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Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words. The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.

The reason a lot of white people can operate in the privilege of a comment like “we used to be able to have dissenting opinions & now they break friendships” is because the people of color in the room had to be silent in order to remain in the room safely.

you have to be sincere and you have to get weird with it

october? nah man this is NOTober bc i am not doing shit i am so tired

It’s the worst time to do art. It’s the best time to do art.

Greyhounds have such an easy elegance

THE FROG AND THE SNAKE

Just a reminder that your art is especially important when there is chaos everywhere

many such cases

don't get so used to the way things are you forget they can change

Well I’m looking for work. Im getting my portfolio together of years of working on Civ 7. If any of you have room on your team for an experienced materials artist/extreme generalist please drop me a message. I’m a team player and I want to help you make your game! daniellazeman.artstation.com

I think it's good to keep getting mad about evil and unjust things, if only to remind yourself and everyone else that these things are in fact evil and unjust. I don't think it's naive. Nor is it wise and sophisticated to adopt a "You fool, nothing matters and nothing good can ever happen" posture

WRITING IS FUN AND COOL

Never did I say small teams and solo devs were not worthy of succeeding. All our art is worthy. But I do think, in the current landscape where investors want to give us less and make us do more, we need to be clear in educating them and our audience on who and what it takes to get there.

Lucy was not playing and good for her ✊🏾✊🏾

I was a Firaxis narrative designer/writer and lost my job today. Any help sharing leads on new opportunities would be great! Over 3.5 years, I contributed to Civilization VII and Marvel’s Midnight Suns, helping turn maps, mechanics, and chaos into memorable stories. See my work benreeves.carrd.co

I'm safe. Please amplify those that aren't.

Hey y'all- I was impacted by the layoffs at Firaxis this morning. If you or anyone you know needs a mid to senior level materials artist that has experience in building material libraries, lighting, 2D art, and props I'm your girl!https://www.artstation.com/daniellazeman

I got laid off from Firaxis today. I helped ship Marvel's Midnight Suns DLC and Civilization VII, and would love to talk to you about mid level Producer roles.

Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight. I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open: emmkid.info

However evil you think this is, it’s worse: “The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”

at the most basic level, writing is the practice of making your thoughts known to others--giving them a window into the innermost parts of you. when you turn over that skill to AI, you're only isolating yourself further, putting one more middleman between you and every other human being

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

We need to stop using a framework of 'ChatGPT killed someone', it feeds into the myth of the system's agency & OpenAI's framing. The right framework to use: OpenAI is continuing to perpetuate an indefinite industrial disaster. The oil pipe is not at fault when it breaks. The company that built it is

“They made a game about people doing *illegal* things!!!” Did you wet yourself this badly about any of the GTA games?

Major companies and industry leaders need to protect developers, partners, and creators. Speak out against harassment campaigns. Ignoring them allows the people who are already safe and untouchable to remain so, while leaving at-risk folks to face hate and harassment head-on and alone.

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I don't have the proper words to say more than this now but I was just laid off. My role at Giant Squid is being eliminated. If your studio is looking for an environment artist, please let me know ASAP. I have 5+ years of experience. thank you

The parlor puzzle in Blue Prince

the machine I use to generate Takes

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

AI filmmaking is peeing. It’s pooping. It’s throwing up. It’s a new kind of liquid coming out. It’s hated by the establishment. It’s what goes in the toilet. It’s wet. It’s what’s in the bathroom.

Hey! I’ve come to ask a favour from my writing and narrative pals: could you respond to this with your favourite book on worldbuilding, character building and npc writing? Anything that focuses on the more background narrative work in games! Thank you! 💛

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Listen pal if you’re going to be a 30 year old baby you’re going to need to have a Bluesky account

"ChatGPT is great for brainstorming!" Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.

This is the way. It would be literally so easy for people in this industry to break through the chorus of abject cruelty many of their hardworking colleagues are facing at the moment. To say something supportive about your peers, and to encourage others to do the same.

📸 ANNOUNCING SHUTTER STORY 📸 In Shutter story you examine a family's photo album for signs of the paranormal. Use a detailed guide to sort and categorize the hauntings - the family's fate rests in your hands. Steam wishlist link below! ❤️

I'm drinking the Bios Crash slurpee I hope it crashes my bios I hope I blue screen

if you wanna make video games as a career you have to enjoy the process of making video games. its not enough to just enjoy the end result. same goes for most types of creative works

Are you mentoring? Are you creating a community? Are you nourishing the fields you’ve eaten from?