Wookash Podcast

Łukasz Ściga

Game Development

Unity

Programming

C++

Puzzle Games

Tin Hearts

Performance Optimization

Game Design

Unreal Engine

Neovim

C++ Programming

Motion Capture

Web Development

Javascript

Odin

Memory Management

3D Graphics

Game Engines

Rust

Jai

Technical conversations with inspiring figures: programming, game engines, graphics, and more!

124 ratings

Publishes	Twice weekly	Episodes	118	Founded	3 years ago
Number of Listeners		Category	Technology

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Implementing File Pilot feature on stream!

Vjekoslav Krajačić

File Pilot: filepilot.tech/

Handmade: filepilot.handmade.network/

YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCSZsgOOTYWadgPR-Ajxn86Q

X: x.com/vkrajacic

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30 May 2026 • 2 hrs 6 min

The code architecture of Mewgenics | Tyler Glaiel

Tyler Glaiel

Mewgenics: store.steampowered.com/app/686060/Mewgenics/

Tyler’s Website: www.glaielgames.com/

Blog: blog.tylerglaiel.com/

X: x.com/TylerGlaiel

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23 May 2026 • 2 hrs 26 min

Cameron DaCamara on his cool code editor - fred

Cameron DaCamara

Fred Editor: fred-dev.tech/

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-dacamara-48360565/

Blog: cdacamar.github.io/about/

Microsoft Blog: devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/author/cadacama/

GitHub: https:/... more

16 May 2026 • 3 hrs 1 min

YouTube

Can this C code survive Anton’s review?

Reviewed game repository: github.com/yudkowsky/cereus

Anton Mikhailov

X: x.com/antovsky

Anton’s Calculator - Naut: antovsky.itch.io/naut

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Show links: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lukasz-sciga

Sp... more

9 May 2026 • 2 hrs 7 min

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Recent Guests

Cameron DaCamara

Guest on the show discussing his editor Fred and related tech

Independent developer (Fred editor project)

Episode: Cameron DaCamara on his cool code editor - fred

Sean Barrett

Author of STB Libraries and indie game developer showcased in the session

Independent developer / STB Libraries author

Episode: Sean Barrett | Making a game in Visual Studio from 1997

Sebastian Aaltonen

Graphic rendering specialist with extensive experience at Ubisoft and Unity, author of a no-graphics-api blog post, and proponent of a simplified GPU API

HypePipe (former Unity/UbiSoft)

Episode: Sebastian Aaltonen on rendering

Valentin Ignatev

Jai language developer / programmer

Jai community

Episode: Valentin Ignatev | AI, jai, and the Future of Programming

Fabian Giesen

Compression engineer and researcher

Independent / Industry guest

Episode: Compression Flavours | Fabian Giesen

Mark Healey

Co-founder of Media Molecule, artist and designer behind LittleBigPlanet and Dreams

Media Molecule

Episode: Mark Healey | From LittleBigPlanet to Dreams

Mike Turitzin

Graphics programmer working on SDF engine and game project

Independent developer / SDF Engine project

Episode: Mike Turitzin | SDF game engine? | Mike Turitzin

Filip Jerzy Pizło

Creator of Fil-C

Fil-C

Episode: How Fil-C Works

Casey Muratori

Performance-oriented programming expert and public figure

Independent/Industry

Episode: How Fil-C Works

Host

Wookash

Host of the show; leads conversations on technical topics across episodes.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 124 ratings

Great Technical Interviews
Great podcast with deep technical discussions especially if you are interested in low level programming and / or game development. Łukasz is a great interviewer giving space for guests to tell their story and unique perspectives on their craft.
Apple Podcasts
5
Sabzzilla
United Statesa month ago
Great guests, great host, great show
Love this podcast!
Wookash has a hand for what guests are interesting and is incredibly good at guiding conversations. I just love how natural and humerus he is. :D
I would like to see some guests that aren’t from the gaming industry.
Personally, I’d like to hear some more niche stuff, maybe some Emacs / editors. The Mini.nvim episode was awesome! Other programming languages like Swift could be cool too. Maybe even some BSD / operating systems, but not from a “we talk about Linux distros” that ... more
Apple Podcasts
5
janvhs
Germanya month ago
Wholesome and Techy
Insightful questions and amazing guests. Tends towards low level and gaming topics which a great niche from other podcasts.
Apple Podcasts
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Listeners praise the depth and specificity, with many episodes offering actionable technical insight for engineers and devs.

Prospective sponsors can expect highly technical discussions and a specialized audience of game/graphics developers.

Guests consistently bring practical experience and strong storytelling about tooling and production.

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Apple Podcasts	#146	Indonesia/Technology
Apple Podcasts	#177	Russia/Technology
Apple Podcasts	#178	Netherlands/Technology
Apple Podcasts	#235	Finland/Technology
Apple Podcasts	#242	Norway/Technology

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Compression Flavours | Fabian Giesen

Q: Why is GPU-based compression not the default for general data, and when does it make sense to use GPU texture compression versus CPU-based schemes?

GPU compression can be appealing for fixed-size blocks and highly parallel workloads like texture compression, but many compression tasks are inherently serial due to cross-block dependencies. For textures, GPU engines can speed up encoding by exploiting fixed block layouts and parallelism, but for general data compression with variable-length streams, CPU-based implementations with optimized pipelines and multi-stream bitstreams tend to be more flexible and mature.

Compression Flavours | Fabian Giesen

Q: What is the state of the art in data compression today, and how do open-source versus proprietary codecs compare for a modern game studio?

Open-source codecs like Zstandard and Zlib are widely accessible and continually optimized, while proprietary options like Oodle trade off licensing costs for performance and domain-specific improvements (e.g., for game textures). For developers, the practical takeaway is to favor faster decoders and reasonable compression, and to consider hardware ecosystem specifics (console hardware, SSD behavior) when choosing or tuning codecs.

Valentin Ignatev | AI, jai, and the Future of Programming

Q: What are your thoughts on metaprogramming in Jai and guardrails against overuse?

Metaprogramming offers powerful abstraction, but Jai includes guardrails to curb excessive complexity, pushing toward a balance similar to a constrained Lisp-like approach rather than free-for-all DSL proliferation.

Valentin Ignatev | AI, jai, and the Future of Programming

Q: How has Jai affected your day-to-day workflow compared to your previous languages?

Jai streamlined some aspects of memory management and binding generation, but also introduced pains around module quality and the complexity of build/link tooling; the overall effect is a mix of faster prototyping with more challenging long-term maintenance.

GPU Texture Compression Explained

Q: What is Spark at a high level, and why build it as a GPU-based encoder?

Spark is a real-time GPU texture encoder that runs on the GPU to encode textures into GPU-friendly formats, enabling on-the-fly compression and avoiding CPU/offline bottlenecks, with use cases ranging from UGC to transcoding for various platforms.

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This show centers on deep technical conversations around programming, game engines, graphics, and performance. Episodes frequently explore rendering tech, GPU-friendly data pipelines, low-level systems, and practical production insights, often featuring guests who build or optimize engines, tooling, and content pipelines. Notable strengths include candid discussions of open-source sponsorships, production realities, and real-world usage examples in studios and major games, offering listeners clear takeaways for engineering-minded teams and technical sponsors. The format tends to attract developers who enjoy rigorous, craft-focused topics rather than broad industry overviews, with a unique emphasis on how theory translates into concrete work... more

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1. Cameron DaCamara
2. Sean Barrett
3. Sebastian Aaltonen
4. Valentin Ignatev
5. Fabian Giesen
6. Mark Healey
7. Mike Turitzin
8. Filip Jerzy Pizło

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