ 2024-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

I'm always looking for techniques and libraries to improve my work. Here's what caught my eyes last month!

https://samuel-bouchet.fr/posts/a-take-on-game-designing/ 2024-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

There is no magic bullet to game design; my stance is to discover as many "reading prisms" as possible to find those that will enhance my games.

https://samuel-bouchet.fr/posts/avoiding-exclusion-by-design/ 2018-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

The Dixit board game was designed in a way that can exclude players from the social group. Let's discover how the designers fixed that bias while keeping the same core mechanics in Mysterium.

https://samuel-bouchet.fr/posts/what-babies-teach-us-about-game-design/ 2018-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

Find out how studies of our brain development gives us a new tool for teaching game mechanics.