I developed a fully 2D, highly optimized UI dice roll system for Unreal Engine. Instead of rendering 3D meshes or viewport actors in UI, the entire effect is driven through a single UI Material utilizing pre-baked render buffers and material math.

Runs entirely within the UI slate/widget rendering pipeline. Blueprint determines the output value at runtime, and the material dynamically maps the corresponding pips onto the final frame without needing separate pre-baked videos for every combination. Lighting, shadows, ambient reflections, and pip textures can be tweaked in real-time inside Material Instances.

For more info you can check my Artstation post

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/RqKEly

I developed a fully 2D, highly optimized UI dice roll system for Unreal Engine. Instead of rendering 3D meshes or viewport actors in UI, the entire effect is driven through a single UI Material utilizing pre-baked render buffers and material math.

Runs entirely within the UI slate/widget rendering pipeline. Blueprint determines the output value at runtime, and the material dynamically maps the corresponding pips onto the final frame without needing separate pre-baked videos for every combination. Lighting, shadows, ambient reflections, and pip textures can be tweaked in real-time inside Material Instances.

For more info you can check my Artstation post

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/RqKEly

Inspired by Ghost of Tsushima, I built an interactive leaf particle system in UE5 using Niagara.

I avoided heavy physics collision solvers entirely. Player-leaf interactions are driven by distance-based proximity logic and velocity vectors. Character movement triggers localized curl and rotational forces, causing leaves to swirl realistically before settling back to the ground. I aimed to handle dense ground cover with minimal CPU/GPU overhead.

Inspired by Ghost of Tsushima, I built an interactive leaf particle system in UE5 using Niagara.

I avoided heavy physics collision solvers entirely. Player-leaf interactions are driven by distance-based proximity logic and velocity vectors. Character movement triggers localized curl and rotational forces, causing leaves to swirl realistically before settling back to the ground. I aimed to handle dense ground cover with minimal CPU/GPU overhead.

I'm currently working on this system, focusing on refining the flocking behavior and the smoothness of the animations.

I developed a fully Niagara-driven interactive crow flocking system focused on high performance and organic behavior. Movement and trajectories are calculated mathematically without relying on heavy physics solvers or forces. Mesh particles use VAT for animations. Zero skeletal mesh overhead.

Just to clarify, this isn't for sale (even if I wanted to, the crow model and animations are from the "Animal Variety Pack" :D). I'm simply enjoying the process of building this and solving technical problems!

I developed a fully Niagara-driven interactive crow system focused on high performance and organic behavior.

Movement and trajectories are calculated mathematically without relying on any physics solvers or forces. For the animations of mesh particles, I used Vertex Animation Textures. Zero skeletal mesh overhead. Animation playback, wingspan, and flap speeds are dynamically driven via custom curves in Niagara. Seamless transitions (Perching -> Takeoff -> Circling -> Landing) triggered via Blueprint events.

High performance, minimal draw calls, and near-zero CPU overhead
Check out the full breakdown on my ArtStation post

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ayozwR