Chris
@ary.bsky.social
Occasional writer, sometimes game developer, constant spreadsheet nerd. '90. He/him/any.
Mute #uspolitics to avoid my copious posts about the state of the world
Mute #uspolitics to avoid my copious posts about the state of the world
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Chris
@ary.bsky.social
· Apr 1
Check out all the art for my upcoming (eventually) game, Dust Bunnies! All collected in one convenient feed for your viewing pleasure. 😌
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FWIW, it's me. I made that quote.
Screenshot as proof.
Screenshot as proof.
January 30, 2026 at 1:20 AM
FWIW, it's me. I made that quote.
Screenshot as proof.
Screenshot as proof.
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"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: 'I'd rather quit the industry than use generative AI'
The latest GDC survey also found that managers are more likely to use generative AI than their employees.
www.pcgamer.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:45 PM
"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
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i gotta say one more thing
having worked in animation for years now, calling this "animated" is a fucking mortal insult. completely get fucked. animation is a creator thoughtfully and painstakingly giving something life. this is fucking nothing compared to animation
having worked in animation for years now, calling this "animated" is a fucking mortal insult. completely get fucked. animation is a creator thoughtfully and painstakingly giving something life. this is fucking nothing compared to animation
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 7:45 PM
i gotta say one more thing
having worked in animation for years now, calling this "animated" is a fucking mortal insult. completely get fucked. animation is a creator thoughtfully and painstakingly giving something life. this is fucking nothing compared to animation
having worked in animation for years now, calling this "animated" is a fucking mortal insult. completely get fucked. animation is a creator thoughtfully and painstakingly giving something life. this is fucking nothing compared to animation
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Darren Aranofsky's new project is AI slop, but what do you expect him to do? Satoshi Kon tragically passed away in 2010, so Aranofsky has long been lacking in an actual artist to steal from
January 29, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Darren Aranofsky's new project is AI slop, but what do you expect him to do? Satoshi Kon tragically passed away in 2010, so Aranofsky has long been lacking in an actual artist to steal from
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My work has been in museums both last year and this year. I was a lead on a GOTY this year.
I’ve also been laid off for almost a year now with no end in sight.
I’ve also been laid off for almost a year now with no end in sight.
Overall: 28% laid off in the last 2 years
US: 33%
Design/narrative: 20% in the last 12mo (most impacted discipline)
48% said they haven't found a new job, and the survey admits these numbers are likely an undercount.
Fun fact: the survey would boot you out if you'd been out of work >2 years.
US: 33%
Design/narrative: 20% in the last 12mo (most impacted discipline)
48% said they haven't found a new job, and the survey admits these numbers are likely an undercount.
Fun fact: the survey would boot you out if you'd been out of work >2 years.
More than a quarter of developers surveyed by GDC say they were laid off in the last 24 months, and around half of them say they haven't found a new job yet.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...
January 30, 2026 at 4:08 AM
My work has been in museums both last year and this year. I was a lead on a GOTY this year.
I’ve also been laid off for almost a year now with no end in sight.
I’ve also been laid off for almost a year now with no end in sight.
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Overall: 28% laid off in the last 2 years
US: 33%
Design/narrative: 20% in the last 12mo (most impacted discipline)
48% said they haven't found a new job, and the survey admits these numbers are likely an undercount.
Fun fact: the survey would boot you out if you'd been out of work >2 years.
US: 33%
Design/narrative: 20% in the last 12mo (most impacted discipline)
48% said they haven't found a new job, and the survey admits these numbers are likely an undercount.
Fun fact: the survey would boot you out if you'd been out of work >2 years.
More than a quarter of developers surveyed by GDC say they were laid off in the last 24 months, and around half of them say they haven't found a new job yet.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...
More than a quarter of devs surveyed by GDC were laid off in the past two years, and half of them don’t have a new job | VGC
“Execs are throwing people overboard and expecting these scuttled ghost ships to keep making them infinite money”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Overall: 28% laid off in the last 2 years
US: 33%
Design/narrative: 20% in the last 12mo (most impacted discipline)
48% said they haven't found a new job, and the survey admits these numbers are likely an undercount.
Fun fact: the survey would boot you out if you'd been out of work >2 years.
US: 33%
Design/narrative: 20% in the last 12mo (most impacted discipline)
48% said they haven't found a new job, and the survey admits these numbers are likely an undercount.
Fun fact: the survey would boot you out if you'd been out of work >2 years.
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Slowly forming the opinion that Guy Fieri is a trans masc icon. The soul patch belongs to the Gender Community
January 29, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Slowly forming the opinion that Guy Fieri is a trans masc icon. The soul patch belongs to the Gender Community
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I don't know what it is but if I see a cis guy with a backwards cap or a flame shirt I'm gonna think he's corny. But if it's a trans man I'm about ready to say hell yea brother and dap him up
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I don't know what it is but if I see a cis guy with a backwards cap or a flame shirt I'm gonna think he's corny. But if it's a trans man I'm about ready to say hell yea brother and dap him up
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January 29, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Did three dentist appointments in one day today and the actual procedures were fine but damn if my jaw ain't sore.
January 29, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Did three dentist appointments in one day today and the actual procedures were fine but damn if my jaw ain't sore.
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an update: the payment was pushed to go thru today, but i still turned it down and refused them to use my work. so they cancelled it.
freelancers go thru enough shit with no leverage, so i used the little i had to hopefully send a message. probably not, but why not try anyway.
freelancers go thru enough shit with no leverage, so i used the little i had to hopefully send a message. probably not, but why not try anyway.
🧵: the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social asked me to do an image for them with a quick turnaround of PM Keir Starmer in the "This is Fine" pose. Needed it quick. I was game, gave them the boring, samey image they wanted to blast Starmer on his handling of the country.
January 29, 2026 at 6:33 PM
an update: the payment was pushed to go thru today, but i still turned it down and refused them to use my work. so they cancelled it.
freelancers go thru enough shit with no leverage, so i used the little i had to hopefully send a message. probably not, but why not try anyway.
freelancers go thru enough shit with no leverage, so i used the little i had to hopefully send a message. probably not, but why not try anyway.
Jenna: "Want some estrogen?"
Me: "Nuh uh uh. I know how this works. 'First one's free!'"
Me: "Nuh uh uh. I know how this works. 'First one's free!'"
January 29, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Jenna: "Want some estrogen?"
Me: "Nuh uh uh. I know how this works. 'First one's free!'"
Me: "Nuh uh uh. I know how this works. 'First one's free!'"
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yesterday i was saying to myself "if only there was some way to the existing nintendo game the legend of zelda: the breath of the wild! but there's no way to do that. it's impossible." but ive clearly been proven wrong today. there is finally a way to play the nintendo game the breath of the wild
Google’s new world AI model tool let me generate a bunch of Nintendo-inspired games. Including one featuring Link with a paraglider! Gift link: www.theverge.com/news/869726/...
January 29, 2026 at 5:55 PM
yesterday i was saying to myself "if only there was some way to the existing nintendo game the legend of zelda: the breath of the wild! but there's no way to do that. it's impossible." but ive clearly been proven wrong today. there is finally a way to play the nintendo game the breath of the wild
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nintendo is going to drone strike the data center responsible for this
Google’s new world AI model tool let me generate a bunch of Nintendo-inspired games. Including one featuring Link with a paraglider! Gift link: www.theverge.com/news/869726/...
January 29, 2026 at 5:52 PM
nintendo is going to drone strike the data center responsible for this
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i've been watching the coyote on Alcatraz's progress with great interest. a week-ish ago, a coyote SWAM to Alcatraz for the first time and looked fuckin rough after the dangerous swim. but the coyote is doing fine now, gorging itself on unprepared birds & rats who are dealing with a sort of Godzilla
January 29, 2026 at 4:50 PM
i've been watching the coyote on Alcatraz's progress with great interest. a week-ish ago, a coyote SWAM to Alcatraz for the first time and looked fuckin rough after the dangerous swim. but the coyote is doing fine now, gorging itself on unprepared birds & rats who are dealing with a sort of Godzilla
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Reminding everyone, PLEASE, DO NOT sub to your favorite content creators through phone apps as it not only charges you more, it also takes a higher % from us AND to top it all off blocks the money from being received for 30 fucking days for some goddamned reason.
For fucks sake, again with the apple/patreon bullshit. I have to move to monthly billing and fuck me over www.patreon.com/posts/148395...
13 years on your platform. Thanks for nothing patreon. I hope the apple dick is that good.
13 years on your platform. Thanks for nothing patreon. I hope the apple dick is that good.
Apple has reimposed its subscription billing mandate for creators on Patreon | Patreon for Creators
Get more from Patreon for Creators on Patreon
www.patreon.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Reminding everyone, PLEASE, DO NOT sub to your favorite content creators through phone apps as it not only charges you more, it also takes a higher % from us AND to top it all off blocks the money from being received for 30 fucking days for some goddamned reason.
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I'm going to keep plugging my shop in case you'd like to help relieve the burden of vet bill debt I'm going into! shop.breelundberg.com
If you'd like to wait until I have new stickers added/restocked, you can join my newsletter for shop update reminders: pencilbooth.com/bree
If you'd like to wait until I have new stickers added/restocked, you can join my newsletter for shop update reminders: pencilbooth.com/bree
January 29, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I'm going to keep plugging my shop in case you'd like to help relieve the burden of vet bill debt I'm going into! shop.breelundberg.com
If you'd like to wait until I have new stickers added/restocked, you can join my newsletter for shop update reminders: pencilbooth.com/bree
If you'd like to wait until I have new stickers added/restocked, you can join my newsletter for shop update reminders: pencilbooth.com/bree
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Tomodachi Life stream going great so far
January 29, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Tomodachi Life stream going great so far
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90% of my animation friends are unemployed. I'm on hiatus. The value of animation is proven every year. Greenlight new shows! Don't overdevelop. Don't chase trends. You can't chase trends w/ animation! It takes too long! Tell good stories. Take risks."Demon Hunters" was a risk & look how it paid off
Animation ruled streaming in 2025. Again. Nielsen data shows 'Bluey' repeated as the most-watched title across all genres, while 'KPop Demon Hunters' was the most-watched movie, and Seth MacFarlane won the inaugural Streaming Icon of the Year award.
www.cartoonbrew.com/streaming/ni...
www.cartoonbrew.com/streaming/ni...
Animation Dominates Nielsen's Year-End Streaming Charts
'Bluey' was the year's most watched anything, 'KPop Demon Hunters' took the top film prize, and Seth MacFarlane won Streaming Icon of the Year.
www.cartoonbrew.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:35 AM
90% of my animation friends are unemployed. I'm on hiatus. The value of animation is proven every year. Greenlight new shows! Don't overdevelop. Don't chase trends. You can't chase trends w/ animation! It takes too long! Tell good stories. Take risks."Demon Hunters" was a risk & look how it paid off
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Not just any journalist, she won the goddamn Triple Crown of broadcast journalism (an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Murrow) in 2024 for her reporting on Gaza.
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban https://aje.news/ljjuww
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Not just any journalist, she won the goddamn Triple Crown of broadcast journalism (an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Murrow) in 2024 for her reporting on Gaza.
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
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Need a Baldurs Gate mod that makes everyone sit down for a mandatory workplace sexual harassment training.
January 29, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Need a Baldurs Gate mod that makes everyone sit down for a mandatory workplace sexual harassment training.
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Every hetero romance in Star Trek sucks because the franchise, at its heart, is ruled by fujoshis. Worf and Jadzia only kinda worked because it was functionally Old Man Yaoi.
January 29, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Every hetero romance in Star Trek sucks because the franchise, at its heart, is ruled by fujoshis. Worf and Jadzia only kinda worked because it was functionally Old Man Yaoi.