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"Archaeological evidence suggests the ancient world was populated by skeletons" ass set design.

I love it when period media about ancient cultures depicts the stonework in their architecture as very rounded and blobby in a way that makes it 100% clear that the designer was simply imitating the way it looks now. Like, what the fuck is erosion? Obviously it just started out that way.

this is much better than anything AI could ever generate

This is such a misunderstanding of why writers, artists, and designers do research to begin with, which is to find something unexpected, not capture the average or find reference for the default. And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit

Most of us did not choose to write or draw or design so that we could put products on the shelf. We chose to do it because it’s a set of skills we enjoy exercising, that give us fulfillment. It’s like asking a pro pitcher to just let a machine pitch for them. Fuck off and give me the ball.

The year is 2035. There are three game studios left. Each one produces a game every 10 years, killing 250+ developers in the process. They all accidentally make the same game because they used genAI in preproduction. They sell 500 million units each, missing quarterly targets. Everyone is laid off.

It is so shocking to find out how many people do not believe that they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.

NEW from me on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: I wasn’t going to write about the Larian AI backlash. Then I woke up at 5:30 this morning with a whole dang blog in my head. How can you know if your workers are “okay” with using genAI tools if you have so much power over them should they push back?

excited to read a longform article about the collapse of this project (est: 1-3 deaths) in eighteen months or so.

there needs to be a dating app but for matching programmers and artists to make games and stuff

so what you're saying is, while none of this was impossible outside of a well planned and directed live action shoot with real actors, locations, props and vfx, it probably saved you some money, yet put people through crunch anyway, except those crunching weren't actual artists? cool cool

guy with a skull icon: OH FUCK, A SKELETON"

kohutti and varina spar sometimes on the shores of carana #bionicle #toa #blender3d #3drender #selfmoc

Imagine being this contemptuous of the idea of art. Like to hold this view you need to be cowardly, intellectually incurious, and dismissive of the idea of art in the abstract. Or just some asshole desperate for attention posting contrarian bullshit knowing the dunks will raise your profile.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT! I HAVE WRITTEN A NEW ARTICLE! this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like: docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...

when it's planet earth and david attenborough starts talking about some damn bugs and then it cuts to the bugs and they're rolling down a hill like idiots. that's what it's all about

"on a good day, I barely contain my rage and total hatred of all of humanity. Most days I just wander about, growling. It makes people avoid me which I like but it infuriates me when they won't speak their mind to me. I pray for the hellfire to take us all so I can finally ship a game again"

There's something so beautifully poetic about this pompous fucking dickhead telling the world "I fucking hate interacting with people and can only stomach it if I need something from them" and then the statement is signed off by him and his role as creative and business leader.

So when you go to an asian restaurant and they have one of those big signs that says some gringo bullshit like "we don't use any MSG on the premises", is there some kinda codeword you can sneak into your order to let them know "hey, I'm cool, I'm not a cop. Or worse, a wellness blogger"

when i say a post came to me in a dream this is what im talking about

we might actually hit 45,000 bundles sold :O www.humblebundle.com/games/indie-...

It was a weird experience of getting into DnD lore shortly after having done a deep dive into celtic mythology. "Wait, why are fir bolg cow-men? I thought they were supposed to just be Greek?"

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There are Ian Miles Cheongs everywhere for those with the eyes to see

whats up my fellow gamers

Try rear Rating: 97 (Game: Dark Souls)

Apparently the subject of the day on the art side of the internet is how to draw heads at difficult angles, so I’m gonna put it out there that there is absolutely nothing wrong with grabbing a tool like @handyarttool.bsky.social to get super specific references of difficult angles to draw

Read a bunch of Absolute DC Comics. WOW, they’re all bangers, but Absolute Wonder Woman in specific is fucking amazing.

*Nods in Australian*

EVA-02, EVA-00, and EVA-01 from Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン) by Ayachu

Oh fuck, F2

Pope Leo absolutely cooking

worth noting that this isn't even a poll. this is an online gambling statistic

"Institutions like Wikipedia are the last bastions of the dream of a free and open internet that betters humanity. Protecting the source code of reality is a matter of survival for a free and sane society, and we must act like it."

“To make a thief, make an owner; to create crime, create laws.” -Ursula LeGuin

this video is hilarious because it fails so hard at every basic thing the genre of game it's trying to mimic requires, don't think i've laughed out loud in a couple months but this did it for me

I keep thinking about the symmetry of Hades 2 and Hollow Knight: Silksong both being second games where the original had an emo sadboy protagonist and then the sequel being about a girl who is just incredibly task-focused and direct and probably shops at Athleta

Excited that we are back at north on my unified next gen visuals wheel

In honour of the Halo Remake Reveal, here's my blog post about how doing these is cheap'n'nasty and a colossal point miss. tbh if you look at Halo's visuals and see something limited by the tech of its time you're artistically illiterate

such is the power of eiko ishioka

remember that time when I wrote an article explaining how and why alt right types like to infiltrate wholesome communities and how to be resilient against that behavior? docseuss.medium.com/i-was-a-teen...

When I went to see The Fall in a high-end LA theater, they had some costumes from the film on display - particularly the one featured in the bottom-left picture.