Tools of the Trade
A collection of software tools, websites, and libraries that we've found useful in our own projects and games.
This is a living, breathing collection that is continually updated as we come across new things worth adding.
Debugging
- Cog is a set of debug tools for Unreal Engine built on top of Dear ImGui.
Interface
- BenUI is a site dedicated to Unreal Engine UI content and tutorials. It's run by Ben who is a UI programmer at Epic Games who frequently shares what he learns via this site. He has a very active (and trusted) discord community for those interested in UI programming for Unreal Engine.
- Interface In Game provides a collection of game interfaces, screenshots, and video clips. It's a great resource to build interface moodboards or find references when designing game UI/UX.
- Laws of UX is a collection of best practices that designers should consider when designing user interfaces.
- Colorable is a tool that helps you test color contrast between your UI text color and background color.
- Free Faces is a collection of free typefaces for commercial use (under various licenses).
- The League of Moveable Type is a collection of open-source typefaces.
Productivity
- The PowerToys application provides a set of utilities for Windows, such as FancyZones, Color Picker, PowerToys Run, Image Resizer, PowerRename, and many more.
Technical Art
- Physically Based provides a database of physically based reference values for materials, light sources, and cameras.