Encelo

Hello Bluesky community, I'm encelo. 👋 I love the Amiga and the demoscene, I have been an Arch Linux fanboy since 2005, I'm a computer graphics enthusiast and I work in the game industry as a rendering programmer. In my spare time I work on the nCine, a cross-platform open source 2D game framework.

A new nCine development update is out! This article covers the first public look at the work-in-progress GrAIL RHI, OpenGL renderer optimizations, benchmark results, and many improvements to the nCTL template library. encelo.github.io/2026-06-27-n... #gamedev #cpp #graphics #OpenGL #Vulkan

Fifteen years since the first nCine commit, my 2d game framework: github.com/nCine/nCine/...

Watching for the first time people playing and enjoying the game you're putting your heart and soul into is amazing! 🤩 It's going to be a long day and an even longer weekend, but this is the rewarding part of the grind. 💪 #gamedev #indiedev #PLAY2026

After three months of work, my presentation on the nCine job system is finally online. Concurrency basics, atomics, acquire/release, false sharing, ABA, CPU topologies, ECS experiments, benchmarks & profiling. encelo.github.io/nCine_JobSys... #gamedev #cpp #multithreading #nCine #opensource

The recording from my /dev/games 2025 presentation in Rome is on YouTube! 📽️ It's a one hour talk about the last 14 years developing the nCine, my open source and cross platform 2D game framework, with a lot of interesting challenges and technical aspects. youtu.be/v70Ahl21TqI #opensource #GameDev

Just like my personal site, the official nCine website has now migrated from Jekyll to Hugo with the Blowfish theme. 🚀 A fresh, faster, and more professional lift-off! ncine.github.io #Hugo #GameDev #OpenSource #IndieGameDev #nCine

I've recently migrated my website from Jekyll to Hugo and the Blowfish theme by Nuno Coração. 👏 encelo.github.io

I just published nCine Dev Update 22, covering the development from January to August 2025. The job system is now stable, Crashpad is integrated, Array class got fixes, plus notes on the GGJ game, /dev/games talk & more! 👉 encelo.github.io/2025-09-21-n... #nCine #GameDev #OpenSource #Cplusplus

Experimenting with CPU topology discovery for my job system, trying to choose smarter pool sizes and pinning. Idea so far: – spawn workers only on physical cores across tiers – leave fastest core unpinned – don’t pin main thread – pin workers from 2nd fastest core onward Any different strategy? 👀

Wet Paper is out! An enhanced version of our #GGJ2025 game, made in C++ with the open source #nCine framework. The game itself is open source too! Play in browser or download: encelo.itch.io/wet-paper www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvhK... #gamedev #indiegames #opensource #cpp

I’ve added support for a bunch of environment variables that you can set to override any run-time value in your AppConfiguration. Things like fullscreen mode, VSync, output audio frequency, the data path, the log file name, and much more. github.com/nCine/nCine/... #nCine #GameDev #OpenSource

Last Thursday I gave a talk at /dev/games in Rome about my 14-year journey developing nCine, a 2D cross-platform open-source framework. If you're into solo engine development or open source, here are the slides: encelo.github.io/nCine_14Year... #nCine #gamedev #OpenSource #IndieGameDev

Last Thursday I gave a talk at /dev/games in Rome about my 14-year journey developing nCine, a 2D cross-platform open-source framework. If you're into solo engine development or open source, here are the slides: encelo.github.io/nCine_14Year... #nCine #gamedev #OpenSource #IndieGameDev

I've been making video games in some form for 20 years, so I wrote an article about my process - and why I don't use an engine. noelberry.ca/posts/making...

Now that the @jetbrains.com CLion IDE is free for non-commercial use, there aren't any excuses left not to try it with the nCine game framework. 👌 github.com/nCine/nCine/...

Next up is @encelo.github.io , Rendering Engineer that helped shipping titles like Starfield, Battlefield and many others. Angelo will be sharing his experience developing nCine, an open source game framework. devgames.org/en/

My first thread on the #ArchLinux forum, exactly 20 years ago. Still using it every day. ❤️ bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.ph...

After many years without a change, an update to the nCine readme file was long overdue. It should now be both nicer and clearer. What do you think? #gamedev #indiedev #opensource #floss github.com/nCine/nCine/...

I reached one thousand followers on Bluesky! 🦋

Our game from the Global Game Jam 2025, made with the help of @cominu.bsky.social and the power of the nCine! 💪 globalgamejam.org/games/2025/p...

At the Global Game Jam 2025 in Granada, making a game with @cominu.bsky.social using the nCine, which is also a sponsor!

Yesterday was just another hard day of #nCine development, but sipping coffee from this special mug can help. #gamedev #indiedev #opensource

For sure one of my favourite modern demoscene productions. ❤️

Just implemented introsort to handle quicksort corner cases and ensure smoother, more robust sorting of commands in nCine render queues! 🚀 #gamedev #cpp #rendering

I’ve just published the 21st nCine development update, covering progress throughout 2024. Highlights include OpenAL EFX effects and filters, Lua Language Server support, and new features to make writing games in Lua even better! 🥳 #gamedev #indiedev #opensource encelo.github.io/2025-01-14-n...

A nice, and violent, game from an Italian indie developer, check it out!

I’ve just published a video showcasing the new Lua development workflow with VS Code for nCine, my cross-platform, open-source 2D game framework. The updated workflow includes autocomplete, type checking, full API documentation, and debugger support. #gamedev 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyXq...

My Reddit thread about the latest nCine development is gaining some traction and contains some interesting thoughts and reflections: www.reddit.com/r/gameengine... #gamedev #ncine

Another nice book for my library. 👌 #commodore #amiga #amigaos

@gameengines.bsky.social I would like to suggest the addition of the nCine: ncine.github.io Should you add it, please also add that label to my account. ☺️

Brand new Lua API documentation for the nCine, my open source and cross-platform 2D game framework: ncine.github.io/docs/lua_mas... #gamedev #gamenginedev #lua #opensource #FOSS

Are we going to see Half Life 3 at this edition of The Game Awards?

The nCine continuous integration is back to all green! ✅ #gamedev #gameenginedev #GitHub #Opensource #FOSS

I have just surpassed the number of followers I have on Twitter. 😱 Now what? 🤔

I didn't know @deakcor.bsky.social tool, it seems really cool. I will mention @codemanu.bsky.social too as he is also working on cool pixel art tools, and I will add a link to mine as well: encelo.itch.io/spookyghost. Hopefully some pixel artist is listening and decides to give them a try. 😉

Can you successfully mix metal and programming in one song? Yes, you can: youtu.be/yup8gIXxWDU 🤘

It seems like trailing commas invalidate JSON files. The LuaLS Addon Manager doesn't like an invalid configuration file and currently the nCine addon cannot be enabled in Visual Studio Code. 😞 I have already opened a Pull Request to fix this issue and I will let you know when it gets merged. 🔧

@gameengines.bsky.social I would like Custom/In-house Engine please!

I wanted to make a starter pack with indie developers who are making their games without using one of the Big Engines with built-in editors. If that's you, reply and I'll add you! And tell your friends about it!

✨ Bluesky Exclusive Giveaway time #2 ✨ I reached down the back of the sofa, and pulled out a Humble Gift (Steam key) for Death Stranding Director's Cut! Want to win it? - Follow - Like - Repost The winner will be notified by a tag and then a DM with the key. Closes Monday, December 2nd, 7PM UTC.

You can now find the nCine among the Lua Language Server addons on Visual Studio Code. 🥳 With dynamic type checking, autocompletion, and full API documentation, the experience of creating a game in Lua with the nCine should be now immensely better! 💪