Exactly. Never let anyone tell you that you need them to be creative.

This view has unfortunately been around for a long time, and often from those outside the field. They generally were criticised for being silly mystics. The problem is they're now emboldened by corporate interests.

My public lecture on computational creativity and keeping algos little and weird, is now live! youtu.be/LW8uv0NTRYo?...

Importantly, AI companies make the argument that they have made creativity more accessible. Never let anyone tell you that you need them to be creative.

i hope everyone around me on the subway enjoyed my look of abject disgust as i read this.

"The complete and utter failure of the metaverse is a reminder not just of the fact that the future Silicon Valley is force feeding us is not inevitable, but that quite often these oligarchs quite simply cannot relate to real people." www.404media.co/rip-metavers...

There is no reason to use AI to make art for your game. Use public domain images. Use abstract shapes to represent things. Take photos. Lean into your "crappy" art as a style. "But I can't do that" yes you can. You can try. Art emerges from your craft. Your voice will sing through. If you have one.

Hello I made a 24-word TTRPG if you'd like to play it.

Now that I live in South-West Sydney, I know the whole "Red Rooster is the chicken of Western Sydney" thing was invented by fools who never went West of Paddington. The real chicken of the West is FRANGO.

Off to the shops on Christmas Eve. Pray for me.

I keep getting followers on Threads, according to Instagram. I don't think I've ever been on Threads. Do I have a Thread? Is that what it's called?

Guys wait holy shit his name is actually "Joe Blow". Also don't call him that.

My son turned 1 today. Not everyone who wants to be a parent gets to be, and I have got to be that twice. I'm lucky to be their dad.

Child: Dad, let's play NERF wars! I love you. Games Academic: I DON'T PLAY STABBY SHOOTIES.

For reasons, I've just traded a 20-40 min commute for one that averages about an 1h10m. With my toddler and infant (daycare at my work). It's a big scary change, but oddly better? We still leave at the same time, I just start a bit later. Still working out pick-up and how to wrangle that. But 1/

Men who won't clean up dirty nappies are not men. Little boy needing your wife to do it? FOAD.

i think this picture, from a public promo stream for a video games starring one of the most popular comic book characters of all time owned by the disney corporation, should be used on every single story about storefronts taking down lgbt content

"...an emerging field of research that seeks to determine whether AI is conscious..." is a statement so wrong I can't begin to unpack. If you can't take the time to engage with a slither of the AI research across the arts & sciences over the years you should not be touching this topic. Read a book.

Even now I remember. The feeling of sonic coins (no machine accepted them). The Sonic Burger's taste. The agitation on my friend's dad's face when he bought "the wrong" ride pass. The CRTs with images of fire you shot from a rollercoaster to "turn off". Even now I remember SEGA world.

I used to draw LOTS. I'd stop and start over the years. My wife has encouraged me to take it up again, partly because everything else I do in my spare time has become my job so I am "hobbyless". Posts like this inspire me to give it a crack. (No, I am not comparing myself to a professional artist).

Get into it.

So...what's the bloody point? Why have description at all? @ubereats.bsky.social

We all have an emotional support dead famous guy and who he is says a lot about you

My amazing gran is, at 92, only now not allowed to drive. So my daughter and I took her grocery shopping. 90 years between these two and they are best of friends. I’m a lucky one.

giving me strength today

Been over a year since I posted here. Going to start hanging here a lot more I think.

Sup! #gamedev lecturer here looking for indie game, narrative designer, tech artist, shader programmer and educator mates! And everyone any anyone in between :). Say g’day!