https://markus.hofer.rocks A Life in Projects en-US Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:56:57 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/svg-to-font https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/svg-to-font If you can export SVGs, you can now make a font! Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/ai-container https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/ai-container You’ve probably all heard the stories: AI coding tools wreck havoc on users’ machines, delete entire hard drives, then apologise profoundly. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/katakana-now https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/katakana-now Added support for Katakana to my little Japanese character learning app Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/multi-ios https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/multi-ios Multiplication is fun! Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/ai-coding-panic-when https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/ai-coding-panic-when I’m excited. I’m a little scared. I’m somewhat confused. Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/ai-knowledge-and-context https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/ai-knowledge-and-context Whatever discoveries you make on your AI coding adventures, the AI will remember none of it. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/nzgdc24-video https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/nzgdc24-video A video recording of my talk at NZGDC 2024 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/ok-before-you-say-no https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/ok-before-you-say-no A short story Sun, 19 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/nzgdc-2024 https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/nzgdc-2024 Handheld Gaming - Past, Present and Future Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/design-vs-capitalism https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/design-vs-capitalism Don’t you see we’re doing it all wrong! Sat, 24 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/more-open-source https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/more-open-source AnimationLayers and PLAX packages are now available under MIT license Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/solana-tools-mit https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/solana-tools-mit Progressive web app tools for working with the Solana blockchain. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/gpt4o-microcontroller https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/gpt4o-microcontroller A guide for how to use OpenAI’s GPT-4o model on a microcontroller Tue, 14 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/gpt4o-unity https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/gpt4o-unity How to use OpenAI’s GPT-4o model in Unity Tue, 14 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/diy-arduboy https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/diy-arduboy Here’s how I built my own Arduboy based on an Arduino Micro and a small OLED display. Sat, 11 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/microcontroller-vs-display https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/microcontroller-vs-display Everything you need to know to start attaching displays to your microcontrollers Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/pi-hole-pi-zero https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/pi-hole-pi-zero How to set up network-wide ad blocking with pi-hole and a Raspberry Pi Zero W! Sat, 23 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/handheld-gaming https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/handheld-gaming Handheld gaming has always been special, but it has changed over the years. What have we gained? What have we lost? And where do we go from here? Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/nexusos https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/nexusos A fake operating system for a game idea. Work in progress. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/boardgames-meaningful-multiplayer https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/boardgames-meaningful-multiplayer What makes a boardgame a meaningful multiplayer experience? Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/the-problem-with-unity https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/the-problem-with-unity Unity Technologies is suffering from an incurable illness that it brought upon itself. Let me explain… Fri, 22 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/oh-unity https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/oh-unity Now we know what the new Unity is all about. And it’s not us. 😞 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/automate-the-boring-parts https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/automate-the-boring-parts A practical guide to building your own helpful tools in Unity (Write-up + Slides) Sun, 27 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/dark-sides-of-xr https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/dark-sides-of-xr Oh the possibilities of Mixed Reality! And oh the dangers to our privacy and world views… Sat, 26 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/dark-sides-of-vr https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/dark-sides-of-vr Virtual Reality is the future, let’s look at the dark sides that will come with it… Sat, 26 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/granular-synthesis https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/granular-synthesis Split sound into tiny grains and play those back in interesting ways to create something new Tue, 22 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/elden-ring-song https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/elden-ring-song A little while back I wrote a song about Elden Ring. Enjoy… Tue, 15 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/the-emperors-new-art-collection https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/the-emperors-new-art-collection How can you ever truly own digital art? Sun, 13 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/value-and-purpose-of-nfts https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/value-and-purpose-of-nfts Is it all for nothing? Is it going to be idiotic shovelware from here on to eternity? Sun, 13 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/nzgdc-2023 https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/nzgdc-2023 I’m giving a talk at NZGDC this year: Automate the boring parts - a practical guide to building your own helpful tools in Unity Sun, 13 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/take-back-the-web https://markus.hofer.rocks/posts/take-back-the-web What have we done?! We’ve signed up to all the convenient services. Now our lives are full of shitty ads and we’re being tracked wherever we go. Sun, 13 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT