honestly, same

I'm gonna be a guest speaker at @playtopia.bsky.social this Friday in Cape Town, South Africa! My talk "Don't: How Not To Work In Game Audio" is mostly a list of all whoopsies I did in my early career and tips on how to avoid them. It's "Don't Be Like Me: The Presentation" lol.

So I'm kinda bad about using this platform lately, but in the off chance anyone has recommendations: Going to NYC for a few days, staying on the Lower East Side. Anyone recommend good food/stuff to do? Got plenty on the list already but would love to add more

At PAX? Interested in game audio? Come by!

Finished Clair Obscur, easily one of my favorite games ever made, but now I gotta get my therapist to play it so she can help me process those fucking ENDINGS

Man, Clair Obscur has so many little quality of life things I now never want to go without. For example, the way recovery items work like Estus flasks means I use them all the time instead of hoarding them for a boss I never end up spending them on.

I just want a love like they have someday, I want a buddy who will carry me around in a backpack is that so much to ask

the fundamental disconnect between the manosphere and reality is that they are incapable of understanding that this is - according to every woman I’ve ever met - the sexiest thing a man has ever done

Pretty sure if my graduate advisor knew this was what I was doing with my degree he'd come to my house and kill me with a pitchfork

Anyone recommend any good language learning apps or tools? Specifically for Japanese, but multi-lingual ones welcome too. @duolingoverde.bsky.social gleefully leaning into AI is a hard pass for me. Been on their paid plan for years but this is an instant-unsubscribe

Sinners was so fucking good. I was expecting a fun vampire time, I was not expecting a movie with so much amazing stuff to say about what it means to make music, and what music can do. All the performances were out of control.

Hey folks! The talk that @jjerion.bsky.social , @ryanikeaudio.bsky.social , @akashthakkar.com , @zeeodd.bsky.social and I gave at GDC 2025 is up on the FREE portion of the GDC vault! Would love for folks to take a look: gdcvault.com/play/1035075...

Our GDC Panel on Clear Communication in Gamedev is up on the Vault, and it's free! It's a good talk on good talkin'. Let copanelists: @jjerion.bsky.social @akashthakkar.com @charlieartifact.bsky.social @zeeodd.bsky.social and I help you communicate with your team! gdcvault.com/play/1035075...

I think one of my fav things that happened at GDC this year was chatting with my fellow panelists before our talk and all of us agreeing that we have the same urge to eat the bath bombs at Lush

So I'm currently teaching a class on video game music at a local film music program. Students are all adults, mid 20a to 50+. Some have never played a video game in their lives and are asking for examples to help them learn more about the medium What games would you recommend?

I had an amazing time at #gdc meeting up with old friends, making new ones, giving a talk, and generally soaking up the energy of this incredible, creative community, but you'll have to extrapolate all that from the only photo I remembered to take

Come listen to us talk at our talk where we'll talk about talking

The government is about to give OpenAI the ability to legally steal if we do not flood this page in the next 12 hours. OpenAI will have immunity from all lawsuits regarding copyright infringement. All other AI companies will follow. Do you despise AI? Dissent, retweet. Do something. #furry #art

Reminder! I’ll be at GDC all week and speaking with some wonderful panelists (@ryanikeaudio.bsky.social @jjerion.bsky.social @charlieartifact.bsky.social @zeeodd.bsky.social) on Monday! See you there!

Very happy to be speaking at GDC again this year, with some very cool people. You should stop by, we'll have good advice (yes), industry horror stories (probably) and caramel apples (no).

Took me two minutes and it's worth doing. You can get the 5 Calls app if you want to make it easier, gives you your reps' numbers and a script to use if you want

Had a great time guesting on the @gameengineering.bsky.social Podcast recently! We talked about a lot of stuff, including how working as an artist means a single easily-misinterpreted word can explode your whole day

I have shared this story, this thread, before - but I think given the state of the world, it's worth telling once again. Maybe it can help, especially if like me, you make art, and you wonder what the use of all of it is right now.

🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave. Tell them: 1. Vote NO on Cloture AND 2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it. TODAY is the showdown. 🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121

Shit like this is why I love @thestranger.com www.doesthebillionairedie.com

I'll be at GDC for the first time since COVID hit and no I'm not starved for human interaction why would you say that anyway let's hang out

One of my favorite things a story can do is have multiple encounters with the villain before the final confrontation. Let you get to know them, build some stakes. Reading The Adventures of Amina al-Sarafi by @shannonchakraborty.bsky.social right now and she's awesome at doing this

They're coming

Mai and/or Classic Controls practice is coming along. I got Cammy to Master on Modern controls last year, so dropping combos all the time is definitely something to get used to again, but still, progress! #StreetFighter

We're usually off in a hole somewhere recording ourselves making cow noises, or playing a big pipe organ like the Phantom. But also, there's a downside!

Sadly, the recorder app I mumble into when I'm brainstorming captures my creative process perfectly, roast my ass

Make a profitable game but doesn't meet impossible financial expectations = laid off Make a ridiculously successful game that singlehandedly breathes new life into a genre = laid off Be forced into making a live service game that doesn't sell because of the live service model= laid off I am tired

New post: blocklist for AI music on youtube #text https://surasshu.com/blocklist-for-ai-music-on-youtube

Current #StreetFighter6 goal is to learn Mai and get good at classic controls. Did half my placements today and it's going fine, haha, don't worry about it

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

I need yogurt lids to calm down

I think one of the weirdest mundane things to happen to me in the last 2 years was getting into Street Fighter 6 after a lifetime of bouncing off fighting games. Feels really fun to have a thing to improve at that's not work-related at all. Like knitting, but a digital lady does a cool flip

Ok, she's actually disgusting. It'll be months before I can do this in a live match but ffs #sf6

I just did this, took a total of 5 minutes including adding my state senators' info to my phone so I don't have to look it up next time!

It took me like 40 tries to get this right but once I can do it on demand all of my problems both real and imagined will be solved forever #sf6

If you're an audiobook enjoyer like me and want an easy way to stick it to Amazon, my wife got me on @libro.fm recently and it whips. Works just as good as Audible ever did and you get to support local bookstores instead of supervillains libro.fm

All of these are worth checking out, and ofc I'd especially recommend the group panel I got to be a part of, lots of great info for creative pros, game industry hopefuls, and freelancers in there!

Bought a new cookbook at the Nordic Museum because I love it when cultures have a built in coffee/tea break type thing.

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

Hi folks! I’m looking to fill up my calendar for the next few months so if you need a crowdfunding consultant, campaign manager, community manager, biz dev person, let’s chat!! anyacombsherhair.carrd.co

Washington State friends: There’s a bill proposed to outlaw gender affirming care for minors in Washington. It's currently open for public comment. Please go add your voice. app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1038

Washington State Legislature is considering a bill that would ban gender affirming care for trans youth. If you live here, let them know we oppose this! Took me like 2 minutes to fill out: app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1038

Seattle peeps. Heads up: ICE is currently on 3rd and University going through restaurants. If you have folks you know who could potentially face deportation, let them know.

A big goal of mine in 2025 is to expand my music listening horizons. Want to start with trying to get into metal - I've heard a lot of it I like, and a lot I don't. Prefer stuff with a good melody that's not 100% screamin' (some screamin' is fine!). Any recommendations?

One time I saw a flyer on a telephone pole in my neighborhood. It had a picture of a gorilla holding a hotdog and it said "HE MUST BE STOPPED." There were phone numbers at the bottom and I didn't take one and I regret it every day