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Architecture decisions, Unity patterns, and the trade-offs behind both.

June 18, 2026 · 4 min read

One ScriptableObject Per Theme: A Data-Driven Theme System in Unity

My Tic-Tac-Toe has six themes that repaint the board, UI, HUD, and audio from a single menu tap. Adding a seventh is one ScriptableObject and zero new code. Here is the architecture, and why I split a theme into five interfaces to get there.

Unity C# ScriptableObject Interface Segregation SOLID technical-art game-architecture

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March 11, 2026 · 5 min read

Fixing GC Allocation Spikes in Unity with a Queue-Based Object Pool

Why Instantiate/Destroy caused frame spikes in my Unity thesis project, how a Queue-based pool and a static PoolManager fixed it, and the trade-offs that came with that design.

Unity C# Object Pooling GC Allocation Endless Runner Game Performance

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March 4, 2026 · 5 min read

Replacing a Tangled Update Loop with a Generic State Machine in Unity

How I replaced a tangled update loop with a generic IState/StateMachine pattern: what I learned about GC allocation, coupling, and designing for change.

Unity C# IState StateMachine NavMesh GC Allocation

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One ScriptableObject Per Theme: A Data-Driven Theme System in Unity

Fixing GC Allocation Spikes in Unity with a Queue-Based Object Pool

Replacing a Tangled Update Loop with a Generic State Machine in Unity