Tools of the Trade

A collection of software tools, websites, and libraries that we've found useful in our own projects and games.


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.

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.