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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

10 months

Finally getting our VC firm announced – it’s been a couple of years in the making, and I’m really excited to be working on something so important with such an impressive group of people.

Transition

@TransitionVC

10 months

For a while, Transition has been the sorta-kinda secret operation we couldn’t stop talking about in private. Today, we're excited to finally share Transition publicly and pull back the curtain on what we’ve been busy building!

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

9 years

Another amazing graphics demo done with Unity 5: #madewithUnity #60fps http://t.co/iuIsKBGRBX

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

2 years

Investors who want to divest from Russian investments: please don’t just drop your shares into a market valley, and let someone profiteer. Donate those shares to Ukrainian🇺🇦causes instead, take the tax deduction, and make the world better. PS. Russian Warship, go fuck yourself.

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@davidhelgason

9 years

Spotted in Berlin! #madewithUnity #tris http://t.co/CmUAyaHWbD

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@davidhelgason

9 years

Not bad for “that mobile game engine”… 5 of 10 top-metacritic PC games are currently #madewithUnity #50percent http://t.co/bf8uDdn57t

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@davidhelgason

9 years

Will My Summer Car be the next “Kerbal Space Program”!? http://t.co/aI2kQhFJsy #madewithUnity #featurespermadeath http://t.co/PiB7T1FEUi

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

Unity 4.3 is out! This is the most ridiculously awesome release ever, including 2D tools that rock! Go to http://t.co/UILNcd1GgN #unity3d

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

10 years

Unity is so indecently flexible that things like these are possible http://t.co/LLH9QsIFzO #unity3d #stillblowsmymind http://t.co/AeklPMTGu3

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

12 years

Run Flash content inside Unity without scripting or dive deep & take control through scripting http://t.co/hrcR1gHT #unity3d #flash #wowza

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

12 years

Wow!!!! “Announcing UnityXNA Proof of Concept #XNA running in #Unity3D with zero code changes - http://t.co/3Fb8ia4Y” (via @mvinetwork )

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

2 years

It’s not every day that Leo tweets about my brother @ihelgason , but when he does it’s very well deserved :)

Leonardo DiCaprio

@LeoDiCaprio

2 years

. @VitroLabsInc ’s cell cultivated leather rivals the qualities of animal leather while having a positive impact on climate change. The level of research and refinement done to bring this product to life makes this an exciting industry moment. I’m pleased to join as an investor.

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

9 years

Another GDC which Unity dominated. Fantastic show, fantastic to meet all our friends. Thanks, all! #wewonGDC http://t.co/3cBNA1R63c

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

9 years

The White House just gave Unity a shoutout; we & many other good groups are helping further STEM education: #unity3d

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

9 years

It’s deeply touching how similar the aspirations of indie developers in China are to those of the rest of the world:

UNITE 2015 Greater China - aspirations

We've made a high standard movie for UNITE 2015 greater China which describes the aspirations of Unity developers in China. A gift for Unity by Yuan GAO.

www.youtube.com

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

10 years

So many of the ID @XBOX games are Unity-based! Wait, is that many … or most!? :) http://t.co/JBbD3aHmw8 #unity3d #theamaze

E3 2014: All The New Indie Games Confirmed for Xbox One

Here's the full list of 30+ independent games confirmed for Xbox One today at E3.

www.gamespot.com

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

Utterly gorgeous voxel terrains in Unity? Impossible! #unity3d #badass #assetstore http://t.co/ctFrvcnuNW

Utterly gorgeous voxel terrains in Unity? Impossible! https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#/conten...

Utterly gorgeous voxel terrains in Unity? Impossible! https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#/content/9180 #unity3d #badass #assetstore

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

6 months

The VC firm is fully operational and our first blog post is out. Read from our partner @mona_alsubaei on mixing old wisdom with new ventures

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

Unity <3 Sony Computer Entertainment! We're going all in on Sony platforms... learn more here: http://t.co/Xhu6xbbjk0 #unity3d #playstation

Sony Computer Entertainment And Unity Technologies Form Strategic Partnership To Offer Unity For...

/PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) and Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity multi-platform engine and development tools, have entered...

www.prnewswire.com

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

Unity + Sony = console democratization! Here's a little more detail about our Sony partnership: http://t.co/owd7FmfxGx #unity3d #playstation

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

Unity developers now occupy 50% of the Japanese top grossing lists on both iOS and Android. Pretty amazing! #unity3d http://t.co/EV914cgH50

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

9 years

Unity is looking for General Engineering Internship – Summer 2016 to do awesome (& important) wor... http://t.co/m6XqtXnaoP #job

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

9 years

Backstage at Slush, going on in 15 minutes or so #nevergetslessstressful

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

5 years

@AndreasSaari @SlushHQ @facebook @finkd Try lying about it... supposedly Facebook is fine with that.

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

9 years

Gee, I think our daughter drew Muhammad after kindergarten today. #jesuischarlie http://t.co/lqVxy0p8cY

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

8 years

Want to work on Unity’s community team? Live in Copenhagen or Brighton? Spread joy! Game devs! Danger! Adventure!

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

6 years

“Move fast and leak stuff” is a synonym, but sounds way less cool.

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

8 years

@jasonczeng @TimSweeneyEpic We’d weirdly enough never met before… Tim is certainly a giant, and a class act too. Thanks for the chat, Tim!

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

12 years

Wow, brilliant multithreading technique for Unity! http://t.co/HOKUW76S #unity3d

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

9 years

Unity is looking for Software Developer to do awesome (& important) work with us. We need you, li... http://t.co/pyGhfHyXV0 #job

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

Another good one: Superfugu to be out on iPad this Thursday… a beautiful adventure game from a solid team #unity3d #allthegames

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

9 years

My colleague Seiya Ishibashi ( @i -saint) made “blue impulse” for TokyoDemoFest: #madewithUnity http://t.co/u15IvCRG3N

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

10 years

Insane VR use of Unity: http://t.co/e31eBiD0op – makes me want to start painting rift now! #unity3d #punintended http://t.co/Eq0yEY2NnC

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

8 years

@nekoman93 @unity3d @natosha_bard Not just “latecomers” like Aras and “newbs” like Natosha. Founders too #democratizationisfeminist

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

9 years

Off to Narita to join Unite Japan! I can’t wait to see you guys :) #unity3d #unite2015tokyo

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

9 years

Unbelievable use of Unity+WebGL for Ghost in the Shell 25th anniversary site @ http://t.co/thYe6ooyCQ #madewithUnity http://t.co/2rIvadlLq2

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

Motherfucker!!! “ @aras_p looking forward to working with you to make Unity a top performing VR platform!” (via @ID_AA_Carmack #unity3d #love

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

6 months

My bestie at it again!

Jussi Laakkonen

@jussil

6 months

I’m thrilled to announce: @noicehq has raised a $21 million Series A round! 🚀 After 4.5 years building in stealth mode here’s the big reveal: #Noice is a Multiplayer Game X Livestreaming Platform Closed Beta this November at so let’s get you 🔥 up!

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

2 years

It’s been a pleasure to get to help my friend Hampus @hajak Jakobsson (a little) with his climate tech conference The Drop. See y’all there!

The Drop

@thedropconf

2 years

LESS THAN ONE MONTH TO GO! 💥👁 We can't wait to see you at The Drop. A crisp September day in Sweden, talking about climate solutions with the people making it happen. But what can you expect? Read on, reader! 1/3

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

10 years

Finally checking in after a day’s work well done. Approximately my 3300th with this little company of ours. #tiredhappyproud

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

12 years

Only 24 hours left to get #unity3D Android and iOS licenses *FREE*. Any interest in making games and Apps? DOWNLOAD IT

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

This is just insanely pretty – and right in my browser too! http://t.co/K7RE3E46fw #unity3d http://t.co/7bl63NEerr

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

Wild shit! http://t.co/occMzxLR1P – dynamic GI for Unity, with voxel cone tracing #unity3d #suhweet

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

That this is possible just blew my mind: http://t.co/3UJsBgZwca – and it’s going on the Asset Store! #unity3d #beauty http://t.co/rVTEdP9CuC

That this is possible just blew my mind: unitysunshine.com – and it’s going on the Asset Store!...

That this is possible just blew my mind: unitysunshine.com – and it’s going on the Asset Store! #unity3d #beauty

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

9 years

Such a sweet mention of yours truly: http://t.co/tcypo78gw8 #unity3d #touched

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

Ridiculously cool Kickstarter by a one-man-army of a coder: http://t.co/0eYvWOGf86 #unity3d #obviosuly http://t.co/v9iUW158h4

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

6 years

OH He *actually* got fired for "buying IBM"

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

12 years

A sneak peak into Unity's future provided by our rocket scientists: DX11, crazy physics, hair, woot! http://t.co/Y30qjbIZ #unity3d #holycow

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

Insane VJ performance using Unity and fuZe ( by @pigeon6 ) – http://t.co/ooQNDEJYkd #unity3d http://t.co/mTwCOB6V5T

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

10 years

Simplygon is now integrated with Unity – http://t.co/WXAJcKEl11 #unity3d #simplygon #awesomesquared http://t.co/BM4AWiAG93

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

10 years

Unity now going further into space by way of Kerbal Space Program’s collaboration with NASA! http://t.co/7ofNbuHqFD #unity3d #deepspace #ksp

Kerbal Space Program To Add NASA Asteroid Redirect Mission to Game

Collaboration kicks off at SXSW Gaming with first reveal during a live panel on show floor The Planet Kerbin has a new partner in the exploration of its solar system. NASA (National Aeronautics and...

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

9 years

Going live on stage at the Unity GDC “special event” in 15 minutes. Watch us live at http://t.co/aBUMcf2ivr #unity3d #madewithUnity

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

8 years

Another great developer having a good experience with UnityAds :) #quiteproud #madewithunity

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

9 years

OH “… how wonderful life is when you just make your game and engine improvements show up like birds in the window while eating breakfast” :)

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

Legendary game developer Richard Garriott ( @RichardGarriott ) wrote us a love letter… love you right back! http://t.co/WNzqhtTzNO #unity3d

Richard Garriott: The power of crowd-sourced development

There was a time, not so long ago, when Unity Technologies struggled to find figureheads for its growing community of d…

www.gamesindustry.biz

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

5 years

Hey @stokel . I’m a huge fan of both Finland, and @WIRED – but where do you get that “about 10% of startup exits are from Finland”? (quoth subheading of ) PS. I can see it quoted on Wikipedia, but the trail ends at some random The Next Web article.

The hottest startups in Helsinki

What do Nokia, Supercell and Angry Birds have in common? They are all from Helsinki. And globally, about ten per cent of startup exits are from Finland

www.wired.com

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

12 years

I love this guy's work! http://t.co/YpkReBpW – one of the smartest people extending Unity out there and an inspiration to us all:) #unity3d

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

9 years

Unity is looking for Core Software Engineer - Visual Programming and Storytelling to do awesome (... http://t.co/2YbcCcXCfX #job

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

8 years

@wolfpackgamesco @chiapet1021 @johnriccitiello @unity3d We’re rolling back tomorrow. Our screw-up.

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

8 years

Unity is looking for Virtual Reality intern. Unity Labs to do awesome (& important) work with us.... #job

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

3 years

@willgoldstone @JulieHeyde @JoachimAnte Hiring you was how I learnt how to hire visionaries. It took a long time to get you into the right role(a), but I’m proof that we managed to. And that you ran with it.

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

13 years

RT @3DWorldMag : Check this out - the Unity game engine used for an interactive digital billboard in NYC. http://fb.me/yHn00des #unity3d

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

10 years

In Turkey? Check out Campus Development Days at March 10-12 @ Middle East Technical University Cultural and Conventional Center! @ieeeodtu

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

Farewell #XNA , you were never quite the worthy opponent I expected, though you hit some high notes along the way #ithelpshavingabusiness

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

12 years

Wow, @rockpocketgames have heavily customised the #unity3d IDE to create their own 2D engine. http://t.co/oPW8RYIf Impressive :) via @aras_p

Creating 2D Platform Game Levels with our in house Unity technology

A short video showcasing the in-house tools we used to create two of our 2D platform Games with the Unity Engine: Monster Mania: http://itunes.apple.com/no/a...

www.youtube.com

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

3 years

@arihelgason @IndexVentures So excited to get to work (much more) with my you, brother!

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

13 years

We shipped our 3.4.2 update to #unity3d game engine – see what's new: http://t.co/ihVUQ3aI :)

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

10 years

Fantastic indie game magazine: – I’m in there alongside a bunch of quality coverage #unity3d http://t.co/HEzu5yWsTM

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

10 years

@unity3d 66% of all the award winning games this year!?

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@davidhelgason

8 years

We're hiring in Helsinki: Backend Developer, Unity Social #unity3d #hardwork #awesomework

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

Activision’s Call of Duty: Strike Team credits Unity. That’s pretty insane! #unity3d #sweet http://t.co/zf1XnaSKt2

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

10 years

Unity is looking for Junior Technical Developer Engineer/ Programmer to do awesome (& important) ... http://t.co/JnvaqKJuPR #job

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

10 years

Backed the Kickstarter of "Dyscourse: Survivors, Choose Wisely" http://t.co/MZ5cM5iMOx #unity3d #wecanstillmakeithappen :)

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

You can now but Unity on a subscription!!!!! #unity3d #wearetotallynuts :)

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

There’s all this crazy stuff we’re working on that I can’t tell you all about. But when we do… when we do… :)

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

9 years

Unity is looking for UX/UI Designer to do awesome (& important) work with us. We need you, like, ... http://t.co/BOA5txU7dw #job

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

Woot! This is just incredible: TerrainComposer by Nathaniel Doldersum on the #AssetStore http://t.co/HY9s1yPahV #unity3d

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

10 years

Booyaka! This is how to do social sharing: http://t.co/PlvKsho2q6 #unity3d #everyplay

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

12 years

RT @unity3d : We are excited to offer #unity3d Mobile Basic for FREE! Download by April 8 to save up to $800!

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

Build Report Tool by Anomalous Underdog – this is just awesome, and just $2! #unity3d http://t.co/8PA19ze9N0

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

12 years

Unity blowing Cocos2D out of the water with workflow and flexibility for a 2D game? Hell yeah :) http://t.co/QN1ecRSJ #cocos2d #unity3d

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

Unity in casinos! “Saw my game in the field! 2 years of hard work. #gamedev #happy #unity3D http://t.co/3c9w2WWXLm” (via @tommy_toons )

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

@ID_AA_Carmack Did you ever try Unity? If you’re at DICE this week I’ll show you :)

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

Another brilliant web game made with Unity: http://t.co/7Y9OVCIR8B #unity3d #loveit

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

After an hour with Excel I think Unity-based projects raised ~15% of all Kickstarter game-funding in 2012. And 2013 is looking hot! #unity3d

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

5 years

@TimaAlta @unity3d @JoachimAnte @roelofbotha @westsummitcap @BSchuler @mlevchin Our response is quoted in the article too – if we believed the allegations, John would no longer be here. PS. Why do you say the board is all-male when you mention Robynne Sisco yourself. Both she and Alyssa Henry are extremely smart and accomplished women who work with us.

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

5 years

@UnityQAThomas Still remember when you can to me with a plan, just 8 slides I think. I told you that if you tried to do it all at once they’d carry you out, but instead that you should do it piecemeal. After 18 months you came and told me it was done. Than you made new plans, of course ):

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

10 years

Rune's blog about new UI System – this is the level that this team of designers & developers have reached! #unity3d http://t.co/o2MFKhnabC

Overview of the New UI System | Unity Blog

blog.unity.com

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@davidhelgason

9 years

Unity is looking for Graphics Programmer to do awesome (& important) work with us. We need you, l... http://t.co/iEWVP3Jvmi #job

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

4 years

@roelofbotha @sequoia @unity3d Thank *you*, Roelof! What a wonderful and often surprising journey it’s been.

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

3 years

@brenthoberman @fdestin @FoundersPledge @davidjgoldberg Yes! @FoundersPledge is the OG of this model, and founder @davidjgoldberg and his team is superb to work with. They’ve developed my thinking and remain a perfect partner for effective altruism. FWIW @fdestin , if “some others” you refer to is FP then you have your facts wrong 🤷‍♂️

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David Helgason

@davidhelgason

11 years

Btw. the whole shader bundle is in the Asset Store for $125: http://t.co/TrZS70QaI5