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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>Tutorials, articles, UE5 ➡️ http://techartaid.com</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/techartaid.com</link><title>@techartaid.com - Oskar Świerad</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/techartaid.com/post/3mvu7h6ezh22y</link><description>Linear interpolation (mix, blend, interp) is one of those obvious functions you end up using everywhere. Do you know, however, why we can&#39;t simply blend between UV projections? 🙂 This and more explained in my in-depth video on Lerp&#xA;&#xA;https://www.patreon.com/techartaid/posts/math-essentials-169657468 #UE5 #gamedev #gameart #techart</description><pubDate>19 Sep 2026 07:56 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bc3nwdt4mfbbm4vimm25y4b2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvu7h6ezh22y</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/techartaid.com/post/3mvdhingumk2a</link><description>📚 I recommend: Cory Doctorow&#39;s &#34;The Reverse Centaur&#39;s Guide to Life after AI&#34;. 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