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Jibb Smart 🎮

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Jibb Smart 🎮

@JibbSmart

🇦🇺 Fortnite Dev. Created tweak zone, human-like aim assist, flick stick, gyro best practices, quick weapon, etc. Also a Pastor 📖

Perth, Australia

Joined March 2009

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Jibb Smart 🎮
@JibbSmart
Feb 21, 2022
Pinning a thread of my Twitter highlights, starting with my very recent work on @FortniteGame, redoing their gyro controls and adding flick stick. This has been a hugely rewarding experience! ...🧵
Fortnite
@Fortnite
Feb 15, 2022
We've added new and improved gyro controls along with flick stick on the platforms that support it. Made in collaboration with input specialist and flick stick creator @JibbSmart, check out the video for all of the details of what's new! More info: fn.gg/GyroControls
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Jibb Smart 🎮
@JibbSmart
Mar 14, 2024
This is the simplest demonstration I've seen of why sticks aren't good for aiming. Absolutely nothing wrong with Antonio's aim here. No rush. Doesn't miss. But the nudge pause nudge pause nudge pause shoot is something you never see with gyro or mouse
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Jibb Smart 🎮
@JibbSmart
Sep 17, 2024
Human-like aim assist is live in Fortnite! This was mostly my baby, so I'm super excited about it! For most players this will be a very subtle change, but there's a lot of questions about "is it better? is it worse? what is it?" so I thought I'd flesh it out a bit. 🧵
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Jibb Smart 🎮
@JibbSmart
Mar 2, 2021
Replying to @DaveOshry
@DOOM knows what's up
Jibb Smart 🎮
@JibbSmart
Aug 16, 2024
Replying to @AlexStrook
I remember seeing an ad in Canada for a small burger: "Only have a toonie ($2)? This burger is only $1.99 (plus tax)" SO I CAN'T BUY IT IF I ONLY HAVE A TOONIE?? Madness.
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Jibb Smart 🎮
@JibbSmart
Mar 14, 2024
Replying to @JibbSmart
Regular Fortnite or COD gameplay doesn't look like this thanks to aim assist, which is essential for fast-paced shooters, but disqualifies them from fair comparison with other input methods
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Jibb Smart 🎮
@JibbSmart
Jun 9, 2024
Almost a year before the Xbox Series X came out I emailed Phil Spencer insisting on the importance of gyro for the next gen. It came to nothing. Fair. Expected. But that same day I also cold-emailed Epic about gyro controls, and the rest is history:
Fortnite
@Fortnite
Feb 15, 2022
We've added new and improved gyro controls along with flick stick on the platforms that support it. Made in collaboration with input specialist and flick stick creator @JibbSmart, check out the video for all of the details of what's new! More info: fn.gg/GyroControls
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Jibb Smart 🎮
@JibbSmart
Sep 13, 2019
Real-time controller overlay including gyro in action!
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Jibb Smart 🎮
@JibbSmart
Feb 15, 2022
I worked on Fortnite! It's free and it's on basically every platform so if you've ever wanted an easy way to try #FlickStick or cutting-edge #GyroAim, this is the way to do it!
Fortnite
@Fortnite
Feb 15, 2022
We've added new and improved gyro controls along with flick stick on the platforms that support it. Made in collaboration with input specialist and flick stick creator @JibbSmart, check out the video for all of the details of what's new! More info: fn.gg/GyroControls
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Jibb Smart 🎮
@JibbSmart
Mar 14, 2024
Replying to @JibbSmart
Compare with gyro: x.com/HilariousCow/s…
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Jibb Smart 🎮
@JibbSmart
Apr 4, 2023
Got a real job! Senior Gameplay Programmer at Epic Games 💛
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Jibb Smart 🎮
@JibbSmart
Mar 28, 2023
Replying to @TheWapplehouse
Whoever invented "the wheel" has a lot to answer for
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Jibb Smart 🎮
@JibbSmart
Sep 17, 2024
Replying to @JibbSmart
Because aim assist knows exactly where your target is moving at every moment, it gives players superhuman help. It can at times even make aiming "sticky" in a way that is literally impossible for unassisted human players to match. How much superhuman help is fair? None!
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Jibb Smart 🎮
@JibbSmart
Sep 17, 2024
Replying to @JibbSmart
This thread isn't an "official Epic" thing, but I am main the developer behind it, so let's clarify a couple of things. First: "human-like" is new and as far as I know no one else does it, but most of Fortnite's aim assist is unchanged. Aim assist will mostly feel the same.
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